打草惊蛇 打草驚蛇 dǎ cǎo jīng shé lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom) / fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy / to punish sb as a warning to others 青草 qīng cǎo grass 草根 cǎo gēn grass roots (lit. and fig.) 双簧管 雙簧管 shuāng huáng guǎn double reed wind instrument (such as oboe or bassoon) 芦苇 蘆葦 lú wěi reed syn 双簧 雙簧 shuāng huáng a form of theatrical double act in which one performer speaks or sings while the other, in front, pretends to be doing the speaking or singing / double reed (as in an oboe or bassoon) 簧片 huáng piàn reed (music) syn 牧草 mù cǎo pasture / forage grass / pasturage 寸草不生 cùn cǎo bù shēng lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom) / fig. barren syn 草本 cǎo běn grass / herb 水草 shuǐ cǎo aquatic plants / water and grass (i.e. favorable foraging land for livestock or wild animals) / (Malaysia) (coll.) drinking straw 草书 草書 cǎo shū grass script / cursive script (Chinese calligraphic style) syn 依依 yī yī reluctant to part / (of grass etc) soft and pliable, swaying in the wind syn 支部 zhī bù branch, esp. grass root branches of a political party syn 踏青 tà qīng lit. tread the green / go for a walk in the spring (when the grass has turned green) / spring hike season around Qingming festival 清明, 4th-6th April syn 葱葱 蔥蔥 cōng cōng verdant and thick (foliage, grass etc) syn 基层组织 基層組織 jī céng zǔ zhī grass-roots organization 绿草 綠草 lǜ cǎo green grass 凉粉 涼粉 liáng fěn liangfen (Chinese dish) / grass jelly (Chinese dish) 吃草 chī cǎo to graze / to eat grass 百草 bǎi cǎo all kinds of grass / all kinds of flora 草鱼 草魚 cǎo yú grass carp syn 枯草 kū cǎo withered grass / dry grass 仙草 xiān cǎo medicinal herb (genus Mesona) / grass jelly 草莽 cǎo mǎng a rank growth of grass / uncultivated land / wilderness syn 葫芦丝 葫蘆絲 hú lú sī hulusi, aka cucurbit flute (a kind of free reed wind instrument) 拈花惹草 niān huā rě cǎo lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom) / fig. to womanize / to frequent brothels / to sow one's wild oats syn 割草 gē cǎo mow grass 饲草 飼草 sì cǎo forage grass syn 刍议 芻議 chú yì lit. grass-cutter's comment (humble) / fig. my observation as a humble layman / my humble opinion 分蘖 分櫱 fēn niè tiller (stem at the base of grass plants) syn 芦笙 蘆笙 lú shēng reed-pipe wind instrument 劲草 勁草 jìng cǎo tough upright grass / (fig.) a staunch character who is loyal despite danger and hardship 香茅 xiāng máo lemon grass (Cymbopogon flexuosus) 禾本科 hé běn kē Graminae or Poaceae, the grass family 巴乌 巴烏 bā wū bawu, a free reed wind instrument shaped like a flute and played transversally, associated particularly with minority cultures of Yunnan 草 cǎo grass / straw / manuscript / draft (of a document) / careless / rough / CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1] syn 告密者 gào mì zhě tell-tale / informer (esp. to police) / whistleblower / grass 薰 xūn sweet-smelling grass / Coumarouna odorata / tonka beans / coumarin syn 薛 xuē wormwood like grass (classical) 芒 máng awn (of cereals) / arista (of grain) / tip (of a blade) / Miscanthus sinensis (type of grass) / variant of 邙, Mt Mang at Luoyang in Henan 苇 葦 wěi reed / rush / Phragmites communis syn 篾 miè the outer layer of a stalk of bamboo (or reed or sorghum) / a thin bamboo strip 撮 zuǒ classifier for hair or grass: tuft / Taiwan pr. [cuo4] syn 芦 蘆 lú rush / reed / Phragmites communis syn 艹 cǎo grass radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[cao3 zi4 tou2 r5] 笙 shēng sheng, a free reed wind instrument with vertical bamboo pipes syn 莽 mǎng (bound form) dense growth of grass / (literary) vast / boundless / (bound form) boorish / reckless 巧舌如簧 qiǎo shé rú huáng lit. to have a tongue like the reed of a wind instrument (idiom) / fig. to have a glib tongue syn 荼 tú thistle / common sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus) / bitter (taste) / cruel / flowering grass in profusion 簧 huáng reed (of a music instrument) / spring / coil syn 莎草 suō cǎo coco-grass / nut sedge (Cyperus rotundus) 荐 薦 jiàn to recommend / to offer sacrifice (arch.) / grass / straw mat syn 茸 róng (bound form) (of newly sprouted grass) soft and fine / downy syn 荻 dí Anaphalis yedoensis (pearly everlasting reed) / used in Japanese names with phonetic value Ogi 荪 蓀 sūn fragrant grass 笳 jiā whistle made of reed 菅 jiān (grass) / Themeda forsbali 打草 dǎ cǎo to mow grass / haymaking / to write a rough draft (of an essay etc) 芦根 蘆根 lú gēn reed rhizome (used in TCM) 芦席 蘆席 lú xí reed mat syn 刍 芻 chú to mow or cut grass / hay / straw / fodder 竽 yú free reed wind instrument similar to the sheng 笙[sheng1], used in ancient China 簟 diàn fine woven grass mat syn 荛 蕘 ráo fuel / grass 乇 zhé "blade of grass" component in Chinese characters 葭 jiā reed / Phragmites communis syn 萑 huán a kind of reed 荑 tí (grass) syn 鲩 鯇 huàn grass carp syn 蒹 jiān reed 箦 簀 zé reed mat 花押 huā yā signature (in grass-style writing) / symbol used in place of a signature (on a document, contract etc) syn 莛 tíng stalk of grass syn 茷 fá denseness of grass-foliage 蓰 xǐ (grass) / increase five fold 蕝 jué coarse grass used to show rank 稂 láng grass / weeds syn 芝焚蕙叹 芝焚蕙歎 zhī fén huì tàn lit. when one grass burns the other grass sighs (idiom) / fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress 艸 cǎo grass 簑 suō raincape made of grass 剪草除根 jiǎn cǎo chú gēn lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom) / fig. to destroy root and branch / to eradicate syn 疾风劲草 疾風勁草 jí fēng jìng cǎo lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis syn 疾风知劲草 疾風知勁草 jí fēng zhī jìng cǎo lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis 秋荼密网 秋荼密網 qiū tú mì wǎng flowering autumn grass, fine net (idiom) / fig. abundant and exacting punishments prescribed by law 绿草如茵 綠草如茵 lǜ cǎo rú yīn green grass like cushion (idiom) / green meadow so inviting to sleep on 草满囹圄 草滿囹圄 cǎo mǎn líng yǔ lit. jails overgrown with grass (idiom) / fig. peaceful society 薠 fán plant similar to coco-grass 莎草[suo1 cao3] (classical) 这山望着那山高 這山望著那山高 zhè shān wàng zhe nà shān gāo lit. the next mountain looks taller (idiom) / fig. not satisfied with one's current position / the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence 茻 mǎng rank grass / overgrown weeds 蓔 yǎo a variety of grass 苇箔 葦箔 wěi bó reed matting / reed screen 芦花 蘆花 lú huā reed catkin / reed flower 虉草 yì cǎo reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea) 𬟁草 虉草 yì cǎo reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea) 刍荛 芻蕘 chú ráo to mow grass and cut firewood / grass mower / woodman syn 吹竽手 chuī yú shǒu player of the yu 竽[yu2] (free reed wind instrument) 排笙 pái shēng reed-pipe wind instrument with a keyboard 笙箫 笙簫 shēng xiāo reed-pipe wind instrument and vertical bamboo flute 