扁穴
biǎn xué
Pinyin

Definition

扁穴
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biǎn xué
  1. tonsil
  2. now written 扁桃體|扁桃体[biǎn táo tǐ]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

太阳穴
tài yáng xué
  1. 1 temple (on the sides of human head)
扁
Piān
  1. 1 surname Pian
扁豆
biǎn dòu
  1. 1 hyacinth bean
  2. 2 haricot
穴
xué
  1. 1 cave
  2. 2 cavity
  3. 3 hole
  4. 4 acupuncture point
  5. 5 Taiwan pr. [xuè]
压扁
yā biǎn
  1. 1 to squash
  2. 2 to crush flat
巢穴
cháo xué
  1. 1 lair
  2. 2 nest
  3. 3 den
  4. 4 hideout
扁平
biǎn píng
  1. 1 flat
  2. 2 planar
扁担
biǎn dan
  1. 1 carrying pole
  2. 2 shoulder pole
  3. 3 CL:根[gēn]
扁桃体
biǎn táo tǐ
  1. 1 tonsil
扁舟
piān zhōu
  1. 1 small boat
  2. 2 skiff
扁鹊
Biǎn Què
  1. 1 秦越人[Qín Yuè rén] (407-310 BC), Warring States physician known for his medical skills, nicknamed Bian Que after the earliest known Chinese physician allegedly from the 黃帝|黄帝[Huáng dì] era
欠扁
qiàn biǎn
  1. 1 annoying
  2. 2 infuriating
  3. 3 deserving of a good spanking
死穴
sǐ xué
  1. 1 lethal point (acupuncture)
  2. 2 vulnerable spot
  3. 3 Achilles' heel
洞穴
dòng xué
  1. 1 cave
  2. 2 cavern
海扁
hǎi biǎn
  1. 1 (slang) to beat sb up
看扁
kàn biǎn
  1. 1 to have a low opinion of
穴位
xué wèi
  1. 1 acupuncture point
空穴来风
kōng xué lái fēng
  1. 1 lit. wind from an empty cave (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. unfounded (story)
  3. 3 baseless (claim)
阿扁
Ā biǎn
  1. 1 A-bian, nickname of Chen Shui-bian 陳水扁|陈水扁[Chén Shuǐ biǎn]
陈水扁
Chén Shuǐ biǎn
  1. 1 Chen Shui-Bian (1950-), Taiwanese DPP 民進黨|民进党 politician, president of the Republic of China 2000-2008

Idioms (4)

不入虎穴，焉得虎子
bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ
  1. 1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
千里之堤，溃于蚁穴
qiān lǐ zhī dī , kuì yú yǐ xué
  1. 1 an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom)
  2. 2 huge damage may result from a moment's negligence
空穴来风
kōng xué lái fēng
  1. 1 lit. wind from an empty cave (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. unfounded (story)
  3. 3 baseless (claim)
空穴来风未必无因
kòng xué lái fēng wèi bì wú yīn
  1. 1 wind does not come from an empty cave without reason
  2. 2 there's no smoke without fire (idiom)

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