Chinese Character Dictionary

九江

Jiŭ jiāng

Jiujiang prefecture level city in Jiangxi

九江地区

Jiŭ jiāng dì qū

Jiujiang prefecture in Jiangxi

九江市

Jiŭ jiāng shì

Jiujiang prefecture level city in Jiangxi

九江县

Jiŭ jiāng xiàn

Jiujiang county in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi

九泉

jiŭ quán

the nine springs

九流

jiŭ liú

the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians 儒家[Rú jiā], Daoists 道家[Dào jiā], Yin and Yang 陰陽家|阴阳家[Yīn yáng jiā], Legalists 法家[Fă jiā], Logicians 名家[Míng jiā], Mohists 墨家[Mò jiā], Diplomats 縱橫家|纵横家[Zòng héng jiā], Miscellaneous 雜家|杂家[Zá jiā], and Agriculturalists 農家|农家[Nóng jiā]

九渊

jiŭ yuān

abyss

九牛一毛

jiŭ niú yī máo

lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom)

九牛二虎之力

jiŭ niú èr hŭ zhī lì

tremendous strength (idiom)

九窍

jiŭ qiào

nine orifices of the human body (eyes, nostrils, ears, mouth, urethra, anus)

九章算术

Jiŭ zhāng Suàn shù

The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art

九声六调

jiŭ shēng liù diào

nine tones and six modes (tonal system of Cantonese and other southern languages)

九华山

Jiŭ huá shān

Mt Jiuhua in Anhui, one of the Four Sacred Mountains and Bodhimanda of Kṣitigarbha 地藏

九号球

jiŭ hào qiú

nine-ball (billiards game)

九边形

jiŭ biān xíng

nonagon

九里

Jiŭ lĭ

Liuli district of Xuzhou city 徐州市[Xú zhōu shì], Jiangsu

九里区

Jiŭ lĭ qū

Liuli district of Xuzhou city 徐州市[Xú zhōu shì], Jiangsu

九重霄

jiŭ chóng xiāo

ninth heaven

九零后

jiŭ líng hòu

90s generation

九霄云外

jiŭ xiāo yún wài

beyond the topmost clouds (idiom)

九面体

jiŭ miàn tĭ

enneahedron (solid figure having nine plane faces)

九头鸟

jiŭ tóu niăo

legendary bird with nine heads (old)

九鼎

jiŭ dĭng

The Nine Cauldrons, symbol of Imperial power dating back to the Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1100 BC)

九齿钉耙

jiŭ chĭ dīng pá

The Nine-Toothed Rake (weapon of Zhu Bajie 豬八戒|猪八戒[Zhū Bā jiè])

九龙

Jiŭ lóng

Kowloon district of Hong Kong

九龙坡

Jiŭ lóng pō

Jiulongpo district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

九龙坡区

Jiŭ lóng pō qū

Jiulongpo district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

九龙城

Jiŭ lóng chéng

Kowloon City, Hong Kong

九龙城寨

Jiŭ lóng Chéng zhài

Kowloon Walled City

九龙县

Jiŭ lóng xiàn

Jiulong county (Tibetan: brgyad zur rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gān zī Zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)

乞

qĭ

to beg

乞丐

qĭ gài

beggar

乞人

qĭ rén

beggar

乞伏

Qĭ fú

tribe of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑 nomadic people

乞休

qĭ xiū

to request permission to resign from an official position (old)

乞儿

qĭ ér

beggar

乞力马扎罗山

Qĭ lì mă zhā luó shān

Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania

乞和

qĭ hé

to sue for peace

乞哀告怜

qĭ āi gào lián

begging for pity and asking for help (idiom)

乞恕

qĭ shù

to beg forgiveness

乞怜

qĭ lián

to beg for pity

乞求

qĭ qiú

to beg

乞讨

qĭ tăo

to beg

乞食

qĭ shí

to beg for food

也

Yĕ

surname Ye

也不例外

yĕ bù lì wài

is no exception

也就是

yĕ jiù shì

that is

也就是说

yĕ jiù shì shuō

in other words

也罢

yĕ bà

(reduplicated) whether... or...

也许

yĕ xŭ

perhaps

也门

Yĕ mén

Yemen

乢

gài

ancient variant of 蓋|盖[gài]

乣

jiŭ

archaic variant of 糺[jiŭ]

乤

xx

first character in place name 乤浦 "Halpho" (Korean gugja)

乥

xx

one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "hol"), an ancient Korean writing system

乧

xx

archaic Korean hanja pronounced dul, phonetic 斗 du plus 乙 ul

乨

shĭ

archaic variant of 始[shĭ]

乩

jī

to divine

乩童

jī tóng

child medium

乪

nāng

a bend in a river (Cantonese)