beard, whiskers; whisker-like

DEFINITIONS

  • beard, whiskers
  • whisker-like
  • must
  • to have to
  • to wait
  • beard
  • mustache
  • feeler (of an insect etc)
  • tassel

WORDS

不讓眉 bù ràng xū méi (idiom) to compare favorably with men in terms of ability, bravery etc; to be a match for men; lit. not conceding to men (beard and eyebrows)
全尾兒 quán xū quán yǐ r (Beijing dialect) intact; in one piece
八字鬍 bā zì hú xū mustache shaped like character 八
刀 tì xū dāo shaver; razor
膏 tì xū gāo shaving cream
juǎn xū tendril
四大生 sì dà xū shēng Four great beards of Beijing opera, namely: Ma Lianliang 馬連良|马连良, Tan Fuying 譚富英|谭富英, Yang Baosen 楊寶森|杨宝森, Xi Xiaobo 奚嘯伯|奚啸伯
巾幗眉 jīn guó xū méi woman with a manly spirit
捋虎 luō hǔ xū lit. to stroke the tiger's whiskers; to do sth very daring
juǎn xū tendril
雀 wén xū què (bird species of China) bearded reedling (Panurus biarmicus)
gēn xū roots
拍馬 liū xū pāi mǎ to smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants; to toady; boot-licking
明志 xù xū míng zhì to grow a beard as a symbol of one's determination (as Mei Lanfang 梅蘭芳|梅兰芳[Mei2 Lan2 fang1] growing a beard and refusing to perform for the Japanese)
夜蜂虎 lán xū yè fēng hǔ (bird species of China) blue-bearded bee-eater (Nyctyornis athertoni)
chù xū tentacles; feelers; antennae
rán xū beard; whiskers
hú xū beard; CL:根[gen1],綹|绺[liu3]
子 xū zi feelers (zoology); tassel (botany)
毛 xū máo whiskers; mustache
浮鷗 xū fú ōu (bird species of China) whiskered tern (Chlidonias hybrida)
生 xū shēng see 老生[lao3 sheng1]
眉 xū méi man or men (formal)
髮 xū fà hair and beard
鯨 xū jīng baleen whale; Mysticeti
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