píng
bottle
vase
pitcher
CL:個|个[ge4]
classifier for wine and liquids
huā píng
flower vase
fig. just a pretty face
CL:對|对[dui4]
Jīn píng méi
Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus (1617), Ming dynasty vernacular novel, formerly notorious and banned for its sexual content
diàn píng
accumulator
battery (for storing electricity)
qì píng
gas cylinder
air bottle
air tank (diving)
Shuǐ píng zuò
Aquarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
rè shuǐ píng
thermos bottle
vacuum bottle
hot water dispenser (appliance)
CL:個|个[ge4]
shǒu kǒu rú píng
lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped
reticent
not breathing a word
píng sāi
bottle cork
bottle stopper
liáng píng
measuring flask
graduated measuring cylinder
tuō yóu píng
(derog.) (of a woman) to bring one's children into a second marriage
children by a previous marriage
jiù píng zhuāng xīn jiǔ
lit. new wine in old bottles; fig. new concepts in an old framework
(loan idiom from Matthew 9:17, but fig. meaning is opposite)
Bǎo píng zuò
Aquarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
also called 水瓶座
Jīn Píng Méi Cí Huà
Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus (1617), Ming dynasty vernacular novel, formerly notorious and banned for its sexual content
bàn píng cù
dabbler
dilettante who speaks as though he were an expert
píng bí hǎi tún
bottle-nosed dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
qū jǐng píng
retort
bottle with curved neck
diào píng zú
"infusion clan", patients who prefer medication by drip rather than orally or by injection etc
xīn píng zhuāng jiù jiǔ
old wine in a new bottle (idiom)
xīn píng jiù jiǔ
old wine in a new bottle (idiom)
diào píng
infusion bag or bottle (for an IV)
bàn píng shuǐ xiǎng dīng dāng
lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom)
fig. empty vessels make the most noise
one who has a little knowledge likes to show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest
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