Usage of the character 盆
pén
盆
[盆]
- basin
- flower pot
- unit of volume equal to 12 斗 (dǒu) and 8 升 (shēng), approx 128 liters
- CL:個／个 (gè)
táipén
台盆
[臺盆]
- washbasin
pénzi
盆子
[盆子]
- basin
línpén
临盆
[臨盆]
- at childbirth
- in labor
shuǐpén
水盆
[水盆]
- basin
pénhuā
盆花
[盆花]
- potted flower
pénjǐng
盆景
[盆景]
- bonsai
- landscape in a pot
fànpén
饭盆
[飯盆]
- pet food bowl
- dog bowl
lüpén
滤盆
[濾盆]
- colander
liǎnpén
脸盆
[臉盆]
- washbowl
- basin for washing hands and face
- CL:個／个 (gè)
pénqiāng
盆腔
[盆腔]
- the pelvic cavity
- birth canal
biànpén
便盆
[便盆]
- bed pan
zhǐpén
纸盆
[紙盆]
- paper cone used as hailer
gǔpén
鼓盆
[鼓盆]
- lit. to drum on a bowl
- refers to Zhuangzi 莊子／庄子 ( Zhuāngzǐ) grieving for his lost wife
- fig. grief for a lost wife
pényǒu
盆友
[盆友]
- (Internet slang) friend (pun on 朋友 (péngyǒu))
qīngpén
倾盆
[傾盆]
- a downpour
- rain bucketing down
niàopén
尿盆
[尿盆]
- chamber pot
zǎopén
澡盆
[澡盆]
- bath tub
xǐpén
洗盆
[洗盆]
- basin (water container)
pénbō
盆钵
[盆缽]
- generic term for pottery
huǒpén
火盆
[火盆]
- brazier
- fire pan
- hibachi
péndì
盆地
[盆地]
- (geography) basin
- depression
gǔpén
骨盆
[骨盆]
- pelvis
lěngpén
冷盆
[冷盆]
- cold dish
- appetizer
pényù
盆浴
[盆浴]
- bathtub
huāpén
花盆
[花盆]
- flower pot
yùpén
浴盆
[浴盆]
- bathtub
pénzāi
盆栽
[盆栽]
- to grow (a plant) in a pot
- potted plant (sometimes refers specifically to a bonsai plant)
xǐshǒupén
洗手盆
[洗手盆]
- bathroom sink
- wash basin
Nípénjì
泥盆纪
[泥盆紀]
- Devonian (geological period 417-354m years ago)
niǎozǎopén
鸟澡盆
[鳥澡盆]
- birdbath
Yúlánpén
盂兰盆
[盂蘭盆]
- see 盂蘭盆會／盂兰盆会 ( Yúlánpénhuì)
jùbǎopén
聚宝盆
[聚寶盆]
- treasure bowl (mythology)
- fig. source of wealth
- cornucopia
- gold mine
fùpénzǐ
覆盆子
[覆盆子]
- raspberry
guànxǐpén
盥洗盆
[盥洗盆]
- washbowl
xǐliǎnpén
洗脸盆
[洗臉盆]
- washbowl
- basin for washing hands and face
yèpénr
夜盆儿
[夜盆兒]
- chamber pot
zuòyùpén
坐浴盆
[坐浴盆]
- bidet
gǔpéndǐ
骨盆底
[骨盆底]
- pelvic floor (anatomy)
niàopénr
尿盆儿
[尿盆兒]
- erhua variant of 尿盆 (niàopén)
sìdàpéndì
四大盆地
[四大盆地]
- four great basin depressions of China, namely: Tarim 塔里木盆地 in south Xinjiang, Jungar 準葛爾盆地／准葛尔盆地 and Tsaidam or Qaidam 柴達木盆地／柴达木盆地 in north Xinjiang Sichuan 四川盆地
guōwǎnpiáopén
锅碗瓢盆
[鍋碗瓢盆]
- kitchen utensils (literary)
Yānqípéndì
焉耆盆地
[焉耆盆地]
- Yanqi basin in northeast of Tarim basin
kòushǐpénzi
扣屎盆子
[扣屎盆子]
- to make a scapegoat of sb
- to defame
- to slander
gǔpénzhīqī
鼓盆之戚
[鼓盆之戚]
- drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 莊子／庄子 ( Zhuāngzǐ) grieving for his lost wife)
- fig. grief for a lost wife
xuèpéndàkǒu
血盆大口
[血盆大口]
- bloody mouth wide open like a sacrificial bowl (idiom); ferocious mouth of beast of prey
- fig. greedy exploiter
- rapacious aggressor
Yīlípéndì
伊犁盆地
[伊犁盆地]
- the Yili basin around Urumqi in Xinjiang
dàipénwàngtiān
戴盆望天
[戴盆望天]
- lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head; it is hard to get a clear view of the sky while carrying a platter on one's head
- fig. it is hard to get on in one's career while encumbered by family obligations
- one can't perform a major task while bothered by other duties
Sìchuānpéndì
四川盆地
[四川盆地]
- Sichuan basin
Yúlánpénhuì
盂兰盆会
[盂蘭盆會]
- Feast of All Souls (fifteenth day of seventh lunar month) (Buddhism)
Erlián Péndì
二连盆地
[二連盆地]
- Erlian Basin in Inner Mongolia
jīnpénxǐshǒu
金盆洗手
[金盆洗手]
- lit. to wash one's hands in a gold basin (idiom)
- fig. to abandon the life of an outlaw
qīngpéndàyǔ
倾盆大雨
[傾盆大雨]
- a downpour; rain bucketing down
- (fig.) to be overwhelmed (with work or things to study)
Tǎlǐmùpéndì
塔里木盆地
[塔里木盆地]
- Tarim Basin depression in southern Xinjiang
Zhǔngá'ěr Péndì
准噶尔盆地
[準噶爾盆地]
- Junggar Basin, northern Xinjiang
Cháidámùpéndì
柴达木盆地
[柴達木盆地]
- Tsaidam or Qaidam basin (Mongolian: salt marsh), depression northeast of the Plateau of Tibet, located between the Qilian Shan and the Kunlun Shan at the northern margin of the Tibetan Plateau.
Tǔlǔfān Péndì
吐鲁番盆地
[吐魯番盆地]
- the Turpan Depression in Xinjiang
Fèi'ěrgànnà Péndì
费尔干纳盆地
[費爾干納盆地]
- the Ferghana Valley in modern Uzbekistan