先汉
先汉先漢 Xiān Hàn ㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄢˋ sin1 hon3
- Western Han dynasty (206 BC–8 AD), aka 西汉 (西漢) Xī Hàn ㄒㄧ ㄏㄢˋ
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More words with these characters
先
- 事先 shì xiān ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄢ si6 sin1 in advance
- 优先優先 yōu xiān ㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄢ jau1 sin1 to have priority; to take precedence
- 先例 xiān lì ㄒㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˋ sin1 lai6 precedent
- 先前 xiān qián ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄢˊ sin1 cin4 before; previously
- 先天 xiān tiān ㄒㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ sin1 tin1 embryonic period (contrasted with 後天|后天[hou4 tian1])
- 先后先後 xiān hòu ㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄡˋ sin1 hau6 early or late; first and last; priority
汉
- 汉堡漢堡 hàn bǎo ㄏㄢˋ ㄅㄠˇ hon3 bou2 (loanword) hamburger
- 汉字漢字 hàn zì ㄏㄢˋ ㄗˋ hon3 zi6 Chinese character(s)
- 汉语漢語 Hàn yǔ ㄏㄢˋ ㄩˇ hon3 jyu5 Chinese language
- 老汉老漢 lǎo hàn ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄢˋ lou5 hon3 old man
- 偷汉偷漢 tōu hàn ㄊㄡ ㄏㄢˋ tau1 hon3 see 偷漢子|偷汉子[tou1 han4 zi5]
- 两汉兩漢 liǎng Hàn ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄢˋ loeng5 hon3 Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
Idioms with these characters
- 笨鸟先飞笨鳥先飛 bèn niǎo xiān fēi ㄅㄣˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄟ ban6 niu5 sin1 fei1 lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities
- 敢为人先敢為人先 gǎn wéi rén xiān ㄍㄢˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢ gam2 wai4 jan4 sin1 to dare to be first
- 捷足先登 jié zú xiān dēng ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄗㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄥ zit3 zuk1 sin1 dang1 the quick-footed climb up first (idiom)
- 溘先朝露 kè xiān zhāo lù ㄎㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓㄠ ㄌㄨˋ hap6 sin1 ziu1 lou6 the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
- 身先朝露 shēn xiān zhāo lù ㄕㄣ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓㄠ ㄌㄨˋ san1 sin1 ziu1 lou6 body will go with the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
- 彪形大汉彪形大漢 biāo xíng dà hàn ㄅㄧㄠ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄢˋ biu1 jing4 daai6 hon3 (idiom) burly chap; husky fellow
- 绿林好汉綠林好漢 lù lín hǎo hàn ㄌㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄠˇ ㄏㄢˋ luk6 lam4 hou2 hon3 (idiom) chivalrous hero, often one who combats injustice or fights for a noble cause (originally referred to a group of outlaws who assembled in 綠林|绿林[Lu4 lin2])
- 气冲霄汉氣沖霄漢 qì chōng xiāo hàn ㄑㄧˋ ㄔㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄏㄢˋ hei3 cung1 siu1 hon3 (idiom) dauntless; courageous; spirited
- 铮铮铁汉錚錚鐵漢 zhēng zhēng tiě hàn ㄓㄥ ㄓㄥ ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄏㄢˋ zaang1 zaang1 tit3 hon3 a strong and determined man (idiom)