kǒng

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Definitions

  1. 1. hole
  2. 2. classifier for cave dwellings

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Words Containing 孔

一孔之见
yī kǒng zhī jiàn

partial view

一鼻孔出气
yī bí kǒng chū qì

lit. to breathe through the same nostril (idiom); fig. two people say exactly the same thing (usually derog.)

七孔
qī kǒng

the seven apertures of the human head: 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 nostrils, 1 mouth

九孔
jiǔ kǒng

abalone (Haliotis diversicolor)

九孔螺
jiǔ kǒng luó

see 九孔[jiǔ kǒng]

人孔
rén kǒng

manhole

十七孔桥
shí qī kǒng qiáo

Seventeen-Arch Bridge in the Summer Palace 頤和園|颐和园[yí hé yuán], Beijing

千疮百孔
qiān chuāng bǎi kǒng

see 百孔千瘡|百孔千疮[bǎi kǒng qiān chuāng]

吹孔
chuī kǒng

(of a musical instrument) blow hole

圆孔
yuán kǒng

round hole

基孔肯雅热
jī kǒng kěn yǎ rè

chikungunya fever

多孔
duō kǒng

porous

多孔动物
duō kǒng dòng wù

Porifera (phylum of sponges)

多孔动物门
duō kǒng dòng wù mén

(zoology) phylum Porifera (sponges)

多孔性
duō kǒng xìng

porous

孔丘
kǒng qiū

Confucius

孔乙己
kǒng yǐ jǐ

Kong Yiji, protagonist of short story by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[lǔ xùn]

孔丛子
kǒng cóng zǐ

the K'ung family Masters' anthology, collection of dialogues between Confucius and his disciples, possibly forged in third century by Wang Su 王肅|王肃[wáng sù]

孔夫子
kǒng fū zǐ

Confucius (551-479 BC), Chinese thinker and social philosopher, also known as 孔子[kǒng zǐ]

孔子
kǒng zǐ

Confucius (551-479 BC), Chinese thinker and social philosopher, also known as 孔夫子[kǒng fū zǐ]

孔子学院
kǒng zǐ xué yuàn

Confucius Institute, organization established internationally by the PRC, promoting Chinese language and culture

孔子家语
kǒng zǐ jiā yǔ

The School Sayings of Confucius, a supplement to the Analects

孔孟
kǒng mèng

Confucius and Mencius

孔孟之道
kǒng mèng zhī dào

the teaching of Confucius and Mencius

孔尚任
kǒng shàng rèn

Kong Shangren (1648-1718), Qing dramatist and poet, author of The Peach Blossom Fan 桃花扇[táo huā shàn]

孔庙
kǒng miào

Confucian temple

孔径
kǒng jìng

diameter of hole

孔德
kǒng dé

Auguste Comte (1798-1857), French philosopher

孔教
kǒng jiào

Teaching of Confucius

孔斯贝格
kǒng sī bèi gé

Kongsberg (city in Norway)

孔方兄
kǒng fāng xiōng

(coll., humorous) money (so named because in former times, Chinese coins had a square hole in the middle)

孔明
kǒng míng

courtesy name of Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[zhū gě liàng]

孔明灯
kǒng míng dēng

sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals)

孔东
kǒng dōng

(loanword) condom

孔林
kǒng lín

the Confucius family mausoleum at Qufu 曲阜, rebuilt and extended by every dynasty

孔武
kǒng wǔ

(literary) valorous

孔武有力
kǒng wǔ yǒu lì

courageous and strong (idiom)

孔殷
kǒng yīn

urgent

孔洞
kǒng dòng

small hole in an object

孔版印刷
kǒng bǎn yìn shuā

screen printing

孔眼
kǒng yǎn

hole (e.g. of sieve or colander)

孔颖达
kǒng yǐng dá

Kong Yingda (574-648), Confucian scholar

孔穴
kǒng xué

aperture

孔圣人
kǒng shèng rén

the Sage Confucius

孔融
kǒng róng

Kong Rong (153-208), poet of the Three Kingdoms period

孔道
kǒng dào

opening providing access

孔门
kǒng mén

Confucius' school (i.e. his direct disciples)

孔隙
kǒng xì

pore (geology)

孔雀
kǒng què

peacock

孔雀女
kǒng què nǚ

(Internet slang) spoiled city girl from a rich family

孔雀座
kǒng què zuò

Pavo (constellation)

孔雀河
kǒng què hé

Peacock River in Xinjiang

孔雀王朝
kǒng què wáng cháo

Maurya Dynasty of India (322-185 BC)

底栖有孔虫
dǐ qī yǒu kǒng chóng

benthic foraminifera

弹孔
dàn kǒng

bullet hole

微孔膜
wēi kǒng mó

microporous membrane

心孔
xīn kǒng

see 心竅|心窍[xīn qiào]

打孔
dǎ kǒng

to punch a hole

打孔卡
dǎ kǒng kǎ

(computing) punch card

打孔器
dǎ kǒng qì

hole puncher

打孔钻
dǎ kǒng zuàn

auger

排气孔
pái qì kǒng

an air vent

排水孔
pái shuǐ kǒng

plughole

插孔
chā kǒng

jack

扩孔
kuò kǒng

to widen a tube

曲阜孔庙
qū fù kǒng miào

temple to Confucius in his hometown Qufu

有孔虫
yǒu kǒng chóng

foraminifera

桶孔
tǒng kǒng

bunghole

槽孔
cáo kǒng

slot

栉孔扇贝
zhì kǒng shàn bèi

Farrer's scallop (Chlamys farreri), aka Chinese scallop

毛孔
máo kǒng

pore

毛细孔
máo xì kǒng

pore

气孔
qì kǒng

air-bubble

汗孔
hàn kǒng

sweat pore

汗毛孔
hàn máo kǒng

sweat pore

泄殖肛孔
xiè zhí gāng kǒng

cloaca (of bird or reptile)

洞孔
dòng kǒng

hole

海南孔雀雉
hǎi nán kǒng què zhì

(bird species of China) Hainan peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron katsumatae)

溢流孔
yì liú kǒng

bleed hole

灰孔雀雉
huī kǒng què zhì

(bird species of China) grey peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron bicalcaratum)

无孔不钻
wú kǒng bù zuān

lit. leave no hole undrilled (idiom); to latch on to every opportunity

百孔千疮
bǎi kǒng qiān chuāng

heavily damaged

监视孔
jiān shì kǒng

peephole

瞳孔
tóng kǒng

pupil (of the eye)

祭孔
jì kǒng

to offer sacrifices to Confucius

穿孔
chuān kǒng

to punch a hole; to perforate

绿孔雀
lǜ kǒng què

(bird species of China) green peafowl (Pavo muticus)

网孔
wǎng kǒng

mesh

圣贤孔子鸟
shèng xián kǒng zǐ niǎo

Confuciusornis sanctus (Jurassic fossil bird)

膜孔
mó kǒng

hole in the body of a musical instrument, covered with a membrane which produces a buzzing tone

脸孔
liǎn kǒng

face

通气孔
tōng qì kǒng

an airvent

通风孔
tōng fēng kǒng

air vent

针孔
zhēn kǒng

pinhole

针孔摄影机
zhēn kǒng shè yǐng jī

pinhole camera (for espionage, voyeurism etc)

锚链孔
máo liàn kǒng

hawsehole (small hole for anchor cable or hawser in the side of ship)

锪孔
huō kǒng

an enlargement at the outer end of a drilled hole, either funnel-shaped (a countersink) or cylindrical (a counterbore)

锁孔
suǒ kǒng

keyhole

钥匙洞孔
yào shi dòng kǒng

keyhole

钻孔
zuān kǒng

to bore a hole

面孔
miàn kǒng

face

鼻孔
bí kǒng

nostril

齿孔
chǐ kǒng

perforations (on a postage stamp)