卵泡
luǎn pào
Pinyin

Definition

卵泡
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luǎn pào
  1. follicle

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

泡
pāo
  1. 1 puffed
  2. 2 swollen
  3. 3 spongy
  4. 4 small lake (esp. in place names)
  5. 5 classifier for urine or feces
泡面
pào miàn
  1. 1 instant noodles
卵
luǎn
  1. 1 egg
  2. 2 ovum
  3. 3 spawn
  4. 4 (coll.) testicles
  5. 5 (old) penis
  6. 6 (expletive) fucking
卵巢
luǎn cháo
  1. 1 ovary
气泡
qì pào
  1. 1 bubble
  2. 2 blister (in metal)
  3. 3 (of beverages) sparkling
  4. 4 carbonated
水泡
shuǐ pào
  1. 1 bubble
  2. 2 blister
冲泡
chōng pào
  1. 1 to add water (or other liquid) to (another ingredient such as powdered milk or tea leaves)
  2. 2 to infuse (tea)
泡妞
pào niū
  1. 1 to pick up girls
  2. 2 to play around with girls
  3. 3 to chase after girls
泡椒
pào jiāo
  1. 1 pickled pepper
泡沫
pào mò
  1. 1 foam
  2. 2 (soap) bubble
  3. 3 (economic) bubble
泡泡
pào pao
  1. 1 bubbles
泡汤
pào tāng
  1. 1 to dawdle
  2. 2 to go slow deliberately
  3. 3 to fizzle out
  4. 4 to have all one's hopes dashed
  5. 5 (Tw) to have a soak in a hot spring
泡澡
pào zǎo
  1. 1 to bathe
  2. 2 to immerse oneself in a warm bath
泡芙
pào fú
  1. 1 cream puff (loanword)
  2. 2 profiterole
泡菜
pào cài
  1. 1 pickled cabbage
泡饭
pào fàn
  1. 1 to soak cooked rice in soup or water
  2. 2 cooked rice reheated in boiling water
浸泡
jìn pào
  1. 1 to steep
  2. 2 to soak
  3. 3 to immerse
灯泡
dēng pào
  1. 1 light bulb
  2. 2 see also 電燈泡|电灯泡[diàn dēng pào]
  3. 3 third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang)
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
起泡
qǐ pào
  1. 1 to bubble
  2. 2 to foam
  3. 3 to blister
  4. 4 to sprout boils (on one's body)
  5. 5 sparkling (wine etc)
电灯泡
diàn dēng pào
  1. 1 light bulb
  2. 2 (slang) unwanted third guest

Idioms (11)

一点水一个泡
yī diǎn shuǐ yī gè pào
  1. 1 honest and trustworthy (idiom)
事危累卵
shì wēi lěi luǎn
  1. 1 lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
以卵击石
yǐ luǎn jī shí
  1. 1 lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible
  2. 2 to invite disaster by overreaching oneself
化为泡影
huà wéi pào yǐng
  1. 1 to come to nothing (idiom)
危如累卵
wēi rú lěi luǎn
  1. 1 precarious as pile of eggs (idiom); ready to fall and break at any moment
  2. 2 in a dangerous state
如法泡制
rú fǎ pào zhì
  1. 1 lit. to follow the recipe (idiom)
  2. 2 to follow the same plan
杀鸡取卵
shā jī qǔ luǎn
  1. 1 lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
终成泡影
zhōng chéng pào yǐng
  1. 1 to come to nothing (idiom)
覆巢之下无完卵
fù cháo zhī xià wú wán luǎn
  1. 1 lit. when the nest is upset no egg is left intact (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. when one falls in disgrace the whole family is doomed
覆巢无完卵
fù cháo wú wán luǎn
  1. 1 lit. when the nest overturns no egg remains intact
  2. 2 no member escapes unscathed from a family disaster (idiom)
软磨硬泡
ruǎn mó yìng pào
  1. 1 to coax and pester (idiom)
  2. 2 to wheedle
  3. 3 to cajole

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