脸蛋儿 | liǎn dànr | cheek; face (often of child) |
卧果儿 | wò guǒr | a poached egg |
临月儿 | lín yuèr | the month childbirth is due |
臭子儿 | chòu zǐr | dead bullet (one that does not fire); a bad move (in a game of chess) |
台儿庄 | Tái ér zhuāng | Tai'erzhuang district of Zaozhuang city 枣庄市, Shandong |
花边儿 | huā biānr | erhua variant of 花边 |
苦不唧儿 | kǔ bu jīr | erhua variant of 苦不唧, slightly bitter |
苦活儿 | kǔ huór | erhua variant of 苦活, bitter work; sweated labor |
茶叶末儿 | chá yè mòr | tea leaves powder |
茶馆儿 | chá guǎnr | a teashop |
草字头儿 | cǎo zì tóur | grass radical 艹 |
豆角儿 | dòu jiǎor | bean |
庄稼户儿 | zhuāng jia hùr | erhua variant of 庄稼户 |
莫卧儿王朝 | Mò wòr wáng cháo | Mughal or Mogul dynasty (1526-1858) |
着劲儿 | zhuó jìnr | to put effort into sth; to try really hard |
着边儿 | zháo biānr | erhua variant of 着边, relevant; to the point; has sth to do with (also used with negative) |
葡萄干儿 | pú tao gānr | raisin |
盖儿 | gàir | cover; lid |
蔫儿 | niānr | erhua variant of 蔫 |
蔫儿坏 | niānr huài | appearing genuine, but actually nasty or devious; see also 蔫土匪 |
藏猫儿 | cáng māor | hide and seek |
药方儿 | yào fāngr | erhua variant of 药方, medical prescription |
药水儿 | yào shuǐr | erhua variant of 药水, medicine in liquid form; bottled medicine; lotion |
蛐蛐儿 | qū qur | cricket (insect) |
蝈蝈儿 | guō guor | erhua variant of 蝈蝈; katydid; long-horned grasshopper |
蜡坨儿 | là tuór | erhua variant of 蜡坨 |
衣裳钩儿 | yī shang gōur | clothes hook |
衣钩儿 | yī gōur | erhua variant of 衣钩 |
袖筒儿 | xiù tǒngr | erhua variant of 袖筒, sleeve |
被窝儿 | bèi wōr | erhua variant of 被窝, traditional sleeping pad (quilt wrapped around the body as a tube) |
里边儿 | lǐ bianr | erhua variant of 里边 |
西边儿 | xī biānr | erhua variant of 西边, west; west side; western part; to the west of |
要样儿 | yào yàngr | appearance; manner |
视同儿戏 | shì tóng ér xì | to regard sth as a plaything (idiom); to consider unimportant; to view as trifling |
讨底儿 | tǎo dǐr | erhua variant of 讨底 to enquire; to demand details |
试手儿 | shì shǒur | erhua variant of 试手, worker on probation |
试管婴儿 | shì guǎn yīng ér | test tube baby |
话茬儿 | huà chár | erhua variant of 话茬, tone of voice; topic; subject under discussion |
认人儿 | rèn rénr | erhua variant of 认人, to recognize people (of babies); to be able to tell people apart |
认死扣儿 | rèn sǐ kòur | stubborn |
认死理儿 | rèn sǐ lǐr | erhua variant of 认死理, stubborn |
调门儿 | diào ménr | erhua variant of 调门 |
谜儿 | mèir | riddle |
变样儿 | biàn yàngr | erhua variant of 变样, to change (appearance); to change shape |
变法儿 | biàn fǎr | try different ways |
猫儿 | māo ér | kitten |
猫儿山 | Māo ér shān | Kitten Mountain, Guangxi |
猫眼儿 | māo yǎnr | erhua variant of 猫眼 |
贝壳儿 | bèi kér | erhua variant of 貝殼 贝壳, shell; hard outer skin |
费劲儿 | fèi jìnr | to require effort; strenuous |