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- 季雨林 (gwai3 jyu5 lam4) — monsoon forest
- 季風 (gwai3 fung1) — monsoon
- 孤傲 (gu1 ngou6) — proud and aloof
- 孤僻 (gu1 pik1) — unsociable; withdrawn; reclusive
- 孤兒 (gu1 ji4) — orphan
- 孤兒藥 (gu1 ji4 joek6) — orphan drug
- 孤兒院 (gu1 ji4 jyun2) — orphanage; child asylum
- 孤單 (gu1 daan1) — lone; lonely; loneliness
- 孤孀 (gu1 soeng1) — widow
- 孤子 (gu1 zi2) — orphan; fatherless son
- 孤孑 (gu1 kit3) — lonesome; solitary
- 孤孑特立 (gu1 kit3 dak6 laap6) — to be all alone in the world
- 孤家寡人 (gu1 gaa1 gwaa2 jan4) — one who is cut off from others (idiom); one who has chosen to follow a solitary…
- 孤寂 (gu1 zik6) — lonesome; desolate
- 孤寒 (gu1 hon4) — alone and poor; humble; (Cantonese) miserly
- 孤寡 (gu1 gwaa2) — orphans and widows; to be lonely; loneliness
- 孤山 (gu1 saan1) — Solitary Hill, located in West Lake, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province
- 孤島 (gu1 dou2) — isolated island
- 孤征 (gu1 zing1) — to act on one's own; to fight alone
- 孤拐 (gu1 gwaai2) — cheekbone; ankle
- 孤拔 (gu1 bat6) — Amédée Courbet (1826-1885), a French admiral who won a series of important land…
- 孤掌難鳴 (gu1 zoeng2 naan4 ming4) — It's hard to clap with only one hand.; It takes two to tango; It's difficult to…
- 孤沙錐 (gu1 saa1 zeoi1) — (bird species of China) solitary snipe (Gallinago solitaria)
- 孤獨 (gu1 duk6) — lonely; solitary
- 孤獨於世 (gu1 duk6 jyu1 sai3) — alone in the world (idiom)
- 孤獨症 (gu1 duk6 zing3) — autism
- 孤立 (gu1 laap6) — to isolate; isolated; unrelated; irrelevant
- 孤立子 (gu1 laap6 zi2) — soliton (physics)
- 孤立子波 (gu1 laap6 zi2 bo1) — instanton (math.)
- 孤立無援 (gu1 laap6 mou4 wun4) — isolated and without help
- 孤絕 (gu1 zyut6) — isolated; solitary
- 孤老 (gu1 lou5) — solitary old man or woman; regular patron (at brothels)
- 孤膽 (gu1 daam2) — solitary hero; maverick
- 孤膽英雄 (gu1 daam2 jing1 hung4) — solitary hero; maverick
- 孤芳自賞 (gu1 fong1 zi6 soeng2) — lone flower admiring itself (idiom); narcissism; self-love
- 孤苦伶仃 (gu1 fu2 ling4 ding1) — solitary and impoverished (idiom)
- 孤苦零丁 (gu1 fu2 ling4 ding1) — variant of 孤苦伶仃[gu1 ku3 ling2 ding1]
- 孤證不立 (gu1 zing3 bat1 laap6) — unacceptable as uncorroborated evidence (in law or in textual criticism)
- 孤負 (gu1 fu6) — variant of 辜負|辜负[gu1 fu4]
- 孤身 (gu1 san1) — alone; lonely
- 孤身隻影 (gu1 san1 zek3 jing2) — lit. a lonely body with only a shadow for company; to be all alone (idiom)
- 孤軍奮戰 (gu1 gwan1 fan5 zin3) — lit. lone army putting up a brave fight (idiom); fig. (of a person or group of …
- 孤陋 (gu1 lau6) — ignorant; ill-informed
- 孤陋寡聞 (gu1 lau6 gwaa2 man4) — ignorant and inexperienced; ill-informed and narrow-minded
- 孤雌生殖 (gu1 ci1 sang1 zik6) — parthenogenesis (biol. a female reproducing without fertilization)
- 孤零零 (gu1 ling4 ling4) — lone; isolated and without help; all alone; solitary
- 孤高 (gu1 gou1) — arrogant
- 孤魂 (gu1 wan4) — lonely soul
- 孤鳥 (gu1 niu5) — lone bird; marginalized (country, person etc)
- 孤鸞年 (gu1 lyun4 nin4) — inauspicious year for marriage
- 孩奴 (haai4 nou4) — "a slave to one's children", hard-working parents who would do everything to en…
- 孩子 (haai4 zi2) — child
- 孩子們 (haai4 zi2 mun4) — children
- 孩子氣 (haai4 zi2 hei3) — boyish; childish; childishness
- 孩提 (haai4 tai4) — (literary) infant; young child
- 孩童 (haai4 tung4) — child
- 孫中山 (syun1 zung1 saan1) — Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), first president of the Republic of China and co-fou…
- 孫傳芳 (syun1 cyun4 fong1) — Sun Chuanfang (1885-1935) one of the northern warlord, murdered in Tianjin in 1…
- 孫吳 (syun1 ng4) — see 孫吳縣|孙吴县[Sun1 wu2 Xian4]
- 孫吳縣 (syun1 ng4 jyun6) — Sunwu, a county in Heihe City 黑河市[Hei1 he2 Shi4], Heilongjiang
- 孫堅 (syun1 gin1) — Sun Jian (155-191), famous general at end of Han dynasty, forerunner of the sou…
- 孫大聖 (syun1 daai6 sing3) — Great-Sage Sun; Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1]
- 孫子 (syun1 zi2) — Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孫武|孙武[Sun1 Wu3] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and de…
- 孫子兵法 (syun1 zi2 bing1 faat3) — “Art of War”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3…
- 孫子定理 (syun1 zi2 ding6 lei5) — the Chinese remainder theorem
- 孫山 (syun1 saan1) — Sun Shan, Song Dynasty joker and talented scholar
- 孫思邈 (syun1 si1 miu5) — Sun Simiao (c. 581-682), doctor and herbalist of the Sui and Tang dynasty, auth…
- 孫悅 (syun1 jyut6) — Sun Yue (1973-), PRC female pop star; Sun Yue (1985-), PRC basketball star
- 孫悟空 (syun1 ng6 hung1) — Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Jo…
- 孫權 (syun1 kyun4) — Sun Quan (reigned 222-252), southern warlord and king of state of Wu 吳|吴[Wu2] i…
- 孫武 (syun1 mou5) — Sun Wu, also known as Sun Tzu 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and de…
- 孫武子 (syun1 mou5 zi2) — Sun Wu, famous general, strategist and Legalist philosopher, contemporary with …
- 孫毓棠 (syun1 juk1 tong4) — Sun Yutang (1911-1985), historian and poet, studied in Tokyo, Oxford and Harvard
- 孫燕姿 (syun1 jin3 zi1) — Stefanie Sun (1978-), Singaporean singer-songwriter
- 孫犁 (syun1 lai4) — Sun Li (1913-2002), novelist
- 孫策 (syun1 caak3) — Sun Ce (175-200), general and major warlord of the Later Han Dynasty
- 孫繼海 (syun1 gai3 hoi2) — Sun Jihai (1977-), Chinese footballer, played for Manchester City (2002-2008)
- 孫臏 (syun1 ban3) — Sun Bin (-316 BC), political strategist of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong…
- 孫臏兵法 (syun1 ban3 bing1 faat3) — Sun Bin's "The Art of War"
- 孫行者 (syun1 hang4 ze2) — Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1], the Monkey King, character with supernatura…
- 孫誅 (syun1 zyu1) — Sun Zhu (1711-1778), poet and compiler of Three Hundred Tang Poems 唐詩三百首|唐诗三百首[…
- 孫逸仙 (syun1 jat6 sin1) — Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), first president of the Republic of China and co-fou…
- 孬種 (bou2 zung2) — coward; useless scoundrel
- 孰料 (suk6 liu6) — who would have thought?; who could have imagined?; unexpectedly
- 孰真孰假 (suk6 zan1 suk6 gaa2) — what is true and what is fake
- 孱弱 (saan4 joek6) — delicate; frail; impotent; weak
- 孱頭 (saan4 tau4) — (dialect) weakling; coward
- 孳乳 (zi1 jyu5) — to multiply (kinds, difficulties); to reproduce; to derive (compounds)
- 孳孳 (zi1 zi1) — variant of 孜孜[zi1 zi1]
- 孳生 (zi1 sang1) — to breed; to multiply
- 孵 (fu1) — breeding; to incubate; to hatch
- 孵化 (fu1 faa3) — breeding; to incubate; innovation (esp. in commerce and marketing)
- 孵化器 (fu1 faa3 hei3) — incubator (for eggs or startup businesses)
- 孵化場 (fu1 faa3 coeng4) — incubator; hatchery (for poultry etc)
- 孵化期 (fu1 faa3 kei4) — incubation period; time for sth to develop
- 孵卵 (fu1 leon2) — to hatch; to brood
- 孵育 (fu1 juk6) — to incubate; to rear (chicks)
- 孵蛋 (fu1 daan2) — to incubate
- 學乖 (hok6 gwaai1) — to learn one's lesson the hard way
- 學人 (hok6 jan4) — scholar; learned person
- 學位 (hok6 wai2) — academic degree; place in school
- 學位論文 (hok6 wai2 leon6 man4) — dissertation; thesis
- 學位證書 (hok6 wai2 zing3 syu1) — diploma (for a degree); degree certificate
- 學分 (hok6 fan1) — course credit
- 學分制 (hok6 fan1 zai3) — credit system; grading system (in schools, universities etc)
- 學分小時 (hok6 fan1 siu2 si4) — credit hour (in an academic credit system); see also 學分制|学分制[xue2 fen1 zhi4]
- 學制 (hok6 zai3) — educational system; length of schooling
- 學力 (hok6 lik6) — scholastic attainments
- 學區 (hok6 keoi1) — school district
- 學員 (hok6 jyun4) — student; member of an institution of learning; officer cadet
- 學問 (hok6 man6) — learning; knowledge; scholarship; a body of specialized knowledge (CL:門|门[men2]…
- 學園 (hok6 jyun4) — academy; campus
- 學報 (hok6 bou3) — a scholarly journal; Journal, Bulletin etc
- 學壞 (hok6 waai6) — to follow bad examples; to be corrupted by bad examples
- 學士 (hok6 si6) — bachelor's degree; person holding a university degree
- 學士學位 (hok6 si6 hok6 wai2) — bachelor's degree
- 學好 (hok6 hou2) — to follow good examples
- 學妹 (hok6 mui2) — junior or younger female schoolmate
- 學姐 (hok6 ze2) — senior or older female schoolmate
- 學子 (hok6 zi2) — (literary) student; scholar
- 學富五車 (hok6 fu3 ng5 ce1) — of great erudition and scholarship (idiom)
- 學年 (hok6 nin4) — academic year
- 學弟 (hok6 dai6) — junior or younger male schoolmate
- 學徒 (hok6 tou4) — apprentice; to serve an apprenticeship
- 學摸 (hok6 mo2) — variant of 踅摸[xue2 mo5]
- 學時 (hok6 si4) — class hour; period
- 學會院士 (hok6 wui2 jyun2 si6) — academician; fellow of academy
- 學期 (hok6 kei4) — term; semester
- 學校 (hok6 haau6) — school
- 學業有成 (hok6 jip6 jau5 sing4) — to be successful in one's studies; academic success
- 學樣 (hok6 joeng6) — to follow suit; to imitate sb's example
- 學歷 (hok6 lik6) — educational background; academic qualifications
- 學派 (hok6 paai3) — school of thought
- 學海 (hok6 hoi2) — sea of learning; erudite; knowledgeable person; scholarship
- 學海泛舟 (hok6 hoi2 faan3 zau1) — sailing on the sea of learning (idiom)
- 學海無涯 (hok6 hoi2 mou4 ngaai4) — sea of learning, no horizon (idiom); no limits to what one still has to learn; …
- 學測 (hok6 caak1) — abbr. for 大學學科能力測驗|大学学科能力测验[Da4 xue2 Xue2 ke1 Neng2 li4 Ce4 yan4]
- 學無止境 (hok6 mou4 zi2 ging2) — no end to learning (idiom); There's always something new to study.; You live an…
- 學然後知不足 (hok6 jin4 hau6 zi1 bat1 zuk1) — to learn is to know one's ignorance (the Book of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4])
- 學生 (hok6 saang1) — student; schoolchild
- 學生會 (hok6 saang1 wui2) — student union
- 學生證 (hok6 saang1 zing3) — student identity card
- 學生運動 (hok6 saang1 wan6 dung6) — student movement
- 學科 (hok6 fo1) — subject; branch of learning; course; academic discipline
- 學究 (hok6 gau3) — pedant
- 學童 (hok6 tung4) — schoolchild
- 學籍 (hok6 zik6) — registration as a current student
- 學級 (hok6 kap1) — class
- 學者 (hok6 ze2) — scholar
- 學而不厭 (hok6 ji4 bat1 jim3) — study tirelessly (idiom, from Analects)
- 學而優則仕 (hok6 ji4 jau1 zak1 si6) — one who is successful in one's studies, can become an official (idiom)
- 學藝 (hok6 ngai6) — to learn a skill or art
- 學術 (hok6 seot6) — learning; science; academic
- 學術水平 (hok6 seot6 seoi2 ping4) — academic level
- 學術界 (hok6 seot6 gaai3) — academic circles; academia
- 學術自由 (hok6 seot6 zi6 jau4) — academic freedom
- 學說 (hok6 syut3) — theory; doctrine
- 學運 (hok6 wan6) — student movement
- 學銜 (hok6 haam4) — academic title; rank
- 學長 (hok6 zoeng2) — senior or older male schoolmate
- 學院 (hok6 jyun2) — college; educational institute; school; faculty
- 學院派 (hok6 jyun2 paai3) — academism (art)
- 學霸 (hok6 baa3) — (slang) straight-A student; academic prodigy
- 學風 (hok6 fung1) — style of study; academic atmosphere; school discipline; school traditions
- 學齡 (hok6 ling4) — school age
- 孺人 (jyu4 jan4) — (old) wife; mother
- 孽報 (jip6 bou3) — bad karma
- 孽子 (jip6 zi2) — unfilial son; unworthy son; illegitimate son; concubine's son
- 孽海花 (jip6 hoi2 faa1) — A Flower in a Sinful Sea, late-Qing novel by Jin Tianhe 金天翮[Jin1 Tian1 he2] and…
- 孽畜 (jip6 cuk1) — evil creature (multipurpose curse); evil domestic animal
- 孽種 (jip6 zung2) — bane of one's existence; vile spawn
- 孽緣 (jip6 jyun4) — ill-fated relationship
- 孽障 (jip6 zoeng3) — evil creature
- 孿生 (lyun4 saang1) — (adj.) twin
- 它們 (taa1 mun4) — they; them
- 它本身 (taa1 bun2 san1) — itself
- 宅子 (zaak6 zi2) — house; residence
- 宅度假 (zaak6 dou6 gaa3) — staycation; residential vacation
- 宅男 (zaak6 naam4) — a guy who stays at home all the time, typically spending a lot of time playing …
- 宅經 (zaak6 ging1) — The Yellow Emperor's Classic on the Feng Shui of Dwellings
- 宅舍 (zaak6 se3) — house; residence
- 宅配 (zaak6 pui3) — delivery service, primarily C2C and B2C (Tw)
- 宅院 (zaak6 jyun2) — house; house with a courtyard
- 宇宙 (jyu5 zau6) — universe; cosmos; space
- 宇宙學 (jyu5 zau6 hok6) — cosmology
- 宇宙射線 (jyu5 zau6 se6 sin3) — cosmic ray
- 宇宙線 (jyu5 zau6 sin3) — cosmic ray
- 宇宙號 (jyu5 zau6 hou6) — Kosmos, series of earth-orbit satellites operated by the Soviet Union and subse…
- 宇宙觀 (jyu5 zau6 gun1) — world view; conception of the universe
- 宇宙速度 (jyu5 zau6 cuk1 dou6) — escape velocity
- 宇宙飛船 (jyu5 zau6 fei1 syun4) — spaceship; spacecraft
- 宇文 (jyu5 man4) — a branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑[Xian1 bei1] nomadic people; two-character surname…
- 宇普西龍 (jyu5 pou2 sai1 lung4) — upsilon (Greek letter Υυ)
- 宇航 (jyu5 hong4) — space flight
- 宇航員 (jyu5 hong4 jyun4) — astronaut
- 宇航局 (jyu5 hong4 guk6) — space agency
- 宇航服 (jyu5 hong4 fuk6) — spacesuit
- 守住 (sau2 zyu6) — to hold on to; to defend; to keep; to guard
- 守信 (sau2 seon3) — to keep promises
- 守信用 (sau2 seon3 jung6) — to keep one's word; trustworthy
- 守候 (sau2 hau6) — to wait for; to expect; to keep watch; to watch over; to nurse
- 守備 (sau2 bei6) — to garrison; to stand guard; on garrison duty
- 守兵 (sau2 bing1) — guard; garrison soldier
- 守分 (sau2 fan6) — to abide by the law; to respect the law
- 守制 (sau2 zai3) — to go into mourning for one's parents
- 守則 (sau2 zak1) — rules; regulations
- 守勢 (sau2 sai3) — defensive position; guard
- 守口如瓶 (sau2 hau2 jyu4 ping4) — lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped; reticent;…
- 守喪 (sau2 song1) — to keep watch beside a coffin; to observe a period of mourning
- 守土 (sau2 tou2) — to guard one's territory; to protect the country
- 守土有責 (sau2 tou2 jau5 zaak3) — duty to defend the country (idiom)
- 守夜 (sau2 je6) — to be on all-night duty; to be on night watch; to keep a vigil
- 守孝 (sau2 haau3) — to observe mourning for one's parents
- 守宮 (sau2 gung1) — gecko; house lizard
- 守寡 (sau2 gwaa2) — to live as widow; to observe widowhood
- 守恆 (sau2 hang4) — conservation (e.g. of energy, momentum or heat in physics); to remain constant …
- 守成 (sau2 sing4) — to preserve the accomplishments of previous generations; to carry on the good w…
- 守拙 (sau2 zyut3) — to remain honest and poor
- 守敵 (sau2 dik6) — enemy defense; enemy garrison
- 守時 (sau2 si4) — punctual
- 守更 (sau2 gaang1) — to keep watch during the night
- 守服 (sau2 fuk6) — to observe mourning for one's parents
- 守望 (sau2 mong6) — to keep watch
- 守望相助 (sau2 mong6 soeng1 zo6) — to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to d…
- 守株待兔 (sau2 zyu1 doi6 tou3) — lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom); to wait idly for oppor…
- 守株緣木 (sau2 zyu1 jyun4 muk6) — abbr. for 守株待兔,緣木求魚|守株待兔,缘木求鱼[shou3 zhu1 dai4 tu4 , yuan2 mu4 qiu2 yu2]
- 守業 (sau2 jip6) — to preserve one's heritage; to defend the accomplishments of previous generatio…
- 守正不阿 (sau2 zing3 bat1 o1) — to be strictly just and impartial
- 守歲 (sau2 seoi3) — to see in the New Year; to stay up all night on lunar New Year's Eve
- 守法 (sau2 faat3) — to abide by the law
- 守活寡 (sau2 wut6 gwaa2) — to stay at home while one's husband is away; grass widow
- 守禦 (sau2 jyu6) — to defend
- 守空房 (sau2 hung1 fong4) — to stay home alone (of married woman)
- 守節 (sau2 zit3) — faithful (to the memory of betrothed); constant (of widow who remains unmarried)
- 守約 (sau2 joek3) — to keep an appointment; to keep one's word
- 守職 (sau2 zik1) — to observe one's duty steadfastly; devoted to one's job
- 守舊 (sau2 gau6) — conservative; reactionary
- 守舊派 (sau2 gau6 paai3) — person who sticks to old ways; traditionalist; a conservative
- 守衛 (sau2 wai6) — to guard; to defend
- 守衛者 (sau2 wai6 ze2) — defender; a guard
- 守規矩 (sau2 kwai1 geoi2) — to behave oneself; to abide by the rules
- 守護 (sau2 wu6) — to guard; to protect
- 守護神 (sau2 wu6 san4) — protector God; patron saint
- 守財奴 (sau2 coi4 nou4) — miser; scrooge
- 守身 (sau2 san1) — to keep oneself pure; to preserve one's integrity; to remain chaste
- 守身如玉 (sau2 san1 jyu4 juk6) — to keep oneself pure; to preserve one's integrity; to remain chaste
- 守車 (sau2 ce1) — guard's van (on train); caboose
- 守軍 (sau2 gwan1) — defenders
- 守門 (sau2 mun4) — to keep goal; on duty as gatekeeper
- 守門人 (sau2 mun4 jan4) — gatekeeper
- 守門員 (sau2 mun4 jyun4) — goalkeeper
- 守靈 (sau2 ling4) — to keep watch beside a coffin
- 守齋 (sau2 zaai1) — to fast
- 安丘 (on1 jau1) — see 安丘市[An1 qiu1 Shi4]
- 安丘市 (on1 jau1 si5) — Anqiu, a county-level city in Weifang City 濰坊市|潍坊市[Wei2 fang1 Shi4], Shandong
- 安乃近 (on1 naai5 gan6) — analgin (loanword)
- 安之若素 (on1 zi1 joek6 sou3) — bear hardship with equanimity; regard wrongdoing with equanimity
- 安人 (on1 jan4) — to pacify the people; landlady (old); wife of 員外|员外[yuan2 wai4], landlord
- 安仁 (on1 jan4) — see 安仁縣|安仁县[An1 ren2 Xian4]
- 安仁縣 (on1 jan4 jyun6) — Anren, a county in Chenzhou City 郴州市[Chen1 zhou1 Shi4], Hunan
- 安保 (on1 bou2) — security
- 安倍 (on1 pui5) — Abe (Japanese surname)
- 安倍晉三 (on1 pui5 zeon3 saam1) — Abe Shinzo (1954-2022), Japanese LDP politician, prime minister 2006-2007 and f…
- 安克拉治 (on1 hak1 laai1 zi6) — Anchorage (Alaska)
- 安克雷奇 (on1 hak1 leoi4 kei4) — Anchorage (city in Alaska)
- 安全 (on1 cyun4) — safe; secure; safety; security
- 安全問題 (on1 cyun4 man6 tai4) — safety issue; security issue
- 安全套 (on1 cyun4 tou3) — condom
- 安全局 (on1 cyun4 guk6) — security bureau
- 安全帶 (on1 cyun4 daai2) — seat belt; safety belt
- 安全帽 (on1 cyun4 mou2) — safety helmet; hard hat
- 安全性 (on1 cyun4 sing3) — security; safety
- 安全感 (on1 cyun4 gam2) — sense of security
- 安全掣 (on1 cyun4 zai3) — emergency stop
- 安全措施 (on1 cyun4 cou3 si1) — safety measure; precaution; (coll.) (euphemism) contraception; protection
- 安全期 (on1 cyun4 kei4) — safe period; safe days of a woman's menstrual cycle (low risk of conception)
- 安全殼 (on1 cyun4 hok3) — containment vessel
- 安全氣囊 (on1 cyun4 hei3 nong4) — safety airbag (auto.)
- 安全無事 (on1 cyun4 mou4 si6) — safe and sound
- 安全無恙 (on1 cyun4 mou4 joeng6) — see 安然無恙|安然无恙[an1 ran2 wu2 yang4]
- 安全無虞 (on1 cyun4 mou4 jyu4) — safe and secure
- 安全燈 (on1 cyun4 dang1) — safety lamp; safelight
- 安全理事會 (on1 cyun4 lei5 si6 wui2) — (United Nations) Security Council
- 安全眼罩 (on1 cyun4 ngaan5 zaau3) — safety goggles
- 安全網 (on1 cyun4 mong5) — safety net
- 安全閥 (on1 cyun4 fat6) — safety valve
- 安分 (on1 fan6) — content with one's lot; knowing one's place
- 安利 (on1 lei6) — Amway (brand)
- 安化 (on1 faa3) — see 安化縣|安化县[An1 hua4 Xian4]
- 安化縣 (on1 faa3 jyun6) — Anhua, a county in Yiyang City 益陽市|益阳市[Yi4 yang2 Shi4], Hunan
- 安卓 (on1 coek3) — Android (operating system for mobile devices)
- 安南 (on1 naam4) — Annam (Tang Dynasty protectorate located in what is now northern Vietnam); Anna…
- 安南區 (on1 naam4 keoi1) — Annan district of Tainan City 臺南市|台南市[Tai2 nan2 shi4], Taiwan
- 安南子 (on1 naam4 zi2) — see 胖大海[pang4 da4 hai3]
- 安南山脈 (on1 naam4 saan1 mak6) — Annamite Range, aka Annamese Cordillera, mountain range forming the border betw…
- 安卡拉 (on1 kaa1 laai1) — Ankara, capital of Turkey
- 安危 (on1 ngai4) — safety and danger; safety
- 安可 (on1 ho2) — encore (loanword)
- 安史之亂 (on1 si2 zi1 lyun6) — An-Shi Rebellion (755-763) of 安祿山|安禄山[An1 Lu4 shan1] and 史思明[Shi3 Si1 ming2], a…
- 安吉 (on1 gat1) — see 安吉縣|安吉县[An1 ji2 Xian4]
- 安吉星 (on1 gat1 sing1) — OnStar, an in-vehicle telematics service
- 安吉爾 (on1 gat1 ji5) — angel (loanword)
- 安吉縣 (on1 gat1 jyun6) — Anji, a county in Huzhou City 湖州市[Hu2 zhou1 Shi4], Zhejiang
- 安哥拉 (on1 go1 laai1) — Angola
- 安國 (on1 gwok3) — see 安國市|安国市[An1 guo2 Shi4]
- 安國市 (on1 gwok3 si5) — Anguo, a county-level city in Baoding City 保定市[Bao3 ding4 Shi4], Hebei
- 安圖 (on1 tou4) — see 安圖縣|安图县[An1 tu2 Xian4]
- 安圖縣 (on1 tou4 jyun6) — Antu, a county in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2 b…
- 安土重遷 (on1 tou2 cung4 cin1) — to hate to leave a place where one has lived long; to be attached to one's nati…
- 安圭拉 (on1 gwai1 laai1) — Anguilla
- 安地卡及巴布達 (on1 dei6 kaa1 kap6 baa1 bou3 daat6) — Antigua and Barbuda (Tw)
- 安地斯 (on1 dei6 si1) — the Andes mountains
- 安培 (on1 pui4) — (loanword) ampere
- 安培小時 (on1 pui4 siu2 si4) — ampere-hour (Ah)
- 安培表 (on1 pui4 biu2) — ammeter
- 安培計 (on1 pui4 gai3) — ammeter
- 安塔那那利佛 (on1 taap3 naa5 naa5 lei6 fat6) — Antananarivo, capital of Madagascar (Tw)
- 安多 (on1 do1) — see 安多縣|安多县[An1 duo1 Xian4]
- 安多縣 (on1 do1 jyun6) — Amdo, a county in Nagqu City 那曲市[Na4 qu3 Shi4], Tibet
- 安多芬 (on1 do1 fan1) — endorphin (loanword)
- 安好 (on1 hou2) — safe and sound; well
- 安好心 (on1 hou2 sam1) — to have good intentions
- 安如泰山 (on1 jyu4 taai3 saan1) — as secure as Mount Taishan; as solid as a rock
- 安如磐石 (on1 jyu4 pun4 sek6) — as solid as rock (idiom); as sure as houses
- 安妮 (on1 nei4) — Annie (name)
- 安娜 (on1 naa4) — Anna (name)
- 安定化 (on1 ding6 faa3) — stabilization
- 安定區 (on1 ding6 keoi1) — Anding, a district of Dingxi City 定西市[Ding4 xi1 Shi4], Gansu
- 安定門 (on1 ding6 mun4) — Andingmen neighborhood of Beijing
- 安家 (on1 gaa1) — to settle down; to set up a home
- 安家立業 (on1 gaa1 laap6 jip6) — stable household, established profession (idiom); settled and comfortably off
- 安家落戶 (on1 gaa1 lok6 wu6) — to make one's home in a place; to settle
- 安富尊榮 (on1 fu3 zyun1 wing4) — well-off and respected (idiom); to be content with one's wealth and position
- 安富恤窮 (on1 fu3 seot1 kung4) — to give sympathy to the rich and relief to the poor (idiom)
- 安富恤貧 (on1 fu3 seot1 pan4) — to give sympathy to the rich and relief to the poor (idiom)
- 安寧 (on1 ning4) — see 安寧區|安宁区[An1 ning2 Qu1]; see 安寧市|安宁市[An1 ning2 Shi4]
- 安寧區 (on1 ning4 keoi1) — Anning, a district of Lanzhou City 蘭州市|兰州市[Lan2 zhou1 Shi4], Gansu
- 安寧市 (on1 ning4 si5) — Anning, a county-level city in Kunming City 昆明市[Kun1 ming2 Shi4], Yunnan
- 安寧片 (on1 ning4 pin3) — meprobamate
- 安寧病房 (on1 ning4 beng6 fong2) — hospice
- 安居 (on1 geoi1) — see 安居區|安居区[An1 ju1 Qu1]
- 安居區 (on1 geoi1 keoi1) — Anju, a district of Suining City 遂寧市|遂宁市[Sui4 ning2 Shi4], Sichuan
- 安居工程 (on1 geoi1 gung1 cing4) — housing project for low-income urban residents
- 安居樂業 (on1 geoi1 ngaau6 jip6) — to live in peace and work happily (idiom)
- 安山岩 (on1 saan1 ngaam4) — andesite (geology)
- 安岳 (on1 ngok6) — see 安岳縣|安岳县[An1 yue4 Xian4]
- 安岳縣 (on1 ngok6 jyun6) — Anyue, a county in Ziyang City 資陽市|资阳市[Zi1 yang2 Shi4], Sichuan
- 安平 (on1 ping4) — see 安平縣|安平县[An1 ping2 Xian4]; see 安平區|安平区[An1 ping2 Qu1]
- 安平區 (on1 ping4 keoi1) — Anping, a district of Tainan 臺南市|台南市[Tai2 nan2 Shi4], Taiwan
- 安平縣 (on1 ping4 jyun6) — Anping, a county in Hengshui City 衡水市[Heng2 shui3 Shi4], Hebei
- 安康 (on1 hong1) — see 安康市[An1 kang1 Shi4]
- 安康市 (on1 hong1 si5) — Ankang, prefecture-level city in Shaanxi Province 陝西省|陕西省[Shan3 xi1 Sheng3]
- 安徒生 (on1 tou4 sang1) — Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875)
- 安得拉邦 (on1 dak1 laai1 bong1) — Andhra Pradesh or Andhra State in southeast India
- 安德海 (on1 dak1 hoi2) — An Dehai (-1869), the Qing equivalent of Rasputin, all-powerful court eunuch wi…
- 安德烈 (on1 dak1 lit6) — Andre (person name)
- 安德肋 (on1 dak1 lak6) — Andrew (Catholic transliteration)
- 安德魯 (on1 dak1 lou5) — Andrew (name)
- 安徽 (on1 fai1) — see 安徽省[An1 hui1 Sheng3]
- 安徽大學 (on1 fai1 daai6 hok6) — Anhui University
- 安徽省 (on1 fai1 saang2) — Anhui Province, capital Hefei 合肥市[He2 fei2 Shi4] (short name 皖[Wan3])
- 安心 (on1 sam1) — at ease; to feel relieved; to set one's mind at rest; to keep one's mind on sth
- 安息 (on1 sik1) — Parthia (ancient country in central Asia)
- 安息國 (on1 sik1 gwok3) — Parthia
- 安息日 (on1 sik1 jat6) — Sabbath
- 安息茴香 (on1 sik1 wui4 hoeng1) — see 孜然[zi1 ran2], cumin
- 安息香 (on1 sik1 hoeng1) — Styrax officinalis or Styrax benzoin; benzoin resin (used in TCM); Benzoinum
- 安息香屬 (on1 sik1 hoeng1 suk6) — Styrax (tree genus); snowdrop; benzoin
- 安息香科 (on1 sik1 hoeng1 fo1) — Styracaceae, tree family including silver-bell, snowdrop and benzoin
- 安息香脂 (on1 sik1 hoeng1 zi1) — benzoinum; benzoin resin (used in TCM)
- 安慰 (on1 wai3) — to comfort; to console
- 安慰劑 (on1 wai3 zai1) — placebo
- 安慰獎 (on1 wai3 zoeng2) — consolation prize
- 安慶 (on1 hing3) — see 安慶市|安庆市[An1 qing4 Shi4]
- 安慶市 (on1 hing3 si5) — Anqing, prefecture-level city in Anhui Province 安徽省[An1 hui1 Sheng3]
- 安打 (on1 daa2) — base hit (baseball)
- 安抵 (on1 dai2) — to arrive safely
- 安拉 (on1 laai1) — Allah (Arabic name of God)
- 安排 (on1 paai4) — to arrange; to plan; to set up; arrangements; plans
- 安提瓜和巴布達 (on1 tai4 gwaa1 wo4 baa1 bou3 daat6) — Antigua and Barbuda
- 安提瓜島 (on1 tai4 gwaa1 dou2) — Antigua
- 安插 (on1 caap3) — to place in a certain position; to assign to a job; to plant; resettlement (old)
- 安撫 (on1 fu2) — to placate; to pacify; to appease
- 安放 (on1 fong3) — to lay; to place; to put in a certain place
- 安新 (on1 san1) — see 安新縣|安新县[An1 xin1 Xian4]
- 安新縣 (on1 san1 jyun6) — Anxin, a county in Baoding City 保定市[Bao3 ding4 Shi4], Hebei
- 安於 (on1 jyu1) — to be content with; to be accustomed to
- 安於現狀 (on1 jyu1 jin6 zong6) — to take things as they are (idiom); to leave a situation as it is; to be happy …
- 安曼 (on1 maan6) — Amman, capital of Jordan
- 安替比林 (on1 tai3 bei2 lam4) — antipyrine (loanword)
- 安東尼 (on1 dung1 nei4) — Anthony (name)
- 安東尼與克莉奧佩特拉 (on1 dung1 nei4 jyu5 hak1 lei6 ou3 pui3 dak6 laai1) — Anthony and Cleopatra, 1606 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚
- 安枕 (on1 zam2) — to sleep soundly; (fig.) to rest easy; to be free of worries
- 安格爾 (on1 gaak3 ji5) — Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1780-1867), French Neoclassical painter
- 安樂 (on1 lok6) — see 安樂區|安乐区[An1 le4 Qu1]
- 安樂區 (on1 lok6 keoi1) — Anle, a district of Keelung 基隆市[Ji1 long2 Shi4], Taiwan
- 安樂死 (on1 lok6 sei2) — euthanasia
- 安樂窩 (on1 lok6 wo1) — comfortable niche
- 安檢 (on1 gim2) — security check (abbr. for 安全檢查|安全检查[an1 quan2 jian3 cha2]); to do a security ch…
- 安次 (on1 ci3) — see 安次區|安次区[An1 ci4 Qu1]
- 安次區 (on1 ci3 keoi1) — Anci, a district of Langfang City 廊坊市[Lang2 fang2 Shi4], Hebei
- 安歇 (on1 hit3) — to go to bed; to retire for the night
- 安步當車 (on1 bou6 dong3 ce1) — to go on foot (idiom); to do things at a leisurely pace
- 安民告示 (on1 man4 gou3 si6) — a notice to reassure the public; advance notice (of an agenda)
- 安泰 (on1 taai3) — at peace; healthy and secure
- 安源 (on1 jyun4) — see 安源區|安源区[An1 yuan2 Qu1]
- 安源區 (on1 jyun4 keoi1) — Anyuan, a district of Pingxiang City 萍鄉市|萍乡市[Ping2 xiang1 Shi4], Jiangxi
- 安溪 (on1 kai1) — see 安溪縣|安溪县[An1 xi1 Xian4]
- 安溪縣 (on1 kai1 jyun6) — Anxi, a county in Quanzhou City 泉州市[Quan2 zhou1 Shi4], Fujian
- 安澤 (on1 zaak6) — see 安澤縣|安泽县[An1 ze2 Xian4]
- 安澤縣 (on1 zaak6 jyun6) — Anze, a county in Linfen City 臨汾市|临汾市[Lin2 fen2 Shi4], Shanxi
- 安然 (on1 jin4) — calmly; without qualms; free from worry; safe and sound
- 安然無恙 (on1 jin4 mou4 joeng6) — safe and sound (idiom); to come out unscathed (e.g. from an accident or illness)
- 安營 (on1 jing4) — to pitch camp; to camp
- 安營紮寨 (on1 jing4 zaat3 zaai6) — to set up camp; Taiwan pr. [an1 ying2 zha2 zhai4]
- 安特衛普 (on1 dak6 wai6 pou2) — Antwerp (city in Belgium)
- 安理會 (on1 lei5 wui2) — (United Nations) Security Council
- 安琪兒 (on1 kei4 ji4) — angel (loanword)
- 安瓦爾 (on1 ngaa5 ji5) — (name) Anwar; Anwar Ibrahim (1947–), Malaysian politician, prime minister 2022–
- 安瓿 (on1 pau2) — ampoule (loanword)
- 安瓿瓶 (on1 pau2 ping4) — ampoule (loanword)
- 安生 (on1 sang1) — peaceful; restful; quiet; still
- 安眠 (on1 min4) — to sleep peacefully
- 安眠藥 (on1 min4 joek6) — sleeping pill
- 安眠酮 (on1 min4 tung4) — methaqualone; hyminal
- 安祖花 (on1 zou2 faa1) — flamingo lily (Anthurium andraeanum)
- 安神 (on1 san4) — to calm (soothe) the nerves; to relieve uneasiness of body and mind
- 安祥 (on1 coeng4) — serene; composed; unruffled
- 安祿山 (on1 luk6 saan1) — An Lushan (703-757), Tang general, leader of the An-Shi Rebellion 安史之亂|安史之乱[An1…
- 安福 (on1 fuk1) — see 安福縣|安福县[An1 fu2 Xian4]
- 安福縣 (on1 fuk1 jyun6) — Anfu, a county in Ji'an City 吉安市[Ji2 an1 Shi4], Jiangxi
- 安穩 (on1 wan2) — steady; stable; sedate; calm; (of sleep) sound; (of a transition) smooth
- 安第斯山脈 (on1 dai6 si1 saan1 mak6) — the Andes Mountains (in South America)
- 安納托利亞 (on1 naap6 tok3 lei6 aa3) — Anatolia; Asia Minor
- 安納波利斯 (on1 naap6 bo1 lei6 si1) — Annapolis (place name)
- 安置 (on1 zi3) — to find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for; to get into bed; plac…
- 安義 (on1 ji6) — see 安義縣|安义县[An1 yi4 Xian4]
- 安義縣 (on1 ji6 jyun6) — Anyi, a county in Nanchang City 南昌市[Nan2 chang1 Shi4], Jiangxi
- 安聯 (on1 lyun4) — Allianz, German financial service company
- 安舒 (on1 syu1) — at peace; relaxed; serene
- 安葬 (on1 zong3) — to bury (the dead)
- 安裝 (on1 zong1) — to install; to erect; to fix; to mount; installation
- 安設 (on1 cit3) — to install; to set up
- 安詳 (on1 coeng4) — serene
- 安謐 (on1 mat6) — tranquil; peaceful
- 安貞 (on1 zing1) — Antei (Japanese reign name, 1227-1229)
- 安貧樂道 (on1 pan4 lok6 dou6) — to be content with poverty and strive for virtue (idiom)
- 安身 (on1 san1) — to make one's home; to take shelter
- 安身立命 (on1 san1 laap6 ming6) — (idiom) to settle down and pursue one's path in life
- 安逸 (on1 jat6) — easy and comfortable; easy
- 安道爾 (on1 dou6 ji5) — Andorra
- 安道爾共和國 (on1 dou6 ji5 gung6 wo4 gwok3) — Republic of Andorra
- 安道爾城 (on1 dou6 ji5 sing4) — Andorra la Vella, capital of Andorra
- 安達 (on1 daat6) — see 安達市|安达市[An1 da2 Shi4]
- 安達市 (on1 daat6 si5) — Anda, a county-level city in Suihua City 綏化市|绥化市[Sui2 hua4 Shi4], Heilongjiang
- 安達曼島 (on1 daat6 maan6 dou2) — Andaman islands; variant of 安達曼群島|安达曼群岛[An1 da2 man4 Qun2 dao3]
- 安達曼海 (on1 daat6 maan6 hoi2) — Andaman Sea
- 安達曼群島 (on1 daat6 maan6 kwan4 dou2) — Andaman Islands
- 安遠 (on1 jyun5) — see 安遠縣|安远县[An1 yuan3 Xian4]
- 安遠縣 (on1 jyun5) — Anyuan, a county in Ganzhou City 贛州市|赣州市[Gan4 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangxi
- 安適 (on1 sik1) — quiet and comfortable
- 安邦 (on1 bong1) — to bring peace and stability to a country, region etc
- 安鄉 (on1 hoeng1) — see 安鄉縣|安乡县[An1 xiang1 Xian4]
- 安鄉縣 (on1 hoeng1 jyun6) — Anxiang, a county in Changde City 常德市[Chang2 de2 Shi4], Hunan
- 安重根 (on1 zung6 gan1) — An Jung-geun or Ahn Joong-keun (1879-1910), Korean independence activist, famou…
- 安閑 (on1 haan4) — at one's ease; carefree
- 安閑自在 (on1 haan4 zi6 zoi6) — leisurely and free (idiom); carefree and at ease
- 安閑自得 (on1 haan4 zi6 dak1) — feeling comfortably at ease (idiom)
- 安閑隨意 (on1 haan4 ceoi4 ji3) — leisurely and free (idiom); carefree and at ease
- 安閒 (on1 haan4) — peaceful and carefree; leisurely
- 安陸 (on1 luk6) — see 安陸市|安陆市[An1 lu4 Shi4]
- 安陸市 (on1 luk6 si5) — Anlu, a county-level city in Xiaogan City 孝感市[Xiao4 gan3 Shi4], Hubei
- 安陽 (on1 joeng4) — see 安陽市|安阳市[An1 yang2 Shi4]; see 安陽縣|安阳县[An1 yang2 Xian4]
- 安陽市 (on1 joeng4 si5) — Anyang, prefecture-level city in Henan Province 河南省[He2 nan2 Sheng3]
- 安陽縣 (on1 joeng4 jyun6) — Anyang, a county in Anyang City 安陽市|安阳市[An1 yang2 Shi4], Henan
- 安靜 (on1 zing6) — quiet; peaceful; calm
- 安非他命 (on1 fei1 taa1 ming6) — amphetamine (medical) (loanword)
- 安非他明 (on1 fei1 taa1 ming4) — amphetamine (loanword)
- 安順 (on1 seon6) — see 安順市|安顺市[An1 shun4 Shi4]
- 安順市 (on1 seon6 si5) — Anshun, prefecture-level city in Guizhou Province 貴州省|贵州省[Gui4 zhou1 Sheng3]
- 安頓 (on1 deon6) — to find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for; undisturbed; peaceful
- 安養 (on1 joeng5) — to foster; to provide care (esp. for the elderly)
- 安養院 (on1 joeng5 jyun2) — (Tw) nursing home; hospice
- 安魂彌撒 (on1 wan4 nei4 saat3) — Requiem Mass (Catholic)
- 安龍 (on1 lung4) — see 安龍縣|安龙县[An1 long2 Xian4]
- 安龍縣 (on1 lung4 jyun6) — Anlong, a county in Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔西南布依族苗族自治州[…
- 宋 (sung3) — surname Song; the Song dynasty (960–1279); Song of the Southern Dynasties (420–…
- 宋代 (sung3 doi6) — Song dynasty (960-1279)
- 宋任窮 (sung3 jam6 kung4) — Song Renqiong (1909-2005), general of the People's Liberation Army
- 宋史 (sung3 si2) — History of the Song Dynasty, twentieth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 sh…
- 宋四大書 (sung3 sei3 daai6 syu1) — Four great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of …
- 宋四家 (sung3 sei3 gaa1) — four famous Song calligraphers, namely: Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼[Su1 Shi4], Huang Tingjian …
- 宋太祖 (sung3 taai3 zou2) — Emperor Taizu of Song, posthumous title of the founding Song emperor Zhao Kuang…
- 宋徽宗 (sung3 fai1 zung1) — Emperor Huizong (Song Dynasty)
- 宋慈 (sung3 ci4) — Song Ci (1186–1249), author of "Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified" 洗冤集錄|洗冤…
- 宋慶齡 (sung3 hing3 ling4) — Song Qingling (1893-1981), second wife of Sun Yat-sen 孫中山|孙中山[Sun1 Zhong1 shan1…
- 宋教仁 (sung3 gaau3 jan4) — Song Jiaoren (1882-1913), politician of the revolutionary party involved in the…
- 宋書 (sung3 syu1) — History of Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋[Nan2 chao2 Song4] or Liu Song 劉宋|…
- 宋朝 (sung3 ciu4) — Song Dynasty (960-1279); also Song of Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479)
- 宋楚瑜 (sung3 co2 jyu4) — James Soong (1942-), Taiwanese politician expelled from Guomindang in 2000 when…
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