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• 套路 — tao3 lou7: routine, pattern, (martial arts) set sequence of movements
• 透露 — tao3 lou7: to reveal, to divulge
• 透視 — tao3 si6: perspective, to see through
• 透徹 — tao3 tiag4: thorough, incisive
• 透支 — tao3 zin1: to overdraw (a bank account), to overspend
• 套 — tao3: classifier for sets/suits, cover; case; sheath
• 透 — tao3: to penetrate; to pass through, thoroughly; completely
• 頭盤 — tao5 buan5: appetizer, starter
• 頭次 — tao5 ce3: first time
• 頭條 — tao5 diou5: headline, lead story
• 頭頂 — tao5 dêng2: top of the head, crown
• 頭家娘 — tao5 gê1 niê5: proprietress; boss's wife, female boss
• 頭家 — tao5 gê1: boss, shop owner, employer
• 頭眩 — tao5 hing5: to feel dizzy, to be giddy
• 頭殼 — tao5 kag4: head (of the body)
• 頭盔 — tao5 kuê1: helmet
• 頭輪 — tao5 ling1: first time, first round
• 頭路 — tao5 lou7: job, work, clue
• 頭顱 — tao5 lu5: head, skull, cranium
• 頭毛 — tao5 mo5: hair
• 頭面前 — tao5 mêng7 zain5: in front, in front of one's face
• 頭腦 — tao5 nao2: mind, brains, intellect
• 頭先 — tao5 soin1: first; before
• 頭疼 — tao5 tian3: to have a headache, to be troubled by
• 頭前 — tao5 zoin5: in front; ahead
• 頭陣 — tao5 zung5: just now, a moment ago
• 頭一擺 — tao5 zêg8 bai2: first time
• 頭一 — tao5 zêg8: first, the first
• 淘 — tao5: to wash (rice, etc.) to remove impurities; to pan, to clean out; to dredge
• 陶 — tao5: pottery, ceramics
• 頭 — tao5: head
• 悇 — te2: stupid, foolish
• 撐船人 — ten1 zung5 nang5: boatman, helmsman
• 湯匙 — teng1 si5: spoon; tablespoon
• 湯 — teng1: soup; broth
• 褪白白 — teng3 bêh8 bêh8: to be naked; to be in the nude; to strip stark naked
• 褪赤跤 — teng3 ciah4 ka1: to be barefoot, to go barefoot
• 褪衫 — teng3 san1: to undress, to take off clothes
• 燙傷 — teng3 sion1: to scald, to burn (skin)
• 燙 — teng3: hot (to the touch); scalding, to burn/scald (verb sense also attested)
• 褪 — teng3: to take off (clothing)
• 糖蔥薄餅 — teng5 cang1 boh8 bian2: popiah with candy (a Teochew dish)
• 糖蔥 — teng5 cang1: a candy of melted sugar solidified into spring-onion-like strips (traditional Teochew/Taiwanese sweet)
• 糖果 — teng5 guê2: sweets; candy; confectionery
• 糖人 — teng5 ring5: sugar figurines; sugar-craft figures
• 糖尿病 — teng5 rio7 bên7: diabetes mellitus; diabetes
• 糖漿 — teng5 zion1: syrup (thick sweet liquid), syrup (liquid medicine)
• 糖精 — teng5 zêng1: saccharine; artificial sweetener
• 黐 — ti1: sticky
• 體重 — ti2 dang6: body weight, weight
• 體檢 — ti2 giam2: physical examination, health check-up
• 體系 — ti2 hi6: system
• 體罰 — ti2 huag8: corporal punishment, to mete out corporal punishment
• 體育 — ti2 iog8: physical education, sports
• 體力 — ti2 lag8: physical strength, energy, stamina
• 體量 — ti2 liang6: scale; magnitude, dimensions (of a building)
• 體驗 — ti2 ngiam7: to experience, to learn through experience
• 體態 — ti2 tai3: posture, figure, physique
• 體溫計 — ti2 ung1 goi3: thermometer
• 體溫 — ti2 ung1: body temperature
• 體質 — ti2 zioh4: physique, constitution
• 剃鬚 — ti3 ciu1: to shave (facial hair)
• 剃刀 — ti3 do1: razor
• 翅膀 — ti3 pang5: wing (of a bird or insect), wing-like object
• 替死鬼 — ti3 si2 gui2: scapegoat
• 剃頭鋪 — ti3 tao5 pou3: barbershop, hairdresser's
• 剃頭 — ti3 tao5: to get a haircut, to have one's head shaved
• 替罪羊 — ti3 zuê6 iên5: scapegoat, whipping boy
• 剃 — ti3: to shave
• 啻 — ti3: only, merely, just
• 嚏 — ti3: to sneeze
• 屜 — ti3: drawer, tray
• 替 — ti3: to replace; to substitute, for; on behalf of
• 滯 — ti3: stagnant; sluggish; blocked, held back; delayed
• 睇 — ti3: to glance sideways; to look askance
• 翅 — ti3: wing, shark fin
• T — ti5: the Latin letter T (as used in Chinese)
• 提倡 — ti5 ciang3: to advocate, to promote, to encourage
• 啼笑皆非 — ti5 cio3 gai1 hui1: not knowing whether to laugh or cry, both ridiculous and distressing
• 提出 — ti5 cug4: to put forward, to propose, to raise (an issue)
• 提醒 — ti5 cên2: to remind, to warn; to caution
• 提高 — ti5 gao1: to raise, to improve; to increase
• 持久 — ti5 gu2: long-lasting, enduring, protracted
• 持家 — ti5 gê1: to manage a household, to keep house, to housekeep
• 提供 — ti5 gêng1: to provide, to offer, to supply
• 提法 — ti5 huag4: way of wording something, formulation; phrasing
• 提防 — ti5 huang5: to watch out for, to guard against; be wary of
• 提起 — ti5 ki2: to mention; to bring up, to lift; to raise, to file (a lawsuit)
• 提煉 — ti5 liang7: to extract and purify, to refine
• 提名 — ti5 mian5: to nominate
• 提問 — ti5 mung7: to ask a question, to pose a question
• 提示 — ti5 si7: to point out; to prompt, to remind; to hint
• 提成 — ti5 sian5: commission, cut (of a sum of money)
• 持續 — ti5 sog8: to continue, to persist, to last
• 提線木偶 — ti5 suan3 bhag8 ngou2: marionette, (figurative) puppet, someone manipulated by another
• 提升 — ti5 sêng1: to promote, to raise; boost, to elevate; improve
• 提前 — ti5 zoin5: to move up (a date), in advance, earlier
• 啼 — ti5: to cry loudly; to wail, to cry (of birds/animals)
• 持 — ti5: to hold, to grasp, to maintain
• 提 — ti5: to carry, to lift, to mention
• 苔 — ti5: moss, lichen, nori
• 苔 — ti5: tongue coating, fur (on the tongue)
• 痔 — ti6: hemorrhoid
• 締 — ti7: to form; to establish, to associate
• 帖 — tiab4: classifier for doses of medicine, note; invitation card
• 貼 — tiab4: to paste; to stick on, to subsidize; to compensate
• 徹底 — tiag4 doi2: thorough, complete, thoroughgoing
• 撤離 — tiag4 li5: to evacuate
• 撤銷 — tiag4 siao1: to revoke, to cancel, to rescind
• 徹頭徹尾 — tiag4 tao5 tiag4 bhuê2: through and through, thoroughgoing, out and out
• 撤退 — tiag4 to3: to withdraw, to retreat
• 撤換 — tiag4 uan7: to dismiss and replace
• 撤職 — tiag4 zêh4: to dismiss from office, to discharge from post
• 掣 — tiag4: to shiver; to shake, to be scared; to be frightened
• 拆遷 — tiah4 ciang1: to demolish and relocate, to demolish, compensate and resettle
• 拆除 — tiah4 de5: to demolish; to dismantle, to pull down
• 拆藥 — tiah4 ioh8: to have a prescription filled
• 拆 — tiah4: to take apart; to demolish, to purchase (colloquial)
• 添置 — tiam1 di3: to acquire, to add to one's possessions, to install
• 添丁 — tiam1 dêng1: to have a baby (esp. a son) born into the family
• 添加 — tiam1 gia1: to add, to augment, to increase
• 忝 — tiam2: to shame, ashamedly; unworthily (self-deprecatory)
• 悿 — tiam2: serious, intense, many
• 舔 — tiam2: to lick
• 諂 — tiam2: to flatter, to toady
• 恬靜 — tiam5 zên6: quiet, tranquil, peaceful
• 恬 — tiam5: quiet; calm; tranquil, unperturbed; indifferent
• 聽無 — tian1 bho5: to not understand (what one is hearing)
• 聽呾 — tian1 dan3: to hear it said; to hear tell, to be obedient
• 聽見 — tian1 gin3: to hear
• 聽信 — tian1 sing3: to listen to and believe
• 聽話 — tian1 uê7: to listen to what others say, to obey; to be obedient
• 廳 — tian1: hall, large room, government department
• 聽 — tian1: to listen, to hear
• 程度 — tian5 dou7: degree; extent; level, standard
• 呈現 — tian5 hing7: to appear, to present, to emerge
• 程逸 — tian5 ig8: Uttaradit (a province and town in Thailand)
• 程序 — tian5 su6: procedure; sequence; process, computer program
• 呈 — tian5: to submit; to present; to show
• 程 — tian5: journey; distance travelled, procedure; process; course, degree; extent
• 天安門廣場 — tiang1 ang1 mung5 guang2 dion5: Tiananmen Square (plaza in Beijing, China)
• 天安門 — tiang1 ang1 mung5: Tiananmen (gate in Beijing, China)
• 天文臺 — tiang1 bhung5 tai5: observatory
• 天爸 — tiang1 bê6: Heavenly Father (Christianity)
• 天各一方 — tiang1 gag4 zêg8 huang1: to be far apart from one another, scattered to different places
• 天干 — tiang1 gang1: heavenly stems
• 天橋 — tiang1 gio5: overpass, footbridge
• 天國 — tiang1 gog4: Kingdom of Heaven, paradise
• 天價 — tiang1 gê3: sky-high price, exorbitant price
• 天宮 — tiang1 gêng1: heavenly palace, abode of the gods
• 天賦 — tiang1 hu3: talent, natural gift, innate aptitude
• 天花 — tiang1 huê1: smallpox, ceiling (colloquial)
• 天意 — tiang1 i3: will of heaven, providence
• 天譴 — tiang1 kiang2: wrath of heaven, divine punishment
• 天然氣 — tiang1 riang5 ki3: natural gas
• 天然 — tiang1 riang5: natural, produced by nature
• 天使 — tiang1 sai3: angel
• 天性 — tiang1 sên3: nature, innate disposition, temperament
• 天臺 — tiang1 tai5: rooftop
• 天災 — tiang1 zai1: natural disaster, act of God
• 天主堂 — tiang1 zu2 deng5: Catholic church (building)
• 暢通 — tiang3 tong1: unimpeded, unblocked, smooth
• 暢 — tiang3: to know; to understand, to go through; to lead to
• 鬯 — tiang3: sacrificial libation wine (ancient ritual)
• 填報 — tiang5 bo3: to fill in and submit (a form)
• 填補 — tiang5 bou2: to fill (a gap or vacancy), to make up (a deficiency)
• 填充 — tiang5 cong1: to stuff; to pad, to fill in the blanks (on a test)
• 填埋 — tiang5 mai5: to landfill; to bury (waste)
• 填 — tiang5: to fill; to fill up, to fill in (a form, blank)
• 超車 — tiao1 cia1: to overtake (another vehicle)
• 超過 — tiao1 guê3: to exceed, to surpass, to overtake
• 挑釁 — tiao1 hiang3: to provoke, to incite
• 挑選 — tiao1 suang2: to select, to choose, to pick
• 挑戰性 — tiao1 ziang3 sên3: challenging nature, challengingness
• 跳舞 — tiao3 bhu2: to dance
• 超市 — tiao3 ci6: supermarket
• 超導 — tiao3 dao6: to superconduct
• 跳高 — tiao3 gao1: to do the high jump, high jump (sport)
• 跳躍 — tiao3 iag4: to jump; to leap; to prance
• 跳遠 — tiao3 iang2: to do the long jump, long jump (sport)
• 跳樓 — tiao3 lao5: to jump off a building (esp. to commit suicide), to slash prices drastically (fig.)
• 超時 — tiao3 si5: to exceed the time limit, to work overtime
• 超速 — tiao3 sog4: to speed, to break the speed limit
• 跳索 — tiao3 soh4: to skip rope; to play jump rope
• 跳傘 — tiao3 suan3: to parachute, to skydive
• 超載 — tiao3 zai3: to overload
• 跳蚤 — tiao3 zao2: flea
• 跳槽 — tiao3 zo5: to job-hop, to change jobs, to jump ship
• 超 — tiao3: to exceed; to surpass, super-; extremely
• 跳 — tiao3: to jump; to leap, to skip
• 調味 — tiao5 bhi7: to season (food or drink), to flavour, to add condiments
• 調查 — tiao5 cê5: to investigate, to probe, to survey
• 調解 — tiao5 goi2: to mediate, to settle a dispute
• 調侃 — tiao5 kang2: to ridicule, to jeer at, to tease
• 調理 — tiao5 li2: to nurse one's health, to recuperate, to look after
• 調派 — tiao5 pai3: to dispatch and assign
• 調節 — tiao5 zag4: to adjust, to regulate, to calibrate
• 調劑 — tiao5 zi3: to adjust by redistributing, to regulate
• 調整 — tiao5 zian2: to adjust, to regulate, to revise
• 調 — tiao5: to adjust, to tune, to transfer