mud, mire; earth, clay; plaster

HSK 6 #1499

DEFINITIONS

泥 ní
  • mud
  • clay
  • paste
  • pulp
泥 nì
  • restrained

STROKES

WORDS

菩薩過江,自身難保 ní pú sà guò jiāng , zì shēn nán bǎo like a clay Bodhisattva fording a river, can't guarantee his own safety; unable to save oneself, let alone others
质 ní zhì muddy
質 ní zhì muddy
质岩 ní zhì yán mudstone (geology)
質岩 ní zhì yán mudstone (geology)
质页岩 ní zhì yè yán mudstone
質頁岩 ní zhì yè yán mudstone
醉 ní zuì blind drunk; drunk as drunk can be
金 ní jīn to gild; gilt
铲 ní chǎn trowel
鏟 ní chǎn trowel
鰍 ní qiu loach; mud fish; CL:條|条[tiao2]
船 jùn ní chuán dredger
huī ní plaster; mortar
燕子衔垒大窝 yàn zi xián ní lěi dà wō the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom); many a little makes a mickle
燕子銜壘大窩 yàn zi xián ní lěi dà wō the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom); many a little makes a mickle
làn ní mud; mire
扶不上墙 làn ní fú bù shàng qiáng useless (idiom); worthless; inept
扶不上牆 làn ní fú bù shàng qiáng useless (idiom); worthless; inept
糊不上墙 làn ní hú bù shàng qiáng see 爛泥扶不上牆|烂泥扶不上墙[lan4 ni2 fu2 bu4 shang4 qiang2]
糊不上牆 làn ní hú bù shàng qiáng see 爛泥扶不上牆|烂泥扶不上墙[lan4 ni2 fu2 bu4 shang4 qiang2]
烂醉如 làn zuì rú ní lit. as drunk as mud; completely drunk
爛醉如 làn zuì rú ní lit. as drunk as mud; completely drunk
白水 bái shuǐ ní white cement
硅酸盐水 guī suān yán shuǐ ní Portland cement