只 (隻)
zhī
Pinyin
Definition
只 (隻)
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- classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
Character Decomposition
Idioms (5)
孤身只影
- 1 lit. a lonely body with only a shadow for company
- 2 to be all alone (idiom)
斗酒只鸡
- 1 lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests
独具只眼
- 1 to see what others fail to see (idiom)
- 2 to have exceptional insight
只字不提
- 1 not to mention (idiom); to say not one word
- 2 fig. to omit mention (of a non-person or embarrassing topic)
- 3 to censor
只鸡斗酒
- 1 lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests