十三點

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ sän⁵⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sap̚⁴³⁻²¹ sã⁴⁴⁻²² tiam⁴²/

/zəʔ¹¹ se²² ti²³/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ sän⁵⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sap̚⁴³⁻²¹ sã⁴⁴⁻²² tiam⁴²/

/zəʔ¹¹ se²² ti²³/

Originated in colonial-era Shanghai, possibly from English society, in the sense that the “society girls” were looked down upon in the 1930s.
Alternatively, referring to someone who rings the bell recklessly―ringing the bell 13 times, when there should be at most 12 strikes (in the 12-hour clock system).

(regional, usually of a female, derogatory) frivolous; promiscuous; eccentric; nauseating; contemptible


二股弦

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/

erguxian (type of huqin used in the traditional music of Shanxi province in northern China, such as Jinju opera)


六弦琴

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (六弦琴):
* → Japanese: 六弦琴(ろくげんきん) (rokugenkin)

ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ

/li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰin³⁵/

/lʊk̚² jiːn²¹ kʰɐm²¹/

/liɔk̚⁴⁻³² hiɛn²⁴⁻²² kʰim²⁴/

/liɔk̚²⁴⁻² hiɛn²⁴⁻²² kʰim²⁴/

/liɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hiɛn¹³⁻²² kʰim¹³/

/liɔk̚⁴⁻³² hiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰim²⁴/

/liɔk̚⁴⁻³² hiɛn²³⁻³³ kʰim²³/

/li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰin³⁵/

/lʊk̚² jiːn²¹ kʰɐm²¹/

/liɔk̚⁴⁻³² hiɛn²⁴⁻²² kʰim²⁴/

/liɔk̚²⁴⁻² hiɛn²⁴⁻²² kʰim²⁴/

/liɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hiɛn¹³⁻²² kʰim¹³/

/liɔk̚⁴⁻³² hiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰim²⁴/

/liɔk̚⁴⁻³² hiɛn²³⁻³³ kʰim²³/


一生一世

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ sɐi̯³³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ it̚³²⁻⁴ se²¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ it̚³²⁻⁴ se¹¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² it̚³²⁻⁴ se²¹/

/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² sẽ³³⁻²³ t͡sek̚⁴⁻² si²¹³/

/iɪʔ³³ sã⁵⁵ iɪʔ³³ sz̩²¹/

/iɪʔ⁴⁴ sã²³ iɪʔ⁵⁵ sz̩ʷ⁵¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ sɐi̯³³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ it̚³²⁻⁴ se²¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ it̚³²⁻⁴ se¹¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² it̚³²⁻⁴ se²¹/

/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² sẽ³³⁻²³ t͡sek̚⁴⁻² si²¹³/

/iɪʔ³³ sã⁵⁵ iɪʔ³³ sz̩²¹/

/iɪʔ⁴⁴ sã²³ iɪʔ⁵⁵ sz̩ʷ⁵¹/

Working folks like us slaving for money our entire lives

1977 March 26, Theme Song, The Private Eyes (半斤八兩), sung by Sam Hui (許冠傑) at the 1st Hong Kong Gold Disc Award Presentation (第一屆香港金唱片頒獎典禮)

ngo⁵ dei⁶ ne¹ baan¹ daa² gung¹ zai², jat¹ sang¹ jat¹ sai³ wai⁴ cin⁴ bai⁶ zou⁶ nou⁴ dai⁶

我哋呢班打工仔 一生一世為錢幣做奴隸

我哋呢班打工仔 一生一世为钱币做奴隶


質數

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʂu⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʂu⁵¹/


腳踏兩條船

ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ

цзяо та лян тяо чуань

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰä⁵¹ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/

/kœːk̚³ taːp̚² lœːŋ¹³ tʰiːu̯²¹ syːn²¹/

/kœːk̚³ taːp̚² lœːŋ¹³ tʰiːu̯²¹ syːn²¹/

to have two dates at the same time, to two-time


八目鰻

/pä⁵⁵ mu⁵¹ män³⁵/

/pä⁵⁵ mu⁵¹ män³⁵/

So called because they have one eye and seven gill slits on each side.


四季豆

/sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ toʊ̯⁵¹/

/sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/

/sei̯³³ kʷɐi̯³³ tɐu̯²²⁻³⁵/

/su²¹⁻⁴¹ kui²¹⁻⁴¹ tau³³/

/su²¹⁻⁵³ kui²¹⁻⁵³ tau²²/

/su¹¹⁻⁵³ kui¹¹⁻⁵³ tau³³/

/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tau⁴¹/

/sz̩³³ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/

/sz̩³⁵ ^((t͡ɕ-))d͡ʑi³⁵⁻⁵ di̯ɤ¹¹⁻¹/

/sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ toʊ̯⁵¹/

/sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/

/sei̯³³ kʷɐi̯³³ tɐu̯²²⁻³⁵/

/su²¹⁻⁴¹ kui²¹⁻⁴¹ tau³³/

/su²¹⁻⁵³ kui²¹⁻⁵³ tau²²/

/su¹¹⁻⁵³ kui¹¹⁻⁵³ tau³³/

/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tau⁴¹/

/sz̩³³ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/

/sz̩³⁵ ^((t͡ɕ-))d͡ʑi³⁵⁻⁵ di̯ɤ¹¹⁻¹/

(Yangzhou Mandarin, Shanghainese) sword bean (Canavalia gladiata)


三叉戟

/sän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵¹ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/saːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ kɪk̚⁵/

/sän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵¹ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/saːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ kɪk̚⁵/


四聲

/sz̩⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/sei̯³³ sɪŋ⁵⁵/

/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siã³³/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ siã⁴⁴/

/sz̩⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/sei̯³³ sɪŋ⁵⁵/

/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siã³³/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ siã⁴⁴/

(Chinese phonetics, poetry) the four tones of Middle Chinese (traditional tone classes also used for modern varieties of Chinese)

(linguistics) the four tones of Modern Standard Chinese (Mandarin)

fourth tone; alternative name for 去聲／去声 (qùshēng, “departing tone”).


素數

/su⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu⁵¹/

/sɔ²¹⁻⁵³ sɔ²¹/

/sɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sɔ⁴¹/

/sɔ²¹⁻⁵³ sɔ²¹/

/sɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ sɔ¹¹/

/sɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ sɔ²¹/

/su⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu⁵¹/

/sɔ²¹⁻⁵³ sɔ²¹/

/sɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sɔ⁴¹/

/sɔ²¹⁻⁵³ sɔ²¹/

/sɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ sɔ¹¹/

/sɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ sɔ²¹/


八度

八度海峽

八度海峡


十一點

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐp̚² jɐt̚⁵ tiːm³⁵/

/sɛiʔ⁵⁻²¹ iʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ tɛiŋ³³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² it̚³²⁻⁴ tiam⁵³/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² it̚⁵⁻²⁴ tiam⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ it̚³²⁻⁵ tiam⁵³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² it̚³²⁻⁴ tiam⁵³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² it̚³²⁻⁴ tiam⁴¹/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻² ek̚²⁻⁴ tiam⁵²⁻²¹/

/zəʔ¹¹ iɪʔ²² ti²³/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐp̚² jɐt̚⁵ tiːm³⁵/

/sɛiʔ⁵⁻²¹ iʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ tɛiŋ³³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² it̚³²⁻⁴ tiam⁵³/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² it̚⁵⁻²⁴ tiam⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ it̚³²⁻⁵ tiam⁵³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² it̚³²⁻⁴ tiam⁵³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² it̚³²⁻⁴ tiam⁴¹/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻² ek̚²⁻⁴ tiam⁵²⁻²¹/

/zəʔ¹¹ iɪʔ²² ti²³/


五嶽

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵¹/

/ŋ̍¹³ ŋɔːk̚²/

/ŋ̍²² ŋoʔ⁴⁴/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵¹/

/ŋ̍¹³ ŋɔːk̚²/

/ŋ̍²² ŋoʔ⁴⁴/

Mount Tai (東嶽／东岳 (Dōngyuè), in Shandong),

Mount Hua (西嶽／西岳 (Xīyuè), in Shaanxi),

Mount Heng (南嶽／南岳 (Nányuè), in Hunan),

Mount Heng (北嶽／北岳 (Běiyuè), in Shanxi), and

Mount Song (中嶽／中岳 (Zhōngyuè), in Henan).

the Five Great Mountains of China, namely:


兩漢

/li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xän⁵¹/

/lœːŋ¹³ hɔːn³³/

/li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xän⁵¹/

/lœːŋ¹³ hɔːn³³/

the Han dynasty, made up of the Western and Eastern Han (202 BC–AD 220)

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


兩宋

/li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ sʊŋ⁵¹/

/lœːŋ¹³ sʊŋ³³/

/li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ sʊŋ⁵¹/

/lœːŋ¹³ sʊŋ³³/

the Song dynasty, made up of the Northern Song (960-1127) and the Southern Song (1128-1279)


十六國

ㄕˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/sɐp̚² lʊk̚² kʷɔːk̚³/

/sɛiʔ⁵⁻²¹ l̃øyʔ⁵⁻²¹ kuɔʔ²⁴/

/sip̚⁴⁻³² liɔk̚⁴⁻³² kɔk̚³²/

/sip̚²⁴⁻² liɔk̚²⁴⁻² kɔk̚⁵/

/sip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ liɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kɔk̚³²/

/sip̚⁴⁻³² liɔk̚⁴⁻³² kɔk̚³²/

/sip̚⁴⁻³² liɔk̚⁴⁻³² kɔk̚³²/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/sɐp̚² lʊk̚² kʷɔːk̚³/

/sɛiʔ⁵⁻²¹ l̃øyʔ⁵⁻²¹ kuɔʔ²⁴/

/sip̚⁴⁻³² liɔk̚⁴⁻³² kɔk̚³²/

/sip̚²⁴⁻² liɔk̚²⁴⁻² kɔk̚⁵/

/sip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ liɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kɔk̚³²/

/sip̚⁴⁻³² liɔk̚⁴⁻³² kɔk̚³²/

/sip̚⁴⁻³² liɔk̚⁴⁻³² kɔk̚³²/


兩晉

/li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

/lœːŋ¹³ t͡sɵn³³/

/li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

/lœːŋ¹³ t͡sɵn³³/

the Western Jin dynasty (265–316) and the Eastern Jin dynasty (317–420)


獨角戲

ㄉㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧˋ

ㄉㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧˋ

/tu³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵¹/

/tʊk̚² kɔːk̚³ hei̯³³/

/tu³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵¹/

/tʊk̚² kɔːk̚³ hei̯³³/

(figurative) something done alone, usually when it should have been done by many people


獨腳戲

ㄉㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧˋ

ㄉㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧˋ

/tu³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵¹/

/tʊk̚² kœːk̚³ hei̯³³/

/tu³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵¹/

/tʊk̚² kœːk̚³ hei̯³³/


十萬

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ wän⁵¹/

/sɛiʔ⁵⁻²¹ uɑŋ²⁴²/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ban²²/

/zəʔ¹¹ ve²³/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ wän⁵¹/

/sɛiʔ⁵⁻²¹ uɑŋ²⁴²/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ban²²/

/zəʔ¹¹ ve²³/


正兒八經

ㄓㄥˋㄦ ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧㄥˇ

/ʈ͡ʂɤ̃ɻ⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂɤ̃ɻ⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


八十八

/pä⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ pä⁵⁵/

/pue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² pueʔ³²/

/pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ peʔ³²/

/pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² peʔ³²/

/pä⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ pä⁵⁵/

/pue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² pueʔ³²/

/pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ peʔ³²/

/pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² peʔ³²/


正數

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu⁵¹/

/t͡sɪŋ³³ sou̯³³/

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu⁵¹/

/t͡sɪŋ³³ sou̯³³/


一目十行

ja-r

いち%もく%じゅう%ぎょう

CJKV/code

いち%もく%じゅう%ぎょう

Sino-Xenic (一目十行):
* → Japanese: 一(いち)目(もく)十(じゅう)行(ぎょう) (ichimokujūgyō)

CJKV

いち%もく%じゅう%ぎょう

ㄧ ㄇㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄏㄤˊ

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ mu⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ xɑŋ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ mʊk̚² sɐp̚² hɔːŋ²¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ mu⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ xɑŋ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ mʊk̚² sɐp̚² hɔːŋ²¹/

to be able to read ten lines at a glance; to read very quickly


一目

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ mu⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ mʊk̚²/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ bɔk̚⁴/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ bɔk̚²⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ bɔk̚¹²¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ bɔk̚⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ bɔk̚⁴/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ mu⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ mʊk̚²/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ bɔk̚⁴/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ bɔk̚²⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ bɔk̚¹²¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ bɔk̚⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ bɔk̚⁴/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ bak̚²⁴/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ bak̚²⁴/


絕對零度

ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄨˋ

цзюэдуй линду

/t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ liŋ³⁵ tu⁵¹/

/t͡syːt̚² tɵy̯³³ lɪŋ²¹ tou̯²²/

/t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ liŋ³⁵ tu⁵¹/

/t͡syːt̚² tɵy̯³³ lɪŋ²¹ tou̯²²/


兩個聲

/li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/l̃aŋ²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋa²¹³⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liaŋ⁵⁵/

/li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/l̃aŋ²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋa²¹³⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liaŋ⁵⁵/

A non-native Fuzhounese person, or someone who is unable to speak Fuzhou dialect natively/fluently.


二疊紀

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹ ti̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹ ti̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 二畳紀.

obor

(geology) the Permian period (part of the Paleozoic era, spanning from 298.9 to 252.17 million years ago)


三疊紀

/sän⁵⁵ ti̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/sän⁵⁵ ti̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 三疊紀 (Sanjōki), a calque from German Trias (“Triassic”, literally “triad”), from New Latin trias (“triad”), from Ancient Greek τριάς (triás, “triad”).

der

(geology) the Triassic period (part of the Mesozoic era, spanning from 252.17 to 201.3 million years ago)


五絃琵琶

ㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄆㄧˊ ㄆㄚˊ

ㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄆㄧˊ ˙ㄆㄚ

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ pʰi³⁵ pʰä³⁵/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ pʰi³⁵ pʰä³/

/ŋ̍¹³ jiːn²¹ pʰei̯²¹ pʰaː²¹/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ pʰi³⁵ pʰä³⁵/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ pʰi³⁵ pʰä³/

/ŋ̍¹³ jiːn²¹ pʰei̯²¹ pʰaː²¹/

an obsolete form of pipa with five strings, which is believed to have come to China from non-Han regions to China's north


有理數

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu⁵¹/

/jɐu̯¹³ lei̯¹³ sou̯³³/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu⁵¹/

/jɐu̯¹³ lei̯¹³ sou̯³³/

Coordinate term: 無理數／无理数 (wúlǐshù)


正六面體

ㄓㄥˋ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄧˇ

чжэнлюмяньти

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹ tʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɪŋ³³ lʊk̚² miːn²² tʰɐi̯³⁵/

/t͡sɪŋ³³ lʊk̚² miːn²² tʰɐi̯³⁵/


三藏

/sän⁵⁵ t͡sɑŋ⁵¹/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sɔŋ²²/

/sam³³ t͡sɔŋ⁴¹/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sɔŋ²²/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sɔŋ³³/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sɔŋ³³/

/sän⁵⁵ t͡sɑŋ⁵¹/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sɔŋ²²/

/sam³³ t͡sɔŋ⁴¹/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sɔŋ²²/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sɔŋ³³/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sɔŋ³³/

Calque of Pali tipiṭaka, from ti (“three”) + piṭaka (“basket, collection of canons”), and Sanskrit त्रिपिटक (tripiṭaka), from त्रि (tri) + पिटक (piṭaka).

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(honorific) Alternative name for 玄奘 (Xuánzàng).


合成數

/xɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʂu⁵¹/

ㄏㄜˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄨˋㄦ

/xɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʂuɻʷ⁵¹/

/hɐp̚² sɪŋ²¹ sou̯³³/

/xɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʂu⁵¹/

/xɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʂuɻʷ⁵¹/

/hɐp̚² sɪŋ²¹ sou̯³³/

(number theory) Synonym of 合數／合数 (héshù, “composite number”)


一國兩制

ㄧ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄓˋ

yī guó liǎng zhì [Phonetic:yì guó liǎng zhì]

и го лян чжи

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ kʷɔːk̚³ lœːŋ¹³ t͡sɐi̯³³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ liɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡se¹¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ liɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡se²¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ kʷɔːk̚³ lœːŋ¹³ t͡sɐi̯³³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ liɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡se¹¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ liɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡se²¹/

Coined by Chinese politician and paramount leader from 1978 to 1989 Deng Xiaoping in 1982 as part of the People's Republic of China proposal to reunify Taiwan.

coinage

one country, two systems
one country, two systems

"one country, two systems" (the principle that Hong Kong and Macau can maintain their capitalist political and economic systems distinct from Chinese mainland socialism)


八字

/pä⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹/

/pä⁵⁵ t͡sz̩ɻ⁵¹/

/pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ zi³³/

/pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ d͡zi²²/

/pä⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹/

/pä⁵⁵ t͡sz̩ɻ⁵¹/

/pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ zi³³/

/pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ d͡zi²²/

eight characters that indicate the year, month, date and double-hour of one's birth, used in fortune-telling


倍增

/peɪ̯⁵¹ t͡sɤŋ⁵⁵/

/pʰuːi̯¹³ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/

/pue²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ²²/

/pue⁴¹⁻²² t͡siɪŋ⁴¹/

/pue²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ²²/

/pue³³⁻¹¹ t͡siɪŋ³³/

/pue³³⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ³³/

/peɪ̯⁵¹ t͡sɤŋ⁵⁵/

/pʰuːi̯¹³ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/

/pue²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ²²/

/pue⁴¹⁻²² t͡siɪŋ⁴¹/

/pue²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ²²/

/pue³³⁻¹¹ t͡siɪŋ³³/

/pue³³⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ³³/

to redouble; to increase many times over


對偶

/tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ˀoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tɵy̯³³ ŋɐu̯¹³/

/tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ˀoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tɵy̯³³ ŋɐu̯¹³/

The mathematical sense is a phono-semantic matching of English dual.


第三帝國

ㄉㄧˋ ㄙㄢ ㄉㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

/ti⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ ti⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/tɐi̯²² saːm⁵⁵ tɐi̯³³ kʷɔːk̚³/

/ti⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ ti⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/tɐi̯²² saːm⁵⁵ tɐi̯³³ kʷɔːk̚³/


四體

/sz̩⁵¹ tʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sei̯³³ tʰɐi̯³⁵/

/sɯ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰe⁵⁵⁴/

/su²¹⁻⁵³ tʰe⁵³/

/sz̩⁵¹ tʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sei̯³³ tʰɐi̯³⁵/

/sɯ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰe⁵⁵⁴/

/su²¹⁻⁵³ tʰe⁵³/

(formal) four limbs of a human; arms and legs


初一

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵/

/t͡sʰø⁵³³⁻¹³ iʔ¹/

/t͡sʰø⁵³³⁻¹³ iʔ²/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² it̚³²/

/t͡sʰɔ³³ it̚⁵/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² it̚³²/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ it̚³²/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ it̚³²/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵/

/t͡sʰø⁵³³⁻¹³ iʔ¹/

/t͡sʰø⁵³³⁻¹³ iʔ²/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² it̚³²/

/t͡sʰɔ³³ it̚⁵/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² it̚³²/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ it̚³²/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ it̚³²/

(chiefly Mainland China, Taiwan) first year in junior middle school; seventh grade


七絕

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ t͡syːt̚²/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁵ t͡suat̚¹²¹/

/t͡sʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡suat̚²⁴/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ t͡syːt̚²/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁵ t͡suat̚¹²¹/

/t͡sʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡suat̚²⁴/

qijue (four-line poem with seven characters to a line and a strict tonal pattern and rhyme scheme); septasyllabic (seven-syllable) quatrain


七律

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ly⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ lɵt̚²/

/t͡sʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ lut̚²⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁵ lut̚¹²¹/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ lut̚⁴/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ly⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ lɵt̚²/

/t͡sʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ lut̚²⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁵ lut̚¹²¹/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ lut̚⁴/

七言律詩 七言律詩#Chinese

七言律诗 七言律诗#Chinese

Short for 七言律詩／七言律诗 (qīyán lǜshī) (an eight-line poem with seven characters to a line and a strict tonal pattern and rhyme scheme; septasyllabic (or seven-syllable) regulated verse)


十角形

ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/


九角形

ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/


四角錐

/sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/sei̯³³ kɔːk̚³ t͡sɵy̯⁵⁵/

/sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/sei̯³³ kɔːk̚³ t͡sɵy̯⁵⁵/


三角錐

саньцзяочжуй

/sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ kɔːk̚³ t͡sɵy̯⁵⁵/

/sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ kɔːk̚³ t͡sɵy̯⁵⁵/


五角星

/u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇㄦ ㄒㄧㄥ

/u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯aʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ kɔːk̚³ sɪŋ⁵⁵/

/u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯aʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ kɔːk̚³ sɪŋ⁵⁵/


一貧如洗

ㄧ ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄒㄧˇ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pʰin³⁵ ʐu³⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ pʰɐn²¹ jyː²¹ sɐi̯³⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pʰin³⁵ ʐu³⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ pʰɐn²¹ jyː²¹ sɐi̯³⁵/

poor as a church mouse
poor as a church mouse


一言堂

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ tʰɑŋ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ tʰɔːŋ²¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiɛn²⁴⁻²² tɔŋ²⁴/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡiɛn²⁴⁻²² tɔŋ²⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ ɡiɛn¹³⁻²² tɔŋ¹³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ tɔŋ²⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiɛn²³⁻³³ tɔŋ²³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ tʰɑŋ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ tʰɔːŋ²¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiɛn²⁴⁻²² tɔŋ²⁴/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡiɛn²⁴⁻²² tɔŋ²⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ ɡiɛn¹³⁻²² tɔŋ¹³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ tɔŋ²⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiɛn²³⁻³³ tɔŋ²³/


孿生

/lu̯än³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/ly̯ɛn³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/lyːn²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵/

/lyːn²¹ saːŋ⁵⁵/

/luan¹³⁻²² siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/luan²⁴⁻²² siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/luan²⁴⁻²² sŋ̍³³/

/luaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sẽ³³/

/lu̯än³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/ly̯ɛn³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/lyːn²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵/

/lyːn²¹ saːŋ⁵⁵/

/luan¹³⁻²² siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/luan²⁴⁻²² siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/luan²⁴⁻²² sŋ̍³³/

/luaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sẽ³³/


三元音

/sän⁵⁵ ɥɛn³⁵ in⁵⁵/

/sän⁵⁵ ɥɛn³⁵ in⁵⁵/


蘇州碼子

ㄙㄨ ㄓㄡ ㄇㄚˇ ˙ㄗ

Сучжоу мацзы

/su⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/

/sou̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ maː¹³ t͡siː³⁵/

/su⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/

/sou̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ maː¹³ t͡siː³⁵/


年三十

/ni̯ɛn³⁵ sän⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/ni̯ɛn³⁵ sän⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩ɻ³⁵/

/ŋi̯en¹¹ sam²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨp̚⁵/

/ŋi̯an¹¹ sam²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨp̚⁵/

/nie¹¹ sæ̃¹¹ səʔ⁵⁴/

/n̠ʲiẽ̞²² sẽ̞³⁴ zəʔ⁵³/

/ni̯ɛn³⁵ sän⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/ni̯ɛn³⁵ sän⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩ɻ³⁵/

/ŋi̯en¹¹ sam²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨp̚⁵/

/ŋi̯an¹¹ sam²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨp̚⁵/

/nie¹¹ sæ̃¹¹ səʔ⁵⁴/

/n̠ʲiẽ̞²² sẽ̞³⁴ zəʔ⁵³/

GT - General Taiwanese (no particular region identified)


四夷

Then, what your Majesty greatly desires may be known. You wish to enlarge your territories, to have Qin and Chu wait at your court, to rule the Middle Kingdom, and to attract to you the barbarous tribes that surround it.

Ránzé wáng zhī suǒ dà yù kě zhī yǐ. Yù pì tǔdì, cháo Qín Chǔ, lì Zhōngguó ér fǔ sìyí yě.

然則王之所大欲可知已。欲辟土地，朝秦楚，蒞中國而撫四夷也。

然则王之所大欲可知已。欲辟土地，朝秦楚，莅中国而抚四夷也。

(chiefly historical) the four barbarian tribes on the borders


三韓

/sän⁵⁵ xän³⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ hɔːn²¹/

/sän⁵⁵ xän³⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ hɔːn²¹/

First attested in the Book of the Later Han [5th century].

The six armies [of the Son of Heaven] conquered, exterminating the Koreans; they respectfully carried out Heaven's punishment, majestic and evident.

Liùshī bófá, Sānhán sùqīng, gōng xíng tiānfá, hèhè míngmíng.

六師薄伐，三韓肅清，龔行天罰，赫赫明明。

六师薄伐，三韩肃清，龚行天罚，赫赫明明。

The Ryukyu kingdom is a beautiful place in the southern seas, imbued with the excellence of Korea; her relationship with the Great Ming is like that between a carriage and its protective bars, and her relationship with the Japanese realm is like that between the lips and the teeth.

Liúqiú guó zhě, nánhǎi shèngdì, ér zhōng Sānhán zhī xiù, yǐ Dàmíng wèi fǔchē, yǐ Rìyù wèi chúnchǐ.

琉球國者，南海勝地，而鍾三韓之秀，以大明為輔車，以日域為脣齒。

琉球国者，南海胜地，而钟三韩之秀，以大明为辅车，以日域为唇齿。


十三陵

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ sän⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵/

/sɐp̚² saːm⁵⁵ lɪŋ²¹/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ sän⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵/

/sɐp̚² saːm⁵⁵ lɪŋ²¹/


三晉

/sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

/sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

Zhanguo Ce, circa 5ᵗʰ – 3ʳᵈ centuries BCE

Sānjìn hé ér Qín ruò, Sānjìn lí ér Qín qiáng, cǐ tiānxià zhī suǒ míng yě.

三晉合而秦弱，三晉離而秦強，此天下之所明也。

三晋合而秦弱，三晋离而秦强，此天下之所明也。

(historical) States of Han, Zhao and Wei during the Warring States period in Chinese history


明十三陵

ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕˊ ㄙㄢ ㄌㄧㄥˊ

Мин Шисаньлин

/miŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ sän⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵/

/mɪŋ²¹ sɐp̚² saːm⁵⁵ lɪŋ²¹/

/miŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ sän⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵/

/mɪŋ²¹ sɐp̚² saːm⁵⁵ lɪŋ²¹/

Alternative name for 十三陵 (Shísānlíng, “Thirteen Tombs of the Ming Dynasty”).


三秦

/sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin³⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵn²¹/

/sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin³⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵn²¹/

(historical) Three Qins, three of the Eighteen Kingdoms created by Xiang Yu in Chinese history


一黨制

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ tɔːŋ³⁵ t͡sɐi̯³³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ tɔːŋ³⁵ t͡sɐi̯³³/


六朝

/li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵/

/lʊk̚² t͡sʰiːu̯²¹/

/li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵/

/lʊk̚² t͡sʰiːu̯²¹/

the capital of the Six Dynasties (Nanjing)

六朝古都


三代

/sän⁵⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/saːm⁵⁵ tɔːi̯²²/

/sän⁵⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/saːm⁵⁵ tɔːi̯²²/

From the Three Dynasties up to now, how full of commotion the world has been!

Zì sāndài yǐxià zhě, tiānxià hé qí xiāoxiāo yě?

自三代以下者，天下何其囂囂也？

自三代以下者，天下何其嚣嚣也？

(historical) the Three Dynasties: a collective name for the pre-imperial dynasties of Xia, Shang and Zhou


百年戰爭

ㄅㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄢˋ ㄓㄥ

Байнянь Чжаньчжэн

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/paːk̚³ niːn²¹ t͡siːn³³ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/paːk̚³ niːn²¹ t͡siːn³³ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/


五條

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 五條 (Gojō).

obor

(～市) Gojō (a city in Nara Prefecture, Japan)


三次

/sän⁵⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/

/saːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː³³/

/sän⁵⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/

/saːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː³³/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 三(み)次(よし) (miyoshi).

(～市) Miyoshi (a city in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan)


二次元

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/

/jiː²² t͡sʰiː³³ jyːn²¹/

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/

/jiː²² t͡sʰiː³³ jyːn²¹/

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 二(に)次(じ)元(げん) (nijigen, “second dimension”).

wasei kango

Pure-hearted penguin cuckolded, finally realises 2D world is best

chúnqíng qǐ'é bèi dài lǜmào, zhōngyú jiàowù háishì èrcìyuán hǎo

純情企鵝被戴綠帽 終於覺悟還是二次元好

纯情企鹅被戴绿帽 终于觉悟还是二次元好

(～世界) (ACG) the 2D world; the fictional world


三北

/sän⁵⁵ peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sän⁵⁵ peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(abbreviation) the Three Norths, namely Northeast China (東北／东北 (dōngběi)), North China (華北／华北 (Huáběi)) and Northwest China (西北 (xīběi))


十四行詩

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ sz̩⁵¹ xɑŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/sɐp̚² sei̯³³ hɔːŋ²¹ siː⁵⁵/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ sz̩⁵¹ xɑŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/sɐp̚² sei̯³³ hɔːŋ²¹ siː⁵⁵/


/jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵/

/i⁵⁵ i⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ jɐt̚⁵ lɪŋ²¹/

/jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵/

/i⁵⁵ i⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ jɐt̚⁵ lɪŋ²¹/

telephone number
telephone number#English

the telephone number for law enforcement in China and on Taiwan


雙十一

/ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ i⁵⁵/

/sœːŋ⁵⁵ sɐp̚² jɐt̚⁵/

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² it̚³²/

/saŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sap̚⁴⁻² ik̚²/

/ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ i⁵⁵/

/sœːŋ⁵⁵ sɐp̚² jɐt̚⁵/

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² it̚³²/

/saŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sap̚⁴⁻² ik̚²/

Alternative name for 光棍節／光棍节 (guānggùnjié, “Singles' Day on the 11th of November (11)”).


三世

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (三世):
* → Japanese: 三(さん)世(ぜ) (sanze); 三(さん)世(せい) (sansei)
* → Korean: 삼세(三世) (samse)
* → Vietnamese: tam thế (三世)

/sän⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/saːm⁵⁵ sɐi̯³³/

/sän⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/saːm⁵⁵ sɐi̯³³/

Rú sānshì zhūfó, shuōfǎ zhī yíshì, wǒ jīn yì rúshì, shuō wúfēnbiéfǎ.

如三世諸佛，說法之儀式，我今亦如是，說無分別法。

如三世诸佛，说法之仪式，我今亦如是，说无分别法。

(Buddhism) the three periods of time: the past, present, and future.


一場空

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ hʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² tiũ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² tiũ²³⁻³³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ hʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² tiũ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² tiũ²³⁻³³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

(idiomatic) all of one's hopes and efforts coming to nothing


一丁點

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tiŋ⁵⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tiŋ⁵⁵ ti̯ɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ tɪŋ⁵⁵ tiːm³⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tiŋ⁵⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tiŋ⁵⁵ ti̯ɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ tɪŋ⁵⁵ tiːm³⁵/


五刑

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ jɪŋ²¹/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ jɪŋ²¹/

Li Si was Chancellor, yet he suffered all the five punishments.

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

李斯，相也，具於五刑。

李斯，相也，具于五刑。

(historical) Five Punishments in imperial China


鷦鷯一枝

ㄐㄧㄠ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄧ ㄓ

jiāoliáo yīzhī [Phonetic:jiāoliáo yìzhī]

цзяоляо ичжи

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/


九霄雲外

ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄩㄣˊ ㄨㄞˋ

цзюсяоюньвай

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ yn³⁵ waɪ̯⁵¹/

/kɐu̯³⁵ siːu̯⁵⁵ wɐn²¹ ŋɔːi̯²²/

/kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siau⁴⁴⁻²² hun²⁴⁻²² ɡue²²/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ yn³⁵ waɪ̯⁵¹/

/kɐu̯³⁵ siːu̯⁵⁵ wɐn²¹ ŋɔːi̯²²/

/kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siau⁴⁴⁻²² hun²⁴⁻²² ɡue²²/

Tā zǎoyǐ bǎ zhè shì pāo dào jiǔxiāoyúnwài qù le.

他早已把這事抛到九霄雲外去了。

他早已把这事抛到九霄云外去了。


四大天王

ㄙˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄤˊ

/sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ wɑŋ³⁵/

/sei̯³³ taːi̯²² tʰiːn⁵⁵ wɔːŋ²¹/

/si⁵⁵ tʰai̯⁵⁵ tʰi̯en²⁴ voŋ¹¹/

/sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ wɑŋ³⁵/

/sei̯³³ taːi̯²² tʰiːn⁵⁵ wɔːŋ²¹/

/si⁵⁵ tʰai̯⁵⁵ tʰi̯en²⁴ voŋ¹¹/

Calque of Sanskrit चतुर् महाराज (catur mahārāja, literally “four great kings”).

cal

चतुर् महाराज

(Buddhism) Four Heavenly Kings, the four guardian gods who protect each of the four cardinal directions; the lokapālas


四邑

/sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

/sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

Meronyms: 新會縣／新会县 (“Sunwui (Xinhui) County”), 新寧縣／新宁县 (“Sunning (Xinning) County”), 開平縣／开平县 (“Hoiping (Kaiping) County”), 恩平縣／恩平县 (“Yanping (Enping) County”)

Meronyms: 新會區／新会区 (“Xinhui District”), 台山市 (Táishān shì, “Taishan City”), 開平市／开平市 (Kāipíng shì, “Kaiping City”), 恩平市 (Ēnpíng shì, “Enping City”)

Meronyms: 會邑／会邑 (Huìyì, “"Wui" County”), 寧邑／宁邑 (Níngyì, “"Ning" County”), 開邑／开邑 (Kāiyì, “"Hoi" County”), 恩邑 (Ēnyì, “"Yan" County”)

Siyi, Sze Yup, Four Counties (a region of Jiangmen, Guangdong, China)


九牛一毛

ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄧ ㄇㄠˊ

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵/

ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄧ ㄇㄠˊㄦ

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ maʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/

/kɐu̯³⁵ ŋɐu̯²¹ jɐt̚⁵ mou̯²¹/

/kau⁵²⁻³⁵ ɡu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sek̚⁴⁻² mo⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕiɤ³³ n̠ʲiɤ⁵⁵ iɪʔ³³ mɔ²¹/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵/

/kɐu̯³⁵ ŋɐu̯²¹ jɐt̚⁵ mou̯²¹/

/kau⁵²⁻³⁵ ɡu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sek̚⁴⁻² mo⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕiɤ³³ n̠ʲiɤ⁵⁵ iɪʔ³³ mɔ²¹/

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

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

假令僕伏法受誅，若九牛亡一毛，與螻蟻何以異？

假令仆伏法受诛，若九牛亡一毛，与蝼蚁何以异？


三姊

→ Tagalog: sanse

/sã³³ t͡si⁵⁵⁴/

/sã³³ t͡si⁵⁵⁴/

(Hokkien) third elder sister (referring to the third daughter)


千足蟲

ㄑㄧㄢ ㄗㄨˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊ

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡su³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡su³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/


十二點

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐp̚² jiː²² tiːm³⁵/

/sɨp̚⁵ ŋi⁵⁵ ti̯am³¹/

/səp̚⁵ ŋi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ tiam³¹/

/sɛiʔ⁵⁻²¹ nˡi²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɛiŋ³³/

/t͡sap̚³⁵⁻² li³¹⁻²² tiam⁵⁵/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² li³³⁻¹¹ tiam⁵³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² li²²⁻²¹ tiam⁵³/

/t͡sap̚⁵⁴⁻³² li²²⁻¹² tiam⁵³/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² li⁴¹⁻²² tiam⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² zi³³⁻²¹ tiam⁴¹/

/t͡sap̚⁵⁻² d͡zi³³⁻²¹ tiam⁵³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻¹ d͡zi³³⁻¹¹ tiam⁵³/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ d͡zi²²⁻²¹ tiam⁵³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻² d͡zi³⁵⁻¹¹ tiam⁵²/

/zəʔ¹¹ n̠ʲi²² ti²³/

/zəʔ²² n̠ʲi⁵² tɪ³³/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐp̚² jiː²² tiːm³⁵/

/sɨp̚⁵ ŋi⁵⁵ ti̯am³¹/

/səp̚⁵ ŋi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ tiam³¹/

/sɛiʔ⁵⁻²¹ nˡi²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɛiŋ³³/

/t͡sap̚³⁵⁻² li³¹⁻²² tiam⁵⁵/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² li³³⁻¹¹ tiam⁵³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² li²²⁻²¹ tiam⁵³/

/t͡sap̚⁵⁴⁻³² li²²⁻¹² tiam⁵³/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² li⁴¹⁻²² tiam⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² zi³³⁻²¹ tiam⁴¹/

/t͡sap̚⁵⁻² d͡zi³³⁻²¹ tiam⁵³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻¹ d͡zi³³⁻¹¹ tiam⁵³/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ d͡zi²²⁻²¹ tiam⁵³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻² d͡zi³⁵⁻¹¹ tiam⁵²/

/zəʔ¹¹ n̠ʲi²² ti²³/

/zəʔ²² n̠ʲi⁵² tɪ³³/


雙重間諜

ㄕㄨㄤ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄝˊ

шуанчун цзяньде

/ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ti̯ɛ³⁵/

/ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ti̯ɛ³⁵/


平行六面體

ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄧˇ

пинсин люмяньти

/pʰiŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹ tʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


金磚五國

ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄢ ㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

Цзиньчжуаньуго

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

(politics, economics) BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa)


三六

/sän⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

/sän⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹/


三六

/saːm⁵⁵ lʊk̚²⁻³⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ lʊk̚²⁻³⁵/

Three plus six is nine 九, which is homophonous to 狗 (“dog”) in some varieties.


一院制

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ɥɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ jyːn²²⁻³⁵ t͡sɐi̯³³/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ɥɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ jyːn²²⁻³⁵ t͡sɐi̯³³/

(government) unicameral system; unicameralism


九曲十八彎

ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄩ ㄕˊ ㄅㄚ ㄨㄢ

цзю цюй шиба вань

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ pä⁵⁵ wän⁵⁵/


代數數

/taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu⁵¹/

/tɔːi̯²² sou̯³³ sou̯³³/

/taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu⁵¹/

/tɔːi̯²² sou̯³³ sou̯³³/

Coordinate term: 超越數／超越数 (chāoyuèshù)


十三經

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/sɐp̚² saːm⁵⁵ kɪŋ⁵⁵/

/sip̚⁴⁻³² sam⁴⁴⁻²² kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/sip̚²⁴⁻² sam³³ kiɪŋ³³/

/sip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ sam⁴⁴⁻²² kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/sip̚⁴⁻³² sam⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/sip̚⁴⁻³² sam⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/sɐp̚² saːm⁵⁵ kɪŋ⁵⁵/

/sip̚⁴⁻³² sam⁴⁴⁻²² kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/sip̚²⁴⁻² sam³³ kiɪŋ³³/

/sip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ sam⁴⁴⁻²² kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/sip̚⁴⁻³² sam⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/sip̚⁴⁻³² sam⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

Thirteen Classics (thirteen classics of Confucian tradition)


南柯一夢

ㄋㄢˊ ㄎㄜ ㄧ ㄇㄥˋ

/nän³⁵ kʰɤ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ mɤŋ⁵¹/

/naːm²¹ ɔː⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ mʊŋ²²/

/nän³⁵ kʰɤ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ mɤŋ⁵¹/

/naːm²¹ ɔː⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ mʊŋ²²/

From the short story The Governor of Nanke.

And just then he woke up and found it was all a dream, but his mouth was still full of curses.

Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14ᵗʰ century CE

Shàshí jué lái, nǎi nánkēyīmèng, kǒuzhōng yóu mà Cāo zéi bùzhǐ.

霎時覺來，乃南柯一夢，口中猶罵操賊不止。

霎时觉来，乃南柯一梦，口中犹骂操贼不止。

delusion of grandeur
delusion of grandeur


一上

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/


一夕

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ɕi⁵¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ɕi⁵¹/


尾號

/weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xaʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/

/weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xaʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/

Congratulations to the participant whose phone number ends in XXXX for winning first prize.

Gōngxǐ shǒujī wěihào shì XXXX de péngyou huòdé yīděngjiǎng.

恭喜手機尾號是XXXX的朋友獲得一等獎。

恭喜手机尾号是XXXX的朋友获得一等奖。


零和博弈

ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄅㄛˊ ㄧˋ

/liŋ³⁵ xɤ³⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵ i⁵¹/

/lɪŋ²¹ wɔː²¹ pɔːk̚³ jɪk̚²/

/liŋ³⁵ xɤ³⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵ i⁵¹/

/lɪŋ²¹ wɔː²¹ pɔːk̚³ jɪk̚²/


正月十五

ㄓㄥ ㄩㄝˋ ㄕˊ ㄨˇ

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ jyːt̚² sɐp̚² ŋ̍¹³/

/t͡səŋ¹¹ yəʔ² səʔ⁵⁴ vu⁵³/

/t͡siaŋ⁵⁵ ŋuoʔ⁵⁽⁻²¹⁾ sɛiʔ⁵⁻²¹ ŋou²⁴²/

/t͡siã³³ ɡe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² ɡɔ³³/

/t͡sĩã³³⁻²³ ɡueʔ⁴⁻² t͡sap̚⁴⁻² ŋou³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ jyːt̚² sɐp̚² ŋ̍¹³/

/t͡səŋ¹¹ yəʔ² səʔ⁵⁴ vu⁵³/

/t͡siaŋ⁵⁵ ŋuoʔ⁵⁽⁻²¹⁾ sɛiʔ⁵⁻²¹ ŋou²⁴²/

/t͡siã³³ ɡe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² ɡɔ³³/

/t͡sĩã³³⁻²³ ɡueʔ⁴⁻² t͡sap̚⁴⁻² ŋou³⁵/

fifteenth day of the first lunar month; Lantern Festival


一仆一碌

/jɐt̚⁵ pʰʊk̚⁵ jɐt̚⁵ lʊk̚⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ pʰʊk̚⁵ jɐt̚⁵ lʊk̚⁵/

(Cantonese) doddering; stumbling; rolling and crawling


三薰三沐

ㄙㄢ ㄒㄩㄣ ㄙㄢ ㄇㄨˋ

саньсюньсаньму

/sän⁵⁵ ɕyn⁵⁵ sän⁵⁵ mu⁵¹/

/sän⁵⁵ ɕyn⁵⁵ sän⁵⁵ mu⁵¹/


三沐三薰

ㄙㄢ ㄇㄨˋ ㄙㄢ ㄒㄩㄣ

саньмусаньсюнь

/sän⁵⁵ mu⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ ɕyn⁵⁵/

/sän⁵⁵ mu⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ ɕyn⁵⁵/


三釁三沐

ㄙㄢ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄙㄢ ㄇㄨˋ

саньсиньсаньму

/sän⁵⁵ ɕin⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ mu⁵¹/

/sän⁵⁵ ɕin⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ mu⁵¹/

From an anecdote recorded in the Guoyu, describing the honour given to Guan Zhong by the Duke of Qi upon receiving him as a former enemy and fugitive. The original text reads 三釁三浴, where 浴 (OC *loɡ, “bathing”) appears instead of 沐 (OC *moːɡ, “hair-washing”).


五里鋪

→ English: Wulipu

/u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰu⁵¹/

/ŋ̍¹³ lei̯¹³ pʰou̯³³/

/u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰu⁵¹/

/ŋ̍¹³ lei̯¹³ pʰou̯³³/

(～鎮) Wulipu (a town in Shayang, Jingmen, Hubei, China)


五湖四海

ㄨˇ ㄏㄨˊ ㄙˋ ㄏㄞˇ

ㄨˇ ㄏㄨˊ ㄙˋ ㄏㄞˇ

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu³⁵ sz̩⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ŋ̍¹³ wuː²¹ sei̯³³ hɔːi̯³⁵/

/ŋ̍³¹ fu¹¹ si⁵⁵ hoi̯³¹/

/ŋu³³⁻²¹ hu⁵³⁽⁻²¹⁾ sy²¹³⁻⁵³ hai³³/

/ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔ²⁴ su¹¹⁻⁵³ hai⁵³/

/ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɔ²³ su²¹⁻⁴¹ hai⁴¹/

/ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔ²⁴ su²¹⁻⁵³ hai⁵³/

/ŋou⁵²⁻³⁵ hu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hai⁵²⁻²¹/

/u⁴¹ ɸu¹³ sz̩⁴⁵ xai̯⁴¹/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu³⁵ sz̩⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ŋ̍¹³ wuː²¹ sei̯³³ hɔːi̯³⁵/

/ŋ̍³¹ fu¹¹ si⁵⁵ hoi̯³¹/

/ŋu³³⁻²¹ hu⁵³⁽⁻²¹⁾ sy²¹³⁻⁵³ hai³³/

/ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔ²⁴ su¹¹⁻⁵³ hai⁵³/

/ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɔ²³ su²¹⁻⁴¹ hai⁴¹/

/ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔ²⁴ su²¹⁻⁵³ hai⁵³/

/ŋou⁵²⁻³⁵ hu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hai⁵²⁻²¹/

/u⁴¹ ɸu¹³ sz̩⁴⁵ xai̯⁴¹/

all regions; all corners of the country or world; all places


十五十六

/sɐp̚² ŋ̍¹³ sɐp̚² lʊk̚²/

/sɐp̚² ŋ̍¹³ sɐp̚² lʊk̚²/


一國

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/


三顧茅廬

ㄙㄢ ㄍㄨˋ ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄨˊ

/sän⁵⁵ ku⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵ lu³⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ kuː³³ maːu̯²¹ lou̯²¹/

/sän⁵⁵ ku⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵ lu³⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ kuː³³ maːu̯²¹ lou̯²¹/

From the story of Liu Bei paying three visits to the thatched cottage of Zhuge Liang (later his chancellor) in order to recruit him during the late Eastern Han dynasty.

(figurative) to sincerely and repeatedly request someone to take up a post


一己

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ki⁵³/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ ki⁵⁵⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ ki⁵³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ki⁵³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ki⁴¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ki⁵³/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ ki⁵⁵⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ ki⁵³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ki⁵³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ki⁴¹/


五經

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ kɪŋ⁵⁵/

/ŋ̍³¹ kin²⁴/

/ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ kɪŋ⁵⁵/

/ŋ̍³¹ kin²⁴/

/ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

Spring and Autumn Annals
w:Spring and Autumn Annals

Five Classics (Classic of Poetry, Book of Documents, Book of Rites, Book of Changes, and Spring and Autumn Annals)


七姑店

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ku⁵⁵ ti̯ɛn⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ku⁵⁵ ti̯ɛn⁵¹/

(～村) Qigudian (a village in Gaocheng, Sui, Suizhou, Hubei, China)


三六九等

ㄙㄢ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄥˇ

саньлюцзюдэн

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


三土門

/sän⁵⁵ tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ mən³⁵/

/sän⁵⁵ tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ mən³⁵/

(～村) Santumen (a village in Wudian, Guangshui, Suizhou, Hubei, China)


三陽

/sän⁵⁵ jɑŋ³⁵/

/sän⁵⁵ jɑŋ³⁵/

(～社區) Sanyang (a community of Yiyuan, Jiang'an district, Wuhan, Hubei, China)


三權分立

ㄙㄢ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄈㄣ ㄌㄧˋ

саньцюаньфэньли

/sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ fən⁵⁵ li⁵¹/

/saːm⁵⁵ kʰyːn²¹ fɐn⁵⁵ laːp̚²/

/sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ fən⁵⁵ li⁵¹/

/saːm⁵⁵ kʰyːn²¹ fɐn⁵⁵ laːp̚²/

separation of powers
separation of powers

(government, politics) separation of powers


八寶

/pä⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pat̚³²⁻⁴ po⁵³/

/pat̚⁵⁻²⁴ po⁵⁵⁴/

/pat̚³²⁻⁵ po⁵³/

/pat̚³²⁻⁴ po⁵³/

/pat̚³²⁻⁴ pɤ⁴¹/

/pä⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pat̚³²⁻⁴ po⁵³/

/pat̚⁵⁻²⁴ po⁵⁵⁴/

/pat̚³²⁻⁵ po⁵³/

/pat̚³²⁻⁴ po⁵³/

/pat̚³²⁻⁴ pɤ⁴¹/

eight treasures (various ingredients used to prepare certain Chinese dishes)

(specifically, historical) the Eight Seals of the Son of Heaven


一心二用

ㄧ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄦˋ ㄩㄥˋ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jʊŋ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ jiː²² jʊŋ²²/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jʊŋ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ jiː²² jʊŋ²²/


十六強

ㄕˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/sɐp̚² lʊk̚² kʰœːŋ²¹/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/sɐp̚² lʊk̚² kʰœːŋ²¹/


兩河

/li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xɤ³⁵/

/lœːŋ¹³ hɔː²¹/

/li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xɤ³⁵/

/lœːŋ¹³ hɔː²¹/

the Two Rivers; the rivers Tigris and Euphrates


一發

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ fä⁵⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ fä⁵⁵/


姐妹花

ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄇㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚ

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯⁵¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵/

ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄇㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚㄦ

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯⁵¹ xu̯ɑɻ⁵⁵/

/t͡sɛː³⁵ muːi̯²² faː⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯⁵¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯⁵¹ xu̯ɑɻ⁵⁵/

/t͡sɛː³⁵ muːi̯²² faː⁵⁵/


十一哥

/t͡sap̚⁵⁴⁻³² it̚³²⁻⁵⁴ ko⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² it̚³²⁻⁴ ko⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻¹ it̚³²⁻⁴ kɤ⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² it̚³²⁻⁴ kɤ⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚³⁵⁻² it̚⁵ ko³³/

/t͡sap̚⁵⁴⁻³² it̚³²⁻⁵⁴ ko⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² it̚³²⁻⁴ ko⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻¹ it̚³²⁻⁴ kɤ⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² it̚³²⁻⁴ kɤ⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚³⁵⁻² it̚⁵ ko³³/

The bachelor is full of affection; the bar's hostess is full of coldness

ū-chêng-ū-gī cha̍p-it-ko; bô-chêng-bô-gī chiú-kan-á-só

有情有義十一哥；無情無義酒矸仔嫂

有情有义十一哥；无情无义酒矸仔嫂

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) bachelor (usually middle-aged or older)


十一叔

/t͡sap̚⁵⁴⁻³² it̚³²⁻⁵⁴ t͡siɪk̚³²/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ it̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siɪk̚³²/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² it̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɪk̚³²/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² it̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡siak̚⁵/

/t͡sap̚⁵⁴⁻³² it̚³²⁻⁵⁴ t͡siɪk̚³²/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ it̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siɪk̚³²/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² it̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɪk̚³²/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² it̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡siak̚⁵/

(Hokkien) bachelor (usually middle-aged or older)


萬億

/wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

/wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/


一言一行

ㄧ ㄧㄢˊ ㄧ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ jɐt̚⁵ hɐŋ²¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ jɐt̚⁵ hɐŋ²¹/

every word and action; words and deeds; what one says and does


一字一板

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡siː²² jɐt̚⁵ paːn³⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡siː²² jɐt̚⁵ paːn³⁵/


拽得跟二五八萬一樣

to be arrogant like 2, 5, and 8 characters (in mahjong)

ㄓㄨㄞˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄍㄣ ㄦˋ ㄨˇ ㄅㄚ ㄨㄢˋ ㄧ ㄧㄤˋ

zhuǎi de gēn èr wǔ bā wàn yīyàng [Phonetic:zhuǎi de gēn èr wǔ bā wàn yíyàng]

chuai³ tê⁵ kên¹ êrh⁴ wu³ pa¹ wan⁴ i¹-yang⁴

чжуай дэ гэнь эр у ба вань иян

/ʈ͡ʂu̯aɪ̯²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴ kən⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ pä⁵⁵ wän⁵¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ jɑŋ⁵¹/

[Phonetic: zhuǎi de gēn èr wǔ bā wàn yíyàng]

Intensified form of 拽 (zhuǎi, “arrogant”).


一腳踏兩船

ㄧ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄔㄨㄢˊ

yī jiǎo tà liǎng chuán [Phonetic:yì jiǎo tà liǎng chuán]

и цзяо та лян чуань

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰä⁵¹ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ kœːk̚³ taːp̚² lœːŋ¹³ syːn²¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ kœːk̚³ taːp̚² lœːŋ¹³ syːn²¹/

First, he was fired by his company for something trivial. Then, after finding a part-time job with much difficulty, because someone complained that he kept giving back the wrong change, his boss fired him in a fury. In the end, he even broke up with his girlfriend who was living together with him for five years because of two-timing!

sin¹ si⁶ jan¹ wai⁶ jat¹ se¹ siu² si⁶ ji⁴ bei⁶ gung¹ si¹ gaai² gu³, zip³ zoek⁶ hou² bat¹ jung⁴ ji⁶ zoi⁶ bin⁶ lei⁶ dim³ zaau² dou³ fan⁶ paat¹ taai¹, git³ gwo² ging² jin⁴ jan¹ wai⁶ bei⁶ tau⁴ sou³ seng⁴ jat⁶ zaau² co³ cin⁴⁻², lou⁵ baan² jat¹ hei³ zi¹ haa⁶ baa² taa¹ ci⁴ teoi³, zeoi³ hau⁶ lin⁴ tung⁴ geoi¹ liu⁵ ng⁵ nin⁴ dik¹ neoi⁵ pang⁴ jau⁵ jik⁶ jan¹ wai⁶ jat¹ goek³ daap⁶ loeng⁵ syun⁴ ji⁴ fan¹ sau²!

先是因為一些小事而被公司解僱，接着好不容易在便利店找到份part-time，結果竟然因為被投訴成日找錯錢，老闆一氣之下把他辭退，最後連同居了五年的女朋友亦因為一腳踏兩船而分手！

先是因为一些小事而被公司解雇，接着好不容易在便利店找到份part-time，结果竟然因为被投诉成日找错钱，老板一气之下把他辞退，最后连同居了五年的女朋友亦因为一脚踏两船而分手！

to have two dates at the same time; to two-time


四跤媽

四腳媽
四骹媽
四腳螞
四骹螞
四跤螞
四跤妈

/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰa³³ mã⁵⁵⁴/

/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰa³³ mã⁵⁵⁴/

(Quanzhou Hokkien) (non-venomous) lizard


一小

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ɕi̯aʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ɕi̯aʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(dialectal) since childhood; as a child; from when one was very young


七手八腳

七手八脚
七手八跤
七手八骹

ㄑㄧ ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

ㄑㄧ ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧㄠˇㄦ

цишоубацзяор

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯aʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ sɐu̯³⁵ paːt̚³ kœːk̚³/

/t͡sʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pue(ʔ)⁵ kʰa³³/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ sɐu̯³⁵ paːt̚³ kœːk̚³/

with many people lending a hand; chaotically


五三慘案

ㄨˇ ㄙㄢ ㄘㄢˇ ㄢˋ

Усань Цаньань

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ sän⁵⁵ t͡sʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵¹/

/ŋ̍¹³ saːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːm³⁵ ɔːn³³/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ sän⁵⁵ t͡sʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵¹/

/ŋ̍¹³ saːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːm³⁵ ɔːn³³/


代數整數

ㄉㄞˋ ㄕㄨˋ ㄓㄥˇ ㄕㄨˋ

дайшу чжэншу

/taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu⁵¹/

/tɔːi̯²² sou̯³³ t͡sɪŋ³⁵ sou̯³³/

/taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu⁵¹/

/tɔːi̯²² sou̯³³ t͡sɪŋ³⁵ sou̯³³/


四弘誓願

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (四弘誓願):
* → Korean: 사홍서원(四弘誓願) (sahongseowon)

ㄙˋ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄕˋ ㄩㄢˋ

/sz̩⁵¹ xʊŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛn⁵¹/

/sz̩⁵¹ xʊŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛn⁵¹/


發昏章第十一

ㄈㄚ ㄏㄨㄣ ㄓㄤ ㄉㄧˋ ㄕˊ ㄧ

фахунь чжан ди шии

/fä⁵⁵ xu̯ən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ ti⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

Parody of the name of the eleventh chapter of the Classic of Filial Piety, 五刑章第十一 (wǔxíng zhāng dì shíyī, “Chapter 11: The Five Punishments”).

zh-l

Classic of Filial Piety
Five Punishments


一個蘿蔔一個坑

ㄧ ㄍㄜˋ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄅㄛ ㄧ ㄍㄜˋ ㄎㄥ

yī gè luóbo yī gè kēng [Phonetic:yí gè luóbo yí gè kēng]

и гэ лобо и гэ кэн

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kɤ⁵¹ lu̯ɔ³⁵ b̥u̯ɔ³ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kɤ⁵¹ kʰɤŋ⁵⁵/

ㄧ ㄍㄜˋ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄅㄛ ㄧ ㄍㄜˋ ㄎㄥㄦ

игэлобоигэкэнр

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kɤ⁵¹ lu̯ɔ³⁵ b̥u̯ɔ³ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kɤ⁵¹ kʰɤ̃ɻ⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ kɔː³³ lɔː²¹ paːk̚² jɐt̚⁵ kɔː³³ haːŋ⁵⁵/

(figurative) each has his or her own task, and there is nobody to spare


七零九

ㄑㄧ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

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


九畹溪

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ wän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ wän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵/

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


兩院制

/li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/lœːŋ¹³ jyːn²²⁻³⁵ t͡sɐi̯³³/

/li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/lœːŋ¹³ jyːn²²⁻³⁵ t͡sɐi̯³³/

(government) bicameral system; bicameralism


女大三抱金磚

woman older [by] three [years] carries gold bricks

ㄋㄩˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄙㄢ ㄅㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄢ

нюй да сань бао цзиньчжуань

/ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵/

A wife three years older than the husband ensures a richer life. (rhyming saying)


九鼎

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɐu̯³⁵ tɪŋ³⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɐu̯³⁵ tɪŋ³⁵/


面桶

/bin²²⁻²¹ tʰaŋ⁵³/

/bin⁴¹⁻²² tʰaŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/bin²²⁻²¹ tʰaŋ⁵³/

/bin³³⁻¹¹ tʰaŋ⁵³/

/bin³³⁻²¹ tʰaŋ⁴¹/

/meŋ¹¹ tʰaŋ⁵²/

/bin²²⁻²¹ tʰaŋ⁵³/

/bin⁴¹⁻²² tʰaŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/bin²²⁻²¹ tʰaŋ⁵³/

/bin³³⁻¹¹ tʰaŋ⁵³/

/bin³³⁻²¹ tʰaŋ⁴¹/

/meŋ¹¹ tʰaŋ⁵²/

兩面桶

两面桶


國一

/ku̯ɔ³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/kʷɔːk̚³ jɐt̚⁵/

/ku̯ɔ³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/kʷɔːk̚³ jɐt̚⁵/

(Taiwan) first year in junior middle school; seventh grade


國三

/ku̯ɔ³⁵ sän⁵⁵/

/kʷɔːk̚³ saːm⁵⁵/

/ku̯ɔ³⁵ sän⁵⁵/

/kʷɔːk̚³ saːm⁵⁵/

(Taiwan) third year in junior middle school; ninth grade


五邊形

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ piːn⁵⁵ jɪŋ²¹/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ piːn⁵⁵ jɪŋ²¹/


二次

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/

/jiː²² t͡sʰiː³³/

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/

/jiː²² t͡sʰiː³³/

(attributive, mathematics) quadratic; conic


孤一

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sit̚⁴/

/kɔ³³ t͡sit̚²⁴/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sit̚¹²¹/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sit̚⁴/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sit̚⁴/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sit̚⁴/

/kɔ³³ t͡sit̚²⁴/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sit̚¹²¹/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sit̚⁴/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sit̚⁴/


零分

/liŋ³⁵ fən⁵⁵/

/lɪŋ²¹ fɐn⁵⁵/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² hun⁴⁴/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² hun³³/

/liɪŋ¹³⁻²² hun⁴⁴/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hun⁴⁴/

/liɪŋ²³⁻³³ hun⁴⁴/

/liŋ³⁵ fən⁵⁵/

/lɪŋ²¹ fɐn⁵⁵/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² hun⁴⁴/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² hun³³/

/liɪŋ¹³⁻²² hun⁴⁴/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hun⁴⁴/

/liɪŋ²³⁻³³ hun⁴⁴/

Look at how other people's children are all not only pretty, but also talented. And you? Scored zero on your exam. (mother to child)

Nǐ kàn rénjiā de háizi yòu piàoliàng yòu yǒucái, nǐ què kǎo ge língfēn.

你看人家的孩子又漂亮又有才，你卻考個零分。

你看人家的孩子又漂亮又有才，你却考个零分。


唐三彩

/tʰɑŋ³⁵ sän⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰɑŋ³⁵ sän⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


野三關

→ English: Yesanguan

/jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ sän⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵/

/jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ sän⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵/

(～鎮) Yesanguan (a town in Badong, Enshi prefecture, Hubei, China)


年三十兒

/ni̯ɛn³⁵ sän⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩ɻ³⁵/

/ni̯ɛn³⁵ sän⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩ɻ³⁵/

(Mandarin) Erhua form of 年三十 (niánsānshí, “Chinese New Year's Eve”).


三十兒

/sän⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩ɻ³⁵/

/sän⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩ɻ³⁵/


二九三十

/li²²⁻²¹ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sã⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sap̚⁴/

/d͡zi²²⁻²¹ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sã⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sap̚¹²¹/

/li²²⁻²¹ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sã⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sap̚⁴/

/d͡zi²²⁻²¹ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sã⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sap̚¹²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) Chinese New Year's Eve


一事

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ siː²²/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ siː²²/

你們都是一事嗎？

你们都是一事吗？

The two firms are actually one and the same outfit.

這兩家公司其實是一事。

这两家公司其实是一事。

(dialectal) related (organizationally or professionally); belonging to the same organization


一來二去

ㄧ ㄌㄞˊ ㄦˋ ㄑㄩˋ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ lɔːi̯²¹ jiː²² hɵy̯³³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ lɔːi̯²¹ jiː²² hɵy̯³³/

As they often work together in the fields, they have got to know each other quite well.

Tāmen cháng zài dì li yīkuàir gànhuó, yīlái'èrqù de yě jiù shú le.

他們常在地裡一塊兒幹活，一來二去地也就熟了。

他们常在地里一块儿干活，一来二去地也就熟了。

in the course of contacts; gradually; little by little


一個心眼

ㄧ ㄍㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧㄢˇ

и гэ синьянь

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kɤ⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

ㄧ ㄍㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧㄢˇㄦ

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kɤ⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ jɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kɤ⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kɤ⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ jɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


一差半錯

ㄧ ㄔㄚ ㄅㄢˋ ㄘㄨㄛˋ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ puːn³³ t͡sʰɔː³³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ puːn³³ t͡sʰɔː³³/

一差二錯 一差二錯#Chinese

一差二错 一差二错#Chinese

Synonym of 一差二錯／一差二错 (yīchā'èrcuò, “possible mistake or mishap”)


一差二誤

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ u⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ jiː²² ŋ̍²²/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ u⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ jiː²² ŋ̍²²/

一差二錯 一差二錯#Chinese

一差二错 一差二错#Chinese


一差二錯

ㄧ ㄔㄚ ㄦˋ ㄘㄨㄛˋ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ jiː²² t͡sʰɔː³³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ jiː²² t͡sʰɔː³³/


一差兩訛

ㄧ ㄔㄚ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄜˊ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ lœːŋ¹³ ŋɔː²¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ lœːŋ¹³ ŋɔː²¹/

一差二錯 一差二錯#Chinese

一差二错 一差二错#Chinese


一板一眼

one accented beat and one unaccented beat

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pän²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ paːn³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ ŋaːn¹³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pän²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ paːn³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ ŋaːn¹³/

(figuratively) following a prescribed pattern in speech or action; scrupulous and methodical


一板三眼

one accented beat and three unaccented beats

ㄧ ㄅㄢˇ ㄙㄢ ㄧㄢˇ

ибаньсаньянь

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pän²¹⁴⁻²¹ sän⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ paːn³⁵ saːm⁵⁵ ŋaːn¹³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pän²¹⁴⁻²¹ sän⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ paːn³⁵ saːm⁵⁵ ŋaːn¹³/

一板一眼 一板一眼#Chinese

Synonym of 一板一眼 (yībǎnyīyǎn, “scrupulous and methodical”)


三原色

/sän⁵⁵ ɥɛn³⁵ sɤ⁵¹/

/sän⁵⁵ ɥɛn³⁵ sɤ⁵¹/


三司

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (三司):
* → Japanese: 三司(さんし) (sanshi)
* → Korean: 삼사(三司) (samsa)

/sän⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/

/sän⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/

Chief Secretary for Administration
w:Chief Secretary for Administration

Financial Secretary
w:Financial Secretary (Hong Kong)

Secretary for Justice
w:Secretary for Justice (Hong Kong)

(Hong Kong, collective name) three officers of Hong Kong (Chief Secretary for Administration, Financial Secretary and Secretary for Justice)

(Singapore, collective name) three judges of the court of appeal

Meronyms: 司馬／司马 (sīmǎ), 司空 (sīkōng), 司徒 (sītú)

(historical, collective name) three national-level ministers during the Han dynasty

Meronyms: 御史臺／御史台, 中書省／中书省 (Zhōngshūshěng), 門下省／门下省 (Ménxiàshěng)

Meronyms: 刑部 (Xíngbù), 御史臺／御史台, 大理寺

(historical, collective name) three national-level officers during the Tang dynasty

Meronyms: 鹽鐵司／盐铁司, 度支司, 戶部司／户部司

(historical, collective name) three financial officers during the Song dynasty

Meronyms: 布政使司 (bùzhèngshǐsī), 按察使司 (àncháshǐsī), 都指揮使司／都指挥使司 (dūzhǐhuīshǐsī)

(historical, collective name) three provincial-level officers during the Ming and Qing dynasties


三權鼎立

ㄙㄢ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄌㄧˋ

сань цюань динли

/sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹/

/saːm⁵⁵ kʰyːn²¹ tɪŋ³⁵ laːp̚²/

/sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹/

/saːm⁵⁵ kʰyːn²¹ tɪŋ³⁵ laːp̚²/

三權分立 三權分立#Chinese

三权分立 三权分立#Chinese

(government, politics) Synonym of 三權分立／三权分立 (sānquánfēnlì, “separation of powers”)


七星岩

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵/

/t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ ŋaːm²¹/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵/

/t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ ŋaːm²¹/


九宮格

ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄍㄜˊ

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ kɤ³⁵/

ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄍㄜˊㄦ

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ kɤɻ³⁵/

/kɐu̯³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ kaːk̚³/

/kɐu̯³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ kaːk̚³⁻³⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ kɤ³⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ kɤɻ³⁵/

/kɐu̯³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ kaːk̚³/

/kɐu̯³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ kaːk̚³⁻³⁵/

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


四境

Sino-Xenic (四境):
* → Japanese: 四境(しきょう) (shikyō)
* → Korean: 사경(四境) (sagyeong)

/sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/sei̯³³ kɪŋ³⁵/

/sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/sei̯³³ kɪŋ³⁵/

One day, Mencius said to the king Xuan of Qi, 'Suppose that one of your Majesty's ministers were to entrust his wife and children to the care of his friend, while he himself went into Chu to travel, and that, on his return, he should find that the friend had let his wife and children suffer from cold and hunger - how ought he to deal with him?' The king said, 'He should cast him off.' Mencius proceeded, 'Suppose that the chief criminal judge could not regulate the officers under him, how would you deal with him?' The king said, 'Dismiss him.' Mencius again said, 'If within the four borders of your kingdom there is not good government, what is to be done?' The king looked to the right and left, and spoke of other matters.

Mèngzǐ wèi QíXuānWáng yuē: “Wáng zhī chén, yǒu tuō qí qīzǐ yú qí yǒu ér zhī chǔ yóu zhě. Bǐ qí fǎn yě, zé dòngněi qí qīzǐ, zé rú zhī hé?” Wáng yuē: “Qì zhī.” Yuē: “Shìshī bùnéng zhì shì, zé rúzhīhé?” Wáng yuē: “Yǐ zhī.” Yuē: “Sìjìng zhī nèi bù zhì, zé rúzhīhé?” Wáng gùzuǒyòu'éryántā.

孟子謂齊宣王曰：「王之臣，有托其妻子于其友而之楚遊者。比其反也，則凍餒其妻子，則如之何？」王曰：「棄之。」曰：「士師不能治士，則如之何？」王曰：「已之。」曰：「四境之內不治，則如之何？」王顧左右而言他。

孟子谓齐宣王曰：「王之臣，有托其妻子于其友而之楚游者。比其反也，则冻馁其妻子，则如之何？」王曰：「弃之。」曰：「士师不能治士，则如之何？」王曰：「已之。」曰：「四境之内不治，则如之何？」王顾左右而言他。

(archaic, literary) the four borders (around a kingdom)


五音

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ in⁵⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ jɐm⁵⁵/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ in⁵⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ jɐm⁵⁵/

(music) the five notes of the Chinese pentatonic scale (宮, 商, 角, 徵, 羽, also called 合, 四, 乙, 尺, 工 after the Tang dynasty, equivalent to do, re, mi, sol, la in the Western solfège system or 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 in the Chinese numbered musical notation system)


三個女人一臺戲

三个女人一台戏
三個女人一台戲

ㄙㄢ ㄍㄜˋ ㄋㄩˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧ ㄊㄞˊ ㄒㄧˋ

sān gè nǚrén yī tái xì [Phonetic:sān gè nǚrén yì tái xì]

сань гэ нюйжэнь и тай си

/sän⁵⁵ kɤ⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tʰaɪ̯³⁵ ɕi⁵¹/

/saːm⁵⁵ kɔː³³ nɵy̯¹³ jɐn²¹⁻³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ tʰɔːi̯²¹ hei̯³³/

when women get together they are bound to start chatting and cause a scene


九官鳥

ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄋㄧㄠˇ

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

/kɐu̯³⁵ kuːn⁵⁵ niːu̯¹³/

/kɐu̯³⁵ kuːn⁵⁵ niːu̯¹³/

Gracula religiosa
Gracula religiosa#Translingual


零和遊戲

ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧˋ

/liŋ³⁵ xɤ³⁵ joʊ̯³⁵ ɕi⁵¹/

/lɪŋ²¹ wɔː²¹ jɐu̯²¹ hei̯³³/

/liŋ³⁵ xɤ³⁵ joʊ̯³⁵ ɕi⁵¹/

/lɪŋ²¹ wɔː²¹ jɐu̯²¹ hei̯³³/


零和

/liŋ³⁵ xɤ³⁵/

/lɪŋ²¹ wɔː²¹/

/liŋ³⁵ xɤ³⁵/

/lɪŋ²¹ wɔː²¹/


九嶷山

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/

/kɐu̯³⁵ jiː²¹ saːn⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/

/kɐu̯³⁵ jiː²¹ saːn⁵⁵/

Jiuyi Mountains, a mountain range in Hunan

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


一擁而上

ㄧ ㄩㄥˇ ㄦˊ ㄕㄤˋ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ jʊŋ³⁵ jiː²¹ sœːŋ¹³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ jʊŋ³⁵ jiː²¹ sœːŋ¹³/

(of a large crowd) to rush forward together


九畹遺容

ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄢˇ ㄧˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ

Цзю Вань Ижун

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ wän²¹⁴⁻²¹ i³⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ wän²¹⁴⁻²¹ i³⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵/

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


螃蟹過河——七手八腳

ㄆㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄜˊ

ㄑㄧ ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

/pʰɑŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ xɤ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pʰɔːŋ²¹ haːi̯¹³ kʷɔː³³ hɔː²¹ t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ sɐu̯³⁵ paːt̚³ kœːk̚³/


三女

/sän⁵⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sän⁵⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

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。


千百

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

千百年來

千百年来

(literary) many; numerous; multitudinous


四元數

/sz̩⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵ ʂu⁵¹/

/sz̩⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵ ʂu⁵¹/


一對一

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ tɵy̯³³ jɐt̚⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ tɵy̯³³ jɐt̚⁵/


三合元音

ㄙㄢ ㄏㄜˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄣ

саньхэ юаньинь

/sän⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵ in⁵⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ hɐp̚² jyːn²¹ jɐm⁵⁵/

/sän⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵ in⁵⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ hɐp̚² jyːn²¹ jɐm⁵⁵/


八王之亂

ㄅㄚ ㄨㄤˊ ㄓ ㄌㄨㄢˋ

Ба Ван Чжи Луань

/pä⁵⁵ wɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ lu̯än⁵¹/

/paːt̚³ wɔːŋ²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ lyːn²²/

/pä⁵⁵ wɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ lu̯än⁵¹/

/paːt̚³ wɔːŋ²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ lyːn²²/

(historical) the War of the Eight Princes


三易

the Three Changes (namely, the three ancient divinatory texts Lianshan, Guicang and Zhouyi)


千腳蟲

ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊ

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/


洋碼碼

/iɒ̃¹¹ ma⁵³ ma⁵³⁻¹¹/

/iɒ̃¹¹ ma⁵³ ma⁵³⁻¹¹/


二毛

withhair of two colours; salt and pepper

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵/

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵/

The Duke said: "A man of superior morality does not wound his enemy twice. He chooses not to capture an opponent who is approaching his old age."

Gōng yuē: “Jūnzǐ bù chóngshāng, bù qín èrmáo.”

公曰：「君子不重傷，不禽二毛。」

公曰：「君子不重伤，不禽二毛。」

(metonymically, of a person, literary) middle-aged; approaching old age


錢串子

/t͡ɕʰie¹¹ t͡sʰuæ̃⁴⁵ t͡səʔ⁴/

/t͡ɕʰie¹¹ t͡sʰuæ̃⁴⁵ t͡səʔ⁴/


百足蟲

ㄅㄞˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊ

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/


純虛數

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən³⁵ ɕy⁵⁵ ʂu⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən³⁵ ɕy⁵⁵ ʂu⁵¹/

purely imaginary number
purely imaginary number


超越數

Sino-Xenic (超越數):
* → Japanese: 超(ちょう)越(えつ)数(すう) (chōetsusū)
* → Korean: 초월수(超越數) (chowolsu)

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵ jyːt̚² sou̯³³/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵ jyːt̚² sou̯³³/

Coordinate term: 代數數／代数数 (dàishùshù)

transcendental number
transcendental number


洋碼字

/i̯æn¹³ ma̠⁴¹ t͡si²¹⁻¹¹/

/i̯æn¹³ ma̠⁴¹ t͡ɕi²¹⁻¹¹/

/i̯æn¹³ ma̠⁴¹ t͡si²¹⁻¹¹/

/i̯æn¹³ ma̠⁴¹ t͡ɕi²¹⁻¹¹/

(Lichuan Gan, Pinghua, Xiang, arithmetic) Arabic numeral


登方四正

/tən³³ ɸan³³ si⁴⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁴⁵/

/tən³³ ɸan³³ ɕi⁴⁵ t͡sən⁴⁵/

/tən³³ ɸan³³ si⁴⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁴⁵/

/tən³³ ɸan³³ ɕi⁴⁵ t͡sən⁴⁵/


四方四印

/ɕi⁴⁵ ɸan³³ ɕi⁴⁵ in⁴⁵/

/ɕi⁴⁵ ɸan³³ ɕi⁴⁵ in⁴⁵/


高斯整數

ㄍㄠ ㄙ ㄓㄥˇ ㄕㄨˋ

Гаосы чжэншу

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu⁵¹/

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu⁵¹/


十年八載

ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄚ ㄗㄞˇ

шиняньбацзай

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ pä⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐp̚² niːn²¹ paːt̚³ t͡sɔːi̯³⁵/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ pä⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐp̚² niːn²¹ paːt̚³ t͡sɔːi̯³⁵/

(chiefly Cantonese) about ten years; many years


每兩

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


帶分數

/taɪ̯⁵¹ fən⁵⁵ ʂu⁵¹/

/taːi̯³³ fɐn²² sou̯³³/

/taɪ̯⁵¹ fən⁵⁵ ʂu⁵¹/

/taːi̯³³ fɐn²² sou̯³³/


三輦車

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ liɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² liɛn⁴²⁻²⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ liɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/sã³³⁻²³ liŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰia³³/

/sã³³⁻²³ leŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰia³³/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ liɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² liɛn⁴²⁻²⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ liɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/sã³³⁻²³ liŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰia³³/

/sã³³⁻²³ leŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰia³³/

(Hokkien, Singapore Teochew) pedicab; tricycle, three-wheeler (any three-wheeled vehicle)


三十晚間子

/san³³ ʂʐ̩²⁴ u̯an⁴¹ ka̠³ t͡sz̩³/

/san³³ ʂʐ̩²⁴ u̯an⁴¹ ka̠³ t͡sz̩³/


三十晚上

/san³³ ʂʐ̩²⁴ u̯an⁴¹ ʂan²¹⁻¹¹/

/san³³ sz̩²⁴ u̯an⁴¹ san²¹⁻¹¹/

/san³³ ʂʐ̩²⁴ u̯an⁴¹ ʂan²¹⁻¹¹/

/san³³ sz̩²⁴ u̯an⁴¹ san²¹⁻¹¹/


五色旗

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ sɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ sɪk̚⁵ kʰei̯²¹/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ sɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ sɪk̚⁵ kʰei̯²¹/

(historical) the first national flag of the Republic of China (1912–1928)


十日談

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹ tʰän³⁵/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹ tʰän³⁵/

Calque of Italian Decameron, from Ancient Greek δέκᾰ (déka, “ten”) + ἡμέρᾱ (hēmérā, “day”).

the Decameron (collection of stories by Giovanni Boccaccio)


一黨專政

ㄧ ㄉㄤˇ ㄓㄨㄢ ㄓㄥˋ

иданчжуаньчжэн

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ tɔːŋ³⁵ t͡syːn⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ³³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ tɔːŋ³⁵ t͡syːn⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ³³/

one-party system; one-party dictatorship


七說八說

(Southern Min) to talk rubbish; to talk nonsense


胡七八說

(Hakka) to talk rubbish; to talk nonsense


三巨頭

/sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

(historical) the Big Three (Franklin D. Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin, and Winston Churchill, leaders of their respective governments during the World War II and its immediate aftermath)


十二次

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 十二 (shí'èr), 次.


二二八事件

ㄦˋ ㄦˋ ㄅㄚ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

Эрэрба Шицзянь

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɤɻ⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/jiː²² jiː²² paːt̚³ siː²² kiːn²²⁻³⁵/

/jiː²² jiː²² paːt̚³ siː²² kiːn²²⁻³⁵/


永嘉之亂

ㄩㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄓ ㄌㄨㄢˋ

Юнцзя Чжи Луань

/jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ lu̯än⁵¹/

/wɪŋ¹³ kaː⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ lyːn²²/

/jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ lu̯än⁵¹/

/wɪŋ¹³ kaː⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ lyːn²²/


三綱五常

ㄙㄢ ㄍㄤ ㄨˇ ㄔㄤˊ

саньганъучан

/sän⁵⁵ kɑŋ⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ kɔːŋ⁵⁵ ŋ̍¹³ sœːŋ²¹/

/sän⁵⁵ kɑŋ⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ kɔːŋ⁵⁵ ŋ̍¹³ sœːŋ²¹/

(Confucianism) the three essential relationships (between ruler and subject, father and son, and husband and wife) and five constant virtues (justice, politeness, wisdom, fidelity and benevolence)


期頤

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ i³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ i³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ i³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ i³⁵/

From the Book of Rites, Book 1 (《禮記·曲禮上》)

When one is ten years old, we call him a boy; he goes (out) to school. When he is twenty, we call him a youth; he is capped. When he is thirty, we say, 'He is at his maturity;' he has a wife. […] At a hundred, he is called a centenarian, and has to be fed.

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

Rén shēng shí nián yuē yòu, xué. Èrshí yuē ruò, guàn. Sānshí yuē zhuàng, yǒu shì....... Bǎinián yuē qī, yí.

人生十年曰幼，學。二十曰弱，冠。三十曰壯，有室。……百年曰期，頤。

人生十年曰幼，学。二十曰弱，冠。三十曰壮，有室。……百年曰期，颐。

(literary, of a person) one hundred years of age


十五個吊桶打水——七上八下

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十五個吊桶打水——七上八下

十五个吊桶打水——七上八下

Fifteen buckets draw water from the well—seven buckets aboveground, eight below ground.

ㄕˊ ㄨˇ ㄍㄜˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄊㄨㄥˇ ㄉㄚˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

ㄑㄧ ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄚ ㄒㄧㄚˋ

шиу гэ дяотун дашуй

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/


七講八講

/t͡sʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴ pue(ʔ)⁵ kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ kɔŋ⁵³ pue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ kɔŋ⁴¹ pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kɔŋ⁴¹/

/t͡ɕʰiɪʔ³³ kɑ̃⁵⁵ paʔ³³ kɑ̃²¹/

/t͡sʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴ pue(ʔ)⁵ kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ kɔŋ⁵³ pue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ kɔŋ⁴¹ pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kɔŋ⁴¹/

/t͡ɕʰiɪʔ³³ kɑ̃⁵⁵ paʔ³³ kɑ̃²¹/

(Hokkien, Wu) to talk rubbish; to talk nonsense; to talk all over the place


三不時

/sän⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³⁵ put̚¹ sz̩¹¹/

/se⁵⁵ pəʔ³³ zz̩²¹/

/se⁴⁴ pəʔ⁴⁴ zz̩/

/sɛ³³ pɐʔ⁵⁵ zz̩³¹/

/sän⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³⁵ put̚¹ sz̩¹¹/

/se⁵⁵ pəʔ³³ zz̩²¹/

/se⁴⁴ pəʔ⁴⁴ zz̩/

/sɛ³³ pɐʔ⁵⁵ zz̩³¹/

The petty-ghost, not regarding the possibility of he himself being slow, starts being jealous and tries to slander him nevertheless with numerous schemes: from time to time he would invent tall-tales to tell in front of their mother, what seemed to gild all his vices.

Qiānzuànguǐ bù xiǎng zìjǐ yuán shì ge dùnhuò, fǎndǎo dùjì tā qǐlái, qiānfāngbǎijì de ànsǔn tā: sānbùshí zài niáng miànqián tiānzhīhuànyè zhuāngdiǎn tā duǎnchù.

牽鑽鬼不想自己原是個鈍貨，反倒妒忌他起來，千方百計的暗損他：三不時在娘面前添枝換葉裝點他短處。

牵钻鬼不想自己原是个钝货，反倒妒忌他起来，千方百计的暗损他：三不时在娘面前添枝换叶装点他短处。

Come what may, she's always the first one who the pimp goes to for opinions: she's always the one who gets the final word, who he purposefully showers with flattery every so often.

1892, 韓邦慶 (Han Bangqing), 《海上花列傳》 (The Sing-song Girls of Shanghai), chapter 6

⁶lau-pau₃ ²ze-bi₆ ⁵sa ⁶zy-thi₃ ¹si ⁵iau ⁵chi ⁶men ¹li ¹li-seq₇ ⁶na-ka₅ ⁶zy ⁶na-ka₅ ²we-iau₅ ¹se-peq₇-zy₂ ⁵chi ⁷phaq-phaq₇ ¹li ⁶mo-phi₅-meq₈ ³hau

老鴇隨便啥事體先要去問俚，俚說那價是那價，還要三不時去拍拍俚馬屁末好。

老鸨随便啥事体先要去问俚，俚说那价是那价，还要三不时去拍拍俚马屁末好。

Sometimes I'm feel sorry that I'm often not home

yû-sṳ̀ ko-yi-m̀-hi, sâm-put-sṳ̀ mò thô vuk

有時過意不去 三不時不在家

有时过意不去 三不时不在家

(dialectal, including Jianghuai Mandarin, Southern Sixian Hakka, Wu) often; from time to time


十五個吊桶打水

ㄕˊ ㄨˇ ㄍㄜˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄊㄨㄥˇ ㄉㄚˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

shíwǔ gè diàotǒng dǎshuǐ [Phonetic:shíwǔgèdiàotóngdáshuǐ]

шиу гэ дяотун дашуй

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

十五個吊桶打水——七上八下 十五個吊桶打水——七上八下#Chinese

十五个吊桶打水——七上八下 十五个吊桶打水——七上八下#Chinese

Synonym of 十五個吊桶打水——七上八下／十五个吊桶打水——七上八下 (shíwǔ gè diàotǒng dǎshuǐ, qīshàngbāxià)


十七十八無醜女

/sɨp̚⁵ t͡sʰit̚² sɨp̚⁵ pat̚² mo¹¹ t͡sʰu³¹ ŋ̍³¹/

(Hakka) young women are always attractive


一錢太守

ㄧ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄡˇ

yī qián tàishǒu [Phonetic:yì qián tàishǒu]

и цянь тайшоу

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

From Liu Chong, a governor of the Han Dynasty.


一字

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡siː²²/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡siː²²/


零知識證明

ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄓ ˙ㄕ ㄓㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄓ ㄕˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

линчжиши чжэнмин

/liŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩² ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ miŋ³⁵/

/liŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ miŋ³⁵/

/liŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩² ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ miŋ³⁵/

/liŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ miŋ³⁵/

zero-knowledge proof
zero-knowledge proof


九五之尊

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

ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄨˇ ㄓ ㄗㄨㄣ

цзюучжицзунь

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡su̯ən⁵⁵/

/kɐu̯³⁵ ŋ̍¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡syːn⁵⁵/

/kiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sun⁴⁴/

/kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sun⁴⁴/

/kɐu̯³⁵ ŋ̍¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡syːn⁵⁵/

/kiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sun⁴⁴/

/kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sun⁴⁴/


四方緙

/sei̯³³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ kʷʰaːk̚⁵/

/ɬu³³ fɔŋ³³ kʰak̚²¹⁻²¹⁵/

/sei̯³³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ kʷʰaːk̚⁵/

/ɬu³³ fɔŋ³³ kʰak̚²¹⁻²¹⁵/

(Cantonese) quadrilateral (usually rectangular)


四方形

/sz̩⁵¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/sei̯³³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ jɪŋ²¹/

/sz̩⁵¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/sei̯³³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ jɪŋ²¹/


八元數

/pä⁵⁵ ɥɛn³⁵ ʂu⁵¹/

/pä⁵⁵ ɥɛn³⁵ ʂu⁵¹/


八榮八恥

ㄅㄚ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄚ ㄔˇ

ба жун ба чи

/pä⁵⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵ pä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/paːt̚³ wɪŋ²¹ paːt̚³ t͡sʰiː³⁵/

/pä⁵⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵ pä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/paːt̚³ wɪŋ²¹ paːt̚³ t͡sʰiː³⁵/


十千

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/sɐp̚² t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵/

/t͡sap̚⁴³⁻²¹ t͡sʰeŋ⁴⁴/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/sɐp̚² t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵/

/t͡sap̚⁴³⁻²¹ t͡sʰeŋ⁴⁴/

Attend to your ploughing,
With your ten thousand men all in pairs.

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

亦服爾耕，十千維耦。

亦服尔耕，十千维耦。

Xīnfēng měijiǔ dǒu shíqiān, Xiányáng yóuxiá duō shàonián.

新豐美酒斗十千，咸陽遊俠多少年。

新丰美酒斗十千，咸阳游侠多少年。


一字一淚

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ leɪ̯⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡siː²² jɐt̚⁵ lɵy̯²²/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ leɪ̯⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡siː²² jɐt̚⁵ lɵy̯²²/


一字一珠

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵/


七發

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ fä⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ fä⁵⁵/

Seven Stimuli, a fu poem by Han dynasty-era poet Mei Cheng (died 140 BC)


一匡天下

ㄧ ㄎㄨㄤ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ kʰu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ kʰu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

Guan Zhong acted as prime minister to the duke Huan, made him leader of all the princes, and united and rectified the whole kingdom. Down to the present day, the people enjoy the gifts which he conferred. But for Guan Zhong, we should now be wearing our hair unbound, and the lappets of our coats buttoning on the left side. …

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

Zǐyuē: “Guǎn Zhòng xiàng Huán Gōng, bà zhūhóu, yī kuāng tiānxià, mín dào yú jīn shòu qí cì; wēi Guǎn Zhòng, wú qí bèifà zuǒrèn yǐ!......

子曰：「管仲相桓公，霸諸侯，一匡天下，民到于今受其賜；微管仲，吾其被髮左衽矣！……

子曰：「管仲相桓公，霸诸侯，一匡天下，民到于今受其赐；微管仲，吾其被发左衽矣！……


六莖

/li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

"Six Stems", a musical composition attributed to the mythological Emperor Zhuanxu


一毛一樣

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ jɑŋ⁵¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ jɑŋ⁵¹/

From 一模一樣／一模一样 (yīmúyīyàng).

zh-l

一模一樣／一模一样 (yīmúyīyàng)

一模一樣 一模一樣#Chinese

一模一样 一模一样#Chinese

(eye dialect) Synonym of 一模一樣／一模一样 (yīmúyīyàng, “exactly the same; identical”)


九黎

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li³⁵/

/kɐu̯³⁵ lɐi̯²¹/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li³⁵/

/kɐu̯³⁵ lɐi̯²¹/

Nine Li (name of an ancient tribe in China)


五邊

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ piːn⁵⁵/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ piːn⁵⁵/

(aviation) final approach, the fifth leg of the Airport traffic pattern


三次元

/sän⁵⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/

/sän⁵⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/


一心無二

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ u³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ u³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/


八正道

ja-r

八正道(はっしょうどう) (hasshōdō)

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (八正道):
* → Japanese: 八正道(はっしょうどう) (hasshōdō)
* → Korean: 팔정도(八正道) (paljeongdo)
* → Vietnamese: bát chính đạo (八正道)

/pä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/paːt̚³ t͡sɪŋ³³ tou̯²²/

/pä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/paːt̚³ t͡sɪŋ³³ tou̯²²/

noble eightfold path
noble eightfold path


六角柱

ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄨˋ

/li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/

/lʊk̚² kɔːk̚³ t͡sʰyː¹³/

/liʊk̚¹ kɔk̚¹ t͡sʰu⁴⁴/

/li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/

/lʊk̚² kɔːk̚³ t͡sʰyː¹³/

/liʊk̚¹ kɔk̚¹ t͡sʰu⁴⁴/


兩份

/lœːŋ¹³ fɐn²²⁻³⁵/

/lœːŋ¹³ fɐn²²⁻³⁵/

2021, “勁浪漫 超溫馨 [hyperromantic]”, 黃偉文 [Wyman Wong] (lyrics), 湯令山 [Gareth.T] and 范梓謙 [Teddy Fan] (music)performed by 湯令山 [Gareth.T]:

Sharing the raisins between us, poor but super warm and cozy

tai⁴ zi² gon¹ loeng⁵ fan⁶⁻² mit¹, kung⁴ daan⁶ ciu¹ wan¹ hing¹

提子乾兩份搣 窮但超溫馨

提子干两份搣 穷但超温馨

(Cantonese) to share between two parties


五十萬

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ wän⁵¹/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ wän⁵¹/

From a Chinese enactment which awards citizens who contribute to discovering and reporting spies. The ceiling of the award is five hundred thousand yuan.

行走的五十萬

行走的五十万

(Internet slang, Mainland China, sometimes offensive) a foreign agent or spy, especially a Taiwanese agent or spy operating within Mainland China


不名數

ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄨˋ

/pu⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ ʂu⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ mɪŋ²¹ sou̯³³/

/pu⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ ʂu⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ mɪŋ²¹ sou̯³³/


二等兵

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹ tɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ piŋ⁵⁵/

/jiː²² tɐŋ³⁵ pɪŋ⁵⁵/

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹ tɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ piŋ⁵⁵/

/jiː²² tɐŋ³⁵ pɪŋ⁵⁵/


四姊

→ Tagalog: sitse

/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡si⁵⁵⁴/

/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡si⁵⁵⁴/

(Hokkien) fourth elder sister (referring to the fourth daughter)


四兄

/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hiã³³/

/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hiã³³/

(Hokkien) fourth elder brother (referring to the fourth son)


草碼

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰou̯³⁵ maː¹³/

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰou̯³⁵ maː¹³/


三基色

/sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ sɤ⁵¹/

/sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ sɤ⁵¹/


九霄

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/


一親芳澤

ㄧ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄈㄤ ㄗㄜˊ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡saːk̚²/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡saːk̚²/

to get close to; to get on intimate terms with (someone or something that one likes)


一夔已足

ㄧ ㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄧˇ ㄗㄨˊ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ kʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ kʷʰɐi̯²¹ jiː¹³ t͡sʊk̚⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ kʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ kʷʰɐi̯²¹ jiː¹³ t͡sʊk̚⁵/

In Chinese mythology, Kui, who Emperor Shun appointed to be his Music Minister, invented classical Chinese music and dancing.


駢字

/pʰi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹/

/pʰi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹/

(Chinese linguistics) a two-character compound word


駢四儷六

ㄆㄧㄢˊ ㄙˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄡˋ

/pʰi̯ɛn³⁵ sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

/pʰi̯ɛn³⁵ sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹/


四六文

/sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ wən³⁵/

/sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ wən³⁵/


做七

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/

/t͡su⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹/

/t͡sou̯²² t͡sʰɐt̚⁵/

/t͡sɔu²¹ t͡sʰɐk̚⁴⁴/

/t͡so⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰit̚¹/

/t͡so²¹³⁻⁵³ t͡sʰɛiʔ²⁴/

/t͡sɵ⁴² t͡sʰiʔ²/

/t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰit̚³²/

/t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰit̚³²/

/t͡so²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰik̚²/

/t͡so²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰek̚²/

/t͡su⁵⁵ t͡sʰət̚³³/

/t͡su³³ t͡ɕʰiɪʔ⁴⁴/

/t͡su⁴² t͡ɕʰiəʔ⁵/

/t͡səu⁵² t͡sʰiɪʔ³³/

/t͡so³⁴ t͡ɕʰiəʔ⁵³/

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/

/t͡su⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹/

/t͡sou̯²² t͡sʰɐt̚⁵/

/t͡sɔu²¹ t͡sʰɐk̚⁴⁴/

/t͡so⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰit̚¹/

/t͡so²¹³⁻⁵³ t͡sʰɛiʔ²⁴/

/t͡sɵ⁴² t͡sʰiʔ²/

/t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰit̚³²/

/t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰit̚³²/

/t͡so²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰik̚²/

/t͡so²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰek̚²/

/t͡su⁵⁵ t͡sʰət̚³³/

/t͡su³³ t͡ɕʰiɪʔ⁴⁴/

/t͡su⁴² t͡ɕʰiəʔ⁵/

/t͡səu⁵² t͡sʰiɪʔ³³/

/t͡so³⁴ t͡ɕʰiəʔ⁵³/

to perform Buddhist or Taoist rituals every seven days after a person's death, till the 49th day


三篋

/sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹/

Calque of Pali tipiṭaka, from ti (“three”) + piṭaka (“basket, collection of canons”), and Sanskrit त्रिपिटक (tripiṭaka), from त्रि (tri) + पिटक (piṭaka).


四萬萬

/sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ wän⁵¹/

/sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ wän⁵¹/

A Study of Confucius as a Reformer of Institutions 《孔子改制考》 by Kang Youwei)

Shǐ wǒ Zhōngguó èr qiān nián, fāng wànlǐ zhī dì, sìwànwàn shénmíng zhī yì, bùdé jiàn tàipíngzhīzhì, bèi dàtóng zhī yuè zhě, hé zāi?

使我中國二千年，方萬里之地，四萬萬神明之裔，不得見太平之治，被大同之樂者，何哉？

使我中国二千年，方万里之地，四万万神明之裔，不得见太平之治，被大同之乐者，何哉？

(historical) the Chinese people, lit. "four hundred million", the approximate population of China in the nineteenth century.


零次元

/liŋ³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/

/liŋ³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/


四次元

/sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/

/sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/


一次元

/i⁵⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/

/i⁵⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/


七鰓鰻

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ saɪ̯⁵⁵ män³⁵/

/t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ sɔːi̯⁵⁵ maːn²¹/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ saɪ̯⁵⁵ män³⁵/

/t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ sɔːi̯⁵⁵ maːn²¹/


案號

/ˀän⁵¹⁻⁵³ xɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/ˀän⁵¹⁻⁵³ xɑʊ̯⁵¹/


九百六

/kau⁴⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾a²¹⁻⁵⁵ laʔ⁴/

/kau³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾a²¹⁻⁵⁵ laʔ²⁴/

/kau⁴⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾a²¹⁻⁵⁵ laʔ⁴/

/kau³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾a²¹⁻⁵⁵ laʔ²⁴/

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


蘇州碼

/su⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

sou¹ ziu¹ bor³ [Phonetic:sou⁵ liu⁵ bor³]

/ɬɔu⁵³³⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))liu⁵³³⁻²¹ pɒ⁴⁵³/

sou¹ ziu¹ bor³ [Phonetic:sou⁵ liu⁵ bhor³]

/ɬɔu⁵³³⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))liu⁵³³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βɒ³³²/

/su⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɬɔu⁵³³⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))liu⁵³³⁻²¹ pɒ⁴⁵³/

(Taiwanese Mandarin, Puxian Min) Suzhou numeral


紅毛號碼

/aŋ²³⁻²¹ mɔ²³⁻²¹ ho²¹ bɛ⁴⁴⁵/

/aŋ²³⁻²¹ mɔ²³⁻²¹ ho²¹ bɛ⁴⁴⁵/

(Penang Hokkien, arithmetic) Arabic numeral