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事宜 (si6 ji4) — matters; arrangements
事實上 (si6 sat6 soeng6) — in fact; in reality; actually; as a matter of fact; de facto; ipso facto
事實勝於雄辯 (si6 sat6 sing3 jyu1 hung4 bin6) — facts speak louder than words (idiom)
事實婚 (si6 sat6 fan1) — common-law marriage; de facto marriage
事後 (si6 hau6) — after the event; in hindsight; in retrospect
事後聰明 (si6 hau6 cung1 ming4) — wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
事後諸葛亮 (si6 hau6 zyu1 got3 loeng6) — person who is wise after the event
事必躬親 (si6 bit1 gung1 can1) — to attend to everything personally
事怕行家 (si6 paa3 hong4 gaa1) — an expert always produces the best work (idiom)
事情 (si6 cing4) — affair; matter; thing; business
事態 (si6 taai3) — situation; existing state of affairs
事態發展 (si6 taai3 faat3 zin2) — course of events
事故 (si6 gu3) — accident
事故照射 (si6 gu3 ziu3 se6) — accidental exposure
事業 (si6 jip6) — undertaking; project; activity; (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause;…
事業心 (si6 jip6 sam1) — devotion to one's work; professional ambition
事業有成 (si6 jip6 jau5 sing4) — to be successful in business; professional success
事業線 (si6 jip6 sin3) — (palmistry) fate line; career prospects line (running vertically up the palm to…
事機 (si6 gei1) — confidential aspects of a matter; secrets; key moment for action
事權 (si6 kyun4) — position; authority; responsibility
事無大小 (si6 mou4 daai6 siu2) — see 事無巨細|事无巨细[shi4 wu2 ju4 xi4]
事無巨細 (si6 mou4 geoi6 sai3) — lit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom); fig. to deal wit…
事物 (si6 mat6) — thing; object
事理 (si6 lei5) — reason; logic
事由 (si6 jau4) — main content; matter; work; origin of an incident; cause; purpose; subject (of …
事界 (si6 gaai3) — event horizon
事發地點 (si6 faat3 dei6 dim2) — the scene of the incident
事端 (si6 dyun1) — disturbance; incident
事與願違 (si6 jyu5 jyun6 wai4) — things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom)
事證 (si6 zing3) — evidence
事變 (si6 bin3) — incident; unforeseen event; events (in general)
事過境遷 (si6 gwo3 ging2 cin1) — The issue is in the past, and the situation has changed (idiom).; It is water u…
事關 (si6 gwaan1) — to concern; on (some topic); about; concerning; to have importance for
事項 (si6 hong6) — matter; item
事體 (si6 tai2) — things; affairs; decorum
二一添作五 (ji6 jat1 tim1 zok3 ng5) — lit. one half equals zero point five (division rule in abacus reckoning); to sh…
二丁醚 (ji6 ding1 mai4) — dibutyl ether
二七區 (ji6 cat1 keoi1) — Erqi, a district of Zhengzhou City 鄭州市|郑州市[Zheng4 zhou1 Shi4], Henan
二世 (ji6 sai3) — the Second (of numbered kings); second generation (e.g. Chinese Americans)
二人世界 (ji6 jan4 sai3 gaai3) — world with only two people (usually refers to a romantic couple); romantic coup…
二人臺 (ji6 jan4 toi4) — genre of song-and-dance duet popular in Inner Mongolia
二人轉 (ji6 jan4 zyun3) — genre of song-and-dance duet popular in northeast China
二代 (ji6 doi6) — second generation
二伏 (ji6 fuk6) — 中伏[zhong1 fu2]
二來 (ji6 loi4) — secondly, ...
二便 (ji6 bin6) — urination and defecation
二倍體 (ji6 pui5 tai2) — diploid (in cell biology)
二側 (ji6 zak1) — two sides
二價 (ji6 gaa3) — negotiable price; (chemistry) divalent; bivalent
二元 (ji6 jyun4) — duality; dual; bipolar; binary
二元論 (ji6 jyun4 leon6) — dualism, belief that the universe is made of two different substance (e.g. mind…
二元醇 (ji6 jyun4 seon4) — (chemistry) diol; alcohol with two hydroxyl groups
二八 (ji6 baat3) — 16; sixteen
二八佳人 (ji6 baat3 gaai1 jan4) — 16-year-old beauty
二分 (ji6 fan6) — second part; the equinox
二分之一 (ji6 fan6 zi1 jat1) — one half
二分裂 (ji6 fan1 lit6) — binary division (in bacterial reproduction)
二分音符 (ji6 fan1 jam1 fu4) — minim (music)
二分點 (ji6 fan6 dim2) — the two equinoxes
二刻拍案驚奇 (ji6 hak1 paak3 on3 ging1 kei4) — Slapping the Table in Amazement (Part II), second of two books of vernacular st…
二副 (ji6 fu3) — second officer (of ship); second mate
二十 (ji6 sap6) — twenty; 20
二十一世紀 (ji6 sap6 jat1 sai3 gei2) — 21st century
二十一條 (ji6 sap6 jat1 tiu4) — the Japanese Twenty-One Demands of 1915
二十一點 (ji6 sap6 jat1 dim2) — blackjack (card game)
二十世紀 (ji6 sap6 sai3 gei2) — 20th century
二十五史 (ji6 sap6 ng5 si2) — twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions)
二十八宿 (ji6 sap6 baat3 sau3) — the twenty-eight constellations
二十四史 (ji6 sap6 sei3 si2) — the Twenty-Four Histories (25 or 26 in modern editions), collection of books on…
二十四孝 (ji6 sap6 sei3 haau3) — the Twenty-four Filial Exemplars, classic Confucian text on filial piety from Y…
二十四節氣 (ji6 sap6 sei3 zit3 hei3) — the 24 solar terms, calculated from the position of the sun on the ecliptic, th…
二十多 (ji6 sap6 do1) — over 20
二十年目睹之怪現狀 (ji6 sap6 nin4 muk6 dou2 zi1 gwaai3 jin6 zong6) — The Strange State of the World Witnessed Over 20 Years, novel by late Qing nove…
二十面體 (ji6 sap6 min6 tai2) — icosahedron
二叉樹 (ji6 caa1 syu6) — binary tree
二合一 (ji6 hap6 jat1) — 2-in-1; two-in-one
二名法 (ji6 ming4 faat3) — binomial nomenclature (in taxonomy)
二哥 (ji6 go1) — second brother
二地主 (ji6 dei6 zyu2) — sublandlord; tenant who sublets
二奶 (ji6 naai1) — mistress; second wife; lover
二婚 (ji6 fan1) — (coll.) (usu. of women in former times) to marry for a second time; second marr…
二婚頭 (ji6 fan1 tau4) — remarried lady (contemptuous term); lady who marries for a second time
二寶 (ji6 bou2) — second child; second baby
二尕子 (ji6 gaa1 zi2) — scoundrel
二尖瓣 (ji6 zim1 baan6) — mitral valve (physiology)
二尖瓣狹窄 (ji6 zim1 baan6 haap6 zaak3) — mitral stenosis (physiology)
二屄 (ji6 bei1) — (slang) idiot; idiotic
二年生 (ji6 nin4 sang1) — (botany) (of a plant) biennial
二度 (ji6 dou6) — again; twice; (music) second (i.e. an interval between adjacent notes)
二心 (ji6 sam1) — disloyalty; half-heartedness; duplicity
二惡英 (ji6 ok3 jing1) — dioxin
二愣子 (ji6 ling6 zi2) — stupid person; dolt; rash (slang)
二戰 (ji6 zin3) — World War II
二房 (ji6 fong4) — second branch of an extended family; concubine
二房東 (ji6 fong4 dung1) — sublandlord; tenant who sublets
二手 (ji6 sau2) — indirectly acquired; second-hand (information, equipment etc); assistant
二手房 (ji6 sau2 fong4) — second-hand house; house acquired indirectly through a middle-man
二手煙 (ji6 sau2 jin1) — second-hand smoke
二手貨 (ji6 sau2 fo3) — second-hand goods; used goods
二手車 (ji6 sau2 ce1) — second-hand car
二把刀 (ji6 baa2 dou1) — inexpert; a botcher
二把手 (ji6 baa2 sau2) — deputy leader; the second-in-command
二斑百靈 (ji6 baan1 baak3 ling4) — (bird species of China) bimaculated lark (Melanocorypha bimaculata)
二更 (ji6 gaang1) — second of the five night watch periods 21:00-23:00 (old)
二月 (ji6 jyut6) — February; second month (of the lunar year)
二月份 (ji6 jyut6 fan6) — February
二杆子 (ji6 gon1 zi2) — hot-tempered; rash; hot-tempered person
二極管 (ji6 gik6 gun2) — diode
二次 (ji6 ci3) — second (i.e. number two); second time; twice; (math.) quadratic (of degree two)
二次世界大戰 (ji6 ci3 sai3 gaai3 daai6 zin3) — World War Two
二次函數 (ji6 ci3 haam4 sou3) — quadratic function
二次型 (ji6 ci3 jing4) — quadratic form (math.)
二次多項式 (ji6 ci3 do1 hong6 sik1) — (math.) quadratic polynomial
二次大戰 (ji6 ci3 daai6 zin3) — World War Two
二次方 (ji6 ci3 fong1) — square (i.e. x times x)
二次方程 (ji6 ci3 fong1 cing4) — (math.) quadratic equation
二次曲線 (ji6 ci3 kuk1 sin3) — quadratic curve (geometry); conic
二次曲面 (ji6 ci3 kuk1 min6) — quadric surface (geometry)
二次革命 (ji6 ci3 gaak3 ming6) — Second Revolution, campaign from 1913 of the provisional revolutionary governme…
二正丙醚 (ji6 zing3 bing2 mai4) — di-n-propyl ether
二毛子 (ji6 mou4 zi2) — lit. secondary foreigner; (derogatory term for Chinese Christians and others as…
二氧化氮 (ji6 joeng5 faa3 daam6) — nitrogen dioxide
二氧化物 (ji6 joeng5 faa3 mat6) — dioxide
二氧化硅 (ji6 joeng5 faa3 gwai1) — silicon dioxide (SiO2)
二氧化硫 (ji6 joeng5 faa3 lau4) — sulfur dioxide SO2
二氧化碳 (ji6 joeng5 faa3 taan3) — carbon dioxide CO2
二氧化碳隔離 (ji6 joeng5 faa3 taan3 gaak3 lei4) — carbon sequestration; carbon dioxide sequestration
二氧化鈦 (ji6 joeng5 faa3 taai3) — titanium dioxide
二氧化鈾 (ji6 joeng5 faa3 jau4) — uranium dioxide
二氧化錳 (ji6 joeng5 faa3 maang5) — manganese(iv) oxide
二氧芑 (ji6 joeng5 hei2) — dioxin
二氧雜芑 (ji6 joeng5 zaap6 hei2) — dioxin
二水貨 (ji6 seoi2 fo3) — used goods; second hand goods
二流 (ji6 lau4) — second-rate; second-tier
二流子 (ji6 lau4 zi2) — loafer; idler; bum
二甘醇 (ji6 gam1 seon4) — diethylene glycol
二產婦 (ji6 caan2 fu5) — lady who has given birth twice
二甲 (ji6 gaap3) — 2nd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination (i.e. 4th place and …
二甲基砷酸 (ji6 gaap3 gei1 san1 syun1) — dimethylarsenic acid (CH3)2AsO2H; cacodylic acid
二甲基胂酸 (ji6 gaap3 gei1 san6 syun1) — dimethylarsenic acid (CH3)2AsO2H; cacodylic acid
二甲苯 (ji6 gaap3 bun2) — xylene
二疊紀 (ji6 dip6 gei2) — Permian (geological period 292-250m years ago)
二百五 (ji6 baak3 ng5) — idiot; stupid person; a dope
二百方針 (ji6 baak3 fong1 zam1) — see 雙百方針|双百方针[shuang1 bai3 fang1 zhen1]
二硫化碳 (ji6 lau4 faa3 taan3) — carbon disulfide
二硫基丙磺酸鈉 (ji6 lau4 gei1 bing2 wong4 syun1 naap6) — sodium dimercaptosulfanate
二硫基丙醇 (ji6 lau4 gei1 bing2 seon4) — dimercaprol
二硫基琥珀酸鈉 (ji6 lau4 gei1 fu2 paak3 syun1 naap6) — sodium dimercaptosuccinate
二磷酸腺苷 (ji6 leon4 syun1 sin3 gam1) — adenosine diphosphate (ADP)
二等 (ji6 dang2) — second class; second-rate
二等艙 (ji6 dang2 cong1) — second class cabin
二等車 (ji6 dang2 ce1) — second-class carriage (of a train)
二節棍 (ji6 zit3 gwan3) — nunchaku (weapon with two rods joined by a short chain, used in martial arts)
二簡 (ji6 gaan2) — Second Chinese Character Simplification Scheme (abbr. for 第二次漢字簡化方案|第二次汉字简化方案[D…
二簧 (ji6 wong4) — variant of 二黃|二黄[er4 huang2]
二糖 (ji6 tong4) — disaccharide
二級 (ji6 kap1) — grade 2; second class; category B
二級士官 (ji6 kap1 si6 gun1) — sergeant
二級頭 (ji6 kap1 tau4) — second stage (diving)
二級頭呼吸器 (ji6 kap1 tau4 fu1 kap1 hei3) — (scuba diving) regulator; demand valve
二維 (ji6 wai4) — two-dimensional
二維碼 (ji6 wai4 maa5) — 2D barcode; matrix code; (esp.) QR code
二老 (ji6 lou5) — mother and father; parents
二者 (ji6 ze2) — both; both of them; neither
二聲 (ji6 sing1) — second tone
二胎 (ji6 toi1) — second pregnancy
二胡 (ji6 wu2) — erhu (Chinese 2-string fiddle); alto fiddle
二茬罪 (ji6 caa4 zeoi6) — to suffer second persecution
二號 (ji6 hou6) — 2nd day of the month
二號人物 (ji6 hou6 jan4 mat6) — second-in-command
二號電池 (ji6 hou6 din6 ci4) — (Tw) C size battery (PRC equivalent: 三號電池|三号电池[san1 hao4 dian4 chi2])
二話 (ji6 waa6) — objection; differing opinion
二話不說 (ji6 waa6 bat1 syut3) — (idiom) not saying anything further; not raising any objection; without demur
二輪 (ji6 leon4) — second round (of a match or election)
二迭紀 (ji6 dit6 gei2) — variant of 二疊紀|二叠纪[Er4 die2 ji4]
二連 (ji6 lin4) — see 二連浩特市|二连浩特市[Er4 lian2 hao4 te4 Shi4]
二連巨盜龍 (ji6 lin4 geoi6 dou6 lung4) — Gigantoraptor erlianensis (a giant bird-like dinosaur found in Erlian in Inner …
二連浩特 (ji6 lin4 hou6 dak6) — see 二連浩特市|二连浩特市[Er4 lian2 hao4 te4 Shi4]
二連浩特市 (ji6 lin4 hou6 dak6 si5) — Erenhot, a county-level city in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xi1 lin2 guo1 le4 M…
二連盆地 (ji6 lin4 pun4 dei6) — Erlian Basin in Inner Mongolia
二進 (ji6 zeon3) — binary (math.)
二進制 (ji6 zeon3 zai3) — binary system (math.)
二進制編碼 (ji6 zeon3 zai3 pin1 maa5) — binary code; binary encoding
二進宮 (ji6 zeon3 gung1) — name of a famous opera; (slang) to go to jail for a second offense
二逼 (ji6 bik1) — variant of 二屄[er4 bi1]
二遍苦 (ji6 pin3 fu2) — second persecution
二道 (ji6 dou6) — see 二道區|二道区[Er4 dao4 Qu1]
二道區 (ji6 dou6 keoi1) — Erdao, a district of Changchun City 長春市|长春市[Chang2 chun1 Shi4], Jilin
二道江 (ji6 dou6 gong1) — see 二道江區|二道江区[Er4 dao4 jiang1 Qu1]
二道江區 (ji6 dou6 gong1 keoi1) — Erdaojiang, a district of Tonghua City 通化市[Tong1 hua4 Shi4], Jilin
二道販子 (ji6 dou6 faan3 zi2) — middleman; buyer and seller
二郎 (ji6 long4) — see 二郎神[Er4 lang2 shen2]
二郎神 (ji6 long4 san4) — Erlangshen, Chinese deity
二郎腿 (ji6 long4 teoi2) — one leg over the other (legs crossed)
二部制 (ji6 bou6 zai3) — two shift system (in schools)
二醇 (ji6 seon4) — glycol
二里頭 (ji6 lei5 tau4) — Erlitou (Xia dynasty 夏朝[Xia4 chao2] archaeological site at Yanshi 偃師|偃师[Yan3 sh…
二重 (ji6 cung4) — double; repeated twice
二重下標 (ji6 cung4 haa6 biu1) — double subscript; doubly indexed
二重唱 (ji6 cung4 coeng3) — duet
二重奏 (ji6 cung4 zau3) — duet (in music)
二重性 (ji6 cung4 sing3) — dualism; two sided; double nature
二重根 (ji6 cung4 gan1) — a double root of an equation
二重母音 (ji6 cung4 mou5 jam1) — diphthong
二鍋頭 (ji6 wo1 tau4) — erguotou (sorghum liquor)
二階 (ji6 gaai1) — second order; quadratic (math.)
二項式 (ji6 hong6 sik1) — two items; binomial (math.)
二項式係數 (ji6 hong6 sik1 hai6 sou3) — (math.) binomial coefficient
二項式定理 (ji6 hong6 sik1 ding6 lei5) — the binomial theorem (math.)
二頭肌 (ji6 tau4 gei1) — biceps muscle
二鬼子 (ji6 gwai2 zi2) — traitor; collaborator with the enemy
二黃 (ji6 wong4) — one of the two chief types of music in Chinese opera; Peking opera; also writte…
于丹 (jyu4 daan1) — Yu Dan (1965–), Chinese scholar and author known for popularizing Chinese class…
于歸 (jyu4 gwai1) — (literary) (of a girl) to marry
于歸之喜 (jyu4 gwai1 zi1 hei2) — the joy of matrimony (polite phrase referring to a young woman)
于洪 (jyu4 hung4) — see 于洪區|于洪区[Yu2 hong2 Qu1]
于洪區 (jyu4 hung4 keoi1) — Yuhong, a district of Shenyang City 瀋陽市|沈阳市[Shen3 yang2 Shi4], Liaoning
云云 (wan4 wan4) — and so on; so and so; many and confused
云城 (wan4 sing4) — see 云城區|云城区[Yun2 cheng2 Qu1]
云城區 (wan4 sing4 keoi1) — Yuncheng, a district of Yunfu City 雲浮市|云浮市[Yun2 fu2 Shi4], Guangdong
互不侵犯 (wu6 bat1 cam1 faan6) — non-aggression
互不相欠 (wu6 bat1 soeng1 him3) — see 兩不相欠|两不相欠[liang3 bu4 xiang1 qian4]
互不相讓 (wu6 bat1 soeng1 joeng6) — neither giving way to the other
互信 (wu6 seon3) — mutual trust
互利 (wu6 lei6) — mutually beneficial
互助 (wu6 zo6) — see 互助土族自治縣|互助土族自治县[Hu4 zhu4 Tu3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
互助土族自治縣 (wu6 zo6 tou2 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6) — Huzhu Tu Autonomous County, in Haidong City 海東市|海东市[Hai3 dong1 Shi4], Qinghai
互助縣 (wu6 zo6 jyun6) — see 互助土族自治縣|互助土族自治县[Hu4 zhu4 Tu3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
互勉 (wu6 min5) — to encourage each other
互動 (wu6 dung6) — to interact; interactive
互動電視 (wu6 dung6 din6 si6) — interactive TV
互惠 (wu6 wai6) — mutual benefit; mutually beneficial; reciprocal
互換 (wu6 wun6) — to exchange
互操性 (wu6 cou1 sing3) — interoperability
互文 (wu6 man4) — paired phrases (poetic device)
互斥 (wu6 cik1) — mutually exclusive
互為因果 (wu6 wai4 jan1 gwo2) — mutually related karma (idiom); fates are intertwined; interdependent
互生 (wu6 sang1) — alternate leaf arrangement (botany)
互生葉 (wu6 sang1 jip6) — alternate phyllotaxy (leaf pattern)
互異 (wu6 ji6) — differing from one another; mutually different
互相 (wu6 soeng1) — each other; mutually; mutual
互相依存 (wu6 soeng1 ji1 cyun4) — interdependent
互相扯皮 (wu6 soeng1 ce2 pei4) — to pass the buck; to shirk responsibility
互相推諉 (wu6 soeng1 teoi1 wai2) — mutually shirking responsibilities (idiom); each blaming the other; passing the…
互相監督 (wu6 soeng1 gaam1 duk1) — mutual supervision
互相聯繫 (wu6 soeng1 lyun4 hai6) — mutually related; interconnected
互相連接 (wu6 soeng1 lin4 zip3) — interlinked
互素 (wu6 sou3) — (math.) coprime; relatively prime (having no common factor)
互聯 (wu6 lyun4) — interconnected
互聯網 (wu6 lyun4 mong5) — Internet
互聯網站 (wu6 lyun4 mong5 zaam6) — Internet site
互聯網絡 (wu6 lyun4 mong5 lok6) — network
互補 (wu6 bou2) — complementary; to complement each other
互訪 (wu6 fong2) — exchange visits
互譯 (wu6 jik6) — two-way translation
互通 (wu6 tung1) — to intercommunicate; to interoperate
互通性 (wu6 tung1 sing3) — interoperability (of communications equipment)
互通有無 (wu6 tung1 jau5 mou4) — (idiom) mutual exchange of assistance; to benefit from each other's strengths a…
互連 (wu6 lin4) — interconnection
五一 (ng5 jat1) — 5-1 (May 1st)
五七 (ng5 cat1) — memorial activity 35 days after a person's death
五七幹校 (ng5 cat1 gon3 haau6) — May 7 cadre school (farm where urban cadres had to undertake manual labor and s…
五七幹部學校 (ng5 cat1 gon3 bou6 hok6 haau6) — May 7 cadre school (farm where urban cadres had to undertake manual labor and s…
五世 (ng5 sai3) — the fifth (of series of numbered kings)
五五 (ng5 ng5) — 50-50; equal (share, partnership etc)
五人墓碑記 (ng5 jan4 mou6 bei1 gei3) — Five Men's Tombstone Inscription, an essay by Zhang Pu 張溥|张溥[Zhang1 Pu3] commem…
五代 (ng5 doi6) — Five Dynasties, period of history between the fall of the Tang dynasty (907) an…
五代十國 (ng5 doi6 sap6 gwok3) — Five Dynasties (907-960) and Ten Kingdoms (902-979), period of political turmoi…
五代史 (ng5 doi6 si2) — History of the Five Dynasties, eighteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4…
五倍子樹 (ng5 pui5 zi2 syu6) — Chinese sumac (Rhus chinensis)
五倫 (ng5 leon4) — the five Confucian relationships (ruler-subject, father-son, brother-brother, h…
五光十色 (ng5 gwong1 sap6 sik1) — (idiom) bright and multicolored; of rich variety; dazzling; glitzy
五分之一 (ng5 fan6 zi1 jat1) — one fifth
五分熟 (ng5 fan1 suk6) — medium (of steak)
五分美金 (ng5 fan1 mei5 gam1) — nickel; five US cents
五刑 (ng5 jing4) — imperial five punishments of feudal China, up to Han times: tattooing character…
五加 (ng5 gaa1) — Acanthopanax gracilistylus
五勞七傷 (ng5 lou4 cat1 soeng1) — (TCM) "five strains and seven impairments", five referring to the five viscera …
五十 (ng5 sap6) — fifty
五十步笑百步 (ng5 sap6 bou6 siu3 baak3 bou6) — (lit.) the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 1…
五十肩 (ng5 sap6 gin1) — adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)
五十鈴 (ng5 sap6 ling4) — Isuzu
五卅 (ng5 saa1) — abbr. for 五卅運動|五卅运动[wu3 sa4 yun4 dong4], The May Thirtieth Movement (1925)
五卅運動 (ng5 saa1 wan6 dung6) — anti-imperialist movement of 30th May 1925, involving general strike esp. in Sh…
五原 (ng5 jyun4) — see 五原縣|五原县[Wu3 yuan2 Xian4]
五原縣 (ng5 jyun4 jyun6) — Wuyuan, a county in Bayannur City 巴彥淖爾市|巴彦淖尔市[Ba1 yan4 nao4 er3 Shi4], Inner Mo…
五口通商 (ng5 hau2 tung1 soeng1) — the five treaty ports forced on Qing China by the 1842 treaty of Nanjing 南京條約|南…
五味 (ng5 mei6) — the five flavors, namely: sweet 甜, sour 酸, bitter 苦, spicy hot 辣, salty 鹹|咸; al…
五味子 (ng5 mei6 zi2) — schizandra (Schisandra chinensis); Magnolia vine
五四 (ng5 sei3) — fourth of May, cf 五四運動|五四运动, national renewal movement that started with 4th Ma…
五四愛國運動 (ng5 sei3 oi3 gwok3 wan6 dung6) — May Fourth Movement; Chinese national renewal movement that started with 4th Ma…
五四運動 (ng5 sei3 wan6 dung6) — May Fourth Movement; Chinese national renewal movement that started with 4th Ma…
五大名山 (ng5 daai6 ming4 saan1) — Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] in Shandong…
五大洲 (ng5 daai6 zau1) — five continents; the whole world
五大湖 (ng5 daai6 wu4) — the Great Lakes (of North America)
五大連池 (ng5 daai6 lin4 ci4) — see 五大連池市|五大连池市[Wu3 da4 lian2 chi2 Shi4]
五大連池市 (ng5 daai6 lin4 ci4 si5) — Wudalianchi, a county-level city in Heihe City 黑河市[Hei1 he2 Shi4], Heilongjiang
五子棋 (ng5 zi2 kei4) — five-in-a-row (game similar to tic-tac-toe); Japanese: gomoku; gobang
五官 (ng5 gun1) — five sense organs of TCM (nose, eyes, lips, tongue, ears 鼻目口舌耳); facial features
五官端正 (ng5 gun1 dyun1 zing3) — to have regular features
五家渠 (ng5 gaa1 keoi4) — Wujyachü shehiri (Wujiaqu city) or Wǔjiāqú subprefecture level city in Ili Kaza…
五家渠市 (ng5 gaa1 keoi4 si5) — Wujyachü shehiri (Wujiaqu city) or Wǔjiāqú subprefecture level city in Ili Kaza…
五寨 (ng5 zaai6) — see 五寨縣|五寨县[Wu3 zhai4 Xian4]
五寨縣 (ng5 zaai6 jyun6) — Wuzhai, a county in Xinzhou City 忻州市[Xin1 zhou1 Shi4], Shanxi
五峰 (ng5 fung1) — see 五峰土家族自治縣|五峰土家族自治县[Wu3 feng1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
五峰土家族自治縣 (ng5 fung1 tou2 gaa1 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6) — Wufeng Tujia Autonomous County, in Yichang City 宜昌市[Yi2 chang1 Shi4], Hubei
五峰縣 (ng5 fung1 jyun6) — see 五峰土家族自治縣|五峰土家族自治县[Wu3 feng1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
五嶺 (ng5 ling5) — the five ranges separating Hunan and Jiangxi from south China, esp. Guangdong a…
五嶽 (ng5 ngok6) — Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] in Shandong…
五帝 (ng5 dai3) — the Five Legendary Emperors, usually taken to be the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang…
五常 (ng5 soeng4) — see 五常市[Wu3 chang2 Shi4]; the Permanent Five (the five permanent members of the…
五常市 (ng5 soeng4 si5) — Wuchang, a county-level city in Harbin City 哈爾濱市|哈尔滨市[Ha1 er3 bin1 Shi4], Heilo…
五度 (ng5 dou6) — five degrees; fifth (basic musical interval, doh to soh)
五形 (ng5 jing4) — Wuxing - "Five Animals" - Martial Art
五彩 (ng5 coi2) — five (main) colors (white, black, red, yellow, and blue); multicolored
五彩繽紛 (ng5 coi2 ban1 fan1) — all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display
五打一 (ng5 daa2 jat1) — to masturbate (slang)
五指山 (ng5 zi2 saan1) — Wuzhi Mountain (1,840 m), highest mountain in Hainan; Wuzhishan City, Hainan
五指山市 (ng5 zi2 saan1 si5) — Wuzhishan City, Hainan
五斗櫃 (ng5 dau2 gwai6) — chest of drawers
五斗米道 (ng5 dau2 mai5 dou6) — Way of the Five Pecks of Rice (Taoist movement); Way of the Celestial Master
五方 (ng5 fong1) — the five regions: the east, south, west, north and center; all parts; China and…
五旬節 (ng5 ceon4 zit3) — Pentecost
五星 (ng5 sing1) — the five visible planets, namely: Mercury 水星, Venus 金星, Mars 火星, Jupiter 木星, Sa…
五星紅旗 (ng5 sing1 hung4 kei4) — five-starred red flag (PRC national flag)
五星級 (ng5 sing1 kap1) — five-star (hotel)
五更 (ng5 gaang1) — fifth of the five night watch periods 03:00-05:00 (old)
五月 (ng5 jyut6) — May; fifth month (of the lunar year)
五月份 (ng5 jyut6 fan6) — May
五月節 (ng5 jyut6 zit3) — Dragon Boat Festival (the 5th day of the 5th lunar month)
五權憲法 (ng5 kyun4 hin3 faat3) — Sun Yat-sen's Five-power constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan; The…
五步蛇 (ng5 bou6 se4) — Deinagkistrodon acutus, a species of venomous pit viper (lit. "five-pace snake"…
五毛 (ng5 mou4) — fifty cents (0.5 RMB); (fig.) paltry sum of money; (abbr. for 五毛黨|五毛党[wu3 mao2 …
五毛黨 (ng5 mou4 dong2) — fifty cents party (person supposed to relay government propaganda on Internet s…
五氧化二釩 (ng5 joeng5 faa3 ji6 faan4) — Vanadium pentoxide V2O5; vanadic anhydride
五河 (ng5 ho4) — see 五河縣|五河县[Wu3 he2 Xian4]
五河縣 (ng5 ho4 jyun6) — Wuhe, a county in Bengbu City 蚌埠市[Beng4 bu4 Shi4], Anhui
五洲 (ng5 zau1) — five continents; the world
五涼 (ng5 loeng4) — the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), L…
五湖四海 (ng5 wu4 sei3 hoi2) — all parts of the country
五燈會元 (ng5 dang1 wui2 jyun4) — Song Dynasty History of Zen Buddhism in China (1252), 20 scrolls
五環 (ng5 waan4) — five rings; pentacyclic (chemistry)
五環會徽 (ng5 waan4 wui2 fai1) — Olympic rings
五瘟 (ng5 wan1) — five chief demons of folklore personifying pestilence
五瘟神 (ng5 wan1 san4) — five chief demons of folklore personifying pestilence; cf four horsemen of the …
五癆七傷 (ng5 lou4 cat1 soeng1) — variant of 五勞七傷|五劳七伤[wu3 lao2 qi1 shang1]
五百年前是一家 (ng5 baak3 nin4 cin4 si6 jat1 gaa1) — five hundred years ago we were the same family (saying) (said of persons with t…
五短身材 (ng5 dyun2 san1 coi4) — (of a person) short in stature
五碳糖 (ng5 taan3 tong4) — pentose (CH2O)5, monosaccharide with five carbon atoms, such as ribose 核糖[he2 t…
五祖拳 (ng5 zou2 kyun4) — Wuzuquan - "Five Ancestors" - Martial Art
五福臨門 (ng5 fuk1 lam4 mun4) — lit. (may the) five blessings descend upon this home (namely: longevity, wealth…
五穀 (ng5 guk1) — five crops, e.g. millet 粟[su4], soybean 豆[dou4], sesame 麻[ma2], barley 麥|麦[mai4…
五穀豐登 (ng5 guk1 fung1 dang1) — abundant harvest of all food crops; bumper grain harvest
五筆 (ng5 bat1) — abbr. of 五筆字型|五笔字型, five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered…
五筆字型 (ng5 bat1 zi6 jing4) — five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented b…
五筆字形 (ng5 bat1 zi6 jing4) — Chinese character input method for entering characters by numbered strokes (var…
五筆編碼 (ng5 bat1 pin1 maa5) — five-stroke code, Chinese character input method
五筆輸入法 (ng5 bat1 syu1 jap6 faat3) — five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented b…
五等爵位 (ng5 dang2 zoek3 wai6) — five orders of feudal nobility, namely: Duke 公[gong1], Marquis 侯[hou2], Count 伯…
五糧液 (ng5 loeng4 jik6) — Wuliangye liquor; Five Grain liquor
五級士官 (ng5 kap1 si6 gun1) — master sergeant
五經 (ng5 ging1) — the Five Classics of Confucianism, namely: the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1],…
五線譜 (ng5 sin3 pou2) — (music) staff; stave
五聲音階 (ng5 sing1 jam1 gaai1) — pentatonic scale
五胡 (ng5 wu4) — Five non-Han people, namely: Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴[Xiong1 nu2], Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑[Xian…
五胡十六國 (ng5 wu4 sap6 luk6 gwok3) — Sixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439)
五臟 (ng5 zong6) — five viscera of TCM, namely: heart 心[xin1], liver 肝[gan1], spleen 脾[pi2], lungs…
五臟六腑 (ng5 zong6 luk6 fu2) — five viscera and six bowels (TCM)
五臺 (ng5 toi4) — see 五臺縣|五台县[Wu3 tai2 Xian4]
五臺山 (ng5 toi4 saan1) — Mt Wutai in Shanxi 山西[Shan1 xi1], one of the Four Sacred Mountains and home of …
五臺市 (ng5 toi4 si5) — Wutai city in Shanxi
五臺縣 (ng5 toi4 jyun6) — Wutai, a county in Xinzhou City 忻州市[Xin1 zhou1 Shi4], Shanxi
五色 (ng5 sik1) — multicolored; the rainbow; garish
五色繽紛 (ng5 sik1 ban1 fan1) — all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display
五花八門 (ng5 faa1 baat3 mun4) — myriad; all kinds of; all sorts of
五花大綁 (ng5 faa1 daai6 bong2) — to bind a person's upper body, with arms tied behind the back and rope looped a…
五花肉 (ng5 faa1 juk6) — pork belly; streaky pork
五苓散 (ng5 ling4 saan2) — wuling powder (decoction of poria mushroom used in TCM); poria five powder; Hoe…
五華 (ng5 waa4) — see 五華縣|五华县[Wu3 hua2 Xian4]; see 五華區|五华区[Wu3 hua2 Qu1]
五華區 (ng5 waa4 keoi1) — Wuhua, a district of Kunming City 昆明市[Kun1 ming2 Shi4], Yunnan
五華縣 (ng5 waa4 jyun6) — Wuhua, a county in Meizhou City 梅州市[Mei2 zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong
五蓮 (ng5 lin4) — see 五蓮縣|五莲县[Wu3 lian2 Xian4]
五蓮縣 (ng5 lin4 jyun6) — Wulian, a county in Rizhao City 日照市[Ri4 zhao4 Shi4], Shandong
五蘊 (ng5 wan2) — the Five Aggregates (from Sanskrit "skandha") (Buddhism)
五虎將 (ng5 fu2 zoeng3) — Liu Bei's five great generals in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, namely: Guan Yu…
五號 (ng5 hou6) — the fifth; fifth day of a month
五號電池 (ng5 hou6 din6 ci4) — AA battery (PRC); Taiwan equivalent: 三號電池|三号电池[san1 hao4 dian4 chi2]
五行 (ng5 hang4) — five phases of Chinese philosophy: wood 木, fire 火, earth 土, metal 金, water 水
五行八作 (ng5 hang4 baat3 zok3) — all the trades; people of all trades and professions
五角 (ng5 gok3) — pentagon
五角場 (ng5 gok3 coeng4) — Wujiaochang neighborhood of Shanghai, adjacent to Fudan University
五角大樓 (ng5 gok3 daai6 lau4) — the Pentagon
五角形 (ng5 gok3 jing4) — pentagon
五角星 (ng5 gok3 sing1) — five-pointed star; pentagram
五言絕句 (ng5 jin4 zyut6 geoi3) — poetic form consisting of four lines of five syllables, with rhymes on first, s…
五通橋 (ng5 tung1 kiu4) — see 五通橋區|五通桥区[Wu3 tong1 qiao2 Qu1]
五通橋區 (ng5 tung1 kiu4 keoi1) — Wutongqiao, a district of Leshan City 樂山市|乐山市[Le4 shan1 Shi4], Sichuan
五道口 (ng5 dou6 hau2) — Wudaokou neighborhood of Beijing
五邊形 (ng5 bin1 jing4) — pentagon
五金 (ng5 gam1) — metal hardware (nuts and bolts); the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron, t…
五金店 (ng5 gam1 dim3) — hardware store; ironmonger's store
五金店鋪 (ng5 gam1 dim3 pou3) — hardware store
五院 (ng5 jyun2) — the five yuan (administrative branches of government) of the Republic of China …
五霸 (ng5 baa3) — the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period 春秋[Chun1 qiu1]
五音 (ng5 jam1) — five notes of pentatonic scale, roughly do, re, mi, sol, la; five classes of in…
五音不全 (ng5 jam1 bat1 cyun4) — tone deaf; unable to sing in tune
五音度 (ng5 jam1 dou6) — fifth (musical interval)
五項全能 (ng5 hong6 cyun4 nang4) — pentathlon
五香 (ng5 hoeng1) — five spice seasoned; incorporating the five basic flavors of Chinese cooking (s…
五香粉 (ng5 hoeng1 fan2) — five-spice powder
五體投地 (ng5 tai2 tau4 dei6) — to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
五鬼 (ng5 gwai2) — five chief demons of folklore personifying pestilence; also written 五瘟神
五鬼鬧判 (ng5 gwai2 naau6 pun3) — Five ghosts mock the judge, or Five ghosts resist judgment (title of folk opera…
井下 (zeng2 haa6) — underground; in the pit (mining)
井井 (zeng2 zeng2) — always clean; orderly; methodical
井井有條 (zeng2 zeng2 jau5 tiu4) — everything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy
井口 (zeng2 hau2) — mouth of a well
井噴 (zeng2 pan3) — (oil) blowout; surge; gush
井岡山 (zeng2 gong1 saan1) — Jinggang Mountains, in the Jiangxi-Hunan border region
井岡山市 (zeng2 gong1 saan1 si5) — Jinggangshan, a county-level city in Ji'an City 吉安市[Ji2 an1 Shi4], Jiangxi
井水不犯河水 (zeng2 seoi2 bat1 faan6 ho4 seoi2) — (saying) everyone minds their own business
井然 (zeng2 jin4) — tidy, methodical
井然有序 (zeng2 jin4 jau5 zeoi6) — everything clear and in good order (idiom); neat and tidy
井田 (zeng2 tin4) — the well-field system of ancient China
井田制 (zeng2 tin4 zai3) — well-field system
井研 (zeng2 jin4) — see 井研縣|井研县[Jing3 yan2 Xian4]
井研縣 (zeng2 jin4 jyun6) — Jingyan, a county in Leshan City 樂山市|乐山市[Le4 shan1 Shi4], Sichuan
井號 (zeng2 hou6) — number sign # (punctuation); hash symbol; pound sign
井蛙之見 (zeng2 waa1 zi1 gin3) — the view of a frog in a well (idiom); fig. a narrow view
井陘 (zeng2 jing4) — see 井陘縣|井陉县[Jing3 xing2 Xian4]; see 井陘礦區|井陉矿区[Jing3 xing2 Kuang4 qu1]
井陘礦區 (zeng2 jing4 kwong3 keoi1) — Jingxing Mining District, a district of Shijiazhuang City 石家莊市|石家庄市[Shi2 jia1 z…
井陘縣 (zeng2 jing4 jyun6) — Jingxing, a county in Shijiazhuang City 石家莊市|石家庄市[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1 Shi4], Hebei
亙古 (gang2 gu2) — throughout time; from ancient times (up to the present)
亙古不變 (gang2 gu2 bat1 bin3) — unchanging since times immemorial (idiom); unalterable; unvarying; monotonous
亙古未有 (gang2 gu2 mei6 jau5) — unprecedented; never seen since ancient times
亙古通今 (gang2 gu2 tung1 gam1) — from ancient times up to now; throughout history
些許 (se1 heoi2) — a few; a little; a bit
亞丁 (aa3 ding1) — Aden
亞丁灣 (aa3 ding1 waan1) — Gulf of Aden
亞伯 (aa3 baak3) — Abe (short form for Abraham); Abel, a figure of Jewish, Christian and Muslim my…
亞伯拉罕 (aa3 baak3 laai1 hon2) — (name) Abraham; Abraham, Biblical patriarch regarded as the founder of monothei…
亞伯氏症 (aa3 baak3 si6 zing3) — Apert syndrome
亞們 (aa3 mun4) — Amon (son of Manasseh)
亞倫 (aa3 leon4) — Aaron (name); Yaren, capital of Nauru
亞健康 (aa3 gin6 hong1) — suboptimal health status
亞克力 (aa3 hak1 lik6) — (loanword) acrylic
亞利安娜 (aa3 lei6 on1 naa4) — Ariane (French space rocket)
亞利桑納州 (aa3 lei6 song1 naap6 zau1) — state of Arizona
亞利桑那 (aa3 lei6 song1 naa4) — Arizona
亞利桑那州 (aa3 lei6 song1 naa4 zau1) — Arizona
亞努科維奇 (aa3 nou5 fo1 wai4 kei4) — Viktor Feyedov Yanukovych (1950-) Ukrainian politician
亞原子 (aa3 jyun4 zi2) — subatomic
亞哈 (aa3 haa1) — Ahab (9th c. BC), King of Israel, son of Omri and husband of Jezebel, prominent…
亞哈斯 (aa3 haa1 si1) — Ahaz (son of Jotham)
亞喀巴 (aa3 kaa3 baa1) — Aqaba (port city in Jordan)
亞單位 (aa3 daan1 wai2) — subunit
亞太 (aa3 taai3) — Asia-Pacific
亞太區 (aa3 taai3 keoi1) — Asian area; the Far East; Asia Pacific region
亞太經合會 (aa3 taai3 ging1 hap6 wui2) — APEC (Asia Pacific economic cooperation)
亞太經合組織 (aa3 taai3 ging1 hap6 zou2 zik1) — APEC (organization)
亞太經濟合作組織 (aa3 taai3 ging1 zai3 hap6 zok3 zou2 zik1) — Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation organization; APEC
亞巴郎 (aa3 baa1 long4) — (Catholicism) Abraham
亞平寧 (aa3 ping4 ning4) — Apennine (Mountains)
亞弗烈 (aa3 fat1 lit6) — Alfred (name)
亞得里亞海 (aa3 dak1 lei5 aa3 hoi2) — Adriatic Sea
亞急性 (aa3 gap1 sing3) — subacute
亞所 (aa3 so2) — Azor (son of Eliakim and father of Zadok in Matthew 1:13-14)
亞拉巴馬 (aa3 laai1 baa1 maa5) — Alabama, US state
亞撒 (aa3 saat3) — Asa (?-870 BC), third king of Judah and fifth king of the House of David (Judai…
亞文化 (aa3 man4 faa3) — subculture
亞斯伯格 (aa3 si1 baak3 gaak3) — see 阿斯佩爾格爾|阿斯佩尔格尔[A1 si1 pei4 er3 ge2 er3]
亞東 (aa3 dung1) — see 亞東縣|亚东县[Ya4 dong1 Xian4]
亞東縣 (aa3 dung1 jyun6) — Yadong, a county in Shigatse City 日喀則市|日喀则市[Ri4 ka1 ze2 Shi4], Tibet
亞松森 (aa3 cung4 sam1) — Asunción, capital of Paraguay
亞歐 (aa3 au1) — see 歐亞|欧亚[Ou1 Ya4]
亞歐大陸 (aa3 au1 daai6 luk6) — Eurasian continent
亞歐大陸橋 (aa3 au1 daai6 luk6 kiu4) — Eurasian land bridge (rail line linking China and Europe)
亞歐大陸腹地 (aa3 au1 daai6 luk6 fuk1 dei6) — Eurasian hinterland (i.e. Central Asia including Xinjiang)
亞歷山大 (aa3 lik6 saan1 daai6) — Alexander (name); Alexandria (town name)
亞歷山大大帝 (aa3 lik6 saan1 daai6 daai6 dai3) — Alexander the Great (356-323 BC)
亞歷山大里亞 (aa3 lik6 saan1 daai6 lei5 aa3) — Alexandria
亞歷山大鸚鵡 (aa3 lik6 saan1 daai6 jing1 mou5) — (bird species of China) Alexandrine parakeet (Psittacula eupatria)
亞比利尼 (aa3 bei2 lei6 nei4) — Abilene
亞比玉 (aa3 bei2 juk6) — Abiud (son of Zerubbabel)
亞氏保加 (aa3 si6 bou2 gaa1) — see 阿斯佩爾格爾|阿斯佩尔格尔[A1 si1 pei4 er3 ge2 er3]
亞洲 (aa3 zau1) — Asia (abbr. for 亞細亞洲|亚细亚洲[Ya4 xi4 ya4 Zhou1])
亞洲周刊 (aa3 zau1 zau1 hon2) — Asiaweek (Asian current affairs magazine, 1975–2001)
亞洲杯 (aa3 zau1 bui1) — Asian Cup
亞洲漠地林鶯 (aa3 zau1 mok6 dei6 lam4 ang1) — (bird species of China) Asian desert warbler (Curruca nana)
亞洲盃 (aa3 zau1 bui1) — Asian Cup
亞洲短趾百靈 (aa3 zau1 dyun2 zi2 baak3 ling4) — (bird species of China) Asian short-toed lark (Alaudala cheleensis)
亞洲足球聯合會 (aa3 zau1 zuk1 kau4 lyun4 hap6 wui2) — Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the governing body of football (soccer) in …
亞洲開發銀行 (aa3 zau1 hoi1 faat3 ngan4 hong4) — Asian Development Bank
亞熱帶 (aa3 jit6 daai3) — subtropical (zone or climate)
亞父 (aa3 fu6) — (term of respect) second only to father; like a father (to me)
亞特蘭大 (aa3 dak6 laan4 daai6) — Atlanta
亞琛 (aa3 sam1) — Aachen, city in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany; Aix-la-Chapelle
亞瑟 (aa3 sat1) — (name) Arthur
亞瑟士 (aa3 sat1 si6) — ASICS (Japanese footwear brand)
亞瑟王 (aa3 sat1 wong4) — King Arthur

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