"Carved" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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雕饰 diāo shì to carve / to decorate / carved / decorated
刻骨铭心 kè gǔ míng xīn lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom) / fig. etched in one's memory / unforgettable
鱼肉 yú ròu flesh of fish / fish and meat / (fig.) victims of oppression / (fig.) to cruelly oppress (i.e. to treat like flesh to be carved up)
石刻 shí kè stone inscription / carved stone
石雕 shí diāo stone carving / carved sculpture
雕花 diāo huā carving / decorative carved pattern / arabesque
铭刻 míng kè a carved inscription
刻印 kè yìn to engrave a seal / stamp mark / to print with carved type / to leave a deep impression
独占鳌头 dú zhàn áo tóu to come first in triennial palace examinations (idiom, refers to the carved stone turtle head in front of the imperial palace, next to which the most successful candidate in the imperial examinations was entitled to stand) / to be the champion / to be the very best in any field
岩画 yán huà rock painting / picture or writing carved on rocks
大藏经 dà zàng jīng Tripitaka Koreana, Buddhist scriptures carved on 81,340 wooden tablets and housed in the Haein Temple 海印寺[Hai3 yin4 si4] in South Gyeongsang province of South Korea
碑石 bēi shí stele / vertical stone tablet for carved inscriptions
雕版 diāo bǎn a carved printing block
雕漆 diāo qī carved lacquerware
契 qì to carve / carved words / to agree / a contract / a deed
枚 méi classifier for small objects: coins, badges, rings, carved seals, chess pieces, eggs, fingerprints etc (more formal than 個|个[ge4]) / classifier for bombs, missiles, satellites etc / (on product packaging) classifier for flat items (from Japanese 枚 / "mai") / (old) stick used as a gag to prevent soldiers from talking while sneaking up on the enemy
雕楹碧槛 diāo yíng bì kǎn carved pillar, jade doorsill (idiom) / heavily decorated environment
铭心镂骨 míng xīn lòu gǔ engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones (idiom) / to remember a benefactor as long as one lives / undying gratitude
弤 dǐ carved bow
漆雕 qī diāo carved or engraved lacquerware
八万大藏经 bā wàn dà zàng jīng Tripitaka Koreana, Buddhist scriptures carved on 81,340 wooden tablets and housed in the Haein Temple 海印寺[Hai3 yin4 si4] in South Gyeongsang province of South Korea
勾栏 gōu lán brothel / theater / carved balustrade
崖刻 yá kè rock carving / cliff engraving / words carved into cliff face
熹平石经 Xī píng shí jīng Xiping steles, calligraphic work on carved steles of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 AD)
雕阑 diāo lán carved railings
高丽八万大藏经 Gāo lí bā wàn dà zàng jīng Tripitaka Koreana, Buddhist scriptures carved on 81,340 wooden tablets and housed in the Haein Temple 海印寺[Hai3 yin4 si4] in South Gyeongsang province of South Korea
高丽大藏经 Gāo lí dà zàng jīng Tripitaka Koreana, Buddhist scriptures carved on 81,340 wooden tablets and housed in the Haein Temple 海印寺[Hai3 yin4 si4] in South Gyeongsang province of South Korea
赑屃 Bì xì (literary) (Chinese mythology) creature resembling a turtle with the head of a dragon, said to be capable of bearing great loads, often carved as plinths for steles in former times / (literary) strenuous / exerting great force
朽木不可雕 xiǔ mù bù kě diāo lit. rotten wood cannot be carved (idiom) / fig. you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
独占鳌头 dú zhàn - áo tóu (idiom) to come first in triennial palace examinations (refers to the carved stone turtle head in front of the imperial palace, next to which the most successful candidate in the imperial examinations was entitled to stand) / to be the champion / to be the very best in any field
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