- 诀窍 juéqiào knacka clever or specialized way of doing something; the secret to success or efficiency
- 窍门 qiàomén knackan ingenious method, know-how, or a special trick for doing something efficiently
- 一窍不通 yīqiàobùtōng ignorantcompletely ignorant of a subject or skill; lacking any knowledge of something; it's all Greek to one
- 开窍 kāiqiào matureto start to understand things properly or become intellectually and socially aware
- 鬼迷心窍 guǐmíxīnqiào obsessedto be infatuated or deluded to the point of losing one's judgment or sense of reality
- 七窍 qīqiào seven aperturesthe seven apertures of the human head: 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 nostrils, 1 mouth
- 七窍生烟 qīqiàoshēngyān enragedto be extremely angry; to seethe with rage (literally: spouting smoke through the seven orifices)
- 心窍 xīnqiào mindthe metaphorical seat of thought and reason, often used in the context of being clouded or obscured
- 财迷心窍 cáimíxīnqiào money-madblinded by greed; mad about money
- 窍门儿 qiàoménr knacka trick, ingenious method, or practical know-how for solving a problem or performing a task
- 九窍 jiǔqiào nine orificesnine orifices of the human body (eyes, nostrils, ears, mouth, urethra, anus)
- 灵魂出窍 línghúnchūqiào out-of-body experiencean out-of-body experience; astral projection
- 不开窍 bùkāiqiào obtuseunable to understand a concept or grasp the point; slow-witted or mentally stuck
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- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH