杯具
bēi jù
Pinyin

Definition

杯具
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bēi jù
  1. cup
  2. (slang) (pun on 悲劇|悲剧[bēi jù], tragedy) so bad
  3. terrible
  4. bummer
  5. fiasco
  6. debacle

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

具
jù
  1. 1 tool
  2. 2 device
  3. 3 utensil
  4. 4 equipment
  5. 5 instrument
  6. 6 talent
  7. 7 ability
  8. 8 to possess
  9. 9 to have
  10. 10 to provide
  11. 11 to furnish
  12. 12 to state
  13. 13 classifier for devices, coffins, dead bodies
具有
jù yǒu
  1. 1 to have
  2. 2 to possess
杯
bēi
  1. 1 cup
  2. 2 trophy cup
  3. 3 classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup
玩具
wán jù
  1. 1 plaything
  2. 2 toy
世界杯
Shì jiè bēi
  1. 1 World Cup
干杯
gān bēi
  1. 1 to drink a toast
  2. 2 Cheers! (proposing a toast)
  3. 3 Here's to you!
  4. 4 Bottoms up!
  5. 5 lit. dry cup
具备
jù bèi
  1. 1 to possess
  2. 2 to have
  3. 3 equipped with
  4. 4 able to fulfill (conditions or requirements)
具体
jù tǐ
  1. 1 concrete
  2. 2 definite
  3. 3 specific
兼具
jiān jù
  1. 1 to combine
  2. 2 to have both
家具
jiā jù
  1. 1 furniture
  2. 2 CL:件[jiàn],套[tào]
工具
gōng jù
  1. 1 tool
  2. 2 instrument
  3. 3 utensil
  4. 4 means (to achieve a goal etc)
杯具
bēi jù
  1. 1 cup
  2. 2 (slang) (pun on 悲劇|悲剧[bēi jù], tragedy) so bad
  3. 3 terrible
  4. 4 bummer
  5. 5 fiasco
  6. 6 debacle
杯子
bēi zi
  1. 1 cup
  2. 2 glass
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè],隻|只[zhī]
独具
dú jù
  1. 1 to have unique (talent, insight etc)
纸杯
zhǐ bēi
  1. 1 paper cup
举杯
jǔ bēi
  1. 1 to toast sb (with wine etc)
  2. 2 to drink a toast
茶杯
chá bēi
  1. 1 teacup
  2. 2 tea-glass
  3. 3 cup
  4. 4 mug
  5. 5 CL:隻|只[zhī]
道具
dào jù
  1. 1 prop (theater)
  2. 2 paraphernalia
  3. 3 (gaming) item
  4. 4 artifact
酒杯
jiǔ bēi
  1. 1 wine cup
面具
miàn jù
  1. 1 mask

Idioms (9)

好酒贪杯
hào jiǔ tān bēi
  1. 1 fond of the bottle (idiom)
杯弓蛇影
bēi gōng shé yǐng
  1. 1 lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions
  2. 2 overly fearful
杯水车薪
bēi shuǐ chē xīn
  1. 1 lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure
杯盘狼藉
bēi pán láng jí
  1. 1 cups and dishes in complete disorder (idiom); after a riotous drinking party
杯酒解怨
bēi jiǔ jiě yuàn
  1. 1 a wine cup dissolves complaints (idiom); a few drinks can ease social interaction
杯酒言欢
bēi jiǔ yán huān
  1. 1 a few drinks and a nice conversation (idiom)
独具匠心
dú jù jiàng xīn
  1. 1 original and ingenious (idiom)
  2. 2 to show great creativity
独具只眼
dú jù zhī yǎn
  1. 1 to see what others fail to see (idiom)
  2. 2 to have exceptional insight
酒逢知己千杯少
jiǔ féng zhī jǐ qiān bēi shǎo
  1. 1 a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom)
  2. 2 when you're with close friends, you can let your hair down

Sample Sentences

我是来打酱油的。顺便推销一下我的杯具和洗具。
wǒ shì lái dǎ jiàngyóu de 。shùnbiàn tuīxiāo yīxià wǒ de bēijù hé xǐjù 。
I'm just here to get some soy sauce. While doing so, I can promote my dishware and cleaning utensils.
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