chinese : Idioms & Phrases

• noun small alligator of the Yangtze valley of China having unwebbed digits
  Alligator sinensis.
  

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• noun similar to American angelica tree but less prickly; China
  Aralia stipulata; Chinese angelica.
  

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• noun similar to American angelica tree but less prickly; China
  Aralia stipulata; Chinese angelica.
  

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• noun small tree of China and Vietnam bearing anise-scented star-shaped fruit used in food and medicinally as a carminative
  star anise; Illicium verum.
  
• noun anise-scented star-shaped fruit or seed used in Asian cooking and medicine
  star aniseed; star anise.
  

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• noun edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to blackish cap and an inedible stipe
  Oriental black mushroom; shiitake mushroom; shiitake; Lentinus edodes; golden oak mushroom.
  

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• noun a sauce based on soy sauce
  brown sauce.
  

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• noun plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia
  pe-tsai; Brassica rapa pekinensis; celery cabbage; napa.
  
• noun elongated head of crisp celery-like stalks and light green leaves
  celery cabbage; Chinese cabbage.
  

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• noun elongated head of crisp celery-like stalks and light green leaves
  celery cabbage; Chinese cabbage.
  

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• noun a board game in which each player tries to move a set of marbles through a set of holes from one point of a six-pointed star to the opposite point
  Chinese checkers.
  

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• noun a board game in which each player tries to move a set of marbles through a set of holes from one point of a six-pointed star to the opposite point
  Chinese checkers.
  

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• noun a small tree with small sweet nuts; wild or naturalized in Korea and China
  Castanea mollissima.
  

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• noun a plant of eastern Asia; larger than Allium schoenoprasum
  Oriental garlic; garlic chive; Allium tuberosum.
  

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• noun aromatic bark of the cassia-bark tree; less desirable as a spice than Ceylon cinnamon bark
  cassia bark.
  

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• noun medium to large deciduous tree of China, Japan, and Korea having thick corky bark
  Quercus variabilis.
  

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• noun dark red plumlike fruit of Old World buckthorn trees
  jujube; Chinese date.
  

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• noun a deity worshipped by the ancient Chinese
  

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• noun fast-growing shrubby Asian tree naturalized in United States for shelter or ornament
  Siberian elm; dwarf elm; Ulmus pumila.
  
• noun small fast-growing tree native to Asia; widely grown as shelterbelts and hedges
  Ulmus parvifolia.
  

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• noun erect or partially climbing herb having large green or variegated leaves
  Aglaonema modestum; Japanese leaf.
  

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• noun biennial east Asian herb grown for its usually bright blue flowers
  Cynoglossum amabile.
  

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• noun boiled rice mixed with scallions and minced pork or shrimp and quickly scrambled with eggs
  fried rice.
  

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• noun very large wild goose of northeast Asia; interbreeds freely with the greylag
  Anser cygnoides.
  

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• noun climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat
  kiwi; Actinidia deliciosa; kiwi vine; Actinidia chinensis.
  
• noun fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh
  kiwi; kiwi fruit.
  

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• noun large showy Asiatic shrub or small tree having large single or double red to deep-red flowers
  Hibiscus rosa-sinensis; shoeblack plant; China rose; shoe black; Rose of China.
  

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• noun dense rounded evergreen shrub of China having spiny leaves; widely cultivated as an ornamental
  Ilex cornuta.
  

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• noun dark red plumlike fruit of Old World buckthorn trees
  jujube; Chinese date.
  

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• noun small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained
  Japanese sumac; varnish tree; lacquer tree; Rhus verniciflua; Toxicodendron vernicifluum; Japanese varnish tree; Japanese lacquer tree.
  

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• noun a collapsible paper lantern in bright colors; used for decorative purposes
  

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• noun Old World perennial cultivated for its ornamental inflated papery orange-red calyx
  bladder cherry; Physalis alkekengi; winter cherry.
  

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• noun large deciduous shrub or small tree having large open rosy to purplish flowers; native to Asia; prized as an ornamental in eastern North America
  saucer magnolia; Magnolia soulangiana.
  

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• noun the monetary unit in the People's Republic of China
  

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• noun small tropical and subtropical edible mushroom having a white cap and long stem; an expensive delicacy in China and other Asian countries where it is grown commercially
  straw mushroom; Volvariella volvacea.
  

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• noun Asiatic mustard used as a potherb
  Brassica juncea; leaf mustard; indian mustard; gai choi.
  
• noun very hot prepared mustard
  

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• noun fish of larger rivers of China similar to the Mississippi paddlefish
  Psephurus gladis.
  

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• . See India paper, under India.

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• noun deciduous tree widely grown in southern United States as an ornamental for its handsome maplelike foliage and long racemes of yellow-green flowers followed by curious leaflike pods
  phoenix tree; Firmiana simplex; Japanese varnish tree; Chinese parasol.
  

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• noun deciduous tree widely grown in southern United States as an ornamental for its handsome maplelike foliage and long racemes of yellow-green flowers followed by curious leaflike pods
  phoenix tree; Firmiana simplex; Japanese varnish tree; Chinese parasol.
  

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• noun Old World herb with aromatic leaves and seed resembling parsley
  coriander; cilantro; coriander plant; Coriandrum sativum.
  
• noun parsley-like herb used as seasoning or garnish
  coriander; cilantro.
  

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• noun shrub with dark-green glossy foliage and solitary pale yellow flowers; northern China
  Caragana sinica.
  

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• noun cultivated Asiatic primrose
  Primula sinensis.
  

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• noun erect evergreen treelike shrub of China and Korea and Japan having acuminate leaves and flowers in long erect panicles; resembles Japanese privet
  Ligustrum lucidum; white wax tree.
  

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• noun intricate or ingenious puzzle consisting of boxes within boxes
  

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• noun headache and tingling or burning feelings and sweating caused by eating food that contains monosodium glutamate
  

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• noun the republican revolution against the Manchu dynasty in China; 1911-1912
  

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• noun long used for laxative properties
  Rheum palmatum.
  

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• noun handsome roundheaded deciduous tree having compound dark green leaves and profuse panicles of fragrant creamy-white flowers; China and Japan
  Sophora japonica; Sophora sinensis; Japanese pagoda tree; Chinese scholar tree.
  

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• noun handsome roundheaded deciduous tree having compound dark green leaves and profuse panicles of fragrant creamy-white flowers; China and Japan
  Sophora japonica; Sophora sinensis; Japanese pagoda tree; Chinese scholar tree.
  

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• noun a branch of the Tai languages
  Dehong Dai; Tai Nuea.
  

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• noun tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves; cultivated for the fiber from its woody stems that resembles flax
  Boehmeria nivea; China grass; ramie; ramee.
  

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• noun a fortification 1,500 miles long built across northern China in the 3rd century BC; it averages 6 meters in width
  Great Wall; Great Wall of China.
  

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• noun Chinese sedge yielding edible bulb-shaped tubers
  Eleocharis dulcis; water chestnut.
  

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• a snowy-wgite, waxlike substance brought from China. It is the bleached secretion of certain insects of the family Coccidæ especially Coccus Sinensis.

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• noun a white pigment used in house paints; consists of zinc oxide
  zinc white.
  

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• noun Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leaves
  pak choi; bok choy; Brassica rapa chinensis; pakchoi; bok choi.
  

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• noun having deep purple flowers
  Wisteria chinensis.
  

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• noun a yellow oil obtained from the seeds of the tung tree
  tung oil.
  

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• noun hardy Chinese vine naturalized in United States and cultivated as an ornamental climber for its glossy heart-shaped cinnamon-scented leaves and in the tropics for its edible tubers
  Dioscorea batata; cinnamon vine.
  

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• adjective satellite of a vivid red to reddish-orange color
  cinnabar; vermilion; vermillion.
  

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In`do-Chi*nese" adjective

Etymology

Indo- + Chinese.

Definitions

1. Of or pertaining to Indo-China (i. e., Farther India, or India beyond the Ganges).

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• noun the dialect of Chinese spoken in Beijing and adopted as the official language for all of China
  Mandarin; Beijing dialect; Mandarin dialect.
  

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• noun white and lavender to pale-blue flowers grow in perfect rings of widely spaced bands around the stems forming a kind of pagoda; California
  Collinsia bicolor; innocense; Collinsia heterophylla.
  

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