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Characters	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
亞馬遜河亚马逊河 see styles	yà mǎ xùn hé ya4 ma3 xun4 he2 ya ma hsün ho	亞馬遜河 Custom Scroll Amazon River
仰韶文化 see styles	yǎng sháo wén huà yang3 shao2 wen2 hua4 yang shao wen hua	仰韶文化 Custom Scroll Yangshao neolithic culture from the central Yellow river basin, with red and black pottery
伊洛瓦底 see styles	yī luò wǎ dǐ yi1 luo4 wa3 di3 i lo wa ti	伊洛瓦底 Custom Scroll Irrawaddy or Ayeyarwaddy River, the main river of Myanmar (Burma)
伏爾加河伏尔加河 see styles	fú ěr jiā hé fu2 er3 jia1 he2 fu erh chia ho	伏爾加河 Custom Scroll Volga River
依洛瓦底 see styles	yī luò wǎ dǐ yi1 luo4 wa3 di3 i lo wa ti	依洛瓦底 Custom Scroll Irrawaddy or Ayeyarwady River, the main river of Myanmar
吉蘭丹河吉兰丹河 see styles	jí lán dān hé ji2 lan2 dan1 he2 chi lan tan ho	吉蘭丹河 Custom Scroll Kelantan River of Malaysia, near Thai border
同舟共濟同舟共济 see styles	tóng zhōu gòng jì tong2 zhou1 gong4 ji4 t`ung chou kung chi tung chou kung chi	同舟共濟 Custom Scroll cross a river in the same boat (idiom); fig. having common interests; obliged to collaborate towards common goals
哈德遜河哈德逊河 see styles	hā dé xùn hé ha1 de2 xun4 he2 ha te hsün ho	哈德遜河 Custom Scroll Hudson River, New York State, USA
四神相応 see styles	shijinsouou / shijinsoo しじんそうおう	四神相応 Custom Scroll (yoji) an ideal topography for the four Taoist gods, with a river in the east, a broad avenue in the west, a basin in the south, and a hill in the north
埃布羅河埃布罗河 see styles	āi bù luó hé ai1 bu4 luo2 he2 ai pu lo ho	埃布羅河 Custom Scroll Ebro River (in northeast Spain)
堰き止湖 see styles	sekitomeko せきとめこ	堰き止湖 Custom Scroll dammed lake (formed by natural damming of a river, esp. by landslide, volcanic eruption, etc.)
堰止め湖 see styles	sekitomeko せきとめこ	堰止め湖 Custom Scroll dammed lake (formed by natural damming of a river, esp. by landslide, volcanic eruption, etc.)
塔拉斯河 see styles	tǎ lā sī hé ta3 la1 si1 he2 t`a la ssu ho ta la ssu ho	塔拉斯河 Custom Scroll Talas River, originating in Kyrgyzstan and flowing west into Kazakhstan
塔里木河 see styles	tǎ lǐ mù hé ta3 li3 mu4 he2 t`a li mu ho ta li mu ho	塔里木河 Custom Scroll Tarim River of Xinjiang
大江南北 see styles	dà jiāng nán běi da4 jiang1 nan2 bei3 ta chiang nan pei	大江南北 Custom Scroll north and south sides of the Yangtze River (idiom); (fig.) all over China
大相國寺大相国寺 see styles	dà xiāng guó sì da4 xiang1 guo2 si4 ta hsiang kuo ssu Dai sōkoku ji	大相國寺 Custom Scroll The great aid-the-dynasty monastery at Kaifeng, Henan, founded in A.D. 555, first named 建國, changed circa 700 to the above; rebuilt 996, repaired by the Jin, the Yuan, and Ming emperors, swept away in a Yellow River flood, rebuilt under Shun Zhi, restored under Qian Long.
尼日爾河尼日尔河 see styles	ní rì ěr hé ni2 ri4 er3 he2 ni jih erh ho	尼日爾河 Custom Scroll Niger River of West Africa
尼連禪江尼连禅江 see styles	ní lián chán jiāng ni2 lian2 chan2 jiang1 ni lien ch`an chiang ni lien chan chiang Nirenzen kō	尼連禪江 Custom Scroll Nairañjāna river
尼連禪河尼连禅河 see styles	ní lián chán hé ni2 lian2 chan2 he2 ni lien ch`an ho ni lien chan ho Nirenzen ga	尼連禪河 Custom Scroll Nairañjāna river
山窮水盡山穷水尽 see styles	shān qióng shuǐ jìn shan1 qiong2 shui3 jin4 shan ch`iung shui chin shan chiung shui chin	山窮水盡 Custom Scroll mountain and river exhausted (idiom); at the end of the line; nowhere to go
川を下る see styles	kawaokudaru かわをくだる	川を下る Custom Scroll (exp,v5r) to descend a river
川向かい see styles	kawamukai かわむかい	川向かい Custom Scroll across a river
川向こう see styles	kawamukou / kawamuko かわむこう	川向こう Custom Scroll (1) the other side of a river; (2) (sensitive word) the other side of the tracks; place where lower class people live
川施餓鬼川施饿鬼 see styles	chuān shī è guǐ chuan1 shi1 e4 gui3 ch`uan shih o kuei chuan shih o kuei kawasegaki かわせがき	川施餓鬼 Custom Scroll Buddhist services in memory of those drowned in a river; offering to suffering spirits at the river Making offerings at the streams to the ghosts of the drowned.
川明かり see styles	kawaakari / kawakari かわあかり	川明かり Custom Scroll glow of a river in the darkness; surface of a river gleaming in the darkness; gleam on a river at dusk
巴顏喀拉巴颜喀拉 see styles	bā yán kā lā ba1 yan2 ka1 la1 pa yen k`a la pa yen ka la	巴顏喀拉 Custom Scroll Bayankala mountain range in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, watershed of 黃河\|黄河[Huang2 He2] Huang He river
幼發拉底幼发拉底 see styles	yòu fā lā dǐ you4 fa1 la1 di3 yu fa la ti	幼發拉底 Custom Scroll Euphrates (river in Iraq)
底格里斯 see styles	dǐ gé lǐ sī di3 ge2 li3 si1 ti ko li ssu	底格里斯 Custom Scroll Tigris River, Iraq
彼鳩度河彼鸠度河 see styles	bǐ jiū dù hé bi3 jiu1 du4 he2 pi chiu tu ho Hikudoka	彼鳩度河 Custom Scroll Vaggumudā river
御手洗川 see styles	mitarashigawa みたらしがわ	御手洗川 Custom Scroll river in which worshippers wash their hands (and rinse their mouth) prior to entering a shrine; (place-name) Mitarashigawa
急な流れ see styles	kyuunanagare / kyunanagare きゅうなながれ	急な流れ Custom Scroll swiftly running river; rapid stream
急流下り see styles	kyuuryuukudari / kyuryukudari きゅうりゅうくだり	急流下り Custom Scroll river rafting
恆河沙數恒河沙数 see styles	héng hé shā shù heng2 he2 sha1 shu4 heng ho sha shu gōkasha shu	恆河沙數 Custom Scroll countless as the grains of sand in the Ganges (idiom) the number of grains of sand in the Ganges river
恆河沙等恒河沙等 see styles	héng hé shā děng heng2 he2 sha1 deng3 heng ho sha teng gōkasha tō	恆河沙等 Custom Scroll equal to the number of grains of sand in the Ganges river
恒常河川 see styles	koujoukasen / kojokasen こうじょうかせん	恒常河川 Custom Scroll (rare) perennial river; perennial stream; permanent river
感潮河川 see styles	kanchoukasen / kanchokasen かんちょうかせん	感潮河川 Custom Scroll tidal river
手長エビ see styles	tenagaebi てながエビ	手長エビ Custom Scroll freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium spp., esp. the Oriental river prawn, Macrobrachium nipponense)
手長海老 see styles	tenagaebi てながえび	手長海老 Custom Scroll freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium spp., esp. the Oriental river prawn, Macrobrachium nipponense)
掛け渡す see styles	kakewatasu かけわたす	掛け渡す Custom Scroll (transitive verb) to build (a bridge) over a river
日本川獺 see styles	nihonkawauso; nihonkawauso にほんかわうそ; ニホンカワウソ	日本川獺 Custom Scroll (kana only) Japanese river otter (Lutra lutra whiteleyi)
日本沼蝦日本沼虾 see styles	rì běn zhǎo xiā ri4 ben3 zhao3 xia1 jih pen chao hsia	日本沼蝦 Custom Scroll oriental river prawn (Macrobrachium nipponense), a species of freshwater shrimp, also called 青蝦\|青虾[qing1 xia1]
昭披耶河 see styles	zhāo pī yé hé zhao1 pi1 ye2 he2 chao p`i yeh ho chao pi yeh ho	昭披耶河 Custom Scroll Chao Phraya River, the main river of Thailand
暗渡陳倉暗渡陈仓 see styles	àn dù chén cāng an4 du4 chen2 cang1 an tu ch`en ts`ang an tu chen tsang	暗渡陳倉 Custom Scroll lit. secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wei4 He2] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦\|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽\|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] of Chu); fig. to feign one thing while doing another; to cheat under cover of a diversion
松遼平原松辽平原 see styles	sōng liáo píng yuán song1 liao2 ping2 yuan2 sung liao p`ing yüan sung liao ping yüan	松遼平原 Custom Scroll Songliao Plain of northeast China including Songhua River 松花江 through the Liaoning Peninsula, also called the Northeast Plain 東北平原\|东北平原[Dong1 bei3 Ping2 yuan2]
桑間濮上桑间濮上 see styles	sāng jiān pú shàng sang1 jian1 pu2 shang4 sang chien p`u shang sang chien pu shang	桑間濮上 Custom Scroll Sangjian by the Pu River, a place in the ancient state of Wei known for wanton behavior; lovers' rendezvous
楚河漢界楚河汉界 see styles	chǔ hé hàn jiè chu3 he2 han4 jie4 ch`u ho han chieh chu ho han chieh	楚河漢界 Custom Scroll lit. the river that divides Chu and Han; fig. a line that divides rival territories; the mid-line between sides on a Chinese chessboard
水を引く see styles	mizuohiku みずをひく	水を引く Custom Scroll (exp,v5k) to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
沅江九肋 see styles	yuán jiāng jiǔ lèi yuan2 jiang1 jiu3 lei4 yüan chiang chiu lei	沅江九肋 Custom Scroll rare talent; lit. legendary nine-ribbed turtle of Yuan river
河岸段丘 see styles	kagandankyuu / kagandankyu かがんだんきゅう	河岸段丘 Custom Scroll river terrace
河川工学 see styles	kasenkougaku / kasenkogaku かせんこうがく	河川工学 Custom Scroll river engineering
河明かり see styles	kawaakari / kawakari かわあかり	河明かり Custom Scroll glow of a river in the darkness; surface of a river gleaming in the darkness; gleam on a river at dusk
河清海晏 see styles	hé qīng hǎi yàn he2 qing1 hai3 yan4 ho ch`ing hai yen ho ching hai yen	河清海晏 Custom Scroll the Yellow River is clear and the sea is calm; the world is at peace (idiom)
河神小婢 see styles	hé shén xiǎo bì he2 shen2 xiao3 bi4 ho shen hsiao pi kajin shōhi	河神小婢 Custom Scroll river god as slave
河道閉塞 see styles	kadouheisoku / kadohesoku かどうへいそく	河道閉塞 Custom Scroll natural damming (of a river due to landslide, etc.)
泛珠三角 see styles	fàn zhū sān jiǎo fan4 zhu1 san1 jiao3 fan chu san chiao	泛珠三角 Custom Scroll Pan-Pearl River delta; The nine provinces of Southern China around Guangzhou and the Pearl River delta; South China
泰晤士河 see styles	tài wù shì hé tai4 wu4 shi4 he2 t`ai wu shih ho tai wu shih ho	泰晤士河 Custom Scroll River Thames
流域治水 see styles	ryuuikichisui / ryuikichisui りゅういきちすい	流域治水 Custom Scroll river basin management; river basin- flood control; river flood risk reduction
灯籠流し see styles	tourounagashi / toronagashi とうろうながし	灯籠流し Custom Scroll ceremony in which paper lanterns are floated down a river
炎浮檀金 see styles	yán fú tán jīn yan2 fu2 tan2 jin1 yen fu t`an chin yen fu tan chin enbuda gon	炎浮檀金 Custom Scroll gold produced from the river running through the groves of the jambu trees
烏倫古河乌伦古河 see styles	wū lún gǔ hé wu1 lun2 gu3 he2 wu lun ku ho	烏倫古河 Custom Scroll Ulungur River in Xinjiang
烏蘇里江乌苏里江 see styles	wū sū lǐ jiāng wu1 su1 li3 jiang1 wu su li chiang	烏蘇里江 Custom Scroll Ussuri River
特克斯河 see styles	tè kè sī hé te4 ke4 si1 he2 t`e k`o ssu ho te ko ssu ho	特克斯河 Custom Scroll Tekes River in southeast Kazakhstan and northwest China, a tributary of the Ili River 伊犁河[Yi1 li2 He2]
特拉華河特拉华河 see styles	tè lā huá hé te4 la1 hua2 he2 t`e la hua ho te la hua ho	特拉華河 Custom Scroll Delaware River, between Pennsylvania and Delaware state, USA
獐頭鼠目獐头鼠目 see styles	zhāng tóu shǔ mù zhang1 tou2 shu3 mu4 chang t`ou shu mu chang tou shu mu	獐頭鼠目 Custom Scroll lit. the head of a river deer and the eyes of a rat (idiom); fig. repulsively ugly and shifty-looking
珊尼羅闍珊尼罗阇 see styles	shān ní luó shé shan1 ni2 luo2 she2 shan ni lo she Sanniraja	珊尼羅闍 Custom Scroll Sanirājā, a river of Udyāna.
瑪納斯河玛纳斯河 see styles	mǎ nà sī hé ma3 na4 si1 he2 ma na ssu ho	瑪納斯河 Custom Scroll Manas River, Xinjiang
白眼河燕 see styles	bái yǎn hé yàn bai2 yan3 he2 yan4 pai yen ho yen	白眼河燕 Custom Scroll (bird species of China) white-eyed river martin (Pseudochelidon sirintarae)
百年河清 see styles	hyakunenkasei / hyakunenkase ひゃくねんかせい	百年河清 Custom Scroll (expression) (yoji) waiting for one hundred years for the waters of the Yellow River to clear; waiting in vain for an unlikely event; waiting for pigs to fly; when the sky falls, we shall catch larks
盧瓦爾河卢瓦尔河 see styles	lú wǎ ěr hé lu2 wa3 er3 he2 lu wa erh ho	盧瓦爾河 Custom Scroll Loire River, France
秦嶺山脈秦岭山脉 see styles	qín lǐng shān mài qin2 ling3 shan1 mai4 ch`in ling shan mai chin ling shan mai	秦嶺山脈 Custom Scroll Qinling Mountain Range in Shaanxi, forming a natural barrier between the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原\|关中平原[Guan1 zhong1 Ping2 yuan2] and the Han River 漢水\|汉水[Han4 shui3] valley
秦淮八艷秦淮八艳 see styles	qín huái bā yàn qin2 huai2 ba1 yan4 ch`in huai pa yen chin huai pa yen	秦淮八艷 Custom Scroll the famous eight beautiful and talented courtesans who lived near the Qinhuai River 秦淮河[Qin2 huai2 He2] in the late Ming or early Qing
羅摩印度罗摩印度 see styles	luó mó yìn dù luo2 mo2 yin4 du4 lo mo yin tu Ramaindo	羅摩印度 Custom Scroll Helmend a river rising in Afghanistan.
羅斯托夫罗斯托夫 see styles	luó sī tuō fū luo2 si1 tuo1 fu1 lo ssu t`o fu lo ssu to fu	羅斯托夫 Custom Scroll Rostov-on-Don, Russian river port and regional capital close to Sea of Azov (north of the Black Sea)
美音天女 see styles	měi yīn tiān nǚ mei3 yin1 tian1 nv3 mei yin t`ien nü mei yin tien nü Bion Tennyo	美音天女 Custom Scroll (美音); 妙音天 Sarasvatī, 薩囉薩筏底 the Muse of India, goddess of speech and learning, hence called 大辯才天, goddess of rhetoric; she is the female energy or wife of Brahmā, and also goddess of the river Sarasvatī.
背水一戰背水一战 see styles	bèi shuǐ yī zhàn bei4 shui3 yi1 zhan4 pei shui i chan	背水一戰 Custom Scroll lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom); fig. to fight to win or die
萬里長江万里长江 see styles	wàn lǐ cháng jiāng wan4 li3 chang2 jiang1 wan li ch`ang chiang wan li chang chiang	萬里長江 Custom Scroll Changjiang River; Yangtze River
葉爾羌河叶尔羌河 see styles	yè ěr qiāng hé ye4 er3 qiang1 he2 yeh erh ch`iang ho yeh erh chiang ho	葉爾羌河 Custom Scroll Yarkant River in Xinjiang
薩爾溫江萨尔温江 see styles	sà ěr wēn jiāng sa4 er3 wen1 jiang1 sa erh wen chiang	薩爾溫江 Custom Scroll Salween river, flowing from Tibet into Myanmar
蘇里南河苏里南河 see styles	sū lǐ nán hé su1 li3 nan2 he2 su li nan ho	蘇里南河 Custom Scroll Suriname River
蟠尾絲蟲蟠尾丝虫 see styles	pán wěi sī chóng pan2 wei3 si1 chong2 p`an wei ssu ch`ung pan wei ssu chung	蟠尾絲蟲 Custom Scroll Onchocerca volvulus, the filarial parasite worm causing "river blindness" or onchocerciasis, the second most common cause of blindness in humans
親水公園 see styles	shinsuikouen / shinsuikoen しんすいこうえん	親水公園 Custom Scroll (See 親水・2) urban park built around a river, lake, etc.; (place-name) Shinsui Park
設多圖盧设多图卢 see styles	shè duō tú lú she4 duo1 tu2 lu2 she to t`u lu she to tu lu Setsutazuro	設多圖盧 Custom Scroll Satadru, 'an ancient kingdom of northern India, noted for its mineral wealth. Exact position unknown.' Eitel. Also, the River Sutlej.
詹江布爾詹江布尔 see styles	zhān jiāng bù ěr zhan1 jiang1 bu4 er3 chan chiang pu erh	詹江布爾 Custom Scroll Janjanbureh river and city in Gambia
距翅麥雞距翅麦鸡 see styles	jù chì mài jī ju4 chi4 mai4 ji1 chü ch`ih mai chi chü chih mai chi	距翅麥雞 Custom Scroll (bird species of China) river lapwing (Vanellus duvaucelii)
過河拆橋过河拆桥 see styles	guò hé chāi qiáo guo4 he2 chai1 qiao2 kuo ho ch`ai ch`iao kuo ho chai chiao	過河拆橋 Custom Scroll lit. to destroy the bridge after crossing the river (idiom); fig. to abandon one's benefactor upon achieving one's goal
長江流域长江流域 see styles	cháng jiāng liú yù chang2 jiang1 liu2 yu4 ch`ang chiang liu yü chang chiang liu yü	長江流域 Custom Scroll Changjiang or Yangtze river basin
間欠河川 see styles	kanketsukasen かんけつかせん	間欠河川 Custom Scroll (rare) intermittent river; intermittent stream
閻浮檀金阎浮檀金 see styles	yán fú tán jīn yan2 fu2 tan2 jin1 yen fu t`an chin yen fu tan chin enbuda gon	閻浮檀金 Custom Scroll 閻浮那提金 jambūnada-suvarṇa, Jambu-river gold, the golden sand of the Jambu.
阿克倫河阿克伦河 see styles	ā kè lún hé a1 ke4 lun2 he2 a k`o lun ho a ko lun ho	阿克倫河 Custom Scroll Acheron River in Epirus, northwest Greece
阿克蘇河阿克苏河 see styles	ā kè sū hé a1 ke4 su1 he2 a k`o su ho a ko su ho	阿克蘇河 Custom Scroll Aksu River in Xinjiang
阿波羅囉阿波罗囉 see styles	ā bō luó luō a1 bo1 luo2 luo1 a po lo lo aharara	阿波羅囉 Custom Scroll 阿波邏羅; 阿波摩利; 阿波波; 阿鉢摩; and ? 阿羅婆樓 apalāla, 'not fond of flesh' (M.W.), a destroyer by flood of the crops; the nāga of the source of the river Śubhavăstu (Swat) of Udyāna, about which there are various legends; he, his wife 比壽尼, and his children were all converted to Buddhism.
阿穆爾河阿穆尔河 see styles	ā mù ěr hé a1 mu4 er3 he2 a mu erh ho	阿穆爾河 Custom Scroll Amur River (the border between northeast China and Russia); same as 黑龍江\|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]
隔岸觀火隔岸观火 see styles	gé àn guān huǒ ge2 an4 guan1 huo3 ko an kuan huo	隔岸觀火 Custom Scroll to watch the fires burning across the river; to delay entering the fray until all others have been exhausted by fighting amongst themselves (idiom)
額濟納河额济纳河 see styles	é jì nà hé e2 ji4 na4 he2 o chi na ho	額濟納河 Custom Scroll Ejin River in Alxa League 阿拉善盟[A1 la1 shan4 Meng2], Inner Mongolia
馬爾卡河马尔卡河 see styles	mǎ ěr kǎ hé ma3 er3 ka3 he2 ma erh k`a ho ma erh ka ho	馬爾卡河 Custom Scroll Malka River, Russia, a.k.a. Balyksu River
黃河流域黄河流域 see styles	huáng hé liú yù huang2 he2 liu2 yu4 huang ho liu yü	黃河流域 Custom Scroll the Yellow River basin
黄河文明 see styles	kougabunmei / kogabunme こうがぶんめい	黄河文明 Custom Scroll Yellow River civilization; Huang civilization; cradle of Chinese civilization
黑瞎子島黑瞎子岛 see styles	hēi xiā zi dǎo hei1 xia1 zi5 dao3 hei hsia tzu tao	黑瞎子島 Custom Scroll Bolshoi Ussuriisk Island in the Heilongjiang or Amur river, at mouth of the Ussuri River opposite Khabarovsk; Heixiazi (black blind man) Island
黑龍江河黑龙江河 see styles	hēi lóng jiāng hé hei1 long2 jiang1 he2 hei lung chiang ho	黑龍江河 Custom Scroll Heilongjiang River; Amur River (the border between northeast China and Russia)
アイオワ川 see styles	aiowagawa アイオワがわ	アイオワ川 Custom Scroll (place-name) Iowa (river)

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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This page contains 100 results for "river" in Chinese and/or Japanese.

Information about this dictionary:

Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
EDICT data is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.

Chinese Buddhist terms come from Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous. This is commonly referred to as "Soothill's'". It was first published in 1937 (and is now off copyright so we can use it here). Some of these definitions may be misleading, incomplete, or dated, but 95% of it is good information. Every professor who teaches Buddhism or Eastern Religion has a copy of this on their bookshelf. We incorporated these 16,850 entries into our dictionary database ourselves (it was lot of work).

Combined, these cover 1,007,753 Japanese, Chinese, and Buddhist characters, words, idioms, names, placenames, and short phrases.

Just because a word appears here does not mean it is appropriate for a tattoo, your business name, etc. Please consult a professional before doing anything stupid with this data.

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No warranty as to the correctness, potential vulgarity, or clarity is expressed or implied. We did not write any of these definitions (though we occasionally act as a contributor/editor to the CC-CEDICT project). You are using this dictionary for free, and you get what you pay for.

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