Chinese Character Dictionary

右舷

yòu xián

starboard (of a ship)

右袒

yòu tăn

to take sides with

右转

yòu zhuăn

to turn right

右边

yòu bian

right side

右边儿

yòu bian r

erhua variant of 右邊|右边[yòu bian]

右首

yòu shŏu

right-hand side

叵

pŏ

not

叶

xié

to be in harmony

叶韵

xié yùn

to rhyme

司

Sī

surname Si

司令

sī lìng

commanding officer

司令员

sī lìng yuán

commander

司令官

sī lìng guān

commander

司令部

sī lìng bù

headquarters

司各特

Sī gè tè

Scott (name)

司售人员

sī shòu rén yuán

bus crew

司天台

sī tiān tái

Observatory or Bureau of Astronomy (official title) from the Tang dynasty onwards

司寇

Sī kòu

two-character surname Sikou

司徒

Sī tú

minister of education (history)

司机

sī jī

chauffeur

司法

sī fă

judicial

司法人员

sī fă rén yuán

law-enforcers

司法官

sī fă guān

law officer

司法机关

sī fă jī guān

judicial authorities

司法权

sī fă quán

jurisdiction

司法独立

sī fă dú lì

judicial independence

司法部

Sī fă bù

Ministry of Justice (PRC etc)

司法院

Sī fă yuàn

Judicial Yuan, the high court under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan

司汤达

Sī tāng dá

Stendhal

司炉

sī lú

stoker (worker operating a coal fire, esp. for a steam engine)

司空见惯

sī kōng jiàn guàn

a common occurrence

司线员

sī xiàn yuán

line judge (tennis etc)

司铎

sī duó

priest

司长

sī zhăng

bureau chief

司马

Sī mă

official post of minister of war in pre-han Chinese states

司马光

Sī mă Guāng

Sima Guang (1019-1086), politician and historian of Northern Song, author of Comprehensive Mirror for aid in Government 資治通鑒|资治通鉴

司马懿

Sī mă Yì

Sima Yi (179-21), warlord under Cao Cao and subsequently founder of the Jin dynasty

司马承帧

Sī mă Chéng zhēn

Sima Chengzhen (6-73), Daoist priest in Tang dynasty

司马昭之心路人所知

Sī mă Zhāo zhī xīn lù rén suŏ zhī

Sima Zhao's stratagem is obvious to everyone

司马法

Sī mă Fă

“Methods of Sima”, also called “Sima Rangju’s Art of War”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wŭ jīng Qī Shū], written by Sima Rangju 司馬穰苴|司马穰苴[Sī mă Ráng jū]

司马炎

Sī mă Yán

Sima Yan (236-290), founding emperor of Jin dynasty 晋 after the Three Kingdoms period, reigned 26-290 as Emperor Wu of Jin 晉武帝

司马穰苴

Sī mă Ráng jū

Sima Rangju (c. 800 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), military strategist of the Qi State 齊國|齐国[Qí guó] and author of “Methods of Sima” 司馬法|司马法[Sī mă Fă], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wŭ jīng Qī Shū]

司马谈

Sī mă Tán

Sima Tan (-110 BC), Han dynasty scholar and historian, and father of 司馬遷|司马迁[Sī mă Qiān]

司马迁

Sī mă Qiān

Sima Qian (14-86 BC), Han Dynasty historian, author of Records of the Grand Historian 史記|史记[Shĭ jì], known as the father of Chinese historiography

司马辽太郎

Sī mă Liáo tài láng

SHIBA Ryotarō (1923-1996), Japanese author of historical novels

叻

lè

place names

叼

diāo

to hold in the mouth

吁

xū

sh

吁吁

xū xū

to pant

吃

chī

to eat

吃一堑，长一智

chī yī qiàn , zhăng yī zhì

Fall into the moat and you'll be wiser next time (idiom); One only learns from one's mistakes.

吃不上

chī bu shàng

unable to get anything to eat

吃不下

chī bu xià

not feel like eating

吃不了兜着走

chī bu liăo dōu zhe zŏu

lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom)

吃不住

chī bu zhù

to be unable to bear or support

吃不来

chī bu lái

not be fond of certain food

吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸

chī bù dào pú tao shuō pú tao suān

sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop)

吃不服

chī bu fú

not be accustomed to eating sth

吃不消

chī bu xiāo

to be unable to tolerate or endure

吃不开

chī bu kāi

be unpopular