九泉 jiǔ quán ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄩㄢˊ gau2 cyun4
- the nine springs
- the underworld of Chinese mythology
- Hades
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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)
- 九野 jiǔ yě ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄧㄝˇ gau2 je5 the nine "fields" into which Heaven was anciently divided
泉
- 喷泉 噴泉 pēn quán ㄆㄣ ㄑㄩㄢˊ pan3 cyun4 fountain
- 泉源 quán yuán ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ cyun4 jyun4 springhead
- 源泉 yuán quán ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ jyun4 cyun4 fountainhead
- 温泉 溫泉 wēn quán ㄨㄣ ㄑㄩㄢˊ wan1 cyun4 hot spring
- 矿泉水 礦泉水 kuàng quán shuǐ ㄎㄨㄤˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ kwong3 cyun4 seoi2 mineral water
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- 小泉 Xiǎo quán ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄩㄢˊ siu2 cyun4 Koizumi (name)
- 平泉 Píng quán ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ping4 cyun4 see 平泉市
- 拜泉 Bài quán ㄅㄞˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ baai3 cyun4 see 拜泉县
- 泉山 Quán shān ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄢ cyun4 saan1 see 泉山区
- 泉州 Quán zhōu ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄓㄡ cyun4 zau1 see 泉州市
- 泉币 泉幣 quán bì ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ cyun4 bai6 coin (archaic)
- 泉水 quán shuǐ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ cyun4 seoi2 spring water
- 泉港 Quán gǎng ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄤˇ cyun4 gong2 see 泉港区
- 泉涌 泉湧 quán yǒng ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄩㄥˇ cyun4 jung2 to gush
- 泉眼 quán yǎn ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄢˇ cyun4 ngaan5 mouth of a spring or fountain
- 泉华 泉華 quán huá ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚˊ cyun4 waa4 to sinter (metallurgy)
- 泉路 quán lù ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄨˋ cyun4 lou6 netherworld
- 渊泉 淵泉 yuān quán ㄩㄢ ㄑㄩㄢˊ jyun1 cyun4 deep springs
- 清泉 qīng quán ㄑㄧㄥ ㄑㄩㄢˊ cing1 cyun4 clear spring
- 涌泉 湧泉 yǒng quán ㄩㄥˇ ㄑㄩㄢˊ jung2 cyun4 gushing spring
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
- 抱恨黄泉 抱恨黃泉 bào hèn huáng quán ㄅㄠˋ ㄏㄣˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ pou5 han6 wong4 cyun4 (idiom) to harbor regrets into the afterlife
- 命归黄泉 命歸黃泉 mìng guī Huáng quán ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ming6 gwai1 wong4 cyun4 lit. to return to the Yellow Springs 黄泉 (idiom)
- 泉石膏肓 quán shí gāo huāng ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄕˊ ㄍㄠ ㄏㄨㄤ cyun4 sek6 gou1 fong1 lit. mountain springs and rocks in one's heart (idiom); a deep love of mountain scenery