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愛別離苦 |
爱别离苦 |
[ai4 bie2 li2 ku3] |
/(Buddhism) the pain of parting with what (or whom) one loves, one of the eight distresses 八苦[ba1 ku3]/ |
4875
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1 |
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奧威爾 |
奥威尔 |
[Ao4 wei1 er3] |
/Orwell (name)/George Orwell (1903-1950), British novelist, author of Animal Farm 動物農場|动物农场 and 1984 一九八四年/ |
2955
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丷 |
丷 |
[[ba1]] |
/"eight" component in Chinese characters/old variant of 八[ba1]/ |
799
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2 |
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八 |
八 |
[[ba1]] |
/eight/ |
510
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2 |
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八八六 |
八八六 |
[ba1 ba1 liu4] |
/Bye bye! (in chat room and text messages)/ |
6734
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1 |
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八佰伴 |
八佰伴 |
[Ba1 bai3 ban4] |
/Yaohan retail group/ |
7040
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1 |
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八拜之交 |
八拜之交 |
[ba1 bai4 zhi1 jiao1] |
/sworn brotherhood/intimate friendship/ |
5012
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1 |
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八般頭風 |
八般头风 |
[ba1 ban1 tou2 feng1] |
/(TCM) eight kinds of "head wind" (headache)/ |
5005
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1 |
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八寶丹 |
八宝丹 |
[ba1 bao3 dan1] |
/eight-jewel elixir (TCM)/ |
5005
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1 |
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八寶眼藥 |
八宝眼药 |
[ba1 bao3 yan3 yao4] |
/eight-jewel eye ointment (TCM)/ |
5005
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1 |
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八寶粥 |
八宝粥 |
[ba1 bao3 zhou1] |
/rice congee made with red beans, lotus seeds, longan, red dates, nuts etc/ |
3789
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1 |
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八倍體 |
八倍体 |
[ba1 bei4 ti3] |
/octoploid/ |
7108
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1 |
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八輩子 |
八辈子 |
[ba1 bei4 zi5] |
/(fig.) a long time/ |
4237
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1 |
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八邊形 |
八边形 |
[ba1 bian1 xing2] |
/octagon/ |
7024
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1 |
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八成 |
八成 |
[ba1 cheng2] |
/eighty percent/most probably/most likely/ |
7108
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1 |
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八沖 |
八冲 |
[ba1 chong1] |
/eight surges (a group of eight acupoints in Chinese acupuncture, namely PC-9, TB-1, HT-9 and LV-3, bilaterally)/ |
5329
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1 |
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八重奏 |
八重奏 |
[ba1 chong2 zou4] |
/octet (musical ensemble)/ |
6472
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1 |
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八達嶺 |
八达岭 |
[Ba1 da2 ling3] |
/Badaling, a particular section of the Great Wall that is a favorite tourist destination/ |
6470
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1 |
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八大菜系 |
八大菜系 |
[ba1 da4 cai4 xi4] |
/the eight major cuisines of China, namely 川魯粵蘇浙閩湘徽|川鲁粤苏浙闽湘徽[Chuan1 Lu3 Yue4 Su1 Zhe4 Min3 Xiang1 Hui1]/ |
1693
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1 |
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八大工業國組織 |
八大工业国组织 |
[ba1 da4 gong1 ye4 guo2 zu3 zhi1] |
/G8 (group of eight major industrialized nations)/ |
6857
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1 |
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八大元老 |
八大元老 |
[Ba1 Da4 Yuan2 lao3] |
/"the Eight Great Eminent Officials" of the CCP, namely 鄧小平|邓小平[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2], 陳雲|陈云[Chen2 Yun2], 李先念[Li3 Xian1 nian4], 彭真[Peng2 Zhen1], 楊尚昆|杨尚昆[Yang2 Shang4 kun1], 薄一波[Bo2 Yi1 bo1], 王震[Wang2 Zhen4], and 宋任窮|宋任穷[Song4 Ren4 qiong2]/abbr. to 八老[Ba1 lao3]/ |
2268
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1 |
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八疸 |
八疸 |
[ba1 dan3] |
/eight (types of) jaundices (TCM)/ |
5005
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1 |
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八疸身面黃 |
八疸身面黄 |
[ba1 dan3 shen1 mian4 huang2] |
/eight types of jaundice with yellowing of body and face (TCM)/ |
5005
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1 |
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八度 |
八度 |
[ba1 du4] |
/octave/ |
7108
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1 |
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八二丹 |
八二丹 |
[ba1 er4 dan1] |
/eight-to-two powder (TCM)/ |
5005
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1 |
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八二三炮戰 |
八二三炮战 |
[Ba1 Er4 San1 Pao4 zhan4] |
/bombardment of Kinmen by PRC forces that started August 23rd 1958, also called the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis/ |
1625
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1 |
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八法 |
八法 |
[ba1 fa3] |
/eight methods of treatment (TCM)/ |
5005
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1 |
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八法拳 |
八法拳 |
[ba1 fa3 quan2] |
/Ba Fa Quan "Eight Methods" - Martial Art/ |
6904
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1 |
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八方 |
八方 |
[ba1 fang1] |
/the eight points of the compass/all directions/ |
7108
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1 |
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八分音符 |
八分音符 |
[ba1 fen1 yin1 fu2] |
/quaver/eighth note/ |
7108
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1 |
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八分之一 |
八分之一 |
[ba1 fen1 zhi1 yi1] |
/one eighth/ |
6742
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1 |
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八風 |
八风 |
[ba1 feng1] |
/see 八風穴|八风穴[ba1 feng1 xue2]/ |
5329
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1 |
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八風穴 |
八风穴 |
[ba1 feng1 xue2] |
/"eight wind points", name of a set of acupuncture points (EX-LE-10), four on each foot/ |
4843
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八竿子打不著 |
八竿子打不着 |
[[ba1 gan1zi5 da3bu4zhao2]] |
/(coll.) unrelated; lacking any connection/ |
701
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2 |
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八杆子打不著 |
八杆子打不着 |
[[ba1 gan1zi5 da3bu4zhao2]] |
/variant of 八竿子打不著|八竿子打不着[ba1 gan1zi5 da3bu4zhao2]/ |
701
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2 |
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八綱辨證 |
八纲辨证 |
[ba1 gang1 bian4 zheng4] |
/pattern-syndrome identification based on the eight principles (TCM)/ |
5005
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1 |
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八哥狗 |
八哥狗 |
[ba1 ge1 gou3] |
/pug (breed of dog)/ |
6096
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1 |
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八哥兒 |
八哥儿 |
[ba1 ge1 r5] |
/erhua variant of 八哥[ba1 ge1]/ |
4978
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1 |
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八股 |
八股 |
[ba1 gu3] |
/an essay in eight parts/stereotyped writing/ |
6989
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八股文 |
八股文 |
[ba1 gu3 wen2] |
/eight-part essay one had to master to pass the imperial exams in Ming and Qing dynasties/ |
3747
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1 |
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八卦 |
八卦 |
[ba1 gua4] |
/the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]/gossip/gossipy/ |
5020
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1 |
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八卦拳 |
八卦拳 |
[ba1 gua4 quan2] |
/baguazhang (a form of Chinese boxing)/ |
6935
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1 |
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八卦山 |
八卦山 |
[Ba1 gua4 Shan1] |
/Bagua Mountain, Taiwan/ |
5020
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1 |
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八卦掌 |
八卦掌 |
[ba1 gua4 zhang3] |
/baguazhang (a form of Chinese boxing)/ |
6935
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1 |
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八卦陣 |
八卦阵 |
[ba1 gua4 zhen4] |
/eight-trigram battle array/(fig.) mystifying tactics/ |
3810
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1 |
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八國集團 |
八国集团 |
[Ba1 guo2 Ji2 tuan2] |
/G8 (group of eight major industrialized nations)/ |
4803
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1 |
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八國聯軍 |
八国联军 |
[Ba1 guo2 Lian2 jun1] |
/Eight-Nation Alliance, involved in a military intervention in northern China in 1900/ |
5529
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1 |
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八行書 |
八行书 |
[ba1 hang2 shu1] |
/formal recommendation letter in eight columns/ |
6067
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1 |
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八會穴 |
八会穴 |
[ba1 hui4 xue2] |
/the eight influential points (acupuncture)/ |
4496
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1 |
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八級風 |
八级风 |
[ba1 ji2 feng1] |
/force 8 wind/fresh gale/ |
7108
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1 |
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八級工 |
八级工 |
[ba1 ji2 gong1] |
/grade 8 worker (highest on the eight grade wage scale)/top-grade worker/ |
5173
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1 |
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八級工資制 |
八级工资制 |
[ba1 ji2 gong1 zi1 zhi4] |
/eight grade wage scale (system)/ |
7108
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1 |
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八極拳 |
八极拳 |
[ba1 ji2 quan2] |
/Ba Ji Quan "Eight Extremes Fist" - Martial Art/ |
6904
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1 |
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八家將 |
八家将 |
[ba1 jia1 jiang4] |
/Ba Jia Jiang, the eight generals that guard the godly realm in Taiwanese folklore, represented by troupes of dancers in temple processions/(slang) lowlife gangster or young hoodlum, often written as "8+9", [ba1 jia1 jiu3]/ |
1322
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1 |
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八角 |
八角 |
[ba1 jiao3] |
/anise/star anise/aniseed/octagonal/Fructus Anisi stellati/ |
5510
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1 |
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八角床 |
八角床 |
[ba1 jiao3 chuang2] |
/traditional-style canopy bed/ |
6309
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1 |
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八角楓 |
八角枫 |
[ba1 jiao3 feng1] |
/alangium/ |
7108
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1 |
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八角茴香 |
八角茴香 |
[ba1 jiao3 hui2 xiang1] |
/Chinese anise/star anise/Fructus Anisi Stellati/ |
2685
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1 |
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八角街 |
八角街 |
[Ba1 jiao3 Jie1] |
/Barkhor street, central business area and pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet, aka 八廓街[Ba1 kuo4 Jie1]/ |
1322
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1 |
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八角形 |
八角形 |
[ba1 jiao3 xing2] |
/octagon/ |
7024
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1 |
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八戒 |
八戒 |
[ba1 jie4] |
/the eight precepts (Buddhism)/ |
5605
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1 |
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八進制 |
八进制 |
[ba1 jin4 zhi4] |
/octal/ |
7040
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1 |
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八九不離十 |
八九不离十 |
[ba1 jiu3 bu4 li2 shi2] |
/pretty close/very near/about right/ |
7108
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1 |
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八開 |
八开 |
[ba1 kai1] |
/octavo/ |
7108
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1 |
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八苦 |
八苦 |
[ba1 ku3] |
/the eight distresses - birth, age, sickness, death, parting with what we love, meeting with what we hate, unattained aims, and all the ills of the five skandhas (Buddhism)/ |
6164
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1 |
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八塊腹肌 |
八块腹肌 |
[ba1 kuai4 fu4 ji1] |
/six pack (abdominal muscles)/ |
5739
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1 |
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八廓 |
八廓 |
[Ba1 kuo4] |
/Barkhor, pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet/ |
6373
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1 |
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八廓街 |
八廓街 |
[Ba1 kuo4 Jie1] |
/Barkhor street, central business area and pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet/ |
5128
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1 |
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八老 |
八老 |
[Ba1 lao3] |
/"the Eight Great Eminent Officials" of the CCP, abbr. for 八大元老[Ba1 Da4 Yuan2 lao3]/ |
2268
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1 |
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八路軍 |
八路军 |
[Ba1 lu4 jun1] |
/Eighth Route Army, the larger of the two major Chinese communist forces fighting the Japanese in the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)/ |
2793
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1 |
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八美 |
八美 |
[Ba1 mei3] |
/Bamay in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县[Dao4 fu2 xian4], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan/ |
6068
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1 |
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八面玲瓏 |
八面玲珑 |
[ba1 mian4 ling2 long2] |
/be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations)/ |
7108
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1 |
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八面體 |
八面体 |
[ba1 mian4 ti3] |
/octahedron/ |
6967
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1 |
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八目鰻 |
八目鳗 |
[ba1 mu4 man2] |
/lamprey (jawless proto-fish of family Petromyzontidae)/ |
6612
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1 |
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八婆 |
八婆 |
[ba1 po2] |
/meddling woman/nosy parker (Cantonese)/ |
5812
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1 |
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八旗 |
八旗 |
[Ba1 qi2] |
/Eight Banners, military organization of Manchu later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1] from c. 1600, subsequently of the Qing dynasty/ |
3712
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1 |
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八岐大蛇 |
八岐大蛇 |
[Ba1 qi2 Da4 she2] |
/Yamata no Orochi, serpent with eight heads and eight tails from mythological section of Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan)/ |
4502
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1 |
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八旗制度 |
八旗制度 |
[Ba1 qi2 zhi4 du4] |
/Eight Banners system, the military and social organization of the Manchus between c. 1500 and 1911/ |
3712
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1 |
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八旗子弟 |
八旗子弟 |
[Ba1 qi2 zi3 di4] |
/child of a Manchu bannerman family (nobility)/(fig.) privileged brat/ |
3522
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1 |
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八強 |
八强 |
[ba1 qiang2] |
/(sports) top eight/quarterfinals/ |
2950
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1 |
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八強賽 |
八强赛 |
[ba1 qiang2 sai4] |
/quarterfinals/ |
2950
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1 |
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八榮八恥 |
八荣八耻 |
[Ba1 Rong2 Ba1 Chi3] |
/Eight Honors and Eight Shames, PRC official moral guidelines/ |
6118
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1 |
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八十 |
八十 |
[ba1 shi2] |
/eighty/80/ |
7108
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1 |
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八十天環遊地球 |
八十天环游地球 |
[Ba1 shi2 Tian1 Huan2 you2 Di4 qiu2] |
/Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne 儒勒·凡爾納|儒勒·凡尔纳[Ru2 le4 · Fan2 er3 na4]/ |
4060
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1 |
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八抬大轎 |
八抬大轿 |
[ba1 tai2 da4 jiao4] |
/palanquin with eight carriers/(fig.) lavish treatment/ |
2934
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1 |
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八萬大藏經 |
八万大藏经 |
[Ba1 wan4 Da4 zang4 jing1] |
/Tripitaka Koreana, Buddhist scriptures carved on 81,340 wooden tablets and housed in the Haein Temple 海印寺[Hai3 yin4 si4] in South Gyeongsang province of South Korea/ |
1609
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1 |
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八位元 |
八位元 |
[ba1 wei4 yuan2] |
/8-bit (computing)/ |
6272
|
1 |
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八仙 |
八仙 |
[Ba1 xian1] |
/the Eight Immortals (Daoist mythology)/ |
4316
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1 |
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八仙過海，各顯其能 |
八仙过海，各显其能 |
[Ba1 xian1 guo4 hai3 , ge4 xian3 qi2 neng2] |
/see 八仙過海，各顯神通|八仙过海，各显神通[Ba1 xian1 guo4 hai3 , ge4 xian3 shen2 tong1]/ |
3725
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1 |
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八仙過海，各顯神通 |
八仙过海，各显神通 |
[Ba1 xian1 guo4 hai3 , ge4 xian3 shen2 tong1] |
/lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)/fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities/ |
3725
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1 |
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八仙湖 |
八仙湖 |
[Ba1 xian1 Hu2] |
/see 草海[Cao3 hai3]/ |
5111
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1 |
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八仙桌 |
八仙桌 |
[ba1 xian1 zhuo1] |
/old-fashioned square table to seat eight people/ |
3208
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1 |
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八相成道 |
八相成道 |
[ba1 xiang4 cheng2 dao4] |
/the eight stages of the Buddha's life (Buddhism)/ |
4188
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1 |
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八小時工作制 |
八小时工作制 |
[[ba1 xiao3shi2 gong1zuo4zhi4]] |
/eight-hour workday system/ |
190
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2 |
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八一建軍節 |
八一建军节 |
[Ba1 yi1 Jian4 jun1 jie2] |
/see 建軍節|建军节[Jian4 jun1 jie2]/ |
4658
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1 |
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八音 |
八音 |
[ba1 yin1] |
/ancient classification system for musical instruments, based on the material of which the instrument is made (metal 金, stone 石, clay 土, leather 革, silk 絲|丝, wood 木, gourd 匏, bamboo 竹)/the eight kinds of sound produced by instruments in these categories/music/ |
2585
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1 |
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八月 |
八月 |
[Ba1 yue4] |
/August/eighth month (of the lunar year)/ |
5128
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1 |
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八月之光 |
八月之光 |
[Ba1 yue4 zhi1 Guang1] |
/Light in August (novel by William Faulkner 威廉·福克納|威廉·福克纳[Wei1 lian2 · Fu2 ke4 na4])/ |
4060
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1 |
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八珍湯 |
八珍汤 |
[ba1 zhen1 tang1] |
/eight-treasure decoction, tonic formula used in Chinese medicine/ |
6091
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1 |
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八正道 |
八正道 |
[ba1 zheng4 dao4] |
/the Eight-fold Noble Way (Buddhism)/ |
1957
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1 |
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八字 |
八字 |
[ba1 zi4] |
/the character 8 or 八/birthdate characters used in fortune-telling/ |
6166
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1 |
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八字步 |
八字步 |
[ba1 zi4 bu4] |
/step with feet splayed outwards/ |
6827
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1 |
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|
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八字還沒一撇 |
八字还没一撇 |
[ba1 zi4 hai2 mei2 yi1 pie3] |
/lit. not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1] has been written (idiom)/fig. things have not even gotten started yet; nothing tangible has come of one's plans yet/ |
1268
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1 |
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八字還沒一撇兒 |
八字还没一撇儿 |
[ba1 zi4 hai2 mei2 yi1 pie3 r5] |
/lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1] (idiom)/fig. things have not even begun to take shape/no sign of success yet/ |
1955
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1 |
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八字鬍 |
八字胡 |
[ba1 zi4 hu2] |
/mustache shaped like character 八/ |
6538
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1 |
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八字鬍鬚 |
八字胡须 |
[ba1 zi4 hu2 xu1] |
/mustache shaped like character 八/ |
6538
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1 |
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八字腳 |
八字脚 |
[ba1 zi4 jiao3] |
/splayfoot/ |
6246
|
1 |
|
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八字眉 |
八字眉 |
[ba1 zi4 mei2] |
/sloping eyebrows, formed like character for "eight"/ |
6706
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1 |
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|
|
八字沒一撇 |
八字没一撇 |
[ba1 zi4 mei2 yi1 pie3] |
/lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1] (idiom)/fig. things have not even begun to take shape/no sign of success yet/ |
1955
|
1 |
|
|
|
八字命理 |
八字命理 |
[ba1 zi4 ming4 li3] |
/divination based on the eight characters of one's birth date/ |
3108
|
1 |
|
|
|
八字形 |
八字形 |
[ba1 zi4 xing2] |
/shape resembling the character 八 or 8/V-shape/splayed/figure of eight/ |
6538
|
1 |
|
|
|
八寶飯 |
八宝饭 |
[[ba1bao3fan4]] |
/Eight Treasures Rice, Chinese rice pudding dessert usually made with eight types of candied fruits, nuts, seeds etc, popular during the Lunar New Year/ |
682
|
2 |
|
|
|
八寶山 |
八宝山 |
[[Ba1bao3shan1]] |
/Babaoshan, a hill in Shijingshan District, Beijing, site of the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery 八寶山革命公墓|八宝山革命公墓[Ba1bao3shan1 Ge2ming4 Gong1mu4]/ |
381
|
2 |
|
|
|
八寶山革命公墓 |
八宝山革命公墓 |
[[Ba1bao3shan1 Ge2ming4 Gong1mu4]] |
/Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery in Shijingshan District, Beijing/ |
381
|
2 |
|
|
|
八步 |
八步 |
[[Ba1bu4]] |
/see 八步區|八步区[Ba1bu4 Qu1]/ |
373
|
2 |
|
|
|
八步區 |
八步区 |
[[Ba1bu4 Qu1]] |
/Babu, a district of Hezhou City 賀州市|贺州市[He4zhou1 Shi4], Guangxi/ |
373
|
2 |
|
|
|
八達通 |
八达通 |
[[Ba1da2tong1]] |
/Octopus (Hong Kong smart card system for electronic payments)/ |
931
|
2 |
|
|
|
八達通卡 |
八达通卡 |
[[Ba1da2tong1ka3]] |
/Octopus card (Hong Kong smart card for electronic payments)/ |
931
|
2 |
|
|
|
八帶蛸 |
八带蛸 |
[[ba1dai4shao1]] |
/(Shandong dialect) octopus/ |
116
|
2 |
|
|
|
八帶魚 |
八带鱼 |
[[ba1dai4yu2]] |
/octopus/ |
931
|
2 |
|
|
|
八點檔 |
八点档 |
[[ba1dian3dang4]] |
/8:00 p.m. time slot (on television)/(Tw) (coll.) television drama series that airs in the prime time slot of 8:00 p.m./ |
932
|
2 |
|
|
|
八斗之才 |
八斗之才 |
[[ba1dou3 zhi1 cai2]] |
/see 才高八斗[cai2gao1-ba1dou3]/ |
697
|
2 |
|
|
|
八段錦 |
八段锦 |
[[ba1duan4jin3]] |
/eight-section brocade, a traditional eight-part sequence of qigong exercises/ |
821
|
2 |
|
|
|
八綱 |
八纲 |
[[ba1gang1]] |
/(TCM) the eight principal syndromes (used to differentiate pathological conditions): yin and yang, exterior and interior, cold and heat, hypofunction and hyperfunction/ |
621
|
2 |
|
|
|
八哥 |
八哥 |
[[ba1ge5]] |
/(bird species of China) crested myna (Acridotheres cristatellus)/ |
963
|
2 |
|
|
|
八公山 |
八公山 |
[[Ba1gong1shan1]] |
/see 八公山區|八公山区[Ba1gong1shan1 Qu1]/ |
375
|
2 |
|
|
|
八公山區 |
八公山区 |
[[Ba1gong1shan1 Qu1]] |
/Bagongshan, a district of Huainan City 淮南市[Huai2nan2 Shi4], Anhui/ |
944
|
2 |
|
|
|
八加一 |
八加一 |
[[ba1jia1yi1]] |
/(slang) alcohol; liquor (euphemistic substitute for 酒[jiu3], from 8+1=9, 九[jiu3] being a homophone of 酒[jiu3])/ |
86
|
2 |
|
|
|
八角籠 |
八角笼 |
[[ba1jiao3long2]] |
/MMA octagon (octagonal cage used for mixed martial arts bouts)/ |
292
|
2 |
|
|
|
八戒 |
八戒 |
[[Ba1jie4]] |
/see 豬八戒|猪八戒[Zhu1 Ba1jie4]/ |
689
|
2 |
|
|
|
八聲杜鵑 |
八声杜鹃 |
[[ba1sheng1 du4juan1]] |
/(bird species of China) plaintive cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus)/ |
963
|
2 |
|
|
|
八宿 |
八宿 |
[[Ba1su4]] |
/see 八宿縣|八宿县[Ba1su4 Xian4]/ |
134
|
2 |
|
|
|
八宿縣 |
八宿县 |
[[Ba1su4 Xian4]] |
/Pasho, a county in Chamdo City 昌都市[Chang1du1 Shi4], Tibet/ |
134
|
2 |
|
|
|
八旬 |
八旬 |
[[ba1xun2]] |
/80 years; one's eighties/80 days/ |
66
|
2 |
|
|
|
八一五 |
八一五 |
[[Ba1yi1wu3]] |
/15th August, the anniversary of Japan's surrender in 1945/ |
429
|
2 |
|
|
|
八音盒 |
八音盒 |
[[ba1yin1he2]] |
/music box/ |
292
|
2 |
|
|
|
八月份 |
八月份 |
[[ba1yue4fen4]] |
/August/ |
193
|
2 |
|
|
|
八爪魚 |
八爪鱼 |
[[ba1zhua3yu2]] |
/octopus/ |
931
|
2 |
|
|
|
八字方針 |
八字方针 |
[[ba1zi4 fang1zhen1]] |
/a policy expressed as an eight-character slogan/(esp.) the eight-character slogan for the economic policy proposed by Li Fuchun 李富春[Li3 Fu4chun1] in 1961: 調整、鞏固、充實、提高|调整、巩固、充实、提高[tiao2zheng3, gong3gu4, chong1shi2, ti2gao1] "adjust, consolidate, enrich and improve"/ |
182
|
2 |
|
|
|
白領八哥 |
白领八哥 |
[[bai2ling3 ba1ge5]] |
/(bird species of China) collared myna (Acridotheres albocinctus)/ |
960
|
2 |
|
|
|
百兒八十 |
百儿八十 |
[bai3 er2 ba1 shi2] |
/about a hundred/a hundred or so/ |
7108
|
1 |
|
|
|
半斤八兩 |
半斤八两 |
[ban4 jin1 ba1 liang3] |
/not much to choose between the two/tweedledum and tweedledee/ |
7108
|
1 |
|
|
|
保八 |
保八 |
[bao3 ba1] |
/to maintain an 8% annual growth rate of the GDP (PRC policy)/ |
4774
|
1 |
|
|
|
才高八斗 |
才高八斗 |
[[cai2gao1-ba1dou3]] |
/(idiom) of great talent/ |
710
|
2 |
|
|
|
常青藤八校 |
常青藤八校 |
[Chang2 qing1 teng2 Ba1 xiao4] |
/Ivy League/ |
4663
|
1 |
|
|
|
朝鮮八道 |
朝鲜八道 |
[Chao2 xian3 ba1 dao4] |
/the eight provinces of Yi dynasty Korea/ |
6351
|
1 |
|
|
|
尺八 |
尺八 |
[[chi3ba1]] |
/shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute)/ |
816
|
2 |
|
|
|
醜八怪 |
丑八怪 |
[chou3 ba1 guai4] |
/ugly person/ |
4408
|
1 |
|
|
|
川魯粵蘇浙閩湘徽 |
川鲁粤苏浙闽湘徽 |
[Chuan1 Lu3 Yue4 Su1 Zhe4 Min3 Xiang1 Hui1] |
/the cuisines of Sichuan, Shandong, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Hunan and Anhui (the eight major cuisines of China 八大菜系[ba1 da4 cai4 xi4])/ |
1693
|
1 |
|
|
|
黨八股 |
党八股 |
[dang3 ba1 gu3] |
/drab, stereotypical Communist Party writing style/ |
5214
|
1 |
|
|
|
倒打一耙 |
倒打一耙 |
[dao4 da3 yi1 pa2] |
/lit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy 豬八戒|猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记; fig. to counterattack/to make bogus accusations (against one's victim)/ |
3660
|
1 |
|
|
|
低八度 |
低八度 |
[di1 ba1 du4] |
/an octave lower (music)/ |
3876
|
1 |
|
|
|
兌 |
兑 |
[dui4] |
/to cash/to exchange/to add (liquid)/to blend/one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing swamp/☱/ |
5856
|
1 |
|
|
|
二八 |
二八 |
[er4 ba1] |
/16/sixteen/ |
6350
|
1 |
|
|
|
二八佳人 |
二八佳人 |
[er4 ba1 jia1 ren2] |
/16-year-old beauty/ |
5145
|
1 |
|
|
|
二十八宿 |
二十八宿 |
[er4 shi2 ba1 xiu4] |
/the twenty-eight constellations/ |
6820
|
1 |
|
|
|
高八度 |
高八度 |
[gao1 ba1 du4] |
/an octave higher (music)/ |
3876
|
1 |
|
|
|
高麗八萬大藏經 |
高丽八万大藏经 |
[Gao1 li2 Ba1 wan4 Da4 zang4 jing1] |
/Tripitaka Koreana, Buddhist scriptures carved on 81,340 wooden tablets and housed in the Haein Temple 海印寺[Hai3 yin4 si4] in South Gyeongsang province of South Korea/ |
1609
|
1 |
|
|
|
艮 |
艮 |
[gen4] |
/one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing mountain/☶/ancient Chinese compass point: 45° (northeast)/ |
3850
|
1 |
|
|
|
勾八 |
勾八 |
[[gou1ba1]] |
/(slang) see 雞巴|鸡巴[ji1ba5]/ |
171
|
2 |
|
|
|
國恥 |
国耻 |
[guo2 chi3] |
/national humiliation, refers to Japanese incursions into China in the 1930s and 40s, and more especially to Mukden railway incident of 18th September 1931 九一八事變|九一八事变 and subsequent Japanese annexation of Manchuria/ |
6751
|
1 |
|
|
|
橫七豎八 |
横七竖八 |
[heng2 qi1 shu4 ba1] |
/in disorder/at sixes and sevens (idiom)/ |
6086
|
1 |
|
|
|
胡扯八溜 |
胡扯八溜 |
[hu2 che3 ba1 liu1] |
/to talk nonsense/ |
6638
|
1 |
|
|
|
胡說八道 |
胡说八道 |
[hu2 shuo1 ba1 dao4] |
/to talk rubbish/ |
7108
|
1 |
|
|
|
胡謅八扯 |
胡诌八扯 |
[[hu2zhou1-ba1che3]] |
/(idiom) to talk random nonsense; to say whatever comes into one's head/ |
34
|
2 |
|
|
|
胡謅亂扯 |
胡诌乱扯 |
[[hu2zhou1-luan4che3]] |
/see 胡謅八扯|胡诌八扯[hu2zhou1-ba1che3]/ |
34
|
2 |
|
|
|
胡謅亂道 |
胡诌乱道 |
[[hu2zhou1-luan4dao4]] |
/see 胡謅八扯|胡诌八扯[hu2zhou1-ba1che3]/ |
34
|
2 |
|
|
|
胡謅亂說 |
胡诌乱说 |
[[hu2zhou1-luan4shuo1]] |
/see 胡謅八扯|胡诌八扯[hu2zhou1-ba1che3]/ |
34
|
2 |
|
|
|
黃帝八十一難經 |
黄帝八十一难经 |
[Huang2 di4 Ba1 shi2 yi1 Nan4 jing1] |
/The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Eighty-one Difficulties, medical text, c. 1st century AD/ |
2929
|
1 |
|
|
|
夾七夾八 |
夹七夹八 |
[jia1 qi1 jia1 ba1] |
/completely mixed up/in a muddle/ |
6646
|
1 |
|
|
|
家八哥 |
家八哥 |
[[jia1ba1ge5]] |
/(bird species of China) common myna (Acridotheres tristis)/ |
958
|
2 |
|
|
|
江八點 |
江八点 |
[[Jiang1 ba1dian3]] |
/Jiang Zemin's 江澤民|江泽民[Jiang1 Ze2min2] eight propositions on developing relations between the two sides of the Taiwan Straits, presented in a 1995 speech/ |
943
|
2 |
|
|
|
金 |
金 |
[jin1] |
/gold/chemical element Au/generic term for lustrous and ductile metals/money/golden/highly respected/one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]/ |
2585
|
1 |
|
|
|
金冠樹八哥 |
金冠树八哥 |
[[jin1guan1 shu4ba1ge5]] |
/(bird species of China) golden-crested myna (Ampeliceps coronatus)/ |
958
|
2 |
|
|
|
九齒釘耙 |
九齿钉耙 |
[jiu3 chi3 ding1 pa2] |
/The Nine-Toothed Rake (weapon of Zhu Bajie 豬八戒|猪八戒[Zhu1 Ba1 jie4])/ |
5646
|
1 |
|
|
|
九一八事變 |
九一八事变 |
[Jiu3 Yi1 ba1 Shi4 bian4] |
/the Mukden or Manchurian Railway Incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria/also known as Liutiaogou incident 柳條溝事變|柳条沟事变/ |
5067
|
1 |
|
|
|
坎 |
坎 |
[kan3] |
/pit/threshold/one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing water/☵/ |
5856
|
1 |
|
|
|
抗日救亡運動 |
抗日救亡运动 |
[Kang4 Ri4 Jiu4 wang2 Yun4 dong4] |
/the Save the Nation Anti-Japanese Protest Movement stemming from the Manchurian railway incident of 18th July 1931 九一八事變|九一八事变/ |
4666
|
1 |
|
|
|
苦集滅道 |
苦集灭道 |
[ku3 ji2 mie4 dao4] |
/the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), namely: all life is suffering 苦[ku3], the cause of suffering is desire 集[ji2], emancipation comes only by eliminating passions 滅|灭[mie4], the way 道[dao4] to emancipation is the Eight-fold Noble Way 八正道[ba1 zheng4 dao4]/also called 四諦|四谛[si4 di4]/ |
1957
|
1 |
|
|
|
塊兒八毛 |
块儿八毛 |
[kuai4 r5 ba1 mao2] |
/one yuan or less/around 80 cents or one dollar/ |
6900
|
1 |
|
|
|
坤 |
坤 |
[kun1] |
/one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing earth/female principle/☷/ancient Chinese compass point: 225° (southwest)/ |
3850
|
1 |
|
|
|
臘八節 |
腊八节 |
[la4 ba1 jie2] |
/Laba rice porridge festival, on the 8th day of the 12th lunar month/ |
6346
|
1 |
|
|
|
臘八粥 |
腊八粥 |
[la4 ba1 zhou1] |
/Laba congee, ceremonial rice porridge dish eaten on the 8th day of the 12th month in the Chinese calendar/ |
5146
|
1 |
|
|
|
藍八色鶇 |
蓝八色鸫 |
[[lan2ba1se4dong1]] |
/(bird species of China) blue pitta (Hydrornis cyaneus)/ |
958
|
2 |
|
|
|
藍背八色鶇 |
蓝背八色鸫 |
[[lan2bei4 ba1se4dong1]] |
/(bird species of China) blue-rumped pitta (Hydrornis soror)/ |
958
|
2 |
|
|
|
藍翅八色鳥 |
蓝翅八色鸟 |
[[lan2chi4 ba1se4niao3]] |
/(bird species of China) blue-winged pitta (Pitta moluccensis)/ |
788
|
2 |
|
|
|
藍枕八色鶇 |
蓝枕八色鸫 |
[[lan2zhen3 ba1se4dong1]] |
/(bird species of China) blue-naped pitta (Hydrornis nipalensis)/ |
958
|
2 |
|
|
|
離 |
离 |
[li2] |
/to leave/to part from/to be away from/(in giving distances) from/without (sth)/independent of/one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing fire/☲/ |
5856
|
1 |
|
|
|
李鐵拐 |
李铁拐 |
[Li3 Tie3 guai3] |
/Iron-Crutch Li, one of the Eight Immortals 八仙[Ba1 xian1] in Chinese mythology, walking around with an iron crutch and carrying a gourd with special medicine/ |
4316
|
1 |
|
|
|
栗頭八色鶇 |
栗头八色鸫 |
[[li4tou2 ba1se4dong1]] |
/(bird species of China) rusty-naped pitta (Hydrornis oatesi)/ |
958
|
2 |
|
|
|
林八哥 |
林八哥 |
[[lin2ba1ge5]] |
/(bird species of China) great myna (Acridotheres grandis)/ |
958
|
2 |
|
|
|
零八憲章 |
零八宪章 |
[Ling2 ba1 Xian4 zhang1] |
/Charter 08, PRC pro-democracy petition of December 2008/ |
3316
|
1 |
|
|
|
劉曉波 |
刘晓波 |
[Liu2 Xiao3 bo1] |
/Liu Xiaobo (1955-2017), Beijing writer and human rights activist, organizer of petition Charter 2008 零八憲章|零八宪章[Ling2 ba1 Xian4 zhang1], Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 2010/ |
3316
|
1 |
|
|
|
柳條湖事件 |
柳条湖事件 |
[Liu3 tiao2 Hu2 Shi4 jian4] |
/the Mukden or Manchurian Railway Incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria/also known as 9-18 incident 九一八事變|九一八事变[Jiu3 Yi1 ba1 Shi4 bian4]/ |
4739
|
1 |
|
|
|
六合八法 |
六合八法 |
[liu4 he2 ba1 fa3] |
/Liuhe Bafa - "Six Harmonies, Eight Methods" - Martial Art/ |
6904
|
1 |
|
|
|
呂洞賓 |
吕洞宾 |
[Lü3 Dong4 bin1] |
/Lü Dongbin (796-), Tang Dynasty scholar, one of the Eight Immortals 八仙[Ba1 xian1]/ |
4316
|
1 |
|
|
|
綠胸八色鶇 |
绿胸八色鸫 |
[[lü4xiong1 ba1se4dong1]] |
/(bird species of China) western hooded pitta (Pitta sordida)/ |
794
|
2 |
|
|
|
亂七八糟 |
乱七八糟 |
[[luan4qi1ba1zao1]] |
/(idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled/ |
648
|
2 |
|
|
|
摸八圈 |
摸八圈 |
[mo1 ba1 quan1] |
/to play mahjong/ |
4804
|
1 |
|
|
|
難經 |
难经 |
[Nan4 jing1] |
/Classic on Medical Problems, c. 1st century AD/abbr. for 黃帝八十一難經|黄帝八十一难经[Huang2 di4 Ba1 shi2 yi1 Nan4 jing1]/ |
4588
|
1 |
|
|
|
內八字腳 |
内八字脚 |
[nei4 ba1 zi4 jiao3] |
/intoeing/pigeon toes/knock-knees/ |
6538
|
1 |
|
|
|
霓裳 |
霓裳 |
[ni2 chang2] |
/nichang, rainbow colored clothes worn by the Eight Immortals 八仙[Ba1 xian1]/ |
4316
|
1 |
|
|
|
廿八躔 |
廿八躔 |
[nian4 ba1 chan2] |
/the twenty-eight constellations/also written 二十八宿[er4 shi2 ba1 xiu4]/ |
6410
|
1 |
|
|
|
女大十八變 |
女大十八变 |
[nü3 da4 shi2 ba1 bian4] |
/lit. a girl changes eighteen times between childhood and womanhood (idiom)/fig. a young woman is very different from the little girl she once was/ |
5150
|
1 |
|
|
|
批八字 |
批八字 |
[pi1 ba1 zi4] |
/to have one's fortune read/system of fortune telling based on a person's date and time of birth, according to 干支 (sexagenary cycle)/ |
6468
|
1 |
|
|
|
七大姑八大姨 |
七大姑八大姨 |
[qi1 da4 gu1 ba1 da4 yi2] |
/distant relatives/ |
2422
|
1 |
|
|
|
七葷八素 |
七荤八素 |
[qi1 hun1 ba1 su4] |
/confused/distracted/ |
6073
|
1 |
|
|
|
七老八十 |
七老八十 |
[qi1 lao3 ba1 shi2] |
/in one's seventies (age)/very old (of people)/ |
6814
|
1 |
|
|
|
七零八落 |
七零八落 |
[qi1 ling2 ba1 luo4] |
/(idiom) everything broken and in disorder/ |
6340
|
1 |
|
|
|
七零八碎 |
七零八碎 |
[qi1 ling2 ba1 sui4] |
/bits and pieces/scattered fragments/ |
6838
|
1 |
|
|
|
七扭八歪 |
七扭八歪 |
[qi1 niu3 ba1 wai1] |
/misshapen/crooked/uneven (idiom)/ |
3785
|
1 |
|
|
|
七拼八湊 |
七拼八凑 |
[qi1 pin1 ba1 cou4] |
/assembled at random/a motley collection/ |
5432
|
1 |
|
|
|
七七八八 |
七七八八 |
[qi1 qi1 ba1 ba1] |
/almost/nearing completion/bits and piece/of all kinds/ |
6795
|
1 |
|
|
|
七上八落 |
七上八落 |
[qi1 shang4 ba1 luo4] |
/see 七上八下[qi1 shang4 ba1 xia4]/ |
3943
|
1 |
|
|
|
七上八下 |
七上八下 |
[qi1 shang4 ba1 xia4] |
/at sixes and sevens/perturbed state of mind/in a mess/ |
6101
|
1 |
|
|
|
七手八腳 |
七手八脚 |
[qi1 shou3 ba1 jiao3] |
/(idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)/ |
2383
|
1 |
|
|
|
七爺八爺 |
七爷八爷 |
[Qi1 ye2 Ba1 ye2] |
/term used in Taiwan for 黑白無常|黑白无常[Hei1 Bai2 Wu2 chang2]/ |
1643
|
1 |
|
|
|
七折八扣 |
七折八扣 |
[qi1 zhe2 ba1 kou4] |
/lit. various cuts and deductions (idiom)/fig. greatly reduced/substantially scaled back/ |
1980
|
1 |
|
|
|
七嘴八舌 |
七嘴八舌 |
[qi1 zui3 ba1 she2] |
/lively discussion with everybody talking at once/ |
5233
|
1 |
|
|
|
七嘴八張 |
七嘴八张 |
[qi1 zui3 ba1 zhang1] |
/see 七嘴八舌[qi1 zui3 ba1 she2]/ |
5233
|
1 |
|
|
|
七灣八拐 |
七湾八拐 |
[[qi1wan1-ba1guai3]] |
/variant of 七彎八拐|七弯八拐[qi1wan1-ba1guai3]/ |
544
|
2 |
|
|
|
七彎八拐 |
七弯八拐 |
[[qi1wan1-ba1guai3]] |
/(idiom) twisting and turning/(idiom) tricky and complicated/ |
544
|
2 |
|
|
|
旗 |
旗 |
[qi2] |
/banner/flag/(in Qing times) Manchu (cf. 八旗[Ba1 qi2])/administrative subdivision in inner Mongolia equivalent to 縣|县[xian4] county/CL:面[mian4]/ |
3704
|
1 |
|
|
|
旗人 |
旗人 |
[qi2 ren2] |
/Manchu/bannerman (refers to the eight Manchu banners 八旗[Ba1 qi2])/ |
3712
|
1 |
|
|
|
千兒八百 |
千儿八百 |
[qian1 r5 ba1 bai3] |
/(coll.) one thousand or almost one thousand/ |
4742
|
1 |
|
|
|
乾 |
乾 |
[qian2] |
/one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing heaven/male principle/☰/ancient Chinese compass point: 315° (northwest)/ |
3850
|
1 |
|
|
|
茄二十八星瓢蟲 |
茄二十八星瓢虫 |
[qie2 er4 shi2 ba1 xing1 piao2 chong2] |
/28-spotted ladybird/hadda beetle/Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata/ |
4260
|
1 |
|
|
|
秦淮八艷 |
秦淮八艳 |
[Qin2 huai2 ba1 yan4] |
/the famous eight beautiful and talented courtesans who lived near the Qinhuai River 秦淮河[Qin2 huai2 He2] in the late Ming or early Qing/ |
2011
|
1 |
|
|
|
丘八 |
丘八 |
[qiu1 ba1] |
/soldier (from the two components of the 兵 character) (derog.)/ |
4713
|
1 |
|
|
|
鴝鵒 |
鸲鹆 |
[qu2 yu4] |
/see 八哥[ba1 ge1]/ |
5004
|
1 |
|
|
|
榮辱觀 |
荣辱观 |
[rong2 ru3 guan1] |
/precepts regarding what is honorable and what is shameful (in particular, refers to the Socialist Concepts on Honors and Disgraces, PRC official moral principles promulgated from 2006)/abbr. for 社會主義榮辱觀|社会主义荣辱观/also known as the Eight Honors and Eight Shames 八榮八恥|八荣八耻[Ba1 Rong2 Ba1 Chi3]/ |
4978
|
1 |
|
|
|
三八 |
三八 |
[san1 ba1] |
/International Women's Day 婦女節|妇女节[Fu4 nu:3 jie2], 8th March/foolish/stupid/ |
5903
|
1 |
|
|
|
三八大蓋 |
三八大盖 |
[San1 ba1 Da4 gai4] |
/(coll.) Arisaka Type 38 rifle (Japanese army rifle used 1905-1945)/ |
2852
|
1 |
|
|
|
三八節 |
三八节 |
[San1 ba1 jie2] |
/International Women's Day (March 8)/ |
2936
|
1 |
|
|
|
三八線 |
三八线 |
[san1 ba1 xian4] |
/38th parallel, forming the DMZ border between North and South Korea/ |
3460
|
1 |
|
|
|
三大紀律八項注意 |
三大纪律八项注意 |
[San1 Da4 Ji4 lü4 Ba1 Xiang4 Zhu4 yi4] |
/the Three Rules of Discipline and Eight Points for Attention, a military doctrine issued in 1928 by Mao Zedong for the Red Army, which included a number of injunctions demanding high standards of behavior and respect for civilians during wartime/ |
4711
|
1 |
|
|
|
三十八度線 |
三十八度线 |
[san1 shi2 ba1 du4 xian4] |
/38th parallel/dividing line agreed at Yalta between US and Soviet zones of influence in Korea, now the DMZ between North and South Korea/ |
3460
|
1 |
|
|
|
掃地僧 |
扫地僧 |
[Sao3 di4 Seng1] |
/Sweeper Monk, nameless monk who maintains the library of Shaolin (from Jin Yong's novel "Demigods and Semidevils" 天龍八部|天龙八部[Tian1 long2 Ba1 Bu4])/(fig.) person whose remarkable talents are not well known/ |
1960
|
1 |
|
|
|
生辰八字 |
生辰八字 |
[sheng1 chen2 ba1 zi4] |
/one's birth data for astrological purposes, combined from year, month, day, hour, heavenly trunk and earthly branch/ |
6877
|
1 |
|
|
|
石 |
石 |
[shi2] |
/rock/stone/stone inscription/one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]/ |
2585
|
1 |
|
|
|
十八 |
十八 |
[shi2 ba1] |
/eighteen/18/ |
7108
|
1 |
|
|
|
十萬八千里 |
十万八千里 |
[shi2 wan4 ba1 qian1 li3] |
/light-years (apart)/a million miles (apart)/(i.e. indicates a huge difference or a huge distance)/ |
3171
|
1 |
|
|
|
十有八九 |
十有八九 |
[shi2 you3 ba1 jiu3] |
/most likely/mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10)/vast majority/ |
5001
|
1 |
|
|
|
十之八九 |
十之八九 |
[shi2 zhi1 ba1 jiu3] |
/most likely/mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10)/vast majority/ |
5001
|
1 |
|
|
|
時文 |
时文 |
[[shi2wen2]] |
/(historical) imperial examination essay; eight-legged essay 八股文[ba1gu3wen2]/current-affairs article; topical commentary (esp. as reading material in educational contexts)/ |
143
|
2 |
|
|
|
雙辮八色鶇 |
双辫八色鸫 |
[[shuang1bian4 ba1se4dong1]] |
/(bird species of China) eared pitta (Hydrornis phayrei)/ |
957
|
2 |
|
|
|
說七說八 |
说七说八 |
[shuo1 qi1 shuo1 ba1] |
/after all/ |
3854
|
1 |
|
|
|
四諦 |
四谛 |
[si4 di4] |
/the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), covered by the acronym 苦集滅道|苦集灭道[ku3 ji2 mie4 dao4]: all life is suffering 苦[ku3], the cause of suffering is desire 集[ji2], emancipation comes only by eliminating passions 滅|灭[mie4], the way 道[dao4] to emancipation is the Eight-fold Noble Way 八正道[ba1 zheng4 dao4]/ |
1957
|
1 |
|
|
|
四平八穩 |
四平八稳 |
[si4 ping2 ba1 wen3] |
/everything steady and stable (idiom); overcautious and unimaginary/ |
6340
|
1 |
|
|
|
四通八達 |
四通八达 |
[si4 tong1 ba1 da2] |
/roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides/ |
6340
|
1 |
|
|
|
四象 |
四象 |
[si4 xiang4] |
/four divisions (of the twenty-eight constellations 二十八宿[er4 shi2 ba1 xiu4] of the sky into groups of seven mansions), namely: Azure Dragon 青龍|青龙[Qing1 long2], White Tiger 白虎[Bai2 hu3], Vermilion Bird 朱雀[Zhu1 que4], Black Tortoise 玄武[Xuan2 wu3]/ |
5835
|
1 |
|
|
|
四鄰八舍 |
四邻八舍 |
[[si4lin2-ba1she4]] |
/(idiom) the whole neighborhood/ |
827
|
2 |
|
|
|
四面八方 |
四面八方 |
[[si4mian4-ba1fang1]] |
/(idiom) all directions; all around/ |
670
|
2 |
|
|
|
四仰八叉 |
四仰八叉 |
[[si4yang3-ba1cha1]] |
/(idiom) sprawled out on one's back/ |
649
|
2 |
|
|
|
蘇軾 |
苏轼 |
[Su1 Shi4] |
/Su Shi (1037-1101), aka Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡[Su1 Dong1 po1], Song dynasty writer, calligrapher and public official, one of the Three Su's 三蘇|三苏[San1 Su1] and one of the Eight Giants of Tang and Song Prose 唐宋八大家[Tang2 Song4 Ba1 Da4 jia1]/ |
1226
|
1 |
|
|
|
蘇洵 |
苏洵 |
[Su1 Xun2] |
/Su Xun (1009-1066), Song essayist, one of the Three Su's 三蘇|三苏[San1 Su1] and also one of Eight Giants 唐宋八大家[Tang2 Song4 ba1 da4 jia1]/ |
1226
|
1 |
|
|
|
蘇轍 |
苏辙 |
[Su1 Zhe2] |
/Su Zhe (1039-1112), Song writer and politician, one of the Three Su's 三蘇|三苏[San1 Su1] and also one of the Eight Giants 唐宋八大家[Tang2 Song4 ba1 da4 jia1]/ |
1226
|
1 |
|
|
|
唐宋八大家 |
唐宋八大家 |
[[Tang2-Song4 ba1da4jia1]] |
/the eight giants of Tang and Song prose, esp. involved in the Classics movement 古文運動|古文运动[gu3wen2 yun4dong4], namely: Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4], Liu Zongyuan 柳宗元[Liu3 Zong1yuan2], Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修[Ou1yang2 Xiu1], the three Su's 三蘇|三苏[San1 Su1], Wang Anshi 王安石[Wang2 An1shi2], Zeng Gong 曾鞏|曾巩[Zeng1 Gong3]/ |
916
|
2 |
|
|
|
天龍八部 |
天龙八部 |
[Tian1 long2 Ba1 Bu4] |
/Demigods and Semidevils, wuxia novel by Jin Yong 金庸[Jin1 Yong1] and its TV and screen adaptations/ |
2950
|
1 |
|
|
|
土 |
土 |
[tu3] |
/earth/dust/clay/local/indigenous/crude opium/unsophisticated/one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]/ |
2585
|
1 |
|
|
|
瓦德西 |
瓦德西 |
[Wa3 de2 xi1] |
/Waldersee (name)/Alfred Graf Von Waldersee (1832-1904), commander-in-chief of the Eight-Nation Alliance 八國聯軍|八国联军[Ba1 guo2 Lian2 jun1]/ |
5529
|
1 |
|
|
|
外八字腳 |
外八字脚 |
[wai4 ba1 zi4 jiao3] |
/splayed feet/ |
6538
|
1 |
|
|
|
外八字腿 |
外八字腿 |
[wai4 ba1 zi4 tui3] |
/bow legs/bandy legs/ |
6896
|
1 |
|
|
|
萬兒八千 |
万儿八千 |
[wan4 r5 ba1 qian1] |
/ten thousand or almost ten thousand/ |
4742
|
1 |
|
|
|
王安石 |
王安石 |
[Wang2 An1 shi2] |
/Wang Anshi (1021-1086), Song dynasty politician and writer, one of the Eight Giants 唐宋八大家/ |
6800
|
1 |
|
|
|
亡八 |
亡八 |
[wang2 ba1] |
/variant of 王八[wang2 ba1]/ |
4298
|
1 |
|
|
|
王八犢子 |
王八犊子 |
[[wang2ba1 du2zi5]] |
/see 王八蛋[wang2ba1dan4]/ |
456
|
2 |
|
|
|
王八羔子 |
王八羔子 |
[[wang2ba1 gao1zi5]] |
/see 王八蛋[wang2ba1dan4]/ |
456
|
2 |
|
|
|
王八蛋 |
王八蛋 |
[[wang2ba1dan4]] |
/bastard; son of a bitch/ |
456
|
2 |
|
|
|
王八 |
王八 |
[[wang2ba5]] |
/softshell turtle/cuckold/(old) male owner of a brothel/ |
724
|
2 |
|
|
|
忘八 |
忘八 |
[wang4 ba1] |
/see 王八[wang2 ba1]/ |
4298
|
1 |
|
|
|
忘八旦 |
忘八旦 |
[wang4 ba1 dan4] |
/turtle's egg (highly offensive when directed at sb)/ |
6080
|
1 |
|
|
|
忘八蛋 |
忘八蛋 |
[wang4 ba1 dan4] |
/turtle's egg (highly offensive when directed at sb)/ |
6080
|
1 |
|
|
|
文明小史 |
文明小史 |
[Wen2 ming2 Xiao3 shi3] |
/Short History of Civilization, late Qing novel by Li Boyuan 李伯元[Li3 Bo2 yuan2] or Li Baojia 李寶嘉|李宝嘉[Li3 Bao3 jia1] describing the turmoil after the 1900 Eight-Nation Alliance 八國聯軍|八国联军[Ba1 guo2 Lian2 jun1]/ |
4911
|
1 |
|
|
|
污七八糟 |
污七八糟 |
[wu1 qi1 ba1 zao1] |
/variant of 烏七八糟|乌七八糟[wu1 qi1 ba1 zao1]/ |
4855
|
1 |
|
|
|
烏七八糟 |
乌七八糟 |
[wu1 qi1 ba1 zao1] |
/everything in disorder (idiom)/in a hideous mess/obscene/dirty/filthy/ |
5324
|
1 |
|
|
|
五行八作 |
五行八作 |
[wu3 hang2 ba1 zuo1] |
/all the trades/people of all trades and professions/ |
6075
|
1 |
|
|
|
五花八門 |
五花八门 |
[wu3 hua1 ba1 men2] |
/myriad/all kinds of/all sorts of/ |
7108
|
1 |
|
|
|
悟能 |
悟能 |
[Wu4 neng2] |
/Zhu Bajie 豬八戒|猪八戒[Zhu1 Ba1 jie4] or Zhu Wuneng, Pigsy or Pig (in Journey to the West)/ |
6067
|
1 |
|
|
|
勿忘國恥 |
勿忘国耻 |
[wu4 wang4 guo2 chi3] |
/Never forget national humiliation, refers to Mukden railway incident of 18th September 1931 九一八事變|九一八事变 and subsequent Japanese annexation of Manchuria/ |
6754
|
1 |
|
|
|
仙八色鶇 |
仙八色鸫 |
[[xian1ba1se4dong1]] |
/(bird species of China) fairy pitta (Pitta nympha)/ |
956
|
2 |
|
|
|
巽 |
巽 |
[xun4] |
/to obey/one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing wood and wind/☴/ancient Chinese compass point: 135° (southeast)/ |
3850
|
1 |
|
|
|
眼觀六路耳聽八方 |
眼观六路耳听八方 |
[yan3 guan1 liu4 lu4 er3 ting1 ba1 fang1] |
/lit. the eyes watch six roads and the ears listen in all directions/to be observant and alert (idiom)/ |
6071
|
1 |
|
|
|
眼觀四處，耳聽八方 |
眼观四处，耳听八方 |
[yan3 guan1 si4 chu4 , er3 ting1 ba1 fang1] |
/see 眼觀四面，耳聽八方|眼观四面，耳听八方[yan3 guan1 si4 mian4 , er3 ting1 ba1 fang1]/ |
4579
|
1 |
|
|
|
眼觀四面，耳聽八方 |
眼观四面，耳听八方 |
[yan3 guan1 si4 mian4 , er3 ting1 ba1 fang1] |
/lit. the eyes observe all sides and the ears listen in all directions (idiom)/fig. to be observant and alert/ |
4579
|
1 |
|
|
|
爻 |
爻 |
[yao2] |
/the solid and broken lines of the eight trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], e.g. ☶/ |
4239
|
1 |
|
|
|
一二八事變 |
一二八事变 |
[[Yi1er4ba1 Shi4bian4]] |
/January 28 Incident (1932), military conflict between China and Japan in Shanghai/ |
167
|
2 |
|
|
|
雜七雜八 |
杂七杂八 |
[za2 qi1 za2 ba1] |
/an assortment/a bit of everything/lots of different (skills)/ |
6961
|
1 |
|
|
|
曾鞏 |
曾巩 |
[[Zeng1 Gong3]] |
/Zeng Gong (1019–1083), Song dynasty writer, one of the eight giants 唐宋八大家[Tang2-Song4 ba1da4jia1]/ |
392
|
2 |
|
|
|
丈八蛇矛 |
丈八蛇矛 |
[zhang4 ba1 she2 mao2] |
/ancient spear-like weapon 18 Chinese feet 尺[chi3] in length, with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body/ |
2112
|
1 |
|
|
|
爪哇八哥 |
爪哇八哥 |
[[Zhao3wa1 ba1ge5]] |
/(bird species of China) Javan myna (Acridotheres javanicus)/ |
956
|
2 |
|
|
|
震 |
震 |
[zhen4] |
/to shake/to vibrate/to jolt/to quake/excited/shocked/one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing thunder/☳/ |
5856
|
1 |
|
|
|
正兒八板 |
正儿八板 |
[zheng4 er2 ba1 ban3] |
/earnest/authentic/ |
3955
|
1 |
|
|
|
正兒八經 |
正儿八经 |
[zheng4 er2 ba1 jing1] |
/serious/earnest/real/true/ |
5012
|
1 |
|
|
|
正骨八法 |
正骨八法 |
[zheng4 gu3 ba1 fa3] |
/the eight methods of bonesetting/Chinese osteopathy/ |
3015
|
1 |
|
|
|
正經八百 |
正经八百 |
[zheng4 jing1 ba1 bai3] |
/very serious/solemn/ |
4248
|
1 |
|
|
|
正經八擺 |
正经八摆 |
[zheng4 jing1 ba1 bai3] |
/variant of 正經八百|正经八百[zheng4 jing1 ba1 bai3]/ |
4854
|
1 |
|
|
|
正經八板 |
正经八板 |
[zheng4 jing1 ba1 ban3] |
/see 正經八百|正经八百[zheng4 jing1 ba1 bai3]/ |
4248
|
1 |
|
|
|
豬八戒 |
猪八戒 |
[Zhu1 Ba1 jie4] |
/Zhu Bajie, character in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记, with pig-like characteristics and armed with a muckrake/Pigsy in Arthur Waley's translation/ |
3660
|
1 |
|
|
|
豬悟能 |
猪悟能 |
[Zhu1 Wu4 neng2] |
/Zhu Bajie 豬八戒|猪八戒[Zhu1 Ba1 jie4] or Zhu Wuneng, Pigsy or Pig (in Journey to the West)/ |
6067
|
1 |
|
|
|
專八 |
专八 |
[zhuan1 ba1] |
/TEM-8 or Test for English Majors-Band 8, highest level proficiency test for English major students in PRC (abbr. for 英語專業八級考試|英语专业八级考试[Ying1 yu3 Zhuan1 ye4 Ba1 ji2 Kao3 shi4])/ |
1900
|
1 |
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|
|
觜 |
觜 |
[zi1] |
/number 20 of the 28 constellations 二十八宿, approx. Orion 獵戶座|猎户座/ |
3471
|
1 |
|
|
|
觜宿 |
觜宿 |
[zi1 xiu4] |
/number 20 of the 28 constellations 二十八宿, approx. Orion 獵戶座|猎户座/ |
3471
|
1 |
