donkey (Equus africanus asinus); animal resembling a horse but smaller with longer ears, a short mane, and a tail with a tuft at the end like a cow

a stupid or silly person; silly ass; donkey

donkey, especially a small or young one

To exhaust one's limited skills or tricks; used to describe someone who has revealed their lack of real ability and is now helpless.

wild ass; onager; any of several species of wild horse-like mammals, such as the kiang, found in the deserts and mountains of Asia and Africa

A type of high-interest loan where unpaid interest is added to the principal to create even more interest over time; compound interest on a predatory loan.

the face of a donkey

To get rid of someone as soon as they have ceased to be useful; to abandon or harm those who helped you once your goal is reached.

the literal internal organs of a donkey

(colloquial) male donkey; jackass

neither one thing nor another; an awkward hybrid that resembles nothing in particular

literally meaning "a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth"; used to describe things that are completely irrelevant to each other, wide of the mark, or a reply that does not answer the question

regional name for a motorcycle, used primarily in northern China

limited skills that are easily exhausted; a person who has used up their clumsy tricks and revealed their true weakness; based on the fable of a donkey in Guizhou that was eaten by a tiger after its only skill (kicking) failed to scare it away

a female donkey

a date that is far off in the future or will never come; similar to the idiom [[猴年马月|猴年馬月|hou2 nian2 ma3 yue4]]

A form of traditional folk theater using colorful silhouettes made of donkey hide or cardboard; also called [[皮影戏|皮影戲|pi2 ying3 xi4]] because the figures were traditionally made from donkey leather.

literally to search for a donkey while riding one; used to describe forgetting what you already have or looking far and wide for something right in front of you

(idiom) to write at great length without ever getting to the point; literally "a scholar buys a donkey", referring to a story where a scholar wrote three pages of a contract without mentioning the word "donkey"

Describes writing that is long-winded and redundant without getting to the main point. Literally means writing three pages of a contract to buy a donkey without once mentioning the word 'donkey'.

literally meaning 'someone else leads away the donkey and you pull up the stake'; describes being blamed for a whole crime when you only played a minor role or were simply left at the scene

Literally "someone else stole the donkey and you just pulled up the stake"; used to describe being blamed for a crime or mistake while the main culprit gets away or is less punished less.

To have one’s kindness or good intentions mistaken for malice; used when someone’s well-meaning actions are met with ingratitude or suspicion

To mistake someone's good intentions or kindness for malice or bad motives; to respond to a kind gesture with suspicion or ingratitude.

(derogatory) (slang) a term used by some feminists to describe a married woman as someone who has made herself subservient to men or the traditional family order

(colloquial) an electric scooter or electric moped; literally "little electric donkey"

(proverb) used to describe a lazy person who makes up many excuses to avoid or delay a task; literally, when a lazy donkey is put to work at the grindstone, it suddenly needs to pee and poop a lot

An extinct African mammal of the horse family, resembling a zebra but with stripes only on its head, neck, and front parts of its body.

wooden device or cart used to display and transport prisoners through the streets before execution

jenny; female donkey

(derogatory) A Buddhist monk; bald ass.

a donkey that is lame, slow, or weak; often used metaphorically for a person of mediocre ability

(colloquial) A person who is only agreeable if you go along with their temper and wishes; someone who is amenable to persuasion but difficult if crossed; also refers to someone who only likes flattery and cannot take criticism.

A backpacker or independent traveler. This term is a play on words based on the similar pronunciation of [[旅|旅|lu:3]] and [[驴|驢|lu:2]], implying that travelers work as hard as donkeys while carrying heavy bags.

the loud sound made by a donkey; a loud and unpleasant shout or laugh

the loud and harsh cry of a donkey

a year that does not exist in the Chinese zodiac; a time that will never come

wooden device used to display or torture prisoners in public before execution

A traditional snack from northern China made of steamed glutinous rice flour or millet dough filled with red bean paste and rolled in soybean flour.

A traditional Chinese medicine made by boiling donkey hide; same as [[阿胶|阿膠|e1 jiao1]]

Literally "a donkey in a tiger's skin"; used to describe someone who has no real ability but hides behind someone else's power to intimidate others.

young donkey; a donkey foal

The offspring of a male horse and a female donkey, typically smaller than a mule and more similar in appearance to a donkey.

A derogatory description of poor composition or a clumsy writing style, comparing it to the sound of braying donkeys and barking dogs.

(idiom) to make do with an unsatisfactory job, romantic relationship, or situation while actively looking for a better one

literally meaning "to search for the donkey while riding on it"; it describes looking for something that is already in one's possession, or looking for a better job while already employed.

(idiom) we will see what happens; wait and see who is right. This is a two-part allegorical saying based on the pun that both riding a donkey and reading a script involve the words [[走|走|zou3]] and [[瞧|瞧|qiao2]], implying the final outcome depends on how things develop.

a lewd or lascivious person; a vulgar term of abuse for someone perceived as lustful or foolish