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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 (gl, 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. (zh-o) to not have | ||
7. micro- (SI unit prefix) | ||
8. (zh-div, 母) (Chinese linguistics) the Middle Chinese initial of ltc-l, 微 | ||
9. (zh-div, 日) (telegraphy) the fifth day of a month | ||
10. (mouth, eyes, etc.) to close slightly | ||
11. a little | ||
波 | bō, pō | |
1. wave; breaker | ||
2. undulation | ||
3. (physics) wave | ||
聲波 - sound wave, tr=shēngbō | ||
微波 - microwave, tr=wēibō | ||
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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