翹 | 183B25 11.70 | 部居 | 畫數 18 | ㄑㄧㄠˊ [qiao2] (*ㄑㄧㄠˋ [qiao4] ). | ||||||||
N | (1) (AC) tall feather. (2) (AC) a woman's hair decoration. | |||||||||||
V | To lift up, to turn up: 翹首 to crane one's neck; 翹首而望 lift up one's head in hope; 翹足而待 curl up one's leg and wait--anticipate arriving in a short while; 翹舌頭 curl up one's tongue. (*[qiao4]) To stick up, bend upwards, curl up: 板凳兩頭翹起來 bench curls up at both ends; 頭髮翹起來 hair sticks up; 翹嘴巴 to pout (in displeasure). | |||||||||||
Adj | (1) Bent, upturned: 晒翹了 (a board) warped from exposure to the sun. (2) (*[qiao4]) See [qiao2bian4zi0]↓. | |||||||||||
Words | 1.翹辮子 *[qiao4bian4zi0], v.i., (sl.) to kick the bucket, die (“queue curled up”). 2.翹翹 [qiao2qiao2], adj., (AC) (1) tall; (2) hanging dangerously; (3) (LL) distinguished: 翹翹人才 distinguished, talented man. 3.翹企 [qiao2qi4], v.i., to hope (“on tiptoe”), see [qiao2wang4]↓. 4.翹楚 [qiao2chu3], adj., outstanding (men, talents). 5.翹關 [qiao2guan1], v.i., (AC) a contest of lifting weights. 6.翹棱 [qiao2leng0], v.i., become warped from exposure. 7.翹秀 [qiao2xiu4], adj., see [qiao2chu3]↑. 8.翹思 [qiao2si1], v.i., to remember (person) from a distance. 9.翹材 [qiao2cai2], n., outstanding talent. 10.翹望 [qiao2wang4], v.i., to hope earnestly. |