Search the dictionary A Chinese word or character, or English Draw a character Search 20 entries. shíbā 十八 eighteen èrshíbāxiù 二十八宿 the twenty-eight constellations nǚdàshíbābiàn 女大十八变 lit. a girl changes eighteen times between childhood and womanhood (idiom) nǚdàshíbābiàn 女大十八變 lit. a girl changes eighteen times between childhood and womanhood (idiom) sānshíbādùxiàn 三十八度线 38th parallel dǎrùshíbācéngdìyù 打入十八层地狱 to be thrown down to the lowest level of society with no hope of rising again dǎjìnshíbācéngdìyù 打进十八层地狱 to be cast down to the lowest depths, never to rise again qié'èrshíbāxīngpiáochóng 茄二十八星瓢虫 28-spotted ladybird sānshíbādùxiàn 三十八度線 38th parallel dǎrùshíbācéngdìyù 打入十八層地獄 to be thrown down to the lowest level of society with no hope of rising again dǎjìnshíbācéngdìyù 打進十八層地獄 to be cast down to the lowest depths, never to rise again qié'èrshíbāxīngpiáochóng 茄二十八星瓢蟲 28-spotted ladybird lǎoshibājiāo 老实巴交 docile lǎoshibājiāo 老實巴交 docile tōujībùchéngshíbǎmǐ 偷鸡不成蚀把米 lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom) shìbāná 士巴拿 spanner (loanword) báshìbā 拔示巴 Bathsheba, wife of Uriah the Hittite and later of David (according to the Hebrew Bible) shíjiānshìbǎshāzhūdāo 时间是把杀猪刀 lit. time is a butcher's knife tōujībùchéngshíbǎmǐ 偷雞不成蝕把米 lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom) shíjiānshìbǎshāzhūdāo 時間是把殺豬刀 lit. time is a butcher's knife