Usage of the character 矮
ǎi
矮
[矮]
- (of a person) short
- (of a wall etc) low
- (of rank) inferior (to); lower (than)
ǎizi
矮子
[矮子]
- short person
- dwarf
ǎidèng
矮凳
[矮凳]
- low stool
dī'ǎi
低矮
[低矮]
- short
- low
ǎiyóu
矮油
[矮油]
- (slang) alternative for 哎呦 (āiyōu) "oh my!"
ǎixīng
矮星
[矮星]
- dwarf star
ǎicuó
矮矬
[矮矬]
- short (in stature)
ǎiguā
矮瓜
[矮瓜]
- eggplant (Cantonese)
ǎirén
矮人
[矮人]
- dwarf
ǎishù
矮树
[矮樹]
- short tree
- bush
- shrub
ǎixiǎo
矮小
[矮小]
- short and small
- low and small
- undersized
ǎipàng
矮胖
[矮胖]
- short and stout
- dumpy
- roly-poly
ǎilín
矮林
[矮林]
- coppice
- brushwood
ǎihuà
矮化
[矮化]
- to dwarf
- to stunt
ǎilù
矮鹿
[矮鹿]
- Siberian roe deer (Capreolus pygargus)
gāo'ǎi
高矮
[高矮]
- height (i.e. whether short or tall)
ǎichǒuqióng
矮丑穷
[矮醜窮]
- (Internet slang) (of a man) unmarriageable (lit. short, ugly and poor)
- opposite: 高富帥／高富帅 (gāofùshuài)
ǎixíngxīng
矮行星
[矮行星]
- dwarf planet
ǎibànjié
矮半截
[矮半截]
- to be inferior to
- to be of a lower grade than
ǎizhuàngsù
矮壮素
[矮壯素]
- chlormequat chloride
- cycocel
zōng'ǎixīng
棕矮星
[棕矮星]
- brown dwarf star
ǎiyángméi
矮杨梅
[矮楊梅]
- dwarf bayberry (Myrica nana)
ǎidāibìng
矮呆病
[矮呆病]
- cretinism
ǎidūndūn
矮墩墩
[矮墩墩]
- pudgy
- dumpy
- stumpy
hóng'ǎixīng
红矮星
[紅矮星]
- red dwarf star
hēi'ǎixīng
黑矮星
[黑矮星]
- black dwarf star
ǎidìchá
矮地茶
[矮地茶]
- (loanword) Japanese ardisia (Ardisia japonica) (herb)
ǎihēirén
矮黑人
[矮黑人]
- black dwarf (pejorative term for non-Han people)
bái'ǎixīng
白矮星
[白矮星]
- white dwarf
ǎigèr
矮个儿
[矮個兒]
- a person of short stature
- a short person
ǎijiǎokǔhāo
矮脚苦蒿
[矮腳苦蒿]
- see 熊膽草／熊胆草 (xióngdǎncǎo)
gāo'ǎipàngshòu
高矮胖瘦
[高矮胖瘦]
- one's physique (tall or short, thin or fat)
- stature
ǎixiǎojīnghàn
矮小精悍
[矮小精悍]
- short but intrepid (idiom)
ǎigǎnpǐnzhǒng
矮杆品种
[矮桿品種]
- short-stalked variety
- short straw variety
ǎijiǎoluósǎn
矮脚罗伞
[矮腳羅傘]
- Ardisia villosa
ǎijīngzhūshāgēn
矮茎朱砂根
[矮莖朱砂根]
- short-stem Ardisia (Ardisia brevicaulis)
duǎnwěi'ǎidàishǔ
短尾矮袋鼠
[短尾矮袋鼠]
- quokka (Setonix brachyurus)
ǎizilibájiāngjūn
矮子里拔将军
[矮子裡拔將軍]
- lit. choose a general from among the dwarfs
- fig. choose the best person available (out of a mediocre bunch)
ǎijiǎobáihuāshélìcǎo
矮脚白花蛇利草
[矮腳白花蛇利草]
- see 白花蛇舌草 (báihuāshéshécǎo)