WordTaiwan frequency #17,738
拘泥
ㄐㄩ ㄋㄧˋ
“rigidly adhere to rules or fixed ideas; unable to adapt; overly inflexible or pedantic”
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- 水泥ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄧˊcement; a powder made from limestone and clay, mixed with water and sand to form concrete for building.
- 泥土ㄋㄧˊ ㄊㄨˇsoil; earth; ground; clay; mud.
- 泥巴ㄋㄧˊ ㄅㄚwet, sticky mud or clay; mire; used in construction or pottery.
- 泥濘ㄋㄧˊ ㄋㄧㄥˋmud; wet, muddy ground after rain; mire; slush
- 拘束ㄐㄩ ㄕㄨˋto restrain; to restrict; to constrain; a feeling of restraint; stiffness; formality
- 拘留ㄐㄩ ㄌㄧㄡˊto detain; to take into custody; a short-term punitive restriction of personal freedom imposed by court order
- 拘役ㄐㄩ ㄧˋcriminal detention; a short-term prison sentence of one day to less than two months
- 不拘ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩnot bound by formalities; regardless of; no matter
- 泥沙ㄋㄧˊ ㄕㄚmud and sand; figuratively, worthless or trivial things; to sink into low or degraded circumstances
- 淤泥ㄩ ㄋㄧˊsilt; sediment; mud deposited at the bottom of water
- 拘謹ㄐㄩ ㄐㄧㄣˇreserved and cautious in manner; overly restrained or formal in behavior
- 拘捕ㄐㄩ ㄅㄨˇto arrest; to take into custody; to apprehend