Usage of the character 儿

(adverbial expression indicating that the attention of the subject of the verb is focused on what they are doing, not distracted by anything else)
just ...ing (and nothing else)

huàchár

话茬儿

[話茬兒]

erhua variant of 話茬／话茬 (huàchá)

míngrge

明儿个

[明兒個]

(coll.) tomorrow

dǐngniúr

顶牛儿

[頂牛兒]

to push with the forehead
to lock horns
to be at loggerheads

niānrhuài

蔫儿坏

[蔫兒壞]

apt to do sth nasty or devious in secret

cánjí'ér

残疾儿

[殘疾兒]

a child with a birth defect
a deformed child

méiliùr

没六儿

[沒六兒]

variant of 沒溜兒／没溜儿 (méiliùr)

běibiānr

北边儿

[北邊兒]

erhua variant of 北邊／北边 (běibiān)

niántóur

年头儿

[年頭兒]

erhua variant of 年頭／年头 (niántóu)

dǎxuánr

打旋儿

[打旋兒]

erhua variant of 打旋 (dǎxuán)

dòujiǎor

豆角儿

[豆角兒]

erhua variant of 豆角 (dòujiǎo)

hóurjīng

猴儿精

[猴兒精]

(dialect) shrewd
clever

chuōgèr

戳个儿

[戳個兒]

physique

Díkǎ'ér

笛卡儿

[笛卡兒]

René Descartes (1596-1650), French philosopher and author of Discours de la méthode 方法論／方法论

yǎnzhūr

眼珠儿

[眼珠兒]

eyeball
fig. the apple of one's eye (i.e. favorite person)

xiǎoháir

小孩儿

[小孩兒]

erhua variant of 小孩 (xiǎohái)

jīnrge

今儿个

[今兒個]

(coll.) today

jiāsāir

加塞儿

[加塞兒]

to push into a line out of turn; to cut in line; to jump the queue

rényuánr

人缘儿

[人緣兒]

erhua variant of 人緣／人缘 (rényuán)

fǎnmiànr

反面儿

[反面兒]

erhua variant of 反面 (fǎnmiàn)

niánhuàr

年画儿

[年畫兒]

erhua variant of 年畫／年画 (niánhuà)

áotour

熬头儿

[熬頭兒]

(coll.) the reward of one's efforts
the light at the end of the tunnel

zhuójìnr

着劲儿

[著勁兒]

to put effort into sth
to try really hard

shùnzuǐr

顺嘴儿

[順嘴兒]

to read smoothly (of text)
to blurt out (without thinking)
to suit one's taste (of food)

gū'éryuàn

孤儿院

[孤兒院]

orphanage
child asylum

dàqìr

大气儿

[大氣兒]

erhua variant of 大氣／大气 (dàqì)

bātour

扒头儿

[扒頭兒]

handhold (to pull oneself up)

jiāqiǎor

家雀儿

[家雀兒]

(coll.) sparrow

tiěgōur

铁钩儿

[鐵鈎兒]

erhua variant of 鐵鈎／铁钩 (tiěgōu)

gān'érzi

干儿子

[乾兒子]

adopted son (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)

bǎisher

摆设儿

[擺設兒]

decorative items
ornaments

kòngxīnr

空心儿

[空心兒]

erhua variant of 空心 (kòngxīn)

dǐngjiānr

顶尖儿

[頂尖兒]

erhua variant of 頂尖／顶尖 (dǐngjiān)

méishìr

没事儿

[沒事兒]

to have spare time
free from work
it's not important
it's nothing
never mind

zhuǎjiānr

爪尖儿

[爪尖兒]

pig's trotters

xiàohuar

笑话儿

[笑話兒]

erhua variant of 笑話／笑话 (xiàohua)

biànyàngr

变样儿

[變樣兒]

erhua variant of 變樣／变样 (biànyàng)

ménkǎnr

门坎儿

[門坎兒]

erhua variant of 門坎／门坎 (ménkǎn)

tùntàor

褪套儿

[褪套兒]

(coll.) to break loose
to shake off responsibility

duìxīnr

对心儿

[對心兒]

erhua variant of 對心／对心 (duìxīn)

hòugōur

后钩儿

[後鉤兒]

erhua variant of 後鉤／后钩 (hòugōu)

jīzǐr

鸡子儿

[雞子兒]

(coll.) hen's egg

ènkòur

摁扣儿

[摁扣兒]

snap fastener; press stud; popper

zhònghuór

重活儿

[重活兒]

erhua variant of 重活 (zhònghuó)

chūquānr

出圈儿

[出圈兒]

to overstep the bounds
to go too far

liǎnpánr

脸盘儿

[臉盤兒]

face
contour of face

dàoguòr

倒过儿

[倒過兒]

the wrong way round (back to front, inside out etc)

dàhuǒr

大伙儿

[大伙兒]

erhua variant of 大伙 (dàhuǒ)

xièjiānr

卸肩儿

[卸肩兒]

lit. a weight off one's shoulders
fig. to resign a post
to lay down a burden
to be relieved of a job

yīgōur

衣钩儿

[衣鉤兒]

erhua variant of 衣鉤／衣钩 (yīgōu)

pèiduìr

配对儿

[配對兒]

matched pair

zhuànlíngr

转铃儿

[轉鈴兒]

erhua variant of 轉鈴／转铃 (zhuànlíng)

ānqí'ér

安琪儿

[安琪兒]

angel (loanword)

liǎngkǒur

两口儿

[兩口兒]

husband and wife
couple

piàoyǒur

票友儿

[票友兒]

an amateur actor (e.g. in Chinese opera)

méizhǔnr

没准儿

[沒準兒]

erhua variant of 沒準／没准 (méizhǔn)

lǎokèr

老客儿

[老客兒]

erhua variant of 老客 (lǎokè)

huābiānr

花边儿

[花邊兒]

erhua variant of 花邊／花边 (huābiān)

qiàoménr

窍门儿

[竅門兒]

a trick
an ingenious method
know-how
the knack (of doing sth)

jiǔguǎnr

酒馆儿

[酒館兒]

a hotel
a restaurant
a wine shop

yèpénr

夜盆儿

[夜盆兒]

chamber pot

yīshuǐr

一水儿

[一水兒]

(coll.) of the same type
identical

fànguǎnr

饭馆儿

[飯館兒]

erhua variant of 飯館／饭馆 (fànguǎn)

huídānr

回单儿

[回單兒]

erhua variant of 回單／回单 (huídān)

duìwèir

对味儿

[對味兒]

tasty
to one's liking

fàxiǎor

发小儿

[髮小兒]

erhua variant of 髮小／发小 (fàxiǎo)

bèikér

贝壳儿

[貝殼兒]

erhua variant of 貝殼／贝壳 (bèiké)

pěngjuér

捧角儿

[捧角兒]

erhua variant of 捧角 (pěngjuě)

yòubianr

右边儿

[右邊兒]

erhua variant of 右邊／右边 (yòubian)

bùlír

不离儿

[不離兒]

not bad
pretty good
pretty close

xiǎobiànr

小辫儿

[小辮兒]

erhua variant of 小辮／小辫 (xiǎobiàn)

hǎohāor

好好儿

[好好兒]

in good condition
perfectly good
carefully
well
thoroughly

shǐjìnr

使劲儿

[使勁兒]

erhua variant of 使勁／使劲 (shǐjìn)

nǎopiáor

脑瓢儿

[腦瓢兒]

top of the head
crown

bíniúr

鼻牛儿

[鼻牛兒]

hardened mucus in nostrils

xiǎo'érkē

小儿科

[小兒科]

pediatrics
pediatric (department)
sth of little importance
trifle
a child's play
(slang) childish
petty
stingy

yāntóur

烟头儿

[煙頭兒]

erhua variant of 煙頭／烟头 (yāntóu)

liùwānr

遛弯儿

[遛彎兒]

erhua variant of 遛彎／遛弯 (liùwān)

jiǔlìngr

酒令儿

[酒令兒]

erhua variant of 酒令 (jiǔlìng)

bǎobèir

宝贝儿

[寶貝兒]

erhua variant of 寶貝／宝贝 (bǎobèi)

Tiēmù'ér

帖木儿

[帖木兒]

Timur or Tamerlane (1336-1405), Mongol emperor and conqueror

xiǎotōur

小偷儿

[小偷兒]

erhua variant of 小偷／小偷 (xiǎotōu)

bānzhǐr

扳指儿

[扳指兒]

erhua variant of 扳指 (bānzhǐ)

zhèhuìr

这会儿

[這會兒]

(coll.) now
this moment
also pr. (zhèhuǐr)

pángbiānr

旁边儿

[旁邊兒]

erhua variant of 旁邊／旁边 (pángbiān)

diàoménr

调门儿

[調門兒]

erhua variant of 調門／调门 (diàomén)

zǒuyàngr

走样儿

[走樣兒]

to lose shape
to deform

dāihuìr

呆会儿

[呆會兒]

see 待會兒／待会儿 (dāihuìr)

wàibianr

外边儿

[外邊兒]

erhua variant of 外邊／外边 (wàibian)

dǎdǔnr

打趸儿

[打躉兒]

to buy wholesale

èndīngr

摁钉儿

[摁釘兒]

thumbtack

qǐmíngr

起名儿

[起名兒]

erhua variant of 起名 (qǐmíng)

cìrtóu

刺儿头

[刺兒頭]

an awkward person
a difficult person to deal with

míngjuér

名角儿

[名角兒]

erhua variant of 名角 (míngjué)

zǒushénr

走神儿

[走神兒]

absent-minded
one's mind is wandering

zhàndìr

占地儿

[占地兒]

to take up space

cángmāor

藏猫儿

[藏貓兒]

hide and seek

cùjìnr

醋劲儿

[醋勁兒]

erhua variant of 醋勁／醋劲 (cùjìn)

shúdàor

熟道儿

[熟道兒]

familiar road
well-trodden path

yǒupǔr

有谱儿

[有譜兒]

erhua variant of 有譜／有谱 (yǒupǔ)

títóur

提头儿

[提頭兒]

to give a lead

tángshì'ér

唐氏儿

[唐氏兒]

Down's syndrome child

tiānlǎor

天老儿

[天老兒]

albino (human)

yīhuìr

一会儿

[一會兒]

a moment
a while
in a moment
now...now...
also pr. (yīhuǐr)

gōngxiánr

弓弦儿

[弓弦兒]

bowstring

chuànménr

串门儿

[串門兒]

erhua variant of 串門／串门 (chuànmén)

shízǐr

石子儿

[石子兒]

cobble

gérpì

嗝儿屁

[嗝兒屁]

(dialect) to die
to give up the ghost

qǔdēngr

取灯儿

[取燈兒]

(dialect) match (for lighting fire)

yántiáor

沿条儿

[沿條兒]

tape seam (in dressmaking)
tape trim

bèiyǐngr

背影儿

[背影兒]

erhua variant of 背影 (bèiyǐng)

huàngèr

换个儿

[換個兒]

to change places
to swap places

zuòhuór

做活儿

[做活兒]

erhua variant of 做活 (zuòhuó)

yīng'érchē

婴儿车

[嬰兒車]

baby carriage
pram
stroller

diàogōur

钓钩儿

[釣鉤兒]

erhua variant of 釣鉤／钓钩 (diàogou)

bānběnr

扳本儿

[扳本兒]

to recoup losses (in gambling)

érchásù

儿茶素

[兒茶素]

catechin (biochemistry)

zhēngshénr

怔神儿

[怔神兒]

lost in thought
in a daze

āijiānr

挨肩儿

[挨肩兒]

in rapid succession (of children, close in age)
shoulder-to-shoulder

nuówōr

挪窝儿

[挪窩兒]

(dialect) to move (after being some time in the same place); to move (house)

sūnnür

孙女儿

[孫女兒]

granddaughter (son's daughter)

zhuànzhóur

转轴儿

[轉軸兒]

erhua variant of 轉軸／转轴 (zhuànzhóu)

bèntour

奔头儿

[奔頭兒]

erhua variant of 奔頭／奔头 (bèntou)

láihuǒr

来火儿

[來火兒]

to get angry

zhèbiānr

这边儿

[這邊兒]

erhua variant of 這邊／这边 (zhèbiān)

duìchár

对茬儿

[對茬兒]

to agree with
of the same opinion
to coincide

āibiānr

挨边儿

[挨邊兒]

erhua variant of 挨邊／挨边 (āibiān)

zhúgūr

竹箍儿

[竹箍兒]

bamboo hoop
bamboo band

húnqiúr

浑球儿

[渾球兒]

variant of 混球兒／混球儿 (húnqiúr)

gū'éryào

孤儿药

[孤兒藥]

orphan drug

hùnhùnr

混混儿

[混混兒]

ruffian
hoodlum

bènggāor

蹦高儿

[蹦高兒]

erhua variant of 蹦高 (bènggāo)

Róng Zǔ'ér

容祖儿

[容祖兒]

Joey Yung (1980-), Hong Kong pop singer and actress

cāimír

猜谜儿

[猜謎兒]

to answer a riddle
to guess (i.e. form an opinion without much evidence)

chòuzǐr

臭子儿

[臭子兒]

dead bullet (one that does not fire)
a bad move (in a game of chess)

diàndǐr

垫底儿

[墊底兒]

erhua variant of 墊底／垫底 (diàndǐ)

xiānfāngr

仙方儿

[仙方兒]

erhua variant of 仙方 (xiānfāng)

yīmèir

伊媚儿

[伊媚兒]

variant of 伊妹兒／伊妹儿 (yīmèir)

xiǎotānr

小摊儿

[小攤兒]

erhua variant of 小攤／小摊 (xiǎotān)

dǎduǎnr

打短儿

[打短兒]

casual labor
to work for a bit

zhěnxír

枕席儿

[枕席兒]

erhua variant of 枕席 (zhěnxí)

cìrhuà

刺儿话

[刺兒話]

biting words
stinging words

yìngjǐngr

应景儿

[應景兒]

according with the times
seasonal

bǎipǔr

摆谱儿

[擺譜兒]

erhua variant of 擺譜／摆谱 (bǎipǔ)

liǎqiánr

俩钱儿

[倆錢兒]

erhua variant of 倆錢／俩钱 (liǎqián)

zhédāor

折刀儿

[折刀兒]

a clasp knife
a folding knife

tílánr

提篮儿

[提籃兒]

a basket

yù'érsǎo

育儿嫂

[育兒嫂]

nanny (for infants and toddlers)

bàngjiār

傍家儿

[傍家兒]

lover
partner

yīzìr

一字儿

[一字兒]

in a row; in a line

guānggùnr

光棍儿

[光棍兒]

single person
bachelor

shìrmā

事儿妈

[事兒媽]

(coll.) fussbudget
pain in the ass

diānrmiàn

颠儿面

[顛兒面]

to lose face

yánbiānr

沿边儿

[沿邊兒]

to trim (border with braid, tape etc)

yānjuǎnr

烟卷儿

[煙捲兒]

cigarette
CL:棵 (kē)

huàibāor

坏包儿

[壞包兒]

rascal
rogue
little devil (term of endearment)

érxífu

儿媳妇

[兒媳婦]

daughter-in-law

kǎnjiānr

坎肩儿

[坎肩兒]

erhua variant of 坎肩 (kǎnjiān)

diàodiǎnr

掉点儿

[掉點兒]

drip of rain

tàoshānr

套衫儿

[套衫兒]

a pullover

yáfèngr

牙缝儿

[牙縫兒]

gap between teeth

měngjìnr

猛劲儿

[猛勁兒]

to dash
to put on a spurt
to redouble efforts

pèngcír

碰瓷儿

[碰瓷兒]

erhua variant of 碰瓷／碰瓷 (pèngcí)

tǎodǐr

讨底儿

[討底兒]

erhua variant of 討底／讨底 (tǎodǐ)

zuórge

昨儿个

[昨兒個]

(coll.) yesterday

gǎnmíngr

赶明儿

[趕明兒]

(coll.) some day
one of these days

jiàozhēnr

较真儿

[較真兒]

erhua variant of 較真／较真 (jiàozhēn)

bǎnryé

板儿爷

[板兒爺]

(coll.) pedicab driver

tānshìr

摊事儿

[攤事兒]

(coll.) to get into trouble

yù'érdài

育儿袋

[育兒袋]

marsupial pouch

Lù'érdǎo

鹿儿岛

[鹿兒島]

Kagoshima, Japanese island prefecture off the south coast of Kyushu

xǐhān'ér

喜憨儿

[喜憨兒]

(Tw) intellectually impaired child or youth (affectionate term)

yīmèir

伊妹儿

[伊妹兒]

email (loanword)

bīnggùnr

冰棍儿

[冰棍兒]

ice lolly
popsicle

hùnxuè'ér

混血儿

[混血兒]

person of mixed blood
half-breed
mulatto

zǎobānr

早班儿

[早班兒]

erhua variant of 早班 (zǎobān)

méikòngr

没空儿

[沒空兒]

having no time

būrdào

不儿道

[不兒道]

(dialect) contracted form of 不知道 (bùzhīdào)

zuǒbianr

左边儿

[左邊兒]

erhua variant of 左邊／左边 (zuǒbian)

niángrmen

娘儿们

[娘兒們]

(dialect) woman
wife

shuǐjiǎor

水饺儿

[水餃兒]

erhua variant of 水餃／水饺 (shuǐjiǎo)

yúgōur

渔钩儿

[漁鉤兒]

variant of 魚鉤兒／鱼钩儿 (yúgōur)

ànhuār

暗花儿

[暗花兒]

veiled design incised in porcelain or woven in fabric

zìgěr

自各儿

[自各兒]

variant of 自個兒／自个儿 (zìgěr)

zábànr

杂拌儿

[雜拌兒]

erhua variant of 雜拌／杂拌 (zábàn)

ǎigèr

矮个儿

[矮個兒]

a person of short stature
a short person

fānpiānr

翻篇儿

[翻篇兒]

to turn a page
(fig.) to turn over a new leaf

lòuxiànr

露馅儿

[露餡兒]

erhua variant of 露餡／露馅 (lòuxiàn)

bīyàngr

屄样儿

[屄樣兒]

(vulgar, offensive) a person's repulsive appearance

yàgēnr

压根儿

[壓根兒]

erhua variant of 壓根／压根 (yàgēn)

pūliǎnr

扑脸儿

[撲臉兒]

strikes you in the face

dànjuǎnr

蛋卷儿

[蛋卷兒]

erhua variant of 蛋卷 (dànjuǎn)

bèiwōr

被窝儿

[被窩兒]

erhua variant of 被窩／被窝 (bèiwō)

xībiānr

西边儿

[西邊兒]

erhua variant of 西邊／西边 (xībiān)

dāchár

搭茬儿

[搭茬兒]

erhua variant of 搭茬 (dāchā)

zhuōmiànr

桌面儿

[桌面兒]

erhua variant of 桌面 (zhuōmiàn)

tālar

趿拉儿

[趿拉兒]

heelless slipper; babouche

mǎojìnr

铆劲儿

[鉚勁兒]

to apply all one's strength in a burst of effort

tiǎotóur

挑头儿

[挑頭兒]

erhua variant of 挑頭／挑头 (tiǎotóu)

dúyuànr

独院儿

[獨院兒]

erhua variant of 獨院／独院 (dúyuàn)

zhǔnpǔr

准谱儿

[準譜兒]

definite idea; certainty; clear plan; definite guidelines

nàhuàr

那话儿

[那話兒]

genitalia
doohickey
thingumbob

gūduīr

估堆儿

[估堆兒]

to assess an entire lot

zhuāzǐr

抓子儿

[抓子兒]

kids' game involving throwing and grabbing

lǎomàor

老帽儿

[老帽兒]

(dialect) country bumpkin
a hick

qūqur

蛐蛐儿

[蛐蛐兒]

(dialect) cricket (insect)

shǎmàor

傻帽儿

[傻帽兒]

erhua variant of 傻帽 (shǎmào)

nǎizuǐr

奶嘴儿

[奶嘴兒]

erhua variant of 奶嘴 (nǎizuǐ)

guǒrénr

果仁儿

[果仁兒]

fruit kernel

chūjiānr

出尖儿

[出尖兒]

erhua variant of 出尖 (chūjiān)

qiāngbàr

枪把儿

[槍把兒]

butt of a gun

wánrhuài

玩儿坏

[玩兒壞]

to play tricks on sb

āwùr

阿物儿

[阿物兒]

thing
(you) useless thing

shìshǒur

试手儿

[試手兒]

erhua variant of 試手／试手 (shìshǒu)

diǎnrbèi

点儿背

[點兒背]

(dialect) to be out of luck

dāngèr

单个儿

[單個兒]

erhua variant of 單個／单个 (dānge)

bèirbàng

倍儿棒

[倍兒棒]

(dialect) awesome
excellent

yābār

丫巴儿

[丫巴兒]

fork (of a tree, road, argument etc)
bifurcation
fork junction

kōuménr

抠门儿

[摳門兒]

erhua variant of 摳門／抠门 (kōumén)

gàimàor

盖帽儿

[蓋帽兒]

to block a shot (basketball)
(dialect) excellent
fantastic

bǎogér

饱嗝儿

[飽嗝兒]

to belch (on a full stomach)

húnqiúr

混球儿

[混球兒]

erhua variant of 混球 (húnqiú)

kuàdōur

挎兜儿

[挎兜兒]

erhua variant of 挎兜 (kuàdōu)

pàngdūnr

胖墩儿

[胖墩兒]

(coll.) short, fat person (esp. a kid)
a roly-poly

wányìr

玩意儿

[玩意兒]

erhua variant of 玩意 (wányì)

jiàngjìnr

犟劲儿

[犟勁兒]

erhua variant of 犟勁／犟劲 (jiàngjìn)

yémenr

爷们儿

[爺們兒]

erhua variant of 爺們／爷们 (yémen)

nü'érqiáng

女儿墙

[女兒牆]

crenelated parapet wall

yòu'éryuán

幼儿园

[幼兒園]

kindergarten
nursery school

gālár

旮旯儿

[旮旯兒]

erhua variant of 旮旯 (gālá)

yīng'érqī

婴儿期

[嬰兒期]

infancy

jiáojìnr

嚼劲儿

[嚼勁兒]

chewiness

zìtiěr

字帖儿

[字帖兒]

piece of paper with short note
short letter

tuō'érsuǒ

托儿所

[托兒所]

nursery

hànguàr

汗褂儿

[汗褂兒]

undershirt

māoyǎnr

猫眼儿

[貓眼兒]

erhua variant of 貓眼／猫眼 (māoyǎn)

yáojiěr

窑姐儿

[窯姐兒]

erhua variant of 窯姐／窑姐 (yáojiě)

yīduìr

一对儿

[一對兒]

a pair; a couple

dòuqùr

逗趣儿

[逗趣兒]

to amuse
to make sb laugh
to tease

làtuór

蜡坨儿

[蠟坨兒]

erhua variant of 蠟坨／蜡坨 (làtuó)

màogūr

帽箍儿

[帽箍兒]

the ribbon around a cap

xìngyùn'ér

幸运儿

[幸運兒]

winner
lucky guy
person who always gets good breaks

zhǎocìr

找刺儿

[找刺兒]

to find fault

niàopénr

尿盆儿

[尿盆兒]

erhua variant of 尿盆 (niàopén)

xīnyǎnr

心眼儿

[心眼兒]

one's thoughts
mind
intention
willingness to accept new ideas
baseless suspicions

jiādāngr

夹当儿

[夾當兒]

erhua variant of 夾當／夹当 (jiādāng)

shūguǎnr

书馆儿

[書館兒]

teashop with performance by 評書／评书 story tellers

méiménr

没门儿

[沒門兒]

no way
impossible

yàofāngr

药方儿

[藥方兒]

erhua variant of 藥方／药方 (yàofāng)

zǒuwèir

走味儿

[走味兒]

erhua variant of 走味 (zǒuwèi)

érhuàyùn

儿化韵

[兒化韻]

(Chinese phonetics) syllable final with r-coloring; rhotacized syllable final

zhǐméir

纸煤儿

[紙煤兒]

paper taper used to light cigarette etc

lèngjìnr

愣劲儿

[愣勁兒]

dash
pep
vigor

miàntiáor

面条儿

[麵條兒]

erhua variant of 麵條／面条 (miàntiáo)

xiàoliǎnr

笑脸儿

[笑臉兒]

erhua variant of 笑臉／笑脸 (xiàoliǎn)

yíngtóur

迎头儿

[迎頭兒]

erhua variant of 迎頭／迎头 (yíngtóu)

yúgōur

鱼钩儿

[魚鉤兒]

erhua variant of 魚鉤／鱼钩 (yúgōu)

chēfènr

车份儿

[車份兒]

erhua variant of 車份／车份 (chēfèn)

sǐjìnr

死劲儿

[死勁兒]

erhua variant of 死勁／死劲 (sǐjìn)

bìngbāor

病包儿

[病包兒]

a person who is always falling ill
chronic invalid

yībōr

一拨儿

[一撥兒]

group of people

gūjier

箍节儿

[箍節兒]

short length
small section or portion

pēnzuǐr

喷嘴儿

[噴嘴兒]

erhua variant of 噴嘴／喷嘴 (pēnzuǐ)

hùnmíngr

混名儿

[混名兒]

erhua variant of 混名 (hùnmíng)

áicīr

挨呲儿

[挨呲兒]

to suffer a rebuke
criticized

piànrjǐng

片儿警

[片兒警]

local or neighborhood policeman

lǐbianr

里边儿

[裡邊兒]

erhua variant of 裡邊／里边 (lǐbian)

qǐxiǎor

起小儿

[起小兒]

erhua variant of 起小 (qǐxiǎo)

érhuàyīn

儿化音

[兒化音]

(Chinese phonetics) erhua (the sound of the r-coloring of a syllable final)

cháguǎnr

茶馆儿

[茶館兒]

a teashop

xiàbianr

下边儿

[下邊兒]

erhua variant of 下邊／下边 (xiàbian)

yǒudiǎnr

有点儿

[有點兒]

slightly
a little
somewhat

wǎmór

邷么儿

[邷麼兒]

to play knucklebones (dialect)

miànrénr

面人儿

[麵人兒]

dough figurine

jiāsāir

夹塞儿

[夾塞兒]

to cut into a line
queue-jumping

kòuyǎnr

扣眼儿

[釦眼兒]

erhua variant of 釦眼／扣眼 (kòuyǎn)

guǒliàor

果料儿

[果料兒]

fruit ingredients (for cakes and desserts)

zhēguòr

折过儿

[折過兒]

to turn over

yùngāor

晕高儿

[暈高兒]

to feel giddy on heights
vertigo

zhǎochár

找碴儿

[找碴兒]

to pick a quarrel
to find fault
nitpicking

tìbānr

替班儿

[替班兒]

erhua variant of 替班 (tìbān)

pàorjú

炮儿局

[炮兒局]

police station (Beijing slang)

wánrwán

玩儿完

[玩兒完]

erhua variant of 玩完／玩完 (wánwán)

báimiànr

白面儿

[白麵兒]

heroin

liǎndànr

脸蛋儿

[臉蛋兒]

cheek
face (often of child)

dòuqùr

斗趣儿

[鬥趣兒]

variant of 逗趣兒／逗趣儿 (dòuqùr)

yāzǐr

鸭子儿

[鴨子兒]

(coll.) duck's egg

dǎgér

打嗝儿

[打嗝兒]

erhua variant of 打嗝 (dǎgé)

yīkuàir

一块儿

[一塊兒]

erhua variant of 一塊／一块 (yīkuài)

dōngbiānr

东边儿

[東邊兒]

erhua variant of 東邊／东边 (dōngbian)

luóguōr

罗锅儿

[羅鍋兒]

erhua variant of 羅鍋／罗锅 (luóguō)

línyuèr

临月儿

[臨月兒]

the month childbirth is due

pǎowèir

跑味儿

[跑味兒]

to lose flavor

dǎtǐngr

打挺儿

[打挺兒]

to arch one's body and fling one's head back

shìwèir

是味儿

[是味兒]

(of food) to have the right taste
(of people) to feel at ease

lāgòur

拉勾儿

[拉勾兒]

to cross little fingers (between children) as a promise

kāihuār

开花儿

[開花兒]

erhua variant of 開花／开花 (kāihuā)

Què'érxǐ

雀儿喜

[雀兒喜]

Chelsea

tǔkǎnr

土坎儿

[土坎兒]

erhua variant of 土坎 (tǔkǎn)

shēnbǎnr

身板儿

[身板兒]

erhua variant of 身板 (shēnbǎn)

zhèzhènr

这阵儿

[這陣兒]

now
at present
at this juncture

xiànrbǐng

馅儿饼

[餡兒餅]

erhua variant of 餡餅／馅饼 (xiànbǐng)

guī'érzi

龟儿子

[龜兒子]

(coll.) bastard
son of a bitch

xífur

媳妇儿

[媳婦兒]

wife
young married woman

nüháir

女孩儿

[女孩兒]

erhua variant of 女孩 (nühái)

kuàidiǎnr

快点儿

[快點兒]

erhua variant of 快點／快点 (kuàidiǎn)

nánháir

男孩儿

[男孩兒]

erhua variant of 男孩 (nánhái)

qìngshēnr

罄身儿

[罄身兒]

erhua variant of 罄身 (qìngshēn)

qūqur

屈戌儿

[屈戌兒]

staple (used with a hasp)

húqínr

胡琴儿

[胡琴兒]

erhua variant of 胡琴 (húqín)

hòubianr

后边儿

[後邊兒]

erhua variant of 後邊／后边 (hòubian)

tóuliǎnr

头脸儿

[頭臉兒]

erhua variant of 頭臉／头脸 (tóuliǎn)

xīnshēng'ér

新生儿

[新生兒]

newborn baby
neonate

Què'ér Shān

雀儿山

[雀兒山]

Chola Mountains in Sichuan

gōngzǐgēr

公子哥儿

[公子哥兒]

pampered son of a wealthy family

gǎohuāyàngr

搞花样儿

[搞花樣兒]

erhua variant of 搞花樣／搞花样 (gǎohuāyàng)

liúdòng'értóng

流动儿童

[流動兒童]

children of migrants

wánrbùzhuàn

玩儿不转

[玩兒不轉]

can't handle it
can't find any way (of doing sth)
not up to the task

xiǎoxīnyǎnr

小心眼儿

[小心眼兒]

small-minded
petty
narrow-minded

báiyǎnzhūr

白眼珠儿

[白眼珠兒]

erhua variant of 白眼珠 (báiyǎnzhū)

rènsǐlǐr

认死理儿

[認死理兒]

erhua variant of 認死理／认死理 (rènsǐlǐ)

zǒubèizìr

走背字儿

[走背字兒]

erhua variant of 走背字 (zǒubèizì)

dābǎshǒur

搭把手儿

[搭把手兒]

erhua variant of 搭把手 (dābǎshǒu)

kuàirbāmáo

块儿八毛

[塊兒八毛]

one yuan or less
around 80 cents or one dollar

dàobèishǒur

倒背手儿

[倒背手兒]

erhua variant of 倒背手 (dàobèishǒu)

luóquānryī

罗圈儿揖

[羅圈兒揖]

to bow around with hands joined (to people on all sides)

zhuāngjiahùr

庄稼户儿

[莊稼戶兒]

erhua variant of 莊稼戶／庄稼户 (zhuāngjiahù)

chànggāodiàor

唱高调儿

[唱高調兒]

erhua variant of 唱高調／唱高调 (chànggāodiào)

xiǎobáiliǎnr

小白脸儿

[小白臉兒]

erhua variant of 小白臉／小白脸 (xiǎobáiliǎn)

wèizhīshùr

未知数儿

[未知數兒]

erhua variant of 未知數／未知数 (wèizhīshù)

bànkāiménr

半开门儿

[半開門兒]

erhua variant of 半開門／半开门 (bànkāimén)

zhuōmiànrshàng

桌面儿上

[桌面兒上]

on the table
fig. everything open and above board

zhèng'érbābǎn

正儿八板

[正兒八板]

earnest
authentic

gǔtoujiér

骨头节儿

[骨頭節兒]

joint (of the skeleton)

kàndeguòr

看得过儿

[看得過兒]

erhua variant of 看得過／看得过 (kàndeguò)

xiàngzimiànr

橡子面儿

[橡子麵兒]

erhua variant of 橡子麵／橡子面 (xiàngzimiàn)

zhèng'érbājīng

正儿八经

[正兒八經]

serious
earnest
real
true

bèngbèngrchē

蹦蹦儿车

[蹦蹦兒車]

motor tricycle (onom. bang-bang car)

huárhuár

哗儿哗儿

[嘩兒嘩兒]

(dialect) sound used to call cats

yánleyǎnr

严了眼儿

[嚴了眼兒]

up to the eyeballs
full to overflowing
jampacked

chàyīdiǎnr

差一点儿

[差一點兒]

erhua variant of 差一點／差一点 (chàyīdiǎn)

yǒuyīdiǎnr

有一点儿

[有一點兒]

a bit
a little

bàolěngménr

爆冷门儿

[爆冷門兒]

erhua variant of 爆冷門／爆冷门 (bàolěngmén)

kǒngbùpiānr

恐怖片儿

[恐怖片兒]

erhua variant of 恐怖片 (kǒngbùpiàn)

diéryāzi

蹀儿鸭子

[蹀兒鴨子]

to run away
to escape

yǎng'érfánglǎo

养儿防老

[養兒防老]

(of parents) to bring up children for the purpose of being looked after in old age

cháyèmòr

茶叶末儿

[茶葉末兒]

tea leaves powder

tóubàntiānr

头半天儿

[頭半天兒]

erhua variant of 頭半天／头半天 (tóubàntiān)

shìguǎnyīng'ér

试管婴儿

[試管嬰兒]

test tube baby

értónglèyuán

儿童乐园

[兒童樂園]

children's play area

dòngzuǐpír

动嘴皮儿

[動嘴皮兒]

erhua variant of 動嘴皮／动嘴皮 (dòngzuǐpí)

qiánbànshǎngr

前半晌儿

[前半晌兒]

erhua variant of 前半晌 (qiánbànshǎng)

shǎdàgèr

傻大个儿

[傻大個兒]

stupid great hulk of a man

liántǐyīng'ér

连体婴儿

[連體嬰兒]

conjoined twins
Siamese twins

xiǎo'érmábì

小儿麻痹

[小兒麻痺]

polio (poliomyelitis)

Tái'érzhuāngqū

台儿庄区

[台兒莊區]

Tai'erzhuang district of Zaozhuang city 棗莊市／枣庄市 ( Zǎozhuāngshì), Shandong

qíméisuìr

齐眉穗儿

[齊眉穗兒]

bangs (hair)

jīdànkér

鸡蛋壳儿

[雞蛋殼兒]

eggshell

xiǎoliǎngkǒur

小两口儿

[小兩口兒]

erhua variant of 小兩口／小两口 (xiǎoliǎngkǒu)

záhuomiànr

杂和面儿

[雜和麵兒]

erhua variant of 雜和麵／杂和面 (záhuomiàn)

rènsǐkòur

认死扣儿

[認死扣兒]

stubborn

shuōzhewánr

说着玩儿

[說著玩兒]

erhua variant of 說著玩／说着玩 (shuōzhewán)

cǎozìtóur

草字头儿

[草字頭兒]

grass radical 艹

suān'érlànü

酸儿辣女

[酸兒辣女]

if a woman likes to eat sour during pregnancy, she will have a boy; if she likes to eat spicy, she will have a girl (idiom)

shìtóng'érxì

视同儿戏

[視同兒戲]

to regard sth as a plaything (idiom); to consider unimportant
to view as trifling

tèshū'értóng

特殊儿童

[特殊兒童]

child with special needs
gifted child

rénqíngwèir

人情味儿

[人情味兒]

erhua variant of 人情味 (rénqíngwèi)

kāfēiguǎnr

咖啡馆儿

[咖啡館兒]

café
coffee shop

héngshùjìnr

横竖劲儿

[橫豎勁兒]

firmness of determination

děngyīxiàr

等一下儿

[等一下兒]

erhua variant of 等一下 (děngyīxià)

wánrhuāzhāo

玩儿花招

[玩兒花招]

to play tricks

yīshanggōur

衣裳钩儿

[衣裳鈎兒]

clothes hook

sǐxīnyǎnr

死心眼儿

[死心眼兒]

stubborn
obstinate
having a one-track mind

xiánjīnjīnr

咸津津儿

[鹹津津兒]

erhua variant of 鹹津津／咸津津 (xiánjīnjīn)

shēng'éryùnü

生儿育女

[生兒育女]

to bear and raise children

chūchòuzǐr

出臭子儿

[出臭子兒]

to make a bad move (in a game of chess)

kēxuéyù'ér

科学育儿

[科學育兒]

scientific parenting

wànrbāqiān

万儿八千

[萬兒八千]

ten thousand or almost ten thousand

yīkǒuqìr

一口气儿

[一口氣兒]

erhua variant of 一口氣／一口气 (yīkǒuqì)

gǒuwánrde

狗玩儿的

[狗玩兒的]

beast (derog.)

yànshuǐhúr

砚水壶儿

[硯水壺兒]

water container for an ink slab

yǐnshēncǎor

隐身草儿

[隱身草兒]

erhua variant of 隱身草／隐身草 (yǐnshēncǎo)

pútaogānr

葡萄干儿

[葡萄乾兒]

raisin

tiěgēmenr

铁哥们儿

[鐵哥們兒]

erhua variant of 鐵哥們／铁哥们 (tiěgēmen)

quēxīnyǎnr

缺心眼儿

[缺心眼兒]

erhua variant of 缺心眼 (quēxīnyǎn)

chóngyǎnpír

重眼皮儿

[重眼皮兒]

double eyelid
epicanthal fold of upper eyelid (characteristic of Asian people)

qiāoluóbiān'er

敲锣边儿

[敲鑼邊兒]

to strike the edge of the gong
(fig.) to stir the pot (i.e. cause or exacerbate a dispute)

xiǎogānggangr

小缸缸儿

[小缸缸兒]

small mug (baby language)

sǎngziyǎnr

嗓子眼儿

[嗓子眼兒]

erhua variant of 嗓子眼 (sǎngziyǎn)

báhuǒguànr

拔火罐儿

[拔火罐兒]

erhua variant of 拔火罐 (báhuǒguàn)

mǎozújìnr

铆足劲儿

[鉚足勁兒]

to exert all one's strength

zhēnxiànhuór

针线活儿

[針線活兒]

needlework
working for a living as a needleworker

tóurnǎor

头儿脑儿

[頭兒腦兒]

leading figure; bigwig

jūmíndiǎnr

居民点儿

[居民點兒]

variant of 居民點／居民点 (jūmíndiǎn)

bǎi'érbāshí

百儿八十

[百兒八十]

about a hundred
a hundred or so

nǎrdehuà

哪儿的话

[哪兒的話]

(coll.) not at all (humble expression denying compliment)
don't mention it

yīdàzǎor

一大早儿

[一大早兒]

erhua variant of 一大早 (yīdàzǎo)

bùduìchár

不对碴儿

[不對碴兒]

not proper
not fit for the occasion

bùqǐyǎnr

不起眼儿

[不起眼兒]

erhua variant of 不起眼 (bùqǐyǎn)

chàbùlír

差不离儿

[差不離兒]

erhua variant of 差不離／差不离 (chàbùlí)

dànghuíshìr

当回事儿

[當回事兒]

erhua variant of 當回事／当回事 (dànghuíshì)

kuānxīnwánr

宽心丸儿

[寬心丸兒]

erhua variant of 寬心丸／宽心丸 (kuānxīnwán)

zhèzǎowǎnr

这早晚儿

[這早晚兒]

now
at this time
this late

xiélengyǎnr

斜愣眼儿

[斜愣眼兒]

erhua variant of 斜愣眼 (xiélengyǎn)

tuō'érdàinü

拖儿带女

[拖兒帶女]

supporting a wife and children
dragged down by having a family to feed

bàngzimiànr

棒子面儿

[棒子麵兒]

erhua variant of 棒子麵／棒子面 (bàngzimiàn)

érxífur

儿媳妇儿

[兒媳婦兒]

erhua variant of 兒媳婦／儿媳妇 (érxífu)

ěrduoyǎnr

耳朵眼儿

[耳朵眼兒]

earhole
ear piercing hole; earring hole

nàozhewánr

闹着玩儿

[鬧著玩兒]

to play games
to joke around
to play a joke on sb

pìgudūnr

屁股蹲儿

[屁股蹲兒]

(dialect) a fall on the buttocks
pratfall

yīgǔnǎor

一股脑儿

[一股腦兒]

erhua variant of 一股腦／一股脑 (yīgǔnǎo)

xǐfàshuǐr

洗发水儿

[洗髮水兒]

shampoo

méirénwèir

没人味儿

[沒人味兒]

erhua variant of 沒人味／没人味 (méirénwèi)

qiānrbābǎi

千儿八百

[千兒八百]

(coll.) one thousand or almost one thousand

mǎlùyánr

马路沿儿

[馬路沿兒]

roadside
edge of the road

xiánsīsīr

咸丝丝儿

[鹹絲絲兒]

erhua variant of 鹹絲絲／咸丝丝 (xiánsīsī)

yīgèjìnr

一个劲儿

[一個勁兒]

erhua variant of 一個勁／一个劲 (yīgèjìn)

yīxiǎozhènr

一小阵儿

[一小陣兒]

very brief period of time

gēbeizhǒur

胳臂肘儿

[胳臂肘兒]

elbow

děngyīhuìr

等一会儿

[等一會兒]

erhua variant of 等一會／等一会 (děngyīhuì)

wǎnjiù'értóng

挽救儿童

[挽救兒童]

to rescue a child
Save the Children, a British charity

shào'érbùyí

少儿不宜

[少兒不宜]

not suitable for children

xiǎoshíhour

小时候儿

[小時候兒]

erhua variant of 小時候／小时候 (xiǎoshíhou)

bùdàlír

不大离儿

[不大離兒]

erhua variant of 不大離／不大离 (bùdàlí)

lǎoliǎngkǒur

老两口儿

[老兩口兒]

an old married couple

gēbeigūr

胳臂箍儿

[胳臂箍兒]

armband

bùshìwèir

不是味儿

[不是味兒]

not the right flavor
not quite right
a bit off
fishy
queer
amiss
feel bad
be upset

qiánbàntiānr

前半天儿

[前半天兒]

erhua variant of 前半天 (qiánbàntiān)

jiēguyǎnr

节骨眼儿

[節骨眼兒]

erhua variant of 節骨眼／节骨眼 (jiēguyǎn)

xiǎo'érmábì

小儿痲痹

[小兒痲痺]

variant of 小兒麻痺／小儿麻痹
infantile paralysis
polio (poliomyelitis)

dǎxiǎngbír

打响鼻儿

[打響鼻兒]

(of a horse etc) to snort

liúshǒu'értóng

留守儿童

[留守兒童]

"left-behind children", rural children whose parents have to make a living as migrant workers in distant urban areas, but cannot afford to keep the family with them

lèngtóurqīng

愣头儿青

[愣頭兒青]

hothead
rash individual

wàisūnnür

外孙女儿

[外孫女兒]

granddaughter (one's daughter's daughter)

dǎoméidànr

倒霉蛋儿

[倒霉蛋兒]

erhua variant of 倒霉蛋 (dǎoméidàn)

wǎnbantiānr

晚半天儿

[晚半天兒]

late afternoon

ràowānzǐr

绕弯子儿

[繞彎子兒]

lit. to go on a long detour
fig. to speak vaguely around the topic without getting to the point
to beat about the bush

gāogāoshǒur

高高手儿

[高高手兒]

Please do not be too severe on me!

huánghuānü'ér

黄花女儿

[黃花女兒]

see 黃花閨女／黄花闺女 (huánghuāguīnü)

wánrdézhuàn

玩儿得转

[玩兒得轉]

can handle it
up to the task

yīgǔnǎor

一古脑儿

[一古腦兒]

variant of 一股腦兒／一股脑儿 (yīgǔnǎor)

zhuāngjiahuór

庄稼活儿

[莊稼活兒]

farm work

qìbùfènr

气不忿儿

[氣不忿兒]

furious
indignant

pǎotángrde

跑堂儿的

[跑堂兒的]

waiter

diàorlángdāng

吊儿郎当

[吊兒郎當]

sloppy

bāofupír

包袱皮儿

[包袱皮兒]

wrapping cloth

xiǎo Rìběnr

小日本儿

[小日本兒]

erhua variant of 小日本 (xiǎo Rìběn)

tīngqiánggēnr

听墙根儿

[聽牆根兒]

erhua variant of 聽牆根／听墙根 (tīngqiánggēn)

pūgàijuǎnr

铺盖卷儿

[鋪蓋卷兒]

bedroll

bùduìjìnr

不对劲儿

[不對勁兒]

erhua variant of 不對勁／不对劲 (bùduìjìn)

zhǎotáijiēr

找台阶儿

[找台階兒]

to find an excuse
to look for a pretext

dǎhāhar

打哈哈儿

[打哈哈兒]

erhua variant of 打哈哈 (dǎhāha)

xiǎocàidiér

小菜碟儿

[小菜碟兒]

erhua variant of 小菜一碟 (xiǎocàiyīdié)

kōuzìyǎnr

抠字眼儿

[摳字眼兒]

erhua variant of 摳字眼／抠字眼 (kōuzìyǎn)

guòyīhuìr

过一会儿

[過一會兒]

later
after a while

bāofudǐr

包袱底儿

[包袱底兒]

family heirloom
most precious family possession
person's secrets
one's best performance

hēngrhār

哼儿哈儿

[哼兒哈兒]

to hem and haw (loanword)

liúxīnyǎnr

留心眼儿

[留心眼兒]

to be on the alert
to keep one's eyes open

bānbùdǎor

扳不倒儿

[扳不倒兒]

(dialect) roly-poly toy

kǔbujīr

苦不唧儿

[苦不唧兒]

erhua variant of 苦不唧 (kǔbujī)

lāhòugōur

拉后钩儿

[拉後鉤兒]

(dialect) to leave unfinished business

Tǎtǎrrén

塔塔儿人

[塔塔兒人]

Tartar (person)

xiǎo'érmábìzhèng

小儿麻痹症

[小兒麻痺症]

poliomyelitis
infantile paralysis

Ernü Yīngxióng Zhuàn

儿女英雄传

[兒女英雄傳]

The Gallant Maid, novel by Manchu-born Qing dynasty writer 文康 ( Wén Kāng)

yīng'érshǒutuīchē

婴儿手推车

[嬰兒手推車]

baby buggy

zhátǔdòutiáor

炸土豆条儿

[炸土豆條兒]

erhua variant of 炸土豆條／炸土豆条 (zhátǔdòutiáo)

yīshíbànhuìr

一时半会儿

[一時半會兒]

a short time; a little while

Mòwò'ér Wángcháo

莫卧儿王朝

[莫臥兒王朝]

Mughal or Mogul Dynasty (1526-1858)

méiyǒujìntóur

没有劲头儿

[沒有勁頭兒]

erhua variant of 沒有勁頭／没有劲头 (méiyǒujìntóu)

tiāomáotīcìr

挑毛剔刺儿

[挑毛剔刺兒]

erhua variant of 挑毛剔刺 (tiāomáotīcì)

tàntóutànnǎor

探头探脑儿

[探頭探腦兒]

erhua variant of 探頭探腦／探头探脑 (tàntóutànnǎo)

Guójì Ertóngjié

国际儿童节

[國際兒童節]

International Children's Day (June 1)

Ertóng Jījīnhuì

儿童基金会

[兒童基金會]

UNICEF (United Nations Children's fund)

quánxūquányǐr

全须全尾儿

[全鬚全尾兒]

(Beijing dialect) intact
in one piece

zhuīgēnjiūdǐr

追根究底儿

[追根究底兒]

erhua variant of 追根究底 (zhuīgēnjiūdǐ)

ānchúngǔduòr

鹌鹑馉饳儿

[鵪鶉餶飿兒]

a type of wonton made in a shape similar to that of a quail (in ancient times)

Nú'érgāndūsī

奴儿干都司

[奴兒干都司]

the Ming dynasty provincial headquarters in the Heilongjiang and Vladivostok area

xiǎo'érruǎngǔbìng

小儿软骨病

[小兒軟骨病]

rickets (medicine)

yǒuyǎnlìjiànr

有眼力见儿

[有眼力見兒]

(dialect) alert
attentive
observant

nǎrgēnnǎr

哪儿跟哪儿

[哪兒跟哪兒]

what's that have to do with it?
what's the connection?

Tiēmù'ér Dàhán

帖木儿大汗

[帖木兒大汗]

Timur or Tamerlane (1336-1405), Mongol emperor and conqueror

mángniúrmiáokē

牻牛儿苗科

[牻牛兒苗科]

Geraniaceae (the geranium family)

Liù Yī Ertóngjié

六一儿童节

[六一兒童節]

Children's Day (June 1st), PRC national holiday for children under 14

qídǎhāngrde

齐打夯儿地

[齊打夯兒地]

in unison and with one voice (dialect)

xiǎo'érmábìbìngdú

小儿麻痹病毒

[小兒麻痺病毒]

poliovirus

Díkǎ'érzuòbiāozhì

笛卡儿坐标制

[笛卡兒座標制]

Cartesian coordinate system

xiàngnàmehuíshìr

像那么回事儿

[像那麽回事兒]

not bad at all
quite impressive

értóngquánlìgōngyuē

儿童权利公约

[兒童權利公約]

Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

kànrénxiàcàidiér

看人下菜碟儿

[看人下菜碟兒]

(dialect) to treat sb according to their social status, relationship with them etc (idiom)
not to treat everyone equally favorably

bāzìháiméiyīpiěr

八字还没一撇儿

[八字還沒一撇兒]

lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (bā) (idiom)
fig. things have not even begun to take shape
no sign of success yet

huángdìnü'érbùchóujià

皇帝女儿不愁嫁

[皇帝女兒不愁嫁]

lit. the emperor's daughter does not worry about whether she will be able to marry (idiom)
fig. highly sought after

nán'éryǒulèibùqīngtán

男儿有泪不轻弹

[男兒有淚不輕彈]

real men do not easily cry (idiom)

yǎoréngǒurbùlùchǐ

咬人狗儿不露齿

[咬人狗兒不露齒]

lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom)
fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.

yīng'ércùsǐzōnghézhèng

婴儿猝死综合症

[嬰兒猝死綜合症]

sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS); crib death

zhēnjiānrduìmàimángr

针尖儿对麦芒儿

[針尖兒對麥芒兒]

see 針尖對麥芒／针尖对麦芒 (zhēnjiānduìmàimáng)

shājūnmǎzhědàopáng'ér

杀君马者道旁儿

[殺君馬者道旁兒]

lit. bystanders killed the king's horse (idiom) (based on an ancient story in which people along the road cheered a horseman on as he galloped past, until the horse died of exhaustion)
fig. beware of becoming complacent when everyone is cheering you on

érsūnzìyǒu'érsūnfú

儿孙自有儿孙福

[兒孫自有兒孫福]

younger generations will do all right on their own (idiom)

Liánhéguó Ertóng Jījīnhuì

联合国儿童基金会

[聯合國兒童基金會]

United Nations Children's Fund
UNICEF

érbùxiánmǔchǒu,gǒubùxiánjiāpín

儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫

[兒不嫌母醜，狗不嫌家貧]

a son won't abandon his mother for being ugly, just as a dog won't abandon its owner for being poor (proverb)

yòuyàomǎrpǎo,yòuyàomǎrbùchīcǎo

又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草

[又要馬兒跑，又要馬兒不吃草]

lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom)
fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too

yòuyàomǎrhǎo,yòuyàomǎrbùchīcǎo

又要马儿好，又要马儿不吃草

[又要馬兒好，又要馬兒不吃草]

see 又要馬兒跑，又要馬兒不吃草／又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草 (yòuyàomǎrpǎo,yòuyàomǎrbùchīcǎo)

lǎoziyīngxióng'érhǎohàn,lǎozifǎndòng'érhúndàn

老子英雄儿好汉，老子反动儿混蛋

[老子英雄兒好漢，老子反動兒混蛋]

If the father is a hero, the son is a real man. If the father is a reactionary, the son is a bastard. (Cultural Revolution slogan)
fig. like father, like son