There are 13 total results for your 芝麻 search.
Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
芝麻 see styles |
zhī ma zhi1 ma5 chih ma |
sesame (seed) |
芝麻包 see styles |
zhī ma bāo zhi1 ma5 bao1 chih ma pao |
sesame bun |
芝麻官 see styles |
zhī ma guān zhi1 ma5 guan1 chih ma kuan |
low ranking official; petty bureaucrat |
芝麻油 see styles |
zhī ma yóu zhi1 ma5 you2 chih ma yu |
sesame oil |
芝麻球 see styles |
chiimaachuu; chiimaakao / chimachu; chimakao チーマーチュー; チーマーカオ |
{food} fried sesame ball (chi: zhīmáqiú, chi: jīmàkàu) |
芝麻菜 see styles |
zhī ma cài zhi1 ma5 cai4 chih ma ts`ai chih ma tsai |
(botany) arugula; rocket; roquette (subspecies Eruca vesicaria sativa) |
芝麻醤 see styles |
chiimaajan; jiimaajan / chimajan; jimajan チーマージャン; ジーマージャン |
Chinese sesame paste (chi: zhīmajiàng) |
芝麻醬 芝麻酱 see styles |
zhī ma jiàng zhi1 ma5 jiang4 chih ma chiang |
sesame paste |
芝麻餅 芝麻饼 see styles |
zhī ma bǐng zhi1 ma5 bing3 chih ma ping |
sesame biscuit |
芝麻小事 see styles |
zhī ma xiǎo shì zhi1 ma5 xiao3 shi4 chih ma hsiao shih |
trivial matter; trifle |
芝麻綠豆 芝麻绿豆 see styles |
zhī ma lǜ dòu zhi1 ma5 lu:4 dou4 chih ma lü tou |
trivial; minute (size) |
陳谷子爛芝麻 陈谷子烂芝麻 see styles |
chén gǔ zi làn zhī ma chen2 gu3 zi5 lan4 zhi1 ma5 ch`en ku tzu lan chih ma chen ku tzu lan chih ma |
lit. stale grain, overcooked sesame (idiom); fig. the same boring old gossip |
撿了芝麻丟了西瓜 捡了芝麻丢了西瓜 see styles |
jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā jian3 le5 zhi1 ma5 diu1 le5 xi1 gua1 chien le chih ma tiu le hsi kua |
to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom) |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 13 results for "芝麻" in Chinese and/or Japanese.Information about this dictionary:
Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.
A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.
Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House
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