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挡风玻璃
dǎng fēng bō lí



挡风玻璃
windscreen


Definitions

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挡风玻璃
     1. Simplified form of 擋風玻璃
擋風玻璃dǎngfēng bōli, dǎngfēng bōlí
     1. n. windshield; windscreen
English > Chinese
windscreen
     1. 挡风玻璃
Components
     1. Simplified form of 擋
dǎng, dàng
     1. to block; to obstruct
           擋 住 去路 - to block the way
           搵 嘢 擋 住 啲 雨 - find something to protect oneself from (lit. block off) the rain
     2. to hide from view; to cover; to obscure
     3. (automotives) gear
           二擋 - second gear
           手動擋 - manual transmission
           跳擋 - to pop out of gear; to skip a gear when shifting
     1. Simplified form of 風
fēng
     1. wind
           風雨 (fēngyǔ) - wind and rain; hardships
           狂風 (kuángfēng) - gale
           外面 風 很 大 (wàimiàn fēng hěn dà) - It's very windy outside.
     2. to air-dry
     3. (in compounds) air-dried
           風雞 (fēngjī) - air-dried chicken
     4. general mood; custom
           風俗 (fēngsú) - customs
           歪風 (wāifēng) - unhealthy trend
     5. demeanour
           風範 (fēngfàn) - manner
           風度 (fēngdù) - elegance
     6. cultivation; moralisation
           風教 (fēngjiào) - cultivation
     7. style; manner
           風格 (fēnggé) - style
           文風 (wénfēng) - writing style
     8. (in compounds) scene; scenery
           風景 (fēngjǐng) - scenery
           風光 (fēngguāng) - scenery
           風物 (fēngwù) - scenery
     9. news; information
           風聲 (fēngshēng) - news
           通風報信 (tōngfēngbàoxìn) - to secretly pass on information to others
           聞風而動 (wénfēng'érdòng) - to act at once on hearing the news
     10. love; affection; to become sexually attracted; to copulate
           風月 (fēngyuè) - romance
           風情 (fēngqíng) - amorous feelings
           風.馬.牛.不.相及 (fēng mǎ niú bù xiàngjí) - irrelevant
     11. dissolute; promiscuous
           風流 (fēngliú) - dissolute
           風騷 (fēngsāo) - flirtatious behaviour
     12. ungrounded; baseless
           風言風語 (fēngyánfēngyǔ) - slanderous gossip
     13. one of the three sections of Shijing, consisting of ballads
     14. (in general) folk song; ballad
           采風 (cǎifēng) - to collect folk songs
     15. (obsolete) Alternative form of 瘋 (mad; insane)
           風病 (fēngbìng) - psychiatric illness
     16. (TCM) one of the "Six Excesses" (tr=-) that cause diseases in traditional Chinese medicine
           風寒 (fēnghán) - wind chill
           風濕 (fēngshī) - rheumatic
     17. (TCM) a type of diseases that are typically acute
           痛風 (tòngfēng) - gout
           中zhòng風 (zhòngfēng) - stroke
     18. (Cantonese) rumour
     19. (Cantonese) Short for 颱風 (typhoon, tr=-)
     20. (Hokkien) minty
     21. (Philippines Hokkien) spicy
     22. . Feng; Fung
     23. (obsolete) to blow; to fan
     24. (obsolete) to influence; to reform a misguided person through persuasion
           風民 (fèngmín) - to cultivate the masses
           風fěng勸 (fěngquàn) - to advise
           風fěng諭 (fěngyù) - to advise in mild tone
     1. (zh-used, 玻璃, glass, short=y)
     2. (Used in transliterations.)
     3. Short for 玻利維亞 (Bolivia)
           中 玻 關係 - tr=Zhōng–Bō guānxì, Bolivia–China relations
     1. Only used in 玻璃 (, 琉璃)
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dǎng fēng bō lí




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