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Trad. 圓
- circle
- round
- circular
- spherical
- (of the moon) full
- unit of Chinese currency (yuan)
- tactful
- to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)
Trad. 圓夢
- to fulfill one's dream
- (divination) to predict the future by interpreting a dream
- oneiromancy
Trad. 湯圓
- boiled or deep-fried balls of glutinous rice flour, usually eaten during Lantern Festival
Trad. 肉圓
- ba-wan, dumpling made of glutinous dough, typically stuffed with minced pork, bamboo shoots etc, and served with a savory sauce (Taiwanese snack) (from Taiwanese 肉圓, Tai-lo pr. [bah-uân])
Trad. 圓環
- ring (any circular object)
- (math.) annulus
- (Tw) traffic circle; rotary
Trad. 圓謊
- to patch up one's lie (when inconsistencies appear)
- to cover (for sb who has lied)
Trad. 渾圓
- perfectly round
- (fig.) accommodating
- considerate
- smooth (way of doing things)
Trad. 圓周率
- (math.) the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter (π)
Trad. 圓明園
- Yuanmingyuan, the Old Summer Palace, destroyed by the British and French army in 1860
Trad. 圓軌道
- circular orbit (in astronomy and in astronautics)
Trad. 走圓場
- to walk around the stage (to indicate scene changes)
Trad. 卵圓窗
- (anatomy) oval window (between the middle and inner ear)
Trad. 包圓兒
- to buy the whole lot
- to take everything remaining
Trad. 打圓場
- to help to resolve a dispute
- to smooth things over
Trad. 金圓券
- currency issued by Nationalist Government in 1948
Trad. 方枘圓鑿
- lit. like a square peg in a round hole (idiom)
- fig. incompatible
Trad. 管圓線蟲
- "eel worm", a parasitic worm carrying meningitis
Trad. 珠圓玉潤
- lit. as round as pearls and as smooth as jade (idiom)
- fig. elegant and polished (of singing or writing)
Trad. 圓鑿方枘
- see 方枘圓鑿|方枘圆凿[fang1 rui4 yuan2 zao2]
Trad. 字正腔圓
- to enunciate beautifully (in speaking or singing) (idiom)
Trad. 花好月圓
- lit. lovely flowers, round moon (idiom); fig. everything is wonderful
- perfect happiness
- conjugal bliss
Trad. 功德圓滿
- virtuous achievements come to their successful conclusion (idiom)
Trad. 劃圓防守
- to counter (a stroke in fencing)
Trad. 破鏡重圓
- lit. the two halves of the broken mirror are rejoined (idiom)
- fig. long-separated lovers are reunited; a broken relationship is restored
Trad. 自圓其說
- (idiom) to make a story or theory consistent; to give a plausible explanation; to plug the holes in one's story
Trad. 外圓內方
- lit. outside-flexible, inside-firm (idiom)
- fig. velvet glove
Trad. 白額圓尾鸌
- (bird species of China) bonin petrel (Pterodroma hypoleuca)
Trad. 鉤嘴圓尾鸌
- (bird species of China) Tahiti petrel (Pseudobulweria rostrata)
Trad. 橢圓形辦公室
- Oval office (in the White House)
Trad. 圓口綱脊椎動物
- cyclostome (marine biology)
Trad. 內六角圓柱頭螺釘
- hexagon socket head cap screw
Trad. 瓜無滾圓，人無十全
- no gourd is perfectly round, just as no man is perfect (proverb)
Trad. 沒有規矩，不成方圓
- without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
Trad. 不以規矩，不能成方圓
- without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
Trad. 沒有規矩，何以成方圓
- without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules