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微波炉wēi bō lú
microwave
Definitions
| Chinese > English | ||
| 微波炉 | ||
| 1. Simplified form of 微波爐 | ||
| 微波爐 | 微bōlú | |
| 1. n. microwave oven (oven using microwave energy) | ||
| 沒有 微波爐 怎樣 加熱 飯菜？ - How do you reheat meals without a microwave? | ||
| English > Chinese | ||
| microwave | ||
| 1. 名词. 微波爐 | ||
| Components | ||
| 微 | 微 | |
| 1. tiny; small; trifling | ||
| 2. to decline; to deteriorate | ||
| 3. humble; low-ranking | ||
| 4. slight; gentle | ||
| 5. slightly; gently | ||
| 6. micro- (SI unit prefix) | ||
| 7. (Chinese linguistics) the Middle Chinese initial of (ltc-l, 微) | ||
| 8. (telegraphy) the fifth day of a month | ||
| 9. (mouth, eyes, etc.) to close slightly | ||
| 10. a little | ||
| 波 | bō, pō | |
| 1. wave; breaker | ||
| 2. undulation | ||
| 3. (physics) wave | ||
| 聲波 (shēngbō) - sound wave | ||
| 微波 (wēibō) - microwave | ||
| 4. (Sichuanese, including, Chongqing and Neijiang) elderly person | ||
| 5. Short for 波蘭, Poland | ||
| 6. Short for 波斯, Persia | ||
| 7. (zh-used, 波羅,) Alternative form of 菠蘿 | ||
| 8. (Cantonese, Leizhou Min, Hainanese) ball | ||
| 9. (Cantonese) ball game, especially football | ||
| 10. (Cantonese) team in a ball game, especially football | ||
| 11. (Cantonese) automotive gear, gearbox; transmission | ||
| 低波 - low gear | ||
| 12. (Hong Kong Cantonese) typhoon signal (issued by the Hong Kong Observatory) | ||
| 八 號 波 - Typhoon Signal No. 8 | ||
| 13. (chiefly Hong Kong Cantonese figurative) boob; breast | ||
| 14. (Hong Kong Cantonese) ball; dance party | ||
| 15. (Hong Kong Cantonese figuratively, always with the classifier) responsibility | ||
| 16. Variant of 簸 | ||
| 簸 | bǒ, bò | |
| 1. to winnow | ||
| 2. to bump; to jerk; to jolt | ||
| 炉 | ||
| 1. Simplified form of 爐 | ||
| 爐 | lú | |
| 1. fireplace, stove, oven, furnace | ||
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Pronunciation
wēi bō lú
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