家伙 jiā huo household dish, implement or furniture / domestic animal / (coll.) guy / chap / weapon syn 一边 一邊 yī biān one side / either side / on the one hand / on the other hand / doing while syn 盘子 盤子 pán zi tray / plate / dish / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 正面 zhèng miàn front / obverse side / right side / positive / direct / open syn 折腾 折騰 zhē teng to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly) / to repeat sth over and over again / to torment sb / to play crazy / to squander (time, money) syn 侧面 側面 cè miàn lateral side / side / aspect / profile syn 背面 bèi miàn the back / the reverse side / the wrong side syn 并肩 並肩 bìng jiān alongside / shoulder to shoulder / side by side / abreast syn 小菜 xiǎo cài appetizer / small side dish / easy job / piece of cake / see also 小菜一碟[xiao3 cai4 yi1 die2] syn 反面 fǎn miàn reverse side / backside / the other side (of a problem etc) / negative / bad syn 碟子 dié zi saucer / small dish / CL:盤|盘[pan2] syn 对照 對照 duì zhào to contrast / to compare / to place side by side for comparison (as parallel texts) / to check syn 芙蓉 fú róng cotton rose hibiscus (Hibiscus mutabilis) / lotus / foo yung (Chinese dish similar to an omelet) syn 冷面 冷麵 lěng miàn naengmyeon (Korean dish based on cold noodles in soup) 并排 並排 bìng pái side by side / abreast syn 并列 並列 bìng liè to stand side by side / to be juxtaposed syn 男方 nán fāng (of a marriage) the bridegroom's side / the husband's side 菜肴 菜餚 cài yáo vegetable and meat dishes / dish syn 吃法 chī fǎ way of eating / how something is eaten / how a dish is prepared / the way a dish is to be cooked 并行 並行 bìng xíng to proceed in parallel / side by side (of two processes, developments, thoughts etc) syn 菜色 cài sè dish / lean and hungry look (resulting from vegetarian diet) / emaciated look (from malnutrition) 素菜 sù cài vegetable dish syn 炒菜 chǎo cài to stir-fry / to do the cooking / stir-fried dish 锅盖 鍋蓋 guō gài saucepan lid / (satellite) dish 促膝谈心 促膝談心 cù xī tán xīn (idiom) to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk syn 己方 jǐ fāng our side / one's own (side etc) 歪歪扭扭 wāi wāi niǔ niǔ crooked / not straight / staggering from side to side syn 冷菜 lěng cài cold dish / cold food 里手 裡手 lǐ shǒu expert / left-hand side (of a machine) / left-hand side (driver's side) of a vehicle syn 荤菜 葷菜 hūn cài non-vegetarian dish (including meat, fish, garlic, onion etc) syn 凉粉 涼粉 liáng fěn liangfen (Chinese dish) / grass jelly (Chinese dish) 菜式 cài shì dish (food prepared according to a specific recipe) 春联 春聯 chūn lián Spring Festival couplet (the first line of which is pasted on the right side of a doorway at New Year, and the second on the left side) syn 餐点 餐點 cān diǎn food / dish / meal 热炒 熱炒 rè chǎo stir-fried dish (Tw) 并立 並立 bìng lì to exist side by side / to exist simultaneously syn 板面 板麵 bǎn miàn pan mee, aka banmian, a Hakka noodle soup dish, popular in Malaysia 小太阳 小太陽 xiǎo tài yáng parabolic heater / heat dish 被上诉人 被上訴人 bèi shàng sù rén appellee (side that won in trial court, whose victory is being appealed by losing side) syn 比翼双飞 比翼雙飛 bǐ yì shuāng fēi lit. a pair of birds flying close together (idiom) / fig. two hearts beating as one / name of a sweet and sour chicken wing dish syn 招牌菜 zhāo pái cài signature dish / a restaurant’s most famous dish 肩并肩 肩並肩 jiān bìng jiān shoulder to shoulder / abreast / side by side 偏门 偏門 piān mén side door / doing things by the side door (i.e. dishonestly) 涮羊肉 shuàn yáng ròu Mongolian hot pot / instant-boiled mutton (dish) 凉皮 涼皮 liáng pí liangpi (noodle-like dish) 鱼肚 魚肚 yú dǔ fish maw / a food dish made from the swim bladder of fish 空口 kōng kǒu incomplete meal of a single dish / meat or vegetable dish without rice or wine / rice without meat or vegetables 热干面 熱乾面 rè gān miàn noodles served hot, with toppings including sesame paste and soy sauce – popular in Wuhan as a breakfast dish or late-night snack 菜蔬 cài shū greens / vegetables / vegetable side dish syn 卤菜 滷菜 lǔ cài pot-stewed dish 腊八粥 臘八粥 là bā zhōu Laba congee, ceremonial rice porridge dish eaten on the 8th day of the 12th month in the Chinese calendar 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 菜 cài vegetable / greens (CL:棵[ke1]) / dish (of food) (CL:樣|样[yang4],道[dao4],盤|盘[pan2]) / (of one's skills etc) weak / poor / (coll.) (one's) type syn 右 yòu (bound form) right / right-hand side / (bound form) (politics) right of center / (bound form) (old) west / (literary) the right side as the side of precedence syn 盘 盤 pán tray / plate / dish / (finance) (bound form) market prices / (computing) (bound form) disk / to coil (a rope, pigtail etc) / to check / to examine / to investigate / to transfer / to sell (property) / to shift / to move (sth big and heavy) / classifier for things resembling a plate or dish / classifier for coils / classifier for games or matches (chess, table tennis etc) syn 侧 側 cè the side / to incline towards / to lean / inclined / lateral / side syn 碟 dié dish / plate syn 厢 廂 xiāng box (in theater) / side room / side syn 梗 gěng branch / stem / stalk / CL:根[gen1] / to block / to hinder / (neologism that evolved from 哏[gen2], initially in Taiwan, during the first decade of the 21st century) memorable creative idea (joke, catchphrase, meme, neologism, witty remark etc) / prominent feature of a creative work (punchline of a joke, trope in a drama, special ingredient in a dish, riff in a pop song etc) syn 培养皿 培養皿 péi yǎng mǐn Petri dish 拿手菜 ná shǒu cài specialty (dish) 阴面 陰面 yīn miàn shady side / dark side 跄 蹌 qiàng stagger / sway from side to side syn 皿 mǐn (bound form) dish / vessel / shallow container / radical no. 108 骈 駢 pián (of a pair of horses) to pull side by side / to be side by side / to be fused together / parallel (literary style) syn 将 將 jiàng (bound form) a general / (literary) to command / to lead / (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess) syn 头 頭 tóu head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 这边 這邊 zhè biān this side / here syn 身边 身邊 shēn biān at one's side / on hand 边 邊 biān side / edge / margin / border / boundary / CL:個|个[ge4] / simultaneously syn 方面 fāng miàn respect / aspect / field / side / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 反正 fǎn zhèng anyway / in any case / to come over from the enemy's side syn 旁边 旁邊 páng biān side / adjacent place syn 对方 對方 duì fāng the other person / the other side / the other party syn 方 fāng square / power or involution (math.) / upright / honest / fair and square / direction / side / party (to a contract, dispute etc) / place / method / prescription (medicine) / just when / only or just / classifier for square things / abbr. for square or cubic meter syn 东 東 dōng east / host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) / landlord syn 左边 左邊 zuǒ bian left / the left side / to the left of syn 一面 yī miàn one side / one aspect / simultaneously... (and...) / one's whole face syn 右边 右邊 yòu bian right side / right, to the right syn 以外 yǐ wài apart from / other than / except for / external / outside of / on the other side of / beyond syn 右手 yòu shǒu right hand / right-hand side syn 左手 zuǒ shǒu left hand / left-hand side syn 副作用 fù zuò yòng side effect syn 两边 兩邊 liǎng bian either side / both sides syn 靠边 靠邊 kào biān to keep to the side / to pull over / move aside! syn 北边 北邊 běi biān north / north side / northern part / to the north of syn 南边 南邊 nán bian south / south side / southern part / to the south of syn 阴暗 陰暗 yīn àn dim / dark / overcast / darkness / shadow / (fig.) dismal / gloomy / somber / murky / shadowy (side) syn 负面 負面 fù miàn negative / the negative side syn 西边 西邊 xī biān west / west side / western part / to the west of syn 一旁 yī páng aside / to the side of syn 北面 běi miàn northern side / north 东边 東邊 dōng bian east / east side / eastern part / to the east of syn 左侧 左側 zuǒ cè left side syn 右侧 右側 yòu cè right side syn 并发症 併發症 bìng fā zhèng complications (undesired side-effect of medical procedure) syn 