Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
不見棺材不落淚 | 不见棺材不落泪 | bù jiàn guān cái bù luò lèi | not shed a tear until one sees the coffin - refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality |
材 | cái | material | |
材積 | 材积 | cái jī | volume |
材料 | cái liào | material; data; makings; stuff | |
材料科學 | 材料科学 | cái liào kē xué | materials science |
大材小用 | dà cái xiǎo yòng | using a talented person in an insignificant position | |
電腦輔助教材 | 电脑辅助教材 | diàn nǎo fǔ zhù jiào cái | computer-aided instruction |
放射性材料 | fàng shè xìng cái liào | radioactive material | |
放射性發光材料 | 放射性发光材料 | fàng shè xìng fā guāng cái liào | radiophosphor |
復合材料 | 复合材料 | fù hé cái liào | composite material |
鋼材 | 钢材 | gāng cái | (n) raw steel material (sheets; ingots; etc) |
隔熱材料 | 隔热材料 | gé rè cái liào | insulation |
棺材 | guān cái | coffin | |
核武器材料 | hé wǔ qì cái liào | nuclear weapon material; weapon's grade material | |
建筑材料 | jiàn zhù cái liào | building material | |
教材 | jiào cái | teaching material | |
可裂變材料 | 可裂变材料 | kě liè biàn cái liào | fissile material |
裂變材料 | 裂变材料 | liè biàn cái liào | fissionable material |
木材 | mù cái | wood | |
器材 | qì cái | equipment; material | |
身材 | shēn cái | stature | |
壽材 | 寿材 | shòu cái | coffin |
題材 | 题材 | tí cái | subject matter |
武器級別材料 | 武器级别材料 | wǔ qì jí bié cái liào | weapons-grade material |
藥材 | 药材 | yào cái | (n) drug ingredients |
原材料 | yuán cái liào | (n) raw or unprocessed materials | |
圓形木材 | 圆形木材 | yuán xíng mù cái | log |
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