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18 results for 杯*

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杯bēi
  1. cup; trophy cup; classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup

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杯子bēi zi

cup; glass; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]

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杯具bēi jù

cup; (slang) (pun on 悲劇|悲剧[bei1 ju4], tragedy) so bad; terrible; bummer; fiasco; debacle

杯垫bēi diàn

(beverage) coaster

杯套bēi tào

cup sleeve

杯托bēi tuō

a saucer

杯珓bēi jiào

see 筊杯[jiao3 bei1]

杯盖bēi gài

cup lid; cup cover

杯筊bēi jiǎo

see 筊杯[jiao3 bei1]

杯葛bēi gé

(dialect) (loanword) to boycott

杯面bēi miàn

cup noodles

杯中物bēi zhōng wù

the contents of the cup; (fig.) liquor; wine

杯弓蛇影bēi gōng shé yǐng

lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions; overly fearful

杯水车薪bēi shuǐ chē xīn

lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure

杯盘狼藉bēi pán láng jí

cups and dishes in complete disorder (idiom); after a riotous drinking party

杯酒解怨bēi jiǔ jiě yuàn

a wine cup dissolves complaints (idiom); a few drinks can ease social interaction

杯酒言欢bēi jiǔ yán huān

a few drinks and a nice conversation (idiom)

杯酒释兵权bēi jiǔ shì bīng quán

to dismiss military hierarchy using wine cups; cf Song founding Emperor Song Taizu 宋太祖 holds a banquet in 961 and persuades his senior army commanders to go home to their provinces

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