Usage of the character 窩
wō
窝
[窩]
- nest
- pit or hollow on the human body
- lair
- den
- place
- to harbor or shelter
- to hold in check
- to bend
- classifier for litters and broods
guówō
腘窝
[膕窩]
- popliteal (anatomy)
- hollow at the back of the knee
wōcháo
窝巢
[窩巢]
- nest
miànwō
面窝
[麵窩]
- Chinese doughnut
wōxīn
窝心
[窩心]
- aggrieved
- dejected
- (Tw, southern China) to be moved by a kind gesture etc
- to feel gratified
- to feel warm inside
wōzhǔ
窝主
[窩主]
- person who harbors criminals
- receiver (of stolen goods)
jiáwō
颊窝
[頰窩]
- dimple
- heat-sensing facial pit of a snake
wōdiǎn
窝点
[窩點]
- lair; den (of illegal activities)
wōnang
窝囊
[窩囊]
- to feel vexed
- annoyed
- good-for-nothing
- stupid and cowardly
bèiwō
被窝
[被窩]
- (traditional bedding) quilt wrapped around the body as a tube
- (contemporary) bedding; bed cover
zéiwō
贼窝
[賊窩]
- thieves' lair
wōcáng
窝藏
[窩藏]
- to harbor
- to shelter
yāowō
腰窝
[腰窩]
- dimples of Venus
- back dimples
bàowō
抱窝
[抱窩]
- (coll.) to incubate
- to brood
yànwō
燕窝
[燕窩]
- edible bird's nest
wōfū
窝夫
[窩夫]
- waffle (loanword)
yǎnwō
眼窝
[眼窩]
- eye socket
gǒuwō
狗窝
[狗窩]
- doghouse; kennel
xiàowō
笑窝
[笑窩]
- dimple
dǔwō
赌窝
[賭窩]
- gamblers' den
- illegal casino
jīwō
鸡窝
[雞窩]
- chicken coop
niǎowō
鸟窝
[鳥窩]
- bird's nest
dǎwō
打窝
[打窩]
- (angling) to throw groundbait into an area of water
fēngwō
蜂窝
[蜂窩]
- honeycomb; beehive
wōgōng
窝工
[窩工]
- (of workers) to have no work to do
- to be underutilized (due to lack of supplies, poor organization by management etc)
wōliào
窝料
[窩料]
- groundbait
wōdā
窝咑
[窩咑]
- otak, a Malay food
wōzi
窝子
[窩子]
- lair
- den
- stronghold
bàowō
报窝
[報窩]
- to brood
- to hatch
máowō
毛窝
[毛窩]
- cotton-padded shoes
- (old) shoes made of woven grass, padded with feathers
jiǔwō
酒窝
[酒窩]
- dimple
- also written 酒渦／酒涡 (jiǔwō)
qiàwō
髂窝
[髂窩]
- iliac fossa (anatomy)
- pelvic basin internal to ilium
yèwō
腋窝
[腋窩]
- armpit
bèiwōr
被窝儿
[被窩兒]
- erhua variant of 被窩／被窝 (bèiwō)
àiwōwo
艾窝窝
[艾窩窩]
- glutinous rice cake with a sweet filling
luǎncháowō
卵巢窝
[卵巢窩]
- ovary
xīnwōr
心窝儿
[心窩兒]
- one's breast
- the pit of one's stomach
wōbór
窝脖儿
[窩脖兒]
- to suffer a snub
- to meet with a rebuff
yīwōfēng
一窝蜂
[一窩蜂]
- like a swarm of bees; in droves (used to describe people flocking to do sth)
gāzhiwō
夹肢窝
[夾肢窩]
- armpit
- also written 胳肢窩／胳肢窝 (gāzhiwō)
wōnangfèi
窝囊废
[窩囊廢]
- (coll.) spineless coward
- wimp
- a good-for-nothing
gāzhiwō
胳肢窝
[胳肢窩]
- armpit
- also pr. (gēzhiwō)
- also written 夾肢窩／夹肢窝 (gāzhiwō)
wōlihèng
窝里横
[窩裡橫]
- (coll.) meek and civil in public, but a tyrant at home
wōnóngbāo
窝脓包
[窩膿包]
- useless weakling
wōlidòu
窝里斗
[窩裡鬥]
- internal strife (family, group, etc)
àiwōwo
爱窝窝
[愛窩窩]
- glutinous rice cake with a sweet filling
- also written 艾窩窩／艾窝窝 (àiwōwo)
Wōkuòtái
窝阔台
[窩闊臺]
- Ögedei Khan (1186-1242), a son of Genghis Khan
fēngwōméi
蜂窝煤
[蜂窩煤]
- hexagonal household coal briquette
wōnangqì
窝囊气
[窩囊氣]
- pent-up frustration
- petty annoyances
wōlifǎn
窝里反
[窩裡反]
- see 窩裡鬥／窝里斗 (wōlidòu)
tàiyángwō
太阳窝
[太陽窩]
- temple (on the sides of human head)
nuówōr
挪窝儿
[挪窩兒]
- (dialect) to move (after being some time in the same place); to move (house)
ānlèwō
安乐窝
[安樂窩]
- comfortable niche
wōwotóu
窝窝头
[窩窩頭]
- a kind of a bread
fēngwōwǎngluò
蜂窝网络
[蜂窩網絡]
- cellular network
tiáosānwōsì
调三窝四
[調三窩四]
- to sow the seeds of discord everywhere (idiom)
guówōnángzhǒng
腘窝囊肿
[膕窩囊腫]
- Baker's cyst or popliteal cyst (medicine)
tǒngmǎfēngwō
捅马蜂窝
[捅馬蜂窩]
- (fig.) to stir up a hornet's nest
tiǎosānwōsì
挑三窝四
[挑三窩四]
- to sow discord everywhere
Sàlārèwō
萨拉热窝
[薩拉熱窩]
- Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Wōkuòtáihán
窝阔台汗
[窩闊臺汗]
- Ögedei Khan (1186-1242), a son of Genghis Khan
fēngwōzǔzhī
蜂窝组织
[蜂窩組織]
- (physiology) areolar tissue; cellular tissue
yànzixiánnílěidàwō
燕子衔泥垒大窝
[燕子銜泥壘大窩]
- the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom)
- many a little makes a mickle
tùzibùchīwōbiāncǎo
兔子不吃窝边草
[兔子不吃窩邊草]
- lit. a rabbit never eats the grass beside its own burrow (idiom)
- fig. even a scoundrel does not do harm in his immediate neighborhood
jīnwōyínwōbùrúzìjǐdegǒuwō
金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝
[金窩銀窩不如自己的狗窩]
- there's no place like home (idiom)