柿子椒 shì zi jiāo bell pepper, aka sweet pepper syn 牛角椒 niú jiǎo jiāo Cayenne pepper / red pepper / chili 埯 ǎn hole in the ground to plant seeds in / to make a hole for seeds / to dibble 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 胡椒粉 hú jiāo fěn ground pepper (i.e. powder) 胡椒 hú jiāo pepper 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 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 红辣椒粉 紅辣椒粉 hóng là jiāo fěn red pepper powder / paprika 胡椒属 胡椒屬 hú jiāo shǔ pepper genus (Piper spp.) 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 播种 播種 bō zhǒng to sow seeds syn 玉女 yù nǚ beautiful woman / fairy maiden attending the Daoist immortals / (polite) sb else's daughter / Chinese dodder (Cuscuta chinensis), plant whose seeds are used for TCM syn 瓜子 guā zǐ melon seed / seeds of pumpkin, watermelon or sunflower etc, roasted and flavored, consumed as a snack 播撒 bō sǎ to sow (seeds) / to scatter syn 菜籽 cài zǐ vegetable seeds / rapeseed 浸种 浸種 jìn zhǒng to soak seeds (in water to hasten germination, or in a chemical solution to prevent damage from insects etc) 八宝粥 八寶粥 bā bǎo zhōu rice congee made with red beans, lotus seeds, longan, red dates, nuts etc 结 結 jiē (of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds) / Taiwan pr. [jie2] syn 结子 結子 jiē zǐ to bear seeds (of plant) syn 撒播 sǎ bō to sow (seeds by scattering) / scatter sowing 菟丝子 菟絲子 tù sī zǐ dodder (Cuscuta sinensis, a parasitic vine with seeds used in medicine) 葵花子 kuí huā zǐ sunflower seeds syn 八宝饭 八寶飯 bā bǎo fàn Eight Treasures Rice, Chinese rice pudding dessert usually made with eight types of candied fruits, nuts, seeds etc, popular during the Lunar New Year 条播 條播 tiáo bō to drill (i.e. plant seeds in spaced rows) 播 bō (bound form) to sow (seeds) / to spread (ideas, rumors etc) / to broadcast (radio signals etc) / Taiwan pr. [bo4] syn 蓉 róng paste made by mashing beans or seeds etc / used in 芙蓉[fu2 rong2], lotus 籽 zǐ seeds syn 嗑 kè to crack (seeds) between one's teeth syn 菟 tù dodder (Cuscuta sinensis, a parasitic vine with seeds having medicinal uses) / also called 菟絲子|菟丝子 砘 dùn (agriculture) to compact loose soil with a stone roller after sowing seeds / stone roller used for this purpose syn 蕡 fén hemp seeds / luxurious / abundant 粩 lāo a traditional pastry of Taiwan and Fujian which is fried, then coated with maltose and rolled in sesame seeds or chopped peanuts etc / Taiwan pr. [lao3] 调三窝四 調三窩四 tiáo sān wō sì to sow the seeds of discord everywhere (idiom) 撒种 撒種 sǎ zhǒng to sow seeds syn 早播 zǎo bō to plant early / to sow seeds in early spring 石榴子 shí liu zǐ pomegranate seeds / pomegranate arils 絮球 xù qiú ball of fluff (containing seeds), e.g. a dandelion clock 荔枝核 lì zhī hé seeds of litchi or lychee (in TCM) 轧棉 軋棉 yà mián to gin cotton (separate seeds from fiber) 种子行动网 Seeds Action Network 种子和工具委员会 種子和工具委員會 Seeds and Tools Committee 打瓜 dǎ guā a smaller variety of watermelon, with big, edible seeds 王不留行 wáng bù liú xíng cowherb (Vaccaria segetalis) / cowherb seeds (used in TCM) 爱玉冰 愛玉冰 ài yù bīng jelly snack made by kneading jelly fig seeds 愛玉子|爱玉子[ai4 yu4 zi3] in water and combining with flavorings (popular in Taiwan and Singapore) 砘子 dùn zi stone roller used to compact loose soil after sowing seeds 菱角 líng jiao water caltrop (Trapa species), aquatic plant with edible seeds syn 落土 luò tǔ (of seeds etc) to fall to the ground / (of the sun or moon) to set 