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阿拔斯王朝 阿拔斯王朝 [A1 ba2 si1 Wang2 chao2] /Abbasid Empire (750-1258), successor of the Umayyad caliphate/ 5120 1
阿育王 阿育王 [A1 yu4 wang2] /Ashoka (304-232 BC), Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty 孔雀王朝[Kong3 que4 Wang2 chao2], ruled 273-232 BC/ 5120 1
阿契美尼德王朝 阿契美尼德王朝 [[A1qi4mei3ni2de2 Wang2chao2]] /Achaemenid Dynasty, (559–330 BC), ancient Iranian dynasty whose kings ruled the Achaemenid Empire/ 384 2
哀江南賦 哀江南赋 [Ai1 Jiang1 nan2 fu4] /Lament for the South, long poem in Fu style by Yu Xin 庾信 mourning the passing of Liang of the Southern dynasties 南朝梁朝/ 5896 1
安圖縣 安图县 [[An1tu2 Xian4]] /Antu, a county in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2bian1 Chao2xian3zu2 Zi4zhi4zhou1], Jilin/ 311 2
白羊朝 白羊朝 [Bai2 yang2 chao2] /Ak Koyunlu or Aq Qoyunlu Turkoman confederation of eastern Iran (c. 1378-c. 1500)/ 6038 1
北朝 北朝 [Bei3 Chao2] /Northern Dynasties (386-581)/ 6134 1
北朝鮮 北朝鲜 [Bei3 Chao2 xian3] /North Korea/ 3445 1
北票市 北票市 [[Bei3piao4 Shi4]] /Beipiao, a county-level city in Chaoyang City 朝陽市|朝阳市[Chao2yang2 Shi4], Liaoning/ 363 2
本朝 本朝 [ben3 chao2] /the current dynasty/ 6891 1
鼻孔朝天 鼻孔朝天 [[bi2kong3-chao2tian1]] /(lit.) to have one's nose in the air (idiom)/(fig.) arrogant; haughty/ 49 2
曹不興 曹不兴 [Cao2 Bu4 xing1] /Cao Buxing or Ts'ao Pu-hsing (active c. 210-250), famous semilegendary painter, one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家/ 2889 1
長白 长白 [[Chang2bai2]] /see 長白朝鮮族自治縣|长白朝鲜族自治县[Chang2bai2 Chao2xian3zu2 Zi4zhi4xian4]/ 311 2
長白朝鮮族自治縣 长白朝鲜族自治县 [[Chang2bai2 Chao2xian3zu2 Zi4zhi4xian4]] /Changbai Korean Autonomous County, in Baishan City 白山市[Bai2shan1 Shi4], Jilin/ 311 2
長白縣 长白县 [[Chang2bai2 Xian4]] /see 長白朝鮮族自治縣|长白朝鲜族自治县[Chang2bai2 Chao2xian3zu2 Zi4zhi4xian4]/ 311 2
[Chao2] /abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Chao2 xian3] Korea/ 6037 1
[chao2] /imperial or royal court/government/dynasty/reign of a sovereign or emperor/court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor/to make a pilgrimage to/facing/towards/ 6037 1
朝拜 朝拜 [chao2 bai4] /to worship/to make customary deferences to/a pilgrimage/ 6469 1
朝拜聖山 朝拜圣山 [chao2 bai4 sheng4 shan1] /a pilgrimage to a holy mountain/ 6965 1
朝臣 朝臣 [chao2 chen2] /court councilor/ 6452 1
朝代 朝代 [chao2 dai4] /dynasty/reign (of a king)/ 6876 1
朝房 朝房 [chao2 fang2] /reception room for officials (in former times)/ 6452 1
朝服 朝服 [chao2 fu2] /court dress in former times/ 6452 1
朝綱 朝纲 [chao2 gang1] /laws and discipline of imperial court/ 6856 1
朝韓 朝韩 [Chao2 Han2] /North and South Korea/ 6935 1
朝核問題 朝核问题 [Chao2 he2 wen4 ti2] /Korean nuclear problem/ 6878 1
朝後 朝后 [chao2 hou4] /backwards/facing back/ 6857 1
朝見 朝见 [chao2 jian4] /to have an audience (with the Emperor)/ 6452 1
朝覲 朝觐 [chao2 jin4] /to give audience (of emperor)/retainers' duty to pay respect to sovereign/hajj (Islam)/ 6159 1
朝門 朝门 [chao2 men2] /entrance portal (to a palace)/propylaeum/ 6079 1
朝前 朝前 [chao2 qian2] /facing forwards/ 6641 1
朝聖 朝圣 [chao2 sheng4] /to make a pilgrimage/ 5162 1
朝聖者 朝圣者 [chao2 sheng4 zhe3] /pilgrim/ 7101 1
朝天 朝天 [chao2 tian1] /to have an audience with the Emperor/to be presented at court/to look skyward/to look up/ 6429 1
朝天椒 朝天椒 [chao2 tian1 jiao1] /chili pepper (Capsicum frutescens var)/ 4756 1
朝庭 朝庭 [chao2 ting2] /variant of 朝廷[chao2 ting2]/ 3802 1
朝廷 朝廷 [chao2 ting2] /court/imperial household/dynasty/ 7101 1
朝鮮八道 朝鲜八道 [Chao2 xian3 ba1 dao4] /the eight provinces of Yi dynasty Korea/ 6344 1
朝鮮半島 朝鲜半岛 [Chao2 xian3 Ban4 dao3] /Korean Peninsula/ 5621 1
朝鮮海峽 朝鲜海峡 [Chao2 xian3 Hai3 xia2] /Korea Strait/Tsushima Strait (between Japan and Korea)/ 5128 1
朝鮮核談 朝鲜核谈 [Chao2 xian3 he2 tan2] /talks on North Korea's nuclear program/ 6979 1
朝鮮勞動黨 朝鲜劳动党 [Chao2 xian3 Lao2 dong4 dang3] /Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of North Korea/ 4477 1
朝鮮民主主義人民共和國 朝鲜民主主义人民共和国 [Chao2 xian3 Min2 zhu3 zhu3 yi4 Ren2 min2 Gong4 he2 guo2] /People's Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea)/ 5092 1
朝鮮日報 朝鲜日报 [Chao2 xian3 Ri4 bao4] /Chosun Ilbo, a South Korean newspaper/ 5120 1
朝鮮文 朝鲜文 [Chao2 xian3 wen2] /Korean written language/ 6534 1
朝鮮語 朝鲜语 [Chao2 xian3 yu3] /Korean language/ 6794 1
朝鮮戰爭 朝鲜战争 [Chao2 xian3 Zhan4 zheng1] /Korean War (1950-1953)/ 3307 1
朝鮮箏 朝鲜筝 [Chao2 xian3 zheng1] /gayageum (Korean 12-stringed zither)/ 1225 1
朝鮮中央通訊社 朝鲜中央通讯社 [Chao2 xian3 Zhong1 yang1 Tong1 xun4 she4] /North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA)/abbr. to 朝中社[Chao2 zhong1 she4]/ 5221 1
朝鮮字母 朝鲜字母 [Chao2 xian3 zi4 mu3] /hangul, Korean phonetic alphabet/Korean letters/ 3540 1
朝鮮總督府 朝鲜总督府 [Chao2 xian3 zong3 du1 fu3] /Japanese colonial administration of Korea 1910-1945/ 6319 1
朝向 朝向 [chao2 xiang4] /toward/to face/to open onto/to turn towards/orientation/exposure/Qibla (Islam)/ 6159 1
朝陽 朝阳 [chao2 yang2] /to be exposed to the sun/in a position facing the sun/ 6089 1
朝陽門 朝阳门 [Chao2 yang2 men2] /Chaoyangmen neighborhood of Beijing/ 6634 1
朝野 朝野 [chao2 ye3] /all levels of society/the imperial court and the ordinary people/ 6911 1
朝永振一郎 朝永振一郎 [Chao2 yong3 Zhen4 yi1 lang2] /TOMONAGA Shin'ichirō (1906-1979), Japanese physicist, 1965 Nobel prize laureate with Richard Feynman and Julian Schwinger/ 4936 1
朝戰 朝战 [Chao2 Zhan4] /abbr. for 朝鮮戰爭|朝鲜战争[Chao2 xian3 Zhan4 zheng1], Korean War (1950-1953)/ 4777 1
朝著 朝着 [chao2 zhe5] /towards/ 1241 1
朝中 朝中 [Chao2 Zhong1] /North Korea-China/ 6154 1
朝中社 朝中社 [Chao2 zhong1 she4] /abbr. for 朝鮮中央通訊社|朝鲜中央通讯社[Chao2 xian3 Zhong1 yang1 Tong1 xun4 she4]/ 5221 1
朝珠 朝珠 [chao2 zhu1] /court beads (derived from Buddhist prayer beads)/ 6372 1
朝族 朝族 [Chao2 zu2] /Korean ethnic group of Jilin province and northeast China/same as 朝鮮族|朝鲜族/ 6534 1
朝貢 朝贡 [[chao2gong4]] /(of a vassal state, neighboring country etc) to present tribute (to the imperial court)/ 222 2
朝山進香 朝山进香 [[chao2shan1-jin4xiang1]] /to make a temple pilgrimage and burn incense/ 106 2
朝天 朝天 [[Chao2tian1]] /see 朝天區|朝天区[Chao2tian1 Qu1]/ 128 2
朝天區 朝天区 [[Chao2tian1 Qu1]] /Chaotian, a district of Guangyuan City 廣元市|广元市[Guang3yuan2 Shi4], Sichuan/ 128 2
朝鮮 朝鲜 [[Chao2xian3]] /North Korea/Korea as geographic term/Taiwan pr. [Chao2xian1]/ 452 2
朝鮮太宗 朝鲜太宗 [[Chao2xian3 Tai4zong1]] /King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367–1422), reigned 1400–1418/ 384 2
朝鮮人 朝鲜人 [[Chao2xian3ren2]] /a North Korean; (in broader or historical usage) a Korean/ 440 2
朝鮮族 朝鲜族 [[Chao2xian3zu2]] /Korean ethnic group; Koreans (major ethnic group of the Korean Peninsula)/Korean ethnic minority in China/ 148 2
朝陽 朝阳 [[Chao2yang2]] /see 朝陽市|朝阳市[Chao2yang2 Shi4]/see 朝陽縣|朝阳县[Chao2yang2 Xian4]/see 朝陽區|朝阳区[Chao2yang2 Qu1]/ 671 2
朝陽區 朝阳区 [[Chao2yang2 Qu1]] /Chaoyang, an inner district of Beijing/Chaoyang, a district of Changchun City 長春市|长春市[Chang2chun1 Shi4], Jilin/Chaoyang, a district of Shantou City 汕頭市|汕头市[Shan4tou2 Shi4], Guangdong/ 934 2
朝陽市 朝阳市 [[Chao2yang2 Shi4]] /Chaoyang, prefecture-level city in Liaoning Province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2ning2 Sheng3]/ 671 2
朝陽縣 朝阳县 [[Chao2yang2 Xian4]] /Chaoyang, a county in Chaoyang City 朝陽市|朝阳市[Chao2yang2 Shi4], Liaoning/ 934 2
朝政 朝政 [[chao2zheng4]] /(historical) affairs of state at the imperial court/ 219 2
[[Chen2]] /surname Chen/Chen (c. 1045 – 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state/Chen (557–589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝[Nan2 Chao2]/ 387 2
赤眉 赤眉 [Chi4 mei2] /Red Eyebrows, rebel group involved in the overthrow of the Xin dynasty 新朝[Xin1 chao2]/ 3174 1
楚辭 楚辞 [[Chu3ci2]] /Songs of Chu, an anthology of poetic songs, many from the state of Chu 楚[Chu3], collected in the Han dynasty 漢朝|汉朝[Han4chao2]/ 860 2
輟朝 辍朝 [chuo4 chao2] /to suspend business at the imperial court on account of a misfortune/ 6176 1
[[ci2]] /word/statement; speech; lyrics/a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝[Song4chao2] (CL:首[shou3])/ 711 2
底朝天 底朝天 [di3 chao2 tian1] /upside down/upturned/ 5384 1
電光朝露 电光朝露 [dian4 guang1 zhao1 lu4] /flash of lightning, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral/impermanent/ 6332 1
都鐸王朝 都铎王朝 [Du1 duo2 Wang2 chao2] /Tudor Dynasty, ruled England 1485-1603/ 5120 1
敦化市 敦化市 [[Dun1hua4 Shi4]] /Dunhua, a county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2bian1 Chao2xian3zu2 Zi4zhi4zhou1], Jilin/ 362 2
阿堵 阿堵 [e1 du3] /(literary) (colloquial term of the Six Dynasties period 六朝[Liu4 Chao2]) this/(abbr. for 阿堵物[e1 du3 wu4]) money/ 2550 1
俄中朝 俄中朝 [E2 Zhong1 Chao2] /Russia, China and North Korea/ 6863 1
二里頭 二里头 [Er4 li3 tou5] /Erlitou (Xia dynasty 夏朝[Xia4 chao2] archaeological site at Yanshi 偃師|偃师[Yan3 shi1] in Luoyang 洛陽|洛阳[Luo4 yang2], Henan)/ 2207 1
范曄 范晔 [Fan4 Ye4] /historian from Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋, author of History of Eastern Han 後漢書|后汉书/ 6289 1
訪朝 访朝 [fang3 Chao2] /to visit North Korea/ 6402 1
浮雲朝露 浮云朝露 [fu2 yun2 zhao1 lu4] /floating clouds, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral nature of human existence/ 6332 1
婦好 妇好 [Fu4 Hao3] /Fu Hao (c. 1200 BC), or Lady Hao, female Chinese general of the late Shang Dynasty 商朝[Shang1 chao2]/ 4377 1
改朝 改朝 [gai3 chao2] /to transition to a new dynasty/ 2856 1
改朝換代 改朝换代 [gai3 chao2 huan4 dai4] /to transition to a new dynasty or regime/ 2776 1
高麗朝 高丽朝 [Gao1 li2 chao2] /Korean Goryeo dynasty, 918-1392/ 3540 1
高麗王朝 高丽王朝 [Gao1 li2 Wang2 chao2] /Korean Goryeo Dynasty, 918-1392/ 3540 1
胳膊肘朝外拐 胳膊肘朝外拐 [ge1 bo5 zhou3 chao2 wai4 guai3] /lit. the elbow turns outward (idiom)/fig. to side with outsiders rather than one's own people/ 1707 1
胳膊肘往外拐 胳膊肘往外拐 [ge1 bo5 zhou3 wang3 wai4 guai3] /see 胳膊肘朝外拐[ge1 bo5 zhou3 chao2 wai4 guai3]/ 1707 1
顧愷之 顾恺之 [Gu4 Kai3 zhi1] /Gu Kaizhi or Ku K'aichih (346-407), famous painter of Eastern Jin dynasty, one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家/ 2889 1
國朝 国朝 [guo2 chao2] /the current dynasty/ 3875 1
韓朝 韩朝 [Han2 Chao2] /North and South Korea/bilateral Korean relations/ 6993 1
漢朝 汉朝 [Han4 chao2] /Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)/ 7033 1
和龍市 和龙市 [[He2long2 Shi4]] /Helong, a county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2bian1 Chao2xian3zu2 Zi4zhi4zhou1], Jilin/ 362 2
賀朝 贺朝 [He4 Chao2] /He Chao (active c. 711), Tang dynasty poet/ 6542 1
黑汗王朝 黑汗王朝 [Hei1 han2 Wang2 chao2] /Karakhan Dynasty of central Asia, 8th-10th century/ 5430 1
侯景之亂 侯景之乱 [Hou2 Jing3 zhi1 luan4] /rebellion against Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁 in 548/ 6793 1
後漢書 后汉书 [Hou4 Han4 shu1] /History of Eastern Han (later Han), third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed by Fan Ye 范曄|范晔[Fan4 Ye4] in 445 during Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋[Nan2 chao2 Song4], 120 scrolls/ 2507 1
花朝節 花朝节 [hua1 zhao1 jie2] /Birthday of the Flowers, spring festival on lunar 12th or 15th February/ 6868 1
花朝月夕 花朝月夕 [hua1 zhao1 yue4 xi1] /a beautiful day/cf Birthday of the Flowers on lunar 15th February and Mid-autumn Festival on lunar 15th August/ 6577 1
皇朝 皇朝 [huang2 chao2] /the imperial court/the government in imperial times/ 6942 1
琿春市 珲春市 [[Hun2chun1 Shi4]] /Hunchun, a county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2bian1 Chao2xian3zu2 Zi4zhi4zhou1], Jilin/ 362 2
冀朝鑄 冀朝铸 [Ji4 Chao2 zhu4] /Ji Chaozhu (1929-2020), Chinese diplomat/ 2274 1
柬吳哥王朝 柬吴哥王朝 [Jian3 wu2 ge1 Wang2 chao2] /Ankor Dynasty of Cambodia, 802-1431/ 5120 1
建平縣 建平县 [[Jian4ping2 Xian4]] /Jianping, a county in Chaoyang City 朝陽市|朝阳市[Chao2yang2 Shi4], Liaoning/ 129 2
金朝 金朝 [Jin1 chao2] /Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), founded by the Jurchen 女真[Nu:3 zhen1] people of North China, a precursor of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty/ 4211 1
今朝有酒今朝醉 今朝有酒今朝醉 [jin1 zhao1 you3 jiu3 jin1 zhao1 zui4] /to live in the moment (idiom)/to live every day as if it were one's last/to enjoy while one can/ 4781 1
今朝 今朝 [[jin1zhao1]] /(dialect) today/(literary) the present; this age/ 809 2
晉朝 晋朝 [Jin4 chao2] /Jin Dynasty (265-420)/ 4963 1
晉惠帝 晋惠帝 [Jin4 Hui4 di4] /Emperor Hui of Jin (259-307), personal name 司馬衷|司马衷[Si1 ma3 Zhong1], 2nd emperor of Jin Dynasty 晉朝|晋朝[Jin4 chao2], reigned 290-307/ 4370 1
晉書 晋书 [Jin4 shu1] /History of the Jin Dynasty, fifth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Fang Xuanling 房玄齡|房玄龄[Fang2 Xuan2 ling2] in 648 during Tang Dynasty 唐朝[Tang2 chao2], 130 scrolls/ 4969 1
喀拉汗王朝 喀拉汗王朝 [Ka1 la1 han2 Wang2 chao2] /Karakhan dynasty of central Asia, 8th-10th century/ 5430 1
喀喇沁 喀喇沁 [Ka1 la3 qin4] /Harqin (Mongol: guard)/Harqin banner or Kharchin khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰[Chi4 feng1], Inner Mongolia/also Harqin Left Mongol autonomous county in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳[Chao2 yang2], Liaoning/ 2505 1
喀喇沁左翼蒙古族自治縣 喀喇沁左翼蒙古族自治县 [Ka1 la3 qin4 Zuo3 yi4 Meng3 gu3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4] /Harqin Left Mongol autonomous county in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳[Chao2 yang2], Liaoning/ 2505 1
抗美援朝 抗美援朝 [kang4 Mei3 yuan2 Chao2] /Resist US, help North Korea (1950s slogan)/ 6800 1
溘先朝露 溘先朝露 [ke4 xian1 zhao1 lu4] /the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence/ 6332 1
孔雀王朝 孔雀王朝 [Kong3 que4 Wang2 chao2] /Maurya Dynasty of India (322-185 BC)/ 5120 1
來朝 来朝 [lai2 zhao1] /(literary) tomorrow (morning)/ 5003 1
李朝威 李朝威 [Li3 Chao2 wei1] /Li Chaowei (c. 766-c. 820), Tang writer of fantasy fiction 傳奇|传奇, author of 柳毅傳|柳毅传/ 6681 1
李氏朝鮮 李氏朝鲜 [Li3 shi4 Chao2 xian3] /Joseon, last Korean dynasty (1392-1910)/ 4490 1
歷朝通俗演義 历朝通俗演义 [li4 chao2 tong1 su2 yan3 yi4] /Dramatized history of successive dynasties (from Han to Republican China) by Cai Dongfan 蔡東藩|蔡东藩/ 6623 1
梁朝 梁朝 [Liang2 chao2] /Liang Dynasty (502-557)/ 4847 1
臨朝 临朝 [lin2 chao2] /to hold a court audience/to govern from the imperial throne (applies esp. to Empress Dowager or Regent)/ 6849 1
凌源市 凌源市 [[Ling2yuan2 Shi4]] /Lingyuan, a county-level city in Chaoyang City 朝陽市|朝阳市[Chao2yang2 Shi4], Liaoning/ 363 2
劉宋 刘宋 [Liu2 Song4] /Song of the Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479), with capital at Nanjing/ 6912 1
柳毅傳 柳毅传 [Liu3 Yi4 zhuan4] /story of Liu Yi, Tang fantasy fiction by Li Chaowei 李朝威, popular with dramatist of subsequent dynasties/ 6593 1
六朝 六朝 [Liu4 Chao2] /Six Dynasties (220-589)/ 2889 1
六朝時代 六朝时代 [Liu4 Chao2 Shi2 dai4] /the Six Dynasties period (222-589) between Han and Tang/ 2889 1
六朝四大家 六朝四大家 [Liu4 Chao2 Si4 Da4 jia1] /Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties, namely: Cao Buxing 曹不興|曹不兴[Cao2 Bu4 xing1], Gu Kaizhi 顧愷之|顾恺之[Gu4 Kai3 zhi1], Lu Tanwei 陸探微|陆探微[Lu4 Tan4 wei1] and Zhang Sengyou 張僧繇|张僧繇[Zhang1 Seng1 you2]/ 2889 1
龍城區 龙城区 [[Long2cheng2 Qu1]] /Longcheng, a district of Chaoyang City 朝陽市|朝阳市[Chao2yang2 Shi4], Liaoning/ 129 2
龍井市 龙井市 [[Long2jing3 Shi4]] /Longjing, a county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2bian1 Chao2xian3zu2 Zi4zhi4zhou1], Jilin/ 362 2
魯國 鲁国 [Lu3 guo2] /Lu, vassal state at the time of the Zhou Dynasty 周朝|周朝[Zhou1 chao2], located in the southwest of present-day Shandong 山東|山东[Shan1 dong1], birthplace of Confucius/ 2425 1
陸探微 陆探微 [Lu4 Tan4 wei1] /Lu Tanwei (active c. 450-490), one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家/ 2889 1
美朝 美朝 [Mei3 Chao2] /US and North Korea/ 6979 1
孟姜女 孟姜女 [Meng4 jiang1 nü3] /heroine of Qin dynasty 秦朝 folk tale, who searched for her husband, and whose tears broke down a stretch of the Great Wall to reveal his body/ 6918 1
面朝黃土背朝天 面朝黄土背朝天 [mian4 chao2 huang2 tu3 bei4 chao2 tian1] /face to the ground, back to the sky/ 6617 1
滅此朝食 灭此朝食 [mie4 ci3 zhao1 shi2] /lit. not to have breakfast until the enemy is destroyed/anxious to do battle (idiom)/ 6106 1
明朝 明朝 [Ming2 chao2] /Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)/ 7033 1
明朝體 明朝体 [Ming2 chao2 ti3] /Mincho font/ 6549 1
明朝 明朝 [ming2 zhao1] /tomorrow morning/the following morning/ 6304 1
莫臥兒王朝 莫卧儿王朝 [Mo4 wo4 er2 Wang2 chao2] /Mughal or Mogul Dynasty (1526-1858)/ 5120 1
南北朝 南北朝 [Nan2 Bei3 chao2] /Northern and Southern dynasties (420-589)/ 5087 1
南朝 南朝 [Nan2 Chao2] /Southern Dynasties (420-589)/ 6134 1
南朝陳 南朝陈 [Nan2 chao2 Chen2] /Chen of the Southern dynasties (557-589)/ 6912 1
南朝梁 南朝梁 [Nan2 chao2 Liang2] /Liang of the Southern dynasties (502-557)/ 6859 1
南朝齊 南朝齐 [Nan2 chao2 Qi2] /Qi of Southern dynasties (479-502)/ 6912 1
南朝宋 南朝宋 [Nan2 chao2 Song4] /Song of the Southern dynasties (420-479), with capital at Nanjing/also known as Liu Song 劉宋|刘宋/ 6912 1
南朝鮮 南朝鲜 [Nan2 Chao2 xian3] /South Korea/ 3445 1
南齊書 南齐书 [Nan2 Qi2 shu1] /History of Qi of the Southern Dynasties, seventh of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Xiao Zixian 蕭子顯|萧子显[Xiao1 Zi3 xian3] in 537 during Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁[Nan2 chao2 Liang2], 59 scrolls/ 4969 1
蒲甘王朝 蒲甘王朝 [Pu2 gan1 Wang2 chao2] /Bagan (Pagan) Dynasty of Myanmar (Burma), 1044-1287/ 5120 1
齊書 齐书 [Qi2 shu1] /History of Qi of the Southern Dynasties, seventh of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Xiao Zixian 蕭子顯|萧子显[Xiao1 Zi3 xian3] in 537 during Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁[Nan2 chao2 Liang2], 59 scrolls/usually 南齊書|南齐书[Nan2 Qi2 shu1] to distinguish from Northern Qi/ 4969 1
[Qi3] /Qi son of Yu the Great 禹[Yu3], reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝[Xia4 Chao2] (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)/ 6027 1
前朝 前朝 [qian2 chao2] /the previous dynasty/ 6891 1
秦朝 秦朝 [Qin2 chao2] /Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC)/ 7033 1
清朝 清朝 [Qing1 chao2] /Qing dynasty (1644-1911)/ 1646 1
清皇朝 清皇朝 [Qing1 huang2 chao2] /Qing dynasty (1644-1911)/ 1646 1
清末 清末 [Qing1 mo4] /the final years of the Qing dynasty 清朝[Qing1 chao2]/late Qing/ 1646 1
熱火朝天 热火朝天 [re4 huo3 chao2 tian1] /in full swing (idiom)/(in a) frenzy/buzzing with activity/ 5136 1
人生如朝露 人生如朝露 [ren2 sheng1 ru2 zhao1 lu4] /human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence/ 6332 1
人生朝露 人生朝露 [ren2 sheng1 zhao1 lu4] /human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence/ 6332 1
日朝 日朝 [Ri4 Chao2] /Japan and Korea (esp. North Korea)/ 6634 1
薩非王朝 萨非王朝 [Sa4 fei1 Wang2 chao2] /Persian Safavid Dynasty 1501-1722/ 5120 1
薩桑王朝 萨桑王朝 [Sa4 sang1 Wang2 chao2] /Sassanid Empire of Persia (c. 2nd-7th century AD)/ 5120 1
薩珊王朝 萨珊王朝 [Sa4 shan1 Wang2 chao2] /Sassanid Empire of Persia (c. 2nd-7th century AD)/ 5120 1
三國志 三国志 [San1 guo2 zhi4] /History of the Three Kingdoms, fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed by Chen Shou 陳壽|陈寿[Chen2 Shou4] in 289 during Jin Dynasty 晉朝|晋朝[Jin4 chao2], 65 scrolls/ 4969 1
沙法維王朝 沙法维王朝 [Sha1 fa3 wei2 Wang2 chao2] /Persian Safavid Dynasty 1501-1722/ 5120 1
商朝 商朝 [Shang1 chao2] /Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC)/ 6038 1
商鞅 商鞅 [Shang1 Yang1] /Shang Yang (c. 390-338 BC), legalist philosopher and statesman of the state of Qin 秦國|秦国[Qin2 guo2], whose reforms paved the way for the eventual unification of the Chinese empire by the Qin dynasty 秦朝|秦朝[Qin2 chao2]/ 2919 1
身先朝露 身先朝露 [shen1 xian1 zhao1 lu4] /body will go with the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence/ 6332 1
沈約 沈约 [Shen3 Yue1] /Shen Yue (441-513), writer and historian during Liang of Southern dynasties 南朝梁, compiler of History of Song of the Southern dynasties 宋書|宋书/ 6912 1
聖朝 圣朝 [sheng4 chao2] /the current imperial dynasty/one's own court/ 6779 1
士族 士族 [shi4 zu2] /land-owning class, esp. during Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties 魏晉南北朝|魏晋南北朝[Wei4 Jin4 Nan2 Bei3 Chao2]/ 1947 1
雙塔區 双塔区 [[Shuang1ta3 Qu1]] /Shuangta, a district of Chaoyang City 朝陽市|朝阳市[Chao2yang2 Shi4], Liaoning/ 129 2
四腳朝天 四脚朝天 [si4 jiao3 chao2 tian1] /four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back/ 5785 1
[[Song4]] /surname Song/the Song dynasty (960–1279)/Song of the Southern Dynasties (420–479) 南朝宋[Nan2chao2 Song4]/ 384 2
宋朝 宋朝 [Song4 chao2] /Song Dynasty (960-1279)/also Song of Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479)/ 6589 1
宋書 宋书 [Song4 shu1] /History of Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋[Nan2 chao2 Song4] or Liu Song 劉宋|刘宋[Liu2 Song4], sixth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Shen Yue 沈約|沈约[Shen3 Yue1] in 488 during Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁[Nan2 chao2 Liang2], 100 scrolls/(not to be confused with 宋史[Song4 shi3])/ 1450 1
素面朝天 素面朝天 [su4 mian4 chao2 tian1] /lit. to present oneself confidently to the emperor, without makeup (as did the sister of Yang Guifei 楊貴妃|杨贵妃[Yang2 Gui4 fei1]) (idiom)/fig. (of a woman) to show one's natural features, without makeup/to present oneself just as one is, without artifice/ 4620 1
隋朝 隋朝 [Sui2 chao2] /Sui dynasty (581-617)/ 6912 1
唐朝 唐朝 [Tang2 chao2] /Tang dynasty (618-907)/ 6913 1
天朝 天朝 [Tian1 chao2] /Celestial Empire, tributary title conferred on imperial China/Taiping Heavenly Kingdom/ 4221 1
兲朝 兲朝 [Tian1 chao2] /(derog.) the Chinese Communist regime (variant of 天朝[Tian1 chao2] Celestial Empire, invented to circumvent censorship)/ 2216 1
頭朝下 头朝下 [[tou2chao2xia4]] /(falling or suspended) head downwards; headfirst; headlong/ 809 2
圖們市 图们市 [[Tu2men2 Shi4]] /Tumen, a county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2bian1 Chao2xian3zu2 Zi4zhi4zhou1], Jilin/ 362 2
吐蕃王朝 吐蕃王朝 [Tu3 bo1 Wang2 chao2] /Tibetan Tubo Dynasty 7th-11th century AD/ 5120 1
汪清縣 汪清县 [[Wang1qing1 Xian4]] /Wangqing, a county in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2bian1 Chao2xian3zu2 Zi4zhi4zhou1], Jilin/ 311 2
王朝 王朝 [wang2 chao2] /dynasty/ 7101 1
危如朝露 危如朝露 [wei1 ru2 zhao1 lu4] /precarious as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence/ 6332 1
危若朝露 危若朝露 [wei1 ruo4 zhao1 lu4] /precarious as morning dew (idiom); unlikely to last out the day/ 6017 1
偽朝 伪朝 [wei3 chao2] /illegitimate dynasty; pretender dynasty/ 1257 1
魏晉南北朝 魏晋南北朝 [Wei4 Jin4 Nan2 Bei3 Chao2] /Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties/generic term for historic period 220-589 between Han and Sui/ 6590 1
衛滿朝鮮 卫满朝鲜 [Wei4 man3 Chao2 xian3] /Wiman Korea (195-108 BC), historical kingdom in Manchuria, Liaoning and North Korea/ 4429 1
衛氏朝鮮 卫氏朝鲜 [Wei4 shi4 Chao2 xian3] /Wiman Korea (195-108 BC), historical kingdom in Manchuria, Liaoning and North Korea/ 4429 1
倭馬亞王朝 倭马亚王朝 [Wo1 ma3 ya4 Wang2 chao2] /Umayyad Empire (661-750, in Iberia -1031), successor of the Rashidun caliphate/ 5120 1
夕發朝至 夕发朝至 [xi1 fa1 zhao1 zhi4] /to depart in the evening and arrive the next morning/overnight (train)/ 1924 1
夏朝 夏朝 [Xia4 chao2] /Xia Dynasty (2070-1600 BC)/ 4847 1
夏王朝 夏王朝 [Xia4 wang2 chao2] /Xia dynasty, unconfirmed but placed at c. 2070-c. 1600 BC/ 6555 1
小米椒 小米椒 [xiao3 mi3 jiao1] /same as 朝天椒[chao2 tian1 jiao1]/ 4756 1
謝靈運 谢灵运 [Xie4 Ling2 yun4] /Xie Lingyun (385-433) poet during Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋/ 6857 1
新朝 新朝 [Xin1 chao2] /the Xin dynasty (8-23 AD) of Wang Mang 王莽, forming the interregnum between the former and later Han/ 6958 1
新羅王朝 新罗王朝 [Xin1 luo2 Wang2 chao2] /Silla, Korean kingdom 57 BC-935 AD/one of the Korean Three Kingdoms from 1st century AD, defeating its rivals Paikche 百濟|百济[Bai3 ji4] and Koguryo 高句麗|高句丽[Gao1 gou1 li2] around 660 in alliance with Tang China/unified Silla 658-935/ 4969 1
延邊 延边 [[Yan2bian1]] /see 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2bian1 Chao2xian3zu2 Zi4zhi4zhou1]/ 625 2
延邊朝鮮族自治州 延边朝鲜族自治州 [[Yan2bian1 Chao2xian3zu2 Zi4zhi4zhou1]] /Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, in Jilin Province 吉林省[Ji2lin2 Sheng3]/ 613 2
延邊州 延边州 [[Yan2bian1 Zhou1]] /see 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2bian1 Chao2xian3zu2 Zi4zhi4zhou1]/ 625 2
延吉市 延吉市 [[Yan2ji2 Shi4]] /Yanji, a county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2bian1 Chao2xian3zu2 Zi4zhi4zhou1], Jilin/ 362 2
養兵千日,用在一朝 养兵千日,用在一朝 [yang3 bing1 qian1 ri4 , yong4 zai4 yi1 zhao1] /lit. train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning (idiom)/fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off/ 4034 1
野山椒 野山椒 [ye3 shan1 jiao1] /same as 朝天椒[chao2 tian1 jiao1]/ 4756 1
一朝天子一朝臣 一朝天子一朝臣 [yi1 chao2 tian1 zi3 yi1 chao2 chen2] /new emperor, new officials (idiom)/a new chief brings in new aides/ 2248 1
一朝一夕 一朝一夕 [yi1 zhao1 yi1 xi1] /lit. one morning and one evening (idiom)/fig. in a short period of time/overnight/ 5137 1
一年被蛇咬,十年怕井繩 一年被蛇咬,十年怕井绳 [[yi1nian2 bei4 she2 yao3, shi2nian2 pa4 jing3sheng2]] /see 一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井繩|一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳[yi1zhao1 bei4 she2 yao3, shi2nian2 pa4 jing3sheng2]/ 425 2
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井繩 一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳 [[yi1zhao1 bei4 she2 yao3, shi2nian2 pa4 jing3sheng2]] /(lit.) once bitten by a snake, one is scared all one's life at the mere sight of a rope (saying)/(fig.) once bitten, twice shy/ 49 2
有朝一日 有朝一日 [you3 zhao1 yi1 ri4] /one day/sometime in the future/ 6991 1
有朝 有朝 [[you3zhao1]] /one day; sometime in the future/ 535 2
庾信 庾信 [Yu3 Xin4] /Yu Xin (513-581), poet from Liang of the Southern dynasties 南朝梁朝 and author of Lament for the South 哀江南賦|哀江南赋/ 6794 1
元朝 元朝 [Yuan2 chao2] /Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)/ 6913 1
源賴朝 源赖朝 [Yuan2 Lai4 chao2] /MINAMOTO no Yoritomo (1147-1199), Japanese warlord and founder of the Kamakura shogunate 鐮倉幕府|镰仓幕府[Lian2 cang1 mu4 fu3]/ 4935 1
在朝 在朝 [zai4 chao2] /sitting (currently serving, e.g. board members)/ 6978 1
張寶 张宝 [Zhang1 Bao3] /Zhang Bao (-184), leader of the Yellow Turban rebels during the late Han 漢朝|汉朝[Han4 chao2]/ 4488 1
張僧繇 张僧繇 [Zhang1 Seng1 you2] /Zhang Sengyou (active c. 490-540), one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家/ 2889 1
[zhao1] /morning/ 5886 1
朝不保夕 朝不保夕 [zhao1 bu4 bao3 xi1] /at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state/imminent crisis/living from hand to mouth/ 6332 1
朝不慮夕 朝不虑夕 [zhao1 bu4 lü4 xi1] /at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state/imminent crisis/living from hand to mouth/ 6332 1
朝歌 朝歌 [Zhao1 ge1] /Zhaoge, capital of the Shang dynasty 商朝/Zhaoge town in Qi county 淇縣|淇县, Hebi 鶴壁|鹤壁, Henan/ 6586 1
朝過夕改 朝过夕改 [zhao1 guo4 xi1 gai3] /to correct in the evening a fault of the morning (idiom)/to quickly amend one's ways/ 6050 1
朝花夕拾 朝花夕拾 [Zhao1 hua1 Xi1 shi2] /"Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk", a collection of autobiographical essays by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[Lu3 Xun4]/ 1589 1
朝令夕改 朝令夕改 [zhao1 ling4 xi1 gai3] /to make frequent or unpredictable changes in policy (idiom)/ 6190 1
朝露 朝露 [zhao1 lu4] /morning dew/fig. precarious brevity of human life/ephemeral/ 6535 1
朝露溘至 朝露溘至 [zhao1 lu4 ke4 zhi4] /the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence/ 6332 1
朝氣 朝气 [zhao1 qi4] /vitality/dynamism/ 6626 1
朝氣蓬勃 朝气蓬勃 [zhao1 qi4 peng2 bo2] /full of youthful energy (idiom); vigorous/energetic/a bright spark/ 6332 1
朝乾夕惕 朝乾夕惕 [zhao1 qian2 xi1 ti4] /cautious and diligent all day long (idiom)/ 5299 1
朝秦暮楚 朝秦暮楚 [zhao1 Qin2 mu4 Chu3] /serve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom); quick to switch sides/ 6332 1
朝日 朝日 [Zhao1 ri4] /Asahi (Japanese place name, company name etc)/ 5608 1
朝日新聞 朝日新闻 [Zhao1 ri4 Xin1 wen2] /Asahi Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)/ 5126 1
朝三暮四 朝三暮四 [zhao1 san1 mu4 si4] /lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon/indecisive/to blow hot and cold/ 6332 1
朝生暮死 朝生暮死 [zhao1 sheng1 mu4 si3] /lit. born in the morning and dying at dusk (idiom)/fig. ephemeral/transient/ 2181 1
朝思暮想 朝思暮想 [zhao1 si1 mu4 xiang3] /to yearn for sth day and night (idiom)/ 6090 1
朝聞夕改 朝闻夕改 [zhao1 wen2 xi1 gai3] /lit. heard in the morning and changed by the evening/to correct an error very quickly (idiom)/ 6088 1
朝曦 朝曦 [zhao1 xi1] /early morning sunlight/ 1578 1
朝夕 朝夕 [zhao1 xi1] /morning and night/all the time/ 6743 1
朝夕相處 朝夕相处 [zhao1 xi1 xiang1 chu3] /to spend all one's time together (idiom)/ 1912 1
朝陽 朝阳 [zhao1 yang2] /the morning sun/ 6814 1
朝陽產業 朝阳产业 [zhao1 yang2 chan3 ye4] /sunrise industry/ 5805 1
朝雨 朝雨 [zhao1 yu3] /morning rain/ 6364 1
朝朝 朝朝 [zhao1 zhao1] /every day (archaic)/ 2968 1
朝朝暮暮 朝朝暮暮 [zhao1 zhao1 mu4 mu4] /from dawn to dusk/all the time/ 5707 1
朝日 朝日 [[zhao1ri4]] /morning sun/ 69 2
朝饔夕飧 朝饔夕飧 [[zhao1yong1-xi1sun1]] /(lit.) breakfast in the morning and supper in the evening (idiom)/(fig.) to do nothing but eat and drink/ 49 2
只爭旦夕 只争旦夕 [zhi3 zheng1 dan4 xi1] /see 只爭朝夕|只争朝夕[zhi3 zheng1 zhao1 xi1]/ 5024 1
只爭朝夕 只争朝夕 [zhi3 zheng1 zhao1 xi1] /(idiom) to seize every minute; to make the best use of one's time/ 1291 1
指天椒 指天椒 [[zhi3tian1jiao1]] /see 朝天椒[chao2tian1jiao1]/ 309 2
中朝 中朝 [Zhong1 Chao2] /Sino-Korean/China and North Korea/ 6345 1
周朝 周朝 [Zhou1 chao2] /Zhou Dynasty/Western Zhou 西周 (1046-771 BC) and Eastern Zhou 東周|东周 (770-221 BC)/ 5020 1
周王朝 周王朝 [Zhou1 wang2 chao2] /the Zhou dynasty from 1027 BC/ 6852 1

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