beard; mustache; whiskers

A tool used for shaving facial hair, including both manual and electric versions

(literary) a man; male person; used as a metaphor because only men grow beards and thick eyebrows

The hair on one's head and the beard on one's face

baleen; whalebone; the filtering plates in the mouth of a whale used to strain food from seawater

the feelers, antennae, or tentacles of certain insects, crustaceans, and mollusks; also refers to the whiskers of some mammals

the fine hairs or fibers on the surface of a plant root that absorb water and nutrients

(idiom) to fawn on or shamelessly flatter someone; literally "to smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom"

A type of plant root system consisting of many thin, fiber-like roots without a central taproot; also refers to the small root hairs growing from a main root

Anything shaped like a thin hair or string on an animal or plant, such as a feeler, antenna, or tassel.

Any whale that belongs to the suborder Mysticeti, characterized by having plates of baleen instead of teeth.

A middle-aged or elderly male role in Chinese opera, usually characterized by wearing an artificial beard; same as [[老生|老生|lao3 sheng1]].

A type of very thin, long noodle; literally "dragon beard noodles".

finback whale; also known as the fin whale

Curly or coiled whiskers and facial hair.

The facial hair growing around the mouth and on the chin

to grow a beard or mustache; to let one's facial hair grow

a common name for asparagus, especially when used as a vegetable; also known as [[石刁柏|石刁柏|shi2 diao1 bai3]]

A woman who possesses courageous or heroic qualities traditionally associated with men. The term combines [[巾帼|巾幗|jin1 guo2]] (woman) and [[须眉|鬚眉|xu1 mei2]] (man).

A beard with thick, stiff hair that sticks out; describes a person with a powerful, brave, or imposing appearance.

(idiom) to be a match for men in terms of ability or bravery; literally "not conceding to beards and eyebrows" (metonymy for men).

(Beijing dialect) in one piece; completely intact

a mustache shaped like the character [[八|八|ba1]]

a climbing plant in the gourd family, Trichosanthes cucumeroides, native to East Asia, cultivated for its medicinal properties and ornamental fruit

the four most famous Beijing opera performers specializing in mature male roles during the 1940s, namely [[马连良|馬連良|ma3 lian2 liang2]], [[谭富英|譚富英|tan2 fu4 ying1]], [[杨宝森|楊寶森|yang2 bao3 sen1]], and [[奚啸伯|奚嘯伯|xi1 xiao4 bo2]]

To pluck a tiger's whiskers; to take a great risk or to provoke a powerful person.

(literary) to stroke a tiger's whiskers; to run a great risk or provoke a powerful person.

tassels or decorative fringe often used on clothing or curtains

to stroke a tiger's whiskers; to take a great risk or do something extremely dangerous

a species of bird found in reed beds; also known as the bearded tit

Stir-fried pork with egg, fungus, and other vegetables, often served with thin pancakes.

to flatter or suck up to someone; to play up to

Literally "burning one's beard while cooking congee," used to describe deep affection between siblings. This refers to a story from the New Book of Tang where Li Ji personally cooked for his sick sister and accidentally burned his beard while doing so.

A tool powered by electricity used for shaving facial hair

electric shaver; electric razor

a skin condition characterized by inflammation or sores occurring at the root of the beard on the chin, specifically mentagra or barber's itch

stamen of a flower

To grow a beard as a symbol of one's determination or as a vow to not shave until a specific goal has been accomplished.

blue-bearded bee-eater (Nyctyornis athertoni)

whiskers of a tiger; often used to describe someone important or formidable

(literary) curly beard or mustache

the sensory antennae of a shrimp

silver-colored beard or whiskers; used as a complimentary or poetic way to describe white hair on the face

feeler, tassel, or beard-like filament

aftershave lotion

tassel or fringe of silk or hair used as an ornament

the hair of a beard or mustache; whiskers

(bird species of China) whiskered tern; Chlidonias hybrida

beard; whiskers