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干
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gān |
(bound form) to have to do with; to concern oneself with / one of the ten heavenly stems 天干 / (archaic) shield |
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本
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běn |
(bound form) root; stem / (bound form) origin; source / (bound form) one's own; this / (bound form) this; the current (year etc) / (bound form) original / (bound form) inherent / originally; initially / capital; principal / classifier for books, periodicals, files etc |
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乙
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yǐ |
second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / second in order / letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方, as opposed to 甲方) / ethyl / bent / winding / radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5) / ancient Chinese compass point: 105° |
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出于
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chū yú |
due to / to stem from |
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丁
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dīng |
male adult / the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干 / fourth (used like "4" or "D") / small cube of meat or vegetable / (literary) to encounter / (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195° / (chemistry) butyl |
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甲
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jiǎ |
first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / (used for an unspecified person or thing) / first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc) / letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / armor plating / shell or carapace / (of the fingers or toes) nail / bladed leather or metal armor (old) / ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old) / civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲 system (old) / ancient Chinese compass point: 75° |
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丁是丁，卯是卯
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dīng shì dīng , mǎo shì mǎo |
lit. to keep ding (the fourth heavenly stem) distinct from mao (the fourth earthly branch) (idiom) / fig. meticulous / conscientious / unambiguous |
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豆
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dòu |
legume; pulse; bean; pea (CL:颗,粒) / (old) stemmed cup or bowl |
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梗
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gěng |
branch / stem / stalk / CL:根 / to block / to hinder / (neologism that evolved from 哏, 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) |
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丙
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bǐng |
third of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / third in order / letter "C" or Roman "III" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / ancient Chinese compass point: 165° / propyl |
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干细胞
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gàn xì bāo |
stem cell |
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蒂
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dì |
stem (of fruit) |
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下体
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xià tǐ |
lower body / euphemism for genitals / root and stem of plants |
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出乎
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chū hū |
due to / to stem from / to go beyond (also fig. beyond reason, expectations etc) / to go against (expectations) |
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疑冰
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yí bīng |
ignorant / doubt stemming from ignorance / (a summer insect has no word for ice, Zhuangzi 庄子) |
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菜心
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cài xīn |
choy sum / Chinese flowering cabbage / stem of any Chinese cabbage |
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干支
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gān zhī |
the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 and twelve earthly branches 十二枝 / sexagenary cycle |
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茎
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jīng |
stalk / stem / CL:条 |
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天干
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tiān gān |
the 10 heavenly stems 甲, 乙, 丙, 丁, 戊, 己, 庚, 辛, 壬, 癸, used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc |
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嗜
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shì |
addicted to / fond of / stem corresponding to -phil or -phile |