茅坑
máo kēng
Pinyin

Definition

茅坑
 - 
máo kēng
  1. latrine pit
  2. latrine

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

坑
kēng
  1. 1 hole
  2. 2 pit
  3. 3 tunnel
  4. 4 to defraud
初出茅庐
chū chū máo lú
  1. 1 venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)
  2. 2 young and inexperienced
  3. 3 novice
  4. 4 greenhorn
坑人
kēng rén
  1. 1 to cheat sb
茅台
Máo tái
  1. 1 Maotai town in Renhuai county, Guizhou
  2. 2 Maotai liquor 茅臺酒|茅台酒
茅台酒
máo tái jiǔ
  1. 1 maotai (a Chinese liquor)
  2. 2 CL:杯[bēi],瓶[píng]
三顾茅庐
sān gù máo lú
  1. 1 lit. three humble visits to a thatched cottage
  2. 2 cf famous episode in the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义 in which Liu Bei 劉備|刘备 recruits Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮 (the Hidden Dragon 臥龍|卧龙) to his cause by visiting him three times
伯恩茅斯
Bó ēn máo sī
  1. 1 Bournemouth, UK
凹坑
āo kēng
  1. 1 concave depression
  2. 2 crater
前茅
qián máo
  1. 1 forward patrol (military) (old)
  2. 2 (fig.) the top ranks
名列前茅
míng liè qián máo
  1. 1 to rank among the best
坑口
Kēng kǒu
  1. 1 Hang Hau (area in Hong Kong)
坑坑洼洼
kēng keng wā wā
  1. 1 bumpy
  2. 2 full of potholes
坑害
kēng hài
  1. 1 to trap
  2. 2 to frame
坑杀
kēng shā
  1. 1 to bury alive
  2. 2 to ensnare
坑洞
kēng dòng
  1. 1 hole
  2. 2 pit
  3. 3 pothole
坑爹
kēng diē
  1. 1 (Internet slang) dishonest
  2. 2 fraudulent
  3. 3 deceptive
坑洼
kēng wā
  1. 1 pothole
  2. 2 dip in the road
坑蒙拐骗
kēng mēng guǎi piàn
  1. 1 to swindle
  2. 2 to cheat
坑道
kēng dào
  1. 1 mine shaft
  2. 2 gallery
  3. 3 tunnel
坑骗
kēng piàn
  1. 1 to cheat
  2. 2 to swindle

Idioms (10)

一个萝卜一个坑
yī gè luó bo yī gè kēng
  1. 1 lit. every turnip to its hole (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. each person has his own position
  3. 3 each to his own
  4. 4 horses for courses
  5. 5 every kettle has its lid
初出茅庐
chū chū máo lú
  1. 1 venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)
  2. 2 young and inexperienced
  3. 3 novice
  4. 4 greenhorn
土阶茅屋
tǔ jiē máo wū
  1. 1 lit. earthen steps and a small cottage
  2. 2 frugal living conditions (idiom)
土阶茅茨
tǔ jiē máo cí
  1. 1 lit. earthen steps and a thatched hut
  2. 2 frugal living conditions (idiom)
拔茅连茹
bá máo lián rú
  1. 1 lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others
  2. 2 inextricably tangled together
  3. 3 Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.
满坑满谷
mǎn kēng mǎn gǔ
  1. 1 (idiom) all over the place
  2. 2 in every nook and cranny
  3. 3 packed to the rafters
茅塞顿开
máo sè dùn kāi
  1. 1 murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom); a sudden flash of insight and all is clear
跳出火坑
tiào chū huǒ kēng
  1. 1 lit. to jump out of a fire pit (idiom); to escape from a living hell
  2. 2 to free oneself from a life of torture
跳出釜底进火坑
tiào chū fǔ dǐ jìn huǒ kēng
  1. 1 out of the frying pan into the fire (idiom)
避坑落井
bì kēng luò jǐng
  1. 1 to dodge a pit only to fall into a well (idiom)
  2. 2 out of the frying pan into the fire

Sample Sentences

茅坑
máokēng
latrine
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