断袖之癖 斷袖之癖 duàn xiù zhī pǐ lit. cut sleeve (idiom) / fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書|汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve. 瓦斯炮 wǎ sī pào gas-gun / sleeve airgun / sleeve gun / sleeve exploder 袖套 xiù tào sleeve cover / outer sleeve 袖 xiù sleeve / to tuck inside one's sleeve syn 打扮 dǎ ban to decorate / to dress / to make up / to adorn / manner of dressing / style of dress syn 着装 著裝 zhuó zhuāng to dress / dress / clothes / outfit syn 彩排 cǎi pái dress rehearsal / to have a dress rehearsal syn 靓 靚 jìng to make up (one's face) / to dress / (of one's dress) beautiful 变装 變裝 biàn zhuāng to change clothes / to dress up / to put on a costume / to cosplay / to cross-dress 部位 bù wèi part (esp. of the body, but also of a vegetable, e.g. the root, or a garment, e.g. the sleeve, etc) syn 衣袖 yī xiù the sleeve of a garment syn 袖子 xiù zi sleeve syn 封套 fēng tào envelope / wrapper / (book) jacket / (record) sleeve syn 偷笑 tōu xiào to laugh up one's sleeve 胸有成竹 xiōng yǒu chéng zhú to plan in advance (idiom) / a card up one's sleeve / forewarned is forearmed syn 暗笑 àn xiào laugh in (up) one's sleeve / snigger / snicker syn 套筒 tào tǒng sleeve / a tube for wrapping 袖标 袖標 xiù biāo armband / sleeve badge syn 袖管 xiù guǎn sleeve syn 褪 tùn to slip out of sth / to hide sth in one's sleeve syn 撩 liāo to lift up (sth hanging down) / to raise (hem of skirt) / to pull up (sleeve) / to sprinkle (water with cupped hands) syn 袂 mèi sleeve of a robe syn 袼 gē gusset / cloth fitting sleeve under armpit 袪 qū sleeve opening 褱 huái to carry in the bosom or the sleeve / to wrap, to conceal 褎 xiù sleeve / ample flowing robes 褢 huái to carry in the bosom or the sleeve / to wrap, to conceal 套袖 tào xiù sleeve cover 甩袖子 shuǎi xiù zi to swing one's sleeve (in anger) 筒阀 筒閥 tǒng fá a sleeve valve 管套 guǎn tào pipe sleeve 袖筒 xiù tǒng sleeve syn 花臂 huā bì tattoo-covered arm / tattoo sleeve 袖箭 xiù jiàn spring-loaded arrow concealed in one's sleeve syn 葫芦里卖的是什么药 葫蘆裡賣的是什麼藥 hú lu lǐ mài de shì shén me yào what has (he) got up (his) sleeve? / what's going on? 聪明一世，糊涂一时 聰明一世，糊塗一時 cóng ming yī shì , hú tu yī shí even the wisest can have a momentary lapse in judgement (idiom) / every man has a fool in his sleeve 聪明一世，糊涂一时 聰明一世，糊塗一時 cōng ming yī shì , hú tu yī shí (idiom) even the wisest can have a momentary lapse in judgment / every man has a fool in his sleeve 服装 服裝 fú zhuāng dress / clothing / costume / clothes / CL:身[shen1] syn 婚纱 婚紗 hūn shā wedding dress / CL:身[shen1] 装潢 裝潢 zhuāng huáng to mount (a picture) / to dress / to adorn / decoration / packaging syn 装扮 裝扮 zhuāng bàn to decorate / to adorn / to dress up / to disguise oneself syn 修饰 修飾 xiū shì to decorate / to adorn / to dress up / to polish (a written piece) / to qualify or modify (grammar) syn 穿着 穿著 chuān zhuó attire / clothes / dress syn 旗袍 qí páo Chinese-style dress / cheongsam 穿戴 chuān dài to dress / to be dressed / clothing / apparel syn 低胸 dī xiōng low-cut (dress) / plunging (neckline) 连衣裙 連衣裙 lián yī qún a one-piece dress syn 装点 裝點 zhuāng diǎn to decorate / to dress up / to deck syn 长衫 長衫 cháng shān long gown / cheongsam / traditional Asian dress for men or (in Hong Kong) women's qipao syn 洋装 洋裝 yáng zhuāng Western-style dress syn 卸妆 卸妝 xiè zhuāng to remove makeup / (old) to take off formal dress and ornaments syn 看齐 看齊 kàn qí to follow sb's example / to emulate / (of troops etc) to dress (come into alignment for parade formation) syn 韩服 韓服 hán fú hanbok (traditional Korean dress) 晚礼服 晚禮服 wǎn lǐ fú evening dress 梳妆 梳妝 shū zhuāng to dress and groom oneself syn 凉拌 涼拌 liáng bàn to dress cold food with sauce / (slang) there's not much you can do about it (wordplay using 拌[ban4] instead of its homophone 辦|办[ban4]) 披挂 披掛 pī guà to put on a suit of armor / to put on dress / to wear syn 便装 便裝 biàn zhuāng casual dress syn 革履 gé lǚ leather (shoes) / fig. Western dress syn 便服 biàn fú everyday clothes / informal dress / civilian clothes syn 浓妆 濃妝 nóng zhuāng heavy makeup and gaudy dress 中装 中裝 zhōng zhuāng Chinese dress syn 不修边幅 不修邊幅 bù xiū biān fú not care about one's appearance (idiom) / slovenly in dress and manner syn 穿着打扮 穿著打扮 chuān zhuó dǎ bàn style of dress / one's appearance 汉服 漢服 hàn fú traditional Han Chinese dress 龙袍 龍袍 lóng páo dragon robe / emperor's court dress 整队 整隊 zhěng duì to dress (troops) / to line up (to arrange in a straight line) 男扮女装 男扮女裝 nán bàn nǚ zhuāng (of a man) to dress as a woman (idiom) 绮罗 綺羅 qǐ luó beautiful silk fabrics / person in beautiful silk dress 奇装异服 奇裝異服 qí zhuāng yì fú bizarre dress 礼帽 禮帽 lǐ mào hat that goes with formal dress / top hat 朝服 cháo fú court dress in former times syn 滚边 滾邊 gǔn biān (of a dress etc) border, edging syn 服 fú clothes / dress / garment / to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc) / to obey / to be convinced (by an argument) / to convince / to admire / to acclimatize / to take (medicine) / mourning clothes / to wear mourning clothes syn 装 裝 zhuāng adornment / to adorn / dress / clothing / costume (of an actor in a play) / to play a role / to pretend / to install / to fix / to wrap (sth in a bag) / to load / to pack syn 试演 試演 shì yǎn audition / dress rehearsal / preview (of a theatrical performance) / dummy run syn 时装鞋 時裝鞋 shí zhuāng xié dress shoes 缟素 縞素 gǎo sù white silk mourning dress syn 妆饰 妝飾 zhuāng shì to dress up syn 娃娃装 娃娃裝 wá wa zhuāng baby-doll dress 扮装 扮裝 bàn zhuāng to dress up and make up (like an actor) syn 衣 yì to dress / to wear / to put on (clothes) syn 穿 chuān to wear / to put on / to dress / to bore through / to pierce / to perforate / to penetrate / to pass through / to thread syn 重孝 zhòng xiào mourning dress syn 裁 cái to cut out (as a dress) / to cut / to trim / to reduce / to diminish / to cut back (e.g. on staff) / decision / judgment syn 扮 bàn to disguise oneself as / to dress up / to play (a role) / to put on (an expression) syn 祺 qí auspicious / propitious / good luck / felicity / euphoria / used for 旗, e.g. in 旗袍, long Chinese dress syn 褶 xí (arch.) court dress syn 炝 熗 qiàng to briefly boil (a vegetable etc), then dress with soy sauce, oil, vinegar etc / to briefly stir-fry (meat, chopped spring onions etc), then add to other ingredients and cook further syn 襢 zhàn unadorned but elegant dress 纑 lú hempen thread / to dress hemp 襶 dài untidy (in dress) 襛 nóng bright light / warm dress 髽 zhuā dress the hair 乔装打扮 喬裝打扮 qiáo zhuāng dǎ bàn to dress up in disguise (idiom) / to pretend for the purpose of deceit 宵衣旰食 xiāo yī gàn shí to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom) / diligently attending to official matters 绲边 緄邊 gǔn biān (of a dress etc) border, edging 袺 jié lift up a dress 裍 kǔn a border or band on the edge of a dress 