温柔 溫柔 wēn róu gentle and soft / tender / sweet (commonly used to describe a girl or woman) syn 甜蜜 tián mì sweet / happy syn 土豆 tǔ dòu potato (CL:個|个[ge4]) / (Tw) peanut (CL:顆|颗[ke1]) syn 甜美 tián měi sweet / pleasant / happy syn 香味 xiāng wèi fragrance / bouquet / sweet smell / CL:股[gu3] syn 马铃薯 馬鈴薯 mǎ líng shǔ potato syn 甜言蜜语 甜言蜜語 tián yán mì yǔ (idiom) sweet words / sweet talk / cajolery syn 甜头 甜頭 tián tou sweet taste (of power, success etc) / benefit syn 土豆泥 tǔ dòu ní mashed potato 甜食 tián shí dessert / sweet syn 香甜 xiāng tián fragrant and sweet / sound (sleep) syn 悦耳 悅耳 yuè ěr sweet-sounding / beautiful (of sound) syn 甜酒 tián jiǔ sweet liquor syn 甘甜 gān tián sweet syn 年糕 nián gāo nian gao, New Year cake, typically a sweet, steamed cake made with glutinous rice flour 清香 qīng xiāng sweet scent / fragrant odor syn 洋芋 yáng yù (dialect) potato syn 和顺 和順 hé shùn sweet-tempered / acquiescent syn 酸甜苦辣 suān tián kǔ là sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot / fig. the joys and sorrows of life syn 麦芽糖 麥芽糖 mài yá táng maltose (sweet syrup) syn 罗勒 羅勒 luó lè sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum) 娇媚 嬌媚 jiāo mèi flirtatious / coquettish / sweet and charming / beautiful young woman (old) syn 五香 wǔ xiāng five spice seasoned / incorporating the five basic flavors of Chinese cooking (sweet, sour, bitter, savory, salty) 糖水 táng shuǐ syrup / sweetened water / tong sui (sweet soup) 娇滴滴 嬌滴滴 jiāo dī dī sweet / cute / delicately pretty syn 温婉 溫婉 wēn wǎn sweet-tempered / gentle syn 甜橙 tián chéng sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) 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") 酒酿 酒釀 jiǔ niàng sweet fermented rice / glutinous rice wine syn 甘之如饴 甘之如飴 gān zhī rú yí lit. as sweet as syrup (idiom, from Book of Songs) / to endure hardship gladly / a glutton for punishment syn 嫣然 yān rán beautiful / sweet / engaging 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 酸甜 suān tián sour and sweet 蜜语 蜜語 mì yǔ sweet words / sweet talk 薯片 shǔ piàn fried potato chips 糖醋 táng cù sweet and sour 土豆丝 土豆絲 tǔ dòu sī julienned potato 喜糖 xǐ táng sweet given on a happy occasion (esp. wedding) 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 凄婉 淒婉 qī wǎn melancholy / moving and sad / sweet and piteous syn 菖蒲 chāng pú Acorus calamus / sweet sedge or sweet flag 甜酸 tián suān sweet and sour 甜言 tián yán sweet words / fine talk 嘴甜 zuǐ tián sweet-talking / ingratiating 甜 tián sweet syn 帅 帥 shuài (bound form) commander-in-chief / (bound form) to lead / to command / handsome / graceful / dashing / elegant / (coll.) cool! / sweet! / (Chinese chess) general (on the red side, equivalent to a king in Western chess) syn 香 xiāng fragrant / sweet smelling / aromatic / savory or appetizing / (to eat) with relish / (of sleep) sound / perfume or spice / joss or incense stick / CL:根[gen1] syn 甘 gān (bound form) sweet / pleasant (contrasted with 苦[ku3]: bitter, unpleasant) / to be willing (to do sth) syn 酪 lào (bound form) semi-solid food made from milk (junket, cheese etc) / (bound form) fruit jelly / sweet paste made with crushed nuts / Taiwan pr. [luo4] syn 薰 xūn sweet-smelling grass / Coumarouna odorata / tonka beans / coumarin syn 悄悄话 悄悄話 qiāo qiao huà whisperings / private words / confidences / sweet nothings 阿谀奉承 阿諛奉承 ē yú fèng chéng flattering and fawning (idiom) / sweet-talking syn 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 甜蜜蜜 tián mì mì very sweet syn 红苕 紅苕 hóng sháo (dialect) sweet potato or yam 太白粉 tài bái fěn cornstarch / potato starch 糖醋鱼 糖醋魚 táng cù yú sweet and sour fish 甘味 gān wèi sweetness / sweet taste 山药蛋 山藥蛋 shān yao dàn (dialect) potato / rube / yokel syn 嫣 yān (literary) lovely / sweet syn 醴 lǐ sweet wine syn 柿子椒 shì zi jiāo bell pepper, aka sweet pepper syn 齁 hōu to snore / thirsty from excessively salty or sweet food / (dialect) very / extremely 藷 shǔ potato / yam 嘴甜心苦 zuǐ tián xīn kǔ sweet mouth, bitter heart (idiom) / insincere flattery 甜言美语 甜言美語 tián yán měi yǔ sweet words, beautiful phrases (idiom) / hypocritical flattery 炸土豆片 zhá tǔ dòu piàn potato chips / crisps / fried potato 地瓜面 dì guā miàn sweet potato or yam noodles 地瓜干 地瓜乾 dì guā gān dried sweet potato slices 粉粿 fěn guǒ (Tw) jelly made from starch, esp. sweet potato starch 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 干煸土豆丝 乾煸土豆絲 gān biān tǔ dòu sī dry-fried potato slices (Chinese dish) 刮皮刀 guā pí dāo peeler / potato peeler 地三鲜 地三鮮 dì sān xiān dish consisting of stir-fried potato, eggplant and green pepper 炸土豆条 炸土豆條 zhá tǔ dòu tiáo french fries / (hot) potato chips 炸薯片 zhá shǔ piàn potato chip 烫手山芋 燙手山芋 tàng shǒu shān yù hot potato / problem / trouble / headache 茄科 qié kē Solanaceae (the potato and eggplant family) 酸辣土豆丝 酸辣土豆絲 suān là tǔ dòu sī hot and sour shredded potato 马铃薯泥 馬鈴薯泥 mǎ líng shǔ ní mashed potato 薯泥 shǔ ní mashed potato 种用马铃薯 種用馬鈴薯 seed-potato 国际马铃薯中心 國際馬鈴薯中心 International Potato Center 春马铃薯 春馬鈴薯 chūn mǎ líng shǔ ware potato 国际土豆年 國際土豆年 guó jì tǔ dòu nián International Year of the Potato 马铃薯实生种子 馬鈴薯實生種子 true potato seed 洋芋片 yáng yù piàn (Tw) potato chip 酏 yí elixirs / sweet wine 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? 事物的本质重于外在 事物的本質重於外在 shì wù de běn zhì chóng yú wài zài essence is more important than external appearance / a rose by any other name would smell as sweet 