| 腹 | 721B15 42A.82-9 | 部居  | 畫數 13 | ㄈㄨˋ [fu4] | ||
| N. | (1) Belly, abdomen, specifically the stomach: 肚腹 the stomach; 胸腹 chest and belly; 腹部 belly; 大腹 big belly; 口腹之欲 the bodily wants of food and drink; 專為口腹 just for animal sustenance; 果腹 to fill the belly; 捧腹 hold the sides in laughter; 口蜜腹劍 honeyed words and a dagger at heart; 心腹之交 bosom friend; 心腹之患 enemy within, danger of betrayal or revolt from those closest; 剖腹明心 slit belly (i.e., lay all open, conceal nothing) to show loyalty; 腹背受敵 surrounded by enemy at the front and rear; 腹背相親 very intimate; 腹背之毛 (LL) insignificant trifle. (2) In the mind only: 腹稿 “belly manuscript,” i.e., mental notes before lecture or writing; 腹議，腹誹 criticism or opposition in the heart, not expressed; 腹笥 “belly as satchel,” store of learning in the mind; 腹笥甚寬，甚儉 well-read, scope of knowledge limited. | |||||
| V.t. | (AC) carry: 出入腹我 (of mother) nursed me. | |||||
| Words | 1. 腹腔 [fu4qiang1], n., abdominal cavity. 2. 腹地 [fu4di4], n., central region, opp. frontier, 邊地. 3. 腹脹 [fu4zhang4], n., swelling of the belly, dropsy. 4. 腹結 [fu4jie2], n., constipation. 5. 腹毛類 [fu4mao2lei4], n., (zoo) Gastrotricha. 6. 腹膜 [fu4mo2], n., peritoneum; n., 腹膜炎 [fu4mo2yan2], n., peritonitis. 7. 腹瀉 [fu4xie4], n., diarrhoea. 8. 腹心 [fu4xin1], n., as in 敢布腹心 make frank statement without reservations; 腹心人，腹心之交 bosom friend. 9. 腹痛 [fu4tong4], n., bellyache. 10. 腹足類 [fu4zu2lei4], n., (zoo) Gastropoda. 11. 腹語 [fu4yU3], n., ventriloquism. | |||||