"Boats" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 chuán bó shipping / boats
 yóu yì (of a naval vessel) to cruise / to patrol / (of ducks, boats etc) to move about on a lake or river etc
 pò fǔ chén zhōu lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom) / fig. to cut off one's means of retreat / to burn one's boats
 cǎo chuán jiè jiàn lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4]) / fig. to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends
 sài lóng zhōu to race dragon boats
 chuán mín people who live and make a living on boats
 yè leaf / page / lobe / (historical) period / classifier for small boats
 fǎng 2 boats lashed together / large boat
 gāo pole for punting boats
 bàng two boats fastened side by side
 àn zhuāng submerged piles installed to prevent the passage of boats / (fig.) informer / spy
 mù zhòu type of wood used to make punting poles for boats (old)
 bì fēng táng typhoon shelter (a cove where boats shelter from strong winds and rough seas, esp. in Hong Kong) / (attributive) typhoon shelter-style, a cooking method associated with those who lived on boats in the coves, where crab, prawn or other meat is fried and flavored with spices and black beans
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