零

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (零):
* → Japanese: 零(れい) (rei)
* → Korean: 령(零) (ryeong)
* → Vietnamese: linh (零)

→ Bouyei: lingz

→ Lü: ᦟᦲᧃᧉ (liin²)

→ Zhuang: lingz

/liaŋ²²⁻²²⁵/

/liaŋ²²⁻²²⁵/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *riːŋ, *reːŋ, *reːŋs): semantic 雨 (“rain”) + phonetic 令 (OC *ren, *reŋ, *reŋs, *reːŋ, *reːŋs). On the oracle bone script, only thick raindrops are depicted falling from the sky.
Unclear. Schuessler (2007) proposes several possibilities:
* From Austroasiatic; compare Khmer ភ្លៀង (phliəng, “rain”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *(p)liɲ ~ *(p)liəɲ ~ (p)liiɲ (“sky, rain”).
* Possibly related to Jingpho marang (“rain”), for which STEDT sets up Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s-raŋ (“rain”). Starostin also relates it to this Jingpho word and sets up Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rēŋ (“to drop”), also comparing Tibetan སྤྲིན (sprin, “cloud”) and Burmese ရည် (rany, “liquid; juice”).
* Possibly related to 隕 (OC *ɢunʔ, “to drop”) and 霣 (OC *ɢunʔ, “to rain; to fall down like rain”) if one assumes Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r/s/g-wa (“water; rain”) (or its variant *rwe-) can be simplified to *re- and *we-.
Sense "zero" is introduced in 1248 by Chinese mathematician Li Ye.

inh

〇
𠏡
𡈍
𤅫
𥥋
𮖿
𩂙
霗
𩃞
𩅶
𩆖
𩆼
⿳⻗人𰆊

零星

Alternative form: 〇

一減一等於零。

一减一等于零。

三點零五分

三点零五分

七百零三

二零零一年

從零開始

从零开始

廿零蚊

分零兩分鐘

分零两分钟

七十零

(Cantonese, Hakka, Northern Min, Eastern Min) Used after a number or a classifier to express a small remaining quantity.


零

〇
𠏡
𡈍
𤅫
𥥋
𮖿
𩂙
霗
𩃞
𩅶
𩆖
𩆼
⿳⻗人𰆊


億

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qɯɡ): semantic 人 + phonetic 意 (OC *qɯɡs).

Han compound

But I think that it's better to set a small goal first. For example, make a hundred million [yuans].

Dànshì ne, zuìhǎo xiān dìng yī ge néng dádào de xiǎo mùbiāo, bǐfāng shuō wǒ xiān zhèng tā yī ge yì.

但是呢，最好先定一個能達到的小目標，比方說我先掙它一個億。

但是呢，最好先定一个能达到的小目标，比方说我先挣它一个亿。

hundred million (100,000,000) (sometimes written as 1,0000,0000)


百

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (百):
* → Japanese: 百(ひゃく) (hyaku)
* → Korean: 백(百) (baek)
* → Vietnamese: bách (百)

→ Ai-Cham: pek⁷

→ Lao: ປາກ (pāk)

→ Lü: ᦔᦱᧅ (ṗaak)

→ Shan: ပၢၵ်ႇ (pàak)

→ Southern Kam: begs

→ Zhuang: bak

→ Proto-Hmong-Mien: *pæk

Iu Mien: baeqv

Western Xiangxi Miao: bat

White Hmong: pua

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *praːɡ): semantic 一 + phonetic 白 (OC *braːɡ).
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b-r-gja.

Han compound

四百

百四 [Cantonese] ― baak³ sei³ [Jyutping] ― one hundred and forty

長命百歲／长命百岁


千

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (千):
* → Japanese: 千(せん) (sen)
* → Korean: 천(千) (cheon)
* → Vietnamese: thiên (千)

→ Old Uyghur: 𐽻𐽶𐽺 (sén)

→ Zhuang: cien (“thousand”)

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰiẽ̞³³⁴/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰiẽ̞³³⁴/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sn̥ʰiːn): semantic 一 (“one, signifying a number”) + phonetic 人 (OC *njin). The Old Chinese pronunciations of 千 (OC *sn̥ʰiːn) and 人 (OC *njin) were similar. For the component 人, compare its combining form 亻.
The traditional explanation holds that the extra line indicates an extension (see the etymologies of 年 and 延). 千 has the meaning one thousand because one thousand is a number that is reached by extending one's counting.
Unclear. Schuessler (2007) notes similar forms in Mon-Khmer, though their initials and finals do not match Old Chinese; compare Vietnamese nghìn and Old Mon lṅim (whence Mon လ္ၚီ (ŋìm)), all meaning "thousand". Also compare Proto-Hlai *C-ŋin.

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Mon လ္ၚီ (ŋìm)

She quit swindling and went to be a film producer

2019, 尹光 [Wan Kwong], 荷里活有個大老千 [I Bet Your Pardon]

keoi⁵ sau¹ sau² bat¹ zoi³ cin¹, zau² heoi³ lou¹ zai³ pin³⁻²

佢收手不再千 走去撈製片

佢收手不再千 走去捞制片


十

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (十):
* → Japanese: 十(じゅう) (jū)
* → Korean: 십(十) (sip)
* → Vietnamese: thập (十)

→ Ahom: 𑜏𑜢𑜆𑜫 (sip)

→ Bouyei: xib

→ Khmer: ដប់ (dɑp), សិប (səp)

→ Lao: ສິບ (sip)

→ Lü: ᦉᦲᧇ (ṡiib)

desc

→ Saek: ซิ̄บ

→ Saek: ซิ̄บ

→ Shan: သိပ်း (síp)

→ Tai Dam: ꪎꪲꪚ

→ Tai Nüa: ᥔᥤᥙᥴ (síp)

→ Thai: สิบ (sìp)

→ Zhuang: cib

Unlike 一, which was one horizontal stroke meaning one, 十 was originally simply a vertical stroke. In later forms 一 was added, forming a cross.
Possibly a pictogram (象形) for a needle, later written as 針 (OC *kjum, *kjums), borrowed phonetically for 十 (OC *ɡjub, “ten”).
Unrelated to 支, 卖, 直, 真, 德, 甫， and 七 but related to the original version of 丈 and perhaps related to 由.
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *gip.

十分

十全十美


八

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (八):
* → Japanese: 八(はち) (hachi)
* → Korean: 팔(八) (pal)
* → Vietnamese: bát (八)

desctree

→ Proto-Tai: *peːtᴰ (“eight”)
Proto-Southwestern Tai: *pɛːtᴰ
Thai: แปด (bpɛ̀ɛt)
Northern Thai: ᨸᩯ᩠ᨯ
Lao: ແປດ (pǣt)
Lü: ᦶᦔᧆᧈ (ṗaed¹)
Tai Dam: ꪵꪜꪒ
Shan: ပႅတ်ႇ (pèt)
Tai Laing: ပျꧥတ်
Tai Nüa: ᥙᥦᥖᥱ (pǎet)
Phake: ပိတ် (pit)
Ahom: 𑜆𑜢𑜄𑜫 (pit)
Northern Tai
Bouyei: beedt
Tai Do: pẹt
Zhuang: bet
Central Tai
Nùng: pẻt
Tày: pét

Characters in the same phonetic series (八) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意): 八 is two bent lines indicating the original meaning of "to divide". This character is later borrowed to mean "eight" because of homonymy, making the original meaning obsolete (now represented by 分 and 別).
Unrelated to the bottom part of 兵, 共, 具, and 兴, in which it represents two hands holding an object. Also unrelated to 只 and 兑 in which it represents air coming out of a mouth. Unrelated to 貝. Eventually, unrelated to the bottom part of 其, 真, and 典, in which it represents the legs of a table.
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b-r-gjat (“eight”). Compare Tibetan བརྒྱད (brgyad).

Han etyl

to gossip (about); to stick one's nose in

八婆

Short for 八卦 (bāguà).
(Cantonese) nosey; meddling


二

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (二):
* → Japanese: 二(に) (ni)
* → Korean: 이(二) (i)
* → Vietnamese: nhị (二)

→ Bouyei: ngih

→ Northern Thai: ᨿᩦ᩵

→ Lao: ຍີ່ (nyī)

→ Thai: ยี่ (yîi)

→ Vietnamese: nhì

→ Zhuang: ngeih

Ideogram (指事) - two parallel strokes. Compare with 一, one stroke meaning one, 三, three strokes meaning three, and 亖 (sì), four strokes meaning four. Duplication of 一 (“one”).
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/s-ni-s. Cognate to Tibetan གཉིས (gnyis), Sikkimese ཉི (nyi), Tangut 𗍫 (*njɨ̱¹), Burmese နှစ် (hnac), and Nuosu ꑍ (nyip). See also: 次 (OC *sn̥ʰis, “second; next”), a cognate within Chinese languages.

二號線

二号线

The Master said, on this, "The ways of good men (different seem). This in a public office toils; that in his home the time beguiles. One man his lips with silence seals; another all his mind reveals. But when two men are one in heart, not iron bolts keep them apart; the words they in their union use, fragrance like orchid plants diffuse."

Zǐ yuē: “Jūnzǐ zhī dào, huò chū huò chǔ, huò mò huò yǔ, èr rén tóng xīn, qí lì duàn jīn. Tóng xīn zhī yán, qí xiù rú lán.”

子曰：「君子之道，或出或處，或默或語，二人同心，其利斷金。同心之言，其臭如蘭。」

子曰：「君子之道，或出或处，或默或语，二人同心，其利断金。同心之言，其臭如兰。」

Alternative forms: 𠄠 (èr), 𖿣

(handwritten, dated, now informal) An iteration mark denoting the repetition of the previous hanzi; often written at a smaller size when used for this purpose.

※ Such a definition of a number results from a number's being used without a unit after a quantity with both a value (exists even if hidden) and a unit to indicate the quantity with the value being the number and the unit one grade lower. So does the next definition.

百二

百二

Buying the computer cost me a thousand and two hundred bucks.

買電腦花了一千二。

买电脑花了一千二。

Short for "twenty, two hundred or two thousand" after hundreds, thousands and ten thousands.

The cucumbers are one dollar twenty per half kilogram.

黃瓜一塊二一斤。

黄瓜一块二一斤。


一

Sino-Xenic (一):
* → Japanese: 一(いち) (ichi); 一(いつ) (itsu)
* → Okinawan: 一(いち) (ichi)
* → Korean: 일(一) (il)
* → Jeju: 일 (il)
* → Vietnamese: nhất (一)

→ Ahom: 𑜒𑜢𑜄𑜫 (ʼit)

→ Bouyei: idt

→ Chadong: jit⁷, ji⁴

→ Lao: ເອັດ (ʼet)

→ Shan: ဢဵတ်း (ʼáet)

→ Tai Nüa: ᥟᥥᥖᥱ (ʼět)

→ Thai: เอ็ด (èt)

→ Zhuang: it

Standard Chinese phonology#Tones on special syllables

Ideogram (指事): a horizontal stroke, indicating the number “one”.
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ʔit. Descendants from the *ʔit etymon account for the majority of the dialectal forms for “one” in Chinese (Mandarin, Jin, Gan, Hakka, Hui, Xiang, Yue, Wu groups, etc.).

一長一短／一长一短

一死一傷／一死一伤

一高一低

一天一夜

一日一夜 [Cantonese] ― jat¹ jat⁶ jat¹ je⁶ [Jyutping] ― one day and one night

一左一右

看一看

望一望 [Cantonese] ― mong⁶ jat¹ mong⁶ [Jyutping] ― to have a look

With the verb modified reduplicated, expressing the transience of the verb:

Indicating that the action has occurred only once

一讲曹操，曹操就到 [Cantonese, simp.]
jat¹ gong² cou⁴ cou¹ ，cou⁴ cou¹ zau⁶ dou³ [Jyutping]

It slows down once I get to the opening.

一到OP就卡。

As soon as I took a picture, she ran towards the limelight.

Wǒ yī pāi le zhàopiàn, tā jiù lìjí chéngwéi zhòngrén zhǔmù de jiāodiǎn.

我一拍了照片，她就立即成為眾人矚目的焦點。

我一拍了照片，她就立即成为众人瞩目的焦点。

一見如故／一见如故

(Xiamen Hokkien) extremely; very; highly


一

Form used as the colloquial reading for “one” in most Min varieties: Fuzhou/Fuding suoʔ⁸, Fuqing θyo⁸, Gutian syøʔ⁸, Ningde søʔ⁸, Zhouning sɔʔ⁸, Putian ɬoʔ⁸, Xiamen/Quanzhou/Yongchun/Zhangzhou tsit̚⁸, Leizhou/Haikou ziak⁸, Longyan tse⁴, Youxi ɕie⁷, Jian'ou/Songxi tsi⁵, Jianyang tsi⁸. Whether all of the forms above are related and their origins remain unelucidated; they may be derived from 蜀 (shǔ) (cf. 獨／独 (dú, “single, alone”); often written when read with the colloquial reading), 隻／只 (zhī) (< *tjak ~ g-t(j)ik) or 禃 (zhí). Some Fujian dialects use 個／个 and 寡 (guǎ) for “one”.


一

Contraction of 一個／一个 (yīgè) (Zhou, 1998).

2000, 梁左 and 梁欢, 《闲人马大姐》, episode 7, 18:30

那是一深夜

Hē, nín gòu niú de, hái gù yí gēnbānr de hā!

嗬，您夠牛的，還雇一跟班兒的哈！

嗬，您够牛的，还雇一跟班儿的哈！


六

Sino-Xenic (六):
* → Japanese: 六(ろく) (roku)
* → Korean: 육/륙(六) (yuk/ryuk)
* → Vietnamese: lục (六)

desctree

→ Proto-Tai: *krokᴰ (“six”)
Northern Tai
Bouyei: rogt
Tai Do: hốc
Zhuang: roek, loeg
Central Tai
Tày: hốc
Nùng: róc
Nong Zhuang: choak
Proto-Southwestern Tai: *xrokᴰ¹ˢ
Thai: หก (hòk)
Northern Thai: ᩉᩫ᩠ᨠ
Lao: ຫົກ (hok)
Lü: ᦷᦠᧅ (ḣok)
Tai Dam: ꪶꪬꪀ
Shan: ႁူၵ်း (húuk)
Tai Nüa: ᥞᥨᥐᥱ (hǒk)
Aiton: ꩭုက် (huk)
Phake: ꩭုက် (huk)
Ahom: 𑜍𑜤𑜀𑜫 (ruk)

Pictogram (象形) – perhaps a shed. Originally using the similar-sounding word 廬 (OC *ra, “shed, cabin”) to represent the concept “six” (Liu Xinglong). Alternatively, it may be an ancient counting symbol.
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-k-ruk (“six”).

Six Cities (a literal translation of Altishahr, an ancient name for the region Xinjiang/East Turkestan)

六城

(printing) small text; The size of type between 小五 (xiǎowǔ, “little 5”) and 小六 (xiǎoliù, “little 6”), standardized as 7½ point.


九

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (九):
* → Japanese: 九(く) (ku); 九(きゅう) (kyū)
* → Korean: 구(九) (gu)
* → Vietnamese: cửu (九)

desctree

→ Proto-Tai: *kɤwꟲ (“nine”)
Northern Tai:
Bouyei: guz
Zhuang: gouj
Saek: กู̂
Tai Do: cau
Central Tai:
Caolan: cáu
Nùng: càu
Tày: cẩu
Wenma-Southwestern Tai:
Sapa-Southwestern Tai:
Proto-Southwestern Tai:
Thai: เก้า (gâao)
Northern Thai: ᨠᩮᩢ᩶ᩣ
Lao: ເກົ້າ (kao)
Lü: ᦂᧁᧉ (k̇aw²)
Tai Dam: ꪹꪀ꫁ꪱ (cảu)
Shan: ၵဝ်ႈ (kāo)
Tai Laing: ကႍဝ်
Tai Nüa: ᥐᥝᥲ (kàw)
Ahom: 𑜀𑜧 (kaw)

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯əu̯⁴¹/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯əu̯⁴¹/

Characters in the same phonetic series (九) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Pictogram (象形) – a stylized hand, with bent wrist/forearm (hence the hook stroke at lower right). Earlier forms resemble 手 (shǒu), 寸 (cùn). The original meaning of the glyph was “elbow”, which is now written 肘 (OC *tkuʔ).
After the meaning “elbow” was forgotten, 九 was taken to symbolize a fist tightening to bump up against something; thus, there is a metaphorical bumping up of nine against ten, which is the last number when counting on one's fingers.
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d/s-kəw. Compare Tibetan དགུ (dgu).

Han etyl

In the first and the second nine-day period, one should not take out one's hand; / In the third and the fourth nine-day period, the ice is thick enough to stand.

“The Nine Nine-Day Periods Song”, a folk song

Yī jiǔ èr jiǔ bù chū shǒu, sān jiǔ sì jiǔ bīng shàng zǒu.

一九二九不出手，三九四九冰上走。

(weather) each of the nine nine-day periods from the winter solstice


五

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (五):
* → Japanese: 五(ご) (go)
* → Korean: 오(五) (o)
* → Vietnamese: ngũ (五)

desctree

→ Proto-Tai: *haːꟲ (“five”)
Northern Tai
Bouyei: hac
Saek: ฮ̂า
Tai Do: ha
Zhuang: haj
Central Tai
Nùng: hà
Tày: hả
Southwestern Tai
Ahom: 𑜑𑜡 (hā)
Lao: ຫ້າ (hā)
Lü: ᦠᦱᧉ (ḣaa²)
Northern Thai: ᩉ᩶ᩣ
Shan: ႁႃႈ (hāa)
Tai Dam: ꪬ꫁ꪱ
Tai Nüa: ᥞᥣᥲ (hàa)
Thai: ห้า (hâa)

Originally written 𠄡, consisting of 㐅 with a bar on the top and bottom. One hypothesis explains that this may have meant five because when counting on a single hand, one first counts to five and then crosses back the other way to ten.
In 韋, the upper component (𫝀) is the stylization of a footprint, hence it is similar but unrelated to 五.
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *l/b-ŋa (“five”).

a surname. Wu (mainland China, Taiwan), Ng (Hong Kong)


七

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (七):
* → Japanese: 七(しち) (shichi); 七(しつ) (shitsu)
* → Korean: 칠(七) (chil)
* → Vietnamese: thất (七)

→ Ai-Cham: sit⁷

desctree

→ Proto-Tai: *cetᴰ
Northern Tai
Bouyei: xadt
Tai Do: chết
Zhuang: caet
Central Tai
Nong Zhuang: jiat
Tày: chết
Southwestern Tai
Thai: เจ็ด (jèt)
Lao: ເຈັດ (chet)
Lü: ᦵᦈᧆ (ṫsed)
Tai Dam: ꪹꪊꪸꪒ
Shan: ၸဵတ်း (tsáet)
Tai Nüa: ᥓᥥᥖᥱ (tsět)
Tai Laing: ၸဵတ်
Ahom: 𑜋𑜢𑜄𑜫 (chit)

Characters in the same phonetic series (七) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Pictogram (象形) – a vertical stroke and a horizontal stroke bisecting each other – original character of 切 (OC *sn̥ʰiːds, *sn̥ʰiːd, “to cut”).
The top-most horizontal stroke is done from left to right. The vertical stroke and bottom-most horizontal stroke are done as one stroke, from top-left to bottom-right.
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ni-s (“seven”).

Han etyl

(printing) agate: The size of type between 小六 (xiǎoliù, “little 6”) and 八 (bā, “8”), standardized as 5½ point.


四

Numbers in Chinese culture#Four
Qin dynasty
Spring and Autumn period
Western Zhou

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (四):
* → Japanese: 四(し) (shi)
* → Korean: 사(四) (sa)
* → Vietnamese: tứ (四)

Wutunhua: se

desctree

→ Proto-Tai: *siːᴮ (“four”)
Northern Tai
Bouyei: sis
Tai Do: xì
Zhuang: seiq
Central Tai
Nong Zhuang: siq
Nùng: slỉ
Tày: slí
Proto-Southwestern Tai: *siːᴮ
Thai: สี่ (sìi)
Northern Thai: ᩈᩦ᩵
Lao: ສີ່ (sī)
Phake: ꩬီ (sī)
Lü: ᦉᦲᧈ (ṡii¹)
Tai Dam: ꪎꪲ꪿
Shan: သီႇ (sìi)
Tai Laing: ꩬီ
Tai Nüa: ᥔᥤᥱ (sǐ)
Khamti: ꩬီ
Ahom: 𑜏𑜣 (sī)
Aiton: ꩬီ (sī)

→ Vietnamese: tư (“four”)

The word "four" was written as 亖 (sì) before Western Zhou and 四 (sì) appeared in late Spring and Autumn period. This alternative form was used to prevent confusion of 亖 (sì) and 二 (“two”) or 三 (“three”) in vertical writing. It was standardized in Qin dynasty.
The bronzeware style of the character featured a repositioning of those four lines inside 口 (kǒu); this later evolved into the combination used today of 口 (kǒu, “mouth”) and 八 (bā, “divide”) which meant a dispersal of breath. It could thus be said that four is a borrowed meaning for this character. The original sense is preserved in 呬 (OC *hrids), by adding an extra 口. Compare this character with 只 and 曰.
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b-ləj.

肆
亖
皿
龱
𠁤
𠃢
𦉭

(printing) English; The size of type between 小四 (little 4) and 小三 (little 3), standardized as 14 point.


三

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (三):
* → Japanese: 三(さん) (san)
* → Korean: 삼(三) (sam)
* → Vietnamese: tam (三)

→ Proto-Tai: *saːmᴬ (“three”)

Lao: ສາມ (sām)

Thai: สาม (sǎam)

Zhuang: sam

Characters in the same phonetic series (三) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Ideogram (指事) - three parallel strokes. Compare with 一, one stroke meaning “one”, 二, two strokes meaning “two”, and 亖, four strokes meaning “four”.
Triplication of 一 (“one”).
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-sum.
Pronunciation in Early Middle Chinese should be *srim, but actually is *sam, with a non-retroflex initial consonant. This irregular development should be due by analogy with the initial of number four in EMC, *sijH.

Han etyl

叄/叁/參/参
𠫰/𠬅/𠬄
弎
𢦘

(Mainland China, slang, neologism) the other woman; the other man


萬

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (萬):
* → Japanese: 万(まん) (man, “ten thousand”); 万(ばん) (ban)
* → Korean: 만(萬) (man, “ten thousand”)
* → Vietnamese: vạn (萬, “ten thousand”)

desc

→ Bouyei: faanh (“ten thousand”), Wanq (surname)

→ Proto-Hmong: *wi̯aŋꟲ (“ten thousand”)

→ Kavalan: ban (“ten thousand”)

→ Khmer: ម៉ឺន (məɨn), ហ្មឺន (məɨn, “ten thousand; official rank”)

→ Lao: ໝື່ນ (mư̄n), ຫມື່ນ (mư̄n, “ten thousand; official rank”)

→ Middle Korean: 즈믄 (cumun, “thousand”)

→ Middle Mongol: ᠲᠦᠮᠡᠨ (tümen, “ten thousand”)

→ English: tumen (“an army unit of 10,000 soldiers, among the ancient Mongols”)

Khalkha Mongolian: ᠲᠦᠮᠡ (tüme) / түм (tüm)

→ Persian: تومان (tumân)

→ English: toman (“former currency of Iran”)

→ Russian: Тюмень (Tjumenʹ, “Tyumen”)

→ English: Tyumen (“city in Russia”)

→ Shan: မိုၼ်ႇ (mùen, “ten thousand”)

→ Thai: หมื่น (mʉ̀ʉn, “ten thousand; official rank”)

→ Proto-Tocharian:

Tocharian A: tmāṃ (“ten thousand”)

Tocharian B: t₍ᵤ₎māne (“ten thousand, a myriad”)

→ Proto-Tungusic:

Manchu: ᡨᡠᠮᡝᠨ (tumen, “ten thousand”)

zh-l

→ Chinese: 圖們／图们 (Túmén, “Tumen, city in China”), 圖們江／图们江 (Túmén Jiāng, “Tumen River, boundary river between China, North Korea and Russia”)

→ English: Tumen (“city in China”)

→ Korean: 도문 (圖們, Domun, “Tumen”)

desc

→ Middle Korean: 투먼〮가ᇰ (Thwùmén-kàng, “Tumen River”)

→ Korean: 두만강 (豆滿江, Duman'gang, “Tumen River”)

→ Proto-Turkic: *tümen (“ten thousand; an infinitely large number”)

Turkish: tümen (“ten thousand”)

→ Vietnamese: muôn (𨷈, “ten thousand; all, many”), man (“ten thousand”)

→ Zhuang: fanh (“ten thousand”)

Pictogram (象形) – scorpion. This character's original meaning has been lost, and the derivative 蠆 (OC *m̥ʰraːds) refers to the original word.
; “scorpion”
; “religious dance; sorcery”
; “myriad; ten thousand”

万
㸘
𤍚
𢁭
𥝄
𥝅
𬺳

兩萬元

两万元

一百萬

一百万

four hundred million compatriots (the population of China from 1910s to 1940s)

四萬萬同胞

四万万同胞

萬歲

万岁


仟

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/


伶

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *reːŋ): semantic 人 (“man; person”) + phonetic 令 (OC *ren, *reŋ, *reŋs, *reːŋ, *reːŋs)


伍

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (伍):
* → Japanese: 伍(ご) (go)
* → Korean: 오(伍) (o)

(Hokkien dialect) Tagalog: Go

(Mandarin) Tagalog: Wu

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ŋaːʔ): semantic 亻 + phonetic 五 (OC *ŋaːʔ). Also ideogrammic compound (會意／会意).

Han compound

(financial) Alternative form of 五 (“five”)

Wu Lien-teh (Malayan Chinese physician and epidemiologist)

伍連德

伍连德

伍家崗區

伍家岗区


伍

From 亻 (denoting one octave higher in Kunqu) + 五 (wǔ).

(music) Kunqu gongche notation for the note high la (6̇).


佰

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *mbraːɡ): semantic 亻 + phonetic 百 (OC *praːɡ).

Han compound

(archaic) troop of 100 soldiers, or a leader of such unit, centurion


兆

Pictogram (象形) – the cracks in a shell during fortune-telling, an omen.
Compare Chepang ह्रावःसा (hrawʔ‑, “to forebode; to portend ill fortune”).

cog

In this month orders are given to the Grand Scribe to smear with blood the tortoise-shells and divining stalks, and by interpreting the indications of the former and examining the figures formed by the latter, to determine the good and evil of their intimations.

The Book of Rites, c. 4ᵗʰ – 2ⁿᵈ century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Shì yuè yě, mìng tàishǐ xìn guīcè, zhānzhào shěnguà jíxiōng.

是月也，命大史釁龜策，占兆審卦吉凶。

是月也，命大史衅龟策，占兆审卦吉凶。

That being so, there was no selecting of [auspicious] times and days, no divining by trigrams or shell cracks, no scheming about where to begin, no discussion of where to end.

Shìyǐ bù zé shírì, bù zhān guàzhào, bù móu suǒshǐ, bù yì suǒzhōng.

是以不擇時日，不占卦兆，不謀所始，不議所終。

是以不择时日，不占卦兆，不谋所始，不议所终。

(historical) cracks formed on heated tortoise plastrons and mammal bones used in ancient divination

(chiefly Taiwan) trillion (million million), tera-, 10¹²

I thought of my prince alone, and of no other; and that, too, was a thing that the mob of hundreds of myriads abhorred.

The Verses of Chu, 4ᵗʰ century BCE – 2ⁿᵈ century CE, translated based on David Hawkes' version

Zhuān wéi jūn ér wú tā xī, yòu zhòngzhào zhī suǒchóu.

專惟君而無他兮，又眾兆之所讎。

专惟君而无他兮，又众兆之所雠。

(Mainland China) (SI prefix) million, mega-, 10⁶


京

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (京):
* → Japanese: 京(きょう) (kyō); 京(けい) (kei)
* → Korean: 경(京) (gyeong)
* → Vietnamese: kinh (京)

Pictogram (象形) – a tall building (i.e. a tower). Compare 高.
When used as a component on top of the character, the character loses the bottom part 小. (e.g., 亮 and 亭).
Either from:
* Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-gaŋ (“hill, ridge, mountain”) (STEDT), cognate with 岡 (OC *klaːŋ, “hill, crest”), 鯨 (OC *ɡraŋ, “whale”), Tibetan སྒང་ (sgang, “ridge; mound”), Burmese ခင် (hkang, “ridge”), Burmese အခေါင် (a.hkaung, “summit”), Lahu qhɔ³³ (“mountain”), Puroik gɹaŋ³³ (“mountain”), Proto-Tamangic *ᴬgaŋ ("hill, mountain"); or
* of Austroasiatic origin, compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *graŋ (“hill, peak”) (Schuessler, 2007), whence Mon ဂြၚ် (krɛ̀aŋ, “peak”) and Old Khmer grāṅ (“hill on flat land”).
Within Chinese, cognate with 景 (OC *kraŋʔ, “large”), 鯨 (OC *ɡraŋ, “whale”) (Schuessler, 2007).

inh

京劇

京剧

京腔

Short for 北京 (Běijīng, “Beijing”). after 1949

Short for 南京 (Nánjīng, “Nanjing”). between 1927–1948

Short for 京都 (jīngdū, “Kyoto”). when referring Japan-related topics


倍

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *bɯːʔ): semantic 人 + phonetic 咅 (OC *pʰɯʔ, *pʰl'oːs).

Han compound

一百倍

Classifier for the number of times a value is multiplied: times; -fold


倍

Hence, when the ruler of the people loves them as his sons, they feel to him as a parent; when he binds them to himself by his good faith, they do not turn away from him.

The Book of Rites, c. 4ᵗʰ – 2ⁿᵈ century BCE

Gù jūn mín zhě, zǐ yǐ ài zhī, zé mín qīn zhī; xìn yǐ jié zhī, zé mín bù bèi.

故君民者，子以愛之，則民親之；信以結之，則民不倍。

故君民者，子以爱之，则民亲之；信以结之，则民不倍。

Alternative form of 背 (“to give up; to betray; to violate; to have one's back towards”)


參

参
曑
叄
㕘
叅
参
蔘
*蓡
薓
*葠
叄
㕘
叅
参
叄
㕘
叅
𠫵
叁
叁
参
叄
㕘
叅
参
慘
䟃
参

According to the regulations of the former kings, such a city of the first order can have its wall only a third as long as that of the capital.

Xiānwáng zhī zhì, dàdū bù guò sān guó zhī yī.

先王之制，大都不過參國之一。

先王之制，大都不过参国之一。

The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE

Zúxià yǔ Xiàng wáng yǒugù, hé bù fǎn Hàn yǔ Chǔ liánhé, sān fēn tiānxià wàng zhī?

足下與項王有故，何不反漢與楚連和，參分天下王之？

足下与项王有故，何不反汉与楚连和，参分天下王之？

(obsolete or financial) Alternative form of 三 (“three”)


分

desc

→ Thai: หุน (hǔn, “a unit of length and weight”)

→ Zhuang: faen

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意): 八 (“to separate”) + 刀 (“knife”) – to separate with a knife.

Han compound

Obsolete. 皮 is used for SI prefix pico-.

分鐘／分钟

現在是7點45分。

现在是7点45分。

(historical) an ancient small unit of time


壹

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qlid): semantic 壺 + phonetic 吉 (OC *klid). (Shuowen)

Han compound

壱
㚃
夁
𡕍
𡔾
𡔹
𡕋

以懲不壹。

以惩不壹。

[He] lives [his] body in frugality and uses [his] heart committedly.

居身儉而用心壹。

居身俭而用心壹。

The Classic of Poetry, c. 11ᵗʰ – 7ᵗʰ centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

壹發五豝。

壹发五豝。


埃

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qlɯː): semantic 土 (“earth; soil”) + phonetic 矣 (OC *ɢlɯʔ).

Han compound

(obsolete) the number 10⁻¹⁰; one ten-billionth


塵

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意): 鹿 (“deer”) + 土 (“soil, dust”) – cloud of dust produced by a (group of) running deer. Ancient simplification of 𪋻, which pictures three deer on top instead of one.
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-dul ~ r-tul (“dust”). Cognate with Tibetan རྡུལ (rdul, “dust, particle”).


廿

Two 十 ("ten") written side by side, with a horizontal stroke at the bottom that fuses them. See also 卅.
In characters such as 漢 and 黄, it represents an open mouth 口, while in 度 and 席 it actually represents a stylized rock 石.
The pronunciation in most dialects is a contraction of 二十 (èrshí) (Early Middle Chinese: *nyijH dzyip). The irregular pronunciation (e.g. /nVm/) dates back to the Song dynasty, to avoid homophony with a vulgar word; see 入 (rù) (now commonly written as 日 (rì) in dialects).


寡

Shuowen
Warring States period
Western Zhou period
bronze script

In the bronze script from the Western Zhou period, it was originally an ideogrammic compound (會意／会意): 宀 (“house”) + 頁 (“head”) — only one person in the house; alone.
In the bronze script from the Warring States period, two decorative strokes were added around 頁. The seal script found in Shuowen adds two additional strokes, making the component under 宀 appear as 分 and 頁, leading Shuowen to erroneously interpret the character as an ideogrammic compound (會意／会意): 宀 (“house”) + 頒 (“to distribute”).
Related to 鰥 (OC *kruːn, *kruːns, “widower”), 孤 (OC *kʷaː, “orphan; alone”) (Schuessler, 2007). Cognate with Tibetan དགོན་པ (dgon pa, “solitary place; desert; wilderness”), Tibetan སྒོས (sgos, “private; individual”).


忽

Historically and academically considered a phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *hmɯːd): phonetic 勿 (OC *mɯd) + semantic 心 (“heart”). Incorrectly colloquially explained as an ideogrammic compound (會意／会意): 勿 (“not”) + 心 (“heart”).

Han compound

(dated) the number 10⁻⁵; 1/100000th of certain units of measure

(Mainland China) traditional unit of length equal to 1/100000th of 寸 (cùn, “Chinese inch, ¹/₃ decimeter”) ≈ 0.33 micron

(Mainland China) traditional unit of weight equal to 1/100000th of 錢／钱 (qián, “mace”) = 50 microgram

忽米


微

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (微):
* → Japanese: 微(み) (mi); 微(び) (bi)
* → Korean: 미(微) (mi)
* → Vietnamese: vi (微)

In oracle bone script, it may be written as 𡵂 or 𢼸.
The former is a variant of 美 (OC *mriʔ), borrowed for sound, pictogram (象形) of a person with long hair.
The latter an ideogrammic (會意／会意) and phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *mɯl): phonetic 𡵂 (OC *mriʔ) + semantic 攵 (“hand with tool”) – splitting or combing hairs; minute. Possibly the original form of 媺 (OC *mrɯlʔ).
彳 (OC *tʰeɡ) was added to emphasize action to create the modern form.
; "not; no"
; "small"

Han compound

(～母) (Chinese linguistics) the Middle Chinese initial of 微 (MC mj+j)


拾

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡjub): semantic 扌 (“hand”) + phonetic 合 (OC *kuːb, *ɡuːb) – to pick up by hand.

Han compound

I take up a sheet of paper and fold a little boat

sap⁶ hei² zoeng¹ zi² zip³ zek³ siu² syun⁴

拾起張紙摺隻小船

拾起张纸折只小船


捌

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *preːd, *praːd): semantic 扌 (“hand”) + phonetic 別 (OC *pred, *bred).
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b-r-gjat (“eight”).

Han compound

別
八
仈
白
𧧸
識
曾

(financial) Alternative form of 八 (bā, “eight”)


桶

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l̥ʰoːŋʔ, *l'oːŋʔ): semantic 木 (“wood”) + phonetic 甬 (OC *loŋʔ).
Compare Khmer ថាំង (thang), Thai ถัง (tǎng).

Han compound

一桶


氚

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵/

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意): 气 (“gas”) + 川 (“three”). Also a phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声), where 川 (chuān) acts as the phonetic component. Compare 氕 (“protium”) and 氘 (“deuterium”).
From 川 (chuān) from the glyph, possibly influenced by New Latin tritium.


氘

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意): 气 (“gas”) + ⿰丿丨 (“two”). Also a phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声), where ⿰丿丨, variant of 刀 (dāo), acts as the phonetic component. Compare 氕 (“protium”) and 氚 (“tritium”).
From 刀 (dāo) from the glyph, possibly influenced by New Latin deuterium.


氕

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意): 气 (“gas”) + 丿 (“one”). Also a phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声), where 丿 (piě) acts as the phonetic component. Compare 氘 (“deuterium”) and 氚 (“tritium”).
From 丿 (piě, “left falling stroke”) from the glyph, possibly influenced by New Latin protium. In Mandarin, it is pronounced in the first tone by analogy with 氘 (dāo, “deuterium”) and 氚 (chuān, “tritium”).


毫

→ Classical Mongolian: ᠬᠣᠤ (qou)

Mongolian: ᠬᠣᠤ (qou)

→ Thai: เครา (krao)


極

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡɯɡ): semantic 木 (“tree, wood”) + phonetic 亟 (OC *kʰɯɡs, *kɯɡ) – originally meaning a crossbeam rafter.
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kak (“expensive; at its peak”) (STEDT). Cognate with 亟 (OC *kɯɡ, “urgent”), 殛 (OC *kɯɡ, “to kill”) (Schuessler, 2007).


渺

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *mewʔ): semantic 氵 + phonetic 眇 (OC *mewʔ).


漠

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *maːɡ) and ideogrammic compound (會意／会意): phonetic 莫 (OC *maːɡ, “no; there is no”) + semantic 水 (“water”). A place with no water — a desert.


沙

→ Proto-Tai: *zwɯəjᴬ

Proto-Southwestern Tai: *zaːjᴬ

Thai: ทราย (saai)

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意): 水 (“water”) + 少 (“to lack; to be short of”).
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(s/z)a-j (“earth, sand”). Compare Tibetan ས (sa, “sand”) and Burmese သဲ (sai:, “sand”).

inh

泥沙

沙漠

沙俄

(Malaysia, Singapore) Short for 沙巴 (Shābā, “Sabah”).

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(Mainland China) Short for 沙特阿拉伯 (Shātè Ālābó, “Saudi Arabia”).

(Hong Kong) Short for 沙田 (shātián, “Sha Tin”).


澗

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kreːns, *kraːns): semantic 水 (“water”) + phonetic 閒 (OC *ɡreːn)
For the Hokkien sense of "alleyway; alley; narrow street", possibly a semantic loan from Dutch gang (“alleyway, alley, narrow street”) or possibly related to 間／间 (kàn, “gap; partition”) or from Malay pekan as a clipping.

sl

涧
㵎
𡼥
𡼏
礀
磵
𧯎
𧯑


溝

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *koː): semantic 氵 (“water”) + phonetic 冓 (OC *koː, *koːs).
Possibly the k-prefix noun of 漏 (OC *roːs, “to leak”) (Schuessler, 2007).


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)


皕

Duplication of 百.
Attested earliest in Shuowen Jiezi. Sagart (2023c) reconstructs 皕 (OC prik) and proposes that it possibly arose from 二百 (OC *ni[j]-s pˤrak → *ni[j]-s prik) then 皕 (OC prik), with 二 (OC ni[j]-s)'s vowel /i/ and [-pharyngealized] feature speading to 百 (OC *pˤrak).


正

Burmese language
Chepang language
Jingpho language
Khmer language
Mizo language
Proto-Sino-Tibetan language
Thai language
Tibetan language

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tjeŋ, *tjeŋs): phonetic 丁 (OC *rteːŋ, *teːŋ) + semantic 止 (“foot”) – to go on a long journey. Original form of 征 (OC *tjeŋ, “to go on long campaign”).
Later, 丁 was simplified into a horizontal stroke, as in 旦. Folk etymologies do not recognize 丁. Graphically, the modern version of the character is the reverse of 之.
Sino-Tibetan or area word: “centre; target; first (month); straight; correct”.
Compare Mizo dîng (“to go straight or direct (as person, arrow etc.); to go straight through without breaking the journey; straight; direct”). Matisoff sets up Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-tjak/ŋ ~ tik/ŋ (“good; very; real; straight”) for this, which includes 正, 直 (OC *dɯɡ, “straight; right”) and 實 (OC *ɦliɡ, “solid; true”).
Additionally, Matisoff has Proto-Sino-Tibetan *t(r)waŋ (“straight; straighten”), whence Chepang धेङ्सा (dʰeŋ-, “straight”), Jingpho ding (“straight”), Tibetan དྲང་པོ (drang po, “straight; correct; upright; just; fair”), Burmese တန်း (tan:, “straight; to head straight for”). Also compare Khmer ទៀង (tiĕng, “accurate; correct; exact; precise; honest”) and Thai ดิ่ง (dìng, “vertically; straight; to plummet”).
Derivatives:
* 征 (OC *tjeŋ, “to go straight > to go on a journey”)
* 政 (OC *tjeŋs, “correct; to govern; government; to determine”)
* 整 (OC *tjeŋʔ, “orderly; to arrange; to dispose”)
For etymology of pronunciation 正 (zhĕng) in the month 正月 (zhēngyuè)'s name, see there.

och-l

正音

正午

而家係五點正。

而家系五点正。


正

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (正):
* → Japanese: 正(しょう) (shō); 正(せい) (sei)
* → Korean: 정(正) (jeong)
* → Vietnamese: chính (正), chánh (正)

desc

Lao: ຈຽງ (chīang, “first month of the lunar year”)

l-lite

Lü: ᦵᦈᧂ (ṫseng, “first month in Dai lunar calendar, starting in November”)

desc

Northern Thai: ᨠ᩠ᨿᨦ (“first month of the lunar year”)

Shan: ၸဵင် (tsǎeng, “first month of the Shan year, starting December-January”)

Ahom: 𑜋𑜢𑜂𑜫 (chiṅ, “first month of the lunar year”)

Vietnamese: giêng (“first month of the Vietnamese lunar year, starting January-February”)

Han compound

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tjeŋ, *tjeŋs): phonetic 丁 (OC *rteːŋ, *teːŋ) + semantic 止 (“foot”)

cog-lite

Mizo dîng (“to go straight or direct (as person, arrow etc.); to go straight through without breaking the journey; straight; direct”)

inh-lite

Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-tjak/ŋ ~ tik/ŋ (“good; very; real; straight”)

Proto-Sino-Tibetan *t(r)waŋ (“straight; straighten”)

cog-lite

Tibetan དྲང་པོ (drang po, “straight; correct; upright; just; fair”)

cog-lite

Burmese တန်း (tan:, “straight; to head straight for”)

cog-lite

Khmer ទៀង (tiĕng, “accurate; correct; exact; precise; honest”)

cog-lite

Thai ดิ่ง (dìng, “vertically; straight; to plummet”)

och-l

征 (OC *tjeŋ, “to go straight > to go on a journey”)

政 (OC *tjeŋs, “correct; to govern; government; to determine”)

整 (OC *tjeŋʔ, “orderly; to arrange; to dispose”)


秭

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ʔsiʔ): semantic 禾 (“rice”) + phonetic 𠂔.

Han compound

a numeral that refers to various numbers, including 10⁹, 10¹² and 10²⁴


絲

qualifier

see <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">sēricus</i> for descendants of this

→ Ancient Greek: Σήρ (Sḗr, “Chinese; silkworm”)
→ Latin: Sēres
English: Seres
Portuguese: Seres
Spanish: Seres
 (see sēricus for descendants of this)

→ Aramaic:

desc

Classical Syriac: ܫܺܐܪܳܐ (šērā), ܫܺܐܪܳܝܳܐ (šērāyā), ܫܻܝܪܳܝܳܐ (šērāyā, “silk; silk garment”)

Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: שִׁירָאָה (šērāʾā), שִּׁירָא (šērā, “silk; silk garment”)

Mandaic: ࡔࡉ࡚ࡓࡀࡉࡀ (/šērāyā/)

→ Arabic: سِيرَاء (sīrāʔ, “a kind of silk garment”)

ሢራይ, ሥራይ, ሤራይ

→ Ge'ez: ሢራይ, ሥራይ, ሤራይ (śiray, śəray, śeray, “silk; silk garment”)

→? Old Korean: 糸利 (*SIli, “thread”)

Middle Korean: 실〯 (sǐl, “id.”)

Korean: 실 (sil, “id.”)

→ Vietnamese: tơ

絲竹

丝竹


纖

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sem): semantic 糸 (“silk”) + phonetic 韱 (OC *sem).


肆

(financial) Alternative form of 四 (“four”) (used in official documents or checks to avoid forgery)


貳

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *njis): semantic 貝 + phonetic 弍 (OC *njis, “two”).

Han compound

(financial) Alternative form of 二 (èr, “two”)


載

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ʔslɯːʔ, *ʔslɯːs, *zlɯːs): semantic 車 (“chariot”) + phonetic 𢦏 (OC *ʔslɯː).

Han compound

to be full of; to fill (the road); to be all over

先去載個軟件。

先去载个软件。

(colloquial) Short for 下載 (“to download”).


載

to record; to put down in writing (i.e. “to be conveyed”)


釐

desc

→ Thai: หลี (hlǐi, “a unit of length and weight”)

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *rɯ): phonetic 𠩺 () + semantic 里.

Han compound

釐米

厘米


陸

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *m·ruɡ): semantic 阝 + phonetic 坴 (OC *m·ruɡ).
Perhaps related to Proto-Wa (*[ʔ]rok, "dry land") (Schuessler, 2007).

Han compound

陆
𤱒
𡽷
𨽐
𨽰
𨽫
𨽱
𠃈

student from mainland China studying in Taiwan

陸生

陆生

中國大陸 中國大陸#Chinese

中国大陆 中国大陆#Chinese

Short for 中國大陸／中国大陆 (Zhōngguó dàlù, “mainland China”).


陸

陆
𤱒
𡽷
𨽐
𨽰
𨽫
𨽱
𠃈

(financial) Alternative form of 六 (“six”)


六書

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (六書):
* → Japanese: 六(りく)書(しょ) (rikusho)
* → Korean: 육서(六書) (yukseo)
* → Vietnamese: lục thư (六書)

/li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵/

/lʊk̚² syː⁵⁵/

/liɔk̚²⁴⁻² t͡sɯ³³/

/liɔk̚⁴⁻³² su⁴⁴/

/liɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ si⁴⁴/

/li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵/

/lʊk̚² syː⁵⁵/

/liɔk̚²⁴⁻² t͡sɯ³³/

/liɔk̚⁴⁻³² su⁴⁴/

/liɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ si⁴⁴/

指事: ideogram

六書／六书 (liùshū, “The six types of Han characters”)


七月

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰi²¹ ye²¹/

/t͡ɕʰi²⁴ yə⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ jyːt̚²/

/t͡sʰi²⁴ ŋyɛ⁴²/

/t͡sʰiʔ²⁴⁻²¹ ŋuoʔ⁵/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ ɡəʔ⁴³/

/t͡sʰit̚⁵ ɡəʔ³⁵/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁵⁴ ɡəʔ⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡəʔ²⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ ɡeʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ ɡeʔ⁴³/

/t͡sʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡeʔ²⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ ɡueʔ⁴³/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ ɡueʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚³⁻⁴ ɡueʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁵ ɡueʔ¹²¹/

/t͡sʰit̚²⁻⁵ ɡue³³/

/t͡sʰik̚²⁻⁴ ɡueʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰek̚²⁻⁴ ɡueʔ⁴/

/t͡ɕʰiɪʔ³³ ɦyɪʔ⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰi²¹ ye²¹/

/t͡ɕʰi²⁴ yə⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ jyːt̚²/

/t͡sʰi²⁴ ŋyɛ⁴²/

/t͡sʰiʔ²⁴⁻²¹ ŋuoʔ⁵/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ ɡəʔ⁴³/

/t͡sʰit̚⁵ ɡəʔ³⁵/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁵⁴ ɡəʔ⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡəʔ²⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ ɡeʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ ɡeʔ⁴³/

/t͡sʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡeʔ²⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ ɡueʔ⁴³/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ ɡueʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚³⁻⁴ ɡueʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁵ ɡueʔ¹²¹/

/t͡sʰit̚²⁻⁵ ɡue³³/

/t͡sʰik̚²⁻⁴ ɡueʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰek̚²⁻⁴ ɡueʔ⁴/

/t͡ɕʰiɪʔ³³ ɦyɪʔ⁴⁴/

The modern name of the seventh month of the Chinese lunar calendar.


一物

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ u⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ mɐt̚²/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ u⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ mɐt̚²/

一物剋一物

yīwù kè yīwù

一物克一物

yīwù kè yīwù


二十

→ Indonesian: jicap

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/ɚ²¹³ sz̩²¹/

/ər⁴⁴⁻⁴² ʂʐ̩⁵/

/ɛɻ⁴⁴ ʂʐ̩²⁴/

/jiː²² sɐp̚²/

/zi³² sɔk̚²²/

/ᵑɡei³² sip̚³²/

/ŋi⁵⁵ sɨp̚⁵/

/ŋi⁵³ səp̚⁵/

/əɻ⁴⁵ səʔ⁵⁴/

/nˡi²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lɛiʔ⁵/

/li⁴¹⁻²² t͡sap̚²⁴/

/li²²⁻¹² t͡sap̚⁵⁴/

/li²²⁻²¹ t͡sap̚⁴/

/li³³⁻¹¹ t͡sap̚⁴/

/li³¹⁻²² t͡sap̚³⁵/

/d͡zi³³⁻²¹ t͡sap̚⁵/

/zi³³⁻²¹ t͡sap̚⁴/

/d͡zi³³⁻¹¹ t͡sap̚⁴/

/d͡zi²²⁻²¹ t͡sap̚¹²¹/

/d͡zi³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sap̚⁴/

/ɲi²² səp̚²²/

/ɦəl²² səʔ⁴⁴/

/ɦəl²⁴ səʔ³¹/

/ɦəl²³ səʔ¹¹/

/n̠ʲi²⁴ səʔ³¹/

/n̠ʲi²³ səʔ¹¹/

/əl⁵⁵ zəʔ²¹/

/ɤ̞²¹⁻¹¹ ʂʐ̩²⁴/

/ɤ̞²¹⁻¹¹ sz̩²⁴/

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/ɚ²¹³ sz̩²¹/

/ər⁴⁴⁻⁴² ʂʐ̩⁵/

/ɛɻ⁴⁴ ʂʐ̩²⁴/

/jiː²² sɐp̚²/

/zi³² sɔk̚²²/

/ᵑɡei³² sip̚³²/

/ŋi⁵⁵ sɨp̚⁵/

/ŋi⁵³ səp̚⁵/

/əɻ⁴⁵ səʔ⁵⁴/

/nˡi²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lɛiʔ⁵/

/li⁴¹⁻²² t͡sap̚²⁴/

/li²²⁻¹² t͡sap̚⁵⁴/

/li²²⁻²¹ t͡sap̚⁴/

/li³³⁻¹¹ t͡sap̚⁴/

/li³¹⁻²² t͡sap̚³⁵/

/d͡zi³³⁻²¹ t͡sap̚⁵/

/zi³³⁻²¹ t͡sap̚⁴/

/d͡zi³³⁻¹¹ t͡sap̚⁴/

/d͡zi²²⁻²¹ t͡sap̚¹²¹/

/d͡zi³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sap̚⁴/

/ɲi²² səp̚²²/

/ɦəl²² səʔ⁴⁴/

/ɦəl²⁴ səʔ³¹/

/ɦəl²³ səʔ¹¹/

/n̠ʲi²⁴ səʔ³¹/

/n̠ʲi²³ səʔ¹¹/

/əl⁵⁵ zəʔ²¹/

/ɤ̞²¹⁻¹¹ ʂʐ̩²⁴/

/ɤ̞²¹⁻¹¹ sz̩²⁴/


一日

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ jɐt̚²/

/suoʔ⁵⁻³³ nˡiʔ⁵/

/iʔ²⁴⁻²¹ nˡiʔ⁵/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ d͡zit̚¹²¹/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² lit̚²⁴/

/t͡sit̚³⁵⁻² lit̚³⁵/

/t͡sit̚⁵⁴⁻³² lit̚⁵⁴/

/iɪʔ³³ n̠ʲiɪʔ⁴⁴/

/iɪʔ⁴⁴ n̠ʲiɪʔ⁴⁴/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ jɐt̚²/

/suoʔ⁵⁻³³ nˡiʔ⁵/

/iʔ²⁴⁻²¹ nˡiʔ⁵/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ d͡zit̚¹²¹/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² lit̚²⁴/

/t͡sit̚³⁵⁻² lit̚³⁵/

/t͡sit̚⁵⁴⁻³² lit̚⁵⁴/

/iɪʔ³³ n̠ʲiɪʔ⁴⁴/

/iɪʔ⁴⁴ n̠ʲiɪʔ⁴⁴/


一生

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ sŋ̍³³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ sŋ̍³³/

你已成为我一生中最伟大的骄傲 [MSC, simp.]
nǐ yǐ chéngwéi wǒ yīshēng zhōng zuì wěidà de jiāo'ào [Pinyin]

劉德華, 你是我一生中最大的驕傲 你已成為我一生中最偉大的驕傲 [MSC, trad.]

You've become the greatest source of pride in my life

lifetime; all one's life; one's whole life


一度

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ tu⁵¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ tɔ²²/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ²²/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ tɔ⁴¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ tu⁵¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ tɔ²²/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ²²/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ tɔ⁴¹/


四季

/sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/sei̯³³ kʷɐi̯³³/

/sy²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iɛ²¹³/

/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kui⁴¹/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ kui²¹/

/su²¹⁻⁵³ kui²¹/

/su²¹⁻⁴¹ kui²¹/

/su¹¹⁻⁵³ kui¹¹/

/sz̩³³ t͡ɕi⁴⁴/

/sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/sei̯³³ kʷɐi̯³³/

/sy²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iɛ²¹³/

/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kui⁴¹/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ kui²¹/

/su²¹⁻⁵³ kui²¹/

/su²¹⁻⁴¹ kui²¹/

/su¹¹⁻⁵³ kui¹¹/

/sz̩³³ t͡ɕi⁴⁴/


一人之下，萬人之上

ㄧ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄒㄧㄚˋ

ㄨㄢˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄕㄤˋ

jat¹ jan⁴ zi¹ haa⁶, maan⁶ jan⁴ zi¹ soeng⁶

wànrén zhī shàng [Phonetic:yìrén zhī xià

ижэнь чжи ся

ваньжэнь чжи шан

vanʹžɛnʹ čži šan

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ wän⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

jat⁷ jan⁴ dzi¹ haa⁶, maan⁶ jan⁴ dzi¹ soeng⁶

/jɐt̚⁵ jɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ haː²² maːn²² jɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ sœːŋ²²/

to occupy a lofty position, second only to the emperor


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


一日不見，如隔三秋

ㄧ ㄖˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

ㄖㄨˊ ㄍㄜˊ ㄙㄢ ㄑㄧㄡ

jat¹ jat⁶ bat¹ gin³, jyu⁴ gaak³ saam¹ cau¹

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ kɤ³⁵ sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

jat⁷ jat⁹ bat⁷ gin³, jy⁴ gaak⁸ saam¹ tsau¹

/jɐt̚⁵ jɐt̚² pɐt̚⁵ kiːn³³ jyː²¹ kaːk̚³ saːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵/

From the Classic of Poetry, poem 72 (《詩經·王風·采葛》)

lang

(《詩經·王風·采葛》)

(《詩經·王風·采葛》)

There he is gathering the oxtail-southern-wood!
A day without seeing him, Is like three years!

Bǐ cǎi xiāo xī, yīrì bùjiàn, rú sān qiū xī.

彼采蕭兮，一日不見，如三秋兮。

彼采萧兮，一日不见，如三秋兮。

Not seeing (somebody) for a day is like being apart for three autumns.

a single day apart seems like three years


一日三秋

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ jɐt̚² saːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ lit̚²⁴⁻² sam³³ t͡sʰiu³³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ lit̚⁴⁻³² sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ lit̚⁴⁻³² sam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁵⁴ lit̚⁵⁴⁻³² sam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ lit̚⁴³⁻²¹ sam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/it̚²⁻⁵ d͡zit̚⁵⁻² sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ d͡zit̚⁴⁻¹ sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ zit̚⁴⁻³² sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ d͡zit̚⁴³⁻²¹ sam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ sam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ jɐt̚² saːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ lit̚²⁴⁻² sam³³ t͡sʰiu³³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ lit̚⁴⁻³² sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ lit̚⁴⁻³² sam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁵⁴ lit̚⁵⁴⁻³² sam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ lit̚⁴³⁻²¹ sam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/it̚²⁻⁵ d͡zit̚⁵⁻² sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ d͡zit̚⁴⁻¹ sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ zit̚⁴⁻³² sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ d͡zit̚⁴³⁻²¹ sam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

Short for 一日不見，如隔三秋／一日不见，如隔三秋 (yīrìbùjiàn, rúgésānqiū).

zh-etym-short

A single day apart seems like three years.


十年河東，十年河西

Ten years on the east side of the river, ten years on the west side of the river.

ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄉㄨㄥ

ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄒㄧ

shih² nien² ho² tung¹, shih² nien² ho² hsi¹

ши нянь хэ дун

ши нянь хэ си

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ xɤ³⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ xɤ³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/

/sɐp̚² niːn²¹ hɔː²¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵ sɐp̚² niːn²¹ hɔː²¹ sɐi̯⁵⁵/

prosperity and decline never last; everything in life is cyclical; life has its ups and downs


十進

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹/


十萬八千里

ㄕˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄚ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ

ши вань ба цянь ли

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ wän⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐp̚² maːn²² paːt̚³ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ lei̯¹³/

/sɐp̚² maːn²² paːt̚³ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ lei̯¹³/

tā cóng shíwànbāqiānlǐ de dìfāng huílái le

他從十萬八千里的地方回來了

他从十万八千里的地方回来了


一輩子

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ puːi̯³³ t͡siː³⁵/

/iəʔ² pei⁴⁵ t͡səʔ⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ pue²²⁻²¹ t͡su⁵³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ pue²²⁻²¹ t͡su⁵³/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ pue⁴¹⁻²² t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² pue²²⁻²¹ t͡su⁵³/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pue²²⁻²¹ t͡su⁵³/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² pue⁴¹⁻²² t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² pue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sɯ⁵²⁻²¹/

/iɪʔ³³ pe⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ puːi̯³³ t͡siː³⁵/

/iəʔ² pei⁴⁵ t͡səʔ⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ pue²²⁻²¹ t͡su⁵³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ pue²²⁻²¹ t͡su⁵³/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ pue⁴¹⁻²² t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² pue²²⁻²¹ t͡su⁵³/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pue²²⁻²¹ t͡su⁵³/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² pue⁴¹⁻²² t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² pue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sɯ⁵²⁻²¹/

/iɪʔ³³ pe⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/

辛苦一輩子

辛苦一辈子

我一輩子都被媽媽監視。

我一辈子都被妈妈监视。

(colloquial) all one's life; lifetime; lifelong


不孝有三，無後為大

ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄙㄢ

ㄨˊ ㄏㄡˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄚˋ

bat¹ haau³ jau⁵ saam¹, mou⁴ hau⁶ wai⁴ daai⁶

бусяо ю сань

у хоу вэй да

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ sän⁵⁵ u³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ tä⁵¹/

bāt haau yáuh sāam, mòuh hauh wàih daaih

bat⁷ haau³ jau⁵ saam¹, mou⁴ hau⁶ wai⁴ daai⁶

bed¹ hao³ yeo⁵ sam¹, mou⁴ heo⁶ wei⁴ dai⁶

/pɐt̚⁵ haːu̯³³ jɐu̯¹³ saːm⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ hɐu̯²² wɐi̯²¹ taːi̯²²/

Mencius said, 'There are three things which are unfilial, and to have no posterity is the greatest of them. Shun married without informing his parents because of this, lest he should have no posterity. Superior men consider that his doing so was the same as if he had informed them.'

Mèngzǐ yuē: “Bùxiào yǒu sān, wúhòu wéi dà. Shùn bù gào ér qǔ, wéi wúhòu yě, jūnzǐ yǐwèi yóu gào yě.”

孟子曰：「不孝有三，無後為大。舜不告而娶，為無後也，君子以為猶告也。」

孟子曰：「不孝有三，无后为大。舜不告而娶，为无后也，君子以为犹告也。」

I have seen too many cases of transgender people suffering domestic violence in Shandong… the notion that "there are three ways to be unfilial; the worst is to not produce offspring" has been deeply ingrained in the minds of many, but my sperms weren't active… my dad almost fell out with me about this.

2021 January 15, 张楠茜, 《拯救可橙： 被父母强送矫治的跨性别者》, in 《鳳凰週刊》 [Phoenix Weekly], →ISSN, issue 747, page 42

“Shāndōng wǒ jiàndào guò tài duō de jiābàodǎng de lìzi le...... Bùxiào yǒu sān, wú hòu wèi dà de guānniàn gēnshēndìgù, dànshì wǒ de jīngzǐ méiyǒu huóxìng...... Wèile zhè shì wǒ bà chādiǎn gēn wǒ nàofān le.”

「山東我見到過太多的家暴黨的例子了……不孝有三，無後為大的觀念根深蒂固，但是我的精子沒有活性……為了這事我爸差點跟我鬧翻了。」

「山东我见到过太多的家暴党的例子了……不孝有三，无后为大的观念根深蒂固，但是我的精子没有活性……为了这事我爸差点跟我闹翻了。」

There are three ways to be unfilial; the worst is to not produce offspring.


不為五斗米折腰

ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄨˇ ㄉㄡˇ ㄇㄧˇ ㄓㄜˊ ㄧㄠ

bù wèi wǔ dǒu mǐ zhéyāo [Phonetic:búwèiwúdóumǐzhéyāo]

бу вэй у доу ми чжэяо

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ toʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ wɐi̯²² ŋ̍¹³ tɐu̯³⁵ mɐi̯¹³ t͡siːt̚³ jiːu̯⁵⁵/

From the Book of Jin Volume 94 Biographies of Hermits and Recluses "Tao Qian" (《晉書·卷九四·隱逸傳·陶潛》)：

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《晉書·卷九四·隱逸傳·陶潛》

《晉書·卷九四·隱逸傳·陶潛》

The commandery sent a postal inspector to the county (where Tao Qian worked as the county magistrate), and an official (subordinate to Tao Qian) suggested: "You should wear formal clothes to see him." Qian sighed: "I cannot bow down for the sake of five pecks of rice and flatter a base person!"

648 CE, Fang Xuanling (lead editor), Book of Jin

Jùn qiǎn dūyóu zhì xiàn, lì bái “yīng shùdài jiàn zhī”, Qián tàn yuē: “Wú bùnéng wèi wǔ dǒu mǐ zhéyāo, quánquán shì xiānglǐ xiǎorén yé!”

郡遣督郵至縣，吏白「應束帶見之」，潛歎曰：「吾不能爲五斗米折腰，拳拳事鄉里小人邪！」

郡遣督邮至县，吏白「应束带见之」，潜叹曰：「吾不能为五斗米折腰，拳拳事乡里小人邪！」

不爲五斗米折腰
不为五斗米折腰

to not bow down for the sake of fivepecks (or decalitres) of rice

to not compromise one's integrity just to earn a small salary in a dead-end job; to not sacrifice one's ideals in order to make a living


一鳴驚人

ㄧ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄖㄣˊ

иминцзинжэнь

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ mɪŋ²¹ kɪŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ biɪŋ²³⁻³³ kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ zin²³/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ biɪŋ¹³⁻²² kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² d͡zin¹³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² lin²⁴/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kiɪŋ³³ lin²⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ biɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ lin²⁴/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ mɪŋ²¹ kɪŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ biɪŋ²³⁻³³ kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ zin²³/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ biɪŋ¹³⁻²² kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² d͡zin¹³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² lin²⁴/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kiɪŋ³³ lin²⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ biɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ lin²⁴/

King Zhuang, for three years after he took the reins of government, issued no decree and formulated no policy. Therefore, one day the Right Commissioner of the Army, when attending on the Throne, made before the King an intimation, saying: "There is a bird which has perched or a hill-top in the south. For three years it has neither fluttered nor flown nor sung but kept silent without making any sound. What is the name of that bird?" In reply the King said: "For three years it has not fluttered in order thereby to grow its wings and feathers, and has neither flown nor sung in order thereby to look at the conditions of the people. Though it has not flown, yet once it starts flying, it will soar high up into the sky. Though it has not sung, yet once it starts singing, it will surprise everybody. Leave it as it has been. I, the King, understand what you mean."

Han Feizi, circa 2ⁿᵈ century BCE, translated based on W. K. Liao's version

Chǔ Zhuāng wáng lì zhèng sān nián, wú lìng fā, wú zhèng wèi yě. Yòusīmǎ yù zuò ér yǔ wáng yǐn yuē: “Yǒu niǎo zhǐ nánfāng zhī fù, sān nián bù chì bù fēi bù míng, hēirán wú shēng, cǐ wèi hé míng?” Wáng yuē: “Sān nián bù chì, jiāng yǐ zhǎng yǔyì. Bù fēi bù míng, jiāng yǐ guān mín zé. Suī wú fēi, fēi bì chōngtiān; suī wú míng, míng bì jīngrén. Zǐ shì zhī, bùgǔ zhīzhī yǐ.”

楚莊王蒞政三年，無令發，無政為也。右司馬御座而與王隱曰：「有鳥止南方之阜，三年不翅不飛不鳴，嘿然無聲，此為何名？」王曰：「三年不翅，將以長羽翼。不飛不鳴，將以觀民則。雖無飛，飛必沖天；雖無鳴，鳴必驚人。子釋之，不穀知之矣。」

楚庄王莅政三年，无令发，无政为也。右司马御座而与王隐曰：「有鸟止南方之阜，三年不翅不飞不鸣，嘿然无声，此为何名？」王曰：「三年不翅，将以长羽翼。不飞不鸣，将以观民则。虽无飞，飞必冲天；虽无鸣，鸣必惊人。子释之，不谷知之矣。」

But as the game progressed, everybody had to take off their glasses in disbelief. Compared to the previous low expections in public opinion polls, the performance of the two teams was literally a bolt from the blue.

2006: anon, 《ESWC ——“梦，开始的地方》 (Electronic Sports World Cup -- "A dream is the starting place")

Kě bǐsài de guòchéng què shì ràng rén dàdiēyǎnjìng, yǔ zhīqián yúlùn de dīdiào xiāngbǐ, liǎng zhī duìwǔ de biǎoxiàn kěwèi bù míng zé yǐ yīmíngjīngrén.

可比賽的過程卻是讓人大跌眼鏡，與之前輿論的低調相比，兩只隊伍的表現可謂不鳴則已一鳴驚人。

可比赛的过程却是让人大跌眼镜，与之前舆论的低调相比，两只队伍的表现可谓不鸣则已一鸣惊人。

set the world on fire
set the world on fire

to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat; to become famous overnight; to set the world on fire; a bolt from the blue


複數

/fu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu⁵¹/

/fu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂuɻʷ⁵¹/

/hɔk̚³²⁻⁴ sɔ²¹/

/hɔk̚³²⁻⁴ sɔ¹¹/

/hɔk̚⁴⁻³² sɔ¹¹/

/hɔk̚⁴⁻³² sɔ²¹/

/fu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu⁵¹/

/fu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂuɻʷ⁵¹/

/hɔk̚³²⁻⁴ sɔ²¹/

/hɔk̚³²⁻⁴ sɔ¹¹/

/hɔk̚⁴⁻³² sɔ¹¹/

/hɔk̚⁴⁻³² sɔ²¹/


十一月

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ i⁵⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹/

/sz̩²¹ i²¹ ye²¹/

/ʂʐ̩²⁴ i²⁴ yə⁵¹/

/sɐp̚² jɐt̚⁵ jyːt̚²/

/sɨp̚⁵ it̚² ŋi̯et̚⁵/

/si⁵⁴ i²⁴ ŋyɛ⁴²/

/sɛiʔ⁵⁻²¹ iʔ²⁴⁻²¹ ŋuoʔ⁵/

/t͡sap̚³⁵⁻² it̚⁵ ɡəʔ³⁵/

/t͡sap̚⁵⁴⁻³² it̚³²⁻⁵⁴ ɡəʔ⁵⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴³⁻²¹ it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡəʔ⁴³/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² it̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡəʔ²⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴³⁻²¹ it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡeʔ⁴³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡeʔ⁴/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² it̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡeʔ²⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³ it̚³⁻⁴ ɡueʔ⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻¹ it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡueʔ⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡueʔ⁴/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ it̚³²⁻⁵ ɡueʔ¹²¹/

/t͡sap̚⁴³⁻²¹ it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡueʔ⁴³/

/t͡sap̚⁵⁻² it̚²⁻⁵ ɡue³³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻² ik̚²⁻⁴ ɡueʔ⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻² ek̚²⁻⁴ ɡueʔ⁴/

/zəʔ¹¹ iɪʔ²² ɦyɪʔ²³/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ i⁵⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹/

/sz̩²¹ i²¹ ye²¹/

/ʂʐ̩²⁴ i²⁴ yə⁵¹/

/sɐp̚² jɐt̚⁵ jyːt̚²/

/sɨp̚⁵ it̚² ŋi̯et̚⁵/

/si⁵⁴ i²⁴ ŋyɛ⁴²/

/sɛiʔ⁵⁻²¹ iʔ²⁴⁻²¹ ŋuoʔ⁵/

/t͡sap̚³⁵⁻² it̚⁵ ɡəʔ³⁵/

/t͡sap̚⁵⁴⁻³² it̚³²⁻⁵⁴ ɡəʔ⁵⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴³⁻²¹ it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡəʔ⁴³/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² it̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡəʔ²⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴³⁻²¹ it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡeʔ⁴³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡeʔ⁴/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² it̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡeʔ²⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³ it̚³⁻⁴ ɡueʔ⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻¹ it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡueʔ⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡueʔ⁴/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ it̚³²⁻⁵ ɡueʔ¹²¹/

/t͡sap̚⁴³⁻²¹ it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡueʔ⁴³/

/t͡sap̚⁵⁻² it̚²⁻⁵ ɡue³³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻² ik̚²⁻⁴ ɡueʔ⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻² ek̚²⁻⁴ ɡueʔ⁴/

/zəʔ¹¹ iɪʔ²² ɦyɪʔ²³/


六月

/li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹/

/ly⁴² ŋyɛ⁴²/

/l̃øyʔ⁵⁻³³ ŋuoʔ⁵/

/laʔ²⁴⁻² ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾uei¹³/

/lak̚⁴³⁻²¹ ɡəʔ⁴³/

/lak̚³⁵⁻² ɡəʔ³⁵/

/lak̚⁵⁴⁻³² ɡəʔ⁵⁴/

/lak̚²⁴⁻² ɡəʔ²⁴/

/lak̚⁴³⁻²¹ ɡeʔ⁴³/

/lak̚²⁴⁻² ɡeʔ²⁴/

/lak̚⁴⁻³² ɡeʔ⁴/

/lak̚⁴⁻³ ɡueʔ⁴/

/lak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɡueʔ¹²¹/

/lak̚⁴³⁻²¹ ɡueʔ⁴³/

/lak̚⁴⁻³² ɡueʔ⁴/

/lak̚⁴⁻¹ ɡueʔ⁴/

/lak̚⁵⁻² ɡue³³/

/lak̚⁴⁻² ɡueʔ⁴/

/loʔ¹¹ ɦyɪʔ²³/

/li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹/

/ly⁴² ŋyɛ⁴²/

/l̃øyʔ⁵⁻³³ ŋuoʔ⁵/

/laʔ²⁴⁻² ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾uei¹³/

/lak̚⁴³⁻²¹ ɡəʔ⁴³/

/lak̚³⁵⁻² ɡəʔ³⁵/

/lak̚⁵⁴⁻³² ɡəʔ⁵⁴/

/lak̚²⁴⁻² ɡəʔ²⁴/

/lak̚⁴³⁻²¹ ɡeʔ⁴³/

/lak̚²⁴⁻² ɡeʔ²⁴/

/lak̚⁴⁻³² ɡeʔ⁴/

/lak̚⁴⁻³ ɡueʔ⁴/

/lak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɡueʔ¹²¹/

/lak̚⁴³⁻²¹ ɡueʔ⁴³/

/lak̚⁴⁻³² ɡueʔ⁴/

/lak̚⁴⁻¹ ɡueʔ⁴/

/lak̚⁵⁻² ɡue³³/

/lak̚⁴⁻² ɡueʔ⁴/

/loʔ¹¹ ɦyɪʔ²³/


實數

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (實數):
* → Japanese: 実数(じっすう) (jissū)
* → Korean: 실수(實數) (silsu)

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʂu⁵¹/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʂu⁵¹/

Coordinate term: 虛數／虚数 (xūshù)


虛數

/hɵy̯⁵⁵ sou̯³³/

/hɵy̯⁵⁵ sou̯³³/

Coordinate term: 實數／实数 (shíshù)


君子報仇，十年不晚

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→ Vietnamese: quân tử trả thù, mười năm chưa muộn (calque)

[For] a gentleman to take revenge, ten years is not too late [to wait]

ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ ㄅㄠˋ ㄔㄡˊ

ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄢˇ

цзюньцзы баочоу

ши нянь бу вань

/t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ pu⁵¹ wän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Zhào bǎo shuō: “Mèizǐ, wǒ gēn xià nǐ lái, jiù pà nǐ xún le zhuō zhì. Yǒu chóu bù bào, fēi wèi rénlèi, wúlùn nánnǚ, wǎng lì yú tiāndì zhī jiān. Zài shuō jūnzǐbàochóu, shíniánbùwǎn. Mèizǐ yào shì yuànyì bàochóu, wǒ yǒu ge yújiàn, kě bù zhī mèizǐ yìxià rúhé?”

趙保說：「妹子，我跟下你來，就怕你尋了拙志。有仇不報，非為人類，無論男女，枉立於天地之間。再說君子報仇，十年不晚。妹子要是願意報仇，我有個愚見，可不知妹子意下如何？」

赵保说：「妹子，我跟下你来，就怕你寻了拙志。有仇不报，非为人类，无论男女，枉立于天地之间。再说君子报仇，十年不晚。妹子要是愿意报仇，我有个愚见，可不知妹子意下如何？」

revenge is a dish best served cold
revenge is a dish best served cold

One should bide one's time and wait for the right opportunity to seek vengeance; revenge is a dish best served cold


三字經

/sän⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

саньцзыцзинр

/sän⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕiɤ̯̃ɻ⁵⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ t͡siː²² kɪŋ⁵⁵/

/sam²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨ⁵⁵ kin²⁴/

/saŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))ʒi²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iŋ⁵⁵/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ zi³³⁻²¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² d͡zi²²⁻²¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ li³³⁻¹¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/sam³³ li⁴¹⁻²² kiɪŋ³³/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² li²²⁻²¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/se⁵⁵ zz̩³³ t͡ɕin²¹/

/sän⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/sän⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕiɤ̯̃ɻ⁵⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ t͡siː²² kɪŋ⁵⁵/

/sam²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨ⁵⁵ kin²⁴/

/saŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))ʒi²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iŋ⁵⁵/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ zi³³⁻²¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² d͡zi²²⁻²¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ li³³⁻¹¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/sam³³ li⁴¹⁻²² kiɪŋ³³/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² li²²⁻²¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/se⁵⁵ zz̩³³ t͡ɕin²¹/

Three Character Classic (classic Chinese text)


三字經

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (三字經):
* → Japanese: 三(さん)字(じ)経(きょう) (sanjikyō)
* → Korean: 삼자경(三字經) (samjagyeong)
* → Vietnamese: Tam tự kinh (三字經)

/sän⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

саньцзыцзинр

/sän⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕiɤ̯̃ɻ⁵⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ t͡siː²² kɪŋ⁵⁵/

/sam²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨ⁵⁵ kin²⁴/

/saŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))ʒi²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iŋ⁵⁵/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ zi³³⁻²¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² d͡zi²²⁻²¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ li³³⁻¹¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/sam³³ li⁴¹⁻²² kiɪŋ³³/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² li²²⁻²¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/se⁵⁵ zz̩³³ t͡ɕin²¹/

/sän⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/sän⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕiɤ̯̃ɻ⁵⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ t͡siː²² kɪŋ⁵⁵/

/sam²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨ⁵⁵ kin²⁴/

/saŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))ʒi²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iŋ⁵⁵/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ zi³³⁻²¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² d͡zi²²⁻²¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ li³³⁻¹¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/sam³³ li⁴¹⁻²² kiɪŋ³³/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² li²²⁻²¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/se⁵⁵ zz̩³³ t͡ɕin²¹/


第一

Sino-Xenic (第一):
* → Japanese: 第一(だいいち) (daiichi)
* → Korean: 제일(第一) (jeil)
* → Vietnamese: đệ nhất (第一)

/tɐi̯²² jɐt̚⁵/

/tɛ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ɛiʔ²⁴/

/te²²⁻²¹ it̚³²/

/te⁴¹⁻²² it̚⁵/

/te²²⁻²¹ it̚³²/

/te³³⁻¹¹ it̚³²/

/te³³⁻²¹ it̚³²/

/tõĩ³⁵⁻¹¹ ik̚²/

/tõĩ³⁵⁻¹¹ ek̚²/

/di²² iɪʔ⁴⁴/

/di²² iɪʔ³³/

/ti²¹⁻¹¹ i²⁴/

/tɐi̯²² jɐt̚⁵/

/tɛ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ɛiʔ²⁴/

/te²²⁻²¹ it̚³²/

/te⁴¹⁻²² it̚⁵/

/te²²⁻²¹ it̚³²/

/te³³⁻¹¹ it̚³²/

/te³³⁻²¹ it̚³²/

/tõĩ³⁵⁻¹¹ ik̚²/

/tõĩ³⁵⁻¹¹ ek̚²/

/di²² iɪʔ⁴⁴/

/di²² iɪʔ³³/

/ti²¹⁻¹¹ i²⁴/

第一次婚姻

第一志願大學

第一志愿大学

世界第一大經濟體

世界第一大经济体

全球第一大貿易國

全球第一大贸易国

中國第一歷史檔案館

中国第一历史档案馆

Every time I go to an interview, the first thing I do is look for a toilet.

Wǒ měicì qù miànshì, dìyī jiàn shì shì zhǎo cèsuǒ.

我每次去面試，第一件事是找廁所。

我每次去面试，第一件事是找厕所。

By this time, Wang Li had already left many firsts in the study of lingustics, such as the first time giving a definition to "grammar".

紀實頻道, 大師, 王力

dào zhèshí, Wáng Lì yǐ zài yǔyánxué yánjiū-shàng liúxià-le xǔduō dìyī, rú dìyī cì gěichū-le yǔfǎ de dìngyì

到這時 王力已在語言學研究上留下了許多第一 如第一次給出了語法的定義

紀實頻道, 大師, 王力

到这时 王力已在语言学研究上留下了许多第一 如第一次给出了语法的定义

the most corrupt official in Chinese history

中國第一大貪官

中国第一大贪官

Although Wang Xiuying scored first in the exam, she was not at all arrogant about it.

Wáng Xiùyīng suīrán kǎo le dìyī, dànshì tā yīdiǎn yě bù jiāo'ào.

王秀英雖然考了第一，但是她一點也不驕傲。

王秀英虽然考了第一，但是她一点也不骄傲。

number one; #1; first (in a test, competition, etc.)


第一

/tɐi̯²² jɐt̚⁵/

/tɛ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ɛiʔ²⁴/

/te²²⁻²¹ it̚³²/

/te⁴¹⁻²² it̚⁵/

/te²²⁻²¹ it̚³²/

/te³³⁻¹¹ it̚³²/

/te³³⁻²¹ it̚³²/

/tõĩ³⁵⁻¹¹ ik̚²/

/tõĩ³⁵⁻¹¹ ek̚²/

/di²² iɪʔ⁴⁴/

/di²² iɪʔ³³/

/ti²¹⁻¹¹ i²⁴/

/tɐi̯²² jɐt̚⁵/

/tɛ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ɛiʔ²⁴/

/te²²⁻²¹ it̚³²/

/te⁴¹⁻²² it̚⁵/

/te²²⁻²¹ it̚³²/

/te³³⁻¹¹ it̚³²/

/te³³⁻²¹ it̚³²/

/tõĩ³⁵⁻¹¹ ik̚²/

/tõĩ³⁵⁻¹¹ ek̚²/

/di²² iɪʔ⁴⁴/

/di²² iɪʔ³³/

/ti²¹⁻¹¹ i²⁴/

安全第一

being the most important consideration; being essential, or a priority; coming first


過五關斬六將

ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄓㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄤˋ

го у гуань чжань лю цзян

/ku̯ɔ⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂän²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/kʷɔː³³ ŋ̍¹³ kʷaːn⁵⁵ t͡saːm³⁵ lʊk̚² t͡sœːŋ³³/

A fictional story in Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

pass through five checkpoints, and slay six generals

2001, Chiung Yao, 情深深雨濛濛, episode 34 (Mainland version)

Nǐmen kě zhēn shì bù zhīdào, zhè xiǎoliǎngkǒu wa, zhēn shì hǎoshìduōmó. Nénggòu ái dào jīntiān dìnghūn, zhēn shì bùróngyì. Jiǎnzhí shì guò wǔ guān zhǎn liù jiàng a.

你們可真是不知道，這小兩口哇，真是好事多磨。能夠捱到今天訂婚，真是不容易。簡直是過五關斬六將啊。

你们可真是不知道，这小两口哇，真是好事多磨。能够挨到今天订婚，真是不容易。简直是过五关斩六将啊。

(figurative) to get past all manner of hardships


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


五陵

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ liŋ³⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ lɪŋ²¹/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ liŋ³⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ lɪŋ²¹/

Yin Hsueh-yen somehow never seemed to age. Of those fashionable young men who had been her admirers more than a dozen years ago in Shanghai's Paramount Ballroom, some had grown bald on top and some were graying at the temples.

1965: Pai Hsien-yung, Taipei People, The Eternal Snow Beauty (Taipei People bilingual edition, →ISBN

Yǐn Xuěyàn zǒng yě bù lǎo. Shí jǐ nián qián nà yī bān zài Shànghǎi Bǎilèmén Wǔtīng tì tā pěngchǎng de wǔlíng niánshào, yǒuxiē tóushang kāi le dǐng, yǒuxiē bìn tiān le shuāng.

尹雪艷總也不老。十幾年前那一班在上海百樂門舞廳替他捧場的五陵年少，有些頭上開了頂，有些鬢添了霜。

尹雪艳总也不老。十几年前那一班在上海百乐门舞厅替他捧场的五陵年少，有些头上开了顶，有些鬓添了霜。


五陵

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ liŋ³⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ lɪŋ²¹/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ liŋ³⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ lɪŋ²¹/

The five Imperial tombs which are referenced in the Book of Han. All five tombs were located in the vicinity of the ancient capital of Chang'an. The tombs were a favorite hangout for all of the fashionable young men of the area. The names of the five tombs were:


一知半解

ㄧ ㄓ ㄅㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ pän⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ puːn³³ kaːi̯³⁵/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ti⁴⁴⁻²² puan²¹⁻⁵³ kai⁵³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ti⁴⁴⁻³³ puan¹¹⁻⁵³ kai⁵³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ti⁴⁴⁻³³ puan²¹⁻⁴¹ kai⁴¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ti⁴⁴⁻³³ puã¹¹⁻⁵³ kai⁵³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ti⁴⁴⁻³³ puã²¹⁻⁴¹ kai⁴¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ pän⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ puːn³³ kaːi̯³⁵/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ti⁴⁴⁻²² puan²¹⁻⁵³ kai⁵³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ti⁴⁴⁻³³ puan¹¹⁻⁵³ kai⁵³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ti⁴⁴⁻³³ puan²¹⁻⁴¹ kai⁴¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ti⁴⁴⁻³³ puã¹¹⁻⁵³ kai⁵³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ti⁴⁴⁻³³ puã²¹⁻⁴¹ kai⁴¹/

The most ridiculous person in the world is the “know all” who picks up a smattering of hearsay knowledge and proclaims themselves “the world's Number One authority”; this merely shows that they have not taken a proper measure of themselves.

1937, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《實踐論》 (On Practice), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

Shìshàng zuì kěxiào de shì nàxiē “zhīshi lǐshǒu”, yǒu le dàotīngtúshuō de yīzhībànjiě, biàn zìfēng wéi “tiānxiàdìyī”, shì zújiàn qí bùzìliàng éryǐ.

世上最可笑的是那些「知識裡手」，有了道聽塗說的一知半解，便自封為「天下第一」，適足見其不自量而已。

世上最可笑的是那些「知识里手」，有了道听涂说的一知半解，便自封为「天下第一」，适足见其不自量而已。

to sort of understand; to only halfway understand; to be unsure of the meaning (of a word or phrase)


唯一

/weɪ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/wɐi̯²¹ jɐt̚⁵/

/ui¹³⁻²² it̚³²/

/ui²⁴⁻²² it̚³²/

/ui²³⁻³³ it̚³²/

/ui²⁴⁻²² it̚⁵/

/ui²⁴⁻¹¹ it̚³²/

/i²⁴⁻¹¹ it̚³²/

/i²³⁻³³ it̚³²/

/d͡zui⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ik̚²/

/vi²² iɪʔ⁴⁴/

/weɪ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/wɐi̯²¹ jɐt̚⁵/

/ui¹³⁻²² it̚³²/

/ui²⁴⁻²² it̚³²/

/ui²³⁻³³ it̚³²/

/ui²⁴⁻²² it̚⁵/

/ui²⁴⁻¹¹ it̚³²/

/i²⁴⁻¹¹ it̚³²/

/i²³⁻³³ it̚³²/

/d͡zui⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ik̚²/

/vi²² iɪʔ⁴⁴/

The only constant in the world is change.

Shìjiè shàng wéiyī bùbiàn de jiùshì biànhuà.

世界上唯一不變的就是變化。

世界上唯一不变的就是变化。

The only thing I'm worried about right now is your future.

Wǒ xiànzài wéiyī guàxīn de, jiùshì nǐmen de jiānglái.

我現在唯一掛心的，就是你們的將來。

我现在唯一挂心的，就是你们的将来。


三角形

ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

/sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄠˇㄦ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

саньцзяорсин

/sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯aʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ kɔːk̚³ jɪŋ²¹/

/saŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋøyʔ²⁴⁻²¹ hiŋ⁵³/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² kak̚³²⁻⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/sã³³ kak̚⁵⁻²⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² kak̚³²⁻⁵ hiɪŋ¹³/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ kak̚³²⁻⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ kak̚³²⁻⁴ hiɪŋ²³/

/sã³³⁻²³ kak̚²⁻⁴ heŋ⁵⁵/

/se⁵⁵ koʔ³³ ɦin²¹/

/sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯aʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ kɔːk̚³ jɪŋ²¹/

/saŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋøyʔ²⁴⁻²¹ hiŋ⁵³/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² kak̚³²⁻⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/sã³³ kak̚⁵⁻²⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² kak̚³²⁻⁵ hiɪŋ¹³/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ kak̚³²⁻⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ kak̚³²⁻⁴ hiɪŋ²³/

/sã³³⁻²³ kak̚²⁻⁴ heŋ⁵⁵/

/se⁵⁵ koʔ³³ ɦin²¹/


長方形

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ jɪŋ²¹/

/t͡sʰɔŋ¹¹ fɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ hin¹¹/

/tiɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hiɪŋ²⁴/

/tiɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ³³ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/tiɔŋ¹³⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hiɪŋ¹³/

/tiɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/tiɔŋ²³⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ²³/

/t͡sʰiaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ paŋ³³⁻²³ heŋ⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ jɪŋ²¹/

/t͡sʰɔŋ¹¹ fɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ hin¹¹/

/tiɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hiɪŋ²⁴/

/tiɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ³³ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/tiɔŋ¹³⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hiɪŋ¹³/

/tiɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/tiɔŋ²³⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ²³/

/t͡sʰiaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ paŋ³³⁻²³ heŋ⁵⁵/


正方形

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/t͡sɪŋ³³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ jɪŋ²¹/

/t͡sən⁵³ fɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ hin¹¹/

/t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ²³/

/t͡siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hiɪŋ²⁴/

/t͡siã¹¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hiɪŋ²⁴/

/t͡siã²¹⁻⁴¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ²³/

/t͡sĩã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ paŋ³³⁻²³ heŋ⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/t͡sɪŋ³³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ jɪŋ²¹/

/t͡sən⁵³ fɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ hin¹¹/

/t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ²³/

/t͡siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hiɪŋ²⁴/

/t͡siã¹¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hiɪŋ²⁴/

/t͡siã²¹⁻⁴¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ²³/

/t͡sĩã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ paŋ³³⁻²³ heŋ⁵⁵/


四角形

ㄙˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

/sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/sei̯³³ kɔːk̚³ jɪŋ²¹/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²⁻⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kak̚⁵⁻²⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²⁻⁵ hiɪŋ¹³/

/si¹¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²⁻⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/si²¹⁻⁴¹ kak̚³²⁻⁴ hiɪŋ²³/

/sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/sei̯³³ kɔːk̚³ jɪŋ²¹/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²⁻⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kak̚⁵⁻²⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²⁻⁵ hiɪŋ¹³/

/si¹¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²⁻⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/si²¹⁻⁴¹ kak̚³²⁻⁴ hiɪŋ²³/

quadrangle; alternative name for 四邊形／四边形 (sìbiānxíng, “quadrilateral”).


一次

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰiː³³/

/it̚² t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵/

/iəʔ² t͡sʰz̩⁴⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰiː³³/

/it̚² t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵/

/iəʔ² t͡sʰz̩⁴⁵/


一本

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


十分

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ fən⁵⁵/

/sɐp̚² fɐn⁵⁵/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hun²²/

/sip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hun⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻² huŋ³³/

/zəʔ¹¹ fən²³/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ fən⁵⁵/

/sɐp̚² fɐn⁵⁵/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hun²²/

/sip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hun⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻² huŋ³³/

/zəʔ¹¹ fən²³/

China's foreign exchange reserves are considerable.

Zhōngguó de wàihuì chǔbèi shífēn chōngzú.

中國的外匯儲備十分充足。

中国的外汇储备十分充足。

He's a very broad-minded and strong-willed leader.

Tā shì yī wèi xiōnghuái shífēn huòdá, bìngqiě yìniàn fēicháng jiānqiáng de lǐngxiù.

他是一位胸懷十分豁達，並且意念非常堅強的領袖。

他是一位胸怀十分豁达，并且意念非常坚强的领袖。

Halloween costumes are not just for adults - the costumes of children who ask for candy can also be extraordinary!

Wànshèngjié zhuāngbàn bùshì dàrén de zhuānlì, nàxiē pāi mén tǎo tángguǒ de xiǎohái zhuāngbàn yě kěyǐ shífēn chūsè!

萬聖節裝扮不是大人的專利，那些拍門討糖果的小孩裝扮也可以十分出色！

万圣节装扮不是大人的专利，那些拍门讨糖果的小孩装扮也可以十分出色！

Nowadays, the poetry and writings of our country [Korea] give up their own language and learn the language of another country. Even if they are totally alike, it is merely human speech from parrots.

Geum aguk simun, sa gi eon i hak taguk ji eon, seollyeong sipbun sangsa, jishi aengmu ji in'eon.

今我國詩文，捨其言而學他國之言。設令十分相似，只是鸚鵡之人言。


十分

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ fən⁵⁵/

/sɐp̚² fɐn⁵⁵/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hun²²/

/sip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hun⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻² huŋ³³/

/zəʔ¹¹ fən²³/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ fən⁵⁵/

/sɐp̚² fɐn⁵⁵/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hun²²/

/sip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hun⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻² huŋ³³/

/zəʔ¹¹ fən²³/


四川

→ Catalan: Sichuan

→ English: Sichuan, Szechuan, Szechwan

→ French: Sichuan, Sétchouan

→ Korean: 쓰촨 (Sseuchwan)

→ Manchu: ᠰᡟᠴᡠᠸᠠᠨ (sycuwan)

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→ Portuguese: Sichuan, Setsuan, Szechwan, Sujuão

→ Russian: Сычуа́нь (Syčuánʹ), сычуа́нец (syčuánec)

→ Spanish: Sichuán

→ Zhuang: Swconh

/sz̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵/

/ɬu³³ t͡sʰun³³/

/si⁵³ t͡sʰɔn⁴⁴/

/su²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰuan⁴⁴/

/su²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰuan⁴⁴/

/su¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰuan⁴⁴/

/sɯ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰuan³³/

/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰuan³³/

/si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰueŋ³³/

/si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰuaŋ³³/

/sz̩³³ t͡sʰø⁴⁴/

/sz̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵/

/ɬu³³ t͡sʰun³³/

/si⁵³ t͡sʰɔn⁴⁴/

/su²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰuan⁴⁴/

/su²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰuan⁴⁴/

/su¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰuan⁴⁴/

/sɯ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰuan³³/

/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰuan³³/

/si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰueŋ³³/

/si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰuaŋ³³/

/sz̩³³ t͡sʰø⁴⁴/

During the Tang dynasty, the area of what is now Sichuan was administratively divided into three regions based on the main throughfares through the mountains 川道 (“mountain pass (often near a river)”) at the time. During the Song dynasty, these regions were further redivided into four separate regions, giving rise to its modern name.


明年

/miŋ³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/

/miŋ²⁴ niæ̃⁵¹/

/mɪŋ²¹ niːn²¹⁻³⁵/

/mɪŋ²¹ niːn²¹/

/ˈmiaŋ³⁵ n̠ʲiɛn³⁵/

/mi̯aŋ¹¹ ŋi̯en¹¹/

/maŋ¹¹ ŋi̯en¹¹/

/mi̯aŋ¹¹ ŋi̯an¹¹/

/maŋ³³ niŋ³³/

/maŋ⁵³⁻³³ nˡieŋ⁵³/

/mẽ²⁴⁻²² nĩ²⁴/

/mẽ²⁴⁻³³ nĩ²⁴/

/mẽ²³⁻³³ nĩ²³/

/muã²⁴⁻¹¹ nĩ²⁴/

/muã²⁴⁻²² nĩ²⁴/

/bin²⁴⁻²² nĩ²⁴/

/bin²⁴⁻¹² nĩ²⁴/

/mɛ²³⁻²¹ ni²³/

/mɛ̃¹³⁻²² nĩ¹³/

/muã²⁴⁻²² lin²⁴/

/mĩ²⁴⁻³³ nĩ²⁴/

/mã²³⁻³³ nĩ²³/

/mã²⁴⁻¹¹ nĩ²⁴/

/biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² liɛn²⁴/

/biɪŋ¹³⁻²² liɛn¹³/

/me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ni⁵⁵/

/min¹³ n̠ʲi̯ẽ¹³/

/miŋ³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/

/miŋ²⁴ niæ̃⁵¹/

/mɪŋ²¹ niːn²¹⁻³⁵/

/mɪŋ²¹ niːn²¹/

/ˈmiaŋ³⁵ n̠ʲiɛn³⁵/

/mi̯aŋ¹¹ ŋi̯en¹¹/

/maŋ¹¹ ŋi̯en¹¹/

/mi̯aŋ¹¹ ŋi̯an¹¹/

/maŋ³³ niŋ³³/

/maŋ⁵³⁻³³ nˡieŋ⁵³/

/mẽ²⁴⁻²² nĩ²⁴/

/mẽ²⁴⁻³³ nĩ²⁴/

/mẽ²³⁻³³ nĩ²³/

/muã²⁴⁻¹¹ nĩ²⁴/

/muã²⁴⁻²² nĩ²⁴/

/bin²⁴⁻²² nĩ²⁴/

/bin²⁴⁻¹² nĩ²⁴/

/mɛ²³⁻²¹ ni²³/

/mɛ̃¹³⁻²² nĩ¹³/

/muã²⁴⁻²² lin²⁴/

/mĩ²⁴⁻³³ nĩ²⁴/

/mã²³⁻³³ nĩ²³/

/mã²⁴⁻¹¹ nĩ²⁴/

/biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² liɛn²⁴/

/biɪŋ¹³⁻²² liɛn¹³/

/me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ni⁵⁵/

/min¹³ n̠ʲi̯ẽ¹³/


八角形

ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

/pä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/paːt̚³ kɔːk̚³ jɪŋ²¹/

/pä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/paːt̚³ kɔːk̚³ jɪŋ²¹/


一人

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (一人):
* → Japanese: 一人(いちにん) (ichinin)

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ jɐn²¹/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ laŋ¹³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² laŋ²³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ jɐn²¹/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ laŋ¹³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² laŋ²³/

一人一個

一人一个

You two, stop quarrelling! (literally, “You two, each speak a sentence less!”)

nei⁵ loeng⁵ go³ jat¹ jan⁴ siu² geoi³ laa¹!

你兩個一人少句啦！

你两个一人少句啦！


四方

/sz̩⁵¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵/

/sei̯³³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/si¹¹⁻⁵³ hŋ̍⁴⁴/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ hŋ̍⁴⁴/

/si²¹⁻⁴¹ hŋ̍⁴⁴/

/sɯ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hŋ̍³³/

/su²¹⁻⁴¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/su¹¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/su²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ huaŋ³³/

/sz̩⁵¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵/

/sei̯³³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/si¹¹⁻⁵³ hŋ̍⁴⁴/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ hŋ̍⁴⁴/

/si²¹⁻⁴¹ hŋ̍⁴⁴/

/sɯ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hŋ̍³³/

/su²¹⁻⁴¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/su¹¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/su²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ huaŋ³³/

/ɬu³³ fɔŋ³³/

/si²¹⁻⁴¹ paŋ⁴⁴/

/si¹¹⁻⁵³ paŋ⁴⁴/

/si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ paŋ³³/

/sz̩⁵¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵/

/sei̯³³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/ɬu³³ fɔŋ³³/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ hŋ̍⁴⁴/

/sɯ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hŋ̍³³/

/su²¹⁻⁴¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/su¹¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/su²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/si²¹⁻⁴¹ paŋ⁴⁴/

/si¹¹⁻⁵³ paŋ⁴⁴/

/si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ paŋ³³/

The Quad (anti-China alliance comprising of the United States, Japan, Australia and India)


一個

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kɤ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ kɔː³³/

/t͡sit̚⁴³⁻²¹ e²⁴/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² e²⁴/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² e²³/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ e¹³/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² ɡe²⁴/

/t͡sit̚⁴³⁻²¹ ɡe²⁴/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² kɤ²¹/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ko²¹/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² ko¹¹/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² ko⁴¹/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² ko²¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kɤ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ kɔː³³/

/t͡sit̚⁴³⁻²¹ e²⁴/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² e²⁴/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² e²³/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ e¹³/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² ɡe²⁴/

/t͡sit̚⁴³⁻²¹ ɡe²⁴/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² kɤ²¹/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ko²¹/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² ko¹¹/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² ko⁴¹/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² ko²¹/

給我一個就好了。

给我一个就好了。

一個愛嘮叨的奶奶

一个爱唠叨的奶奶

一個陌生女人的來信

一个陌生女人的来信

一個時代的產物

一个时代的产物

這是一個美麗的錯誤。

这是一个美丽的错误。

Combination of the numeral 一 (“one”) and the generic classifier 個／个: a; an; one


再拜

/t͡saɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ paɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡saɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ paɪ̯⁵¹/

(archaic) to bow twice as a sign of respect


心生一計

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄥ ㄧ ㄐㄧˋ

синьшэнъицзи

/ɕin⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/ɕin⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

to suddenly have an idea; to suddenly hatch a scheme in one's head


專一

/ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/t͡suan⁴⁴⁻²² it̚³²/

/t͡suan⁴⁴⁻²² it̚³²/

/t͡suan⁴⁴⁻³³ it̚³²/

/t͡suan⁴⁴⁻³³ it̚³²/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/t͡suan⁴⁴⁻²² it̚³²/

/t͡suan⁴⁴⁻²² it̚³²/

/t͡suan⁴⁴⁻³³ it̚³²/

/t͡suan⁴⁴⁻³³ it̚³²/

(of someone's thinking, attitude, interest, pursuit, etc.) single-minded; committed; determined

attitude; interest; pursuit; attitude; interest; pursuit


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


三公

Sino-Xenic (三公):
* → Korean: 삼공(三公) (samgong)
* → Vietnamese: tam công (三公)

/sän⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/sam³³ kɔŋ³³/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/sän⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/sam³³ kɔŋ³³/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

Starting in the Zhou Dynasty, the three highest civil posts were: 太師／太师 (tàishī), 太傅 (tàifù), 太保 (tàibǎo). In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the three positions were: 太尉 (tàiwèi) (Grand Commandant), 司徒 (sītú) (Minister over the Masses) and 司空 (sīkōng) (Minister of Works). Later on, the three positions were discontinued, and their duties were folded into the position of 丞相 (chéngxiàng) (chancellor of China).
The modern sense of "three kinds of public expenses" is a collective term for 公車／公车 (“government cars”), 因公出國／因公出国 (“overseas trips”), and 公務接待／公务接待 (“official receptions”).

zh-l

太師／太师 (tàishī)

(Mainland China, politics) three kinds of public expenses, including buy and use government cars, overseas trips, and official receptions


兩廣

/li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lœːŋ¹³ kʷɔːŋ³⁵/

/liɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ⁵³/

/liɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/liɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ⁵³/

/liɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ⁵³/

/liɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ⁴¹/

/liaŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ kuaŋ⁵²⁻²¹/

/li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lœːŋ¹³ kʷɔːŋ³⁵/

/liɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ⁵³/

/liɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/liɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ⁵³/

/liɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ⁵³/

/liɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ⁴¹/

/liaŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ kuaŋ⁵²⁻²¹/

Literally "two Guangs". From most viceroyalties consisting of a pair of provinces. Also a contraction of Guangdong (廣東／广东 (Guǎngdōng)) and Guangxi (廣西／广西 (Guǎngxī)).

廣西／广西 (Guǎngxī)

(historical) Liangguang (the Qing viceroyalty which oversaw both provinces)


阿拉伯數字

ㄚ ㄌㄚ ㄅㄛˊ ㄕㄨˋ ㄗˋ

/ˀä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵ ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹/

/aː³³ laːi̯⁵⁵ paːk̚³ sou̯³³ t͡siː²²/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² la⁴⁴⁻²² piɪk̚³²⁻⁴ sɔ²¹⁻⁵³ li²²/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ la⁴⁴⁻³³ piɪk̚³²⁻⁴ sɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ zi³³/

/ˀä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵ ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹/

/aː³³ laːi̯⁵⁵ paːk̚³ sou̯³³ t͡siː²²/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² la⁴⁴⁻²² piɪk̚³²⁻⁴ sɔ²¹⁻⁵³ li²²/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ la⁴⁴⁻³³ piɪk̚³²⁻⁴ sɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ zi³³/


一行

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (一行):
* → Korean: 일행(一行) (ilhaeng)

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ hɐŋ²¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ hiɪŋ¹³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² kiã²³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² kiã²⁴/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ hɐŋ²¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ hiɪŋ¹³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² kiã²³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² kiã²⁴/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ xɑŋ³⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ xɑŋ³⁵/

a group travelling or working together; a party


一下

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑɻ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ haː¹³/

/t͡sit̚⁴³⁻²¹ e²²/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² e⁴¹/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² e³³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² e²²/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɛ²²/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² le³³/

/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² e¹¹/

/iɪʔ³³ ɕia⁴⁴/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑɻ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ haː¹³/

/t͡sit̚⁴³⁻²¹ e²²/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² e⁴¹/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² e³³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² e²²/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɛ²²/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² le³³/

/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² e¹¹/

/iɪʔ³³ ɕia⁴⁴/

他打了我一下。


一言

Sino-Xenic (一言):
* → Korean: 일언(一言) (ireon)
* → Vietnamese: nhất ngôn (一言)

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiɛn²⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiɛn²³/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡiɛn²⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ ɡan¹³/

/iɪʔ³³ ɦi⁴⁴/

/iɪʔ⁴⁴ ɦi²³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiɛn²⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiɛn²³/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡiɛn²⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ ɡan¹³/

/iɪʔ³³ ɦi⁴⁴/

/iɪʔ⁴⁴ ɦi²³/

(literary) one sentence; something to say; brief remark


一毛不拔

ㄧ ㄇㄠˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄚˊ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹ pä³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ mou̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ pɐt̚²/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹ pä³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ mou̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ pɐt̚²/

From Mencius's comment about Yangism and Mohism

Mencius said, 'The principle of the philosopher Yang was "Each one for himself." Though he might have benefited the whole kingdom by plucking out a single hair, he would not have done it. The philosopher Mo loves all equally. If by rubbing smooth his whole body from the crown to the heel, he could have benefited the kingdom, he would have done it. Zi Mo holds a medium between these. By holding that medium, he is nearer the right. But by holding it without leaving room for the exigency of circumstances, it becomes like their holding their one point. The reason why I hate that holding to one point is the injury it does to the way of right principle. It takes up one point and disregards a hundred others.'

Mèngzǐ yuē: “Yángzǐ qǔ wèi wǒ, bá yī máo ér lì tiānxià, bù wèi yě. Mòzǐ jiān'ài, mó dǐng fàng zhǒng lì tiānxià, wèi zhī. Zǐmò zhí zhōng, zhí zhōng wèi jìn zhī, zhí zhōng wú quán, yóu zhí yī yě. Suǒ è zhí yī zhě, wèi qí zéi dào yě, jǔ yī ér fèi bǎi yě.”

孟子曰：「楊子取為我，拔一毛而利天下，不為也。墨子兼愛，摩頂放踵利天下，為之。子莫執中，執中為近之，執中無權，猶執一也。所惡執一者，為其賊道也，舉一而廢百也。」

孟子曰：「杨子取为我，拔一毛而利天下，不为也。墨子兼爱，摩顶放踵利天下，为之。子莫执中，执中为近之，执中无权，犹执一也。所恶执一者，为其贼道也，举一而废百也。」

won't even pull out a single hair (to give someone), playing on the double meaning of 毛 (small unit of currency vs. hair)

梁新記牙刷——一毛不拔

loeng4 san1 gei3 ngaa4 caat3-2, jat1 mou4 bat1 bat6


三個臭皮匠，勝過諸葛亮

threeunskilled cobblers are superior to Zhuge Liang

ㄙㄢ ˙ㄍㄜ ㄔㄡˋ ㄆㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄤˋ

ㄕㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄨ ㄍㄜˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ

ㄕㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄨ ㄍㄜˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ

saam¹ go³ cau³ pei⁴ zoeng⁶, sing³ gwo³ zyu¹ got³ loeng⁶

сань гэ чоупицзян

шэнго Чжугэ Лян

/sän⁵⁵ g̊ə² ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯⁵¹ pʰi³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ kɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/sän⁵⁵ g̊ə² ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯⁵¹ pʰi³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ kɤ³⁵ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

sāam go chau pèih jeuhng, sing gwo jyū got leuhng

saam¹ go³ tsau³ pei⁴ dzoeng⁶, sing³ gwo³ dzy¹ got⁸ loeng⁶

sam¹ go³ ceo³ péi⁴ zêng⁶, xing³ guo³ ju¹ god³ lêng⁶

/saːm⁵⁵ kɔː³³ t͡sʰɐu̯³³ pʰei̯²¹ t͡sœːŋ²² sɪŋ³³ kʷɔː³³ t͡syː⁵⁵ kɔːt̚³ lœːŋ²²/

two heads are better than one
two heads are better than one

三個臭皮匠，勝過一個諸葛亮／三个臭皮匠，胜过一个诸葛亮

sān ge chòupíjiàng, shèngguò yīge Zhūgě Liàng


三綱

/sän⁵⁵ kɑŋ⁵⁵/

/sän⁵⁵ kɑŋ⁵⁵/

(Confucianism) the three most important relationships among men according to Confucian philosophy (in order: ruler and subject, father and son, husband and wife)


萬乘

/wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/maːn²² sɪŋ²²/

/wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/maːn²² sɪŋ²²/

In the Zhou Dynasty, a system was enacted whereby the emperor would be allotted a 1,000 li plot of land, along with a fleet of 10,000 chariots (萬乘／万乘). Later on, the term 萬乘／万乘 came to refer to the emperor.

In the kingdom of ten thousand chariots, the murderer of his sovereign shall be the chief of a family of a thousand chariots.

Wànshèng zhī guó shì qí jūn zhě, bì qiānshèng zhī jiā.

萬乘之國弒其君者，必千乘之家。

万乘之国弑其君者，必千乘之家。

(archaic) 10,000 war chariots (each pulled by a team of four horses)


七角形

ㄑㄧ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ kɔːk̚³ jɪŋ²¹/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ kɔːk̚³ jɪŋ²¹/


六角形

ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

/li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/lʊk̚² kɔːk̚³ jɪŋ²¹/

/li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/lʊk̚² kɔːk̚³ jɪŋ²¹/


五角形

ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

/u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ kɔːk̚³ jɪŋ²¹/

/ŋ̍³¹ kok̚² hin¹¹/

/u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ kɔːk̚³ jɪŋ²¹/

/ŋ̍³¹ kok̚² hin¹¹/


五方旗

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹/

In ancient times, five different colors (green, red, white, black and yellow) were used on banners to depict the five directions: east, south, west, north and center.

(archaic) the banners of the five positions (used for coordinating movement in battle)


五方旗幟

ㄨˇ ㄈㄤ ㄑㄧˊ ㄓˋ

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/ŋ̍¹³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹ t͡sʰiː³³/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/ŋ̍¹³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹ t͡sʰiː³³/


五方

Sino-Xenic (五方):
* → Korean: 오방(五方) (obang)
* → Vietnamese: ngũ phương (五方)

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/ŋu³³⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾uoŋ⁵⁵/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/ŋu³³⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾uoŋ⁵⁵/


四君子

/sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Four Gentlemen; four plants (chrysanthemum, bamboo, orchid, and plum blossom) that are often depicted in traditional Chinese, Korean, and Japanese ink-and-brush painting


歲寒三友

Sino-Xenic (歲寒三友):
* → Japanese: 歳寒(さいかん)三友(さんゆう) (saikan san'yū)

ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄢˊ ㄙㄢ ㄧㄡˇ

суйханьсанью

/su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ xän³⁵ sän⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɵy̯³³ hɔːn²¹ saːm⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³/

/su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ xän³⁵ sän⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɵy̯³³ hɔːn²¹ saːm⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³/

Pine, bamboo and plum blossoms do not wither in winter; therefore, they are known as the "three friends of winter".

three friends of winter (pine, bamboo and plum blossom)


三友

/sän⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sän⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


無理數

/u³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu⁵¹/

/u³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu⁵¹/

Coordinate term: 有理數／有理数 (yǒulǐshù)


三一頌

/sän⁵⁵ i⁵⁵ sʊŋ⁵¹/

/saːm⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʊŋ²²/

/sän⁵⁵ i⁵⁵ sʊŋ⁵¹/

/saːm⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʊŋ²²/

(Christianity) Trinitarian doxology (most often refers to “Praise God, from whom all blessings flow”)


一乾二淨

ㄧ ㄍㄢ ㄦˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ kän⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ kɔːn⁵⁵ jiː²² t͡sɛːŋ²²/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ kän⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ kɔːn⁵⁵ jiː²² t͡sɛːŋ²²/


四捨五入

ㄙˋ ㄕㄜˇ ㄨˇ ㄖㄨˋ

/sz̩⁵¹ ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐu⁵¹/

/sei̯³³ sɛː³⁵ ŋ̍¹³ jɐp̚²/

/sz̩⁵¹ ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐu⁵¹/

/sei̯³³ sɛː³⁵ ŋ̍¹³ jɐp̚²/

(arithmetic) rounding to the closest number (0.4 being rounded down, 0.5 being rounded up); rounding off


一意

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ i⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ jiː³³/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ i⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ jiː³³/


付之一炬

/fu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

/fuː²² t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ kɵy̯²²/

/fu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

/fuː²² t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ kɵy̯²²/

付諸一炬 付諸一炬#Chinese

付诸一炬 付诸一炬#Chinese

Synonym of 付諸一炬／付诸一炬 (fùzhūyījù, “to be burnt down”)


十二

ja-r

十二(じゅうに) (jūni)

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (十二):
* → Japanese: 十二(じゅうに) (jūni)
* → Korean: 십이(十二) (sibi)

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/

/sz̩²¹ ɚ²¹³/

/ʂʐ̩²⁴ ɛɻ⁴⁴/

/sɐp̚² jiː²²/

/sip̚³² ᵑɡei³²/

/sɨp̚⁵ ŋi⁵⁵/

/səp̚⁵ ŋi⁵³/

/səʔ⁵⁴⁻² əɻ⁴⁵/

/sɛiʔ⁵⁻²¹ nˡɛi²⁴²/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² li²²/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² li⁴¹/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² li³³/

/t͡sap̚³⁵⁻² li³¹/

/t͡sap̚⁵⁴⁻³² li²²/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² zi³³/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ d͡zi²²/

/zəʔ¹¹ n̠ʲi²³/

/zəʔ²² n̠ʲi⁵²³/

/ʂʐ̩²⁴ ɤ̞²¹⁻¹¹/

/sz̩²⁴ ɤ̞²¹⁻¹¹/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/

/sz̩²¹ ɚ²¹³/

/ʂʐ̩²⁴ ɛɻ⁴⁴/

/sɐp̚² jiː²²/

/sip̚³² ᵑɡei³²/

/sɨp̚⁵ ŋi⁵⁵/

/səp̚⁵ ŋi⁵³/

/səʔ⁵⁴⁻² əɻ⁴⁵/

/sɛiʔ⁵⁻²¹ nˡɛi²⁴²/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² li²²/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² li⁴¹/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² li³³/

/t͡sap̚³⁵⁻² li³¹/

/t͡sap̚⁵⁴⁻³² li²²/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² zi³³/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ d͡zi²²/

/zəʔ¹¹ n̠ʲi²³/

/zəʔ²² n̠ʲi⁵²³/

/ʂʐ̩²⁴ ɤ̞²¹⁻¹¹/

/sz̩²⁴ ɤ̞²¹⁻¹¹/

十二宵夜


五代十國

ㄨˇ ㄉㄞˋ ㄕˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ tɔːi̯²² sɐp̚² kʷɔːk̚³/

/ŋ̍³¹ tʰoi̯⁵⁵ sɨp̚⁵ ku̯et̚²/

/ŋu³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɑi²⁴² sɛiʔ⁵⁻²¹ kuɔʔ²⁴/

/ɡɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tai⁴¹⁻²² sip̚²⁴⁻² kɔk̚⁵/

/ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tai³³⁻²¹ sip̚⁴⁻³² kɔk̚³²/

/ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tai²²⁻²¹ sip̚⁴⁻³² kɔk̚³²/

/ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tai²²⁻²¹ sip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kɔk̚³²/

/ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tai³³⁻¹¹ sip̚⁴⁻³² kɔk̚³²/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ tɔːi̯²² sɐp̚² kʷɔːk̚³/

/ŋ̍³¹ tʰoi̯⁵⁵ sɨp̚⁵ ku̯et̚²/

/ŋu³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɑi²⁴² sɛiʔ⁵⁻²¹ kuɔʔ²⁴/

/ɡɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tai⁴¹⁻²² sip̚²⁴⁻² kɔk̚⁵/

/ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tai³³⁻²¹ sip̚⁴⁻³² kɔk̚³²/

/ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tai²²⁻²¹ sip̚⁴⁻³² kɔk̚³²/

/ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tai²²⁻²¹ sip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kɔk̚³²/

/ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tai³³⁻¹¹ sip̚⁴⁻³² kɔk̚³²/

the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period (907–979)

Cao Wei
Chen dynasty
Eastern Han dynasty
Eastern Wei
Eastern Wu
Eastern Zhou dynasty
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms
Han dynasty
Jin dynasty (1115–1234)
Jin dynasty (265–420)
Liang dynasty
Liao dynasty
Liu Song dynasty
Ming dynasty
Northern Qi
Northern Wei
Northern Zhou
Northern and Southern dynasties
Qin dynasty
Qing dynasty
Shang dynasty
Shu Han
Song dynasty
Southern Qi
Southern and Northern dynasties
Spring and Autumn period
Sui dynasty
Tang dynasty
Three Kingdoms
Warring States period
Western Han dynasty
Western Liao
Western Wei
Western Xia
Western Zhou dynasty
Xia dynasty
Xin dynasty
Yuan dynasty
Zhou dynasty


長子

Sino-Xenic (長子):
* → Japanese: 長(ちょう)子(し) (chōshi)
* → Korean: 장자(長子) (jangja)
* → Vietnamese: trưởng tử (長子)

/ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sœːŋ³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

/t͡soŋ³¹ t͡sɨ³¹/

/tyøŋ³³²⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))nɵ³³²/

/tiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁴¹/

/tiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁵³/

/tiɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/tiaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁵³/

/ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sœːŋ³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

/t͡soŋ³¹ t͡sɨ³¹/

/tyøŋ³³²⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))nɵ³³²/

/tiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁴¹/

/tiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁵³/

/tiɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/tiaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁵³/


長子

→ English: Ch'ang-tzu, Zhangzi

/ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(～縣) Zhangzi (a county of Changzhi, Shanxi, China)


一世

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ sɐi̯³³/

/suoʔ⁵⁻²¹ siɛ²¹³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ se²¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ se¹¹/

/iɪʔ³³ sz̩⁴⁴/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ sɐi̯³³/

/suoʔ⁵⁻²¹ siɛ²¹³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ se²¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ se¹¹/

/iɪʔ³³ sz̩⁴⁴/


二弦

→ Zhuang: ngeihyienz

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/

/jiː²² jiːn²¹⁻³⁵/

/zi³³⁻²¹ hiɛn²³/

/d͡zi³⁵⁻¹¹ hĩ⁵⁵/

/ɤ̞²¹⁻¹¹ ɕi̯ẽ²⁴/

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/

/jiː²² jiːn²¹⁻³⁵/

/zi³³⁻²¹ hiɛn²³/

/d͡zi³⁵⁻¹¹ hĩ⁵⁵/

/ɤ̞²¹⁻¹¹ ɕi̯ẽ²⁴/

huqin (any of a family of vertical bowed lutes used in Chinese music)

(specifically) erxian (one of several bowed string instruments in the huqin family, used in traditional Chinese music)

(Cantonese, Hakka, Zhao'an Hokkien, specifically) erhu

(obsolete) erxian (a long-necked plucked lute with two strings, used in traditional Chinese music)


一一

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ jɐt̚⁵/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ it̚³²/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ it̚⁵/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ it̚³²/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ it̚³²/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ it̚³²/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ jɐt̚⁵/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ it̚³²/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ it̚⁵/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ it̚³²/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ it̚³²/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ it̚³²/

He preferred to listen to them one-by-one.

好一一聽之。

好一一听之。


竹林七賢

ㄓㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄧ ㄒㄧㄢˊ

Чжулинь Цисянь

/ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ lin³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡sʊk̚⁵ lɐm²¹ t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ lin³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡sʊk̚⁵ lɐm²¹ t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹/

the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove (group of Chinese scholars, writers and musicians of the 3rd century CE)


一絲一毫

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ xɑʊ̯³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ siː⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ hou̯²¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ xɑʊ̯³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ siː⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ hou̯²¹/


十三

ja-r

十三(じゅうさん) (jūsan)

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (十三):
* → Japanese: 十三(じゅうさん) (jūsan)
* → Korean: 십삼(十三) (sipsam)

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ sän⁵⁵/

/ʂʐ̩²⁴ sæ̃²⁴/

/səʔ⁵⁴ sæ̃¹¹/

/sɛiʔ⁵⁻⁵⁵ saŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² sã⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² sã³³/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ sã⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² sã⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² sã⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻² sã³³/

/zəʔ¹¹ se²³/

/ʂʐ̩²⁴ san³³/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ sän⁵⁵/

/ʂʐ̩²⁴ sæ̃²⁴/

/səʔ⁵⁴ sæ̃¹¹/

/sɛiʔ⁵⁻⁵⁵ saŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² sã⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² sã³³/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ sã⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² sã⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² sã⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻² sã³³/

/zəʔ¹¹ se²³/

/ʂʐ̩²⁴ san³³/


四時

/sz̩⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/sɯ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ si²⁴/

/su²¹⁻⁵³ si²⁴/

/su²¹⁻⁵³ si¹³/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ si¹³/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ si²⁴/

/sz̩⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/sɯ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ si²⁴/

/su²¹⁻⁵³ si²⁴/

/su²¹⁻⁵³ si¹³/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ si¹³/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ si²⁴/

The four seasons pursue their courses, and all things are continually being produced, but does Heaven say anything?

The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Sìshí xíng yān, bǎiwù shēng yān, tiān hé yán zāi?

四時行焉，百物生焉，天何言哉？

四时行焉，百物生焉，天何言哉？


二世

Sino-Xenic (二世):
* → Korean: 이세(二世) (ise)

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jiː²² sɐi̯³³/

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jiː²² sɐi̯³³/

伊麗莎白二世

伊丽莎白二世

the second (of monarchs of the same name)


不二

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ jiː²²/

/put̚³²⁻⁵ d͡zi²²/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ zi³³/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ li³³/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ li²²/

/put̚⁵⁻²⁴ li⁴¹/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ jiː²²/

/put̚³²⁻⁵ d͡zi²²/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ zi³³/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ li³³/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ li²²/

/put̚⁵⁻²⁴ li⁴¹/

;nonduality
Calque of Sanskrit अद्वय (advaya).


二手

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jiː²² sɐu̯³⁵/

/zi³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

/d͡zi²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/li⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

/li³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/li²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/d͡zi³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiu⁵²/

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jiː²² sɐu̯³⁵/

/zi³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

/d͡zi²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/li⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

/li³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/li²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/d͡zi³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiu⁵²/

二手車

二手车


四人幫

/sz̩⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ pɑŋ⁵⁵/

/sei̯³³ jɐn²¹ pɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/sz̩⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ pɑŋ⁵⁵/

/sei̯³³ jɐn²¹ pɔːŋ⁵⁵/

the Gang of Four, a leftist political faction composed of four Chinese Communist Party officials that came to prominence during the Chinese Cultural Revolution


十五味沉香丸

ㄕˊ ㄨˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄨㄢˊ

шиувэй чэньсян вань

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ wän³⁵/

A brown pill used in traditional Tibetan medicine "to regulate the flow of qi and blood, to relieve cough, and to induce tranquilization in the treatment of stagnation of qi and blood marked by chest pains, dry cough with shortness of breath, and insomnia".


一二三四五，上山打老虎

ㄧ ㄦˋ ㄙㄢ ㄙˋ ㄨˇ

ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄢ ㄉㄚˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨˇ

jat¹ ji⁶ saam¹ sei³ ng⁵, soeng⁵ saan¹ daa² lou⁵ fu²

yī èr sān sì wǔ, shàngshān dǎ lǎohǔ [Phonetic:yīèrsānsìwǔ,shàngshāndáláohǔ]

и эр сань сы у

шаншань да лаоху

/i⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ sz̩⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

yāt yih sāam sei ńgh, séuhng sāan dá lóuh fú

jat⁷ ji⁶ saam¹ sei³ ng⁵, soeng⁵ saan¹ daa² lou⁵ fu²

yed¹ yi⁶ sam¹ séi³ ng⁵, sêng⁵ san¹ da² lou⁵ fu²

/jɐt̚⁵ jiː²² saːm⁵⁵ sei̯³³ ŋ̍¹³ sœːŋ¹³ saːn⁵⁵ taː³⁵ lou̯¹³ fuː³⁵/

one two three four five, climb a mountain and hit a tiger

eeny, meeny, miny, moe
eeny, meeny, miny, moe

(children's counting-out game) eeny, meeny, miny, moe

你拍一，我拍一，一隻小貓坐飛機／你拍一，我拍一，一只小猫坐飞机

nǐ pāi yī, wǒ pāi yī, yī zhī xiǎomāo zuò fēijī


六四

/li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ sz̩⁵¹/

/li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ sz̩⁵¹/


之一

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵/

/t͡sɨ²⁴ it̚²/

/t͡sz̩⁴⁴⁻³⁵ it̚¹/

/t͡si⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ɛiʔ²⁴/

/t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² it̚³²/

/t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sit̚¹²¹/

/t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sit̚⁴/

/t͡sz̩⁴⁴ iɪʔ⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵/

/t͡sɨ²⁴ it̚²/

/t͡sz̩⁴⁴⁻³⁵ it̚¹/

/t͡si⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ɛiʔ²⁴/

/t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² it̚³²/

/t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sit̚¹²¹/

/t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sit̚⁴/

/t͡sz̩⁴⁴ iɪʔ⁵⁵/

Lanzhou is one of the world's most polluted cities.

Lánzhōu shì quánqiú wūrǎn zuì yánzhòng chéngshì zhīyī.

蘭州是全球污染最嚴重城市之一。

兰州是全球污染最严重城市之一。

She is my favourite author without a doubt.

Tā shì wǒ zuì xǐhuān de zuòjiā, méiyǒu zhīyī.

她是我最喜歡的作家，沒有之一。

她是我最喜欢的作家，没有之一。

The goldfish is one of the three famous kinds of ornamental fish in the world.

Jīnyú shì shìjiè zhùmíng sān dà guānshǎng yúlèi zhīyī.

金魚是世界著名三大觀賞魚類之一。

金鱼是世界著名三大观赏鱼类之一。


一五一十

/i⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ ŋ̍¹³ jɐt̚⁵ sɐp̚²/

/it̚⁵ ŋ̍²¹³⁻¹³ it̚⁵ sɨt̚²/

/it̚¹ n̩³¹ it̚¹ səp̚⁵/

/iɪʔ³³ ŋ̍⁵⁵ iɪʔ³³ zəʔ²¹/

/i⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ ŋ̍¹³ jɐt̚⁵ sɐp̚²/

/it̚⁵ ŋ̍²¹³⁻¹³ it̚⁵ sɨt̚²/

/it̚¹ n̩³¹ it̚¹ səp̚⁵/

/iɪʔ³³ ŋ̍⁵⁵ iɪʔ³³ zəʔ²¹/

Tā bǎ zhè jiàn shìqíng yīwǔyīshí de gàosù le wǒ.

他把這件事情一五一十地告訴了我。

他把这件事情一五一十地告诉了我。


胡說八道

ㄏㄨˊ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄅㄚ ㄉㄠˋ

/xu³⁵ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/xu³⁵ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

一本正經地胡說八道

一本正经地胡说八道

Zhè piān bàogào jiǎnzhí shì húshuōbādào!

這篇報告簡直是胡說八道！

这篇报告简直是胡说八道！

1934, Lu Xun, “關于新文字——答問”, in 且介亭雜文, 上海三閒書屋, published 1937, pages 205–206:

Zuìjìn, xuānchuán gǔwén de hǎochù de jiàoshòu, jìng jiāng gǔwén de jùzǐ yě diǎn cuò le, jiù shì yī ge zhèngjù — tā zìjǐ yě méiyǒu dǒng. Bùguò tāmen kěyǐ zhuāngzuò dǒngde de yàngzi, lái húshuōbādào, qīpiàn bù míng zhēnxiàng de rén.

最近，宣傳古文的好處的教授，竟將古文的句子也點錯了，就是一個證據——他自己也沒有懂。不過他們可以裝作懂得的樣子，來胡說八道，欺騙不明真相的人。

最近，宣传古文的好处的教授，竟将古文的句子也点错了，就是一个证据——他自己也没有懂。不过他们可以装作懂得的样子，来胡说八道，欺骗不明真相的人。


一目瞭然

ㄧ ㄇㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄢˊ

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ mu⁵¹ li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ mʊk̚² liːu̯¹³ jiːn²¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ bɔk̚⁴⁻³² liau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɛn²⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ bɔk̚⁴⁻³² liau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ziɛn²³/

/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² mak̚⁴⁻² liau⁵²⁻³⁵ d͡ziaŋ⁵⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ mu⁵¹ li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ mʊk̚² liːu̯¹³ jiːn²¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ bɔk̚⁴⁻³² liau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɛn²⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ bɔk̚⁴⁻³² liau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ziɛn²³/

/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² mak̚⁴⁻² liau⁵²⁻³⁵ d͡ziaŋ⁵⁵/


七曜

Sino-Xenic (七曜):
* → Japanese: 七曜(しちよう) (shichiyō)
* → Korean: 칠요(七曜) (chiryo)

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ jiːu̯²²/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ jiːu̯²²/

the seven luminaries (sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn)

北斗七星 北斗七星#Chinese

(literary) Alternative name for 北斗七星 (Běidǒu Qīxīng, “Big Dipper”).


四書

/sz̩⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵/

/su²¹⁻⁵³ su⁴⁴/

/su²¹⁻⁴¹ su⁴⁴/

/su¹¹⁻⁵³ su⁴⁴/

/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sɯ³³/

/su²¹⁻⁵³ si⁴⁴/

/sz̩⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵/

/su²¹⁻⁵³ su⁴⁴/

/su²¹⁻⁴¹ su⁴⁴/

/su¹¹⁻⁵³ su⁴⁴/

/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sɯ³³/

/su²¹⁻⁵³ si⁴⁴/

the Four Books (Chinese classic texts illustrating the core value and belief systems in Confucianism)


七星

→ Zhuang: Gihsingh

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰĩ³³/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰĩ³³/

Twenty-Eight Mansions
w:Twenty-Eight Mansions

(Chinese astronomy) Star Mansion (one of Twenty-Eight Mansions)


序數

/ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu⁵¹/

/t͡sɵy̯²² sou̯³³/

/su²²⁻²¹ sɔ²¹/

/si²²⁻²¹ sɔ²¹/

/ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu⁵¹/

/t͡sɵy̯²² sou̯³³/

/su²²⁻²¹ sɔ²¹/

/si²²⁻²¹ sɔ²¹/


基數

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ʂu⁵¹/

/ki⁴⁴⁻²² sɔ²¹/

/ki⁴⁴⁻²² sɔ²¹/

/ki⁴⁴⁻³³ sɔ¹¹/

/ki⁴⁴⁻³³ sɔ²¹/

/ki³³⁻²³ siau²¹³/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ʂu⁵¹/

/ki⁴⁴⁻²² sɔ²¹/

/ki⁴⁴⁻²² sɔ²¹/

/ki⁴⁴⁻³³ sɔ¹¹/

/ki⁴⁴⁻³³ sɔ²¹/

/ki³³⁻²³ siau²¹³/


三族

Sino-Xenic (三族):
* → Korean: 삼족(三族) (samjok)
* → Vietnamese: tam tộc (三族)

/sam²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰuk̚⁵/

/sam²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰuk̚⁵/

(literary) three generations (parents, siblings, and children)


五伯

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ pä⁵¹/

/ŋ̍¹³ paː³³/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ pä⁵¹/

/ŋ̍¹³ paː³³/


五霸

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ pä⁵¹/

/ŋ̍¹³ paː³³/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ pä⁵¹/

/ŋ̍¹³ paː³³/

(historical, collective) the Five Hegemons


五行

→ English: wuxing

desc

→ Thai: โหงวเฮ้ง

→ Thai: โหงวเฮ้ง (via Teochew)

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ hɐŋ²¹/

/m̩⁵⁵ haŋ²²/

/ŋ̍³¹ haŋ¹¹/

/ŋu³³⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɛiŋ⁵³/

/ŋɔ⁴²⁻²⁴ heŋ²⁴/

/ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ²³/

/ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ¹³/

/ŋɔ⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ heŋ²³/

/ɡɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/ŋou³⁵⁻¹¹ heŋ⁵⁵/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ hɐŋ²¹/

/m̩⁵⁵ haŋ²²/

/ŋ̍³¹ haŋ¹¹/

/ŋu³³⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɛiŋ⁵³/

/ŋɔ⁴²⁻²⁴ heŋ²⁴/

/ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ²³/

/ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ¹³/

/ŋɔ⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ heŋ²³/

/ɡɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/ŋou³⁵⁻¹¹ heŋ⁵⁵/

五行相剋

五行相克

wuxing (the five elements of traditional Chinese cosmology)


一模一樣

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ mu³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ jɑŋ⁵¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ mu̯ɔ³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ jɑŋ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ mou̯²¹ jɐt̚⁵ jœːŋ²²/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ bɔ²³⁻³³ it̚³²⁻⁴ iũ³³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ bɔ²⁴⁻²² it̚³²⁻⁴ iũ²²/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ bɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ it̚³²⁻⁴ iũ³³/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ bɔ²⁴⁻²² it̚⁵⁻²⁴ iũ⁴¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ bɔ¹³⁻²² it̚³²⁻⁵ iɔ̃²²/

/iɪʔ⁴⁴ moʔ⁴⁴ iɪʔ⁵⁵ ɦiã⁵¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ mu³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ jɑŋ⁵¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ mu̯ɔ³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ jɑŋ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ mou̯²¹ jɐt̚⁵ jœːŋ²²/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ bɔ²³⁻³³ it̚³²⁻⁴ iũ³³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ bɔ²⁴⁻²² it̚³²⁻⁴ iũ²²/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ bɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ it̚³²⁻⁴ iũ³³/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ bɔ²⁴⁻²² it̚⁵⁻²⁴ iũ⁴¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ bɔ¹³⁻²² it̚³²⁻⁵ iɔ̃²²/

/iɪʔ⁴⁴ moʔ⁴⁴ iɪʔ⁵⁵ ɦiã⁵¹/


六分儀

/li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ fən⁵⁵ i³⁵/

/lʊk̚² fɐn⁵⁵ jiː²¹/

/l̃øyʔ⁵⁻²¹ huŋ⁵⁵ ŋi⁵³/

/li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ fən⁵⁵ i³⁵/

/lʊk̚² fɐn⁵⁵ jiː²¹/

/l̃øyʔ⁵⁻²¹ huŋ⁵⁵ ŋi⁵³/


八分儀

/pä⁵⁵ fən⁵⁵ i³⁵/

/pä⁵⁵ fən⁵⁵ i³⁵/


三好

/sän⁵⁵ xɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/sän⁵⁵ xɑʊ̯⁵¹/


六道

/li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

(Buddhism) the six realms of existence into which souls are reborn in the cycle of samsara


十八

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (十八):
* → Japanese: 十八(じゅうはち) (jūhachi)
* → Korean: 십팔(十八) (sip'pal)

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ pä⁵⁵/

/ʂʐ̩²⁴ pa²⁴/

/səʔ⁵⁴ paʔ²/

/sɛiʔ⁵⁻²¹ paiʔ²⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻¹ peʔ³²/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² peʔ³²/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ peʔ³²/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² pueʔ³²/

/t͡sap̚⁵⁴⁻³² pueʔ³²/

/zəʔ¹¹ paʔ²³/

/ʂʐ̩²⁴ pa̠²⁴/

/sz̩²⁴ pa̠²⁴/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ pä⁵⁵/

/ʂʐ̩²⁴ pa²⁴/

/səʔ⁵⁴ paʔ²/

/sɛiʔ⁵⁻²¹ paiʔ²⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻¹ peʔ³²/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² peʔ³²/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ peʔ³²/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² pueʔ³²/

/t͡sap̚⁵⁴⁻³² pueʔ³²/

/zəʔ¹¹ paʔ²³/

/ʂʐ̩²⁴ pa̠²⁴/

/sz̩²⁴ pa̠²⁴/

芳齡十八

芳龄十八

A man at the age of eighteen may be considered a standing person.

Yī ge rén dào le shíbā suì cái suàndeshàng yī ge zhànlì zhe rén.

一個人到了十八歲才算得上一個站立著人。

一个人到了十八岁才算得上一个站立着人。


長女

/ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

zêng² nêu⁵⁻²

/t͡sœːŋ³⁵ nɵy̯¹³⁻³⁵/

/tiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lu⁵³/

/tiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lu⁴¹/

/tiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li⁵³/

/tiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ li⁴¹/

/ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sœːŋ³⁵ nɵy̯¹³⁻³⁵/

/tiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lu⁵³/

/tiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lu⁴¹/

/tiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li⁵³/

/tiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ li⁴¹/

The son was named Chengzu, the eldest daughter Yuying, the second daughter Taoying, and the third daughter Yueying. Yuying was the eldest of the four and Chengzu the son was the second.

Feng Menglong, Stories to Awaken the World, 1627 CE

Shēngxià sān nǚ yī nán: érzǐ míng yuē Chéngzǔ, chángnǚ míng Yùyīng, cìnǚ míng Táoyīng, sānnǚ míng Yuèyīng. Yuánlái shì xiānhuāhòuguǒ de, dǎoshì Yùyīng jū cháng, cì jí Chéngzǔ.

生下三女一男：兒子名曰承祖，長女名玉英，次女名桃英，三女名月英。元來是先花後果的，倒是玉英居長，次即承祖。

生下三女一男：儿子名曰承祖，长女名玉英，次女名桃英，三女名月英。元来是先花后果的，倒是玉英居长，次即承祖。


長男

/ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵/

/t͡sœːŋ³⁵ naːm²¹/

/tiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lam²⁴/

/tiɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lam²⁴/

/tiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lam¹³/

/tiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lam²⁴/

/tiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lam²³/

/ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵/

/t͡sœːŋ³⁵ naːm²¹/

/tiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lam²⁴/

/tiɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lam²⁴/

/tiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lam¹³/

/tiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lam²⁴/

/tiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lam²³/


一見

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/


逐一

/ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/t͡sʊk̚² jɐt̚⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/t͡sʊk̚² jɐt̚⁵/


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”).


第六

/ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

/tɐi̯²² lʊk̚²/

/tɛ²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ l̃øyʔ⁵/

/te²²⁻²¹ lak̚⁴/

/te⁴¹⁻²² lak̚²⁴/

/te²²⁻²¹ lak̚¹²¹/

/te³³⁻¹¹ lak̚⁴/

/te³³⁻²¹ lak̚⁴/

/tõĩ³⁵⁻¹¹ lak̚⁴/

/ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

/tɐi̯²² lʊk̚²/

/tɛ²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ l̃øyʔ⁵/

/te²²⁻²¹ lak̚⁴/

/te⁴¹⁻²² lak̚²⁴/

/te²²⁻²¹ lak̚¹²¹/

/te³³⁻¹¹ lak̚⁴/

/te³³⁻²¹ lak̚⁴/

/tõĩ³⁵⁻¹¹ lak̚⁴/


第六

/ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

/tɐi̯²² lʊk̚²/

/tɛ²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ l̃øyʔ⁵/

/te²²⁻²¹ lak̚⁴/

/te⁴¹⁻²² lak̚²⁴/

/te²²⁻²¹ lak̚¹²¹/

/te³³⁻¹¹ lak̚⁴/

/te³³⁻²¹ lak̚⁴/

/tõĩ³⁵⁻¹¹ lak̚⁴/

/ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

/tɐi̯²² lʊk̚²/

/tɛ²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ l̃øyʔ⁵/

/te²²⁻²¹ lak̚⁴/

/te⁴¹⁻²² lak̚²⁴/

/te²²⁻²¹ lak̚¹²¹/

/te³³⁻¹¹ lak̚⁴/

/te³³⁻²¹ lak̚⁴/

/tõĩ³⁵⁻¹¹ lak̚⁴/


第六

/ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

/tɐi̯²² lʊk̚²/

/tɛ²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ l̃øyʔ⁵/

/te²²⁻²¹ lak̚⁴/

/te⁴¹⁻²² lak̚²⁴/

/te²²⁻²¹ lak̚¹²¹/

/te³³⁻¹¹ lak̚⁴/

/te³³⁻²¹ lak̚⁴/

/tõĩ³⁵⁻¹¹ lak̚⁴/

/ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

/tɐi̯²² lʊk̚²/

/tɛ²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ l̃øyʔ⁵/

/te²²⁻²¹ lak̚⁴/

/te⁴¹⁻²² lak̚²⁴/

/te²²⁻²¹ lak̚¹²¹/

/te³³⁻¹¹ lak̚⁴/

/te³³⁻²¹ lak̚⁴/

/tõĩ³⁵⁻¹¹ lak̚⁴/


第四

/ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ sz̩⁵¹/

/tɐi̯²² sei̯³³/

/tɛ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lɛi²¹³/

/te²²⁻²¹ si²¹/

/te⁴¹⁻²² si⁴¹/

/te²²⁻²¹ si²¹/

/te³³⁻¹¹ si¹¹/

/te³³⁻²¹ si²¹/

/tõĩ³⁵⁻¹¹ si²¹³/

/ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ sz̩⁵¹/

/tɐi̯²² sei̯³³/

/tɛ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lɛi²¹³/

/te²²⁻²¹ si²¹/

/te⁴¹⁻²² si⁴¹/

/te²²⁻²¹ si²¹/

/te³³⁻¹¹ si¹¹/

/te³³⁻²¹ si²¹/

/tõĩ³⁵⁻¹¹ si²¹³/


第四

/ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ sz̩⁵¹/

/tɐi̯²² sei̯³³/

/tɛ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lɛi²¹³/

/te²²⁻²¹ si²¹/

/te⁴¹⁻²² si⁴¹/

/te²²⁻²¹ si²¹/

/te³³⁻¹¹ si¹¹/

/te³³⁻²¹ si²¹/

/tõĩ³⁵⁻¹¹ si²¹³/

/ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ sz̩⁵¹/

/tɐi̯²² sei̯³³/

/tɛ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lɛi²¹³/

/te²²⁻²¹ si²¹/

/te⁴¹⁻²² si⁴¹/

/te²²⁻²¹ si²¹/

/te³³⁻¹¹ si¹¹/

/te³³⁻²¹ si²¹/

/tõĩ³⁵⁻¹¹ si²¹³/


第四

/ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ sz̩⁵¹/

/tɐi̯²² sei̯³³/

/tɛ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lɛi²¹³/

/te²²⁻²¹ si²¹/

/te⁴¹⁻²² si⁴¹/

/te²²⁻²¹ si²¹/

/te³³⁻¹¹ si¹¹/

/te³³⁻²¹ si²¹/

/tõĩ³⁵⁻¹¹ si²¹³/

/ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ sz̩⁵¹/

/tɐi̯²² sei̯³³/

/tɛ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lɛi²¹³/

/te²²⁻²¹ si²¹/

/te⁴¹⁻²² si⁴¹/

/te²²⁻²¹ si²¹/

/te³³⁻¹¹ si¹¹/

/te³³⁻²¹ si²¹/

/tõĩ³⁵⁻¹¹ si²¹³/


第三

/tɐi̯²² saːm⁵⁵/

/tɛ²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾laŋ⁵⁵/

/te²²⁻²¹ sã⁴⁴/

/te⁴¹⁻²² sã³³/

/te²²⁻²¹ sã⁴⁴/

/te³³⁻¹¹ sã⁴⁴/

/te³³⁻²¹ sã⁴⁴/

/tõĩ³⁵⁻¹¹ sã³³/

/tɐi̯²² saːm⁵⁵/

/tɛ²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾laŋ⁵⁵/

/te²²⁻²¹ sã⁴⁴/

/te⁴¹⁻²² sã³³/

/te²²⁻²¹ sã⁴⁴/

/te³³⁻¹¹ sã⁴⁴/

/te³³⁻²¹ sã⁴⁴/

/tõĩ³⁵⁻¹¹ sã³³/


第五

/ti⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tɐi̯²² ŋ̍¹³/

/tʰi⁵⁵ ŋ̍³¹/

/tɛ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ŋou²⁴²/

/te²²⁻²¹ ɡɔ²²/

/te³³⁻²¹ ɡɔ³³/

/te³³⁻¹¹ ɡɔ³³/

/te⁴¹⁻²² ɡɔ²²/

/tõĩ³⁵⁻¹¹ ŋou³⁵/

/ti⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tɐi̯²² ŋ̍¹³/

/tʰi⁵⁵ ŋ̍³¹/

/tɛ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ŋou²⁴²/

/te²²⁻²¹ ɡɔ²²/

/te³³⁻²¹ ɡɔ³³/

/te³³⁻¹¹ ɡɔ³³/

/te⁴¹⁻²² ɡɔ²²/

/tõĩ³⁵⁻¹¹ ŋou³⁵/


第五

/ti⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tɐi̯²² ŋ̍¹³/

/tʰi⁵⁵ ŋ̍³¹/

/tɛ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ŋou²⁴²/

/te²²⁻²¹ ɡɔ²²/

/te³³⁻²¹ ɡɔ³³/

/te³³⁻¹¹ ɡɔ³³/

/te⁴¹⁻²² ɡɔ²²/

/tõĩ³⁵⁻¹¹ ŋou³⁵/

/ti⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tɐi̯²² ŋ̍¹³/

/tʰi⁵⁵ ŋ̍³¹/

/tɛ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ŋou²⁴²/

/te²²⁻²¹ ɡɔ²²/

/te³³⁻²¹ ɡɔ³³/

/te³³⁻¹¹ ɡɔ³³/

/te⁴¹⁻²² ɡɔ²²/

/tõĩ³⁵⁻¹¹ ŋou³⁵/


第五

/ti⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tɐi̯²² ŋ̍¹³/

/tʰi⁵⁵ ŋ̍³¹/

/tɛ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ŋou²⁴²/

/te²²⁻²¹ ɡɔ²²/

/te³³⁻²¹ ɡɔ³³/

/te³³⁻¹¹ ɡɔ³³/

/te⁴¹⁻²² ɡɔ²²/

/tõĩ³⁵⁻¹¹ ŋou³⁵/

/ti⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tɐi̯²² ŋ̍¹³/

/tʰi⁵⁵ ŋ̍³¹/

/tɛ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ŋou²⁴²/

/te²²⁻²¹ ɡɔ²²/

/te³³⁻²¹ ɡɔ³³/

/te³³⁻¹¹ ɡɔ³³/

/te⁴¹⁻²² ɡɔ²²/

/tõĩ³⁵⁻¹¹ ŋou³⁵/


第二

/ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/

/tɐi̯²² jiː²²/

/tʰi⁵⁵ ŋi⁵⁵/

/tɛ²⁴²⁻⁵³ nˡɛi²⁴²/

/te³³⁻¹¹ li³³/

/te⁴¹⁻²² li⁴¹/

/te²²⁻²¹ li²²/

/te²²⁻²¹ d͡zi²²/

/te³³⁻²¹ zi³³/

/tõĩ³⁵⁻¹¹ d͡zi³⁵/

/di²² n̠ʲi⁴⁴/

/ti²¹⁻¹¹ ɤ̞²¹⁻¹¹/

/ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/

/tɐi̯²² jiː²²/

/tʰi⁵⁵ ŋi⁵⁵/

/tɛ²⁴²⁻⁵³ nˡɛi²⁴²/

/te³³⁻¹¹ li³³/

/te⁴¹⁻²² li⁴¹/

/te²²⁻²¹ li²²/

/te²²⁻²¹ d͡zi²²/

/te³³⁻²¹ zi³³/

/tõĩ³⁵⁻¹¹ d͡zi³⁵/

/di²² n̠ʲi⁴⁴/

/ti²¹⁻¹¹ ɤ̞²¹⁻¹¹/


十七

Sino-Xenic (十七):
* → Japanese: 十七(じゅうしち) (jūshichi)
* → Korean: 십칠(十七) (sipchil)

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/

/sz̩²¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹/

/ʂʐ̩²⁴ t͡ɕʰi²⁴/

/sɐp̚² t͡sʰɐt̚⁵/

/sɨt̚² t͡ɕʰit̚⁵/

/səʔ⁵⁴ t͡ɕʰiəʔ²/

/sɛiʔ⁵⁻²¹ t͡sʰɛiʔ²⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰit̚³²/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰit̚⁵/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰit̚³²/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰit̚³²/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰit̚³²/

/zəʔ¹¹ t͡ɕʰiɪʔ²³/

/zəʔ³³ t͡sʰiɪʔ⁴⁴/

/ʂʐ̩²⁴ t͡ɕʰi²⁴/

/sz̩²⁴ t͡ɕʰi²⁴/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/

/sz̩²¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹/

/ʂʐ̩²⁴ t͡ɕʰi²⁴/

/sɐp̚² t͡sʰɐt̚⁵/

/sɨt̚² t͡ɕʰit̚⁵/

/səʔ⁵⁴ t͡ɕʰiəʔ²/

/sɛiʔ⁵⁻²¹ t͡sʰɛiʔ²⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰit̚³²/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰit̚⁵/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰit̚³²/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰit̚³²/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰit̚³²/

/zəʔ¹¹ t͡ɕʰiɪʔ²³/

/zəʔ³³ t͡sʰiɪʔ⁴⁴/

/ʂʐ̩²⁴ t͡ɕʰi²⁴/

/sz̩²⁴ t͡ɕʰi²⁴/


十四

Sino-Xenic (十四):
* → Japanese: 十四(じゅうし) (jūshi)
* → Korean: 십사(十四) (sipsa)
* → Vietnamese: thập tự (十四)

⇒ Vietnamese: xập xí xập ngầu

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ sz̩⁵¹/

/sz̩²¹ sz̩²¹³/

/ʂʐ̩²⁴ sz̩⁴⁴/

/sɨt̚² sz̩³⁵/

/sɛiʔ⁵⁻²¹ sɛi²¹³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² si²¹/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² si⁴¹/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ si²¹/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² si¹¹/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² si²¹/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻² si²¹³/

/zəʔ¹¹ sz̩²³/

/ʂʐ̩²⁴ sz̩⁴⁵/

/sz̩²⁴ sz̩⁴⁵/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ sz̩⁵¹/

/sz̩²¹ sz̩²¹³/

/ʂʐ̩²⁴ sz̩⁴⁴/

/sɨt̚² sz̩³⁵/

/sɛiʔ⁵⁻²¹ sɛi²¹³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² si²¹/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² si⁴¹/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ si²¹/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² si¹¹/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² si²¹/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻² si²¹³/

/zəʔ¹¹ sz̩²³/

/ʂʐ̩²⁴ sz̩⁴⁵/

/sz̩²⁴ sz̩⁴⁵/


百足

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su³⁵/

/pak̚³² ɬɵk̚⁵⁵/

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su³⁵/

/pak̚³² ɬɵk̚⁵⁵/

(literary or Cantonese, Pinghua, dialectal Hakka) centipede (Classifier: 條／条 c)


三河

/sän⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ hɔː²¹/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² ho²⁴/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² ho¹³/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ ho²⁴/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ hɤ²³/

/sän⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ hɔː²¹/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² ho²⁴/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² ho¹³/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ ho²⁴/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ hɤ²³/

(～市) Sanhe (a county-level city in Langfang, Hebei, China)


五常

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ sœːŋ²¹/

/ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ²⁴/

/ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ²³/

/ɡɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siɔŋ²⁴/

/ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siaŋ¹³/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ sœːŋ²¹/

/ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ²⁴/

/ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ²³/

/ɡɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siɔŋ²⁴/

/ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siaŋ¹³/

the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, namely China, France, Russia, the UK, and the US


三國

Sino-Xenic (三國):
* → Japanese: 三国(さんごく) (sangoku)
* → Korean: 삼국(三國) (samguk)
* → Vietnamese: Tam Quốc (三國)

→ English: Three Kingdoms

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→ Thai: สามก๊ก

→ Thai: สามก๊ก

→ Khmer: សាមកុក (saam-kok)

→ Japanese: サームコック (Sāmukokku)

→ Indonesian: Sam Kok, Samkok

/sän⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³/

/saŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋuɔʔ²⁴/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔk̚³²/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔk̚³²/

/sän⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³/

/saŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋuɔʔ²⁴/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔk̚³²/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔk̚³²/

(Chinese history) the Three Kingdoms (220–280 CE)

(Korean history) the Three Kingdoms of Korea


三輪車

/sän⁵⁵ lu̯ən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/

/sän⁵⁵ lu̯əɻ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/

sam¹ lên⁴⁻² cé¹

/saːm⁵⁵ lɵn²¹ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ lɵn²¹⁻³⁵ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

/sam²⁴⁻¹¹ lin⁵⁵ t͡sʰa²⁴/

/sam²⁴⁻¹¹ lin⁵⁵ t͡sʰa²⁴/

/sam²⁴⁻¹¹ li̯en⁵⁵ t͡sʰa²⁴/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³⁵ lun¹¹ t͡sʰa⁴⁴/

/sã³³ lun²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰia³³/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² lun²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/sã³³⁻²³ luŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰia³³/

/se⁵⁵ lən³³ t͡sʰo²¹/

/san³³ lən¹³ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ̞³³/

/san³³ lən¹³ t͡sʰɤ̞³³/

/sän⁵⁵ lu̯ən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/

/sän⁵⁵ lu̯əɻ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ lɵn²¹ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ lɵn²¹⁻³⁵ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

/sam²⁴⁻¹¹ lin⁵⁵ t͡sʰa²⁴/

/sam²⁴⁻¹¹ lin⁵⁵ t͡sʰa²⁴/

/sam²⁴⁻¹¹ li̯en⁵⁵ t͡sʰa²⁴/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³⁵ lun¹¹ t͡sʰa⁴⁴/

/sã³³ lun²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰia³³/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² lun²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/sã³³⁻²³ luŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰia³³/

/se⁵⁵ lən³³ t͡sʰo²¹/

/san³³ lən¹³ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ̞³³/

/san³³ lən¹³ t͡sʰɤ̞³³/

pedicab; tricycle; three-wheeler; trishaw (any three-wheeled vehicle)


次女

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (次女):
* → Japanese: 次女(じじょ) (jijo)
* → Korean: 차녀(次女) (chanyeo)
* → Vietnamese: thứ nữ (次女)

/t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰiː³³ nɵy̯¹³⁻³⁵/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁴¹ lu⁴¹/

/t͡sʰu¹¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵³/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵³/

/t͡sʰɯ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁴¹ li⁴¹/

/t͡sʰu¹¹⁻⁵³ li⁵³/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ li⁵³/

/t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰiː³³ nɵy̯¹³⁻³⁵/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁴¹ lu⁴¹/

/t͡sʰu¹¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵³/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵³/

/t͡sʰɯ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁴¹ li⁴¹/

/t͡sʰu¹¹⁻⁵³ li⁵³/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ li⁵³/


十二律

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ly⁵¹/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ly⁵¹/

(music) Shi'erlü, a standardized gamut of twelve chromatic pitches used in Chinese court ritual music since ancient times


一見傾心

ㄧ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ

ицзяньцинсинь

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ kiːn³³ kʰɪŋ⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ kiːn³³ kʰɪŋ⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/

to lose one's heart to him/her at first sight; to fall in love at first sight


三峽

/sän⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä³⁵/

/sän⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä³⁵/


三峽

/sän⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä³⁵/

/sän⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä³⁵/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 三峡(さんきょう) (Sankyō), from Hokkien 三角湧／三角涌 (Saⁿ-kak-éng).

(～區, formerly ～鎮) Sanxia (a district of New Taipei, Taiwan)


金磚四國

ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄢ ㄙˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

Цзиньчжуаньсыго

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵ sz̩⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵ sz̩⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

(politics, economics) BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China)


四國

/sz̩⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/sei̯³³ kʷɔːk̚³/

/sz̩³³ koʔ⁴⁴/

/sz̩⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/sei̯³³ kʷɔːk̚³/

/sz̩³³ koʔ⁴⁴/

Shikoku (the fourth largest island in Japan)


負數

/fu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu⁵¹/

/fu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu⁵¹/