xū
beard
mustache
feeler (of an insect etc)
tassel
hú xū
beard
CL:根[gen1],綹|绺[liu3]
bù ràng xū méi
(idiom) to compare favorably with men in terms of ability, bravery etc
to be a match for men
lit. not conceding to men (beard and eyebrows)
chù xū
tentacles
feelers
antennae
liū xū pāi mǎ
to smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants
to toady
boot-licking
lóng shū cài
(Taiwan) young fruit of chayote 佛手瓜 [fó shǒu guā]
xū zi
feelers (zoology)
tassel (botany)
jīn guó xū méi
woman with a manly spirit
sì dà xū shēng
Four great beards of Beijing opera, namely: Ma Lianliang 馬連良|马连良, Tan Fuying 譚富英|谭富英, Yang Baosen 楊寶森|杨宝森, Xi Xiaobo 奚嘯伯|奚啸伯
xù xū míng zhì
to grow a beard as a symbol of one's determination (as Mei Lanfang 梅蘭芳|梅兰芳[Mei2 Lan2 fang1] growing a beard and refusing to perform for the Japanese)
luō hǔ xū
lit. to stroke the tiger's whiskers
to do sth very daring
bā zì hú xū
mustache shaped like character 八
xū fú ōu
(bird species of China) whiskered tern (Chlidonias hybrida)
lán xū yè fēng hǔ
(bird species of China) blue-bearded bee-eater (Nyctyornis athertoni)
wén xū què
(bird species of China) bearded reedling (Panurus biarmicus)
quán xū quán yǐ r
(Beijing dialect) intact
in one piece
lóng xū cài
asparagus
(Taiwan) young shoots of the chayote vine 佛手瓜[fo2 shou3 gua1]
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