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Exact character matches appear first. Pinyin matches whole syllables in headword pronunciations. Common exact readings come before common compounds, followed by less frequent or restricted readings. Direct English meanings rank ahead of mentions in longer definitions.

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.

老鼻子lǎo bí zi

many

耍子shuǎ zi

to play / to have fun

耍狮子shuǎ shī zi

to perform a lion dance

耍坛子shuǎ tán zi

to perform a jar juggling and balancing act

耗子尾汁hào zi wěi zhī

you're on your own (pun on 好自為之|好自为之[hǎo zì wéi zhī])

耳刮子ěr guā zi

(coll.) a slap on the side of the head

耳坠子ěr zhuì zi

eardrops (pendant jewelry) / earrings / CL:對|对[duì],隻|只[zhī]

耳子ěr zi

handle (on a pot)

耳挖子ěr wā zi

earpick / curette

耳掴子ěr guāi zi

slap

耳根子ěr gēn zi

ear

耳根子软ěr gēn zi ruǎn

credulous

圣贤孔子鸟shèng xián Kǒng zǐ niǎo

Confuciusornis sanctus (Jurassic fossil bird)

声子shēng zǐ

(physics) phonon

肉包子打狗ròu bāo zi dǎ gǒu

lit. to fling a meat bun at a dog (idiom) / fig. to flush (one's money or efforts) down the toilet / to kiss sth goodbye

肚子痛dù zi tòng

stomachache / bellyache

胄子zhòu zǐ

eldest son

胡椒子hú jiāo zǐ

peppercorn / seeds of pepper

胰子yí zi

pancreas (of a domestic animal) / (dialect) soap

脱裤子放屁tuō kù zi fàng pì

lit. to take off trousers to fart / fig. to do something absolutely unnecessary / fig. to make things too complicated

脯子pú zi

breast meat (of chicken etc)

腔子qiāng zi

thoracic cavity / intonation / accent

腕子wàn zi

wrist

脑子有泡nǎo zi yǒu pào

soft in the head / brainless / dumb

脑子进水nǎo zi jìn shuǐ

to have lost one's mind / crazy / soft in the head

脑门子nǎo mén zi

forehead (dialect)

腮帮子sāi bāng zi

cheek

腰子yāo zi

kidney

腰杆子yāo gǎn zi

waist / small of the back / (fig.) backing

腱子jiàn zi

sinew

脚脖子jiǎo bó zi

(coll.) ankle

腿肚子tuǐ dù zi

calf (back of the leg below the knee)

膏粱子弟gāo liáng zǐ dì

(idiom) pampered scion of a wealthy family

胶子jiāo zǐ

gluon (particle physics)

腻子nì zi

putty (same as 泥子) / frequent caller / hanger-on

脸巴子liǎn bā zi

cheek

脸红脖子粗liǎn hóng bó zi cū

red in the face / extremely angry

脸蛋子liǎn dàn zi

cheek / face

臣子chén zǐ

official in feudal court / subject

臭子儿chòu zǐ r

dead bullet (one that does not fire) / a bad move (in a game of chess)

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