三跪九叩 sān guì jiǔ kòu ㄙㄢ ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄡˋ saam1 gwai6 gau2 kau3
- to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)
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三
- 三维 三維 sān wéi ㄙㄢ ㄨㄟˊ saam1 wai4 three-dimensional
- 三角 sān jiǎo ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄠˇ saam1 gok3 triangle
- 再三 zài sān ㄗㄞˋ ㄙㄢ zoi3 saam1 over and over again
- 三明治 sān míng zhì ㄙㄢ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ saam1 ming4 zi6 (loanword) sandwich
- 三角形 sān jiǎo xíng ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ saam1 gok3 jing4 triangle
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- 三番五次 sān fān wǔ cì ㄙㄢ ㄈㄢ ㄨˇ ㄘˋ saam1 faan1 ng5 ci3 over and over again (idiom)
- 接二连三 接二連三 jiē èr lián sān ㄐㄧㄝ ㄦˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄢ zip3 ji6 lin4 saam1 (idiom) one after another; in quick succession
- 朝三暮四 zhāo sān mù sì ㄓㄠ ㄙㄢ ㄇㄨˋ ㄙˋ ziu1 saam1 mou6 sei3 lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon
- 举一反三 舉一反三 jǔ yī fǎn sān ㄐㄩˇ ㄧ ㄈㄢˇ ㄙㄢ geoi2 jat1 faan2 saam1 to raise one and infer three
- 三C sān C ㄙㄢ C saam1 see 3C[san1 C]
- 三P sān P ㄙㄢ P saam1 (slang) threesome
- 三七 sān qī ㄙㄢ ㄑㄧ saam1 cat1 pseudoginseng (Panax pseudoginseng), hemostatic herb
- 三不 sān bù ㄙㄢ ㄅㄨˋ saam1 bat1 the three no's (abbreviated catchphrase)
- 三世 sān shì ㄙㄢ ㄕˋ saam1 sai3 the Third (of numbered kings)
- 三五 sān wǔ ㄙㄢ ㄨˇ saam1 ng5 several
- 三井 Sān jǐng ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˇ saam1 zeng2 Mitsui (Japanese company)
- 三亚 三亞 Sān yà ㄙㄢ ㄧㄚˋ saam1 aa3 see 三亚市
- 三仇 sān chóu ㄙㄢ ㄔㄡˊ saam1 sau4 animosity or resentment towards three groups (the bureaucrats, the wealthy, and the police) due to perceived abuse of power
- 三代 sān dài ㄙㄢ ㄉㄞˋ saam1 doi6 three generations of a family
- 三伏 sān fú ㄙㄢ ㄈㄨˊ saam1 fuk6 the three annual periods of hot weather, namely 初伏, 中伏 and 末伏, which run consecutively over a period from mid-July to late August
跪
- 下跪 xià guì ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄟˋ haa6 gwai6 to kneel
- 滑跪 huá guì ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄍㄨㄟˋ waat6 gwai6 (of a soccer player) to knee slide after scoring a goal
- 罚跪 罰跪 fá guì ㄈㄚˊ ㄍㄨㄟˋ fat6 gwai6 to punish by protracted kneeling
- 跪下 guì xia ㄍㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄒㄧㄚ gwai6 haa6 to kneel down
- 跪乳 guì rǔ ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄖㄨˇ gwai6 jyu5 (literary) (of a lamb) to kneel to suckle at the breast (used as a metaphor for filial piety)
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- 跪伏 guì fú ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄈㄨˊ gwai6 fuk6 to crouch (of animal)
- 跪倒 guì dǎo ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄠˇ gwai6 dou2 to kneel down
- 跪叩 guì kòu ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄎㄡˋ gwai6 kau3 to kowtow
- 跪坐 guì zuò ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ gwai6 co5 to sit kneeling with legs folded underneath the thighs and buttocks resting on the heels
- 跪拜 guì bài ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄞˋ gwai6 baai3 to kowtow
- 跪毯 guì tǎn ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄢˇ gwai6 taan2 a prayer mat
- 跪祷 跪禱 guì dǎo ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄠˇ gwai6 tou2 to kneel in prayer
- 长跪 長跪 cháng guì ㄔㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄟˋ coeng4 gwai6 to kneel as in prayer (without sitting back on the heels)
- 跪地求饶 跪地求饒 guì dì qiú ráo ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄠˊ gwai6 dei6 kau4 jiu4 to kneel and beg forgiveness
九
- 九份 Jiǔ fèn ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄈㄣˋ gau2 fan6 Jiufen (or Jioufen or Chiufen), mountainside town in north Taiwan, former gold mining town, used as the setting for two well-known movies
- 九价 九價 jiǔ jià ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋ gau2 gaa3 (medicine) 9-valent HPV vaccine; Gardasil 9 (abbr. for 九價HPV九价HPV疫苗)
- 九十 jiǔ shí ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕˊ gau2 sap6 ninety
- 九卿 jiǔ qīng ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄥ gau2 hing1 the nine top officials (in imperial China)
- 九原 Jiǔ yuán ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄢˊ gau2 jyun4 see 九原区
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- 九台 Jiǔ tái ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄞˊ gau2 toi4 see 九台区
- 九天 jiǔ tiān ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄢ gau2 tin1 the ninth heaven; the highest of the heavens
- 九如 Jiǔ rú ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄖㄨˊ gau2 jyu4 Chiuju township in Pingtung County 屏东县, Taiwan
- 九孔 jiǔ kǒng ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄥˇ gau2 hung2 abalone (Haliotis diversicolor)
- 九州 Jiǔ zhōu ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄡ gau2 zau1 division of China during earliest dynasties
- 九巴 Jiǔ bā ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄚ gau2 baa1 Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) (abbr. for 九龙巴士)
- 九成 jiǔ chéng ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄥˊ gau2 sing4 nine-tenths
- 九折 jiǔ zhé ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄜˊ gau2 zit3 10% off (price)
- 九月 Jiǔ yuè ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄝˋ gau2 jyut6 September
- 九归 九歸 jiǔ guī ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄍㄨㄟ gau2 gwai1 abacus division rules (using a single-digit divisor)
- 九江 Jiǔ jiāng ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄤ gau2 gong1 see 九江市
- 九泉 jiǔ quán ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄩㄢˊ gau2 cyun4 the nine springs
- 九流 jiǔ liú ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ gau2 lau4 the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians 儒家, Daoists 道家, Yin and Yang 阴阳家, Legalists 法家, Logicians 名家, Mohists 墨家, Diplomats 纵横家, Miscellaneous 杂家, and Agriculturalists 农家
- 九渊 九淵 jiǔ yuān ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄢ gau2 jyun1 abyss
- 九窍 九竅 jiǔ qiào ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄠˋ gau2 hiu3 nine orifices of the human body (eyes, nostrils, ears, mouth, urethra, anus)
叩
- 叩问 叩問 kòu wèn ㄎㄡˋ ㄨㄣˋ (literary) to inquire
- 叩应 叩應 kòu yìng ㄎㄡˋ ㄧㄥˋ kau3 jing3 call-in (loanword)
- 叩拜 kòu bài ㄎㄡˋ ㄅㄞˋ kau3 baai3 to bow in salute; to kowtow
- 叩球 kòu qiú ㄎㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ kau3 kau4 spike (volleyball)
- 叩见 叩見 kòu jiàn ㄎㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ kau3 gin3 to kowtow in salute
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- 叩谒 叩謁 kòu yè ㄎㄡˋ ㄧㄝˋ kau3 jit3 to visit (esp. one's superiors)
- 叩门 叩門 kòu mén ㄎㄡˋ ㄇㄣˊ kau3 mun4 to knock on a door
- 叩关 叩關 kòu guān ㄎㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄢ kau3 gwaan1 to knock at the gate (old)
- 叩头 叩頭 kòu tóu ㄎㄡˋ ㄊㄡˊ kau3 tau4 to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)
- 叩首 kòu shǒu ㄎㄡˋ ㄕㄡˇ kau3 sau2 to kowtow
- 跪叩 guì kòu ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄎㄡˋ gwai6 kau3 to kowtow