水煮蛋 shuǐ zhǔ dàn boiled egg / soft-boiled egg 白肉 bái ròu plain boiled pork / white meat (fish, poultry etc) syn 开水 開水 kāi shuǐ boiled water / boiling water syn 汤 湯 tāng soup / hot or boiling water / decoction of medicinal herbs / water in which sth has been boiled syn 松辽平原 松遼平原 sōng liáo píng yuán Songliao Plain of northeast China including Songhua River 松花江 through the Liaoning Peninsula, also called the Northeast Plain 東北平原|东北平原[Dong1 bei3 Ping2 yuan2] 东北平原 東北平原 dōng běi píng yuán Northeast Plain, also called the Manchurian Plain 阿尔戈深海平原 阿爾戈深海平原 Argo abyssal plain / Argo plain 三个和尚没水喝 三個和尚沒水喝 sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ hē lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom) / fig. everybody's business is nobody's business / (If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.) 滫 xiū water in which rice was boiled 温泉蛋 溫泉蛋 wēn quán dàn onsen tamago / hot spring egg (soft-boiled egg cooked slowly in hot spring water) 温玉 溫玉 wēn yù onsen tamago / hot spring egg (soft-boiled egg cooked slowly in hot spring water) (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 温玉 "ontama", which is an abbr. for 温泉玉子 "onsen tamago") 米汤 米湯 mǐ tāng water in which rice has been boiled and then strained out syn 白水 bái shuǐ plain water syn 粗茶淡饭 粗茶淡飯 cū chá dàn fàn plain tea and simple food / (fig.) bread and water syn 清水 qīng shuǐ fresh water / drinking water / clear water 淡水 dàn shuǐ potable water (water with low salt content) / fresh water 积水 積水 jī shuǐ to collect water / to be covered with water / to pond / accumulated water / ponding syn 吃水 chī shuǐ drinking water / to obtain water (for daily needs) / to absorb water / draft (of ship) syn 水枪 水槍 shuǐ qiāng water pistol (toy) / water gun / sprinkler / water cannon 水渍 水漬 shuǐ zì water spot / water stain / wet spot / damp patch / water damage 轻水 輕水 qīng shuǐ light water (as opposed to heavy water) / see light water reactor 輕水反應堆|轻水反应堆 吸附水 xī fù shuǐ pellicular water / hygroscopic water / sorption water 蕹菜 wèng cài water spinach / ong choy / swamp cabbage / water convolvulus / water morning-glory / Ipomoea aquatica (botany) 非洲部长级水事理事会 African Ministerial Council on Water / African Ministers' Council on Water / African Ministerial Conference on Water 非洲部长级水事会议 African Ministerial Council on Water / African Ministers' Council on Water / African Ministerial Conference on Water 世界水设想－大家的共同事务 World Water Vision - Making Water Everybody's Business / World Water Vision 薄膜水 pellicular water / hygroscopic water / sorption water 粽子 zòng zi glutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and steamed or boiled syn 汤圆 湯圓 tāng yuán boiled or deep-fried balls of glutinous rice flour, usually eaten during Lantern Festival syn 水饺 水餃 shuǐ jiǎo boiled dumpling (made by wrapping a pasta skin around a filling, like ravioli) 茶叶蛋 茶葉蛋 chá yè dàn tea egg (egg boiled with flavorings which may include black tea) 涮羊肉 shuàn yáng ròu Mongolian hot pot / instant-boiled mutton (dish) 关东煮 關東煮 guān dōng zhǔ oden, Japanese dish made with boiled eggs, processed fish cakes, daikon radish, tofu etc in a kelp-based broth 煮蛋 zhǔ dàn boiled egg 全熟 quán shú thoroughly cooked / (of steak) well done / (of eggs) hard-boiled 涮锅子 涮鍋子 shuàn guō zi hot pot / a dish where thinly sliced meat and vegetables are boiled briefly in a broth and then served with dipping sauces 滚彩蛋 滾彩蛋 gǔn cǎi dàn egg rolling (rolling of decorated, hard-boiled eggs down hillsides by children at Easter) 黑轮 黑輪 hēi lún oden, Japanese dish made with boiled eggs, processed fish cakes, daikon radish, tofu etc in a kelp-based broth 毛鸭蛋 毛鴨蛋 máo yā dàn balut (boiled duck egg with a partly-developed embryo, which is eaten from the shell) 鸭仔蛋 鴨仔蛋 yā zǐ dàn balut (boiled duck egg with a partly-developed embryo, which is eaten from the shell) 卤蛋 滷蛋 lǔ dàn peeled boiled egg, stewed in soy sauce and other flavorings 鲭 鯖 zhēng (literary) boiled stew of fish and meat 傻瓜干面 傻瓜乾麵 shǎ guā gān miàn boiled noodles served without broth, topped with just a sprinkle of oil and some chopped spring onions, to which customers add vinegar, soy sauce or chili oil according to their taste 全熟蛋 quán shú dàn hard-boiled egg 半熟 bàn shú half-cooked / (of vegetables) parboiled / (of steak) medium / (of eggs) soft-boiled 半熟蛋 bàn shú dàn soft-boiled egg 中原 zhōng yuán Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei syn 平原 píng yuán field / plain / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 明了 明瞭 míng liǎo to understand clearly / to be clear about / plain / clear syn 朴实 樸實 pǔ shí plain / simple / guileless / down-to-earth / sincere and honest syn 朴素 樸素 pǔ sù plain and simple / unadorned / simple living / not frivolous syn 布衣 bù yī plain cotton clothing / (literary) the common people syn 原味 yuán wèi authentic taste / plain cooked / natural flavor (without spices and seasonings) 平地 píng dì to level the land / level ground / plain syn 坦诚 坦誠 tǎn chéng candid / frank / plain dealing syn 台面 臺面 tái miàn tabletop / countertop / (fig.) public view / plain sight / (gambling) stake 原野 yuán yě plain / open country syn 质朴 質樸 zhì pǔ simple / plain / unadorned / unaffected / unsophisticated / rustic / earthy syn 河畔 hé pàn riverside / river plain 关中 關中 guān zhōng Guanzhong Plain in Shaanxi 一帆风顺 一帆風順 yī fān fēng shùn propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom) / plain sailing / to go smoothly / have a nice trip! syn 白布 bái bù plain white cloth / calico 平实 平實 píng shí simple and unadorned / plain / (of land) level / even syn 秦岭 秦嶺 qín lǐng Qinling Mountain Range in Shaanxi forming a natural barrier between the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原|关中平原[Guan1 zhong1 Ping2 yuan2] and the Han River 漢水|汉水[Han4 shui3] valley 平易近人 píng yì jìn rén amiable and approachable (idiom) / easygoing / modest and unassuming / (of writing) plain and simple / easy to understand syn 简朴 簡樸 jiǎn pǔ simple and unadorned / plain syn 便衣 biàn yī civilian clothes / plain clothes / plainclothesman syn 平顺 平順 píng shùn smooth / smooth-going / plain sailing syn 白饭 白飯 bái fàn plain cooked rice / rice with nothing to go with it syn 微服 wēi fú (of a high-ranking official) to wear plain clothes in order to go about incognito 光面 光麵 guāng miàn plain noodles in broth 开诚布公 開誠布公 kāi chéng bù gōng lit. deal sincerely and fairly (idiom) / frank and open-minded / plain speaking / Let's talk frankly and openly between ourselves. / to put one's cards on the table syn 渭河 wèi hé Wei River in Shaanxi through the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原|关中平原[Guan1 zhong1 Ping2 yuan2] 可掬 kě jū conspicuous / plain to see 白醋 bái cù white vinegar / plain vinegar syn 平易 píng yì amiable (manner) / unassuming / written in plain language / easy to take in syn 渭水 wèi shuǐ Wei River in Shaanxi, through the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原|关中平原[Guan1 zhong1 Ping2 yuan2] 平纹 平紋 píng wén plain weave 干饭 乾飯 gān fàn plain cooked rice (as opposed to rice porridge) 便 biàn plain / informal / suitable / convenient / opportune / to urinate or defecate / equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then / in that case / even if / soon afterwards syn 白 bái white / snowy / pure / bright / empty / blank / plain / clear / to make clear / in vain / gratuitous / free of charge / reactionary / anti-communist / funeral / to stare coldly / to write wrong character / to state / to explain / vernacular / spoken lines in opera syn 质 質 zhì character / nature / quality / plain / to pawn / pledge / hostage / to question / Taiwan pr. [zhi2] syn 素 sù raw silk / white / plain, unadorned / vegetarian (food) / essence / nature / element / constituent / usually / always / ever syn 野 yě field / plain / open space / limit / boundary / rude / feral syn 川 chuān (bound form) river / creek / plain / an area of level country syn 朴 樸 pǔ plain and simple / Taiwan pr. [pu2] syn 陋 lòu low / humble / plain / ugly / mean / vulgar syn 坪 píng a plain / ping, unit of area equal to approx. 3.3058 square meters (used in Japan and Taiwan) syn 渭 wèi the Wei River in Shaanxi through the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原|关中平原[Guan1 zhong1 Ping2 yuan2] 缦 縵 màn plain thin silk / slow / unadorned 缟 縞 gǎo plain white silk syn 岙 嶴 ào plain in the middle of the mountains / used in place names, esp. in 浙江[Zhe4 jiang1] and 福建[Fu2 jian4] 土木形骸 tǔ mù xíng hái earth and wood framework (idiom) / plain and undecorated body 逐鹿中原 zhú lù zhōng yuán lit. hunting deer in the Central Plain (idiom) / fig. to attempt to seize the throne 艰苦朴素 艱苦樸素 jiān kǔ pǔ sù leading a plain, hardworking life (idiom) syn 赤裸裸 chì luǒ luǒ bare / naked / (fig.) plain / undisguised / unadorned syn 华北平原 華北平原 huá běi píng yuán North China Plain 樸实 樸實 pǔ shí (adj) simple / unadorned / (adj) honest / plain speaking 樸素 pǔ sù (adj) plain and simple / unadorned / (adj) simple living / not frivolous 