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瓷瓶
cí píng
Pinyin
Definition
瓷瓶
-
cí píng
porcelain bottle
Character Decomposition
瓷
冫
欠
瓦
瓶
丷
一
廾
瓦
Related Words
(20)
水瓶座
Shuǐ píng zuò
1
Aquarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
瓶
píng
1
bottle
2
vase
3
pitcher
4
CL:個|个[gè]
5
classifier for wine and liquids
奶瓶
nǎi píng
1
baby's feeding bottle
瓶子
píng zi
1
bottle
2
CL:個|个[gè]
瓶颈
píng jǐng
1
bottleneck
瓷器
cí qì
1
chinaware
2
porcelain
瓷砖
cí zhuān
1
ceramic tile
花瓶
huā píng
1
flower vase
2
fig. just a pretty face
3
CL:對|对[duì]
陶瓷
táo cí
1
pottery and porcelain
2
ceramics
保温瓶
bǎo wēn píng
1
thermos
半瓶醋
bàn píng cù
1
dabbler
2
dilettante who speaks as though he were an expert
吊瓶
diào píng
1
infusion bag or bottle (for an IV)
守口如瓶
shǒu kǒu rú píng
1
lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped
2
reticent
3
not breathing a word
安瓶
ān píng
1
ampoule (loanword)
宝瓶
Bǎo píng
1
Aquarius (star sign)
宝瓶座
Bǎo píng zuò
1
Aquarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
2
also called 水瓶座
打吊瓶
dǎ diào píng
1
to put sb on an intravenous drip
拖油瓶
tuō yóu píng
1
(derog.) (of a woman) to bring one's children into a second marriage
2
children by a previous marriage
搪瓷
táng cí
1
enamel
暖水瓶
nuǎn shuǐ píng
1
thermos flask or bottle
Idioms
(6)
一瓶子不响,半瓶子晃荡
yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang
1
lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
2
fig. empty vessels make the most noise
半瓶水响叮当
bàn píng shuǐ xiǎng dīng dāng
1
lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom)
2
fig. empty vessels make the most noise
3
one who has a little knowledge likes to show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest
守口如瓶
shǒu kǒu rú píng
1
lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped
2
reticent
3
not breathing a word
新瓶旧酒
xīn píng jiù jiǔ
1
old wine in a new bottle (idiom)
新瓶装旧酒
xīn píng zhuāng jiù jiǔ
1
old wine in a new bottle (idiom)
旧瓶装新酒
jiù píng zhuāng xīn jiǔ
1
lit. new wine in old bottles; fig. new concepts in an old framework
2
(loan idiom from Matthew 9:17, but fig. meaning is opposite)
Sample Sentences