- 芥末 jièmo mustardmustard; also used to refer to wasabi or other hot condiments made from ground mustard seeds
- 芥菜 jiècài mustard greensan edible plant with many varieties such as leaf mustard, stem mustard, and root mustard; its spicy seeds are ground into [[芥末|芥末|jie4 mo5]]
- 芥蒂 jièdì obstructiona small obstruction; a tiny stalk or thorn
- 芥子 jièzǐ mustard seedthe seed of the mustard plant; (figuratively) something minute or tiny, often used in Buddhist literature to illustrate the containment of the vast within the small
- 草芥 cǎojiè trifle(literary) wild grass; a thing of no value or importance
- 芥兰 gàilán Chinese broccoliChinese broccoli; Chinese kale; a leafy vegetable with thick stems and small white flowers
- 芥蓝 gàilán Chinese broccoliChinese broccoli; Chinese kale. An edible plant with thick stems, broad leaves, and small white or yellow flowers. Also called [[芥蓝菜|芥藍菜|jie4 lan2 cai4]].
- 芥子气 jièzǐqì mustard gasA highly toxic chemical agent that causes severe skin blistering and eye damage; pure forms are colorless oily liquids with an odor resembling mustard or garlic.
- 心存芥蒂 xīncúnjièdì to nurse a grievanceTo harbor resentment or ill-feeling; to have a grudge stuck in one's heart.
- 芥蓝菜 jièláncài Chinese broccoliGai lan; a leafy vegetable with thick stalks, flat leaves, and small flower heads, often compared to broccoli; also called [[芥蓝|芥藍|gai4 lan2]]
- 土芥 tǔjiè trifle(literary) soil and weeds; a metaphor for something worthless or of no importance; someone or something that is not worth caring about
- 视如草芥 shìrúcǎojiè to regard as worthlessTo look upon someone or something as if they were as lowly as weeds; used to describe treating things with utter contempt or disdain.
- 拾芥 shíjiè as easy as lifting a finger(literary) to pick up a tiny plant; used to describe something that is extremely easy to obtain or accomplish; a piece of cake
- 草芥人命 cǎojièrénmìng to disregard human life(idiom) to treat human life as though it were as worthless as weeds; to have utter disregard for human life
- 尘芥 chénjiè insignificant thingdust and weeds; used to describe something trivial or of no value
- 蒂芥 dìjiè ill willresentment or unfriendly feelings caused by a misunderstanding or minor dispute
- 大头芥 dàtóujiè turnipturnip, especially the variety used for pickling or as a root vegetable
- 拾地芥 shídìjiè as easy as picking up a mustard seedas easy as picking up a mustard seed from the ground; a metaphor for something extremely easy to accomplish or obtain
- 毫芥 háojiè minuscule partssomething very small or insignificant; a tiny amount; a trifling matter
- 氮芥气 dànjièqì nitrogen mustardnitrogen mustard; a class of cytotoxic chemical compounds used as chemical weapons or in chemotherapy
- 水田芥 shuǐtiánjiè watercress
- 视如土芥 shìrútǔjiè to regard as worthlessto view as no better than dirt or weeds; to treat with utter contempt
- 视若草芥 shìruòcǎojiè to regard as worthlessTo look down on something as if it were a common weed; to treat with utter contempt or disdain.
- 筷子芥 kuàizijiè rockcressArabis, a genus of plants in the mustard family including various types of cress
- 纤芥 xiānjiè minute thingsomething extremely small or insignificant; tiny; literally a fine blade of grass; also written as [[纤介|纖介|xian1 jie4]]
- 芥子毒气 jièzǐdúqì mustard gasa highly toxic chemical gas used as a weapon, specifically dichlorodiethyl sulfide; also called [[芥子气|芥子氣|jie4 zi3 qi4]]
- 芥子泥 jièzǐní mustard poulticea medical plaster made of mustard-powder paste, traditionally used to increase blood flow
- 芥花油 jièhuāyóu canola oilrapeseed oil; canola oil
- 芥茉 jièmo mustardmustard; wasabi
- 芥菜头 jiècàitóu pickled mustard rootthe swollen, bulbous root of the leaf mustard plant (Brassica juncea), commonly salted or pickled for use in cooking
- 芥菜籽 jiècàizǐ mustard seedthe small round seeds of the mustard plant, used as a spice or to make mustard paste
- 荆芥 jīngjiè schizonepetaan annual herb in the mint family with light yellowish-green leaves and reddish flowers, used in Chinese medicine
- 蔕芥 dìjiè grudgeunpleasant feeling; a grudge or hard feelings; (variant form) a small obstacle in the mind
- 虿芥 chàijiè grudgea tiny resentment or disagreement; literally scorpions and mustard seeds used to represent things that are small but stinging or irritating
- 针芥相投 zhēnjièxiāngtóu to be naturally attracted to each otherTo share similar temperaments, interests, or opinions; describes people who are naturally drawn together like a magnet attracts a needle or amber attracts seeds
- 青芥辣 qīngjièlà wasabihorseradish; wasabi; green mustard
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH