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薄
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Definitions
- 1. thin
- 2. indifferent
- 3. weak
- 4. light
- 5. infertile
Words Containing 薄
to despise
mist
lit. to have accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly (idiom)
(idiom) hasty and rude; caustic and sharp-tongued
weak link
thin slice
to favour one and discriminate against the other
crispy
to neglect one's parents but give them a rich funeral
thin flat cake
frivolous
menthone (chemistry)
thin-skinned
(idiom) frivolous
garrulous and sharp-tongued
humble
light silk
(of land) infertile
Bo Xilai (1949-), PRC politician, appointed to the Politburo in 2007, sentenced in 2013 to life imprisonment for corruption and misconduct
generous care but a thrifty funeral
savory (herb)
fickle
meanness and generosity
thin paper (tissue paper, onionskin etc)
small profit but rapid turnover
foil
to be born under an unlucky star (usu. of women)
barren land
to gush
peppermint oil
oil sheet
little virtue and meager abilities (idiom); I'm a humble person and not much use at anything (Song writer Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修[ōu yáng xiū])
mint (confectionery)
pancake
Bo Yibo (1908-2007), ranking PRC politician, served on State Council from 1950s to 1980s as colleague of Deng Xiaoping
small reward (for work)
my meager sensibilities
light (weight)
thin
membrane
meager estate
bashful
thin coat, meager food (idiom); life of wretched poverty
lit. the sun sets in Yanzi (idiom)
dilution
barren field
dusk
lit. to praise the dead and revile the living
to despise
thin
gauze (cloth)
small profits
weak
Raymond Burghard (1945-), US diplomat and ambassador to Vietnam 2001-2004, chairman of American Institute in Taiwan from 2006
supremely honorable and righteous
meager skill
my humble effort
to lack the necessities of life
inconstant in love
mean treatment
weak; frail
dilute wine
superficial
beautiful women suffer unhappy fates (idiom)
thinning scissors
dim light
vast area
thin lens (optics)
scanty
thin layer
to be on the verge of eruption (idiom)
feeler gauge
to be unlucky
sharp and unkind (words)
harsh and merciless (idiom)
peppermint
Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375), Italian writer, poet, and humanist, author of Decameron 十日談|十日谈[shí rì tán]
diluted earnings per share
lit. poor and with few means of subsistance (idiom)
lit. light mouth, thin tongue (idiom); hasty and rude
to be unduly humble (idiom)
thin plate
eggshell china
lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom)
unkind
thickness
my meager gift (humble)
peppermint
to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)
at dawn
at dusk