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mud
mud


Definitions

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ní, nì
     1. Used in place names.
     2. Variant of 泥
     1. mud
           滿 腳 是 泥 - mud all over one's feet -
           軟泥 - soft mud -
           泥娃娃 - clay doll -
     2. (dialectal) soil; earth
           一 嚿 泥 - a clod of earth
     3. any mush-like substance
           薯泥 - mashed potato
           泥膠 - Blu-Tack
           鷹嘴豆泥 - hummus
     4. (obsolete) paint (used on walls)
     5. (place, zh, ancient river, in modern, p/Hunan)
     6. (place, zh, ancient river, in modern, p/Gansu)
     7. (obsolete) weak
     8. (Chinese mythology) a kind of animal that lived in sea
     9. (Chinese linguistics) the Middle Chinese initial of 泥, id=1
     10. to hold up; to bog down
     11. to plaster; to cover with plaster
     12. stubborn; obstinate
           拘泥 - to rigidly adhere to
     13. to pester using soft words
     14. to be obsessed with and be reluctant to let go of
     15. Only used in 泥泥
     16. Only used in 泥母
     17. Variant of 涅
     18. Variant of 屔
English > Chinese
mud
     1. 名词.



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