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菜篮子cài lán zi

vegetable or food basket / (fig.) food supply

Headword or pronunciation菜篮子

菟丝子tù sī zǐ

dodder (Cuscuta sinensis, a parasitic vine with seeds used in medicine)

Headword or pronunciation菟丝子

莱菔子lái fú zǐ

radish seed (used in TCM to treat indigestion)

Headword or pronunciation莱菔子

落子luò zǐ

to place a stone on the board (in Go)

Headword or pronunciation落子

叶子列yè zi liè

leaf arrangement / phyllotaxy (botany)

Headword or pronunciation叶子列

叶子板yè zi bǎn

(Tw) fender (automotive)

Headword or pronunciation叶子板

葛缕子gě lǚ zi

caraway / Persian cumin (Carum carvi)

Headword or pronunciation葛缕子

葵花子kuí huā zǐ

sunflower seeds

Headword or pronunciation葵花子

荤段子hūn duàn zi

dirty joke

Headword or pronunciation荤段子

席子xí zi

woven mat

Headword or pronunciation席子

莲子lián zǐ

lotus seed

Headword or pronunciation莲子

芸薹子yún tái zǐ

rapeseed / seed of the rape plant

Headword or pronunciation芸薹子

虎毒不食子hǔ dú bù shí zǐ

a tiger, though cruel, will not devour its cubs (idiom) / even wild beasts look after their young

Headword or pronunciation虎毒不食子

虎父无犬子hǔ fù wú quǎn zǐ

lit. father a lion, son cannot be a dog (honorific) / With a distinguished father such as you, the son is sure to do well. / like father, like son

Headword or pronunciation虎父无犬子

处子chǔ zǐ

(literary) virgin / maiden

Headword or pronunciation处子

处子秀chǔ zǐ xiù

debut (by a male performer or sports player)

Headword or pronunciation处子秀

虚粒子xū lì zǐ

virtual particle

Headword or pronunciation虚粒子

虱子多了不痒，债多了不愁shī zi duō le bù yǎng , zhài duō le bù chóu

(lit.) when covered with lice, one doesn't feel the itching anymore, and when up to one's ears in debt, one ceases to worry about it (saying) / (fig.) to be past worrying (about sth)

Headword or pronunciation虱子多了不痒，债多了不愁

蚊子再小也是肉wén zi zài xiǎo yě shì ròu

lit. even a mosquito, though tiny, provides some nourishment (idiom) / fig. it's better than nothing

Headword or pronunciation蚊子再小也是肉

蚊子包wén zi bāo

mosquito bite

Headword or pronunciation蚊子包

蚊子馆wén zi guǎn

(jocular) public building that has been lying idle (and is thus ideal for housing mosquitos) (Tw)

Headword or pronunciation蚊子馆

蚶子hān zi

blood clam