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blood colloquial pr. [xie3] CL:滴[di1],片[pian4]
Trad. 熱血
hot blood warm-blooded (animal) endothermic (physiology)
reeking of blood bloody (events)
Trad. 血腫
hematoma swelling of soft tissue due to internal hemorrhage
color (of one's skin, a sign of good health) red of cheeks
bloodstained shirt bloody garment
Trad. 血證
evidence of murder bloodstain evidence
hemogram picture of blood used in medical research
Trad. 血賬
debt of blood (after killing sb)
desperate getaway (from a battlefield) to cut a bloody path out of a battlefield
hemodialysis (abbr. for 血液透析[xue4 ye4 tou4 xi1])
Trad. 血鑽
blood diamond conflict diamond
(bird species of China) scarlet finch (Carpodacus sipahi)
(bird species of China) blood pheasant (Ithaginis cruentus)
rain of blood heavy rain colored by loess sandstorm
Trad. 血餅
blood clot coagulated blood
Trad. 血鬱
(TCM) to have sluggish blood circulation
Trad. 驗血
to do a blood test to have one's blood tested
bloodthirsty bloodsucking hemophile
(of an organ) to have insufficient blood supply (of a blood bank) to run low on blood supplies
Trad. 氣血
qi and blood (two basic bodily fluids of Chinese medicine)
(TCM) to practice bloodletting (medicine) to perform phlebotomy (coll.) to make sb bleed; to inflict grievous wounds (fig.) to cough up a large amount of money (fig.) to reduce prices drastically
(literary) bloodbath; carnage
Trad. 鐵血
iron and blood; (fig.) weapons and war; bloody conflict (of a person) iron-willed and ready to die
to bleed; bleeding (fig.) to spend money in large amounts
hemolysis (breakdown of red blood cells leading to anemia)
hyperemia (increase in blood flow) blood congestion
to lose blood to hemorrhage (fig.) to suffer losses (financial etc)
Trad. 輸血
to transfuse blood to give aid and support
cold-blood cold-blooded (animal)
Trad. 血債
debt of blood (after killing sb)
heart's blood expenditure (for some project) meticulous care
Trad. 隱血
occult blood (in medicine, fecal blood from internal bleeding)
bloody mouth (from devouring freshly killed prey)
history written in blood epic period of struggle and sacrifice
(of animals) hybrid; (of people) mixed-blood; mixed-race
lit. fat and blood fruit of one's hard labor flesh and blood
to make blood (function of bone marrow)
to staunch (bleeding) hemostatic (drug)
metrorrhagia (vaginal bleeding outside the expected menstrual period)
Trad. 血幫
Bloods, street gang in USA
(loanword) shopping (as a fun pastime)
blood relations one's own flesh and blood kin
(dialect) blood tofu (coagulated animal blood)
Trad. 血暈
coma caused by loss of blood fainting at the sight of blood Taiwan pr. [xie3 yun1]
Trad. 寶血
(Christianity) Precious Blood (of Jesus Christ); Blood of Christ
Trad. 血書
letter written in one's own blood, expressing determination, hatred, last wishes etc
to take blood to draw blood (e.g. for a test)
Trad. 暈血
to feel sick when seeing blood
fuller; blood groove (on a blade) (gaming) health bar
Trad. 血氣
blood and vital breath bloodline (i.e. parentage) valor
to smear one's lips with the blood of a sacrifice as a means of pledging allegiance (old)
(fig.) sweat and toil; hard work
erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
to carry out a bloodbath in (a place) (fig.) to wreak havoc on
flesh and blood one's offspring
clotted blood extravasated blood (leaking into surrounding tissue) thrombosis
Trad. 血淚
tears of blood (symbol of extreme suffering) blood and tears
to cough up blood (coll.) (used figuratively to indicate an extreme degree of anger or frustration etc)
sb who sells one's blood for a living
field of blood battlefield hateful place Aceldama (field bought by Judas Iscariot with his 30 pieces of silver in Matthew 27:7)
blood tumor angioma (tumor consisting of a mass of blood vessels)
to improve blood circulation (Chinese medicine)
blood sacrifice animal sacrifice (to a God or ancestral spirit)
dragon's blood (bright red tree resin)
(medicine) (of blood) to flow back into the IV tube (gaming) to restore health points; (fig.) to recover (to some extent)
having blood in one's stool
Trad. 血統
blood relationship lineage parentage
to cough up blood; to have hemoptysis
Trad. 血絲
wisps of blood visible veins (of eyes) bloodshot
blood shed in a just cause
blood in the pleural cavity
hematin (blood pigment) heme hemoglobin also written 血紅蛋白|血红蛋白[xue4 hong2 dan4 bai2]
Trad. 血藍素
(biochemistry) hemocyanin
white blood cell leukocyte
blood tofu (coagulated animal blood)
hemaglutinin (protein causing blood clotting)
Trad. 熊貓血
(coll.) Rh-negative blood type
leech bloodsucking vermin vampire (translated European notion) fig. cruel exploiter, esp. a capitalist exploiting the workers
to hemorrhage (fig.) to make a huge loss (in selling sth); to spend a huge sum
Trad. 雞血石
bloodstone red-fleck chalcedony heliotrope (mineralogy)
Trad. 腦充血
stroke cerebral hemorrhage
hemolytic disease of newborn (breakdown of red blood cells due to alloimmune reaction between mother and fetus)
Trad. 聖體血
the body and blood of Christ Holy communion
Trad. 腦溢血
cerebral hemorrhage stroke
hemaglutinin (the H of virus such as bird flu H5N1)
Trad. 血壓計
blood pressure meter sphygmomanometer
Trad. 止血墊
dressing pad to stop bleeding
plug to stop bleeding tampon (medicine)
to bleed from the nose (fig.) to be sexually aroused
to have rotten luck (stronger version of 倒霉[dao3 mei2])
Trad. 打雞血
lit. to inject chicken blood (coll.) extremely excited or energetic (often used mockingly)
Trad. 高血壓
high blood pressure hypertension
hyperglycemia abnormally high blood sugar level
see 高脂血症[gao1 zhi1 xue4 zheng4]
duck's blood and beef tripe in spicy soup
Trad. 汗血馬
(in ancient times) Ferghana horse; (later) fine horse
bloody; blood-soaked; gory; grisly cruel; brutal; harsh; grim; bitter
Trad. 血淚史
(fig.) history full of suffering heart-rending story CL:部[bu4]
Trad. 豬血糕
pig's blood cake, popular as a snack in Taiwan, made from glutinous rice and pig's blood, typically coated in peanut powder and coriander and served with dipping sauces
Trad. 紅血球
erythrocyte red blood cell
Trad. 龍血樹
dragon tree Dracaena (botany)
blood donor also called 供血者
Trad. 血紅素
(biochemistry) heme (Tw) hemoglobin
Trad. 血統論
class division into proletariat and bourgeoisie class enemy, in use esp. during the Cultural Revolution
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