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belly / abdomen / stomach / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *腹* | 腹* | *腹
abdomen / stomach / belly
abdomen / belly / flank
HSK 7-9
to laugh heartily / a belly laugh
to laugh happily / a belly-laugh
navel; belly button
(bird species of China) sulphur-bellied warbler (Phylloscopus griseolus)
pork belly / streaky pork
to split one's sides laughing; to roar with laughter; (lit.) to hold one's belly with both hands
belly dance
lit. honeyed words, a sword in the belly (idiom); fig. hypocritical and murderous
(Tw) (publishing) belly band (paper sash around a book, outside the dust jacket)
beer belly
to have eyes bigger than one's belly (idiom)
big-bellied (idiom) / paunchy
to draw in one's belly; to tighten the abdominal muscles
belly
fish-belly white (used to describe the dingy light of the dawn sky)
(bird species of China) white-bellied erpornis (Erpornis zantholeuca)
chestnut horse with white belly
lit. small belly, chicken's gut (idiom); narrow-minded / petty
(bird species of China) spot-bellied eagle-owl (Ketupa nipalensis)
(Tw) slow-braised pork belly
(bird species of China) black-bellied tern (Sterna acuticauda)
(bird species of China) chestnut-bellied rock thrush (Monticola rufiventris)
lit. belly full of complaints (idiom) / discontent / always moaning and complaining
(coll.) stomach; belly
brisket (esp. Cantonese) / belly beef / spongy meat from cow's underside and neighboring ribs / erroneously translated as sirloin
jug (earthenware with a big belly and a small opening)
belly
(bird species of China) rufous-bellied niltava (Niltava sundara)
fetus dies in the belly / (fig.) plans or projects failed before being carried out
(bird species of China) rusty-bellied shortwing (Brachypteryx hyperythra)
(cuisine) tuna belly / (Tw) (fig.) (coll.) potbelly / paunch
(bird species of China) yellow-bellied fantail; yellow-bellied fairy fantail (Chelidorhynx hypoxanthus)
(bird species of China) chestnut-bellied nuthatch (Sitta cinnamoventris)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *盎* | 盎* | *盎
(literary) ancient earthenware container with a big belly and small mouth / (literary) brimming; abundant
soft, fat meat of pig's belly / sow's sagging teats / weakling / flabby person / also written 囊膪
(bird species of China) white-bellied green pigeon (Treron sieboldii)
(bird species of China) white-bellied heron (Ardea insignis)
(bird species of China) rufous-bellied woodpecker (Dendrocopos hyperythrus)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *肚* | 肚* | *肚
belly
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *腴* | 腴* | *腴
fat on belly / fertile / rich
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *胪* | 胪* | *胪
belly / skin / to state / to pass on information / to display
lit. to be buried in the bellies of fish (idiom) / fig. to drown
(bird species of China) yellow-bellied prinia (Prinia flaviventris)
to pacify / to calm / calm / quiet / to lie on one's belly
to search one's guts and belly (idiom); to racks one's brains for a solution
belly band
newborn baby's excrement (meconium) / belly button discharge (infection)
(bird species of China) yellow-bellied tit (Pardaliparus venustulus)
(bird species of China) orange-bellied leafbird (Chloropsis hardwickii)
(bird species of China) rufous-bellied eagle (Lophotriorchis kienerii)
(bird species of China) white-bellied woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *胻* | 胻* | *胻
calf (lower leg) / (arch.) belly
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *蚹* | 蚹* | *蚹
scales on the belly of a snake, aiding locomotion / snail / to crawl
belly (old)
slow-braised pork belly (Tw)
to fill one's belly before the battle (idiom)
(bird species of China) grey-bellied wren-babbler (Spelaeornis reptatus)
soft, tender belly part of a fish (considered a delicacy) / (fig.) (sports) weak team; pushover; minnow
(bird species of China) yellow-bellied bush warbler (Horornis acanthizoides)
(bird species of China) yellow-bellied warbler (Abroscopus superciliaris)
(bird species of China) white-bellied sea eagle (Icthyophaga leucogaster)
(bird species of China) black-bellied sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *腩* | 腩* | *腩
brisket / belly beef / spongy meat from cow's underside and neighboring ribs / see 牛腩 esp. Cantonese / erroneously translated as sirloin
(bird species of China) yellow-bellied flowerpecker (Dicaeum melanozanthum)
(bird species of China) scaly-bellied woodpecker (Picus squamatus)
soft, fat meat of pig's belly / sow's sagging teats / weakling / flabby person / also written 囊揣
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *脐* | 脐* | *脐
(bound form) the navel; the umbilicus / (bound form) the belly flap of a crab; apron
(bird species of China) slaty-bellied tesia (Tesia olivea)
(neologism c. 2013) (coll.) vertical groove visible on either side of the belly in a person with well-toned abs
(bird species of China) grey-bellied tesia (Tesia cyaniventer)
(bird species of China) band-bellied crake (Zapornia paykullii)
(bird species of China) white-bellied redstart (Luscinia phaenicuroides)
lit. red-bellied devotion (idiom); wholehearted loyalty / to serve sb with body and soul
beer belly (complimentary)
(bird species of China) buff-bellied pipit (Anthus rubescens)


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