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Definitions

  1. 1. cheek
  2. 2. lower cheek
  3. 3. chin
  4. 4. jaw
  5. 5. to nourish

Words Containing 颐

周敦颐
zhōu dūn yí

Zhou Dunyi (1017-1073), Song dynasty neo-Confucian scholar

夥颐
huǒ yí

(literary) very many

大块朵颐
dà kuài duǒ yí

to chew on a large slab (idiom); a large mouthful is hard to chew

大快朵颐
dà kuài duǒ yí

to gorge oneself

朵颐
duǒ yí

to move the jaw

程颐
chéng yí

Cheng Yi (1033-1107), Song neo-Confucian scholar

解颐
jiě yí

to smile

颐和园
yí hé yuán

Summer Palace in Beijing

颐性养寿
yí xìng yǎng shòu

to take care of one's spirit and keep fit (idiom)

颐指
yí zhǐ

to order with the chin

颐指气使
yí zhǐ qì shǐ

lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture

颐指风使
yí zhǐ fēng shǐ

lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture

颐养
yí yǎng

to nourish

颐养天年
yí yǎng tiān nián

lit. to nurture one's years (idiom)

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