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• 𤶃 — tiao5: pimple, acne
• 柱 — tiao6: pillar, post, column
• 踢桃 — tig4 to5: to play; to have fun
• 𨑨迌 — tig4 to5: to play, to hang out
• 𨑨 — tig4: to play (bound form, used in 𨑨迌)
• 鐵鏟 — tih4 cang2: shovel, spade
• 鐵罐 — tih4 guan3: metal can, tin
• 鐵觀音 — tih4 guang1 im1: Tieguanyin tea, oolong tea variety
• 鐵路 — tih4 lou7: railway, railroad
• 鐵絲網 — tih4 si1 mang6: wire netting; chicken wire, barbed wire
• 鐵錘 — tih4 tui5: hammer
• 鐵鎚 — tih4 tui5: hammer
• 鐵腕 — tih4 uang2: iron fist (figurative)
• 鐵匠 — tih4 ziang6: blacksmith
• 鐵 — tih4: iron (metal)
• 天邊 — tin1 bin1: horizon, ends of the earth
• 添飯 — tin1 bung7: to serve rice into a bowl, to add more rice
• 天才 — tin1 cai5: genius, talent; gift
• 天堂 — tin1 deng5: heaven, paradise
• 天地 — tin1 di7: heaven and earth, the world, universe
• 天頂 — tin1 dêng2: sky, zenith
• 天光 — tin1 geng1: dawn, daybreak, early morning
• 天公 — tin1 gong1: Heaven (as a deity), the Jade Emperor
• 天河 — tin1 ho5: Milky Way, Tianhe (district of Guangzhou)
• 天空 — tin1 kong1: sky; heavens; firmament
• 天烏 — tin1 ou1: to get dark, to become dark (of the sky)
• 天時好 — tin1 si5 ho2: sunny day, fine weather
• 天時 — tin1 si5: weather, timeliness
• 天生 — tin1 sên1: innate, inborn, natural
• 天晴 — tin1 zên5: sunny day, clear weather
• 天下 — tin1 ê6: the world; all under heaven, China; the nation, (fig.) state power, dominion
• 天 — tin1: sky
• 添 — tin1: to add, to increase, to fill
• 䋎邊 — tin7 bin1: embroidered border, trim
• 䋎衫車 — tin7 san1 cia1: sewing machine
• 䋎 — tin7: to sew, to stitch
• 陳列 — ting5 liag8: to display, to exhibit
• 陳 — ting5: old; ancient, stale
• 陳 — ting5: Chen (a common Chinese surname)
• 𦨖 — tio3: unsteady, tossing (of a boat)
• 蓄電池 — tiog4 diang6 di5: storage battery, rechargeable battery
• 蓄意 — tiog4 i3: deliberate; premeditated
• 畜牧 — tiog4 mog8: to raise livestock; animal husbandry
• 畜生 — tiog4 sên1: domestic animal; livestock, beast; brute (insult)
• 蓄水池 — tiog4 zui2 di5: water reservoir, storage pond; tank
• 蓄水 — tiog4 zui2: to store water, to impound water
• 蓄積 — tiog4 zêh4: to accumulate, to store up
• 蓄 — tiog4: to store up; to save, to raise (animals)
• 挑戰 — tiou1 ziêng3: to challenge, challenge; difficulty
• 迢 — tiou1: far, distant
• 眺 — tiou2: to gaze into the distance; to look far off
• 超級 — tiou3 kib4: super, ultra, hyper
• 超越 — tiou3 uêg8: to exceed, to surpass, to transcend
• 調頻 — tiou5 ping5: frequency modulation (FM), to tune/adjust frequency
• 抽籤 — tiu1 ciam1: to draw lots, to draw straws
• 抽查 — tiu1 cê5: to spot check, to randomly inspect
• 抽調 — tiu1 diou7: to transfer (personnel or material)
• 抽筋 — tiu1 geng1: to get a cramp, to have a muscle spasm
• 抽象 — tiu1 siang6: abstract
• 抽獎 — tiu1 ziang3: to draw a lottery, to draw a raffle
• 抽水機 — tiu1 zui2 gi1: water pump
• 抽 — tiu1: to draw out, to pull out, to smoke (a cigarette)
• 醜惡 — tiu2 ag4: repulsive, hideous
• 醜聞 — tiu2 bhung6: scandal
• 丑角 — tiu2 gag4: clown (opera role), buffoon
• 醜陋 — tiu2 lou6: ugly, unsightly
• 丑 — tiu2: second earthly branch, ox (zodiac sign)
• 籌碼 — tiu5 bhê2: chip; counter (as money substitute), bargaining chip
• 籌備 — tiu5 bi6: to make preparations, to get ready
• 籌建 — tiu5 giêng3: to prepare to construct or establish
• 籌款 — tiu5 kuêng2: to fundraise, to raise funds
• 籌辦 — tiu5 poin7: to make arrangements for, to organize; to set up
• 躊躇滿志 — tiu5 tu5 muan2 zi3: contented, self-satisfied
• 躊躇 — tiu5 tu5: to hesitate, to pause, to walk back and forth
• 籌劃 — tiu5 uêh8: to plan and prepare
• 籌資 — tiu5 ze1: to raise funds, to collect money
• 籌集 — tiu5 zib8: to collect, to raise (funds)
• 籌錢 — tiu5 zin5: to raise money
• 濤 — tiu5: billows; large waves, sound of the sea
• 籌 — tiu5: to plan, to prepare
• 糶米 — tiê3 bhi2: to sell rice
• 糶 — tiê3: to sell (grain)
• 徹 — tiêg4: to penetrate; to pervade thoroughly
• 撤 — tiêg4: to withdraw; to retreat, to take away; to remove
• 轍 — tiêg4: wheel rut; track, way; method
• 餮 — tiêg4: gluttonous, greedy
• 天文 — tiêng1 bhung5: astronomy, celestial phenomena; the heavens
• 天九 — tiêng1 gao2: Tien Gow (a Chinese domino game)
• 天后宮 — tiêng1 hou6 gêng1: Mazu temple, temple of the sea goddess
• 天后 — tiêng1 hou6: Mazu (sea goddess), queen; diva (figurative)
• 天氣預報 — tiêng1 ki3 e6 bo3: weather forecast
• 天涯 — tiêng1 ngai5: far corners of the world; distant lands
• 天體 — tiêng1 ti2: celestial body, naked body (nudism)
• 天津 — tiêng1 zing1: Tianjin (city in northern China)
• 天主教 — tiêng1 zu2 ga3: Catholicism
• 天主 — tiêng1 zu2: Lord of Heaven (Chinese folk religion), God, the Lord (Catholic/Christian)
• 天井 — tiêng1 zên2: courtyard, atrium, patio
• 填空題 — tiêng5 kong1 doi5: fill-in-the-blank question
• 填空 — tiêng5 kong1: to fill a vacancy, to fill in the blanks (on a test)
• 填寫 — tiêng5 sia2: to fill in (a form); to complete
• 田 — tiêng5: paddy field; wet field, farmland; field
• 糖水 — tng5 zui2: sugar water; syrup, sweet soup dessert
• 糖 — tng5: sugar, sweets
• 拖把 — to1 ba2: mop
• 胎盤 — to1 buan5: placenta
• 胎教 — to1 ga3: to practice antenatal/prenatal education
• 胎生 — to1 sên1: viviparous
• 胎 — to1: fetus, unborn child
• 妥當 — to2 dang3: appropriate, proper
• 妥協 — to2 hiab8: to compromise, to come to terms
• 討好 — to2 ho2: to ingratiate oneself with; to please; to curry favour with
• 討伐 — to2 huag8: to subdue by armed force; to send troops to suppress; to wage a punitive expedition
• 討厭 — to2 iam3: annoying; troublesome; disagreeable
• 橢圓機 — to2 in5 gi1: elliptical trainer, cross-trainer
• 橢圓 — to2 in5: ellipse, oval
• 討論 — to2 lung6: to discuss; to talk over
• 討死 — to2 si2: to court death; to ask for trouble
• 妥善 — to2 siang6: appropriate, proper, suitable
• 討趁 — to2 tang3: to make a living; to be employed
• 討食 — to2 ziah8: to beg for food
• 討薪 — to2 zing1: to demand one's unpaid wages
• 唾 — to2: saliva, spit
• 妥 — to2: appropriate, suitable, settled
• 橢 — to2: oval; elliptical, long and narrow
• 討 — to2: to ask for; to beg; to demand, to discuss; to examine
• 褪車 — to3 cia1: to reverse a car, to back up a vehicle
• 退出 — to3 cug4: to withdraw; to leave; to exit, to quit; to log out
• 退學 — to3 hag8: to drop out of school, to quit school
• 退休 — to3 hiu1: to retire (stop working permanently)
• 退化 — to3 huê3: to degenerate; to atrophy, to deteriorate; to decline
• 退貨 — to3 huê3: to return goods, to send back merchandise
• 退伍 — to3 ngou6: to be discharged from military service, to retire (from the military)
• 退色 — to3 sêg4: to fade, to discolour, to lose colour
• 褪 — to3: to fade; to discolor, to shed (feathers)
• 退 — to3: to withdraw; to retreat, to return (a purchase); to refund
• 駝背 — to5 buê3: hunchbacked, stooped; bent over
• 陀螺 — to5 lo5: spinning top
• 鮀城 — to5 sian5: Shantou (poetic/alternative name)
• 桃色 — to5 sêg4: pink (color), illicit love; scandal (figurative)
• 鴕鳥 — to5 ziao2: ostrich, one who avoids problems (head-in-the-sand)
• 桃 — to5: peach
• 萄 — to5: (bound form) grape; used in 葡萄
• 迌 — to5: (bound form) to play; to have fun
• 鮀 — to5: catfish
• 鴕 — to5: ostrich
• 鼉 — to5: Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis)
• 唾棄 — to6 ki3: to spurn, to despise, to cast aside
• 唾液 — to6 êg8: saliva
• 託管 — toh4 guang2: to hold in trust, to place under mandate, to host (e.g. a website)
• 托夢 — toh4 mang7: to appear in a dream (of a deceased spirit), to visit someone in a dream to deliver a message
• 托兒所 — toh4 ri5 so2: daycare center, nursery, creche
• 托運 — toh4 ung7: to check (luggage), to consign for shipment
• 庹 — toh4: arm span (unit of length, the span of both outstretched arms)
• 托 — toh4: to support with the palm, to prop up, to hold up
• 託 — toh4: to entrust, to rely on
• 駝峰 — toh8 hong1: camel's hump, hump
• 駝 — toh8: to carry on the back, to be humpbacked, camel (bound morpheme)
• 釵 — toi1: ornamental forked hairpin, hairpin
• 體 — toi2: body, form; shape
• 代表性 — toi3 biao2 sên3: representativeness, typicality
• 代表團 — toi3 biao2 tuang5: delegation
• 代表作 — toi3 biao2 zag4: representative work, magnum opus
• 代表 — toi3 biao2: to represent, on behalf of, delegate (person)
• 代步 — toi3 bou7: to use as a means of transportation (instead of walking)
• 代價 — toi3 gê3: price; cost; expense (often figurative)
• 代駕 — toi3 gê3: designated driver (hired driver service), to drive on someone's behalf
• 代孕 — toi3 hêng6: to act as a surrogate (pregnancy); to be a surrogate mother
• 代理人 — toi3 li2 nang5: agent, representative, proxy
• 代理 — toi3 li2: agent; representative; proxy, to act on behalf of (verb sense)
• 代數學 — toi3 siao3 hag8: algebra
• 代替 — toi3 ti3: to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of
• 睇病 — toin2 bên7: to see a doctor, to see a patient
• 睇著 — toin2 dioh4: to catch sight of, to see
• 睇見 — toin2 gin3: to see; to catch sight of
• 睇戲 — toin2 hi3: to watch a play or film, to be a bystander
• 睇法 — toin2 huag4: opinion, view
• 睇輕 — toin2 kêng1: to look down on
• 睇唔起 — toin2 m6 ki2: to look down on, to despise
• 看望 — toin2 mo7: to visit, to see (family, a patient, etc.)
• 睇相 — toin2 sion3: to practise physiognomy; to tell fortune by reading facial features
• 睇書 — toin2 ze1: to read (books), to study
• 看 — toin2: to look, to see, to watch, to read
• 睇 — toin2: to look; to see; to watch
• 通報 — tong1 bo3: to notify, to circulate a notice, to report
• 通病 — tong1 bên7: common failing, common fault
• 通車 — tong1 cia1: to be open to traffic, to have transport service, to commute
• 通道 — tong1 dao6: passageway, passage, channel
• 通姦 — tong1 gang1: to commit adultery
• 通行 — tong1 gian5: to pass through, to transit, to be generally accepted
• 通過 — tong1 guê3: through, via, by means of
• 通風 — tong1 huang1: to ventilate, to let in fresh air
• 通婚 — tong1 hung1: to intermarry, to become related by marriage
• 通事 — tong1 se7: interpreter, translator, linguist
• 通信 — tong1 sing3: to correspond, to communicate, to transmit (signals)
• 通俗易懂 — tong1 sog8 goi7 dong2: easy to understand, accessible (of writing or speech)
• 通俗 — tong1 sog8: popular, common, accessible, easy to understand
• 通知 — tong1 zai1: to notify, to inform
• 通用 — tong1 êng7: common; universal, interchangeable, interoperable
• 寵愛 — tong2 ain3: to dote on, to pamper, to favour
• 統共 — tong2 gang7: altogether, in total, in all