"羡" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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羡
Trad. 羨
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 羊
Strokes 6
Composition
Strokes 12
Structure
Decomp. 羊冫欠
羊冫冖人
Prononciation
Mandarin xiàn
Entry Methods
Pinyin xian4
Kanji /
Cangjie
 TGIMO
廿土戈一人
Sijiao 8018.2
Wubi UGUW
CNS 11643 2-3F28
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+7FA1
GB2312 CFDB
BIG5 DB43
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羡 xiàn to envy
Results beginning with 羡
羡慕 xiàn mù to envy / to admire
羡慕嫉妒恨 xiàn mù jí dù hèn to be green with envy (neologism c. 2009)
Approximate Results for 羡
艳羡 yàn xiàn (literary) to admire / to envy
惊羡 jīng xiàn to marvel at
奇羡 jī xiàn surplus / profit
忌羡 jì xiàn to envy
倾羡 qīng xiàn to admire / to adore
钦羡 qīn xiàn to admire / to hold in high esteem
心羡 xīn xiàn to admire
季羡林 Jì Xiàn lín Ji Xianlin (1911-2009), Chinese linguist and Indologist
临川羡鱼 lín chuān xiàn yú see 臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網|临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网[lin2 yuan1 xian4 yu2 , bu4 ru2 tui4 er2 jie2 wang3]
临河羡鱼 lín hé xiàn yú see 臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網|临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网[lin2 yuan1 xian4 yu2 , bu4 ru2 tui4 er2 jie2 wang3]
临渊羡鱼 lín yuān xiàn yú see 臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網|临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网[lin2 yuan1 xian4 yu2 , bu4 ru2 tui4 er2 jie2 wang3]
让人羡慕 ràng rén xiàn mù enviable / to be admired
临渊羡鱼不如退而结网 lín yuān xiàn yú bù rú tuì ér jié wǎng rather than admiring fish, go home and weave a net
临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网 lín yuān xiàn yú , bù rú tuì ér jié wǎng better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish (idiom) / one should take practical steps to achieve one's aim
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