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Frequency data from Cai & Brysbaert, SUBTLEX-CH (2010), Creative Commons Attribution. The data includes word forms with at least 10 occurrences in an older subtitle sample. Absence from the sample does not establish that a word is rare.
can't bear having grit in one's eye (idiom) / unable to put sth objectionable out of one's mind / not prepared to turn a blind eye
allspice / Jamaican pepper (Pimenta dioica)
blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[]) / fig. unable to see the big picture / to mistake the part for the whole / unable to see the wood for the trees
a blind cat finds a dead mouse (idiom) / blind luck
prompt neutron
nobody understands one's son better than his father (idiom)
lit. to choose a general among the dwarves (idiom) / fig. to pick the best out of a bad group
lit. choose a general from among the dwarfs / fig. choose the best person available (out of a mediocre bunch)
erhua form of 石子[]
guardian lion, a lion statue traditionally placed at the entrance of Chinese imperial palaces, imperial tombs, temples etc
rock-paper-scissors (hand game)
skink / lizard
sand
stone roller used to compact loose soil after sowing seeds
emery wheel
to create a disruption at an event or venue
(esp. of an actor) strong / capable
lit. to have one's nose rubbed in the dirt / fig. to meet with a sharp rebuff
to meet with a rebuff
carbon atom
roller (used for milling or crushing)
magnetic monopole
to wear out the skin of one's teeth (idiom) / pointlessly blather / to talk incessant nonsense / blah blah
mill / grain mill / millstone
to wear out one's lips (idiom) / to talk until one is blue in the face / to repeat again and again
(not do sth) for fear of offending sb
ticket scalper
illegitimate child
blighted grain
rent (payment)
sapling / seedling / sprout / (esp.) rice seedling / stem / stalk / vine / baby livestock / fry / (dialect) (derog.) suffix used to indicate a type of person
barnyard grass
young child
seed plant
seeded player
rice (crop) / unhulled rice
active supporter / political activist
(of male friends) to have been through thick and thin together / to be like family / to share the same view of things
window lattice
Definitions from CC-CEDICT · 125,326 source records · Release 2026-10-27