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qiào

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Definitions

  1. 1. hole
  2. 2. opening
  3. 3. orifice (of the human body)
  4. 4. (fig.) key (to the solution of a problem)

Words Containing 窍

七窍
qī qiào

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

灵魂出窍
líng hún chū qiào

out-of-body experience

不开窍
bù kāi qiào

unable to understand

七窍生烟
qī qiào shēng yān

lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom)

窍门
qiào mén

a trick

九窍
jiǔ qiào

nine orifices of the human body (eyes, nostrils, ears, mouth, urethra, anus)

一窍不通
yī qiào bù tōng

lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)

开窍
kāi qiào

to get it straight

心窍
xīn qiào

the mind

财迷心窍
cái mí xīn qiào

mad about money (idiom)

诀窍
jué qiào

secret

鬼迷心窍
guǐ mí xīn qiào

to be obsessed

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