灰 | 232C10 12.81 | 部居 | 畫數 6 | ㄏㄨㄟ [hui1] . | ||||||||
N | (1) (-’l) Ashes: 煙灰 cigarette ashes; 煤灰,骨灰 ashes from stove, bones; 劫灰 (fig.) what is left after looting; 死灰復燃 cold ashes burn again-the buried past comes alive again, defeated rebels stage a comeback. (2) Lime (=石灰). (3) Dust: 灰土,灰沙 [hui1tu3], [hui1sha1]↓; 灰頭土腦 head covered with dust, also a blockhead. (4) The grey color. | |||||||||||
Adj | (1) Grey in color: 灰白,灰色 [hui1bai2], [hui1se4]↓. (2) Disheartened: 心灰意冷 very much discouraged; 萬念俱灰 all hopes dashed to pieces, tired of earthly life; 灰心 [hui1xin1]↓. | |||||||||||
Words | 1.灰白 [hui1bai2], adj., grey, greyish-white, ashen (colored); 灰白質 grey matter in brains. 2.灰塵 [hui1chen2], n., dust (on table, etc.). 3.灰分 [hui1fen4], n., (bot.) inorganic matter in plants (found in ashes). 4.灰燼 [hui1jin4], n., ashes. 5.灰滅 [hui1mie4], v.i., to vanish (of hopes, dreams, etc.). 6.灰棚(兒) [hui1peng2] ([er0]), n., plastered mud hut (also called 灰房 opp. brick houses). 7.灰色 [hui1se4], adj., (1) grey in color; (2) of unclear or ambiguous attitude or belief. 8.灰沙 [hui1sha1], n., dust, sand dust. 9.灰心 [hui1xin1], v.i. & adj., (feel) discouraged, disappointed, lose interest: 他灰心了 he is disheartened or 灰了心 ready to give up. 10.灰鼠 [hui1shu3], n., the squirrel. 11.灰膛 [hui1tang2], n., ash pan in stove. 12.灰槽子 [hui1cao2zi0], n., oldfashioned wooden ash box for pipe tobacco. 13.灰土 [hui1tu3], n., dust, mud. |