xiǎn

manifest, display; evident, clear

DEFINITIONS

顯 xiǎn
  • to make visible
  • to reveal
  • prominent
  • conspicuous
  • (prefix) phanero-

WORDS

山不露水 bù xiǎn shān bù lù shuǐ lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts
節 zhǔ xiǎn jié Epiphany
來電示 lái diàn xiǎn shì caller ID
光學微鏡 guāng xué xiǎn wēi jìng optical microscope
八仙過海,各其能 bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn qí néng see 八仙過海,各顯神通|八仙过海,各显神通[Ba1 xian1 guo4 hai3 , ge4 xian3 shen2 tong1]
八仙過海,各神通 bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom); fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
tū xiǎn to present clearly; to give prominence to; to magnify; clear and obvious
所長 gè xiǎn suǒ cháng each displays their own strengths (idiom)
國立忠院 guó lì xiǎn zhōng yuàn Korean national memorial cemetery at Dongjak-dong, Seoul
神通 dà xiǎn shén tōng to display one's remarkable skill or prowess; to give full play to one's brilliant abilities
身手 dà xiǎn shēn shǒu (idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities
wēi xiǎn awe-inspiring; power
zhāng xiǎn to manifest
míng xiǎn clear; distinct; obvious
時隱 shí xiǎn shí yǐn appearing and disappearing; intermittently visible
龍 lǐ xiǎn lóng Lee Hsien Loong (1952-), Singapore PAP politician, eldest son of Lee Kuan Yew 李光耀[Li3 Guang1 yao4], prime minister from 2004
液晶示 yè jīng xiǎn shì LCD; liquid crystal display
液晶示器 yè jīng xiǎn shì qì liquid crystal display
深入出 shēn rù xiǎn chū see 深入淺出|深入浅出[shen1 ru4 qian3 chu1]
qiǎn xiǎn plain; clear; obvious
祖 tāng xiǎn zǔ Tang Xianzu (1550-1616), Ming poet and dramatist, author of The Peony Pavilion 牡丹亭[Mu3 dan5 Ting2]
tū xiǎn conspicuous; to make sth stand out; make sth prominent
經絲彩色花 jīng sī cǎi sè xiǎn huā warp brocade; woven fabric with single woof but colored warp
蕭子 xiāo zǐ xiǎn Xiao Zixian (487-537), writer and historian of Liang of Southern Dynasties, compiler of History of Qi of the Southern dynasties 南齊書 南齐书
yǐn xiǎn appearing and disappearing; dimly visible; intermittent; implicit (but not clearly present)
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