jiǎo xiáo jiào

twist, wring; intertwine; winch

DEFINITIONS

絞 jiǎo
  • to twist (strands into a thread)
  • to entangle
  • to wring
  • to hang (by the neck)
  • to turn
  • to wind
  • classifier for skeins of yarn

WORDS

心如刀 xīn rú dāo jiǎo to feel a pain like a knife being twisted in one's heart (idiom)
痛 xīn jiǎo tòng angina
刀 jiǎo dāo reamer
刑 jiǎo xíng to execute by hanging
刑架 jiǎo xíng jià gibbet; hanging post
扭 jiǎo niǔ to wring
架 jiǎo jià gallows; gibbet
死 jiǎo sǐ to hang (i.e. execute by hanging); to strangle
痛 jiǎo tòng sharp pain; cramp; griping pain; colic; angina, cf 心絞痛|心绞痛
盡腦汁 jiǎo jìn nǎo zhī to rack one's brains
盤 jiǎo pán capstan
索 jiǎo suǒ a noose for hanging criminals
縊 jiǎo yì to be hanged; to hang oneself
肉 jiǎo ròu minced meat
肉機 jiǎo ròu jī meat grinder
股藍 jiǎo gǔ lán jiaogulan (Gynostemma pentaphyllum)
腦汁 jiǎo nǎo zhī to rack one's brains
車 jiǎo chē winch; windlass
腹部痛 fù bù jiǎo tòng abdominal cramping
膽石痛 dǎn shí jiǎo tòng gallstone colic
線 shuāng jiǎo xiàn unshielded twisted pair; UTP
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