"matches" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Part of speech	Translation	Actions
洋火	yáng huǒ		(coll.) matches (old)	syn

Chinese	Pinyin	Part of speech	Translation	Actions
盘盤	pán	m.w., v.	tray / plate / dish / (finance) (bound form) market prices / (computing) (bound form) disk / to coil (a rope, pigtail etc) / to check / to examine / to investigate / to transfer / to sell (property) / to shift / to move (sth big and heavy) / classifier for things resembling a plate or dish / classifier for coils / classifier for games or matches (chess, table tennis etc)	syn
槃	pán		tray / plate / dish / (finance) (bound form) market prices / (computing) (bound form) disk / to coil (a rope, pigtail etc) / to check / to examine / to investigate / to transfer / to sell (property) / to shift / to move (sth big and heavy) / classifier for things resembling a plate or dish / classifier for coils / classifier for games or matches (chess, table tennis etc) / wooden tray / variant of 盤\|盘
纸火柴紙火柴	zhǐ huǒ chái		matches made of cardboard
训读訓讀	xùn dú		a reading of a written Chinese word derived from a synonym (typically, a vernacular synonym) (e.g. in Mandarin, 投子[tou2 zi5] may be pronounced as its synonym 色子[shai3 zi5], and in Wu dialects, 二 is pronounced as its synonym 兩\|两 "liahn") / to pronounce a word using such a reading / (Japanese linguistics) kun-reading, a pronunciation of a kanji derived from a native Japanese word that matches its meaning rather than from the pronunciation of the character in a Sinitic language at the time it was imported from China (Note: A kun-reading of a character is distinguished from its on-reading(s) 音讀\|音读[yin1 du2]. For example, 山 has a kun-reading "yama" and an on-reading "san".)
连中三元連中三元	lián zhòng sān yuán		(old) to rank first in the imperial examinations at the provincial capital, the national capital and the palace successively / (sports etc) to achieve three successes in a row (three matches in a row, three goals in a match etc)
情头情頭	qíng tóu		"lovers' avatar" – avatar that matches the avatar of a significant other (e.g. two halves of one image, two images drawn in a similar style etc), used to indicate a romantic relationship (abbr. for 情侶頭像\|情侣头像[qing2 lu : 3 tou2 xiang4])
对景挂画	duì jǐng guà huà		(idiom) Describes an action or gesture that exactly matches the objective situation / the two elements fit one another perfectly.
名实相副名實相副	míng shí xiāng fù		(idiom) To have a reputation that matches reality, with one’s name and actual qualities in agreement.
一字不爽	yī zì bù shuǎng		(idiom) Not a single word differs. It describes a report that matches the original words or the facts exactly.
华实相称華實相稱	huá shí xiāng chèn		(idiom) To have an outward appearance that matches the underlying reality or value. The expression emphasizes harmony between form and substance.
名不虚行名不虛行	míng bù xū xíng		(idiom) A person's reputation matches reality and is not undeserved.
名实相称名實相稱	míng shí xiāng chèn		(idiom) The reputation matches reality. A person’s renown corresponds to their actual qualities and achievements.
名实相符名實相符	míng shí xiāng fú		(idiom) A person’s reputation or title matches their actual qualities and achievements.
搔着痒处	sāo zhe yǎng chù		(idiom) It means that something perfectly matches one’s wishes and brings great satisfaction. It is especially used when a remark hits the nail on the head.
老虎借猪，相公借书	lǎo hǔ jiè zhū，xiàng gōng jiè shū		(idiom) Describes something that perfectly matches one’s wishes and is claimed as soon as it is obtained.
锱铢不爽錙銖不爽	zī zhū bù shuǎng		(idiom) Means that there is not the slightest discrepancy or error and that everything matches exactly.

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