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赤峰
Mandarin: chi4 feng1
Chifeng (city in Inner Mongolia)
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赤崗塔
Mandarin: chi4 gang3 ta3
Simplified: 赤岗塔
Chigang Pagoda, a place in Guangzhou, China
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赤崗塔站
Mandarin: chi4 gang3 ta3 zhan4
Simplified: 赤岗塔站
Chigang Pagoda Station | Canton Tower Station, a metro station in Guangzhou, China
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赤手空拳
Mandarin: chi4 shou3 kong1 quan2
empty-handed; unarmed; bare-handed; with a naked hand | Also 手無寸鐵
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赤柬
Mandarin: chi4 jian3
Democratic Kampuchea; Khmer Rouge
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赤柱
Mandarin: chi4 zhu4
a place in Hong Kong called "Chek Chu" | "Stanley" (in English), where the Stanley Prison is located, hence people in Hong Kong often just use the words "Chek Chu" to refer to the prison
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赤柱年華
Mandarin: chi4 zhu4 nian2hua2
Simplified: 赤柱年华
the days spent in Stanley prison [colloquial]
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赤水
Mandarin: chi4 shui3
Chishui (city in Guizhou)
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赤洲
Mandarin: chi4 zhou1
Chek Chau | Port Island, an island in Hong Kong
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赤腳醫生
Mandarin: chi4 jiao3 yi1 sheng1
barefoot doctor; farmer with paramedical training (PRC)
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赤色
Mandarin: chi4 se4
red
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赤裸
Mandarin: chi4 luo3
naked; nude; bare
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赤裸裸
Mandarin: chi4 luo3 luo3
bare; naked; in the buff; starkers; au naturel | [粵]: 光脫脫; Also 赤裸.
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赤貧
destitute (very poor)
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赤身
Mandarin: chi4 shen1
naked
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赤身露體
Mandarin: chi4 shen1 lou4 ti3
naked
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赤道
Mandarin: chi4 dao4
the Equator
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赤霞珠
Mandarin: chi4 xia2 zhu1
Cabernet Sauvignon (grape type)
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赤鱲
Mandarin: chi4 lie4
red perch — a species of fish
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赤鱲角
Mandarin: Chi4 lie4 jiao3
Chek Lap Kok, an island where Hong Kong International Airport was built on
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趁
Mandarin: chen4
to avail oneself of | to take advantage of | to attend | to take a boat | to earn money | to fulfil | while | when | now that | to make one's living on the street | to operate on the streets | to hang out | loiter | loaf around | # adapted from cc-cedict
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趁住
Mandarin: chen4 zhu4
while; avail oneself of;taking advantage of
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趁佢病，攞佢命
Mandarin: chen4 qu2 bing4 , luo1 qu2 ming4
Simplified: 趁渠病，攞渠命
Cantonese
taking advantage of someone when they are in a vulnerable situation; a cheap shot;
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趁勢
Mandarin: chen4 shi4
take advantage of a situation; seize and capitalize on favorable circumstances
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趁地腍
Mandarin: chen4 di4 ren3
literally: 'to take advantage of the opportunity when the ground is soft enough to dig', an expression to curse someone to tell them to go and dig their own grave whilst the ground is still soft (i.e. they should take the chance now and go quickly to die), somewhat similar to the expression 'go to hell'; a more recent alternative interpretation to this phrase (used in a vulgar manner) is to tell someone to pack their bags and go whilst they have the chance
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趁墟
Mandarin: chen4 xu1
(slang) to go to a flea market; to visit a street market; (phrasal verb) to join the fun
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趁墟打市
Mandarin: chen4 xu1 da3 shi4
to go to market
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趁手
Mandarin: chen4 shou3
(adverb) conveniently; on the way; on one's way; at one's convenience; in passing; to do something else whilst one is at it (might as well…); (verb) catch this present opportunity or chance, …
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趁早
while it's not too late; while it's still early
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趁機
Mandarin: chen4 ji1
to take advantage; to seize an opportunity
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