杯 bēi

cup, glass

HSK 1 #1396

DEFINITIONS

  • cup, glass
  • cup
  • trophy cup
  • classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup
  • variant of 杯[bei1]

STROKES

WORDS

對杯 duì bēi to raise glasses together; to toast one another
戴维斯杯 dài wéi sī bēi Davis Cup (international tennis team competition)
戴維斯杯 dài wéi sī bēi Davis Cup (international tennis team competition)
月亮杯 yuè liang bēi menstrual cup (Tw)
杯中物 bēi zhōng wù the contents of the cup; (fig.) liquor; wine
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
杯墊 bēi diàn (beverage) coaster
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
杯托 bēi tuō a saucer
杯水車薪 bēi shuǐ chē xīn lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure
杯珓 bēi jiào pair of mussel-shaped objects thrown on the ground for divination purposes
杯盘狼藉 bēi pán láng jí cups and dishes in complete disorder (idiom); after a riotous drinking party
杯盤狼藉 bēi pán láng jí cups and dishes in complete disorder (idiom); after a riotous drinking party
杯筊 bēi jiǎo see 杯珓[bei1 jiao4]
杯葛 bēi gé to boycott (loanword)
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)
杯酒言歡 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
杯酒釋兵權 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
欧洲杯 ōu zhōu bēi European Cup (e.g. soccer)
歐洲杯 ōu zhōu bēi European Cup (e.g. soccer)
汤姆斯杯 tāng mǔ sī bēi Thomas Cup (international badminton team competition)
湯姆斯杯 tāng mǔ sī bēi Thomas Cup (international badminton team competition)
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