胡: Definitions and Translations

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)

Definitions (CC-CANTO)

non-Han ethnic tribes, esp. from central Asia/reckless/outrageous/what?/why?/foolishly/wildly/a surname/foreign/wattle/moustache/far/great/to pester/to chat/to talk nonsense/gluttony/to brag/to mess things up/to be promiscuous/to fool around/black pepper/to rub/to scrape together/carelessly/to act rashly/carrot/sesame/flax/to cook up/alleyway
huqin / erhu, a type of instrument

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)

Definitions (Wiktionary)

character
outrageously; recklessly; wildly; foolishly
- 胡說
  胡说
  hú shuō
  to talk nonsense
- 胡搞
  胡搞
  hú gǎo
  to mess around
character, broadly
introduced from the northern or western non-Han peoples or from abroad; non-Chinese; foreign; imported
- 胡桃
  胡桃
  hú táo
  walnut
- 胡蘿蔔
  胡萝卜
  hú luó bo
  carrot
character, obsolete
wattle; dewlap (fleshy lobe hanging from the head or neck of animals)
character, historical
countries and peoples in the Western Regions, including Persia, Daqin, and in Pre-Tang texts, India
character, historical
barbarian; a generic term for any non-Han peoples who lived to the north and west of China's borders
(syn.) 番
- 胡人
  胡人
  hú rén
  foreigner
character, literary
how; why; what
character
a surname
- 胡錦濤
  胡锦涛
  hú jǐn tāo
  Hu Jintao, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China from 2002 to 2012
character, historical
(～國) State of Hu in the Spring and Autumn Period in modern-day Anhui, conquered by the State of Chu in 496 BCE
character, obsolete
far; great; senior
character, obsolete
wattle-like object, such as pendent parts on implements
character, obsolete
black; dark-skinned

Definitions (Unihan)

Definitions (HSK3.0)

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)

Definitions (CC-CANTO)

Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)

Mandarin
除了胡萝卜，他没有什么是不吃的。
除了胡蘿蔔，他沒有什麼是不吃的。
chú le hú luó bo ， tā méi yǒu shén me shì bù chī de 。
- Except for carrots, there is nothing he won't eat.
Mandarin
他胡乱把书本放在架上。
他胡亂把書本放在架上。
tā hú luàn bǎ shū běn fàng zài jià shàng 。
- He put the books on the shelf out of order.
Mandarin
按口味加盐和胡椒粉。
按口味加鹽和胡椒粉。
àn kǒu wèi jiā yán hé hú jiāo fěn 。
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
Mandarin
那完全是胡扯。
那完全是胡扯。
nà wán quán shì hú chě 。
- That's absolute nonsense.
- It's all nonsense.
Mandarin
普京对胡锦涛说：“咱们必须帮吉尔吉斯斯坦”……不过那只是在我梦里的情形。
普京對胡錦濤説：“咱們必須幫吉爾吉斯斯坦”……不過那只是在我夢裏的情形。
pǔ jīng duì hú jǐn tāo shuō ：“ zán men bì xū bāng jí ěr jí sī sī tǎn ”…… bù guò nà zhǐ shì zài wǒ mèng lǐ de qíng xing 。
- "We need to help Kyrgyzstan," said Putin to Hu Jintao... in my dream.

Examples (粵典–words.hk)

Cantonese
胡作非为
胡作非為
wu4 zok3 fei1 wai4
- to commit foolish acts or outrages; to run rampant acts
- to commit foolish acts or outrages; to run rampant act
Cantonese
警察系唔会俾啲坏人胡作非为㗎。
警察係唔會俾啲壞人胡作非為㗎。
ging2 caat3 hai6 m4 wui5 bei2 di1 waai6 jan4 wu4 zok3 fei1 wai4 gaa3.
- The police won't let the bad guys run rampant.
Cantonese
胡椒粉
胡椒粉
wu4 ziu1 fan2
- ground pepper
Cantonese
五胡乱华
五胡亂華
ng5 wu4 lyun6 waa4
- "Upheaval of China by the Five Barbarians"
Cantonese
胡乱
胡亂
wu4 lyun6
- recklessly; rashly

Examples (Wiktionary)

Mandarin
汤里只放了一点儿胡椒粉。
湯裏只放了一點兒胡椒粉。
tāng lǐ zhǐ fàng le yī diǎn r5 hú jiāo fěn ．
- There was just a hint of pepper in the soup.
Mandarin
胡扯
胡扯
hú chě
- to chatter idly
Mandarin
拉二胡
拉二胡
lā èr hú
- to play the erhu
Mandarin
不稼不穑，胡取禾三百廛兮？ [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11ᵗʰ – 7ᵗʰ centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's versionBù jià bù sè, hú qǔ hé sānbǎi chán xī? [Pinyin]
不稼不穑，胡取禾三百廛兮？ [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11ᵗʰ – 7ᵗʰ centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's versionBù jià bù sè, hú qǔ hé sānbǎi chán xī? [Pinyin]
you ｓｏｗｎｏｔｎｏｒｒｅａｐ；－
- How do you get the produce of those three hundred farms?
Mandarin
胡说
胡說
hú shuō
- to talk nonsense

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