五苓散 wǔ líng sǎn wuling powder (decoction of poria mushroom used in TCM) / poria five powder / Hoelen five powder / five ling powder 牛角椒 niú jiǎo jiāo Cayenne pepper / red pepper / chili 粉 fěn powder / cosmetic face powder / food prepared from starch / noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour / to turn to powder / (dialect) to whitewash / white / pink / (suffix) fan (abbr. for 粉絲|粉丝[fen3si1]) / to be a fan of syn 柿子椒 shì zi jiāo bell pepper, aka sweet pepper syn 胡椒粉 hú jiāo fěn ground pepper (i.e. powder) 粉饼 粉餅 fěn bǐng pressed cosmetic powder (formed into a cake) / compact powder 白粉 bái fěn face powder / chalk powder / heroin syn 香粉 xiāng fěn face powder / talcum powder syn 爽身粉 shuǎng shēn fěn baby powder / talcum powder syn 毒奶粉 dú nǎi fěn poisoned milk powder / refers to 2008 PRC scandal involving milk powder adulterated with melamine 三聚氰胺[san1 ju4 qing2 an4] 二氧化铀粉末 二氧化鈾粉末 èr yǎng huà yóu fěn mò uranium oxide powder / oxide powder / powdered uranium 通红 通紅 tōng hóng very red / red through and through / to blush (deep red) syn 红十字与红新月国际大会 International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent / International Conference of the Red Cross 国际红十字大会 International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent / International Conference of the Red Cross 红眼 紅眼 hóng yǎn to become infuriated / to see red / envious / jealous / covetous / pink eye (conjunctivitis) / red-eye (flight)(photography) red eye syn 红辣椒 紅辣椒 hóng là jiāo hot red pepper / chili 辣椒酱 辣椒醬 là jiāo jiàng red pepper paste / chili sauce 丹 dān red / pellet / powder / cinnabar syn 红军 紅軍 hóng jūn Red Army (1928-1937), predecessor of the PLA / (Soviet) Red Army (1917-1946) syn 火狐 huǒ hú red panda (Ailurus fulgens) / red fox (Vulpes vulpes) syn 闯红灯 闖紅燈 chuǎng hóng dēng to run a red light / failing to stop at a red traffic light / (slang) to have sex with a girl while she is menstruating 红头文件 紅頭文件 hóng tóu wén jiàn red-letterhead document, an official document with the name of the issuing government agency printed in red at the top, circulated to relevant bodies 八宝粥 八寶粥 bā bǎo zhōu rice congee made with red beans, lotus seeds, longan, red dates, nuts etc 描红 描紅 miáo hóng to trace over red characters (as a method of learning to write) / paper printed with red characters to trace over 红曲 紅曲 hóng qū red yeast (so called, although it's actually a mold, not a yeast), a fermentation product created by culturing rice with the mold Monascus purpureus, producing red pigments and bioactive compounds, used in food for its color, as a flavor enhancer, and for its health benefits 茜 qiàn (bound form) Indian madder / munjeet (Rubia cordifolia) / (bound form) madder red / dark red / alizarin crimson syn 缇 緹 tí orange-red silk / orange-red colored 赤壁 chì bì Chibi, county-level city in Xianning 咸寧市|咸宁市[Xian2 ning2 shi4], Hubei / Chibi or Red Cliff in Huangzhou district 黃州區|黄州区[Huang2 zhou1 qu1] of Huanggang city 黃岡|黄冈[Huang2 gang1], Hubei, scene of the famous battle of Red Cliff of 208 火斑鸠 火斑鳩 huǒ bān jiū (bird species of China) red collared dove / red turtle dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica) 红色炸弹 紅色炸彈 hóng sè zhà dàn (jocular) wedding invitation (lit. "red bomb", because wedding invitations use red paper, and invitees are expected to give a substantial sum of money as a wedding gift) 红十字会与红新月会国际联合会 紅十字會與紅新月會國際聯合會 hóng shí zì huì yǔ hóng xīn yuè huì guó jì lián hé huì International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies 世界红十字与红新月日 World Red Cross Red Crescent Day 泛非红十字会和红心月会会议 Pan-African Conference of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies 国际红十字和红新月运动 國際紅十字和紅新月運動 International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement 自然保护联盟红皮书 自然保護聯盟紅皮書 IUCN Red Data Book / Red Data Book 红十字会与红新月会协会 紅十字會與紅新月會協會 League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies 红十字与红新月救灾原则和规则 紅十字與紅新月救災原則和規則 Principles and Rules for Red Cross and Red Crescent Disaster Relief 阿拉伯红新月和红十字组织 阿拉伯紅新月和紅十字組織 Arab Red Crescent and Red Cross Organization 朱绂 朱紱 zhū fú (archaic) red silk ribbon tied to a seal or a jade pendant / red knee cover, part of an official's robes (also a synedoche for the attire of an official) / to be an official 朱漆 zhū qī (traditional) red paint / red lacquer 厉害 厲害 lì hai (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible / intense / severe / devastating / amazing / awesome / outstanding / (of a person) stern / strict / harsh / shrewd / tough / (of an animal) fierce / (of a resemblance) striking / (of liquor or chili pepper) strong / (of bacteria) virulent syn 辣椒 là jiāo hot pepper / chili syn 花椒 huā jiāo Sichuan pepper / Chinese prickly ash syn 青椒 qīng jiāo Capsicum annuum / green pepper syn 胡椒 hú jiāo pepper syn 辣子 là zi cayenne pepper / chili syn 尖椒 jiān jiāo chili pepper 黑胡椒 hēi hú jiāo black pepper 辣 là hot (spicy) / pungent / (of chili pepper, raw onions etc) to sting / to burn syn 椒 jiāo pepper syn 地三鲜 地三鮮 dì sān xiān dish consisting of stir-fried potato, eggplant and green pepper 多香果 duō xiāng guǒ all-spice (Pimenta dioica) / Jamaican pepper 烤胡椒香肠 烤胡椒香腸 kǎo hú jiāo xiāng cháng roast pepper sausage / pepperoni 牙买加胡椒 牙買加胡椒 yá mǎi jiā hú jiāo Jamaican pepper / allspice (Pimenta dioica) 众香子 眾香子 zhòng xiāng zi all-spice (Pimenta dioica) / Jamaican pepper 胡椒子 hú jiāo zǐ peppercorn / seeds of pepper 胡椒属 胡椒屬 hú jiāo shǔ pepper genus (Piper spp.) 胡椒粒 hú jiāo lì peppercorn / seeds of pepper 辣胡椒 là hú jiāo hot pepper 香辣椒 xiāng là jiāo all-spice (Pimenta dioica) / Jamaican pepper 胡椒喷雾 胡椒噴霧 hú jiāo pēn wù pepper spray / OC spray 建立辣椒共同体协定 建立辣椒共同体協定 jiàn lì là jiāo gòng tòng tǐ xié dìng Agreement Establishing the International Pepper Community 国际胡椒共同体 國際胡椒共同体 guó jì hú jiāo gòng tòng tǐ International Pepper Community 辣椒喷雾剂 辣椒噴霧劑 pepper spray / oleoresin capsicum spray 朝天椒 cháo tiān jiāo chili pepper (Capsicum frutescens var) 番椒 fān jiāo hot pepper / chili syn 秦椒 qín jiāo (dialect) hot pepper (long and thin) / same as 花椒[hua1 jiao1] 老虎菜 lǎo hǔ cài tiger salad, a northeast China dish usually consisting of hot pepper, cucumber, cilantro and leek 防狼喷雾 防狼噴霧 fáng láng pēn wù pepper spray 泡椒 pào jiāo pickled pepper 海椒 hǎi jiāo (dialect) hot pepper 麻椒 má jiāo an extra strong type of Sichuan pepper, dark green when ripe but light brown after air drying 面子 miàn zi (medicinal) powder syn 粉末 fěn mò fine powder / dust syn 红粉 紅粉 hóng fěn rouge and powder / (fig.) the fair sex syn 粉尘 粉塵 fěn chén dust / airborne powder / solid particulate matter 剂型 劑型 jì xíng delivery mechanism of a medicine (e.g. pill, powder etc) 洗衣粉 xǐ yī fěn laundry detergent / washing powder 火枪 火槍 huǒ qiāng firearms (in historical context) / flintlock (old powder and shot firearm) 鸡精 雞精 jī jīng chicken bouillon powder (PRC) / essence of chicken, concentrated chicken stock sold as a tonic (Tw) 干粉 乾粉 gān fěn dry powder 粉黛 fěn dài face powder and eyebrow liner / cosmetics / (fig.) beautiful woman 细粉 細粉 xì fěn powder 散粉 sǎn fěn loose powder (makeup) 粉盒 fěn hé (cosmetics) powder box / compact 粉扑 粉撲 fěn pū powder puff (cosmetics) 化妆室 化妝室 huà zhuāng shì dressing room / powder room / (Tw) toilets 散剂 散劑 sǎn jì powder medicine syn 可可粉 kě kě fěn cocoa powder 齑粉 齏粉 jī fěn fine powder / broken pieces syn 火药桶 火藥桶 huǒ yào tǒng powder keg 绵白糖 綿白糖 mián bái táng sugar powder 咖喱粉 gā lí fěn curry powder 黑火药 hēi huǒ yào black powder 牙粉 yá fěn tooth powder 泡打粉 pào dǎ fěn baking powder 沙 shā granule / hoarse / raspy / sand / powder / CL:粒[li4] / abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia syn 末子 mò zi powder / dust syn 发粉 發粉 fā fěn baking powder syn 