倒持泰阿 dào chí Tài ē ㄉㄠˋ ㄔˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄜ dou2 ci4 taai3 aa3
- lit. to present the handle of a sword to another (idiom)
- fig. to relinquish power to another; to place oneself at another's mercy
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倒
- 倒下 dǎo xià ㄉㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ dou2 haa6 to collapse
- 倒塌 dǎo tā ㄉㄠˇ ㄊㄚ dou2 taap3 to collapse (of building)
- 倒数 倒數 dào shǔ ㄉㄠˋ ㄕㄨˇ dou3 sou3 to count backwards (from 10 down to 0)
- 倒是 dào shi ㄉㄠˋ ˙ㄕ dou3 si6 contrary to what one might expect
- 倒楣 dǎo méi ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄟˊ variant of 倒霉
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- 倒卖 倒賣 dǎo mài ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄞˋ dou2 maai6 to resell at a profit
- 倒车 倒車 dǎo chē ㄉㄠˇ ㄔㄜ dou2 ce1 to change buses, trains etc
- 倒车 倒車 dào chē ㄉㄠˋ ㄔㄜ dou2 ce1 to reverse (a vehicle)
- 倒闭 倒閉 dǎo bì ㄉㄠˇ ㄅㄧˋ dou2 bai3 to go bankrupt
- 倒霉 dǎo méi ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄟˊ dou2 mui4 to have bad luck
- 反倒 fǎn dào ㄈㄢˇ ㄉㄠˋ faan2 dou3 (coll.) but on the contrary; but instead
- 压倒 壓倒 yā dǎo ㄧㄚ ㄉㄠˇ aat3 dou2 to overwhelm
- 打倒 dǎ dǎo ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄠˇ daa2 dou2 to overthrow
- 摔倒 shuāi dǎo ㄕㄨㄞ ㄉㄠˇ seot1 dou2 to fall down
- 昏倒 hūn dǎo ㄏㄨㄣ ㄉㄠˇ fan1 dou2 to faint
- 晕倒 暈倒 yūn dǎo ㄩㄣ ㄉㄠˇ wan4 dou2 to faint
- 跌倒 diē dǎo ㄉㄧㄝ ㄉㄠˇ dit3 dou2 to tumble
- 颠倒 顛倒 diān dǎo ㄉㄧㄢ ㄉㄠˇ din1 dou2 to turn upside down
- 倒计时 倒計時 dào jì shí ㄉㄠˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄕˊ dou2 gai3 si4 to count down
- 倒伏 dǎo fú ㄉㄠˇ ㄈㄨˊ dou2 fuk6 (of cereal crops) to collapse and lie flat
持
- 主持 zhǔ chí ㄓㄨˇ ㄔˊ zyu2 ci4 to take charge of
- 保持 bǎo chí ㄅㄠˇ ㄔˊ bou2 ci4 to keep
- 劫持 jié chí ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄔˊ gip3 ci4 to kidnap
- 坚持 堅持 jiān chí ㄐㄧㄢ ㄔˊ gin1 ci4 to persevere with
- 扶持 fú chí ㄈㄨˊ ㄔˊ fu4 ci4 to help
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- 把持 bǎ chí ㄅㄚˇ ㄔˊ baa2 ci4 to control
- 持久 chí jiǔ ㄔˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ci4 gau2 lasting
- 持平 chí píng ㄔˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ci4 ping4 to stay level (of exchange rate, market share etc)
- 持有 chí yǒu ㄔˊ ㄧㄡˇ ci4 jau5 to hold (passport, views etc)
- 持续 持續 chí xù ㄔˊ ㄒㄩˋ ci4 zuk6 to continue
- 挟持 挾持 xié chí ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄔˊ hip6 ci4 to seize (sb) by the arms
- 支持 zhī chí ㄓ ㄔˊ zi1 ci4 to be in favor of
- 维持 維持 wéi chí ㄨㄟˊ ㄔˊ wai4 ci4 to keep; to maintain; to preserve
- 主持人 zhǔ chí rén ㄓㄨˇ ㄔˊ ㄖㄣˊ zyu2 ci4 jan4 host; master of ceremonies; (TV or radio) presenter; anchor
- 坚持不懈 堅持不懈 jiān chí bù xiè ㄐㄧㄢ ㄔˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋ gin1 ci4 bat1 haai6 (idiom) to persevere unremittingly; to keep going until the end
- 持之以恒 持之以恆 chí zhī yǐ héng ㄔˊ ㄓ ㄧˇ ㄏㄥˊ ci4 zi1 ji5 hang4 to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere
- 住持 zhù chí ㄓㄨˋ ㄔˊ zyu6 ci4 to administer a monastery Buddhist or Daoist
- 僵持 jiāng chí ㄐㄧㄤ ㄔˊ goeng1 ci4 to be deadlocked
- 免持 miǎn chí ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄔˊ min5 ci4 (Tw) hands-free (telephone function)
- 加持 jiā chí ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔˊ gaa1 ci4 (Buddhism) (from Sanskrit "adhiṣṭhāna") blessings
泰
- 泰斗 tài dǒu ㄊㄞˋ ㄉㄡˇ taai3 dau2 abbr. for 泰山北斗
- 国泰 國泰 Guó tài ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄊㄞˋ gwok3 taai3 Cathay Pacific (Hong Kong airline)
- 奢泰 shē tài ㄕㄜ ㄊㄞˋ ce1 taai3 extravagant
- 安泰 ān tài ㄢ ㄊㄞˋ on1 taai3 at peace
- 康泰 kāng tài ㄎㄤ ㄊㄞˋ hong1 taai3 safe and healthy
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- 新泰 Xīn tài ㄒㄧㄣ ㄊㄞˋ san1 taai3 see 新泰市
- 景泰 Jǐng tài ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄊㄞˋ ging2 taai3 see 景泰县
- 永泰 Yǒng tài ㄩㄥˇ ㄊㄞˋ wing5 taai3 see 永泰县
- 泰来 泰來 Tài lái ㄊㄞˋ ㄌㄞˊ taai3 loi4 see 泰来县
- 泰勒 Tài lè ㄊㄞˋ ㄌㄜˋ taai3 lak6 Taylor (name)
- 泰北 Tài běi ㄊㄞˋ ㄅㄟˇ taai3 bak1 northern Thailand
- 泰半 tài bàn ㄊㄞˋ ㄅㄢˋ taai3 bun3 more than half
- 泰和 Tài hé ㄊㄞˋ ㄏㄜˊ taai3 wo4 see 泰和县
- 泰和 tài hé ㄊㄞˋ ㄏㄜˊ taai3 wo4 calm and peaceful
- 泰国 泰國 Tài guó ㄊㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ taai3 gwok3 Thailand
- 泰坦 Tài tǎn ㄊㄞˋ ㄊㄢˇ taai3 taan2 Titan (race of deities in Greek mythology, moon of Saturn etc)
- 泰安 Tài ān ㄊㄞˋ ㄢ taai3 on1 see 泰安市
- 泰宁 泰寧 Tài níng ㄊㄞˋ ㄋㄧㄥˊ taai3 ning4 see 泰宁县
- 泰山 Tài Shān ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄢ taai3 saan1 Mt Tai in Shandong, eastern mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五岳
- 泰山 Tài shān ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄢ taai3 saan1 Tarzan (fictional character reared by apes in the jungle)
阿
- 阿姨 ā yí ㄚ ㄧˊ aa3 ji4 maternal aunt
- 阿拉伯语 阿拉伯語 Ā lā bó yǔ ㄚ ㄌㄚ ㄅㄛˊ ㄩˇ aa3 laai1 baak3 jyu5 Arabic (language)
- 太阿 Tài ē ㄊㄞˋ ㄜ taai3 aa3 variant of 泰阿
- 山阿 shān ē ㄕㄢ ㄜ saan1 aa3 a nook in the mountains
- 巴阿 Bā Ā ㄅㄚ ㄚ baa1 aa3 Pakistan-Afghan
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- 东阿 東阿 Dōng ē ㄉㄨㄥ ㄜ dung1 aa3 see 东阿县
- 泰阿 Tài ē ㄊㄞˋ ㄜ taai3 aa3 name of a famous sword mentioned in ancient texts
- 阿Q Ā Q ㄚ Q aa3 Ah Q, antihero of Lu Xun's influential 1921 novella "The True Story of Ah Q" 阿Q阿Q正传 ("Q" here is typically pronounced as [kiu1] or [qiu1])
- 阿三 ā sān ㄚ ㄙㄢ aa3 saam1 (derog.) an Indian
- 阿丹 Ā dān ㄚ ㄉㄢ aa3 daan1 Adam (name)
- 阿亨 Ā hēng ㄚ ㄏㄥ aa3 hang1 Aachen, city in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
- 阿佤 Ā wǎ ㄚ ㄨㄚˇ aa3 ngaa5 Wa, Kawa or Va ethnic group of Myanmar, south China and southeast Asia
- 阿来 阿來 Ā lái ㄚ ㄌㄞˊ aa3 loi4 Alai (1959-), ethnic Tibetan Chinese writer, awarded Mao Dun Literature Prize in 2000 for his novel 尘埃落定 "Red Poppies"
- 阿们 阿們 ā men ㄚ ˙ㄇㄣ aa3 mun4 (loanword) amen
- 阿伦 阿倫 Ā lún ㄚ ㄌㄨㄣˊ aa3 leon4 Aalen, town in Germany
- 阿兄 ā xiōng ㄚ ㄒㄩㄥ aa3 hing1 elder brother
- 阿公 ā gōng ㄚ ㄍㄨㄥ aa3 gung1 (old) grandfather
- 阿卡 Ā kǎ ㄚ ㄎㄚˇ aa3 kaa1 Acre, city in Israel, also known as Akko
- 阿哥 ā gē ㄚ ㄍㄜ aa3 go1 (familiar) elder brother
- 阿嚏 ā tì ㄚ ㄊㄧˋ aa3 tai3 (onom.) a-choo (sound of a sneeze)