楚楚可怜 楚楚可憐 chǔ chǔ - kě lián (idiom) pitiable / sweet, innocent and vulnerable syn 大福 dà fú a great blessing / daifuku, a traditional Japanese sweet consisting of a soft, chewy outer layer made of glutinous rice (mochi) and a sweet filling, commonly red bean paste (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 大福 "daifuku") 甜言蜜语 甜言蜜語 tián yán mì yǔ (idiom) sweet words / sweet talk / cajolery syn 蜜语 蜜語 mì yǔ sweet words / sweet talk 菖蒲 chāng pú Acorus calamus / sweet sedge or sweet flag 水菖蒲 shuǐ chāng pú Acorus calamus / sweet sedge or sweet flag 甘言蜜语 甘言蜜語 gān yán mì yǔ (idiom) sweet words / sweet talk / cajolery 齁甜 hōu tián (dialect) (of food) excessively sweet / cloying / (dialect) (of words, affection etc) sickenly sweet / overly sentimental 纯真 純真 chún zhēn innocent and unaffected / pure and unadulterated syn 绿茶 綠茶 lǜ chá green tea / (slang) (of a girl) seemingly innocent and charming but actually calculating and manipulative / a girl who has these qualities 绿茶婊 綠茶婊 lǜ chá biǎo "green tea bitch", a girl who seems innocent and charming but is actually calculating and manipulative 纯情 純情 chún qíng pure and innocent / a pure heart syn 小白兔 xiǎo bái tù small white rabbit / (fig.) innocent and naive person / (fig.) (slang) breast 幼齿 幼齒 yòu chǐ (Tw) naive and innocent (girl or boy) / underage prostitute (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [iù-khí]) 赤子之心 chì zǐ zhī xīn pure and innocent like the heart of a newborn / sincere syn 憨态 憨態 hān tài naive and innocent look 青梅竹马 青梅竹馬 qīng méi zhú mǎ lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom) / fig. innocent children's games / childhood sweethearts / a couple who grew up as childhood friends syn 天真烂漫 天真爛漫 tiān zhēn làn màn innocent and unaffected syn 无猜 無猜 wú cāi unsuspecting / innocent and without apprehension 瓜田不纳履，李下不整冠 瓜田不納履，李下不整冠 guā tián bù nà lǚ , lǐ xià bù zhěng guān lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom) / fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion / innocent acts may be misconstrued 各打五十大板 gè dǎ wǔ shí dà bǎn lit. to give each one a flogging of fifty strokes (idiom) / fig. to punish the guilty and the innocent alike / to put the blame on both parties 天真烂漫 天真爛漫 tiān zhēn - làn màn (idiom) innocent and unaffected syn 天真 tiān zhēn naive / innocent / artless syn 无辜 無辜 wú gū innocent / innocence / not guilty (law) syn 无罪 無罪 wú zuì innocent / guileless / not guilty (of crime) 清白 qīng bái pure / innocent syn 煞气 煞氣 shā qì to vent one's anger on (an innocent party) / to take it out on (sb) syn 两小无猜 兩小無猜 liǎng xiǎo wú cāi innocent playmates syn 瓜田不纳履 瓜田不納履 guā tián bù nà lǚ lit. don't tie your shoe-laces in a melon-patch / fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion / innocent acts may be misconstrued 迁怒于人 遷怒於人 qiān nù yú rén to vent one's anger on an innocent party (idiom) 伤及无辜 傷及無辜 shāng jí wú gū to harm the innocent (idiom) 倾陷 傾陷 qīng xiàn to frame (an innocent person) / to collapse 撇清 piě qīng to say a matter has no relationship with the individual referred to, to emphasise one is innocent or in the clear 滥杀无辜 濫殺無辜 làn shā wú gū willfully slaughter the innocent (idiom) 话里套话 話裡套話 huà lǐ tào huà to use seemingly innocent conversation topics as a pretext to glean information / to touch upon other matters not central to the topic being discussed 受侵略戕害无辜儿童国际日 shòu qīn lüè qiāng hài wú gū r tóng guó jì rì International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression 无害通过权 無害通過權 wú hài tòng guò quán right of innocent passage 大尾巴狼 dà yǐ ba láng (coll.) person who puts on an act: feigning ignorance, pretending to be solicitous, acting innocent etc 撇清 piē qīng to say a matter has no relationship with the individual referred to, to emphasize one is innocent or in the clear 酸甜苦辣 suān tián kǔ là sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot / fig. the joys and sorrows of life syn 凄婉 淒婉 qī wǎn melancholy / moving and sad / sweet and piteous syn 甜润 甜潤 tián rùn sweet and mellow / fresh and moist (air) 酸甜苦辣 suān - tián - kǔ - là lit. sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom) / fig. all kinds of flavors / the joys and sorrows of life syn 温柔 溫柔 wēn róu gentle and soft / tender / sweet (commonly used to describe a girl or woman) syn 香甜 xiāng tián fragrant and sweet / sound (sleep) syn 娇媚 嬌媚 jiāo mèi flirtatious / coquettish / sweet and charming / beautiful young woman (old) syn 酸甜 suān tián sour and sweet 糖醋 táng cù sweet and sour 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 甜酸 tián suān sweet and sour 糖醋鱼 糖醋魚 táng cù yú sweet and sour fish 卿卿我我 qīng qīng wǒ wǒ to bill and coo (idiom) / to whisper sweet nothings to one another / to be very much in love syn 阿谀奉承 阿諛奉承 ē yú fèng chéng flattering and fawning (idiom) / sweet-talking syn 罗汉果 羅漢果 luó hàn guǒ monk fruit, the sweet fruit of Siraitia grosvenorii, a vine of the Curcubitaceae family native to southern China and northern Thailand, used in Chinese medicine 不经一番风霜苦，难得腊梅吐清香 不經一番風霜苦，難得臘梅吐清香 bù jīng yī fān fēng shuāng kǔ , nán dé là méi tǔ qīng xiāng Without once passing through the winter's cold and wind, where would the sweet spring fragrance come from? 咕咾肉 gū lǎo ròu sweet and sour meat (pork) 咕噜肉 咕嚕肉 gū lū ròu sweet and sour meat (pork) 婉妙 wǎn miào sweet / soft / lovely (of sounds and voices) 甜津津 tián jīn jīn sweet and delicious syn 甜言密语 甜言密語 tián yán mì yǔ sweet words and honeyed phrases (idiom) / elegant but insincere words / cheating wheedling / dishonest rhetoric 甜酸肉 tián suān ròu sweet and sour pork 糖醋肉 táng cù ròu sweet and sour pork 糖醋里脊 táng cù lǐ jǐ sweet and sour pork 古老肉 gǔ lǎo ròu sweet and sour pork / also written 咕嚕肉|咕噜肉[gu1 lu1 rou4] 甜腻 甜膩 tián nì sweet and unctuous / (fig.) overly sentimental 糖油粑粑 táng yóu bā bā sweet snack made from glutinous rice, sugar and honey, common in Changsha 長沙|长沙[Chang2 sha1], Hunan 兰麝 蘭麝 lán shè lit. orchids and musk / fig. sweet perfumes 当官不为民做主不如回家卖红薯 當官不為民做主不如回家賣紅薯 dāng guān bù wèi mín zuò zhǔ bù rú huí jiā mài hóng shǔ if an official does not put the people first, he might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes 奶帅 奶帥 nǎi shuài (slang) (of a young man) sweet and boyish in appearance / having soft, feminine features 乳酪饼 乳酪餅 rǔ lào bǐng (Tw) a square sheet of pastry, typically pan-fried and served with savory fillings or sweet jam 清甜 qīng tián (of flavor, voice etc) clear and sweet 砂糖橘 shā táng jú sugar mandarin (Citrus reticulata cv. "Shatangju"), a cultivar of mandarin that originated in Guangdong, known for its sweet flavor and easy-to-peel skin 幽明 yōu míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 幽明 yōu - míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 甜蜜 tián mì sweet / happy syn 香味 xiāng wèi fragrance / bouquet / sweet smell / CL:股[gu3] syn 甜美 tián měi sweet / pleasant / happy syn 清香 qīng xiāng sweet scent / fragrant odor syn 悦耳 悅耳 yuè ěr sweet-sounding / beautiful (of sound) syn 嫣然 yān rán beautiful / sweet / engaging syn 甜头 甜頭 tián tou sweet taste (of power, success etc) / benefit syn 红薯 紅薯 hóng shǔ sweet potato syn 温婉 溫婉 wēn wǎn sweet-tempered / gentle syn 甘甜 gān tián sweet syn 地瓜 dì guā sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) / yam bean (Pachyrhizus erosus) / (TCM) digua fig (Ficus tikoua Bur.) syn 甜食 tián shí dessert / sweet syn 五味 wǔ wèi the five flavors, namely: sweet 甜, sour 酸, bitter 苦, spicy hot 辣, salty 鹹|咸 / all kinds of flavors 娇滴滴 嬌滴滴 jiāo dī dī sweet / cute / delicately pretty syn 糖水 táng shuǐ syrup / sweetened water / tong sui (sweet soup) 年糕 nián gāo nian gao, New Year cake, typically a sweet, steamed cake made with glutinous rice flour 山芋 shān yù sweet potato syn 和顺 和順 hé shùn sweet-tempered / acquiescent syn 番薯 fān shǔ (dialect) sweet potato / yam syn 喜糖 xǐ táng sweet given on a happy occasion (esp. wedding) 五香 wǔ xiāng five spice seasoned / incorporating the five basic flavors of Chinese cooking (sweet, sour, bitter, savory, salty) 麦芽糖 麥芽糖 mài yá táng maltose (sweet syrup) syn 蕃薯 fán shǔ sweet potato 甘薯 gān shǔ sweet potato / Ipomoea batatas syn 甜橙 tián chéng sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) 