Chinese Character Dictionary

羊肉馅

yáng ròu xiàn

minced mutton

羊肠小径

yáng cháng xiăo jìng

winding road (twisting and turning like a sheep's intestine)

羊肠小道

yáng cháng xiăo dào

road as twisty as sheep's intestine (idiom); narrow and winding road

羊膜

yáng mó

amniotic (fluid)

羊膜穿刺术

yáng mó chuān cì shù

amniocentesis

羊角包

yáng jiăo bāo

croissant

羊角村

Yáng jiăo cūn

Giethoorn (city in the Netherlands)

羊角疯

yáng jiăo fēng

variant of 羊角風|羊角风[yáng jiăo fēng]

羊角芹

yáng jiăo qín

ground-elder (Aegopodium podagraria)

羊角豆

yáng jiăo dòu

okra (Hibiscus esculentus)

羊角风

yáng jiăo fēng

epilepsy

羊角面包

yáng jiăo miàn bāo

croissant

羊触藩篱

yáng chù fān lí

lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經|易经); impossible to advance or to retreat

羊质虎皮

yáng zhì hŭ pí

lit. the heart of a sheep in the skin of a tiger (idiom)

羊头

yáng tóu

sheep's head

羊头狗肉

yáng tóu gŏu ròu

see 掛羊頭賣狗肉|挂羊头卖狗肉[guà yáng tóu mài gŏu ròu]

羊驼

yáng tuó

alpaca

芈

Mĭ

surname Mi

羌

Qiāng

Qiang ethnic group of northwestern Sichuan

羌族

Qiāng zú

Qiang ethnic group, nowadays esp. in north Sichuan

羌无故实

qiāng wú gù shí

to have no basis in fact (idiom)

羌笛

Qiāng dí

Qiang flute

羌鹫

qiāng jiù

sea eagle

美

Mĕi

the Americas

美不胜收

mĕi bù shèng shōu

nothing more beautiful can be imagined (idiom)

美中

Mĕi Zhōng

USA-China

美中不足

mĕi zhōng bù zú

everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom); the fly in the ointment

美乃滋

mĕi năi zī

mayonnaise (loanword) (Tw)

美事

mĕi shì

a fine thing

美人

mĕi rén

beauty

美人蕉

mĕi rén jiāo

canna or Indian shot (genus Canna)

美人计

mĕi rén jì

honey trap

美人鱼

mĕi rén yú

mermaid

美他沙酮

mĕi tā shā tóng

metaxalone

美以美

mĕi yĭ mĕi

Methodist (Christian sect)

美元

Mĕi yuán

American dollar

美其名曰

mĕi qí míng yuē

to call by the glorified name of (idiom)

美刀

Mĕi dāo

(slang) US dollar

美分

Mĕi fēn

one cent (United States coin)

美利坚

Mĕi lì jiān

America

美利坚合众国

Mĕi lì jiān Hé zhòng guó

United States of America

美利奴羊

mĕi lì nú yáng

merino (breed of sheep)

美加

Mĕi Jiā

US and Canada (abbr.)

美化

mĕi huà

to make more beautiful

美名

mĕi míng

good name or reputation

美味

mĕi wèi

delicious

美味可口

mĕi wèi kĕ kŏu

delicious

美善

mĕi shàn

beautiful and good

美因茨

Mĕi yīn cí

Mainz (city in Germany)

美国

Mĕi guó

United States

美国之音

Mĕi guó Zhī Yīn

Voice of America (VOA)

美国交会

Mĕi guó jiāo huì

abbr. for 美國證券交易委員會|美国证券交易委员会, US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

美国人

Mĕi guó rén

American

美国人民

Mĕi guó rén mín

the American people

美国佬

Mĕi guó lăo

an American (derogatory)

美国全国广播公司

Mĕi guó quán guó guăng bō gōng sī

National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

美国参议院

Mĕi guó Cān yì yuàn

United States Senate

美国国务院

Mĕi guó Guó wù yuàn

US Department of State

美国国家侦察局

Mĕi guó Guó jiā Zhēn chá jú

National Reconnaissance Office (of the United States)

美国国家航天航空局

Mĕi guó guó jiā háng tiān háng kōng jú

National Aeronautics and Space Administration