"Pot" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 guō pot / pan / wok / cauldron / pot-shaped thing / CL:口[kou3],隻|只[zhi1]
 hú pot / classifier for bottled liquid
 guàn zi jar / pitcher / pot
 guō zi pot / pan / wok / cauldron / pot-shaped thing / hotpot
 dǐng ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs / pot (dialect) / to enter upon a period of (classical) / Kangxi radical 206 / one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes
 àng abundant / bowl / dish / pot
 bāo to cook slowly over a low flame / pot / saucepan
 xiā lǒng pot / trap
 xiàn jǐng lǒng pot / trap
 yī mǎ sháo huài yī guō one ladle (of sth bad) spoils the (whole) pot (idiom) / one bad apple spoils the barrel
 xià shuǐ downstream / to go into the water / to put into water / to launch (a ship) / fig. to fall into bad ways / to lead astray / to go to pot
 mǎ tǒng chamber pot / wooden pan used as toilet / toilet bowl
 pén jǐng bonsai / landscape in a pot
 huā pén flower pot
 mǎ zi bandit / brigand / gambling chip / chamber pot / (slang) girl / chick / babe
 fān dòng to flip over / to turn (a page) / to scroll (an electronic document) / to stir (food in a pot etc) / to move things about / to rummage
 jiǔ hú wine pot / wine cup
 shā guō casserole / earthenware pot
 bǐ tǒng pen container / brush pot
 tiě guō iron cooking pot
 dà guō fàn meal cooked in a large pot / communal meal / (fig.) system that rewards everyone equally regardless of merit
 kā fēi hú coffee pot / coffee maker
 shuàn yáng ròu Mongolian hot pot / instant-boiled mutton (dish)
 tiě guàn metal pot
 yī guō zhōu (lit.) a pot of porridge / (fig.) a complete mess
 kāi guō to season a wok / to take the lid off a pot / (of the contents of a pot) to start to boil / (fig.) to become rowdy
 wèi shēng táo cí chamber pot / commode
 yè hú chamber pot
 yào guàn pot for decocting herbal medicine
 wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom) / the pot calls the kettle black
 shuàn shuàn guō shabu-shabu (loanword) / Japanese hot pot
 dùn guō stew pot / stew pan / saucepan
便 biàn tǒng chamber pot
 pén basin / flower pot / unit of volume equal to 12 斗[dou3] and 8 升[sheng1], approx 128 liters / CL:個|个[ge4]
 zhuǎ (coll.) foot of an animal or bird / (coll.) foot supporting a cooking pot etc
 yú basin / wide-mouthed jar or pot
 móu iron pot / metal cap
 zèng cauldron / rice pot
 gé earthen pot / iron cauldron
 sù pot of cooked rice
 gǔ covered pot
 dà qì wǎn chéng lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom) / fig. a great talent matures slowly / in the fullness of time a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state / Rome wasn't built in a day
 pò guàn pò shuāi lit. to smash a pot just because it has a crack (idiom) / fig. to give up altogether after a setback / to throw one's hands up in frustration and let it all go to hell
 dǐng chēng yù shí lit. to use a sacred tripod as cooking pot and jade as ordinary stone (idiom) / fig. a waste of precious material / casting pearls before swine
 qǐng jūn rù wèng lit. please Sir, get into the boiling pot (idiom) / fig. to give sb a taste of his own medicine
 jǐn dǐ yóu yú a fish at the bottom of the pot (idiom) / in a desperate situation
 fǔ dǐ yóu yú a fish at the bottom of the pot (idiom) / in a desperate situation
便 biàn hú bed urinal / chamber pot
 mì guàn honey pot / fig. comfortable living conditions / privileged environment
尿 niào pén chamber pot
 Bō ěr Bù tè Pol Pot (1925-1998), Cambodian communist leader
 qián big iron pot / cauldron / variant of 甑[zeng4], rice pot
 yī pǐn guō dish containing a variety of meats and vegetables arranged in a broth in a clay pot / chafing dish
 rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
 bīng hú jade pot for cold water / curling (sport) / curling puck
 nǎ hú bù kāi tí nǎ hú lit. mention the pot that doesn't boil (idiom) / to touch a sore spot / to talk about sb's weak point
 dà róng lú lit. large smelting furnace / fig. the mixing of different ethnicities and cultures / Melting Pot
 dà róng lú melting pot
 dà róng lú variant of 大熔爐|大熔炉, lit. large smelting furnace / fig. the mixing of different ethnicities and cultures / Melting Pot
 xuàn zi large metal plate for making bean curd / metal pot for warming wine
 shuàn guō zi hot pot / a dish where thinly sliced meat and vegetables are boiled briefly in a broth and then served with dipping sauces
 yú lóng fishing pot (trap)
 lòu guō colander / strainer / sieve / leaky pot
 jú (dialect) to cook in salt or sand, inside a sealed pot / to steam / to bake
 bǎi shì jù fèi to go to pot (idiom)
 pò wǎn pò shuāi lit. to smash a cracked pot / fig. to treat oneself as hopeless and act crazily
 róng lú a smelting furnace / fig. a melting pot
 kāi hú pot of boiling water
 jí cān to eat from a common pot / communal cafeteria
 yuān yang guō "mandarin ducks" pot (hot pot with a divider, containing spicy soup on one side, mild soup on the other)
 guō dǐ the bottom of a pot or pan / hotpot broth
 zhǔ guō cooking pot
 zhào yú lǒu cover pot
 wáng pó mài guā , zì mài zì kuā every potter praises his own pot (idiom) / all one's geese are swans
 dì yī tǒng jīn the first pot of gold / the initial profits from an economic endeavour
 lǎo wáng mài guā , zì mài zì kuā every potter praises his own pot (idiom) / all one's geese are swans
 àn duàn sealed pot calcination (TCM)
 shuǐ yú water pot or goblet (for Chinese calligraphy)
 yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu lit. one pellet of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom) / fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
 yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tāng lit. one pellet of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom) / fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
 chī zhe wǎn lǐ , kàn zhe guō lǐ lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom) / not content with what one already has / (of men, typically) to have the wandering eye
 yè pén r chamber pot
 dǎ biān lú (Cantonese) to eat hot pot / hot pot
 tóu hú ancient banquet game of throwing arrows into a pot, the winner determined by the number of arrows thrown in, and the loser required to drink as punishment
 Fǎ yā hú French press / press pot
 lu:4 yā hú French press / press pot
 chēng (dialect) cooking pot / variant of 鐺|铛[cheng1]
 zhǐ huǒ guō paper hot pot (hot pot using a single-use pot made of Japanese washi paper with a special coating to prevent burning and leaking, used for cooking at the dining table)
 guī xiào biē wú wěi lit. a tortoise laughing at a soft-shelled turtle for having no tail (idiom) / fig. the pot calling the kettle black
 chá gòu tea stain (on the inside of a tea pot, tea cup etc)
 chá xiù tea stain (on the inside of a tea pot, tea cup etc)
 chòu chòu guō hot pot containing stinky tofu and other ingredients (Taiwanese dish)
𫗧 sù pot of cooked rice
 fēi yè zi (slang) to smoke pot
 Hǎi dǐ lāo Haidilao (aka Hai Di Lao), hot pot restaurant chain founded in Sichuan in 1994
 chī dà guō fàn lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom) / fig. to be rewarded the same, regardless of performance
 qiāo luó biān er to strike the edge of the gong / (fig.) to stir the pot (i.e. cause or exacerbate a dispute)
 ròu làn zài guō lǐ lit. the meat falls apart as it stews, but it all stays in the pot (idiom) / fig. some of us may lose or gain, but in any case the benefits don't go to outsiders
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