- 蜡烛 làzhú candle
- 石蜡 shílà paraffinparaffin wax
- 蜡笔 làbǐ crayon
- 蜡像 làxiàng waxworkwaxwork; wax figure
- 蜡像馆 làxiàngguǎn wax museumwax museum; waxworks
- 蜡染 làrǎn batikbatik (color printing on cloth using wax)
- 打蜡 dǎlà waxto wax (a car, floor, etc.)
- 发蜡 fàlà pomade
- 蜂蜡 fēnglà beeswax
- 白蜡 báilà white waxwhite wax produced by the Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)
- 蜡纸 làzhǐ stencil paperspecially coated paper used for making stencils in mimeographing or duplicator printing
- 蜜蜡 mìlà beeswax
- 味同嚼蜡 wèitóngjiáolà insipidDull, boring, and lacking in interest, especially when referring to speech or writing.
- 白蜡树 báilàshù Chinese ashChinese ash (Fraxinus chinensis), whose bark, flowers and leaves are used in TCM
- 蜡炬 làjù candle(literary) candle
- 黄蜡 huánglà beeswax
- 嚼蜡 jiáolà insipidTasteless or boring; uninteresting.
- 蜡疗 làliáo wax therapywax therapy (used to treat arthritis etc)
- 蜡质 làzhì waxiness
- 蜡台 làtái candlesticka holder or support for a candle
- 吹灯拔蜡 chuīdēngbálà dieto die or pass away; to bite the dust (idiom)
- 坐蜡 zuòlà predicamentto be put in a difficult situation or to be in a fix
- 白蜡虫 báilàchóng white wax bugChinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)
- 虫白蜡 chóngbáilà white waxwhite wax from the Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)
- 蜡扦 làqiān spiked candlesticka candlestick with a spike for holding candles
- 蜡样芽孢杆菌 làyàngyábāogǎnjūn Bacillus cereus(microbiology) Bacillus cereus
- 白翅拟蜡嘴雀 báichìnǐlàzuǐquè white-winged grosbeak(bird species of China) white-winged grosbeak (Mycerobas carnipes)
- 烃蜡 tīnglà hydrocarbon wax
- 蜡烛不点不亮 làzhúbùdiǎnbùliàng needs pushingsome people have to be pushed for them to take action
- 蜡烛两头烧 làzhúliǎngtóushāo overextendto burn the candle at both ends; to labor under a double burden, typically by managing two heavy responsibilities simultaneously
- 滴蜡 dīlà wax play(BDSM) wax play
- 斑翅拟蜡嘴雀 bānchìnǐlàzuǐquè spot-winged grosbeak(bird species of China) spot-winged grosbeak (Mycerobas melanozanthos)
- 蜡笔小新 Làbǐ Xiǎoxīn Crayon Shin-chanCrayon Shin-chan (クレヨンしんちゃん), Japanese manga and anime series popular in China
- 蜡虫 làchóng white wax bugChinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)
- 倒吊蜡烛 dàodiàolàzhú dyer's oleanderWrightia tinctoria (flowering plant in Apocynaceae family, common names dyer's oleander or pala indigo)
- 锡蜡 xīlà pewterpewter (an alloy of tin, lead, and other metals)
- 黄颈拟蜡嘴雀 huángjǐngnǐlàzuǐquè collared grosbeak(bird species of China) collared grosbeak (Mycerobas affinis)
- 黑头蜡嘴雀 hēitóulàzuǐquè Japanese grosbeak(bird species of China) Japanese grosbeak (Eophona personata)
- 虫蜡 chónglà white waxwhite wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)
- 耳蜡 ěrlà earwaxthe waxy substance secreted in the ear canal (cerumen)
- 石油蜡 shíyóulà petroleum wax
- 黑尾蜡嘴雀 hēiwěilàzuǐquè Chinese grosbeakChinese grosbeak (Eophona migratoria)
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH