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更張 (gang1 zoeng1) — lit. to restring one's bow; to reform and start over again
更換 (gang1 wun6) — to replace (a worn-out tire etc); to change (one's address etc)
更新 (gang1 san1) — to replace the old with new; to renew; to renovate; to upgrade; to update; to r…
更新世 (gang1 san1 sai3) — Pleistocene (geological epoch from 2m years ago, covering the most recent ice a…
更新換代 (gang1 san1 wun6 doi6) — reform and renewal; generational change
更替 (gang1 tai3) — to take over (from one another); to alternate; to replace; to relay
更有甚者 (gang3 jau5 sam6 ze2) — furthermore (idiom)
更樓 (gaang1 lau4) — watch tower; drum tower marking night watches
更次 (gaang1 ci3) — one watch (i.e. two-hour period during night)
更正 (gang1 zing3) — to correct; to make a correction
更深 (gaang1 sam1) — deep at night
更深人靜 (gaang1 sam1 jan4 zing6) — deep at night and all is quiet (idiom)
更漏 (gaang1 lau6) — water clock used to mark night watches
更為 (gang3 wai4) — even more
更生 (gang1 sang1) — resurrection; rebirth; reinvigorated; rejuvenated; a new lease of life
更番 (gang1 faan1) — alternately; by turns
更衣 (gang1 ji1) — to change clothes; to go to the toilet (euphemism)
更衣室 (gang1 ji1 sat1) — change room; dressing room; locker room; (euphemism) toilet
更迭 (gang1 dit6) — to alternate; to change
更遞 (gang1 dai6) — to change; to substitute
更闌 (gaang1 laan4) — deep night
更鼓 (gaang1 gu2) — drum marking night watches; night watchman's clapper
書不盡言 (syu1 bat1 zeon6 jin4) — I have much more to say than can be written in this letter (conventional letter…
書亭 (syu1 ting4) — book kiosk
書信 (syu1 seon3) — letter; epistle
書信集 (syu1 seon3 zaap6) — collected letters
書刊 (syu1 hon2) — books and periodicals; publications
書劄 (syu1 zaap3) — letter; also written 書札|书札
書卷 (syu1 gyun2) — volume; scroll
書卷氣 (syu1 gyun2 hei3) — scholarly flavor; educated appearance
書卷獎 (syu1 gyun2 zoeng2) — presidential award (received by university students in Taiwan for academic exce…
書名 (syu1 meng2) — name of a book; reputation as calligrapher
書名號 (syu1 ming4 hou6) — Chinese guillemet 《》(punct. used for names of books etc)
書呆子 (syu1 ngoi4 zi2) — bookworm; pedant; bookish fool
書報 (syu1 bou3) — papers and books
書壇 (syu1 taan4) — the calligraphic community
書寫 (syu1 se2) — to write
書寫不能症 (syu1 se2 bat1 nang4 zing3) — agraphia
書寫符號 (syu1 se2 fu4 hou6) — writing symbol
書寫語言 (syu1 se2 jyu5 jin4) — written language
書局 (syu1 guk6) — bookstore; publishing house
書店 (syu1 dim3) — bookstore
書庫 (syu1 fu3) — a store room for books; fig. an erudite person; the Bibliotheca and Epitome of …
書房 (syu1 fong2) — study (room); studio
書會 (syu1 wui2) — calligraphy society; village school (old); literary society (old)
書本 (syu1 bun2) — book (chiefly used to refer to a plurality of books or books in general)
書札 (syu1 zaat3) — letter
書板 (syu1 baan2) — (writing) tablet
書架 (syu1 gaa2) — bookshelf
書柬 (syu1 gaan2) — variant of 書簡|书简[shu1 jian3]
書案 (syu1 on3) — writing desk; official record
書桌 (syu1 coek3) — desk
書檔 (syu1 dong3) — bookend
書櫃 (syu1 gwai6) — bookcase
書櫥 (syu1 cyu4) — bookcase
書法 (syu1 faat3) — calligraphy; handwriting; penmanship
書法家 (syu1 faat3 gaa1) — calligrapher
書牘 (syu1 duk6) — letter; wooden writing strips (arch.); general term for letters and documents
書生 (syu1 sang1) — scholar; intellectual; egghead
書畫 (syu1 waa2) — painting and calligraphy
書畫家 (syu1 waa2 gaa1) — calligrapher and painter
書畫氈 (syu1 waa2 zin1) — felt desk pad for calligraphy
書皮 (syu1 pei4) — book cover; book jacket
書皮兒 (syu1 pei4 ji4) — erhua variant of 書皮|书皮[shu1 pi2]
書目 (syu1 muk6) — booklist; bibliography; title catalogue
書眉 (syu1 mei4) — header; top margin on a page
書社 (syu1 se5) — a reading group; press (i.e. publishing house)
書稿 (syu1 gou2) — manuscript of a book
書篋 (syu1 haap6) — bookcase
書簡 (syu1 gaan2) — (literary) letter
書籍 (syu1 zik6) — books; works
書籤 (syu1 cim1) — bookmark
書約 (syu1 joek3) — book contract
書經 (syu1 ging1) — the Book of History, one of the Five Classics of Confucianism 五經|五经[Wu3 jing1],…
書聖 (syu1 sing3) — great calligraphy master; the Sage of Calligraphy, traditional reference to Wan…
書脊 (syu1 zek3) — spine of a book
書蟲 (syu1 cung4) — bookworm
書蠹 (syu1 dou3) — bookworm (literal and figurative); book louse; pedant
書角 (syu1 gok3) — corner of a page
書記 (syu1 gei3) — secretary (chief official of a branch of a socialist or communist party); clerk…
書記處 (syu1 gei3 cyu3) — secretariat
書評 (syu1 ping4) — book review; book notice
書證 (syu1 zing3) — written evidence
書跡 (syu1 zik1) — extant work of a calligrapher
書面許可 (syu1 min6 heoi2 ho2) — written permission; written authorization
書面語 (syu1 min6 jyu5) — written language
書頁 (syu1 jip6) — page of a book
書題 (syu1 tai4) — book title
書風 (syu1 fung1) — calligraphic style
書館 (syu1 gun2) — teashop with performance by 評書|评书 story tellers; (attached to name of publishin…
書館兒 (syu1 gun2 ji4) — teashop with performance by 評書|评书 story tellers
書香 (syu1 hoeng1) — literary reputation
書香門第 (syu1 hoeng1 mun4 dai6) — family with a literary reputation (idiom); literary family
書體 (syu1 tai2) — style of Chinese script
書齋 (syu1 zaai1) — study (room)
曹不興 (cou4 bat1 hing3) — Cao Buxing or Ts'ao Pu-hsing (active c. 210-250), famous semilegendary painter,…
曹丕 (cou4 pei1) — Cao Pi (187-226), second son of Cao Cao 曹操, king then emperor of Cao Wei 曹魏 fro…
曹剛川 (cou4 gong1 cyun1) — Cao Gangchuan (1935-), former artillery officer, senior PRC politician and army…
曹參 (cou4 sam1) — Cao Can (-190 BC), second chancellor of Han Dynasty, contributed to its foundin…
曹操 (cou4 cou1) — Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet a…
曹植 (cou4 zik6) — Cao Zhi (192-232), son of Cao Cao 曹操, noted poet and calligrapher
曹沖 (cou4 cung1) — Cao Chong (196-208), son of Cao Cao 曹操[Cao2 Cao1]
曹白魚 (cou4 baak6 jyu2) — Chinese herring (Ilisha elongata); white herring; slender shad
曹禺 (cou4 jyu4) — Cao Yu (1910-1997), PRC dramatist
曹縣 (cou4 jyun6) — Cao County or Caoxian, a county in Heze City 菏澤市|菏泽市[He2 ze2 Shi4], Shandong
曹錕 (cou4 kwan1) — Cao Kun (1862-1938), one of the Northern Warlords
曹雪芹 (cou4 syut3 kan4) — Cao Xueqin (c. 1715-c. 1764), accepted author of A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼…
曹靖華 (cou4 zing6 waa4) — Cao Jinghua (1897-1987), translator from Russian, professor of Peking Universit…
曹餘章 (cou4 jyu4 zoeng1) — Cao Yuzhang (1924-1996), modern writer and publisher, author of Tales from 5000…
曹魏 (cou4 ngai6) — Cao Wei, the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms, established as a dynasty in 2…
曼切斯特 (maan6 cit3 si1 dak6) — Manchester; also written 曼徹斯特|曼彻斯特
曼哈坦 (maan6 haa1 taan2) — see 曼哈頓|曼哈顿[Man4 ha1 dun4]
曼哈頓 (maan6 haa1 deon6) — Manhattan island; Manhattan borough of New York City
曼哈頓區 (maan6 haa1 deon6 keoi1) — Manhattan borough of New York City
曼城 (maan6 sing4) — Manchester, England; Manchester City football club
曼城隊 (maan6 sing4 deoi2) — Manchester City football team
曼妥思 (maan6 to5 si1) — Mentos, a brand of candy produced by European company Perfetti Van Melle
曼島 (maan6 dou2) — Isle of Man, British Isles (Tw); see also 馬恩島|马恩岛[Ma3 en1 Dao3]
曼德勒 (maan6 dak1 lak6) — Mandalay, province and second city of Myanmar (Burma)
曼德拉 (maan6 dak1 laai1) — Nelson Mandela (1918-2013), South African ANC politician, president of South Af…
曼徹斯特 (maan6 cit3 si1 dak6) — Manchester
曼徹斯特編碼 (maan6 cit3 si1 dak6 pin1 maa5) — Manchester encoding
曼波 (maan6 bo1) — (loanword) mambo (dance)
曼波魚 (maan6 bo1 jyu2) — ocean sunfish (Mola mola)
曼海姆 (maan6 hoi2 mou5) — Mannheim, German city at the confluence of Rhine and Neckar
曼聯 (maan6 lyun4) — Manchester United Football Club
曼荼羅 (maan6 tou4 lo4) — (Buddhism) (loanword from Sanskrit) mandala
曼蘇爾 (maan6 sou1 ji5) — Al-Mansur; Abu Jafar al Mansur (712-775), second Abassid caliph
曼谷 (maan6 guk1) — Bangkok, capital of Thailand
曼達爾 (maan6 daat6 ji5) — Mandal (city in Agder, Norway)
曼陀羅 (maan6 to4 lo4) — (botany) devil's trumpet (Datura stramonium) (loanword from Sanskrit "māndāra")…
曾參 (zang1 sam1) — Zeng Shen (505-435 BC), a.k.a. 曾子[Zeng1 zi3], student of Confucius, presumed ed…
曾國藩 (zang1 gwok3 faan4) — Zeng Guofan (1811-1872), Qing dynasty politician and military man
曾外祖母 (zang1 ngoi6 zou2 mou5) — great-grandmother (mother's grandmother)
曾外祖父 (zang1 ngoi6 zou2 fu6) — great-grandfather (mother's grandfather)
曾子 (zang1 zi2) — Zengzi (505-435 BC), student of Confucius, presumed editor or author of Confuci…
曾孝谷 (zang1 haau3 guk1) — Zeng Xiaogu (1873-1937), actor and pioneer of Chinese drama in New Culture style
曾孫 (zang1 syun1) — great-grandson
曾幾何時 (cang4 gei2 ho4 si4) — just a while before; not so long ago; everyone can remember when..
曾慶紅 (zang1 hing3 hung4) — Zeng Qinghong (1939-), vice-president of PRC 2003-2008
曾樸 (zang1 pok3) — Zeng Pu (1872–1935), novelist and publisher
曾祖 (zang1 zou2) — father's father's father; paternal great-grandfather
曾祖母 (zang1 zou2 mou5) — father's father's mother; paternal great-grandmother
曾祖父 (zang1 zou2 fu6) — father's father's father; paternal great-grandfather
曾紀澤 (zang1 gei2 zaak6) — Cang Jize or Tseng Chi-tse (1839-1890), pioneer diplomat of late Qing, serve as…
曾經 (cang4 ging1) — once; already; former; previously; ever; (past tense marker used before verb or…
曾經滄海 (cang4 ging1 cong1 hoi2) — lit. having crossed the vast ocean (idiom); fig. widely experienced in the vici…
曾繁仁 (zang1 faan4 jan4) — Zeng Fanren, president of Shandong University from February 1998 until July 2000
曾都 (zang1 dou1) — see 曾都區|曾都区[Zeng1 du1 Qu1]
曾都區 (zang1 dou1 keoi1) — Zengdu, a district of Suizhou City 隨州市|随州市[Sui2 zhou1 Shi4], Hubei
曾金燕 (zang1 gam1 jin3) — Zeng Jinyan (1983-), Chinese blogger and human rights activist, wife of disside…
曾鞏 (zang1 gung2) — Zeng Gong (1019–1083), Song dynasty writer, one of the eight giants 唐宋八大家[Tang2…
替代 (tai3 doi6) — to substitute for; to replace; to supersede
替代品 (tai3 doi6 ban2) — substitute; alternative
替代燃料 (tai3 doi6 jin4 liu2) — alternative fuel
替古人擔憂 (tai3 gu2 jan4 daam1 jau1) — to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessaril…
替工 (tai3 gung1) — replacement worker; substitute worker
替換 (tai3 wun6) — to exchange; to replace; to substitute for; to switch
替死鬼 (tai3 sei2 gwai2) — scapegoat; fall guy
替班 (tai3 baan1) — to act as substitute; to fill in for sb
替班兒 (tai3 baan1 ji4) — erhua variant of 替班[ti4 ban1]
替罪 (tai3 zeoi6) — to take the rap for sb
替罪羊 (tai3 zeoi6 joeng4) — scapegoat
替罪羔羊 (tai3 zeoi6 gou1 joeng4) — scapegoat; sacrificial lamb
替補 (tai3 bou2) — to replace (a damaged component with a new one, an injured player with a substi…
替角 (tai3 gok3) — (theater) understudy
替角兒 (tai3 gok3 ji4) — erhua variant of 替角[ti4 jue2]
替身 (tai3 san1) — stand-in; substitute; (cinema) body double; stunt double
替身演員 (tai3 san1 jin2 jyun4) — body double; stunt double
最低潮 (zeoi3 dai1 ciu4) — lit. low tide; fig. the lowest point (e.g. of a relationship)
最低谷 (zeoi3 dai1 guk1) — lowest point; nadir
最低限度 (zeoi3 dai1 haan6 dou6) — the bare minimum; the lowest acceptable limit or standard
最低音 (zeoi3 dai1 jam1) — lowest voice; lowest pitch; lowest note
最低點 (zeoi3 dai1 dim2) — lowest point; nadir; minimum level
最佳 (zeoi3 gaai1) — optimum; optimal; peak; best (athlete, movie etc)
最佳化 (zeoi3 gaai1 faa3) — (computing, math.) to optimize
最優 (zeoi3 jau1) — optimal; optimum
最優化 (zeoi3 jau1 faa3) — optimization (math.)
最先 (zeoi3 sin1) — (the) very first
最喜愛 (zeoi3 hei2 oi3) — favorite
最多 (zeoi3 do1) — at most; maximum; greatest (amount); maximal
最大似然估計 (zeoi3 daai6 ci5 jin4 gu2 gai3) — maximum-likelihood estimation (statistics)
最大公因子 (zeoi3 daai6 gung1 jan1 zi2) — (math.) highest common factor (HCF); greatest common divisor (GCD)
最大公約數 (zeoi3 daai6 gung1 joek3 sou3) — (math.) highest common factor (HCF); greatest common divisor (GCD)
最大化 (zeoi3 daai6 faa3) — to maximize
最好 (zeoi3 hou2) — best; had better ...; it would be best to ...
最密堆積 (zeoi3 mat6 deoi1 zik1) — close-packing of spheres (math.)
最小二乘 (zeoi3 siu2 ji6 sing4) — (math.) least squares
最小值 (zeoi3 siu2 zik6) — least value; minimum
最小公倍數 (zeoi3 siu2 gung1 pui5 sou3) — least common multiple
最小公分母 (zeoi3 siu2 gung1 fan6 mou5) — lowest common denominator
最小化 (zeoi3 siu2 faa3) — to minimize
最少 (zeoi3 siu2) — at least; minimum; lowest (amount); minimal
最年長 (zeoi3 nin4 zoeng2) — eldest
最後 (zeoi3 hau6) — final; last; ultimate; finally; in the end
最後一天 (zeoi3 hau6 jat1 tin1) — final day
最後晚餐 (zeoi3 hau6 maan5 caan1) — the Last Supper (in the biblical Passion story)
最後期限 (zeoi3 hau6 kei4 haan6) — deadline; final time limit (for project)
最後的晚餐 (zeoi3 hau6 dik1 maan5 caan1) — the Last Supper (in the Christian Passion story)
最後通牒 (zeoi3 hau6 tung1 dip6) — ultimatum
最惠國 (zeoi3 wai6 gwok3) — most-favored nation (trade status)
最惠國待遇 (zeoi3 wai6 gwok3 doi6 jyu6) — most favored nation
最新 (zeoi3 san1) — latest; newest
最為 (zeoi3 wai4) — the most
最終 (zeoi3 zung1) — final; ultimate
最終幻想 (zeoi3 zung1 waan6 soeng2) — Final Fantasy (video game)
最近 (zeoi3 gan6) — recently; soon; nearest
最近幾年 (zeoi3 gan6 gei2 nin4) — the last few years; last several years; recent years
最遠 (zeoi3 jyun5) — furthest; most distant; at maximum distance
最高 (zeoi3 gou1) — tallest; highest; supreme (court etc)
最高人民檢察院 (zeoi3 gou1 jan4 man4 gim2 caat3 jyun2) — PRC Supreme People's Procuratorate (prosecutor's office)
最高人民法院 (zeoi3 gou1 jan4 man4 faat3 jyun2) — Supreme People's Court (PRC)
最高工資限額 (zeoi3 gou1 gung1 zi1 haan6 ngaak2) — wage ceiling
最高法院 (zeoi3 gou1 faat3 jyun2) — supreme court
最高等 (zeoi3 gou1 dang2) — highest level; top class
最高限額 (zeoi3 gou1 haan6 ngaak2) — maximum amount; ceiling; upper limit; quota
最高音 (zeoi3 gou1 jam1) — highest voice; highest pitch; highest note
會不會 (wui2 bat1 wui2) — (posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot?; is able to or not
會元 (wui6 jyun4) — provincial imperial examination graduate who ranked 1st in metropolitan examina…
會厭 (wui6 jim3) — epiglottis
會厭炎 (wui5 jim3 jim4) — epiglottitis
會友 (wui6 jau5) — to make friends; to meet friends; member of the same organization
會合 (wui6 hap6) — to meet; to rendezvous; to merge; to link up; meeting; confluence
會合處 (wui6 hap6 cyu3) — joint
會同 (wui3 tung4) — see 會同縣|会同县[Hui4 tong2 Xian4]
會同縣 (wui3 tung4 jyun6) — Huitong, a county in Huaihua City 懷化市|怀化市[Huai2 hua4 Shi4], Hunan
會否 (wui2 fau2) — can or cannot; is it possible?
會員 (wui2 jyun4) — member
會員國 (wui2 jyun4 gwok3) — member nation
會商 (wui6 soeng1) — to confer; to consult; to negotiate; to hold a conference
會堂 (wui2 tong4) — meeting hall; assembly hall
會場 (wui2 coeng4) — meeting place; place where people gather
會士 (wui2 si6) — member of religious order; penitent; frater; translation of French agregé (hold…
會子 (wui6 zi2) — (coll.) a moment; a while
會安 (wui6 on1) — Hoi An (in Vietnam)
會客 (wui6 haak3) — to receive a visitor
會客室 (wui6 haak3 sat1) — parlor
會寧 (wui6 ning4) — see 會寧縣|会宁县[Hui4 ning2 Xian4]
會寧縣 (wui6 ning4 jyun6) — Huining, a county in Baiyin City 白銀市|白银市[Bai2 yin2 Shi4], Gansu
會審 (wui6 sam2) — joint hearing; to review jointly (i.e. with other checkers)
會展 (wui6 zin2) — conventions and exhibitions (abbr. for 會議|会议[hui4 yi4] + 展覽|展览[zhan3 lan3])
會師 (wui6 si1) — to collaborate; to join forces; to effect a junction
會幕 (wui2 mok6) — tabernacle (biblical word for a meeting hall or tent)
會心 (wui6 sam1) — knowing (of a smile, look etc)
會意 (wui6 ji3) — combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书[liu4 shu1] of forming Chinese c…
會意字 (wui6 ji3 zi6) — combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters);…
會戰 (wui6 zin3) — (military) to meet for a decisive battle; (military) battle; (fig.) large-scale…
會所 (wui6 so2) — office of an association; meeting place; clubhouse; club
會攻 (wui2 gung1) — to attack jointly
會昌 (wui6 coeng1) — see 會昌縣|会昌县[Hui4 chang1 Xian4]
會昌縣 (wui6 coeng1 jyun6) — Huichang, a county in Ganzhou City 贛州市|赣州市[Gan4 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangxi
會晤 (wui6 ng6) — to meet (formally); formal meeting
會期 (wui2 kei4) — the duration of a conference; the period over which a conference (or expo etc) …
會東 (wui6 dung1) — see 會東縣|会东县[Hui4 dong1 Xian4]
會東縣 (wui6 dung1 jyun6) — Huidong, a county in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture 涼山彝族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liang2 …
會澤 (wui6 zaak6) — see 會澤縣|会泽县[Hui4 ze2 Xian4]
會澤縣 (wui6 zaak6 jyun6) — Huize, a county in Qujing City 曲靖市[Qu3 jing4 Shi4], Yunnan
會理 (wui6 lei5) — see 會理市|会理市[Hui4 li3 Shi4]
會盟 (wui2 mang4) — meetings conducted by rulers in feudal China for the purpose of formalizing all…
會眾 (wui2 zung3) — audience; participants; congregation (of religious sect)
會社 (wui6 se5) — a guild; (in olden times) an association such as a political party, religious g…
會籍 (wui2 zik6) — membership (of a club etc)
會考 (wui6 haau2) — unified examination
會要 (wui2 jiu3) — dynastic records of imperial China
會見 (wui6 gin3) — to meet with (sb who is paying a visit)
會計 (wui6 gai3) — accountant; accountancy; accounting
會計制度 (wui6 gai3 zai3 dou6) — accounting system
會計學 (wui6 gai3 hok6) — accounting; accountancy
會計師 (wui6 gai3 si1) — accountant
會計準則理事會 (wui6 gai3 zeon2 zak1 lei5 si6 wui2) — accounting standards council
會計科目 (wui6 gai3 fo1 muk6) — account
會診 (wui6 can2) — consultation (medical); to meet for diagnosis; (by extension) consultation of d…
會試 (wui6 si5) — metropolitan examination (imperial civil service examination)
會話 (wui6 waa2) — (language learning) conversation; dialog; to converse (in a non-native language…
會談 (wui6 taam4) — talks; discussions
會議 (wui6 ji5) — meeting; conference
會議室 (wui6 ji5 sat1) — meeting room; conference room
會議展覽 (wui6 ji5 zin2 laam5) — conferences and exhibitions
會議廳 (wui6 ji5 teng1) — conference hall
會費 (wui2 fai3) — membership dues
會長 (wui6 zoeng2) — president of a club, committee etc
會長團 (wui6 zoeng2 tyun4) — presidency (Mormon Church)
會門 (wui6 mun4) — main entrance; secret society
會陰 (wui6 jam1) — perineum; see 會陰穴|会阴穴[hui4 yin1 xue2]
會面 (wui6 min6) — to meet with; meeting
會館 (wui6 gun2) — provincial or county guild hall
會首 (wui6 sau2) — head of a society; sponsor of an organization
會黨 (wui6 dong2) — anti-Qing secret societies
朅 (kit3) — to leave; to abandon
月下老人 (jyut6 haa6 lou5 jan4) — (Chinese folk religion) the god of matchmaking; (idiom) matchmaker
月下花前 (jyut6 haa6 faa1 cin4) — see 花前月下[hua1 qian2 yue4 xia4]
月中 (jyut6 zung1) — the middle of the month; (Tw) (coll.) postpartum care center (abbr. for 月子中心[yu…
月事 (jyut6 si6) — menses; menstruation; a woman's periods
月亮 (jyut6 loeng6) — the moon
月令 (jyut6 ling6) — typical weather in a given season
月份 (jyut6 fan6) — month
月份會議 (jyut6 fan6 wui6 ji5) — monthly meeting; monthly conference
月份牌 (jyut6 fan6 paai4) — calendar (esp. illustrated)
月供 (jyut6 gung1) — monthly loan repayment; mortgage payment
月俸 (jyut6 fung2) — monthly salary
月偏食 (jyut6 pin1 sik6) — partial eclipse of the moon
月光族 (jyut6 gwong1 zuk6) — people who spend all their income each month
月光石 (jyut6 gwong1 sek6) — moonstone
月全食 (jyut6 cyun4 sik6) — total lunar eclipse
月分 (jyut6 fan6) — variant of 月份[yue4 fen4]
月刊 (jyut6 hon2) — monthly magazine
月初 (jyut6 co1) — start of month; early in the month
月利 (jyut6 lei6) — monthly interest
月半 (jyut6 bun3) — 15th of the month
月坑 (jyut6 haang1) — lunar crater
月城 (jyut6 sing4) — semicircular defensive enclosure around city gates; crescent-shaped barbican
月報 (jyut6 bou3) — monthly (used in names of publications); monthly bulletin
月夕 (jyut6 zik6) — Mid-autumn Festival on lunar 15th August
月夜 (jyut6 je6) — moonlit night
月婆子 (jyut6 po4 zi2) — (coll.) lying-in woman
月嫂 (jyut6 sou2) — woman hired to take care of a newborn child and its mother in the month after c…
月子 (jyut6 zi2) — traditional one-month confinement period following childbirth; puerperium
月子病 (jyut6 zi2 beng6) — puerperal fever
月孛 (jyut6 but6) — (ancient Chinese astrology) Yuebei, a heavenly body postulated to exist at the …
月季 (jyut6 gwai3) — Chinese rose (Rosa chinensis)
月宮 (jyut6 gung1) — Palace in the Moon (in folk tales)
月尾 (jyut6 mei5) — end of the month
月岩 (jyut6 ngaam4) — moon rock
月工 (jyut6 gung1) — worker employed by the month
月底 (jyut6 dai2) — end of the month
月度 (jyut6 dou6) — monthly
月徑 (jyut6 ging3) — moonlit path; diameter of the moon; diameter of the moon's orbit
月息 (jyut6 sik1) — monthly interest
月支 (jyut6 zi1) — the Yuezhi, an ancient people of central Asia during the Han dynasty (also writ…
月收入 (jyut6 sau1 jap6) — monthly income
月暈 (jyut6 wan6) — ring around the moon; lunar halo
月曆 (jyut6 lik6) — monthly calendar
月曜日 (jyut6 jiu6 jat6) — Monday (used in ancient Chinese astronomy)
月月 (jyut6 jyut6) — every month
月朔 (jyut6 sok3) — the first day of each month
月末 (jyut6 mut6) — end of month; late in the month
月杪 (jyut6 miu5) — last few days of the month
月桂 (jyut6 gwai3) — laurel (Laurus nobilis); bay tree; bay leaf
月桂冠 (jyut6 gwai3 gun1) — laurel crown; victory garland (in Greek and Western culture)
月桂樹 (jyut6 gwai3 syu6) — laurel tree (Laurus nobilis); bay tree
月桂樹葉 (jyut6 gwai3 syu6 jip6) — laurel leaf; bay leaf
月桂葉 (jyut6 gwai3 jip6) — bay leaf; laurel leaf
月氏 (jyut6 si6) — ancient people of central Asia during the Han dynasty
月海 (jyut6 hoi2) — lunar mare
月湖 (jyut6 wu4) — see 月湖區|月湖区[Yue4 hu2 Qu1]
月湖區 (jyut6 wu4 keoi1) — Yuehu, a district of Yingtan City 鷹潭市|鹰潭市[Ying1 tan2 Shi4], Jiangxi
月牙 (jyut6 ngaa4) — crescent moon
月牙形 (jyut6 ngaa4 jing4) — crescent
月球 (jyut6 kau4) — the moon
月球車 (jyut6 kau4 ce1) — moon buggy
月琴 (jyut6 kam4) — yueqin, a lute with oval or octagonal sound box
月盲症 (jyut6 maang4 zing3) — moon blindness; equine recurrent uveitis
月相 (jyut6 soeng3) — phase of the moon
月票 (jyut6 piu3) — monthly ticket
月經 (jyut6 ging1) — menstruation; a woman's period
月經墊 (jyut6 ging1 zin3) — sanitary towel; menopad
月經棉栓 (jyut6 ging1 min4 saan1) — tampon
月老 (jyut6 lou5) — (Chinese folk religion) the god of matchmaking; (fig.) matchmaker
月臺 (jyut6 toi4) — railway platform
月臺票 (jyut6 toi4 piu3) — platform ticket
月色 (jyut6 sik1) — moonlight
月芽 (jyut6 ngaa4) — variant of 月牙[yue4 ya2]
月華 (jyut6 waa4) — moonlight
月藍 (jyut6 laam4) — light blue
月虧 (jyut6 kwai1) — waning moon; to wane
月蝕 (jyut6 sik6) — variant of 月食[yue4 shi2]
月輪 (jyut6 leon4) — full moon
月錢 (jyut6 cin2) — monthly payment
月闌 (jyut6 laan4) — the halo of the moon
月頭兒 (jyut6 tau4 ji4) — start of the month (colloquial)
月食 (jyut6 sik6) — lunar eclipse; eclipse of the moon
月餅 (jyut6 beng2) — mooncake (esp. for the Mid-Autumn Festival)
月鱧 (jyut6 lai5) — snakehead mullet; Channa asiatica
月黑 (jyut6 hak1) — moonless (night)
月黑天 (jyut6 hak1 tin1) — the dark; night
有一些 (jau5 jat1 se1) — somewhat; rather; some
有一句沒一句 (jau5 jat1 geoi3 mut6 jat1 geoi3) — to speak one minute and be quiet the next
有一套 (jau5 jat1 tou3) — to have a skill; to be savvy; to know how to do sth
有一手 (jau5 jat1 sau2) — to have a skill; to have a lot on the ball; to have an affair
有一搭沒一搭 (jau5 jat1 daap3 mut6 jat1 daap3) — unimportant; perfunctory; indifferent; (of conversation) idly
有一搭無一搭 (jau5 jat1 daap3 mou4 jat1 daap3) — see 有一搭沒一搭|有一搭没一搭[you3 yi1 da1 mei2 yi1 da1]
有一次 (jau5 jat1 ci3) — once; once upon a time
有一腿 (jau5 jat1 teoi2) — (coll.) to have an affair
有一點兒 (jau5 jat1 dim2 ji4) — a bit; a little
有主見 (jau5 zyu2 gin3) — opinionated; having one's own strong views
有了 (jau5 liu5) — I've got a solution!; to have a bun in the oven (abbr. for 有了胎[you3 le5 tai1])
有了胎 (jau5 liu5 toi1) — pregnant; to carry a child
有事 (jau5 si6) — to be occupied with sth; to have sth on one's mind; there is something the matt…
有些 (jau5 se1) — some; somewhat; rather; a bit
有些人 (jau5 se1 jan4) — some people
有人 (jau5 jan4) — someone; people; anyone; there is someone there; occupied (as in restroom)
有人情 (jau5 jan4 cing4) — humane
有人想你 (jau5 jan4 soeng2 nei5) — Bless you! (after a sneeze)
有份 (jau5 fan6) — to have a share of (responsibility etc); to be concerned; to be involved
有何貴幹 (jau5 ho4 gwai3 gon3) — What (noble errand) brings you here?; May I help you?; What can I do for you?
有作用 (jau5 zok3 jung6) — effective; to have impact
有備無患 (jau5 bei6 mou4 waan6) — Preparedness averts peril.; to be prepared, just in case (idiom)
有備而來 (jau5 bei6 ji4 loi4) — to come prepared
有價值 (jau5 gaa3 zik6) — valuable
有價證券 (jau5 gaa3 zing3 hyun3) — (finance) negotiable securities
有償 (jau5 soeng4) — paying; paid (not free)
有兩下子 (jau5 loeng5 haa6 zi2) — to have real skill; to know one's stuff
有其父必有其子 (jau5 kei4 fu6 bit1 jau5 kei4 zi2) — like father, like son (idiom)
有別 (jau5 bit6) — different; distinct; unequal; variable
有利可圖 (jau5 lei6 ho2 tou4) — profitable
有創造力 (jau5 cong3 zou6 lik6) — ingenious; creative
有加 (jau5 gaa1) — extremely (placed after verb or adjective)
有助 (jau5 zo6) — helpful; beneficial; to help; conducive to
有助於 (jau5 zo6 jyu1) — to contribute to; to promote
有勇無謀 (jau5 jung5 mou4 mau4) — bold but not very astute (idiom)
有勞 (jau5 lou4) — (polite) thank you for your trouble (used when asking a favor or after having r…
有口皆碑 (jau5 hau2 gaai1 bei1) — every voice gives praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
有可能 (jau5 ho2 nang4) — possible; probable; possibly; probably; may; might
有史以來 (jau5 si2 ji5 loi4) — since the beginning of history
有名 (jau5 meng2) — famous; well-known
有名亡實 (jau5 ming4 mong4 sat6) — lit. has a name but no reality (idiom); exists only in name; nominal
有名無實 (jau5 ming4 mou4 sat6) — lit. has a name but no reality (idiom); exists only in name; nominal
有味 (jau5 mei6) — tasty
有喜 (jau5 hei2) — to be expecting; to be with child
有嘴沒舌 (jau5 zeoi2 mut6 sit3) — struck dumb; speechless
有嘴無心 (jau5 zeoi2 mou4 sam1) — to talk without any intention of acting on it; empty prattle
有型 (jau5 jing4) — stylish
有增無已 (jau5 zang1 mou4 ji5) — constantly increasing without limit (idiom); rapid progress in all directions
有增無減 (jau5 zang1 mou4 gaam2) — to increase without letup; to get worse and worse (idiom)
有夏 (jau5 haa6) — China
有夠 (jau5 gau3) — very; extremely
有夫之婦 (jau5 fu1 zi1 fu5) — married woman
有失 (jau5 sat1) — to cause a loss of (decorum, dignity etc) (used in fixed expressions)
有失厚道 (jau5 sat1 hau5 dou6) — to be ungenerous
有失身份 (jau5 sat1 san1 fan2) — to be beneath one's dignity
有失遠迎 (jau5 sat1 jyun5 jing4) — (polite) excuse me for not going out to meet you
有如 (jau5 jyu4) — to be like sth; similar to; alike
有始有終 (jau5 ci2 jau5 zung1) — where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth;…
有始無終 (jau5 ci2 mou4 zung1) — to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through; lack of stick…
有子存焉 (jau5 zi2 cyun4 jin1) — I still have sons, don't I?; fig. future generations will continue the work
有孔蟲 (jau5 hung2 cung4) — foraminifera
有學問 (jau5 hok6 man6) — (of a person) learned; erudite; scholarly; (of a topic, practice or domain) to …
有害 (jau5 hoi6) — destructive; harmful; damaging
有害無利 (jau5 hoi6 mou4 lei6) — harmful and without benefit (idiom); more harm than good
有害無益 (jau5 hoi6 mou4 jik1) — harmful and without benefit (idiom); more harm than good
有局 (jau5 guk6) — vulnerable (in bridge)
有屁快放 (jau5 pei3 faai3 fong3) — spit it out!; out with it!
有希望 (jau5 hei1 mong6) — hopeful; promising; prospective
有幫助 (jau5 bong1 zo6) — helpful
有年 (jau5 nin4) — for years
有年頭 (jau5 nin4 tau4) — for donkey's years; for ages
有幸 (jau5 hang6) — fortunately
有序 (jau5 zeoi6) — regular; orderly; successive; in order
有序化 (jau5 zeoi6 faa3) — ordering (of a list, encyclopedia etc)
有彈性 (jau5 daan6 sing3) — flexible
有形 (jau5 jing4) — material; tangible; visible; shapely
有影響 (jau5 jing2 hoeng2) — influential
有征無戰 (jau5 zing1 mou4 zin3) — to win without a fight (idiom)
有待 (jau5 doi6) — not yet (done); pending
有得一比 (jau5 dak1 jat1 bei2) — can be compared; to be very similar
有得有失 (jau5 dak1 jau5 sat1) — you win some, you lose some (idiom); gains and losses; trade-off
有德行 (jau5 dak1 hang6) — virtuous
有心 (jau5 sam1) — to have a mind to; to intend to; deliberately; considerate
有心人 (jau5 sam1 jan4) — resolute person; person with aspirations; people who feel; people who use their…
有心眼 (jau5 sam1 ngaan5) — to have good sense; to be quick-witted; to be shrewd
有志 (jau5 zi3) — to be ambitious
有志氣 (jau5 zi3 hei3) — ambitious
有志竟成 (jau5 zi3 ging2 sing4) — persevere and you will succeed (idiom); where there's a will, there's a way
有志者事竟成 (jau5 zi3 ze2 si6 ging2 sing4) — a really determined person will find a solution (idiom); where there's a will, …
有性生殖 (jau5 sing3 sang1 zik6) — sexual reproduction
有恃無恐 (jau5 ci5 mou4 hung2) — secure in the knowledge that one has backing
有息 (jau5 sik1) — interest-bearing (bank account)
有悖於 (jau5 bui6 jyu1) — to go against
有情 (jau5 cing4) — to be in love; sentient beings (Buddhism)
有情人 (jau5 cing4 jan4) — lovers
有情人終成眷屬 (jau5 cing4 jan4 zung1 sing4 gyun3 suk6) — love will find a way (idiom)
有意 (jau5 ji3) — to intend; intentionally; interested in
有意思 (jau5 ji3 si1) — interesting; meaningful; enjoyable; fun
有意無意 (jau5 ji3 mou4 ji3) — intentionally or otherwise
有意義 (jau5 ji3 ji6) — to make sense; to have meaning; to have significance; meaningful; significant; …
有意識 (jau5 ji3 sik1) — conscious
有成 (jau5 sing4) — (literary) to achieve success
有所 (jau5 so2) — somewhat; to some extent
有所不同 (jau5 so2 bat1 tung4) — to differ to some extent (idiom)
有所得必有所失 (jau5 so2 dak1 bit1 jau5 so2 sat1) — there is no gain without a loss (idiom); there is no such thing as a free meal
有手有腳 (jau5 sau2 jau5 goek3) — lit. have hands have feet; to be able bodied (idiom); to have the ability to wo…
有才幹 (jau5 coi4 gon3) — capable
有損 (jau5 syun2) — to be harmful (to)
有損壓縮 (jau5 syun2 aat3 suk1) — (computing) lossy compression
有攻擊性 (jau5 gung1 gik1 sing3) — offensive
有效 (jau5 haau6) — effective; in effect; valid
有效性 (jau5 haau6 sing3) — validity
有效期 (jau5 haau6 kei4) — period of validity; sell-by date
有效負載 (jau5 haau6 fu6 zoi3) — payload
有教無類 (jau5 gaau3 mou4 leoi6) — education for everyone, irrespective of background
有教無類法 (jau5 gaau3 mou4 leoi6 faat3) — No Child Left Behind Act, USA 2001
有新意 (jau5 san1 ji3) — modern; up-to-date
有方 (jau5 fong1) — to do things right; to use the correct method
有時 (jau5 si4) — sometimes; now and then
有時候 (jau5 si4 hau6) — sometimes
有望 (jau5 mong6) — hopeful; promising
有朝 (jau5 ziu1) — one day; sometime in the future
有朝一日 (jau5 ziu1 jat1 jat6) — one day; sometime in the future
有期徒刑 (jau5 kei4 tou4 jing4) — limited term of imprisonment (i.e. anything less than life imprisonment)
有木有 (jau5 muk6 jau5) — (slang) come on, you can't deny it!; don't you think so?!; (melodramatic form o…

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