Usage of the character 隻

classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc

chuánzhī

船只

[船隻]

ship
boat
vessel

alone; by oneself

niúzhī

牛只

[牛隻]

cow
cattle

jiànzhī

舰只

[艦隻]

warship

sānzhīshǒu

三只手

[三隻手]

pickpocket

gūshēnzhīyǐng

孤身只影

[孤身隻影]

lit. a lonely body with only a shadow for company
to be all alone (idiom)

dújùzhīyǎn

独具只眼

[獨具隻眼]

to see what others fail to see (idiom)
to have exceptional insight

zhīzìbùtí

只字不提

[隻字不提]

(idiom) to say not a single word about it

biéjùzhīyǎn

别具只眼

[別具隻眼]

see 獨具隻眼／独具只眼 (dújùzhīyǎn)

zhīyǎndújù

只眼独具

[隻眼獨具]

see 獨具隻眼／独具只眼 (dújùzhīyǎn)

tiàoyīzhījiǎo

跳一只脚

[跳一隻腳]

to hop on one leg

xíngdān-yǐngzhī

形单影只

[形單影隻]

(idiom) lonely soul; solitary

dǒujiǔzhījī

斗酒只鸡

[斗酒隻雞]

lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests

zhījīdǒujiǔ

只鸡斗酒

[隻雞斗酒]

lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests

jiǎotàliǎngzhīchuán

脚踏两只船

[腳踏兩隻船]

to have a foot in both camps
to have a bet each way
to be having an affair

jiǎocǎiliǎngzhīchuán

脚踩两只船

[腳踩兩隻船]

see 腳踏兩隻船／脚踏两只船 (jiǎotàliǎngzhīchuán)

zhēngzhīyǎnbìzhīyǎn

睁只眼闭只眼

[睜隻眼閉隻眼]

to turn a blind eye

zhēngyīzhīyǎnbìyīzhīyǎn

睁一只眼闭一只眼

[睜一隻眼閉一隻眼]

to turn a blind eye