lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom); fig. to be diligent in one's studies
牛角椒牛角椒niu2 jiao3 jiao1
Cayenne pepper; red pepper; chili
牛角面包牛角麵包niu2 jiao3 mian4 bao1
croissant
扭角羚扭角羚niu3 jiao3 ling2
takin (Budorcas taxicolor); goat-antelope
帕斯卡三角形帕斯卡三角形pa4 si1 ka3 san1 jiao3 xing2
Pascal's Triangle (math.)
配角配角pei4 jue2
supporting role (in play, film etc); minor role; to play a secondary role (in business etc); to play second fiddle
捧角捧角peng3 jue2
to praise an actor; adulation
捧角儿捧角兒peng3 jue2 er5
erhua variant of 捧角
偏角偏角pian1 jiao3
angle of drift (navigation); deflection (from course); angle of divergence
偏转角偏轉角pian1 zhuan3 jiao3
angle of drift (navigation); deflection (from course); angle of divergence
平面角平面角ping2 mian4 jiao3
plane angle
普通角闪石普通角閃石pu3 tong1 jiao3 shan3 shi2
hornblende (rock-forming mineral, type of amphibole)
七角形七角形qi1 jiao3 xing2
heptagon
前房角前房角qian2 fang2 jiao3
anterior chamber (the front chamber of the eye)
墙角牆角qiang2 jiao3
corner (junction of two walls)
倾角傾角qing1 jiao3
dip; angle of dip (inclination of a geological plane down from horizontal); tilt (inclination of ship from vertical)
缺角缺角que1 jiao3
(of a square shape, such as a house plan) to have a corner missing; (fig.) to lack something; missing piece
锐角銳角rui4 jiao3
acute angle
三等分角三等分角san1 deng3 fen1 jiao3
trisection (math.); trisecting an angle
三貂角三貂角san1 diao1 jiao3
Cape San Diego or Santiao, easternmost point of Taiwan Island
三角三角san1 jiao3
triangle
三角板三角板san1 jiao3 ban3
set square; triangle (for drawing right angles)
三角测量法三角測量法san1 jiao3 ce4 liang2 fa3
triangulation (surveying)
三角凳三角凳san1 jiao3 deng4
three-legged stool
三角法三角法san1 jiao3 fa3
trigonometry (math.)
三角腹带三角腹帶san1 jiao3 fu4 dai4
athletic supporter
三角关系三角關係san1 jiao3 guan1 xi4
triangle relationship; a love triangle
三角函数三角函數san1 jiao3 han2 shu4
trigonometric function
三角肌三角肌san1 jiao3 ji1
deltoid muscle (over the shoulder)
三角巾三角巾san1 jiao3 jin1
sling (for a wounded arm)
三角恐龙三角恐龍san1 jiao3 kong3 long2
triceratops (dinosaur)
三角裤三角褲san1 jiao3 ku4
briefs; panties
三角裤衩三角褲衩san1 jiao3 ku4 cha3
briefs; panties
三角恋爱三角戀愛san1 jiao3 lian4 ai4
love triangle
三角龙三角龍san1 jiao3 long2
triceratops
三角铁三角鐵san1 jiao3 tie3
triangle (musical instrument); angle iron
三角形三角形san1 jiao3 xing2
triangle
三角学三角學san1 jiao3 xue2
trigonometry
三角债三角債san1 jiao3 zhai4
triangular debt
三角洲三角洲san1 jiao3 zhou1
delta (geography)
三角柱体三角柱體san1 jiao3 zhu4 ti3
triangular prism (math.)
三角锥三角錐san1 jiao3 zhui1
triangular pyramid (math.)
三角座三角座san1 jiao3 zuo4
Triangulum (constellation)
沙头角沙頭角sha1 tou2 jiao3
Sha Tau Kok (town in Hong Kong)
十二角形十二角形shi2 er4 jiao3 xing2
dodecagon
十角形十角形shi2 jiao3 xing2
decagon
视角視角shi4 jiao3
viewpoint; angle on sth; perspective
书角書角shu1 jiao3
corner of a page
戍角戍角shu4 jiao3
garrison trumpet call
摔角摔角shuai1 jiao3
to wrestle; wrestling
双角犀雙角犀shuang1 jiao3 xi1
two-horned rhinoceros; Dicerorhinini
双角犀鸟雙角犀鳥shuang1 jiao3 xi1 niao3
(bird species of China) great hornbill (Buceros bicornis)
死角死角si3 jiao3
gap in coverage; gap in protection or defenses; neglected or overlooked area; dead end
四角四角si4 jiao3
the four corners (of a rectangle); the eaves that the four corners of a building
四角号码四角號碼si4 jiao3 hao4 ma3
four corner code (input method for Chinese characters)
四角裤四角褲si4 jiao3 ku4
boxer shorts
四角形四角形si4 jiao3 xing2
square; quadrilateral
四角柱体四角柱體si4 jiao3 zhu4 ti3
cuboid; rectangular prism (math.)
替角替角ti4 jue2
(theater) understudy
替角儿替角兒ti4 jue2 er5
erhua variant of 替角
天涯海角天涯海角tian1 ya2 hai3 jiao3
Cape Haijiao in Sanya 三亞|三亚, Hainan
天涯海角天涯海角tian1 ya2 hai3 jiao3
the ends of the earth; separated worlds apart
田中角荣田中角榮tian2 zhong1 jiao3 rong2
Tanaka Kakuei (1918-1993), Japanese politician, prime minister 1972-1974
头角頭角tou2 jiao3
youngster's talent; brilliance of youth
头角峥嵘頭角崢嶸tou2 jiao3 zheng1 rong2
promise of brilliant young person (idiom); showing extraordinary gifts
挖角挖角wa1 jue2
to poach (talent, personnel from competitors); to raid (a competitor for its talent); Taiwan pr.
外错角外錯角wai4 cuo4 jiao3
outer alternate angles (where one line meets two parallel lines)
外眼角外眼角wai4 yan3 jiao3
outer corner of the eye
弯角彎角wan1 jiao3
corner; bend; curve
旺角旺角wang4 jiao3
Mong Kok (area in Hong Kong)
维德角維德角wei2 de2 jiao3
Cape Verde (Tw)
五角五角wu3 jiao3
pentagon
五角场五角場wu3 jiao3 chang3
Wujiaochang neighborhood of Shanghai, adjacent to Fudan University
五角大楼五角大樓wu3 jiao3 da4 lou2
the Pentagon
五角星五角星wu3 jiao3 xing1
pentagram
五角形五角形wu3 jiao3 xing2
pentagon
西红角鸮西紅角鴞xi1 hong2 jiao3 xiao1
(bird species of China) Eurasian scops owl (Otus scops)
西领角鸮西領角鴞xi1 ling3 jiao3 xiao1
(bird species of China) collared scops owl (Otus lettia)
弦切角弦切角xian2 qie1 jiao3
chord angle (i.e. angle a chord of a curve makes to the tangent)
相角相角xiang4 jiao3
phase angle
小眼角小眼角xiao3 yan3 jiao3
outer corner of the eye
斜角斜角xie2 jiao3
bevel angle; oblique angle
性别角色性別角色xing4 bie2 jue2 se4
gender role
旋转角旋轉角xuan2 zhuan3 jiao3
angle of rotation
旋转角速度旋轉角速度xuan2 zhuan3 jiao3 su4 du4
rotational angular velocity
眼角眼角yan3 jiao3
outer or inner corner of the eye; canthus
眼角膜眼角膜yan3 jiao3 mo2
cornea
衍射角衍射角yan3 she4 jiao3
angle of diffraction (physics)
羊角包羊角包yang2 jiao3 bao1
croissant
羊角村羊角村yang2 jiao3 cun1
Giethoorn (city in the Netherlands)
羊角豆羊角豆yang2 jiao3 dou4
okra (Hibiscus esculentus); lady's fingers
羊角疯羊角瘋yang2 jiao3 feng1
variant of 羊角風|羊角风
羊角风羊角風yang2 jiao3 feng1
epilepsy
羊角面包羊角麵包yang2 jiao3 mian4 bao1
croissant
羊角芹羊角芹yang2 jiao3 qin2
ground-elder (Aegopodium podagraria)
要角要角yao4 jiao3
significant role; major figure
衣角衣角yi1 jiao3
corner of the lower hem of a jacket etc
一角银币一角銀幣yi1 jiao3 yin2 bi4
dime
伊洛瓦底三角洲伊洛瓦底三角洲yi1 luo4 wa3 di3 san1 jiao3 zhou1
Irrawaddy delta in south Myanmar (Burma)
英语角英語角ying1 yu3 jiao3
English corner; spoken English practice group
优角優角you1 jiao3
reflex angle
有棱有角有稜有角you3 leng2 you3 jiao3
(of a shape) sharp and clearcut; (of a person) definite in his opinion
余角餘角yu2 jiao3
complementary angle (additional angle adding to 90 degrees)
皂角皂角zao4 jiao3
Chinese honey locust (Gleditsia sinensis)
崭露头角嶄露頭角zhan3 lu4 tou2 jiao3
to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant
张角張角zhang1 jue2
Zhang Jue (-184), leader of the Yellow turban rebels during the late Han
折角折角zhe2 jiao3
to fold the corner of a page; to dog-ear
正角正角zheng4 jiao3
positive angle
正角正角zheng4 jue2
good guy (in a story); hero
直角直角zhi2 jiao3
a right angle
直角尺直角尺zhi2 jiao3 chi3
a set square (carpenter's tool)
直角器直角器zhi2 jiao3 qi4
a set square (carpenter's tool)
直角三角直角三角zhi2 jiao3 san1 jiao3
a right angled triangle
直角三角形直角三角形zhi2 jiao3 san1 jiao3 xing2
a right angled triangle
直角坐标直角座標zhi2 jiao3 zuo4 biao1
rectangular coordinates
珠江三角洲珠江三角洲zhu1 jiang1 san1 jiao3 zhou1
Pearl River Delta (PRD)
珠三角珠三角zhu1 san1 jiao3
Pearl River Delta
主角主角zhu3 jue2
leading role; lead
转角轉角zhuan3 jiao3
bend in a street; corner; to turn a corner
转弯抹角轉彎抹角zhuan3 wan1 mo4 jiao3
see 拐彎抹角|拐弯抹角
总角之好總角之好zong3 jiao3 zhi1 hao3
childhood friend (idiom)
总角之交總角之交zong3 jiao3 zhi1 jiao1
childhood friend (idiom)
纵纹角鸮縱紋角鴞zong4 wen2 jiao3 xiao1
(bird species of China) pallid scops owl (Otus brucei)
钻牛角鑽牛角zuan1 niu2 jiao3
lit. honing a bull's horn; fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem; to bash one's head against a brick wall; a wild goose chase; a blind alley; to split hairs; same as idiom 鑽牛角尖|钻牛角尖
钻牛角尖鑽牛角尖zuan1 niu2 jiao3 jian1
lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem; to bash one's head against a brick wall; a wild goose chase; a blind alley; to split hairs