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天候 (tin1 hau6) — weather
天倫 (tin1 leon4) — family bonds; ethical family relations
天倫之樂 (tin1 leon4 zi1 lok6) — family love and joy; domestic bliss
天價 (tin1 gaa3) — extremely expensive; sky-high price
天元區 (tin1 jyun4 keoi1) — Tianyuan, a district of Zhuzhou City 株洲市[Zhu1 zhou1 Shi4], Hunan
天兒 (tin1 ji4) — the weather
天兔座 (tin1 tou3 zo6) — Lepus (constellation)
天全 (tin1 cyun4) — see 天全縣|天全县[Tian1 quan2 Xian4]
天全縣 (tin1 cyun4 jyun6) — Tianquan, a county in Ya'an City 雅安市[Ya3 an1 Shi4], Sichuan
天公 (tin1 gung1) — heaven; lord of heaven
天公不作美 (tin1 gung1 bat1 zok3 mei5) — Heaven is not cooperating (idiom); the weather is not favorable for the planned…
天公地道 (tin1 gung1 dei6 dou6) — absolutely fair and reasonable (idiom); equitable
天兵天將 (tin1 bing1 tin1 zoeng3) — celestial troops and generals (idiom); fig. superior forces
天冬氨酸 (tin1 dung1 on1 syun1) — aspartic acid (Asp), an amino acid
天冬苯丙二肽酯 (tin1 dung1 bun2 bing2 ji6 taai3 zi2) — aspartame C14H18N2O (artificial sweetener)
天冬酰胺 (tin1 dung1 sin1 on1) — asparagine (Asn), an amino acid
天冷 (tin1 laang5) — it's cold (weather)
天分 (tin1 fan6) — natural gift; talent
天南地北 (tin1 naam4 dei6 bak1) — (idiom) far apart; (idiom) from different places; from all over; (idiom) (to ta…
天南海北 (tin1 naam4 hoi2 bak1) — see 天南地北[tian1 nan2 di4 bei3]
天台宗 (tin1 toi4 zung1) — Tiantai school of Buddhism
天台山 (tin1 toi4 saan1) — Mt Tiantai near Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴[Shao4 xing1] in Zhejiang, the center of Tiantai …
天台縣 (tin1 toi4 jyun6) — Tiantai, a county in Taizhou City 台州市[Tai1 zhou1 Shi4], Zhejiang
天各一方 (tin1 gok3 jat1 fong1) — (of relatives or friends) to live far apart from each other
天后 (tin1 hau6) — Tin Hau, Empress of Heaven, another name for the goddess Matsu 媽祖|妈祖[Ma1 zu3]; …
天后站 (tin1 hau6 zaam6) — Tin Hau MTR station (Eastern District, Hong Kong Island)
天呀 (tin1 aa1) — Heavens!; My goodness!
天命 (tin1 ming6) — Mandate of Heaven; destiny; fate; one's life span
天哪 (tin1 naa1) — see 天啊[tian1 a5]
天國 (tin1 gwok3) — Kingdom of Heaven
天地懸隔 (tin1 dei6 jyun4 gaak3) — lit. a gulf between heaven and earth (idiom); fig. wide difference of opinion
天地會 (tin1 dei6 wui2) — Tiandihui (Chinese fraternal organization)
天地玄黃 (tin1 dei6 jyun4 wong4) — first line of the Thousand Character Classic 千字文[Qian1 zi4 wen2]
天地良心 (tin1 dei6 loeng4 sam1) — in all honesty; truth to tell
天城文 (tin1 sing4 man4) — Devanagari alphabet used in India and Nepal
天堂 (tin1 tong4) — paradise; heaven
天壇 (tin1 taan4) — Temple of Heaven (in Beijing)
天壇座 (tin1 taan4 zo6) — Ara (constellation)
天壤之別 (tin1 joeng6 zi1 bit6) — (lit.) the difference between heaven and earth (idiom); (fig.) night and day di…
天外 (tin1 ngoi6) — abbr. for 天津外國語大學|天津外国语大学[Tian1 jin1 Wai4 guo2 yu3 Da4 xue2]
天外來客 (tin1 ngoi6 loi4 haak3) — visitors from outer space
天大 (tin1 daai6) — gargantuan; as big as the sky; enormous
天天 (tin1 tin1) — every day
天妒英才 (tin1 dou3 jing1 coi4) — heaven is jealous of heroic genius (idiom); the great have great hardship to co…
天婦羅 (tin1 fu5 lo4) — tempura (loanword from Japanese)
天子 (tin1 zi2) — the (rightful) emperor; "Son of Heaven" (traditional English translation)
天孫娘娘 (tin1 syun1 noeng4 noeng4) — Goddess of Fertility
天安門 (tin1 on1 mun4) — Tiananmen Gate, entrance of the Imperial City in Beijing
天安門廣場 (tin1 on1 mun4 gwong2 coeng4) — Tiananmen Square
天安門開了 (tin1 on1 mun4 hoi1 liu5) — pants fly is down; the barn door is open
天宮 (tin1 gung1) — Temple in Heaven (e.g. of the Jade Emperor); Tiangong, Chinese space station pr…
天寒地凍 (tin1 hon4 dei6 dung3) — (idiom) bitterly cold; frigid
天寧 (tin1 ning4) — see 天寧區|天宁区[Tian1 ning2 Qu1]
天寧區 (tin1 ning4 keoi1) — Tianning, a district of Changzhou City 常州市[Chang2 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangsu
天山 (tin1 saan1) — Tian Shan, mountain range straddling the border between China and Kyrgyzstan
天山區 (tin1 saan1 keoi1) — Tianshan, a district of Ürümqi City 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市[Wu1 lu3 mu4 qi2 Shi4], Xinjiang
天峨 (tin1 ngo4) — see 天峨縣|天峨县[Tian1 e2 Xian4]
天峨縣 (tin1 ngo4 jyun6) — Tian'e, a county in Hechi City 河池市[He2 chi2 Shi4], Guangxi
天峻 (tin1 zeon3) — see 天峻縣|天峻县[Tian1 jun4 Xian4]
天峻縣 (tin1 zeon3 jyun6) — Tianjun, a county in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[…
天崩地裂 (tin1 bang1 dei6 lit6) — heaven falls and earth rends (idiom); rocked by a major disaster; fig. violent …
天差地遠 (tin1 caa1 dei6 jyun5) — poles apart (idiom); entirely different
天帝 (tin1 dai3) — God of heaven; Celestial emperor
天干 (tin1 gon1) — the 10 heavenly stems 甲[jia3], 乙[yi3], 丙[bing3], 丁[ding1], 戊[wu4], 己[ji3], 庚[ge…
天平 (tin1 ping4) — scales (to weigh things)
天平動 (tin1 ping4 dung6) — (astronomy) libration
天年 (tin1 nin4) — natural life span
天幸 (tin1 hang6) — providential good luck; a narrow escape
天底 (tin1 dai2) — (astronomy) nadir
天底下 (tin1 dai2 haa6) — in this world; under the sun
天府 (tin1 fu2) — Heavenly province (epithet of Sichuan, esp. area around Chengdu); land of plenty
天府之國 (tin1 fu2 zi1 gwok3) — (idiom) land of plenty (usu. used in reference to Sichuan)
天庭 (tin1 ting4) — middle of the forehead; imperial court; heaven
天心 (tin1 sam1) — see 天心區|天心区[Tian1 xin1 Qu1]
天心區 (tin1 sam1 keoi1) — Tianxin, a district of Changsha City 長沙市|长沙市[Chang2 sha1 Shi4], Hunan
天意 (tin1 ji3) — providence; the Will of Heaven
天懸地隔 (tin1 jyun4 dei6 gaak3) — see 天差地遠|天差地远[tian1 cha1 di4 yuan3]
天成 (tin1 sing4) — as if made by heaven
天才 (tin1 coi4) — talent; gift; genius; talented; gifted
天擇 (tin1 zaak6) — natural selection
天敵 (tin1 dik6) — predator; natural enemy
天文 (tin1 man4) — astronomy
天文台 (tin1 man4 toi4) — astronomical observatory
天文單位 (tin1 man4 daan1 wai2) — astronomical unit (AU)
天文學 (tin1 man4 hok6) — astronomy
天文學大成 (tin1 man4 hok6 daai6 sing4) — the Almagest by Ptolemy
天文學家 (tin1 man4 hok6 gaa1) — astronomer
天文館 (tin1 man4 gun2) — planetarium
天方 (tin1 fong1) — (old) Arabia; Arabian
天方夜譚 (tin1 fong1 je6 taam4) — The Arabian Nights (classic story)
天旋地轉 (tin1 syun4 dei6 zyun2) — the sky spins, the earth goes round (idiom); giddy with one's head spinning; fi…
天旱 (tin1 hon5) — drought
天明 (tin1 ming4) — dawn; daybreak
天星碼頭 (tin1 sing1 maa5 tau4) — Star Ferry terminal, Hong Kong
天時 (tin1 si4) — the time; the right time; weather conditions; destiny; course of time; heaven's…
天時地利人和 (tin1 si4 dei6 lei6 jan4 wo4) — the time is right, geographical and social conditions are favorable (idiom); a …
天曉得 (tin1 hiu2 dak1) — Heaven knows!
天書 (tin1 syu1) — imperial edict; heavenly book (superstition); obscure or illegible writing; dou…
天朝 (tin1 ciu4) — Celestial Empire, tributary title conferred on imperial China; Taiping Heavenly…
天柱 (tin1 cyu5) — see 天柱縣|天柱县[Tian1 zhu4 Xian4]
天柱縣 (tin1 cyu5 jyun6) — Tianzhu, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州…
天梯 (tin1 tai1) — stairway to heaven; high mountain road; tall ladder on a building or other larg…
天樞 (tin1 syu1) — Dubhe; Alpha Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper
天橋區 (tin1 kiu4 keoi1) — Tianqiao, a district of Jinan City 濟南市|济南市[Ji3 nan2 Shi4], Shandong
天機 (tin1 gei1) — mystery known only to heaven (archaic); inscrutable twist of fate; fig. top sec…
天機不可泄漏 (tin1 gei1 bat1 ho2 sit3 lau6) — lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom); must not be revealed; I …
天機不可泄露 (tin1 gei1 bat1 ho2 sit3 lou6) — lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom); must not be revealed; I …
天權 (tin1 kyun4) — Megrez; Delta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper
天次 (tin1 ci3) — number of days of sth taking place (e.g. days of heavy pollution); days; occasi…
天殺的 (tin1 saat3 dik1) — Goddam!; goddamn; wretched
天氣 (tin1 hei3) — weather
天氣預報 (tin1 hei3 jyu6 bou3) — weather forecast
天水 (tin1 seoi2) — see 天水市[Tian1 shui3 Shi4]
天水市 (tin1 seoi2 si5) — Tianshui, prefecture-level city in Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1 su4 Sheng3]
天池 (tin1 ci4) — Lake Tianchi in Xinjiang
天河 (tin1 ho4) — Milky Way; see 天河區|天河区[Tian1 he2 Qu1]
天河區 (tin1 ho4 keoi1) — Tianhe, a district of Guangzhou City 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong
天津 (tin1 zeon1) — Tianjin municipality (short name 津[Jin1])
天津外國語大學 (tin1 zeon1 ngoi6 gwok3 jyu5 daai6 hok6) — Tianjin Foreign Studies University
天津大學 (tin1 zeon1 daai6 hok6) — Tianjin University
天津市 (tin1 zeon1 si5) — Tianjin municipality (short name 津[Jin1])
天津會議專條 (tin1 zeon1 wui6 ji5 zyun1 tiu4) — Tianjin agreement of 1885 between Li Hongzhang 李鴻章|李鸿章[Li3 Hong2 zhang1] and IT…
天津條約 (tin1 zeon1 tiu4 joek3) — Treaty of Tianjin of 1858, a sequence of unequal treaties 不平等條約|不平等条约 between R…
天津環球金融中心 (tin1 zeon1 waan4 kau4 gam1 jung4 zung1 sam1) — Tianjin World Financial Center, skyscraper a.k.a. the Tianjin Tower or Jin Towe…
天涯 (tin1 ngaai4) — see 天涯區|天涯区[Tian1 ya2 Qu1]
天涯何處無芳草 (tin1 ngaai4 ho4 cyu3 mou4 fong1 cou2) — there are plenty more fish in the sea (idiom)
天涯比鄰 (tin1 ngaai4 bei2 leon4) — see 天涯若比鄰|天涯若比邻[tian1 ya2 ruo4 bi3 lin2]
天涯海角 (tin1 ngaai4 hoi2 gok3) — Tianya Haijiao, tourism area on the south coast of Hainan, 24 km west of Sanya …
天涯若比鄰 (tin1 ngaai4 joek6 bei2 leon4) — far-flung realms as next door (idiom); close in spirit although far away
天淵 (tin1 jyun1) — distance between two poles; poles apart
天淵之別 (tin1 jyun1 zi1 bit6) — see 天壤之別|天壤之别[tian1 rang3 zhi1 bie2]
天溝 (tin1 kau1) — (rainwater) gutter
天演 (tin1 jin2) — natural change; evolution (early translation, since replaced by 進化|进化)
天演論 (tin1 jin2 leon6) — the theory of evolution (early translation, since replaced by 進化論|进化论)
天漢 (tin1 hon3) — the Milky Way
天災 (tin1 zoi1) — natural disaster
天災人禍 (tin1 zoi1 jan4 wo6) — natural calamities and man-made disasters (idiom)
天災地孽 (tin1 zoi1 dei6 jip6) — catastrophes and unnatural phenomena; Heaven-sent warnings
天然 (tin1 jin4) — natural
天然橡膠 (tin1 jin4 zoeng6 gaau1) — natural rubber
天然毒素 (tin1 jin4 duk6 sou3) — natural toxin
天然氣 (tin1 jin4 hei3) — natural gas
天然纖維 (tin1 jin4 cim1 wai4) — natural fiber
天然鈾 (tin1 jin4 jau4) — natural uranium
天燕座 (tin1 jin3 zo6) — Apus (constellation)
天爐座 (tin1 lou4 zo6) — Fornax (constellation)
天父 (tin1 fu6) — Heavenly Father
天牛 (tin1 ngau4) — Longhorn beetle
天狼星 (tin1 long4 sing1) — Sirius, a double star in constellation Canis Major 大犬座
天王 (tin1 wong4) — emperor; god; Hong Xiuquan's self-proclaimed title; see also 洪秀全[Hong2 Xiu4 qua…
天王星 (tin1 wong4 sing1) — Uranus (planet)
天球 (tin1 kau4) — celestial sphere
天球赤道 (tin1 kau4 cek3 dou6) — celestial equator
天理教 (tin1 lei5 gaau3) — Tenrikyo, a Japanese religion
天理難容 (tin1 lei5 naan4 jung4) — Heaven cannot tolerate this (idiom); intolerable behavior
天琴座 (tin1 kam4 zo6) — Lyra (constellation)
天琴星座 (tin1 kam4 sing1 zo6) — Lyra, constellation containing Vega 織女星|织女星[Zhi1 nu:3 xing1]
天璇 (tin1 syun4) — Merak; Beta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper
天璣 (tin1 gei1) — Phecda; Gamma Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper
天生的一對 (tin1 saang1 dik1 jat1 deoi3) — couple who were made for each other
天界 (tin1 gaai3) — heaven
天癸 (tin1 gwai3) — (TCM) menstruation; period
天皇 (tin1 wong4) — Heavenly Sovereign, one of the three legendary sovereigns 三皇[san1 huang2]; empe…
天皰瘡 (tin1 paau3 cong1) — (medicine) pemphigus
天真 (tin1 zan1) — naive; innocent; artless
天真爛漫 (tin1 zan1 laan6 maan6) — (idiom) innocent and unaffected
天祝縣 (tin1 zuk1 jyun6) — see 天祝藏族自治縣|天祝藏族自治县[Tian1 zhu4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
天祝藏族自治縣 (tin1 zuk1 zong6 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6) — Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous County, in Wuwei City 武威市[Wu3 wei1 Shi4], Gansu
天神 (tin1 san4) — god; deity
天祿 (tin1 luk6) — auspicious sculpted animal, usu. a unicorn or deer with a long tail; possession…
天秤 (tin1 ping4) — balance scale; Taiwan pr. [tian1 ping2]
天秤座 (tin1 ping4 zo6) — Libra (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
天空 (tin1 hung1) — sky
天穿日 (tin1 cyun1 jat6) — a Hakka festival held on the 20th day of the first lunar month
天窗 (tin1 coeng1) — hatchway; skylight; sun roof
天竺 (tin1 zuk1) — the Indian subcontinent (esp. in Tang or Buddhist context)
天竺牡丹 (tin1 zuk1 maau5 daan1) — dahlia
天竺葵 (tin1 zuk1 kwai4) — geranium (Pelargonium hortorum)
天竺鼠 (tin1 zuk1 syu2) — guinea pig; cavy
天等 (tin1 dang2) — see 天等縣|天等县[Tian1 deng3 Xian4]
天等縣 (tin1 dang2 jyun6) — Tiandeng, a county in Chongzuo City 崇左市[Chong2 zuo3 Shi4], Guangxi
天箭座 (tin1 zin3 zo6) — Sagitta (constellation)
天篷 (tin1 pung4) — canopy
天籟 (tin1 laai6) — sounds of nature
天經地義 (tin1 ging1 dei6 ji6) — lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper; right a…
天網恢恢 (tin1 mong5 fui1 fui1) — lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73…
天線 (tin1 sin3) — antenna; aerial; (fig.) connection to higher authorities; channel to influentia…
天線寶寶 (tin1 sin3 bou2 bou2) — Teletubbies
天羅地網 (tin1 lo4 dei6 mong5) — inescapable net (idiom); trap; dragnet
天翻地覆 (tin1 faan1 dei6 fuk1) — sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion; everyth…
天老兒 (tin1 lou5 ji4) — albino (human)
天老爺 (tin1 lou5 je4) — see 老天爺|老天爷[lao3 tian1 ye2]
天職 (tin1 zik1) — vocation; duty; mission in life
天舟座 (tin1 zau1 zo6) — Argo (constellation, now divided into Carina 船底座 and Puppis 船尾座)
天良 (tin1 loeng4) — conscience
天色 (tin1 sik1) — color of the sky; time of day, as indicated by the color of the sky; weather
天花亂墜 (tin1 faa1 lyun6 zeoi6) — (lit.) a deluge of heavenly flowers (idiom); (fig.) extravagant embellishments;…
天花板 (tin1 faa1 baan2) — ceiling (of a room); (fig.) upper limit; (slang) the very best (in a given fiel…
天花病毒 (tin1 faa1 beng6 duk6) — variola virus
天荒地老 (tin1 fong1 dei6 lou5) — (idiom) until the end of time
天葬 (tin1 zong3) — sky burial (Tibetan funeral practice)
天藍 (tin1 laam4) — sky blue
天藍色 (tin1 laam4 sik1) — azure
天螻 (tin1 lau4) — mole cricket; slang word for agricultural pest Gryllotalpa
天蟹座 (tin1 haai5 zo6) — Cancer (constellation and sign of the zodiac); variant of 巨蟹座
天蠍 (tin1 kit3) — Scorpio (constellation)
天蠍座 (tin1 kit3 zo6) — Scorpio or Scorpius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
天行赤眼 (tin1 hang4 cek3 ngaan5) — acute contagious conjunctivitis (TCM)
天衣無縫 (tin1 ji1 mou4 fung6) — lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom); fig. flawless
天誅 (tin1 zyu1) — heavenly punishment; king's punishment
天譴 (tin1 hin2) — the wrath of Heaven; imperial displeasure
天象 (tin1 zoeng6) — meteorological or astronomical phenomenon (e.g. rainbow or eclipse)
天象儀 (tin1 zoeng6 ji4) — planetarium projector
天貓座 (tin1 maau1 zo6) — Lynx (constellation)
天貝 (tin1 bui3) — (loanword) tempeh
天資 (tin1 zi1) — innate talent; gift; flair; native resource; dowry
天賜 (tin1 ci3) — bestowed by heaven
天賦 (tin1 fu3) — gift; innate skill
天趣 (tin1 ceoi3) — natural charm (of writings, works of art etc)
天路歷程 (tin1 lou6 lik6 cing4) — Pilgrim's Progress, 1678 novel by John Bunyan (first Chinese translation 1851)
天車 (tin1 ce1) — gantry traveling crane
天造地設 (tin1 zou6 dei6 cit3) — lit. made by Heaven and arranged by Earth(idiom); ideal; perfect; (of a match) …
天道 (tin1 dou6) — natural law; heavenly law; weather (dialect)
天道酬勤 (tin1 dou6 cau4 kan4) — Heaven rewards the diligent. (idiom)
天那水 (tin1 naa2 seoi2) — (loanword) paint thinner
天鎮 (tin1 zan3) — see 天鎮縣|天镇县[Tian1 zhen4 Xian4]
天鎮縣 (tin1 zan3 jyun6) — Tianzhen, a county in Datong City 大同市[Da4 tong2 Shi4], Shanxi
天長 (tin1 coeng4) — see 天長市|天长市[Tian1 chang2 Shi4]
天長地久 (tin1 coeng4 dei6 gau2) — enduring while the world lasts (idiom); eternal
天長市 (tin1 coeng4 si5) — Tianchang, a county-level city in Chuzhou City 滁州市[Chu2 zhou1 Shi4], Anhui
天長日久 (tin1 coeng4 jat6 gau2) — after a long time (idiom)
天門 (tin1 mun4) — Tianmen sub-prefecture level city in Hubei
天門冬 (tin1 mun4 dung1) — asparagus
天門冬科 (tin1 mun4 dung1 fo1) — Asparagaceae, family of flowering plants which includes asparagus
天門市 (tin1 mun4 si5) — Tianmen sub-prefecture level city in Hubei
天際 (tin1 zai3) — horizon
天險 (tin1 him2) — a natural stronghold
天雨路滑 (tin1 jyu5 lou6 waat6) — roads are slippery due to rain (idiom)
天電 (tin1 din6) — atmospherics; static
天青石 (tin1 cing1 sek6) — lapis lazuli
天頂 (tin1 deng2) — zenith
天順 (tin1 seon6) — Tianshun Emperor, reign name of eighth Ming Emperor 朱祁鎮|朱祁镇[Zhu1 Qi2 zhen4] (14…
天頭 (tin1 tau4) — the upper margin of a page
天香國色 (tin1 hoeng1 gwok3 sik1) — divine fragrance, national grace (idiom); an outstanding beauty
天馬行空 (tin1 maa5 hang4 hung1) — like a heavenly steed, soaring across the skies (idiom); (of writing, calligrap…
天驚石破 (tin1 ging1 sek6 po3) — see 石破天驚|石破天惊[shi2 po4 tian1 jing1]
天體 (tin1 tai2) — celestial body; nude body
天體主義 (tin1 tai2 zyu2 ji6) — nudism
天體光譜學 (tin1 tai2 gwong1 pou2 hok6) — astronomical spectroscopy
天體力學 (tin1 tai2 lik6 hok6) — celestial mechanics
天體演化學 (tin1 tai2 jin2 faa3 hok6) — cosmogony
天體物理 (tin1 tai2 mat6 lei5) — astrophysics
天體物理學 (tin1 tai2 mat6 lei5 hok6) — astrophysics
天體物理學家 (tin1 tai2 mat6 lei5 hok6 gaa1) — astrophysicist
天魔 (tin1 mo1) — demonic; devil
天鴿座 (tin1 gaap3 zo6) — Columba (constellation)
天鵝 (tin1 ngo4) — swan
天鵝座 (tin1 ngo4 zo6) — Cygnus (constellation)
天鵝湖 (tin1 ngo4 wu4) — Swan Lake
天鵝絨 (tin1 ngo4 jung2) — velvet; swan's down
天鶴座 (tin1 hok6 zo6) — Grus (constellation)
天鷹座 (tin1 jing1 zo6) — Aquila (constellation)
天麻 (tin1 maa4) — Gastrodia elata (botany)
天黑 (tin1 hak1) — to get dark; dusk
天龍八部 (tin1 lung4 baat3 bou6) — Demigods and Semidevils, wuxia novel by Jin Yong 金庸[Jin1 Yong1] and its TV and …
天龍座 (tin1 lung4 zo6) — Draco (constellation)
太上 (taai3 soeng6) — title of respect for taoists
太上皇 (taai3 soeng6 wong4) — Taishang Huang; Retired Emperor; father of the reigning emperor; fig. puppet ma…
太保 (taai3 bou2) — Taibao or Taipao city in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 Xian4], west Taiwan
太保市 (taai3 bou2 si5) — Taibao or Taipao City in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 Xian4], west Taiwan
太倉 (taai3 cong1) — see 太倉市|太仓市[Tai4 cang1 Shi4]
太倉市 (taai3 cong1 si5) — Taicang, a county-level city in Suzhou City 蘇州市|苏州市[Su1 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangsu
太僕 (taai3 buk6) — ministerial title in imperial China (in the Qin and Han dynasties, the minister…
太僕寺 (taai3 buk6 zi6) — Court of imperial stud, office originally charged with horse breeding; Taibus b…
太僕寺卿 (taai3 buk6 zi6 hing1) — Minister of imperial stud, originally charged with horse breeding
太公 (taai3 gung1) — great-grandfather; (old) grandfather; father
太公兵法 (taai3 gung1 bing1 faat3) — alternative name for 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1], one of the Seven Military Classics of an…
太公望 (taai3 gung1 mong6) — see Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2]
太初 (taai3 co1) — the absolute beginning
太半 (taai3 bun3) — more than half; a majority; most; mostly
太原 (taai3 jyun4) — see 太原市[Tai4 yuan2 Shi4]
太原市 (taai3 jyun4 si5) — Taiyuan, prefecture-level city and capital of Shanxi Province 山西省[Shan1 xi1 She…
太古 (taai3 gu2) — immemorial
太古代 (taai3 gu2 doi6) — Archaeozoic (geological era before 2500m years ago)
太古宙 (taai3 gu2 zau6) — Archaean (geological eon before 2500m years ago)
太古洋行 (taai3 gu2 joeng4 hong4) — Butterfield and Swire (Hong Kong bank)
太史令 (taai3 si2 ling6) — grand scribe (official position in many Chinese states up to the Han)
太史公 (taai3 si2 gung1) — Grand Scribe, the title by which Sima Qian 司馬遷|司马迁[Si1 ma3 Qian1] refers to him…
太后 (taai3 hau6) — Empress Dowager
太和 (taai3 wo4) — see 太和縣|太和县[Tai4 he2 Xian4]; see 太和區|太和区[Tai4 he2 Qu1]
太和區 (taai3 wo4 keoi1) — Taihe, a district of Jinzhou City 錦州市|锦州市[Jin3 zhou1 Shi4], Liaoning
太和殿 (taai3 wo4 din6) — Hall of Supreme Harmony, the largest of the three halls that constitute the hea…
太和縣 (taai3 wo4 jyun6) — Taihe, a county in Fuyang City 阜陽市|阜阳市[Fu4 yang2 Shi4], Anhui
太太 (taai3 taai2) — married woman; Mrs.; Madam; wife
太夫人 (taai3 fu1 jan4) — (old) dowager; old lady (title for the mother of a noble or an official)
太好了 (taai3 hou2 liu5) — very good
太妃糖 (taai3 fei1 tong2) — (loanword) toffee; taffy
太妹 (taai3 mui6) — girl delinquent; tomboy; schoolgirl tough
太婆 (taai3 po4) — great-grandmother
太子 (taai3 zi2) — crown prince
太子丹 (taai3 zi2 daan1) — Prince Dan of Yan (–226 BC), commissioned the attempted assassination of King Y…
太子十三峰 (taai3 zi2 sap6 saam1 fung1) — thirteen peaks of Meili Snow Mountains in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture …
太子太保 (taai3 zi2 taai3 bou2) — tutor to the crown prince (in imperial China)
太子河區 (taai3 zi2 ho4 keoi1) — Taizihe, a district of Liaoyang City 遼陽市|辽阳市[Liao2 yang2 Shi4], Liaoning
太子港 (taai3 zi2 gong2) — Port-au-Prince, capital of Haiti
太子黨 (taai3 zi2 dong2) — princelings, descendants of senior communist officials (PRC)
太學 (taai3 hok6) — Imperial College of Supreme Learning, established in 124 BC, and the highest ed…
太守 (taai3 sau2) — governor of a province
太宗 (taai3 zung1) — posthumous name given to the second emperor of a dynasty; King Taejong of Joseo…
太師 (taai3 si1) — imperial tutor
太常 (taai3 soeng4) — minister of ceremonies in imperial China
太平 (taai3 ping4) — see 太平區|太平区[Tai4 ping2 Qu1]
太平公主 (taai3 ping4 gung1 zyu2) — Princess Taiping (c. 665-713), Tang Dynasty princess, politically powerful and …
太平區 (taai3 ping4 keoi1) — Taiping, a district of Fuxin City 阜新市[Fu4 xin1 Shi4], Liaoning
太平天國 (taai3 ping4 tin1 gwok3) — Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (1851-1864)
太平廣記 (taai3 ping4 gwong2 gei3) — Extensive records of the Taiping era (978), fictional history edited by Li Fang…
太平御覽 (taai3 ping4 jyu6 laam5) — Imperial Readings of the Taiping Era, general Song dynasty encyclopedia compile…
太平洋 (taai3 ping4 joeng4) — Pacific Ocean
太平洋周邊 (taai3 ping4 joeng4 zau1 bin1) — variant of 太平洋週邊|太平洋周边[Tai4 ping2 Yang2 Zhou1 bian1], Pacific Rim
太平洋戰爭 (taai3 ping4 joeng4 zin3 zang1) — Pacific War between Japan and the US, 1941-1945
太平洋潛鳥 (taai3 ping4 joeng4 cim4 niu5) — (bird species of China) Pacific loon (Gavia pacifica)
太平洋聯合鐵路 (taai3 ping4 joeng4 lyun4 hap6 tit3 lou6) — Union Pacific Railroad
太平洋週邊 (taai3 ping4 joeng4 zau1 bin1) — Pacific Rim
太平盛世 (taai3 ping4 sing6 sai3) — peace and prosperity (idiom)
太平紳士 (taai3 ping4 san1 si6) — Justice of the Peace (JP)
太平門 (taai3 ping4 mun4) — emergency exit
太平間 (taai3 ping4 gaan1) — mortuary; morgue
太平鳥 (taai3 ping4 niu5) — (bird species of China) Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
太康 (taai3 hong1) — see 太康縣|太康县[Tai4 kang1 Xian4]
太康縣 (taai3 hong1 jyun6) — Taikang, a county in Zhoukou City 周口市[Zhou1 kou3 Shi4], Henan
太極 (taai3 gik6) — the Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the source of all things according to some in…
太極劍 (taai3 gik6 gim3) — a kind of traditional Chinese sword-play
太極圖 (taai3 gik6 tou4) — diagram of cosmological scheme; Yin-Yang symbol ☯
太極圖說 (taai3 gik6 tou4 syut3) — philosophical book by Song dynasty scholar Zhou Dunyi 周敦頤|周敦颐[Zhou1 Dun1 yi2], …
太極拳 (taai3 gik6 kyun4) — shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan; traditional form of physical ex…
太歲 (taai3 seoi3) — Tai Sui, God of the year; archaic name for the planet Jupiter 木星[Mu4 xing1]; ni…
太液池 (taai3 jik6 ci4) — area to the west of the Forbidden City, now divided into Zhongnanhai and Beihai
太湖 (taai3 wu4) — Lake Tai near Wuxi City 無錫|无锡[Wu2 xi1], bordering on Jiangsu and Zhejiang, one …
太湖縣 (taai3 wu4 jyun6) — Taihu, a county in Anqing City 安慶市|安庆市[An1 qing4 Shi4], Anhui
太爺 (taai3 je4) — (respectful for) one's grandfather; sb's father; older people; the head of the …
太白 (taai3 baak6) — Taibai County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡[Bao3 ji1], Shaanxi; Venus
太白山 (taai3 baak6 saan1) — Mt Taibai in Shaanxi
太白星 (taai3 baak6 sing1) — Venus (planet)
太白粉 (taai3 baak6 fan2) — cornstarch; potato starch
太白縣 (taai3 baak6 jyun6) — Taibai, a county in Baoji City 寶雞市|宝鸡市[Bao3 ji1 Shi4], Shaanxi
太監 (taai3 gaam3) — court eunuch; palace eunuch
太祖 (taai3 zou2) — Great Ancestor (posthumous title, e.g. for the founder of a dynasty)
太空探索 (taai3 hung1 taam3 saak3) — space exploration
太空服 (taai3 hung1 fuk6) — spacesuit
太空梭 (taai3 hung1 so1) — space shuttle
太空步 (taai3 hung1 bou6) — moonwalk (dance)
太空漫步 (taai3 hung1 maan6 bou6) — space walk
太空站 (taai3 hung1 zaam6) — space station
太空舞步 (taai3 hung1 mou5 bou6) — moonwalk (dance)
太空船 (taai3 hung1 syun4) — spaceship
太空艙 (taai3 hung1 cong1) — space capsule; ejection capsule (cabin)
太空行走 (taai3 hung1 hang4 zau2) — spacewalk
太空遊 (taai3 hung1 jau4) — space tourism
太空飛船 (taai3 hung1 fei1 syun4) — Space Shuttle, US spacecraft system (1981-2011)
太虛 (taai3 heoi1) — Taixu (famed Buddhist monk, 1890-1947)
太行山 (taai3 hang4 saan1) — Taihang Mountains on the border between Hebei and Shanxi
太谷 (taai3 guk1) — see 太谷區|太谷区[Tai4 gu3 Qu1]
太過 (taai3 gwo3) — excessively; too
太醫 (taai3 ji1) — imperial physician
太陰 (taai3 jam1) — the Moon (esp. in Daoism)
太陽 (taai3 joeng4) — sun; sunlight; sunshine; temple (on the side of the human head) (abbr. for 太陽穴|…
太陽光 (taai3 joeng4 gwong1) — sunlight
太陽光柱 (taai3 joeng4 gwong1 cyu5) — solar pillar; sun pillar (atmospheric optics)
太陽報 (taai3 joeng4 bou3) — The Sun (the name of various newspapers, notably in the UK and in Hong Kong)
太陽微系統公司 (taai3 joeng4 mei4 hai6 tung2 gung1 si1) — Sun Microsystems
太陽日 (taai3 joeng4 jat6) — solar day
太陽活動 (taai3 joeng4 wut6 dung6) — sunspot activity; solar variation
太陽照在桑乾河上 (taai3 joeng4 ziu3 zoi6 song1 gon1 ho4 soeng6) — "The Sun Shines over the Sanggan River", socialist realist novel by Ding Ling 丁…
太陽燈 (taai3 joeng4 dang1) — sunlamp
太陽眼鏡 (taai3 joeng4 ngaan5 geng2) — sunglasses
太陽神 (taai3 joeng4 san4) — Sun God; Apollo
太陽神經叢 (taai3 joeng4 san4 ging1 cung4) — solar plexus chakra
太陽神計劃 (taai3 joeng4 san4 gai3 waak6) — the Apollo project
太陽穴 (taai3 joeng4 jyut6) — temple (on the sides of human head)
太陽窗 (taai3 joeng4 coeng1) — sun window; sun roof (of car)
太陽窩 (taai3 joeng4 wo1) — temple (on the sides of human head)
太陽系 (taai3 joeng4 hai6) — solar system
太陽翼 (taai3 joeng4 jik6) — solar panel
太陽能 (taai3 joeng4 nang4) — solar energy
太陽能板 (taai3 joeng4 nang4 baan2) — solar panel
太陽能電池 (taai3 joeng4 nang4 din6 ci4) — solar cell
太陽輪 (taai3 joeng4 leon4) — solar plexus chakra
太陽鏡 (taai3 joeng4 geng3) — sunglasses
太陽電池 (taai3 joeng4 din6 ci4) — solar cell
太陽電池板 (taai3 joeng4 din6 ci4 baan2) — solar panel
太陽風 (taai3 joeng4 fung1) — solar wind
太陽黑子 (taai3 joeng4 hak1 zi2) — sunspot
太陽黑子周 (taai3 joeng4 hak1 zi2 zau1) — sunspot cycle
太魯閣 (taai3 lou5 gok3) — Taroko National Park in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[Hua1 lian2 Xian4], Taiwan; Tarok…
太魯閣族 (taai3 lou5 gok3 zuk6) — Taroko, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
夫人 (fu1 jan4) — lady; madam; Mrs.
夫唱婦隨 (fu1 coeng3 fu5 ceoi4) — fig. the man sings and the woman follows; fig. marital harmony
夫妻 (fu1 cai1) — husband and wife; married couple
夫妻反目 (fu1 cai1 faan2 muk6) — man and wife fall out (idiom, from Book of Changes); marital strife
夫妻店 (fu1 cai1 dim3) — family-run shop
夫妻相 (fu1 cai1 soeng3) — similarity in features of an old couple; common facial traits that show predest…
夫妻肺片 (fu1 cai1 fai3 pin2) — popular Sichuan cold dish made of thinly sliced beef and beef offal
夫妻臉 (fu1 cai1 lim5) — see 夫妻相[fu1 qi1 xiang4]
夫婦 (fu1 fu5) — a (married) couple; husband and wife
夫婿 (fu1 sai3) — (literary) husband
夫子 (fu1 zi2) — Master (old form of address for teachers, scholars); (used sarcastically) pedant
夫子自道 (fu1 zi2 zi6 dou6) — appearing to be praising others while actually praising yourself; one's critici…
夫役 (fu1 jik6) — corvee; laborer
夫權 (fu1 kyun4) — authority over the household
夫餘 (fu1 jyu4) — Pu'yo, Korean Buyeo (c. 200 BC-494 AD), ancient kingdom in northeast frontier r…
夭亡 (jiu2 mong4) — to die young
夭折 (jiu2 zit3) — to die young or prematurely; to come to a premature end; to be aborted prematur…
央中 (joeng1 zung1) — to ask for mediation; to request sb to act as a go-between
央及 (joeng1 kap6) — to ask; to plead; to beg; to involve
央告 (joeng1 gou3) — to implore; to plead; to ask earnestly
央求 (joeng1 kau4) — to implore; to plead; to ask earnestly
央行 (joeng1 hong4) — central bank (abbr. for 中央銀行|中央银行[zhong1 yang1 yin2 hang2])
央視 (joeng1 si6) — China Central Television (CCTV), abbr. for 中國中央電視台|中国中央电视台[Zhong1 guo2 Zhong1 y…
央託 (joeng1 tok3) — to request assistance; to ask sb to do sth
央財 (joeng1 coi4) — Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing; abbr. for 中央財經大學|中央财经大学[Z…
夯具 (haang1 geoi6) — rammer; tamper
夯土 (haang1 tou2) — rammed earth
夯土機 (haang1 tou2 gei1) — rammer; tamper
夯實 (haang1 sat6) — to tamp; to ram (earth etc)
夯歌 (haang1 go1) — rammers' work chant
夯漢 (haang1 hon3) — carrier who carries heavy loads on his shoulder (dialect)
夯砣 (haang1 to4) — rammer; tamper
失主 (sat1 zyu2) — owner of sth lost or stolen
失之交臂 (sat1 zi1 gaau1 bei3) — to miss narrowly; to let a great opportunity slip
失事 (sat1 si6) — (of a plane, ship etc) to have an accident (plane crash, shipwreck, vehicle col…
失信 (sat1 seon3) — to break a promise
失修 (sat1 sau1) — disrepair
失傳 (sat1 cyun4) — (of skills etc) to die out; lost; extinct
失儀 (sat1 ji4) — discourteous; failure of etiquette
失利 (sat1 lei6) — to lose; to suffer defeat
失去 (sat1 heoi3) — to lose
失口 (sat1 hau2) — slip of the tongue; indiscretion; to blurt out a secret
失和 (sat1 wo4) — disharmony; to become estranged
失單 (sat1 daan1) — list of lost or stolen articles
失地 (sat1 dei6) — to lose territory; lost territory
失墜 (sat1 zeoi6) — loss
失學 (sat1 hok6) — unable to go to school; an interruption to one's education
失宜 (sat1 ji4) — inappropriate; improper
失察 (sat1 caat3) — to fail in observing or supervising; to miss; to let sth slip through
失寫症 (sat1 se2 zing3) — agraphia
失寵 (sat1 cung2) — to lose favor; in disfavor; disgraced
失常 (sat1 soeng4) — not normal; an aberration
失張失智 (sat1 zoeng1 sat1 zi3) — out of one's mind
失怙 (sat1 wu6) — to be orphaned of one's father
失恃 (sat1 ci5) — to lose sb one relies upon; to lose one's mother
失悔 (sat1 fui3) — to regret; to feel remorse
失態 (sat1 taai3) — to forget one's manners; to forget oneself; to lose self-control (in a situatio…
失憶症 (sat1 jik1 zing3) — amnesia
失戀 (sat1 lyun2) — to lose one's love; to break up (in a romantic relationship); to feel jilted
失掉 (sat1 diu6) — to lose; to miss
失控 (sat1 hung3) — to go out of control
失措 (sat1 cou3) — to be at a loss
失效 (sat1 haau6) — to fail; to lose effectiveness
失效日期 (sat1 haau6 jat6 kei4) — expiry date (of document)
失敗 (sat1 baai6) — to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat
失敗主義 (sat1 baai6 zyu2 ji6) — defeatism
失敗是成功之母 (sat1 baai6 si6 sing4 gung1 zi1 mou5) — Failure is the mother of success.
失敗者 (sat1 baai6 ze2) — loser
失散 (sat1 saan3) — to lose touch with; missing; scattered; separated from
失明 (sat1 ming4) — to lose one's eyesight; to become blind; blindness
失智症 (sat1 zi3 zing3) — (Tw) dementia
失望 (sat1 mong6) — disappointed; to lose hope; to despair
失期 (sat1 kei4) — late (for an appointed time)
失枕 (sat1 zam2) — a crick in the neck; stiff neck
失格 (sat1 gaak3) — to overstep the rules; to go out of bounds; disqualification; to lose face; dis…
失業 (sat1 jip6) — unemployment; to lose one's job
失業者 (sat1 jip6 ze2) — an unemployed person
失歡 (sat1 fun1) — to lose favor; to become estranged
失火 (sat1 fo2) — to catch fire; to be on fire
失物招領 (sat1 mat6 ziu1 ling5) — lost-and-found
失物認領 (sat1 mat6 jing6 ling5) — lost and found
失獨 (sat1 duk6) — bereaved of one's only child
失獨家庭 (sat1 duk6 gaa1 ting4) — a family bereaved of its only child
失當 (sat1 dong3) — inappropriate; improper
失盜 (sat1 dou6) — to have sth stolen; to lose to theft; robbed
失真 (sat1 zan1) — to lack fidelity; (signal) distortion
失眠 (sat1 min4) — to suffer from insomnia
失瞻 (sat1 zim1) — to fail to greet in timely manner
失神 (sat1 san4) — absent-minded; to lose spirit; despondent
失禁 (sat1 gam3) — to lose control of one's bladder or bowels; incontinent
失竊 (sat1 sit3) — to lose by theft; to have one's property stolen
失笑 (sat1 siu3) — to laugh in spite of oneself; to be unable to help laughing; to break into laug…
失策 (sat1 caak3) — to blunder; to miscalculate; miscalculation; unwise (move)
失算 (sat1 syun3) — to miscalculate; to misjudge
失節 (sat1 zit3) — to be disloyal (to one's country, spouse etc); to lose one's chastity
失約 (sat1 joek3) — to miss an appointment
失而復得 (sat1 ji4 fuk6 dak1) — to lose sth and then regain it (idiom)
失聯 (sat1 lyun4) — to lose contact; to be lost
失聰 (sat1 cung1) — to go deaf; to lose one's hearing; deafness; hearing loss
失聲 (sat1 seng1) — to lose one's voice; (to cry out) involuntarily
失職 (sat1 zik1) — to neglect one's duty; to be guilty of dereliction of duty
失色 (sat1 sik1) — to lose color; to turn pale
失落 (sat1 lok6) — to lose (sth); to drop (sth); to feel a sense of loss; frustrated; disappointme…
失著 (sat1 zoek6) — unwise move; to make an unwise move
失血 (sat1 hyut3) — to lose blood; to hemorrhage; (fig.) to suffer losses (financial etc)

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