a well; CL:口[kou3]; neat; orderly

a mine; a mine shaft

to drill (e.g. for oil); a borehole

oil well

Fujii (Japanese surname)

(water) well

Sakurai (Japanese surname and place name)

Mitsui (Japanese company)

always clean; orderly; methodical

Imai (Japanese surname)

to dig a well

Sakai (Japanese surname and place name)

(mine) galleries and pits

courtyard; atrium; opening in a roof; skylight; caisson ceiling; (TCM) acupuncture point TB10

marketplace; town; the street (urban milieu); the haunts of the common people

to dig a well

(mining) test pit; exploratory shaft; test well

Arai (Japanese surname)

blind shaft; winze

Matsui (Japanese surname)

open caisson

(HK) manhole

Sham Tseng (area in Hong Kong)

wolf trap (trou de loup), medieval defensive trap consisting of a concealed pit with sharp spikes

salt well; brine well dug for salt production

Ishii (Japanese surname)

manhole; inspection chamber

vertical shaft (for mining, ventilation systems etc)

tube well

ceiling (architecture)

Arai (Japanese surname)

see 貢井區|贡井区[Gong4 jing3 Qu1]

to jump into a well (to drown oneself, esp. of ladies in fiction)

Sakai (Japanese surname)

see 龍井市|龙井市[Long2 jing3 Shi4]; see 龍井區|龙井区[Long2 jing3 Qu1]; Longjing tea (abbr. for 龍井茶|龙井茶[long2 jing3 cha2])

launching silo

karez, qanat or "horizontal well" (irrigation and water management system used in Xinjiang, Central Asia and Middle East)

Wangfujing, a shopping district in Beijing, known for its pedestrian street, luxury brands, traditional stores and vibrant food markets

elevator shaft

Shitanjing subdistrict of Dawukou district 大武口區|大武口区[Da4 wu3 kou3 qu1] of Shizuishan city 石嘴山市[Shi2 zui3 shan1 shi4], Ningxia

see 自流井區|自流井区[Zi4 liu2 jing3 Qu1]

wishing well

lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty; to be unprepared and seek help at the last minute (idiom)

lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision; to act when it is too late

to leave one's homeplace (to find work, flee disaster etc)

to dodge a pit only to fall into a well (idiom); out of the frying pan into the fire