Chinese Character Dictionary

苟合

gŏu hé

illicit sexual relations

苟同

gŏu tóng

to agree blindly

苟存

gŏu cún

to drift through life

苟安

gŏu ān

see 苟且偷安[gŏu qiĕ tōu ān]

苟延残喘

gŏu yán cán chuăn

to struggle on whilst at death's door (idiom)

苠

mín

multitude

苡

yĭ

common plantain (Plantago major)

苡米

yĭ mĭ

Job's tears grains (Coix lacryma-jobi)

苣

jù

lettuce, see 萵苣|莴苣

苣荬菜

jù măi cài

endive

苤

piĕ

Brassica campestris subsp. rapa

苤蓝

piĕ lan

Brassica oleracea

若

ruò

to seem

若且唯若

ruò qiĕ wéi ruò

if and only if

若即若离

ruò jí ruò lí

lit. seeming neither close nor distant (idiom)

若干

ruò gān

a certain number or amount

若是

ruò shì

if

若有所亡

ruò yŏu suŏ wáng

see 若有所失[ruò yŏu suŏ shī]

若有所丧

ruò yŏu suŏ sāng

see 若有所失[ruò yŏu suŏ shī]

若有所失

ruò yŏu suŏ shī

as if one had lost something (idiom)

若有若无

ruò yŏu ruò wú

indistinct

若望

Ruò wàng

John

若望福音

Ruò wàng fú yīn

Gospel according to St John

若无其事

ruò wú qí shì

as if nothing had happened (idiom); calmly

若然

ruò rán

if

若尔盖

Ruò ĕr gài

Zoigê county (Tibetan: mdzod dge rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[A1 bà Zàng zú Qiāng zú zì zhì zhōu], northwest Sichuan

若尔盖县

Ruò ĕr gài xiàn

Zoigê county (Tibetan: mdzod dge rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[A1 bà Zàng zú Qiāng zú zì zhì zhōu], northwest Sichuan

若羌

Ruò qiāng

Chaqiliq nahiyisi or Ruoqiang county in Bayin'guoleng Mongol autonomous prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭愣蒙古自治州[Bā yīn guō lèng Mĕng gŭ zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang

若羌县

Ruò qiāng xiàn

Chaqiliq nahiyisi or Ruoqiang county in Bayin'guoleng Mongol autonomous prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭愣蒙古自治州[Bā yīn guō lèng Mĕng gŭ zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang

若翰

Ruò hàn

John (less common form of 若望 or 約翰|约翰)

若要人不知，除非己莫为

ruò yào rén bù zhī , chú fēi jĭ mò wéi

If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it.

若开山脉

Ruò kāi shān mài

Arakan Yoma, mountain range in western Myanmar (Burma)

若隐若现

ruò yĭn ruò xiàn

faintly discernible (idiom)

若非

ruò fēi

were it not for

苦

kŭ

bitter

苦不唧

kŭ bu jī

slightly bitter

苦不唧儿

kŭ bu jī r

erhua variant of 苦不唧[kŭ bu jī]

苦中作乐

kŭ zhōng zuò lè

to find joy in sorrows (idiom); to enjoy sth in spite of one's suffering

苦主

kŭ zhŭ

victim's family (esp. in murder case)

苦事

kŭ shì

hard job

苦刑

kŭ xíng

torture

苦力

kŭ lì

bitter work

苦功

kŭ gōng

hard work

苦劳

kŭ láo

toil

苦参

kŭ shēn

liquorice (Sophora flavescens), with roots used in TCM

苦口

kŭ kŏu

lit. bitter taste (cf good medicine tastes bitter 良藥苦口|良药苦口)

苦口婆心

kŭ kŏu pó xīn

earnest and well-meaning advice (idiom); to persuade patiently

苦味

kŭ wèi

bitter taste

苦命

kŭ mìng

hard lot

苦哈哈

kŭ hā hā

to have difficulty getting by

苦因

kŭ yīn

affliction

苦境

kŭ jìng

grievance

苦大仇深

kŭ dà chóu shēn

great bitterness, deep hatred (idiom); deeply ingrained long-standing resentment

苦寒

kŭ hán

bitter cold

苦工

kŭ gōng

hard labor (in penal code)

苦差

kŭ chāi

hard and unprofitable (job)

苦差事

kŭ chāi shi

hard and unprofitable

苦干

kŭ gàn

to work hard

苦役

kŭ yì

forced labor

苦待

kŭ dài

treat harshly