| 草台班子 |
cǎo tái bān zi |
small, poorly-equipped theatrical troupe that tours small towns and villages / (fig.) makeshift band of individuals / rough and ready outfit |
| 草 |
cǎo |
variant of 草 |
| 草 |
cǎo |
grass / straw / manuscript / draft (of a document) / careless / rough / CL:棵,撮,株,根 |
| 草 |
cào |
variant of 肏 |
| 台 |
Tái |
Taiwan (abbr.) / surname Tai |
| 台 |
tāi |
used in place names |
| 台 |
tái |
(classical) you (in letters) / variant of 台 |
| 台 |
tái |
desk; table; counter |
| 台 |
Tái |
Taiwan (abbr.) |
| 台 |
tái |
platform / stage / terrace / stand / support / station / broadcasting station / classifier for vehicles or machines |
| 台 |
tái |
typhoon |
| 班 |
Bān |
surname Ban |
| 班 |
bān |
team; class; grade / (military) squad / work shift / classifier for groups of people and scheduled transport vehicles |
| 班子 |
bān zi |
organized group / theatrical troupe |
| 子 |
zǐ |
son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub- |
| 子 |
zi |
noun suffix, as in 椅子 "chair" |