"Glove" • Chinese-English Dictionary

DICTIONARY OPTIONS
CHARACTERS : Simplified Traditional
PHONETIC : Pinyin Bopomofo EFEO Wade-Giles Yale
» Search by Radical
 shǒu tào glove / mitten / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
 bù dài xì glove puppetry
 láng bèi wéi jiān villains collude together (idiom) / to work hand in glove with sb (to nefarious ends)
 mián lǐ cáng zhēn lit. a needle concealed in silk floss (idiom) / fig. ruthless character behind a gentle appearance / a wolf in sheep's clothing / an iron fist in a velvet glove
 ruǎn yìng jiān shī use both carrot and stick / use gentle methods and force / an iron hand in a velvet glove
 wài yuán nèi fāng lit. outside-flexible, inside-firm (idiom) / fig. velvet glove
 shǒu tào xiāng glove compartment (of a car) / glovebox (sealed compartment with attached gloves for handling hazardous materials etc)
 zǎo jīn scrub mitt / shower glove
 bù dài xì ǒu glove puppet (Tw)
 xì ǒu glove puppet / CL:尊[zun1]
 bái shǒu tào white glove / (fig.) (slang) intermediary in negotiations / proxy who acts on behalf of an official in corrupt dealings (to keep the official's involvement secret)
Chinese Tones