玖

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *kʷlɯʔ): semantic 玉 + phonetic 久 (OC *kʷlɯʔ).

Han compound

(financial) Alternative form of 九 (“nine”) (used normally in official documents or checks to avoid forgery)


一言九鼎

one utterance, [worth the weight of] nineding (鼎) vessels

ㄧ ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄧㄥˇ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ kɐu̯³⁵ tɪŋ³⁵/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiɛn²³⁻³³ kiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁴¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁵³/

/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ kɐu̯³⁵ tɪŋ³⁵/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiɛn²³⁻³³ kiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁴¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁵³/

words of enormous weight; solemn promise or pledge


九州

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/

/kɐu̯³⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/

/kɐu̯³⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/

The Verses of Chu, 4ᵗʰ century BCE – 2ⁿᵈ century CE

Sī Jiǔzhōu zhī bódà xī, qǐ wéi shì qí yǒu nǚ?

思九州之博大兮，豈惟是其有女？

思九州之博大兮，岂惟是其有女？

Xī Hòuhàn huāng jūn, xìn huò xiéwěi, wàng jiǎ shuìmèng, shì hú yāoguǐ, yǐ luàn tiāncháng, zìgǔ Jiǔzhōu zhīzhōng wú cǐ yě.

昔後漢荒君，信惑邪偽，妄假睡夢，事胡妖鬼，以亂天常，自古九州之中無此也。

昔后汉荒君，信惑邪伪，妄假睡梦，事胡妖鬼，以乱天常，自古九州之中无此也。

(historical) the Nine Provinces of ancient China; China


深居九重

ㄕㄣ ㄐㄩ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊ

шэнь цзюй цзючун

/ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/

/ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/

(archaic) to live in a bubble; to live a cloistered life of seclusion within the palace walls


九重

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/

(archaic, Chinese mythology) the ninth and highest layer of heaven


九日

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐ̩⁵¹/

/kɐu̯³⁵ jɐt̚²/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐ̩⁵¹/

/kɐu̯³⁵ jɐt̚²/

Double Ninth Festival
Double Ninth Festival

Alternative term for 重陽節／重阳节 (Chóngyángjié, “Double Ninth Festival”).


九角形

ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/


九霄雲外

ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄩㄣˊ ㄨㄞˋ

цзюсяоюньвай

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ yn³⁵ waɪ̯⁵¹/

/kɐu̯³⁵ siːu̯⁵⁵ wɐn²¹ ŋɔːi̯²²/

/kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siau⁴⁴⁻²² hun²⁴⁻²² ɡue²²/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ yn³⁵ waɪ̯⁵¹/

/kɐu̯³⁵ siːu̯⁵⁵ wɐn²¹ ŋɔːi̯²²/

/kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siau⁴⁴⁻²² hun²⁴⁻²² ɡue²²/

Tā zǎoyǐ bǎ zhè shì pāo dào jiǔxiāoyúnwài qù le.

他早已把這事抛到九霄雲外去了。

他早已把这事抛到九霄云外去了。


九牛一毛

ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄧ ㄇㄠˊ

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵/

ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄧ ㄇㄠˊㄦ

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ maʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/

/kɐu̯³⁵ ŋɐu̯²¹ jɐt̚⁵ mou̯²¹/

/kau⁵²⁻³⁵ ɡu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sek̚⁴⁻² mo⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕiɤ³³ n̠ʲiɤ⁵⁵ iɪʔ³³ mɔ²¹/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵/

/kɐu̯³⁵ ŋɐu̯²¹ jɐt̚⁵ mou̯²¹/

/kau⁵²⁻³⁵ ɡu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sek̚⁴⁻² mo⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕiɤ³³ n̠ʲiɤ⁵⁵ iɪʔ³³ mɔ²¹/

If I fell before the law and was executed, it would make no more difference to most people than one hair off nine oxen, for I was a mere ant to them.

Sima Qian, Letter to Ren An. 1st century BCE. Translated by Burton Watson.

Jiǎlìng pú fúfǎ shòuzhū, ruò jiǔniú wáng yīmáo, yǔ lóuyǐ héyǐ yì?

假令僕伏法受誅，若九牛亡一毛，與螻蟻何以異？

假令仆伏法受诛，若九牛亡一毛，与蝼蚁何以异？


九曲十八彎

ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄩ ㄕˊ ㄅㄚ ㄨㄢ

цзю цюй шиба вань

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ pä⁵⁵ wän⁵⁵/


三六九等

ㄙㄢ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄥˇ

саньлюцзюдэн

/sän⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


七零九

ㄑㄧ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(～社區) Qilingjiu (a residential community of Zhuodaoquan, Hongshan district, Wuhan, Hubei, China)


九畹溪

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ wän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ wän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵/

(～鎮) Jiuwanxi (a town in Zigui, Yichang, Hubei, China)


九鼎

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɐu̯³⁵ tɪŋ³⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɐu̯³⁵ tɪŋ³⁵/


九宮格

ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄍㄜˊ

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ kɤ³⁵/

ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄍㄜˊㄦ

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ kɤɻ³⁵/

/kɐu̯³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ kaːk̚³/

/kɐu̯³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ kaːk̚³⁻³⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ kɤ³⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ kɤɻ³⁵/

/kɐu̯³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ kaːk̚³/

/kɐu̯³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ kaːk̚³⁻³⁵/

a kind of paper with square grids split into nine smaller squares in a three-by-three arrangement for practising Chinese calligraphy


九官鳥

ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄋㄧㄠˇ

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɐu̯³⁵ kuːn⁵⁵ niːu̯¹³/

/kɐu̯³⁵ kuːn⁵⁵ niːu̯¹³/

Gracula religiosa
Gracula religiosa#Translingual


九嶷山

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/

/kɐu̯³⁵ jiː²¹ saːn⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/

/kɐu̯³⁵ jiː²¹ saːn⁵⁵/

Jiuyi Mountains, a mountain range in Hunan

(～瑤族鄉, ～鄉) Jiuyishan (a Yao ethnic township in Ningyuan, Yongzhou, Hunan, China)


九畹遺容

ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄢˇ ㄧˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ

Цзю Вань Ижун

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ wän²¹⁴⁻²¹ i³⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ wän²¹⁴⁻²¹ i³⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵/

Lingering Beauty of Nine Acres, a manual for painting orchids, written by Zhou Lüjing (周履靖) in the late Ming Dynasty


九五之尊

the honor of nine-five [to which only the emperor is entitled]

ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄨˇ ㄓ ㄗㄨㄣ

цзюучжицзунь

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡su̯ən⁵⁵/

/kɐu̯³⁵ ŋ̍¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡syːn⁵⁵/

/kiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sun⁴⁴/

/kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sun⁴⁴/

/kɐu̯³⁵ ŋ̍¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡syːn⁵⁵/

/kiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sun⁴⁴/

/kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sun⁴⁴/


九黎

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li³⁵/

/kɐu̯³⁵ lɐi̯²¹/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li³⁵/

/kɐu̯³⁵ lɐi̯²¹/

Nine Li (name of an ancient tribe in China)


九霄

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/


九百六

/kau⁴⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾a²¹⁻⁵⁵ laʔ⁴/

/kau³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βa²¹⁻⁵⁵ laʔ²⁴/

/kau⁴⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾a²¹⁻⁵⁵ laʔ⁴/

/kau³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βa²¹⁻⁵⁵ laʔ²⁴/

(Puxian Min) perturbed; nervous; uneasy (being in a state of turmoil and anxiety)