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禍福 (wo6 fuk1) — disaster and happiness
禍福吉凶 (wo6 fuk1 gat1 hung1) — fate; portent; luck or disasters as foretold in the stars (astrology)
禍福無常 (wo6 fuk1 mou4 soeng4) — disaster and happiness do not follow rules (idiom); future blessings and misfor…
禍福與共 (wo6 fuk1 jyu5 gung6) — to stick together through thick and thin (idiom)
禍首 (wo6 sau2) — chief offender; main culprit
禍首罪魁 (wo6 sau2 zeoi6 fui1) — see 罪魁禍首|罪魁祸首[zui4 kui2 huo4 shou3]
福佬 (fuk1 lou2) — Hoklo
福克 (fuk1 hak1) — Fock or Foch (name)
福克納 (fuk1 hak1 naap6) — William Faulkner (1897-1962), American novelist and poet
福克蘭群島 (fuk1 hak1 laan4 kwan4 dou2) — Falkland Islands
福分 (fuk1 fan6) — one's happy lot; good fortune
福利 (fuk1 lei6) — benefit (provided by an employer or organization); (social) welfare
福利事業 (fuk1 lei6 si6 jip6) — welfare services
福利院 (fuk1 lei6 jyun2) — welfare agency
福地 (fuk1 dei6) — happy land; paradise
福報 (fuk1 bou3) — karmic reward (Buddhism)
福壽 (fuk1 sau6) — happiness and longevity
福壽綿長 (fuk1 sau6 min4 coeng4) — good luck and long life
福壽螺 (fuk1 sau6 lo4) — giant Amazon snail (Ampullaria gigas spix) that has devastated rice paddies in …
福如東海 (fuk1 jyu4 dung1 hoi2) — may your happiness be as immense as the East Sea (idiom)
福委會 (fuk1 wai2 wui2) — welfare committee; abbr. for 福利委員會|福利委员会
福娃 (fuk1 waa1) — Fuwa (official 2008 Olympic mascots)
福安 (fuk1 on1) — see 福安市[Fu2 an1 Shi4]
福安市 (fuk1 on1 si5) — Fu'an, a county-level city in Ningde City 寧德市|宁德市[Ning2 de2 Shi4], Fujian
福山 (fuk1 saan1) — see 福山區|福山区[Fu2 shan1 Qu1]
福山區 (fuk1 saan1 keoi1) — Fushan, a district of Yantai City 煙台市|烟台市[Yan1 tai2 Shi4], Shandong
福岡 (fuk1 gong1) — Fukuoka (city in Japan, capital of Fukuoka prefecture); Fukuoka (prefecture in …
福島 (fuk1 dou2) — Fukushima (Japanese surname and place name)
福州 (fuk1 zau1) — see 福州市[Fu2 zhou1 Shi4]
福州市 (fuk1 zau1 si5) — Fuzhou, prefecture-level city and capital of Fujian Province 福建省[Fu2 jian4 Shen…
福布斯 (fuk1 bou3 si1) — Forbes (US publisher); Forbes magazine
福建 (fuk1 gin3) — see 福建省[Fu2 jian4 Sheng3]
福建省 (fuk1 gin3 saang2) — Fujian Province, capital Fuzhou 福州市[Fu2 zhou1 Shi4] (short name 閩|闽[Min3])
福摩薩 (fuk1 mo1 saat3) — Formosa
福斯塔夫 (fuk1 si1 taap3 fu1) — Falstaff (Shakespearian character)
福斯特 (fuk1 si1 dak6) — Foster or Forster (name); Stephen Collins Foster (1826-1864), American composer
福星 (fuk1 sing1) — mascot; lucky star
福星高照 (fuk1 sing1 gou1 ziu3) — lucky star in the ascendant (idiom); a lucky sign
福晉 (fuk1 zeon3) — in Qing dynasty, Manchurian word for wife
福林 (fuk1 lam4) — forint (Hungarian currency) (loanword)
福柯 (fuk1 o1) — Michel Foucault (1926-1984), French philosopher
福氣 (fuk1 hei3) — good fortune; a blessing
福泉 (fuk1 cyun4) — see 福泉市[Fu2 quan2 Shi4]
福泉市 (fuk1 cyun4 si5) — Fuquan, a county-level city in Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔南布…
福海 (fuk1 hoi2) — see 福海縣|福海县[Fu2 hai3 Xian4]
福海縣 (fuk1 hoi2 jyun6) — Fuhai, a county in Altay Prefecture 阿勒泰地區|阿勒泰地区[A1 le4 tai4 Di4 qu1], Xinjiang
福清 (fuk1 cing1) — see 福清市[Fu2 qing1 Shi4]
福清市 (fuk1 cing1 si5) — Fuqing, a county-level city in Fuzhou City 福州市[Fu2 zhou1 Shi4], Fujian
福澤 (fuk1 zaak6) — good fortune
福澤諭吉 (fuk1 zaak6 jyu6 gat1) — Fukuzawa Yukichi (1835-1901), prominent Japanese Westernizer, liberal educator …
福煦 (fuk1 heoi2) — Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929), leading French general and commander-in-chief of al…
福爾 (fuk1 ji5) — Félix Faure (1841-1899), president of France 1895-1899
福爾摩斯 (fuk1 ji5 mo1 si1) — Sherlock Holmes, 歇洛克·福爾摩斯|歇洛克·福尔摩斯[Xie1 luo4 ke4 · Fu2 er3 mo2 si1]
福爾摩沙 (fuk1 ji5 mo1 saa1) — Formosa (Tw)
福特 (fuk1 dak6) — Ford (name); Ford, US car make
福特汽車 (fuk1 dak6 hei3 ce1) — Ford Motor Company
福田 (fuk1 tin4) — see 福田區|福田区[Fu2 tian2 Qu1]; Fukuda (Japanese surname)
福田區 (fuk1 tin4 keoi1) — Futian, a district of Shenzhen City 深圳市[Shen1 zhen4 Shi4], Guangdong
福相 (fuk1 soeng3) — facial expression of good fortune; joyous and contented look
福祉 (fuk1 zi2) — well-being; welfare
福祿貝爾 (fuk1 luk6 bui3 ji5) — surname Fröbel or Froebel; Friedrich Wilhelm August Fröbel (1782–1852), German …
福維克 (fuk1 wai4 hak1) — Vorwerk (brand)
福袋 (fuk1 doi2) — fukubukuro or "lucky bag", Japanese New Year custom where merchants offer grab …
福貢 (fuk1 gung3) — see 福貢縣|福贡县[Fu2 gong4 Xian4]
福貢縣 (fuk1 gung3 jyun6) — Fugong, a county in Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州[Nu4 jiang1 Li4 …
福音 (fuk1 jam1) — good news; glad tidings; gospel
福音書 (fuk1 jam1 syu1) — gospel
福馬林 (fuk1 maa5 lam4) — (Tw) (loanword) formalin
福鼎 (fuk1 ding2) — see 福鼎市[Fu2 ding3 Shi4]
福鼎市 (fuk1 ding2 si5) — Fuding, a county-level city in Ningde City 寧德市|宁德市[Ning2 de2 Shi4], Fujian
禕 (ji1) — excellent; precious; rare; fine; (used in given names)
禚 (zoek3) — place name
禦夫座 (jyu6 fu1 zo6) — Auriga (constellation)
禦敵 (jyu6 dik6) — armed enemy of the nation; enemy of the Emperor; fig. championship challenger; …
禧瑪諾 (hei1 maa5 nok6) — Shimano (brand)
禪位 (sin6 wai6) — to abdicate (as king)
禪城 (sim4 sing4) — see 禪城區|禅城区[Chan2 cheng2 Qu1]
禪城區 (sim4 sing4 keoi1) — Chancheng, a district of Foshan City 佛山市[Fo2 shan1 Shi4], Guangdong
禪堂 (sim4 tong4) — meditation room (in Buddhist monastery)
禪宗 (sim4 zung1) — Zen Buddhism
禪師 (sim4 si1) — honorific title for a Buddhist monk
禪房 (sim4 fong4) — a room in a Buddhist monastery; a temple
禪杖 (sim4 zoeng6) — the staff of a Buddhist monk
禪林 (sim4 lam4) — a Buddhist temple
禪機 (sim4 gei1) — Buddhist allegorical word or gesture; subtleties of Buddhist doctrine
禪讓 (sin6 joeng6) — to abdicate
禪門五宗 (sim4 mun4 ng5 zung1) — the five schools of Chan Buddhism
禪院 (sim4 jyun2) — Buddhist hall
禮俗 (lai5 zuk6) — etiquette; custom
禮儀 (lai5 ji4) — etiquette; ceremony
禮制 (lai5 zai3) — etiquette; system of rites
禮券 (lai5 gyun3) — gift voucher; gift coupon
禮品 (lai5 ban2) — gift; present
禮器 (lai5 hei3) — ritual object; sacrificial vessel
禮堂 (lai5 tong4) — assembly hall; auditorium
禮壞樂崩 (lai5 waai6 ngok6 bang1) — see 禮崩樂壞|礼崩乐坏[li3 beng1 yue4 huai4]
禮多人不怪 (lai5 do1 jan4 bat1 gwaai3) — nobody will find fault with extra courtesy (idiom); courtesy costs nothing
禮崩樂壞 (lai5 bang1 ngok6 waai6) — rites and music are in ruins (idiom); fig. society in total disarray; cf. 禮樂|礼乐…
禮帽 (lai5 mou2) — hat that goes with formal dress; top hat
禮廢樂崩 (lai5 fai3 ngok6 bang1) — see 禮崩樂壞|礼崩乐坏[li3 beng1 yue4 huai4]
禮拜一 (lai5 baai3 jat1) — Monday
禮拜三 (lai5 baai3 saam1) — Wednesday
禮拜二 (lai5 baai3 ji6) — Tuesday
禮拜五 (lai5 baai3 ng5) — Friday
禮拜六 (lai5 baai3 luk6) — Saturday
禮拜四 (lai5 baai3 sei3) — Thursday
禮拜堂 (lai5 baai3 tong4) — chapel; church (Protestant)
禮拜天 (lai5 baai3 tin1) — Sunday
禮拜日 (lai5 baai3 jat6) — Sunday
禮教 (lai5 gaau3) — Confucian code of ethics
禮教吃人 (lai5 gaau3 hek3 jan4) — sufferings brought about by Confucian ethics
禮數 (lai5 sou3) — etiquette; (old) gradation of etiquette with social status
禮樂崩壞 (lai5 ngok6 bang1 waai6) — see 禮崩樂壞|礼崩乐坏[li3 beng1 yue4 huai4]
禮泉 (lai5 cyun4) — see 禮泉縣|礼泉县[Li3 quan2 Xian4]
禮泉縣 (lai5 cyun4 jyun6) — Liquan, a county in Xianyang City 咸陽市|咸阳市[Xian2 yang2 Shi4], Shaanxi
禮法 (lai5 faat3) — etiquette; ceremonial rites
禮炮 (lai5 paau3) — gun salute (e.g. 21-gun salute); salvo
禮炮號 (lai5 paau3 hou6) — Salyut (salute), Russian spacecraft series
禮物 (lai5 mat6) — gift; present
禮節 (lai5 zit3) — etiquette
禮經 (lai5 ging1) — Classic of Rites (same as 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4])
禮縣 (lai5 jyun6) — Li County or Lixian, a county in Longnan City 隴南市|陇南市[Long3 nan2 Shi4], Gansu
禮義 (lai5 ji6) — righteousness; justice
禮義廉恥 (lai5 ji6 lim4 ci2) — (idiom) propriety, justice, integrity and a sense of shame (i.e. the four socia…
禮花 (lai5 faa1) — fireworks
禮記 (lai5 gei3) — Classic of Rites
禮讓 (lai5 joeng6) — to show consideration for (others); to yield to (another vehicle etc); courtesy…
禮讚 (lai5 zaan3) — to praise; well done, bravo!
禮貌 (lai5 maau6) — courtesy; politeness; manners; courteous; polite
禮賓 (lai5 ban1) — protocol; official etiquette
禮賢下士 (lai5 jin4 haa6 si6) — respect for the wise
禮輕人意重 (lai5 hing1 jan4 ji3 zung6) — slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it…
禮輕情意重 (lai5 hing1 cing4 ji3 zung6) — goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind …
禮遇 (lai5 jyu6) — courtesy; deferential treatment; polite reception
禮部 (lai5 bou6) — Ministry of (Confucian) Rites (in imperial China)
禮部尚書 (lai5 bou6 soeng6 syu1) — Director of Board of Rites (Confucian)
禮金 (lai5 gam1) — monetary gift
禰 (nei4) — surname Mi
禱告 (tou2 gou3) — to pray; prayer
禱念 (tou2 nim6) — to pray; to say one's prayers
禱文 (tou2 man4) — litany (text of a prayer)
禱祝 (tou2 zuk1) — to pray (for sth)
禱詞 (tou2 ci4) — litany (text of a prayer)
禳解 (joeng4 gaai2) — to pray to the gods for the avoidance of a misfortune
禹城 (jyu5 sing4) — see 禹城市[Yu3 cheng2 Shi4]
禹城市 (jyu5 sing4 si5) — Yucheng, a county-level city in Dezhou City 德州市[De2 zhou1 Shi4], Shandong
禹州 (jyu5 zau1) — see 禹州市[Yu3 zhou1 Shi4]
禹州市 (jyu5 zau1 si5) — Yuzhou, a county-level city in Xuchang City 許昌市|许昌市[Xu3 chang1 Shi4], Henan
禹會 (jyu5 wui6) — see 禹會區|禹会区[Yu3 hui4 Qu1]
禹會區 (jyu5 wui6 keoi1) — Yuhui, a district of Bengbu City 蚌埠市[Beng4 bu4 Shi4], Anhui
禹王台 (jyu5 wong4 toi4) — see 禹王台區|禹王台区[Yu3 wang2 tai2 Qu1]
禹王台區 (jyu5 wong4 toi4 keoi1) — Yuwangtai, a district of Kaifeng City 開封市|开封市[Kai1 feng1 Shi4], Henan
禽流感 (kam4 lau4 gam2) — bird flu; avian influenza
禽獸 (kam4 sau3) — birds and animals; creature; beast (brutal person)
禽獸不如 (kam4 sau3 bat1 jyu4) — worse than a beast; to behave immorally
禽畜 (kam4 cuk1) — poultry and livestock
禽蛋 (kam4 daan2) — bird eggs
禽類 (kam4 leoi6) — bird species; birds
禽鳥 (kam4 niu5) — birds; fowl
禽龍 (kam4 lung4) — iguanodon
禾場 (wo4 coeng4) — threshing floor
禾木科 (wo4 muk6 fo1) — gramineae (family including bamboo, cereals, rice)
禾本科 (wo4 bun2 fo1) — Graminae or Poaceae, the grass family
禾稻 (wo4 dou6) — paddy (rice)
禾穀 (wo4 guk1) — cereal; food grain
禾苗 (wo4 miu4) — seedling (of rice or other grain)
禾草 (wo4 cou2) — grass
禿子 (tuk1 zi2) — bald-headed person; baldy
禿寶蓋 (tuk1 bou2 goi3) — name of "cover" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 14); see also 冖[m…
禿瓢 (tuk1 piu4) — bald head (colloquial)
禿瘡 (tuk1 cong1) — (dialect) favus of the scalp (skin disease)
禿頂 (tuk1 deng2) — bald head
禿頭 (tuk1 tau4) — to bare one's head; to be bareheaded; to go bald; bald head; bald person
禿鷲 (tuk1 zau6) — vulture; (bird species of China) cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus)
禿鷹 (tuk1 jing1) — vulture; condor
禿鸛 (tuk1 gun3) — (bird species of China) lesser adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus)
禿鼻烏鴉 (tuk1 bei6 wu1 aa1) — (bird species of China) rook (Corvus frugilegus)
秀外惠中 (sau3 ngoi6 wai6 zung1) — variant of 秀外慧中[xiu4 wai4 hui4 zhong1]
秀外慧中 (sau3 ngoi6 wai6 zung1) — good-looking and intelligent (idiom)
秀山 (sau3 saan1) — Xiushan Tujia and Miao Autonomous County in Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4]
秀山土家族苗族自治縣 (sau3 saan1 tou2 gaa1 zuk6 miu4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6) — Xiushan Tujia and Miao Autonomous County in Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4]
秀山縣 (sau3 saan1 jyun6) — Xiushan Tujia and Miao Autonomous County in Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4]
秀峰 (sau3 fung1) — see 秀峰區|秀峰区[Xiu4 feng1 Qu1]
秀峰區 (sau3 fung1 keoi1) — Xiufeng, a district of Guilin City 桂林市[Gui4 lin2 Shi4], Guangxi
秀嶼 (sau3 jyu4) — see 秀嶼區|秀屿区[Xiu4 yu3 Qu1]
秀嶼區 (sau3 jyu4 keoi1) — Xiuyu, a district of Putian City 莆田市[Pu2 tian2 Shi4], Fujian
秀才 (sau3 coi4) — a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical); scholar; s…
秀氣 (sau3 hei3) — delicate; graceful
秀洲 (sau3 zau1) — see 秀洲區|秀洲区[Xiu4 zhou1 Qu1]
秀洲區 (sau3 zau1 keoi1) — Xiuzhou, a district of Jiaxing City 嘉興市|嘉兴市[Jia1 xing1 Shi4], Zhejiang
秀美 (sau3 mei5) — elegant; graceful
秀色可餐 (sau3 sik1 ho2 caan1) — a feast for the eyes (idiom); (of women) gorgeous; graceful; (of scenery) beaut…
秀色孫鰈 (sau3 sik1 syun1 dip6) — yellowtail
秀英 (sau3 jing1) — see 秀英區|秀英区[Xiu4 ying1 Qu1]
秀英區 (sau3 jing1 keoi1) — Xiuying, a district of Haikou City 海口市[Hai3 kou3 Shi4], Hainan
秀逗 (sau3 dau6) — to short-circuit; (fig.) to have a mental lapse; to get one's wires crossed; to…
秀雅 (sau3 ngaa5) — exquisite; in good taste
秀髮 (sau3 faat3) — beautiful hair
私下 (si1 haa6) — in private
私了 (si1 liu5) — to settle privately; to solve behind closed doors; to settle out of court
私事 (si1 si6) — personal matters
私人 (si1 jan4) — private; personal; interpersonal; sb with whom one has a close personal relatio…
私人鑰匙 (si1 jan4 joek6 si4) — private key (in encryption)
私仇 (si1 sau4) — personal grudge
私企 (si1 kei5) — private enterprise; abbr. of 私營企業|私营企业[si1 ying2 qi3 ye4]
私信 (si1 seon3) — private correspondence; personal letter; (computing) personal message (PM); to …
私偏 (si1 pin1) — selfish preference
私利 (si1 lei6) — personal gain; (one's own) selfish interest
私募 (si1 mou6) — private placement (investing)
私募基金 (si1 mou6 gei1 gam1) — private equity fund; fund offered to private placement (e.g. hedge fund)
私吞 (si1 tan1) — to misappropriate (public funds etc); to embezzle
私售 (si1 sau6) — see 私賣|私卖[si1 mai4]
私囊 (si1 nong4) — one's own pocket
私塾 (si1 suk6) — private school (in former times)
私奔 (si1 ban1) — to elope
私家 (si1 gaa1) — private; privately owned or managed
私家車 (si1 gaa1 ce1) — private car
私密 (si1 mat6) — private; secret; intimate
私底下 (si1 dai2 haa6) — privately; secretly; confidentially
私心 (si1 sam1) — selfishness; selfish motives
私情 (si1 cing4) — personal considerations; love affair
私憤 (si1 fan5) — personal spite; malice
私房 (si1 fong4) — privately-owned house; private rooms; private ownings
私房錢 (si1 fong4 cin2) — secret purse; secret stash of money
私有 (si1 jau5) — private; privately-owned
私有制 (si1 jau5 zai3) — private ownership of property
私有化 (si1 jau5 faa3) — privatization; to privatize
私欲 (si1 juk6) — selfish desire
私法 (si1 faat3) — private law
私營 (si1 jing4) — privately-owned; private
私營企業 (si1 jing4 kei5 jip6) — private business; opposite: state-owned enterprise 國有企業|国有企业[guo2 you3 qi3 ye4]
私生子 (si1 sang1 zi2) — illegitimate son
私秘 (si1 bei3) — variant of 私密[si1 mi4]
私立 (si1 laap6) — privately-run; private (school, hospital etc); to set up illegally
私立學校 (si1 laap6 hok6 haau6) — private school
私自 (si1 zi6) — private; personal; secretly; without explicit approval
私藏 (si1 cong4) — to keep hidden; to keep in one's private possession; secret store; stash
私處 (si1 cyu3) — private parts; genitalia
私行 (si1 hang4) — to travel on private business; to act without official approval; to inspect inc…
私語 (si1 jyu5) — to discuss in whispered tones; whispered conversation
私賣 (si1 maai6) — to sell illicitly; to bootleg; to sell privately
私辦 (si1 baan6) — privately-run
私通 (si1 tung1) — to have secret ties with; to be in covert communication with (the enemy etc); t…
私運 (si1 wan6) — to smuggle
私釀 (si1 joeng6) — to brew alcoholic drinks illegally
秉公 (bing2 gung1) — justly; impartially
秉公辦理 (bing2 gung1 baan6 lei5) — conducting business impartially (idiom); to act justly
秉性 (bing2 sing3) — innate character; natural disposition; attitude
秉承 (bing2 sing4) — to take orders; to receive commands; to carry on (a tradition)
秉持 (bing2 ci4) — to uphold; to hold fast to
秉燭 (bing2 zuk1) — variant of 炳燭|炳烛[bing3 zhu2]
秉筆 (bing2 bat1) — to hold the pen; to do the actual writing
秉筆直書 (bing2 bat1 zik6 syu1) — to record faithfully
秋 (cau1) — surname Qiu
秋令 (cau1 ling6) — autumn; autumn weather
秋刀魚 (cau1 dou1 jyu2) — Pacific saury (Cololabis saira)
秋分 (cau1 fan1) — Qiufen or Autumn Equinox, 16th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 23rd September…
秋分點 (cau1 fan1 dim2) — the autumn equinox
秋天 (cau1 tin1) — autumn
秋季 (cau1 gwai3) — autumn; fall
秋審 (cau1 sam2) — autumn trial (judicial hearing of capital cases during Ming and Qing)
秋征 (cau1 zing1) — autumn levy (tax on harvest)
秋後算帳 (cau1 hau6 syun3 zoeng3) — lit. settle accounts after the autumn harvest (idiom); to wait until the time i…
秋後算賬 (cau1 hau6 syun3 zoeng3) — lit. to settle accounts after autumn (idiom); fig. to settle scores at an oppor…
秋播 (cau1 bo3) — sowing in autumn (for a crop in spring)
秋收 (cau1 sau1) — fall harvest; to reap
秋收起義 (cau1 sau1 hei2 ji6) — Autumn Harvest Uprising (1927), insurrection in Hunan and Jiangxi provinces led…
秋景 (cau1 ging2) — autumn scenery; harvest season
秋毫 (cau1 hou4) — fine hair grown by animals (or down grown by birds) in the fall; (fig.) sth bar…
秋毫無犯 (cau1 hou4 mou4 faan6) — (idiom) (of soldiers) highly disciplined, not committing the slightest offense …
秋水 (cau1 seoi2) — limpid autumn waters (trad. description of girl's beautiful eyes)
秋水仙 (cau1 seoi2 sin1) — autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale); meadow saffron
秋水仙素 (cau1 seoi2 sin1 sou3) — colchicine (pharmacy)
秋汛 (cau1 seon3) — autumn flood
秋波 (cau1 bo1) — autumn ripples; (fig.) luminous eyes of a woman; amorous glance
秋海棠 (cau1 hoi2 tong4) — begonia
秋涼 (cau1 loeng4) — the cool of autumn
秋灌 (cau1 gun3) — autumn irrigation
秋熟 (cau1 suk6) — ripening in autumn (of crops)
秋燥 (cau1 cou3) — autumn dryness disease (TCM)
秋獮 (cau1 sin2) — (of an emperor) to hunt in autumn
秋瑾 (cau1 gan2) — Qiu Jin (1875-1907), famous female martyr of the anti-Qing revolution, the subj…
秋田 (cau1 tin4) — Akita (prefecture and city in Japan); Akita dog (abbr. for 秋田犬[qiu1 tian2 quan3…
秋糧 (cau1 loeng4) — autumn grain crops
秋老虎 (cau1 lou5 fu2) — hot spell during autumn; Indian summer
秋耕 (cau1 gaang1) — autumn plowing
秋色 (cau1 sik1) — colors of autumn; autumn scenery
秋荼密網 (cau1 tou4 mat6 mong5) — flowering autumn grass, fine net (idiom); fig. abundant and exacting punishment…
秋菜 (cau1 coi3) — autumn vegetables
秋葉 (cau1 jip6) — autumn leaf
秋葉原 (cau1 jip6 jyun4) — Akihabara, region of downtown Tokyo famous for electronics stores
秋葵 (cau1 kwai4) — okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)
秋衣 (cau1 ji1) — long underwear
秋褲 (cau1 fu3) — long underwear pants
秋試 (cau1 si5) — autumn exam (triennial provincial exam during Ming and Qing)
秋遊 (cau1 jau4) — autumn outing; autumn excursion
秋闈 (cau1 wai4) — autumn exam (triennial provincial exam during Ming and Qing)
秋雨 (cau1 jyu5) — autumn rain
秋霜 (cau1 soeng1) — autumn frost; fig. white hair as sign of old age
秋風掃落葉 (cau1 fung1 sou3 lok6 jip6) — lit. as the autumn gale sweeps away the fallen leaves (idiom); to drive out the…
秋風送爽 (cau1 fung1 sung3 song2) — the cool autumn breeze (idiom)
秋風過耳 (cau1 fung1 gwo3 ji5) — lit. as the autumn breeze passes the ear (idiom); not in the least concerned
秋風颯颯 (cau1 fung1 saap3 saap3) — the autumn wind is soughing (idiom)
秋高氣爽 (cau1 gou1 hei3 song2) — clear and refreshing autumn weather
科什圖尼察 (fo1 sap6 tou4 nei4 caat3) — surname Kostunica; Vojislav Kostunica (1944-), Serbian politician, last preside…
科企 (fo1 kei5) — science & technology and industry; tech company
科佩爾 (fo1 pui3 ji5) — Koper (port city of Slovenia)
科倫坡 (fo1 leon4 bo1) — Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka
科克 (fo1 hak1) — Cork, city in Ireland
科利奧蘭納斯 (fo1 lei6 ou3 laan4 naap6 si1) — Coriolanus, 1607 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚
科卿 (fo1 hing1) — Cochin (in south India)
科右中旗 (fo1 jau6 zung1 kei4) — Horqin right center banner, Mongolian Khorchin Baruun Garyn Dund khoshuu, in Hi…
科右前旗 (fo1 jau6 cin4 kei4) — Horqin right front banner, Mongolian Khorchin Baruun Garyn Ömnöd khoshuu, in Hi…
科名 (fo1 ming4) — rank obtained in the imperial examinations; scholarly honors
科奈 (fo1 noi6) — Kenai (Peninsula, Lake, Mountains), Alaska
科威特 (fo1 wai1 dak6) — Kuwait
科學 (fo1 hok6) — science; scientific knowledge; scientific; rational
科學主義 (fo1 hok6 zyu2 ji6) — scientism
科學史 (fo1 hok6 si2) — history of science
科學執政 (fo1 hok6 zap1 zing3) — governance based on rationality, evidence and scientific principles
科學家 (fo1 hok6 gaa1) — scientist
科學實驗 (fo1 hok6 sat6 jim6) — scientific experiment
科學幻想 (fo1 hok6 waan6 soeng2) — science fiction
科學怪人 (fo1 hok6 gwaai3 jan4) — Frankenstein (novel)
科學技術 (fo1 hok6 gei6 seot6) — science and technology
科學技術是第一生產力 (fo1 hok6 gei6 seot6 si6 dai6 jat1 sang1 caan2 lik6) — science and technology is the number one productive force (from a 1978 speech b…
科學技術現代化 (fo1 hok6 gei6 seot6 jin6 doi6 faa3) — modernization of science and technology, one of Deng Xiaoping's Four Modernizat…
科學普及 (fo1 hok6 pou2 kap6) — popularization of science
科學界 (fo1 hok6 gaai3) — world of science; scientific circles
科學發展觀 (fo1 hok6 faat3 zin2 gun1) — Scientific Outlook on Development, a guiding principle for the CCP attributed t…
科學知識 (fo1 hok6 zi1 sik1) — scientific knowledge
科學研究 (fo1 hok6 jin4 gau3) — scientific research
科學管理 (fo1 hok6 gun2 lei5) — scientific management
科學編輯 (fo1 hok6 pin1 cap1) — editor of a scientific journal, publication etc
科學育兒 (fo1 hok6 juk6 ji4) — scientific parenting
科學院 (fo1 hok6 jyun2) — academy of sciences
科室 (fo1 sat1) — department; administrative division; unit (e.g. intensive care unit)
科尼賽克 (fo1 nei4 coi3 hak1) — Koenigsegg (car manufacturer)
科布多 (fo1 bou3 do1) — Qobto or Kobdo, khanate of outer Mongolia
科幻 (fo1 waan6) — science fiction; abbr. for 科學幻想|科学幻想[ke1 xue2 huan4 xiang3]
科幻小說 (fo1 waan6 siu2 syut3) — science fiction novel
科幻電影 (fo1 waan6 din6 jing2) — science fiction movie
科恩 (fo1 jan1) — Cohen (name)
科托努 (fo1 tok3 nou5) — Cotonou (city in Benin)
科技人員 (fo1 gei6 jan4 jyun4) — scientific and technical staff
科技工作者 (fo1 gei6 gung1 zok3 ze2) — worker in science and technology
科技驚悚 (fo1 gei6 ging1 sung2) — techno-thriller (novel); science fiction thriller
科技驚悚小說 (fo1 gei6 ging1 sung2 siu2 syut3) — techno-thriller novel
科摩洛 (fo1 mo1 lok6) — Comoros
科摩羅 (fo1 mo1 lo4) — Union of the Comoros
科教 (fo1 gaau3) — science and education; science education
科教片 (fo1 gaau3 pin2) — science education film; popular science movie
科教興國 (fo1 gaau3 hing1 gwok3) — to invigorate the country through science and education
科斗 (fo1 dau2) — old variant of 蝌蚪[ke1 dou3]
科普 (fo1 pou2) — popularization of science (abbr. for 科學普及|科学普及[ke1 xue2 pu3 ji2]); (attributive…
科普特人 (fo1 pou2 dak6 jan4) — the Copts, major ethnoreligious group of Egyptian Christians
科普特語 (fo1 pou2 dak6 jyu5) — Coptic, Afro-Asiatic language of the Copts 科普特人[Ke1 pu3 te4 ren2], spoken in Eg…
科林 (fo1 lam4) — Colin (name)
科林斯 (fo1 lam4 si1) — Corinth, a city-state of ancient Greece; Corinth, a modern city in Greece; (nam…
科比 (fo1 bei2) — (name) Coby; Colby; Kirby; Kobe Bryant (1978–2020), US basketball player
科澤科德 (fo1 zaak6 fo1 dak1) — old Chinese name for Calicut, town on Arabian sea in Kerala, India; now called …
科爾 (fo1 ji5) — Kohl (name); Helmut Kohl (1930-2017), German CDU politician, Chancellor 1982-19…
科爾多瓦 (fo1 ji5 do1 ngaa5) — Córdoba, Spain
科爾沁 (fo1 ji5 sam3) — see 科爾沁區|科尔沁区[Ke1 er3 qin4 Qu1]
科爾沁區 (fo1 ji5 sam3 keoi1) — Horqin, a district of Tongliao City 通遼市|通辽市[Tong1 liao2 Shi4], Inner Mongolia
科爾沁右翼中旗 (fo1 ji5 sam3 jau6 jik6 zung1 kei4) — Horqin right center banner, Mongolian Khorchin Baruun Garyn Dund khoshuu, in Hi…
科爾沁右翼前旗 (fo1 ji5 sam3 jau6 jik6 cin4 kei4) — Horqin right front banner, Mongolian Khorchin Baruun Garyn Ömnöd khoshuu, in Hi…
科爾沁左翼中旗 (fo1 ji5 sam3 zo2 jik6 zung1 kei4) — Horqin Left Middle banner or Khorchin Züün Garyn Dund khoshuu in Tongliao 通遼|通辽…
科爾沁左翼後旗 (fo1 ji5 sam3 zo2 jik6 hau6 kei4) — Horqin Left Rear banner or Khorchin Züün Garyn Xoit khoshuu in Tongliao 通遼|通辽[T…
科特布斯 (fo1 dak6 bou3 si1) — Cottbus (city in Germany)
科特迪瓦 (fo1 dak6 dik6 ngaa5) — Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast in West Africa
科特迪瓦共和國 (fo1 dak6 dik6 ngaa5 gung6 wo4 gwok3) — Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
科甲 (fo1 gaap3) — imperial examinations
科目 (fo1 muk6) — academic subject; field of study
科研 (fo1 jin4) — (scientific) research
科研人員 (fo1 jin4 jan4 jyun4) — (scientific) researcher
科研小組 (fo1 jin4 siu2 zou2) — a scientific research group
科研樣機 (fo1 jin4 joeng6 gei1) — research prototype
科系 (fo1 hai6) — department
科納克里 (fo1 naap6 hak1 lei5) — Conakry, capital of Guinea
科級 (fo1 kap1) — (administrative) section-level
科索沃 (fo1 sok3 juk1) — Kosovo
科羅娜 (fo1 lo4 naa4) — Corona (beer)
科羅恩病 (fo1 lo4 jan1 beng6) — Krohn's disease
科羅拉多 (fo1 lo4 laai1 do1) — Colorado
科羅拉多大峽谷 (fo1 lo4 laai1 do1 daai6 haap6 guk1) — the Grand Canyon (Colorado)
科羅拉多州 (fo1 lo4 laai1 do1 zau1) — Colorado
科羅納 (fo1 lo4 naap6) — Corona; Colonna
科考 (fo1 haau2) — preliminary round of imperial examinations; abbr. for 科學考察|科学考察[ke1 xue2 kao3 c…
科考隊 (fo1 haau2 deoi2) — scientific exploration team; expedition
科舉 (fo1 geoi2) — imperial examination
科舉制 (fo1 geoi2 zai3) — imperial examination system
科舉考試 (fo1 geoi2 haau2 si5) — imperial examinations (in former times)
科茨沃爾德 (fo1 ci4 juk1 ji5 dak1) — the Cotswolds (England)
科莫多龍 (fo1 mok6 do1 lung4) — Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis)
科西嘉島 (fo1 sai1 gaa1 dou2) — Corsica (Island located west of Italy and southeast of France)
科迪勒拉 (fo1 dik6 lak6 laai1) — Cordillera, series of mountain ranges stretching from Patagonia in South Americ…
科迪勒拉山系 (fo1 dik6 lak6 laai1 saan1 hai6) — Cordillera, series of mountain ranges stretching from Patagonia in South Americ…
科長 (fo1 zoeng2) — section chief
科隆 (fo1 lung4) — Cologne, Germany; Colón, Panama
秒差距 (miu5 caa1 keoi5) — parsec (astronomy)
秒殺 (miu5 saat3) — (Internet) flash sale; (sports or online gaming) rapid dispatch of an opponent
秒表 (miu5 biu1) — stopwatch
秒針 (miu5 zam1) — second hand (of a clock)
秒鐘 (miu5 zung1) — (time) second
秕子 (bei2 zi2) — blighted grain
秕糠 (bei2 hong1) — chaff; worthless stuff
秘密 (bei3 mat6) — secret; private; confidential; clandestine; a secret
秘密會社 (bei3 mat6 wui2 se5) — a secret society
秘密活動 (bei3 mat6 wut6 dung6) — clandestine activities; covert operation
秘密警察 (bei3 mat6 ging2 caat3) — secret police
秘技 (bei3 gei6) — cheat code
秘書 (bei3 syu1) — secretary
秘書長 (bei3 syu1 zoeng2) — secretary-general
秘笈 (bei3 kap1) — secret book or collection of books
秘籍 (bei3 zik6) — rare book; cheat code (video games)
秘訣 (bei3 kyut3) — secret know-how; key (to longevity); secret (of happiness); recipe (for success)
秘辛 (bei3 san1) — behind-the-scenes story; details known only to insiders
秘魯 (bei3 lou5) — Peru
秘魯苦蘵 (bei3 lou5 fu2 zik1) — Peruvian ground-cherry; cape gooseberry; Physalis peruviana
租佃 (zou1 din6) — to rent out one's land (to tenant farmers)
租借 (zou1 ze3) — to rent; to lease
租借地 (zou1 ze3 dei6) — concession (territory)
租債 (zou1 zaai3) — rent and debt
租價 (zou1 gaa3) — rent price
租地 (zou1 dei6) — to rent land; to lease farmland
租子 (zou1 zi2) — rent (payment)
租戶 (zou1 wu6) — tenant; person who leases
租房 (zou1 fong4) — to rent an apartment
租用 (zou1 jung6) — to lease; to hire; to rent (sth from sb)
租界 (zou1 gaai3) — foreign concession, an enclave occupied by a foreign power (in China in the 19t…
租稅 (zou1 seoi3) — taxation; in former times, esp. land tax
租船 (zou1 syun4) — to charter a ship; to take a vessel on rent
租讓 (zou1 joeng6) — to lease out; to rent (one's property out to sb else)
租賃 (zou1 jam6) — to rent; to lease; to hire
租金 (zou1 gam1) — rent
租錢 (zou1 cin2) — rent; same as 租金
秤坨 (cing3 to4) — variant of 秤砣[cheng4 tuo2]
秤桿 (cing3 gon1) — the beam of a steelyard; a balance arm
秤砣 (cing3 to4) — steelyard weight; standard weight
秤砣雖小壓千斤 (cing3 to4 seoi1 siu2 aat3 cin1 gan1) — although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom); apparently…
秤鉤 (cing3 ngau1) — steelyard hook
秤錘 (cing3 ceoi4) — steelyard weights
秦二世 (ceon4 ji6 sai3) — Qin Ershi (229-207 BC), second Qin emperor
秦代 (ceon4 doi6) — Qin dynasty (221-207 BC), founded by the first emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qin2 Sh…
秦吉了 (ceon4 gat1 liu5) — (old) see 八哥[ba1 ge1]
秦國 (ceon4 gwok3) — the state of Qin, one of the seven states of the Warring States Period (475-220…
秦始皇 (ceon4 ci2 wong4) — Qin Shihuang (259-210 BC), the first emperor
秦始皇帝 (ceon4 ci2 wong4 dai3) — the First Emperor 259-210 BC
秦始皇帝陵 (ceon4 ci2 wong4 dai3 ling4) — the mausoleum of the First Emperor near Xi'an
秦始皇陵 (ceon4 ci2 wong4 ling4) — the tomb of the first emperor at Mt Li 驪山|骊山[Li2 shan1] near Xi'an (awaits exca…
秦孝公 (ceon4 haau3 gung1) — Duke Xiao of Qin, 秦國|秦国[Qin2 guo2], ruled 361-338 BC during the Warring States …
秦安 (ceon4 on1) — see 秦安縣|秦安县[Qin2 an1 Xian4]
秦安縣 (ceon4 on1 jyun6) — Qin'an, a county in Tianshui City 天水市[Tian1 shui3 Shi4], Gansu
秦嶺 (ceon4 ling5) — Qinling Mountain Range in Shaanxi forming a natural barrier between the Guanzho…
秦嶺山脈 (ceon4 ling5 saan1 mak6) — Qinling Mountain Range in Shaanxi, forming a natural barrier between the Guanzh…
秦嶺蜀棧道 (ceon4 ling5 suk6 zaan6 dou6) — the Qinling plank road to Shu, a historical mountain road from Shaanxi to Sichu…
秦州 (ceon4 zau1) — see 秦州區|秦州区[Qin2 zhou1 Qu1]
秦州區 (ceon4 zau1 keoi1) — Qinzhou, a district of Tianshui City 天水市[Tian1 shui3 Shi4], Gansu
秦惠文王 (ceon4 wai6 man4 wong4) — King Huiwen of Qin 秦國|秦国, ruled 338-311 BC during the Warring States Period
秦朝 (ceon4 ciu4) — Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC)
秦末 (ceon4 mut6) — the end of the Qin dynasty 207 BC
秦椒 (ceon4 ziu1) — (dialect) hot pepper (long and thin); same as 花椒[hua1 jiao1]
秦檜 (ceon4 kui2) — Qin Hui (1090-1155 AD), Song Dynasty official said to have betrayed General Yue…
秦淮 (ceon4 waai4) — see 秦淮區|秦淮区[Qin2 huai2 Qu1]
秦淮區 (ceon4 waai4 keoi1) — Qinhuai, a district of Nanjing City 南京市[Nan2 jing1 Shi4], Jiangsu
秦漢 (ceon4 hon3) — the Qin (221-207 BC) and Han (206 BC-220 AD) dynasties
秦火 (ceon4 fo2) — the Qin burning of the books in 212 BC
秦牧 (ceon4 muk6) — Qin Mu (1919-1992), educator and prolific writer
秦皇島 (ceon4 wong4 dou2) — see 秦皇島市|秦皇岛市[Qin2 huang2 dao3 Shi4]
秦皇島市 (ceon4 wong4 dou2 si5) — Qinhuangdao, prefecture-level city in Hebei Province 河北省[He2 bei3 Sheng3]
秦穆公 (ceon4 muk6 gung1) — Duke Mu of Qin, the first substantial king of Qin (ruled 659-621 BC), sometimes…
秦篆 (ceon4 syun6) — seal script as unified by the Qin dynasty; the small seal 小篆 and great seal 大篆
秦腔 (ceon4 hong1) — Qinqiang, an opera style popular in northwest China, possibly originating in Mi…
秦艽 (ceon4 gau2) — large leaf gentian (Gentiana macrophylla)
秦越人 (ceon4 jyut6 jan4) — Qin Yueren (407-310 BC), Warring States physician known for his medical skills
秦軍 (ceon4 gwan1) — the Qin army (model for the terracotta warriors)
秦都 (ceon4 dou1) — see 秦都區|秦都区[Qin2 du1 Qu1]
秦都區 (ceon4 dou1 keoi1) — Qindu, a district of Xianyang City 咸陽市|咸阳市[Xian2 yang2 Shi4], Shaanxi
秦鏡高懸 (ceon4 geng3 gou1 jyun4) — see 明鏡高懸|明镜高悬[ming2 jing4 gao1 xuan2]
秦陵 (ceon4 ling4) — the tomb of the First Emperor at Mt Li 驪山|骊山[Li2 shan1] near Xi'an (awaits exca…
秦韜玉 (ceon4 tou1 juk6) — Qin Taoyu, Tang poet, author of the poem "A Poor Woman" 貧女|贫女[Pin2 nu : 3]
秧子 (joeng1 zi2) — sapling; seedling; sprout; (esp.) rice seedling; stem; stalk; vine; baby livest…
秧歌 (joeng1 go1) — Yangge, a popular rural folk dance
秧歌劇 (joeng1 go1 kek6) — Yangge opera, a rural form of theater
秧苗 (joeng1 miu4) — seedling; (esp.) rice seedling
秩序 (dit6 zeoi6) — order; orderliness (in society, in the classroom, on the roads etc)
秩序井然 (dit6 zeoi6 zeng2 jin4) — in perfect order
秩序美 (dit6 zeoi6 mei5) — order (as an aesthetic quality)
秩祿 (dit6 luk6) — official salaries
秫米 (seot6 mai5) — grain of glutinous sorghum
秭 (zi2) — billion
秭歸 (zi2 gwai1) — see 秭歸縣|秭归县[Zi3 gui1 Xian4]
秭歸縣 (zi2 gwai1 jyun6) — Zigui, a county in Yichang City 宜昌市[Yi2 chang1 Shi4], Hubei
秸 (gaai1) — grain stalks left after threshing
秸稈 (gaai1 gon2) — straw
移 (ji4) — to move; to shift; to change; to alter; to remove
移交 (ji4 gaau1) — to transfer; to hand over
移位 (ji4 wai2) — to shift; shift; translocation; displacement; (medicine) dislocation
移借 (ji4 ze3) — to put to a different use; to borrow; (linguistics) borrowing

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