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traditional Chinese building material made by mixing three components (typically lime, clay, and sand)
不服水土
bù fú shuǐ tǔ
(of a stranger) not accustomed to the climate of a new place; not acclimatized
东土
dōng tǔ
the East; China
中土
zhōng tǔ
(literary) the Central Plains of China; (literary) China
临海水土志
lín hǎi shuǐ tǔ zhì
Seaboard Geographic Gazetteer (c. 275) by Shen Ying 沈瑩|沈莹
乐土
lè tǔ
happy place; paradise; haven
乡土
xiāng tǔ
native soil; one's native land; one's hometown
互助土族自治县
hù zhù tǔ zú zì zhì xiàn
Huzhu Tu Autonomous County, in Haidong City 海東市|海东市[Hai3 dong1 Shi4], Qinghai
五峰土家族自治县
wǔ fēng tǔ jiā zú zì zhì xiàn
Wufeng Tujia Autonomous County, in Yichang City 宜昌市[Yi2 chang1 Shi4], Hubei
人为土
rén wéi tǔ
anthrosol (soil taxonomy)
入土
rù tǔ
to bury; buried; interred
入土为安
rù tǔ wéi ān
buried and at rest (idiom); Resquiescat in pacem (RIP)
兵来将挡，水来土掩
bīng lái jiàng dǎng , shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn
counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action; to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
兵来将敌，水来土堰
bīng lái jiàng dí , shuǐ lái tǔ yàn
counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action; to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
冻土
dòng tǔ
frozen earth; permafrost; tundra
冻土层
dòng tǔ céng
permafrost; tundra; layer of frozen soil
净土
jìng tǔ
(Buddhism) Pure Land, usually refers to Amitabha Buddha's Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss (Sukhavati in Sanskrit)
净土宗
jìng tǔ zōng
Pure Land Buddhism
出土
chū tǔ
to dig up; to appear in an excavation; unearthed
动土
dòng tǔ
to break ground (prior to building sth); to start building
印江土家族苗族自治县
yìn jiāng tǔ jiā zú miáo zú zì zhì xiàn
Yinjiang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, in Tongren City 銅仁市|铜仁市[Tong2 ren2 Shi4], Guizhou
卷土重来
juǎn tǔ chóng lái
lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom); fig. to regroup and come back even stronger; to make a comeback
变性土
biàn xìng tǔ
vertisol (soil taxonomy)
台湾土狗
tái wān tǔ gǒu
Formosan mountain dog, a breed native to Taiwan
吃土
chī tǔ
(neologism c. 2015) (slang) (used jokingly) to live on dirt (typically because one has spent all one's money on consumer items)
后土
hòu tǔ
Earth Deity (often paired with 皇天[Huang2 tian1], August Heaven)
喀土穆
kā tǔ mù
Khartoum, capital of Sudan
国土
guó tǔ
country's territory; national land
国土安全
guó tǔ ān quán
homeland security
国土安全局
guó tǔ ān quán jú
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
国土安全部
guó tǔ ān quán bù
(US) Department of Homeland Security
国土资源部
guó tǔ zī yuán bù
Ministry of Land and Resources (MLR), formed in 1998
土
tǔ
earth
From: Chinese Characters Made Easy: Radicals & Memory Tricks
土丘
tǔ qiū
mound; hillock; barrow
土产
tǔ chǎn
produced locally; local product (with distinctive native features)
土人
tǔ rén
native; aborigine; clay figure
土伦
tǔ lún
Toulon (city in France)
土共
tǔ gòng
(coll.) commie (derog., used by the KMT); CCP, the party of the people (used by CCP supporters); pro-Beijing camp (HK)
土到不行
tǔ dào bù xíng
old-fashioned; extremely kitsch
土制
tǔ zhì
homemade; earthen
土力工程
tǔ lì gōng chéng
geotechnical engineering
土包子
tǔ bāo zi
country bumpkin; boor; unsophisticated country person (humble, applied to oneself)
土匪
tǔ fěi
bandit
土卫
tǔ wèi
moon of Saturn
土卫二
tǔ wèi èr
Enceladus (moon of Saturn), aka Saturn II
土卫六
tǔ wèi liù
Titan (moon of Saturn), aka Saturn VI
土司
tǔ sī
sliced bread (loanword from "toast"); government-appointed hereditary tribal headman in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties
土味情话
tǔ wèi qíng huà
cheesy pick-up lines
土器
tǔ qì
earthenware
土地
tǔ di
local god; genius loci
土地公
tǔ dì gōng
Tudi Gong, the local tutelary god (in Chinese folk religion)
土地利用规划
tǔ dì lì yòng guī huà
land use plan (official P.R.C. government term)
土地改革
tǔ dì gǎi gé
land reform
土地神
tǔ dì shén
local tutelary god (in Chinese folk religion) (same as 土地公|土地公[Tu3 di4 Gong1])
土地资源
tǔ dì zī yuán
land resources
土坎
tǔ kǎn
earthen levee
土坎儿
tǔ kǎn r
erhua variant of 土坎[tu3 kan3]
土坝
tǔ bà
earth dam; dam of earth and rocks (as opposed to waterproof dam of clay or concrete)
土坯
tǔ pī
mud brick; adobe; unfired earthenware
土坷垃
tǔ kē lā
(dialect) clod of earth
土埂
tǔ gěng
embankment between fields
土城
tǔ chéng
see 土城區|土城区[Tu3 cheng2 Qu1]
土城区
tǔ chéng qū
Tucheng, a district of New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 Shi4], Taiwan
土堆
tǔ duī
mound
土墼
tǔ jī
sun-dried mudbrick; adobe brick
土壤
tǔ rǎng
soil
土壤学
tǔ rǎng xué
pedology (soil study)
土头土脑
tǔ tóu tǔ nǎo
rustic; uncouth; unsophisticated
土家
tǔ jiā
Tujia ethnic group
土家族
tǔ jiā zú
Tujia ethnic group
土层
tǔ céng
layer of soil; ground level
土岗
tǔ gǎng
mound; hillock
土崩瓦解
tǔ bēng wǎ jiě
to collapse; to fall apart
土布
tǔ bù
homespun cloth
土库曼
tǔ kù màn
Turkmen; (Tw, HK) Turkmenistan
土库曼人
tǔ kù màn rén
Turkmen (person)
土库曼斯坦
tǔ kù màn sī tǎn
Turkmenistan
土建
tǔ jiàn
civil engineering; same as 土木工程[tu3 mu4 gong1 cheng2]
土得掉渣
tǔ de diào zhā
(coll.) rustic; uncouth
土拉弗氏菌
tǔ lā fú shì jūn
Francisella tularensis
土拍
tǔ pāi
land auction; to sell land at auction (abbr. for 土地拍賣|土地拍卖[tu3 di4 pai1 mai4])
土拨鼠
tǔ bō shǔ
(zoology) marmot (in the US, esp. groundhog or woodchuck)
土改
tǔ gǎi
land reform (abbr. for 土地改革[tu3 di4 gai3 ge2])
土政策
tǔ zhèng cè
local policy; regional regulations
土方
tǔ fāng
cubic meter of earth (unit of measurement); excavated soil; earthwork (abbr. for 土方工程[tu3 fang1 gong1 cheng2])
土方子
tǔ fāng zi
(TCM) folk remedy
土方工程
tǔ fāng gōng chéng
earthwork
土族
tǔ zú
Tu ethnic group
土星
tǔ xīng
Saturn (planet)
土曜日
tǔ yào rì
Saturday (used in ancient Chinese astronomy)
土木
tǔ mù
building; construction; civil engineering
土木工程
tǔ mù gōng chéng
civil engineering
土木形骸
tǔ mù xíng hái
earth and wood framework (idiom); plain and undecorated body
土木身
tǔ mù shēn
one's body as wood and earth; undecorated; unvarnished (truth)
土桑
tǔ sāng
Tucson (city in Arizona)
土楼
tǔ lóu
traditional Hakka communal residence in Fujian, typically a large multistory circular structure built around a central shrine
土气
tǔ qì
rustic; uncouth; unsophisticated
土法
tǔ fǎ
traditional method
土洋
tǔ yáng
domestic and foreign
土洋并举
tǔ yáng bìng jǔ
combining native and foreign methods
土洋结合
tǔ yáng jié hé
combining native and foreign methods (idiom); sophisticated and many-sided
土温
tǔ wēn
temperature of the soil
土澳
tǔ ào
Australia (slang term reflecting a perception of Australia as something of a backwater)
土灶
tǔ zào
earthen stove; clay stove (typically wood-fired)
土炕
tǔ kàng
heated brick common bed
土牛
tǔ niú
clay ox; mound of earth on a dike (ready for emergency repairs)
土牛木马
tǔ niú mù mǎ
clay ox, wooden horse (idiom); shape without substance; worthless object
土特产
tǔ tè chǎn
local specialty
土狗
tǔ gǒu
native dog; mole cricket (colloquial word for agricultural pest Gryllotalpa 螻蛄|蝼蛄[lou2 gu1])
土狼
tǔ láng
aardwolf (Proteles cristatus), a small insectivorous relative of the hyena
土猪
tǔ zhū
aardvark
土生土长
tǔ shēng tǔ zhǎng
(idiom) (of people) born and raised in the locality; (of art forms, political parties, enterprises, products etc) developed locally from the outset; wholly indigenous
土皇帝
tǔ huáng dì
local tyrant
土石方
tǔ shí fāng
excavated soil and rock; construction spoil
土石流
tǔ shí liú
(Tw) debris flow; mudslide
土神
tǔ shén
earth God
土窑
tǔ yáo
earthen kiln; loess cave
土老帽
tǔ lǎo mào
hillbilly; yokel; redneck
土耳其
tǔ ěr qí
Turkey
土耳其人
tǔ ěr qí rén
a Turk; Turkish person
土耳其旋转烤肉
tǔ ěr qí xuán zhuǎn kǎo ròu
Turkish döner kebab
土耳其玉
tǔ ěr qí yù
turquoise (gemstone) (loanword)
土耳其石
tǔ ěr qí shí
(mineralogy) (loanword) turquoise
土耳其语
tǔ ěr qí yǔ
Turkish (language)
土耳其软糖
tǔ ěr qí ruǎn táng
Turkish delight; Lokum
土腥
tǔ xīng
(of a taste or smell) earthy
土茴香
tǔ huí xiāng
dill seed
土著
tǔ zhù
aboriginal
土著人
tǔ zhù rén
indigenous person; aboriginal
土葬
tǔ zàng
burial (in earth)
土话
tǔ huà
vernacular; slang; dialect
土语
tǔ yǔ
dialect; patois
土谷祠
tǔ gǔ cí
temple dedicated to the local tutelary god 土地神[tu3 di4 shen2] and the god of cereals
土豆
tǔ dòu
potato; (Tw) peanut (CL:顆|颗[ke1])
土豆丝
tǔ dòu sī
julienned potato
土豆泥
tǔ dòu ní
mashed potato
土豆网
tǔ dòu wǎng
Tudou, a Chinese video-sharing website
土豚
tǔ tún
aardvark
土豪
tǔ háo
local tyrant; local strong man; (slang) nouveau riche
土豪劣绅
tǔ háo liè shēn
local bosses, shady gentry (idiom); dominant local mafia
土财主
tǔ cái zhǔ
local wealthy landlord; country money-bags; rich provincial
土货
tǔ huò
local produce
土路
tǔ lù
dirt road
土邦
tǔ bāng
native state (term used by British Colonial power to refer to independent states of India or Africa)
土里土气
tǔ lǐ tǔ qì
unsophisticated; rustic; uncouth
土门
tǔ mén
Tumen or Bumin Khan (-553), founder of Göktürk khanate
土阶茅屋
tǔ jiē máo wū
lit. earthen steps and a small cottage; frugal living conditions (idiom)
土阶茅茨
tǔ jiē máo cí
lit. earthen steps and a thatched hut; frugal living conditions (idiom)
