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泥敷剂
ní fū jì
Pinyin
Definition
泥敷剂
-
ní fū jì
poultice
Character Decomposition
泥
氵
尸
匕
敷
十
用
丶
方
⺙
剂
齐
刂
Related Words
(20)
土豆泥
tǔ dòu ní
1
mashed potato
敷衍
fū yǎn
1
to elaborate (on a theme)
2
to expound (the classics)
3
perfunctory
4
to skimp
5
to botch
6
to do sth half-heartedly or just for show
7
barely enough to get by
水泥
shuǐ ní
1
cement
2
CL:袋[dài]
泥土
ní tǔ
1
earth
2
soil
3
mud
4
clay
泥煤
ní méi
1
peat
入不敷出
rù bù fū chū
1
income does not cover expenditure
2
unable to make ends meet
冷敷
lěng fū
1
to apply a cold compress
涂敷
tú fū
1
to smear
2
to daub
3
to plaster
4
to apply (ointment)
外敷
wài fū
1
to apply externally
拖泥带水
tuō ní dài shuǐ
1
lit. wading in mud and water
2
a slovenly job
3
sloppy
拘泥
jū nì
1
to be a stickler for formalities
2
to rigidly adhere to
3
to cling to
4
constrained
5
ill at ease
敷
fū
1
to spread
2
to lay out
3
to apply (powder, ointment etc)
4
sufficient (to cover)
5
enough
枣泥
zǎo ní
1
jujube paste
污泥
wū ní
1
mud
2
sludge
泥
ní
1
mud
2
clay
3
paste
4
pulp
泥人
ní rén
1
clay figurine
泥垢
ní gòu
1
dirt
2
grime
泥巴
ní bā
1
mud
泥水
ní shuǐ
1
muddy water
2
mud
3
masonry (craft)
泥沙
ní shā
1
silt
Idioms
(8)
出淤泥而不染
chū yū ní ér bù rǎn
1
lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom)
2
fig. to be principled and incorruptible
判若云泥
pàn ruò yún ní
1
as different as heaven and earth (idiom)
2
worlds apart
泥古不化
nì gǔ bù huà
1
conservative and unable to adapt (idiom)
泥沙俱下
ní shā jù xià
1
mud and sand flow together (idiom)
2
good and bad mingle
泥牛入海
ní niú rù hǎi
1
lit. a clay ox enters the sea (idiom); fig. to disappear with no hope of returning
燕子衔泥垒大窝
yàn zi xián ní lěi dà wō
1
the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom)
2
many a little makes a mickle
烂泥扶不上墙
làn ní fú bù shàng qiáng
1
useless (idiom)
2
worthless
3
inept
雪泥鸿爪
xuě ní hóng zhǎo
1
a goose's footprint in the snow
2
vestiges of the past (idiom)
3
the fleeting nature of human life (idiom)
Sample Sentences