瓶 子 píng zi bottle / CL:個|个[ge4] 壿 zūn goblet / bottle / wine-jar 瓶 盂 píng yú jar / flask / vase / bottle 瓶 颈 píng jǐng neck of a bottle / (fig.) bottleneck / problem that impedes progress 葫 芦 hú lu calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) / hoist / generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof) / muddled / (poker) full house 奶 瓶 nǎi píng baby's feeding bottle 药 瓶 yào píng medicine bottle 气 瓶 qì píng gas cylinder / air bottle / air tank (diving) 瓷 瓶 cí píng porcelain bottle 起 子 qǐ zi baking soda (used to leaven bread) / screwdriver / bottle opener 守 口 如 瓶 shǒu kǒu rú píng lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom) / tight-lipped / reticent / not breathing a word 开 瓶 器 kāi píng qì bottle opener 漂 流 瓶 piāo liú píng message in a bottle 瓶 塞 píng sāi bottle cork / bottle stopper 热 水 瓶 rè shuǐ píng thermos bottle / vacuum bottle / hot water dispenser (appliance) / CL:個|个[ge4] 热 水 袋 rè shuǐ dài hot-water bottle 鼻 烟 壶 bí yān hú snuff bottle 水 罐 shuǐ guàn container for holding and pouring water (or other liquid): jug, pitcher, clay jar, jerry can, water bottle etc 吊 瓶 diào píng infusion bag or bottle (for an IV) 银 瓶 yín píng silver bottle 喷 壶 pēn hú spray bottle 暖 水 瓶 nuǎn shuǐ píng thermos flask or bottle 腰 yāo the waist and lower back / (bound form) kidney of an animal (as food) / the waist of trousers or a skirt / (metonym) money pouch / pocket / (bound form) the middle section of an upright object (mountain, bottle etc) 栓 shuān bottle stopper / plug / (gun) bolt / (grenade) pin 匏 páo bottle gourd / Lagenaria vulgaris 缾 píng vase / bottle / pitcher 只 鸡 斗 酒 zhī jī dǒu jiǔ lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom) / fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests 好 酒 贪 杯 hǎo jiǔ tān bēi good wine taken in excess (idiom) / fond of the bottle 斗 酒 只 鸡 dǒu jiǔ zhī jī lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom) / fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests 嗜 酒 如 命 shì jiǔ rú mìng to love wine as one's life (idiom) / fond of the bottle 宝 特 瓶 bǎo tè píng plastic bottle 曲 颈 瓶 qū jǐng píng retort / bottle with curved neck 滴 瓶 dī píng (chemistry) dropping bottle 瓶 领 píng lǐng bottle collar 酒 肆 jiǔ sì wine shop / liquor store / bottle shop / bar / pub 瓶 胆 píng dǎn the vacuum bottle within the outer case of a thermos 汤 婆 子 tāng pó zi hot-water bottle 新 瓶 装 旧 酒 xīn píng zhuāng jiù jiǔ old wine in a new bottle (idiom) 奶 瓶 喂 养 nǎi píng wèi yǎng bottle feeding 水 处 理 和 装 瓶 操 作 员 water treatment and bottle operator 瓶 子 系 列 bottle series 不 为 酒 困 bù wéi jiǔ kùn not a slave to the bottle / able to enjoy alcohol in moderation / able to hold one's drink 半 瓶 水 响 叮 当 bàn píng shuǐ xiǎng dīng dāng lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom) / fig. empty vessels make the most noise / one who has a little knowledge likes to show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest 揦 子 lá zi (dialect) glass bottle 新 瓶 旧 酒 xīn píng jiù jiǔ old wine in a new bottle (idiom) 瓠 瓜 hù guā bottle gourd 夜 开 花 yè kāi huā bottle gourd (i.e. 瓠瓜[hu4 gua1]) 一 瓶 子 不 响 , 半 瓶 子 晃 荡 yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang lit. a full bottle makes no sound / a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom) / fig. empty vessels make the most noise 好 酒 贪 杯 hào jiǔ tān bēi fond of the bottle (idiom) 汤 婆 tāng pó hot-water bottle 内 胆 nèi dǎn inner container (e.g. the rice pot inside a rice cooker, the vacuum bottle inside a thermos, the tank inside a hot water heater, the bladder of a football) 瓶 盖 píng gài bottle cap