WordTaiwan frequency #22,768
垂簾
ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ
“lower a curtain; live in retirement or leisure; (of an empress or empress dowager) rule from behind a screen in a young emperor's stead”
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- 垂直ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄓˊvertical; perpendicular; at a right angle to a surface or line; upright orientation; in computing, vertical integration or vertical industry
- 窗簾ㄔㄨㄤ ㄌㄧㄢˊa curtain hung over a window to block light or hide the view
- 眼簾ㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊeyelids; the area around the eyes; something that comes into view or appears before the eyes
- 下垂ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄔㄨㄟˊto hang down; to droop; to sag downward
- 垂下ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋto hang down; to let droop; to dangle downward from above
- 低垂ㄉㄧ ㄔㄨㄟˊhanging low; drooping from weight; overcast and gloomy (of sky)
- 垂死ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄙˇnear death; dying; moribund
- 垂頭喪氣ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄙㄤˋ ㄑㄧˋdejected; discouraged; with head bowed in despair; looking utterly defeated and demoralized
- 垂釣ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄧㄠˋto fish with a rod and line; angling
- 垂涎ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊdrool; covet, eagerly desire something