九尾龟 九尾龜
九尾龟 九尾龜 jiǔ wěi guī ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄟ gau2 mei5 gwai1
- nine-tailed turtle of mythology
- The Nine-tailed Turtle, novel by late Qing novelist Zhang Chunfan 张春帆 張春帆
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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)
尾
- 尾巴 wěi ba ㄨㄟˇ ˙ㄅㄚ mei5 baa1 tail
- 尾气 尾氣 wěi qì ㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄧˋ mei5 hei3 exhaust; emissions
- 尾声 尾聲 wěi shēng ㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄥ mei5 sing1 coda
- 结尾 結尾 jié wěi ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄨㄟˇ git3 mei5 ending
- 追尾 zhuī wěi ㄓㄨㄟ ㄨㄟˇ zeoi1 mei5 to tailgate
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- 交尾 jiāo wěi ㄐㄧㄠ ㄨㄟˇ gaau1 mei5 to copulate (of animals)
- 字尾 zì wěi ㄗˋ ㄨㄟˇ zi6 mei5 suffix
- 尾子 wěi zi ㄨㄟˇ ˙ㄗ mei5 zi2 tail
- 尾击 尾擊 wěi jī ㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧ mei5 gik1 attack from the rear
- 尾数 尾數 wěi shù ㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄨˋ mei5 sou3 remainder (after rounding a number)
- 尾期 wěi qī ㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄧ mei5 kei4 final period
- 尾梢 wěi shāo ㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄠ mei5 saau1 the tip
- 尾椎 wěi zhuī ㄨㄟˇ ㄓㄨㄟ mei5 zeoi1 coccyx
- 尾欠 wěi qiàn ㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄧㄢˋ mei5 him3 balance due
- 尾款 wěi kuǎn ㄨㄟˇ ㄎㄨㄢˇ mei5 fun2 balance (money remaining due)
- 尾水 wěi shuǐ ㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ mei5 seoi2 tailwater
- 尾流 wěi liú ㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ mei5 lau4 wake (trailing behind a ship, airplane etc)
- 尾灯 尾燈 wěi dēng ㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄥ mei5 dang1 tail light (on vehicle)
- 尾牙 wěi yá ㄨㄟˇ ㄧㄚˊ mei5 ngaa4 a year-end dinner for employees
- 尾班 wěi bān ㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄢ mei5 baan1 last service (of train, bus, boat etc)
龟 龜
- 乌龟 烏龜 wū guī ㄨ ㄍㄨㄟ wu1 gwai1 tortoise
- 杠龟 槓龜 gàng guī ㄍㄤˋ ㄍㄨㄟ (Tw) to lose one's shirt (gambling); to meet with failure (from Taiwanese 摃龜, Tai-lo pr. [kòng-ku])
- 海龟 海龜 hǎi guī ㄏㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄟ hoi2 gwai1 turtle
- 督龟 督龜 dū guī ㄉㄨ ㄍㄨㄟ duk1 gwai1 (Tw) to doze off (from Taiwanese 盹龜, Tai-lo pr. [tuh-ku])
- 蠵龟 蠵龜 xī guī ㄒㄧ ㄍㄨㄟ kwai4 gwai1 loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta)
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- 金龟 金龜 jīn guī ㄐㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄟ gam1 gwai1 tortoise
- 陆龟 陸龜 lù guī ㄌㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄟ luk6 gwai1 tortoise
- 隐龟 隱龜 yǐn guī ㄧㄣˇ ㄍㄨㄟ jan2 gwai1 Mary River turtle (Elusor macrurus)
- 鳄龟 鱷龜 è guī ㄜˋ ㄍㄨㄟ ngok6 gwai1 snapping turtle
- 龟公 龜公 guī gōng ㄍㄨㄟ ㄍㄨㄥ gwai1 gung1 pimp
- 龟友 龜友 guī yǒu ㄍㄨㄟ ㄧㄡˇ gwai1 jau5 turtle enthusiast
- 龟板 龜板 guī bǎn ㄍㄨㄟ ㄅㄢˇ gwai1 baan2 tortoise plastron
- 龟壳 龜殼 guī ké ㄍㄨㄟ ㄎㄜˊ gwai1 hok3 tortoise shell
- 龟毛 龜毛 guī máo ㄍㄨㄟ ㄇㄠˊ gwai1 mou4 (Tw) (coll.) indecisive; fussy; nitpicking (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ku-moo])
- 龟甲 龜甲 guī jiǎ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄚˇ gwai1 gaap3 tortoise shell
- 龟男 龜男 guī nán ㄍㄨㄟ ㄋㄢˊ gwai1 naam4 (slang) man who grovels to a woman; man who accepts a subordinate or exploitative role in hopes of her approval
- 龟缩 龜縮 guī suō ㄍㄨㄟ ㄙㄨㄛ gwai1 suk1 to withdraw
- 龟船 龜船 guī chuán ㄍㄨㄟ ㄔㄨㄢˊ gwai1 syun4 "turtle ship", armored warship used by Koreans in fighting the Japanese during the Imjin war of 1592-1598 壬辰倭乱
- 龟兹 龜茲 Qiū cí ㄑㄧㄡ ㄘˊ gwai1 zi1 Kucha, ancient Silk Road kingdom and Buddhist center on the northern rim of the Taklamakan Desert (Han-Tang period), in present-day Aksu, Xinjiang
- 龟裂 龜裂 jūn liè ㄐㄩㄣ ㄌㄧㄝˋ gwan1 lit6 to crack
Idioms with these characters
- 九牛一毛 jiǔ niú yī máo ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄧ ㄇㄠˊ gau2 ngau4 jat1 mou4 lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom)
- 九死一生 jiǔ sǐ yī shēng ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄙˇ ㄧ ㄕㄥ gau2 sei2 jat1 sang1 nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape
- 九天揽月 九天攬月 jiǔ tiān lǎn yuè ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄌㄢˇ ㄩㄝˋ gau2 tin1 laam5 jyut6 (idiom) to reach for the stars
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- 九霄云外 九霄雲外 jiǔ xiāo yún wài ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄩㄣˊ ㄨㄞˋ gau2 siu1 wan4 ngoi6 beyond the topmost clouds (idiom)
- 龙生九子 龍生九子 lóng shēng jiǔ zǐ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄥ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄗˇ lung4 sang1 gau2 zi2 lit. the dragon has nine sons (idiom); fig. all kinds of characters
- 三旬九食 sān xún jiǔ shí ㄙㄢ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕˊ saam1 ceon4 gau2 sik6 lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)
- 十赌九输 十賭九輸 shí dǔ jiǔ shū ㄕˊ ㄉㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄨ sap6 dou2 gau2 syu1 lit. in gambling, nine times out of ten you lose (idiom)
- 十拿九稳 十拿九穩 shí ná jiǔ wěn ㄕˊ ㄋㄚˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄣˇ sap6 naa4 gau2 wan2 (idiom) to be a cinch; in the bag
- 一言九鼎 yī yán jiǔ dǐng ㄧ ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄧㄥˇ jat1 jin4 gau2 ding2 one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
- 跋胡疐尾 bá hú zhì wěi ㄅㄚˊ ㄏㄨˊ ㄓˋ ㄨㄟˇ (idiom, from Book of Songs) unable to advance or retreat
- 藏头露尾 藏頭露尾 cáng tóu lù wěi ㄘㄤˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄌㄨˋ ㄨㄟˇ cong4 tau4 lou6 mei5 to hide the head and show the tail (idiom); to give a partial account
- 彻头彻尾 徹頭徹尾 chè tóu chè wěi ㄔㄜˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄔㄜˋ ㄨㄟˇ cit3 tau4 cit3 mei5 lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing
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- 狗尾续貂 狗尾續貂 gǒu wěi xù diāo ㄍㄡˇ ㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄩˋ ㄉㄧㄠ gau2 mei5 zuk6 diu1 lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom)
- 狐狸尾巴 hú li wěi ba ㄏㄨˊ ˙ㄌㄧ ㄨㄟˇ ˙ㄅㄚ wu4 lei4 mei5 baa1 lit. fox's tail (idiom); visible sign of evil intentions
- 虎头蛇尾 虎頭蛇尾 hǔ tóu shé wěi ㄏㄨˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄕㄜˊ ㄨㄟˇ fu2 tau4 se4 mei5 lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
- 虎尾春冰 hǔ wěi chūn bīng ㄏㄨˇ ㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄨㄣ ㄅㄧㄥ fu2 mei5 ceon1 bing1 lit. like stepping on a tiger's tail or spring ice (idiom)
- 街头巷尾 街頭巷尾 jiē tóu xiàng wěi ㄐㄧㄝ ㄊㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄨㄟˇ gaai1 tau4 hong6 mei5 top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
- 龙头蛇尾 龍頭蛇尾 lóng tóu shé wěi ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄕㄜˊ ㄨㄟˇ lung4 tau4 se4 mei5 lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
- 尾大不掉 wěi dà bù diào ㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ mei5 daai6 bat1 diu6 large tail obstructs action (idiom); bottom heavy