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要麼yào meor; either one or the other妖媚yāo mèiseductive; captivating; alluring藥棉yào miánsterilized cotton (used for medical swabs)要面子yào miàn zisee 愛面子|爱面子[ai4 mian4 zi5]杳渺yǎo miǎodimly discernible杳眇yǎo miǎovariant of 杳渺[yao3 miao3]藥苗yào miáomedicinal herb seedling姚明Yáo MíngYao Ming (1980-), retired Chinese basketball player, played for CBA Shanghai Sharks 1997-2002 and for NBA Houston Rockets 2002-2011杳冥yǎo míngdim and dusky; far and indistinct窈冥yǎo míngvariant of 杳冥[yao3 ming2]要命yào mìngto cause sb's death; extremely; terribly; (used in complaining about sth) to be a nuisance妖魔yāo módemon妖魔鬼怪yāo mó guǐ guài(idiom) all kinds of evil spirits or malevolent beings妖魔化yāo mó huàto demonize么麼小醜yāo mó xiǎo chǒu(idiom) insignificant wretch要目yào mùimportant substance (of a document); key section咬嚙yǎo nièto gnaw咬齧yǎo nièvariant of 咬嚙|咬啮[yao3 nie4]; to gnaw妖孽yāo nièevildoer么女yāo nǚ(coll.) youngest daughter妖女yāo nǚbeautiful woman藥片yào piàna (medicine) pill or tablet; CL:片[pian4]藥品yào pǐnmedicaments; medicine; drug藥瓶yào píngmedicine bottle妖氣yāo qìsinister appearance; monster-like appearance藥籤yào qiānmedical swab要錢yào qiánto charge; to demand payment要強yào qiángeager to excel; eager to get ahead in life; strong-minded搖錢樹yáo qián shùlegendary tree that sheds coins when shaken; (fig.) source of easy money搖旗吶喊yáo qí nà hǎnto wave flags and shout battle cries (idiom); to egg sb on; to give support to邀請yāo qǐngto invite; invitation; CL:個|个[ge4]邀請函yāo qǐng háninvitation letter; CL:封[feng1]邀請賽yāo qǐng sàiinvitation tournament (e.g. between schools or firms)要求yāo qiúto request; to require; requirement; to stake a claim; to ask; to demand; CL:點|点[dian3]杳然yǎo ránquiet, silent, and lonely; far and indistinct; gone without a trace窅然yǎo ránfar and deep; remote and obscure; see also 杳然[yao3 ran2]妖嬈yāo ráoenchanting; alluring (of a girl)妖人yāo rénmagician; sorcerer搖人yáo rénto call people over; to rally people together要人yào rénimportant person咬人的狗不露齒yǎo rén de gǒu bù lòu chǐlit. the dog that bites doesn't show its teeth (idiom); fig. the most sinister of people can look quite harmless咬人狗兒不露齒yǎo rén gǒu r bù lù chǐlit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom); fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.腰肉yāo ròuloin杳如黃鶴yǎo rú huáng hèto be gone forever (idiom); to disappear without a trace要塞yào sàistronghold; fort; fortification藥膳yào shànmedicinal cuisine咬傷yǎo shāngbite (e.g. snake bite, mosquito bite)夭殤yāo shāngto die young藥商yào shāngdruggist舀勺yǎo sháoscoop; dipper腰身yāo shēnwaist; waistline搖身一變yáo shēn yī biànto change shape in a single shake; fig. to take on a new lease of life咬舌自盡yǎo shé zì jìnto commit suicide by biting off one's tongue藥師yào shīpharmacist要事yào shìimportant matter要是yào shi(coll.) if鑰匙yào shikey; CL:把[ba3]藥師佛Yào shī fóMedicine Buddha (Sanskrit: Bhaisajyaguru)藥師經yào shī jīngHealing sutra; Bhaisajyaguru sutra鑰匙卡yào shi kǎkeycard鑰匙鏈yào shi liànkeychain藥師如來Yào shī rú láiMedicine Buddha (Sanskrit: Bhaisajyaguru)藥食同源yào shí tóng yuánlit. food and medicine come from the same source (idiom); fig. there is no clear-cut distinction between food and medicine藥石無靈yào shí wú líng(idiom) (of a sick person or disease) to be incurable