胡须
hú xū
Pinyin

Definition

胡须
 - 
hú xū
  1. beard
  2. CL:根[gēn],綹|绺[liǔ]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (18)

胡
hú
  1. 1 beard
  2. 2 mustache
  3. 3 whiskers
胡子
hú zi
  1. 1 beard
  2. 2 mustache or whiskers
  3. 3 facial hair
  4. 4 CL:撮[zuǒ],根[gēn]
  5. 5 (coll.) bandit
须
xū
  1. 1 beard
  2. 2 mustache
  3. 3 feeler (of an insect etc)
  4. 4 tassel
剃须刀
tì xū dāo
  1. 1 shaver
  2. 2 razor
触须
chù xū
  1. 1 tentacles
  2. 2 feelers
  3. 3 antennae
胡须
hú xū
  1. 1 beard
  2. 2 CL:根[gēn],綹|绺[liǔ]
八字胡
bā zì hú
  1. 1 mustache shaped like character 八
刮胡刀
guā hú dāo
  1. 1 razor
剃须膏
tì xū gāo
  1. 1 shaving cream
文须雀
wén xū què
  1. 1 (bird species of China) bearded reedling (Panurus biarmicus)
根须
gēn xū
  1. 1 roots
胡渣
hú zhā
  1. 1 see 鬍碴|胡碴[hú chā]
胡茬
hú chá
  1. 1 beard stubble
须生
xū shēng
  1. 1 see 老生[lǎo shēng]
须眉
xū méi
  1. 1 man or men (formal)
须发
xū fà
  1. 1 hair and beard
须鲸
xū jīng
  1. 1 baleen whale
  2. 2 Mysticeti
龙须菜
lóng xū cài
  1. 1 asparagus
  2. 2 (Tw) young shoots of the chayote vine 佛手瓜[fó shǒu guā]

Idioms (2)

不让须眉
bù ràng xū méi
  1. 1 (idiom) to compare favorably with men in terms of ability, bravery etc
  2. 2 to be a match for men
  3. 3 lit. not conceding to men (beard and eyebrows)
溜须拍马
liū xū pāi mǎ
  1. 1 to smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants
  2. 2 to toady
  3. 3 boot-licking

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