鬚 xū

beard, whiskers; whisker-like

DEFINITIONS

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

WORDS

不讓鬚眉 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)
全鬚全尾兒 quán xū quán yǐ r (Beijing dialect) intact; in one piece
八字鬍鬚 bā zì hú xū mustache shaped like character 八
剃鬚刀 tì xū dāo shaver; razor
剃鬚膏 tì xū gāo shaving cream
卷鬚 juǎn xū tendril
四大鬚生 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
巾幗鬚眉 jīn guó xū méi woman with a manly spirit
捋虎鬚 luō hǔ xū lit. to stroke the tiger's whiskers; to do sth very daring
捲鬚 juǎn xū tendril
文鬚雀 wén xū què (bird species of China) bearded reedling (Panurus biarmicus)
根鬚 gēn xū roots
溜鬚拍馬 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
蓄鬚明志 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)
藍鬚夜蜂虎 lán xū yè fēng hǔ (bird species of China) blue-bearded bee-eater (Nyctyornis athertoni)
觸鬚 chù xū tentacles; feelers; antennae
髯鬚 rán xū beard; whiskers
鬍鬚 hú xū beard; CL:根[gen1],綹|绺[liu3]
鬚子 xū zi feelers (zoology); tassel (botany)
鬚毛 xū máo whiskers; mustache
鬚浮鷗 xū fú ōu (bird species of China) whiskered tern (Chlidonias hybrida)
鬚生 xū shēng see 老生[lao3 sheng1]
鬚眉 xū méi man or men (formal)
鬚髮 xū fà hair and beard
鬚鯨 xū jīng baleen whale; Mysticeti
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