僻 地 pì dì the sticks / the boondocks 一 无 所 有 yī wú suǒ yǒu not having anything at all (idiom) / utterly lacking / without two sticks to rub together 拜 拜 bài bai to pay one's respects by bowing with hands in front of one's chest clasping joss sticks, or with palms pressed together / (Tw) religious ceremony in which offerings are made to a deity 抽 签 chōu qiān to perform divination with sticks / to draw lots / a ballot (in share dealing) 香 火 xiāng huǒ incense burning in front of a temple / burning joss sticks 各 执 一 词 gè zhí yī cí each sticks to his own version (idiom) / a dialogue of the deaf 巴 bā to long for / to wish / to cling to / to stick to / sth that sticks / close to / next to / spread open / informal abbr. for bus 巴士[ba1 shi4] / bar (unit of pressure) / nominalizing suffix on certain nouns, such as 尾巴[wei3 ba5], tail 各 持 己 见 gè chí jǐ jiàn each sticks to his own opinion (idiom) / chacun son gout 枝 zhī branch / classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc 锭 dìng (weaving) spindle / ingot / pressed cake of medicine etc / classifier for: gold and silver ingots, ink sticks 炷 zhù wick of an oil lamp / to burn (incense etc) / classifier for lit incense sticks 各 执 己 见 gè zhí jǐ jiàn each sticks to his own view (idiom) / a dialogue of the deaf 各 执 所 见 gè zhí suǒ jiàn each sticks to his own view 空 无 所 有 kōng wú suǒ yǒu having nothing (idiom) / utterly destitute / without two sticks to rub together 拶 刑 zǎn xíng squeezing the fingers between sticks (old form of torture) 拶 子 zǎn zi sticks used for squeezing the fingers (old form of torture) 辣 条 là tiáo spicy sticks, a snack food similar to beef jerky but made with flour or dried beancurd instead of meat