龟苓膏 (龜苓膏)
guī líng gāo
Pinyin

Definition

龟苓膏 (龜苓膏)
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guī líng gāo
  1. turtle jelly, medicine made with powdered turtle shell and herbs
  2. a similar product made without turtle shell and consumed as a dessert

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

chún gāo
  1. 1 lip balm
  2. 2 lipstick
yá gāo
  1. 1 toothpaste
  2. 2 classifier: 管 guǎn
rùn chún gāo
  1. 1 chapstick
  2. 2 lip balm
bìng rù gāo huāng
  1. 1 lit. the disease has attacked the vitals (idiom); fig. beyond cure
  2. 2 the situation is hopeless
jié máo gāo
  1. 1 mascara

Idioms (4)

民脂民膏
mín zhī mín gāo
  1. 1 lit. the fat and wealth of the people (idiom); the nation's hard-won wealth (esp. as an object of unscrupulous exploitation)
  2. 2 the people's blood, sweat and tears
泉石膏肓
quán shí gāo huāng
  1. 1 lit. mountain springs and rocks in one's heart (idiom); a deep love of mountain scenery
焚膏继晷
fén gāo jì guǐ
  1. 1 to burn the midnight oil (idiom); to work continuously night and day
病入膏肓
bìng rù gāo huāng
  1. 1 lit. the disease has attacked the vitals (idiom); fig. beyond cure
  2. 2 the situation is hopeless