面包 麵包 miàn bāo bread / CL:片[pian4],袋[dai4],塊|块[kuai4] 猴子 hóu zi monkey / CL:隻|只[zhi1] syn 面板 麵板 miàn bǎn board for making noodles or kneading bread dough 土司 tǔ sī sliced bread (loanword from "toast") / government-appointed hereditary tribal headman in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties 起子 qǐ zi baking soda (used to leaven bread) / screwdriver / bottle opener syn 烙饼 烙餅 lào bǐng pancake / flat bread / griddle cake syn 粮仓 糧倉 liáng cāng granary / barn / fig. bread basket (of fertile agricultural land) syn 猴年 hóu nián Year of the Monkey (e.g. 2004) 猴儿 猴兒 hóu r monkey syn 大饼 大餅 dà bǐng large flat bread syn 发面 發麵 fā miàn to leaven dough / to make bread syn 枣树 棗樹 zǎo shù jujube tree / date tree / Zizyphus vulgaris / CL:棵[ke1] syn 粗茶淡饭 粗茶淡飯 cū chá dàn fàn plain tea and simple food / (fig.) bread and water syn 落叶松 落葉松 luò yè sōng larch tree (Pinus larix) / deciduous pine tree syn 悟空 wù kōng Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers from the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 You2 Ji4] 齐天大圣 齊天大聖 qí tiān dà shèng Great Sage the Equal of Heaven, self-proclaimed title of the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1] in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4] 心猿意马 心猿意馬 xīn yuán yì mǎ lit. heart like a frisky monkey, mind like a cantering horse (idiom) / fig. capricious (derog.) / to have ants in one's pants / hyperactive / adventurous and uncontrollable syn 大闹天宫 大鬧天宮 dà nào tiān gōng Monkey Wreaks Havoc in Heaven, story about the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1] from the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记 金丝猴 金絲猴 jīn sī hóu golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) 灵长类 靈長類 líng zhǎng lèi primate (monkey, hominid etc) 指桑骂槐 指桑罵槐 zhǐ sāng mà huái lit. to point at the mulberry tree and curse the locust tree / fig. to scold sb indirectly / to make oblique accusations (idiom) syn 花卷 huā juǎn Chinese steamed twisted bread roll syn 烤面包 烤麵包 kǎo miàn bāo to toast bread / toasted bread / toast / to bake bread 糌粑 zān bā tsamba, Tibetan barley bread 窝窝头 窩窩頭 wō wo tóu a kind of a bread syn 小面包 小麵包 xiǎo miàn bāo bread roll / bun 烤 kǎo to roast / to grill / to broil / to bake / to toast (bread) / to warm oneself by a fire syn 猴 hóu monkey / CL:隻|只[zhi1] syn 株 zhū tree trunk / stump (tree root) / a plant / classifier for trees or plants / strain (biology) / to involve others (in shady business) syn 申 shēn to extend / to state / to explain / 9th earthly branch: 3-5 p.m., 7th solar month (7th August-7th September), year of the Monkey / ancient Chinese compass point: 240° syn 吉尔达 吉爾達 jí ěr dá gelada (Theropithecus gelada), Ethiopian herbivorous monkey similar to baboon 面包片 麵包片 miàn bāo piān bread slice / sliced bread 猴王 hóu wáng Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4] 衣食父母 yī shí fù mǔ the people one depends upon for one's livelihood / one's bread and butter syn 槐 huái Chinese scholar tree (Sophora japonica) / Japanese pagoda tree syn 杈 chà branches of a tree / fork of a tree syn 孙行者 孫行者 sūn xíng zhě Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1], the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4] 李代桃僵 lǐ dài táo jiāng lit. the plum tree withers in place of the peach tree / to substitute one thing for another / to carry the can for sb syn 面包片 麵包片 miàn bāo piàn bread slice / sliced bread 月桂树 月桂樹 yuè guì shù laurel tree (Laurus nobilis) / bay tree 禺 yù legendary monkey of ancient China 禺 yú (archaic) district / (old) type of monkey 猓 guǒ monkey 干 幹 gàn tree trunk / main part of sth / to manage / to work / to do / capable / cadre / to kill (slang) / to fuck (vulgar) / (coll.) pissed off / annoyed syn 棕榈 棕櫚 zōng lǘ palm tree syn 圣诞树 聖誕樹 shèng dàn shù Christmas tree 树木 樹木 shù mù tree syn 树叶 樹葉 shù yè tree leaves syn 松树 松樹 sōng shù pine / pine tree / CL:棵[ke1] syn 顶部 頂部 dǐng bù roof / topmost part / top (of tree, wall etc) / apex 伐木 fá mù to cut wood / tree-felling / lumbering syn 翡翠 fěi cuì jadeite / tree kingfisher 香椿 xiāng chūn Chinese toon (Toona sinensis), deciduous tree whose young leaves are used as a vegetable syn 摇钱树 搖錢樹 yáo qián shù legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken / (fig.) source of easy money syn 树桩 樹樁 shù zhuāng tree stump 树干 樹幹 shù gàn tree trunk syn 守株待兔 shǒu zhū dài tù lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom) / to wait idly for opportunities / to trust to chance rather than show initiative syn 雪松 xuě sōng cedar tree / cedarwood syn 树皮 樹皮 shù pí tree bark 树根 樹根 shù gēn tree roots syn 老本 lǎo běn capital / assets / savings / nest egg / (fig.) reputation / laurels (to rest upon) / old edition of a book / (tree) trunk syn 牡丹 mǔ dan tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa) syn 独树一帜 獨樹一幟 dú shù yī zhì lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom) / fig. to act as a loner / to stand out / to develop one's own school / to have attitude of one's own syn 家谱 家譜 jiā pǔ genealogy / family tree 树荫 樹蔭 shù yìn shade of a tree syn 柏树 柏樹 bǎi shù cypress tree / Taiwan pr. [bo2 shu4] syn 桃树 桃樹 táo shù peach tree / CL:株[zhu1] 树梢 樹梢 shù shāo the tip of a tree / treetop syn 林木 lín mù forest / forest tree 梨树 梨樹 lí shù pear tree 柚木 yòu mù pomelo tree (Citrus maxima or C. grandis) / shaddock / oriental grapefruit 橄榄树 橄欖樹 gǎn lǎn shù olive tree 枝干 枝幹 zhī gàn branch / limb (of a tree) syn 果树 果樹 guǒ shù fruit tree / CL:棵[ke1] syn 成材 chéng cái to make sth of oneself / to become a person who is worthy of respect / (of a tree) to grow to full size / to become useful for timber syn 树阴 樹陰 shù yīn shade (of a tree) 小树 小樹 xiǎo shù shrub / small tree / sapling / CL:棵[ke1] syn 菩提树 菩提樹 pú tí shù peepul (Ficus religiosa) / bodhi tree / sacred fig syn 乔木 喬木 qiáo mù tree, esp. with recognizable trunk (as opposed to 灌木[guan4 mu4], bush or shrub) 杨树 楊樹 yáng shù poplar tree / various trees of genus Populus syn 杏树 杏樹 xìng shù apricot tree 树种 樹種 shù zhǒng tree species 参天 參天 cān tiān (of a tree etc) to reach up to the sky syn 世系 shì xì lineage / genealogy / family tree 桐油 tóng yóu tung oil, from the Japanese wood-oil tree Aleurites cordata, used in making lacquer 杨柳 楊柳 yáng liǔ willow tree / poplar and willow / name of traditional tune syn 沉香 chén xiāng Chinese eaglewood / agarwood tree / lignum aloes (Aquilaria agallocha) 青松 qīng sōng pine tree syn 一枝独秀 一枝獨秀 yī zhī dú xiù lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom) / fig. to be in a league of one's own / outstanding syn 槐树 槐樹 huái shù locust tree (Sophora japonica) syn 银耳 銀耳 yín ěr white fungus (Tremella fuciformis) / silver tree-ear fungus syn 桑树 桑樹 sāng shù mulberry tree, with leaves used to feed silkworms syn 移花接木 yí huā jiē mù lit. to graft flowers onto a tree / to surreptitiously substitute one thing for another (idiom) syn 针叶 針葉 zhēn yè needle-leaved (tree) 果木 guǒ mù fruit tree syn 树胶 樹膠 shù jiāo tree resin / gum 摘下 zhāi xià to take off / to remove (one's hat, a door from its hinges etc) / to pick (a piece of fruit from a tree etc) / (sports) to pick off (a rebound etc) 梧桐 wú tóng wutong (Firmiana platanifolia) / Chinese parasol tree syn 茶树 茶樹 chá shù tea tree / Camellia sinensis syn