gōng fu
period of time (may be months, or mere seconds)
spare time
skill
labor
effort
yī fu
clothes
CL:件[jian4],套[tao4]
piān fu
length (of a piece of writing)
space occupied on a printed page
shén fu
Christian priest or clergyman
(spiritual) father
gōng fu
skill
art
kung fu
labor
effort
bāo fu
wrapping cloth
a bundle wrapped in cloth
load
weight
burden
funny part
punchline
duì fu
to handle
to deal with
to cope
to get by with
xià gōng fu
to put in time and energy
to concentrate one's efforts
jiě fu
(coll.) older sister's husband
shī fu
master
qualified worker
respectful form of address for older men
CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
shī fu
used for 師傅|师傅 (in Taiwan)
master
qualified worker
bù shū fu
unwell
feeling ill
to feel uncomfortable
uneasy
chòu dòu fu
stinky tofu
strong-smelling preserved beancurd
fig. rough exterior but lovable person
chī dòu fu
to eat tofu
to flirt
to tease
dòu fu zhā
okara (i.e. soy pulp, a by-product of making soymilk or tofu)
yí fu
mother's sister's husband
husband of mother's sister
gōng fu chá
very concentrated type of tea drunk in Chaozhou, Fujian and Taiwan
Hè lǔ xiǎo fu
Nikita Khrushchev (1894-1971), secretary-general of Soviet Communist Party 1953-1964
dòu fu zhā gōng chéng
jerry-built building project
lit. built on soybean dregs
dòu fu nǎo
jellied tofu
soft bean curd
gū fu
father's sister's husband
husband of paternal aunt
uncle
yìng fu zì rú
to handle matters with ease (idiom); equal to the situation
sī xiǎng bāo fu
sth weighing on one's mind
fàng xia bāo fu
to lay down a heavy burden
yí fu
husband of mother's sister
uncle
gōng fu chá
very concentrated type of tea consumed in Chaozhou, Fujian and Taiwan
variant of 功夫茶[gong1 fu5 cha2]
guāng lù dài fu
honorific title during Tang to Qing times, approx. "Glorious grand master"
mò dòu fu
to grumble
to chatter away incessantly
shuǎi bāo fu
lit. to fling off a bundle
fig. to abandon one's responsibility for sth
to wash one's hands of the matter
zuò gōng fu
to practice (work skills)
wú dú bù zhàng fu
no poison, no great man (idiom); A great man has to be ruthless.
gū fu
father's sister's husband
husband of paternal aunt
uncle
tà pò tiě xié wú mì chù , dé lái quán bù fèi gōng fu
to travel far and wide looking for sth, only to find it easily
Cāng fū
Kurashiki, city in Okayama Prefecture 岡山縣|冈山县[Gang1 shan1 xian4], Japan
zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn
If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.
cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
to study diligently
dà zhàng fu néng qū néng shēn
A leader can submit or can stand tall as required.
ready to give and take
flexible
zhí xí fu
brother's son's wife
nephew's wife
xiǎo xí fu r
young married woman
scapegoat
young girl engaged to sb by her parents (idiom)
zuò gōng fu
to practice (work skills)
shī fu lǐng jìn mén , xiū xíng zài gè rén
the master leads you to the door, the rest is up to you
you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink
yìng fu yù rú
handling any occasion smoothly (idiom); equal to any situation
zhuā gōng fu
to maximize one's time
to catch some time out
to find enough time
(also 抓工夫)
Léi Gōng dǎ dòu fu
the God of Thunder strikes bean curd
fig. to bully the weakest person
to pick on an easy target
mǎ wěi chuān dòu fu , tí bu qǐ lai
lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it
fig. let's not talk of this (pun on 提[tí])
zhuā gōng fu
to maximize one's time
to catch some time out
to find enough time
(also 抓功夫)
Hóng Guǎ fu niǎo
Red Bishop
Euplectes orix
sūn xí fu
son's son's wife
grandson's wife
bāo fu dǐ r
family heirloom
most precious family possession
person's secrets
one's best performance
dāo zi zuǐ ba , dòu fu xīn
lit. knife mouth but heart of bean curd; sharp tongue concealing a caring heart
Lè wéi fu
Lviv (Lvov), town in western Ukraine
Léi Gōng dǎ dòu fu , jiǎn ruǎn de qī
the God of Thunder strikes bean curd, a bully picks the weakest person
to pick on an easy target
zhí xí fu
brother's son's wife
nephew's wife
mǎ wěi chuān dòu fu , tí bu qǐ lai
lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it
fig. let's not talk of this (pun on 提[ti2])
xīn jí chī bu liǎo rè dòu fu
hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom)
one just has to be patient
haste will ruin everything
dà zhàng fu
a manly man
a man of character
còu fu
to put together hastily
to make do with
fú fu tiē tiē
submissive
docile
obedient
ér xí fu r
erhua variant of 兒媳婦|儿媳妇[er2 xi2 fu5]
xiǎo xí fu
young married woman
mistress
(fig.) punching bag
(old) child bride
Hè lǔ xuě fu
see 赫魯曉夫|赫鲁晓夫[He4 lu3 xiao3 fu5]
Měng gǔ dài fu
(coll.) quack (doctor)
charlatan
dǎ mái fu
to lie in wait
to ambush
to conceal sth
dāo zi zuǐ ba , dòu fu xīn
lit. knife mouth but heart of bean curd; sharp tongue concealing a caring heart
dāo zi zuǐ , dòu fu xīn
to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)
Léi Gōng dǎ dòu fu , jiǎn ruǎn de qī
the God of Thunder strikes bean curd, a bully picks the weakest person
to pick on an easy target