凌夷 líng yí ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄧˊ ling4 ji4
- to deteriorate
- to decline
- to slump
- also written 陵夷
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凌
- 凌晨 líng chén ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄣˊ ling4 san4 very early in the morning
- 盛气凌人 盛氣凌人 shèng qì líng rén ㄕㄥˋ ㄑㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ sing6 hei3 ling4 jan4 overbearing
- 冰凌 bīng líng ㄅㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄥˊ bing1 ling4 icicle
- 凌乱 凌亂 líng luàn ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ling4 lyun6 messy; disarrayed; disheveled
- 凌兢 líng jīng ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥ ling4 ging1 (literary) icy cold
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- 凌厉 凌厲 líng lì ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ ling4 lai6 swift and fierce
- 凌志 Líng zhì ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ ling4 zi3 Lexus, luxury vehicle brand of Toyota Motor Corporation
- 凌汛 líng xùn ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄩㄣˋ ling4 seon3 ice-jam flood (arising when river downstream freezes more than upstream)
- 凌河 Líng hé ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ ling4 ho4 see 凌河区
- 凌海 Líng hǎi ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄞˇ ling4 hoi2 see 凌海市
- 凌源 Líng yuán ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄢˊ ling4 jyun4 see 凌源市
- 凌空 líng kōng ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄎㄨㄥ ling4 hung1 be high up in the sky
- 凌虐 líng nüè ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄩㄝˋ ling4 joek6 to maltreat; to tyrannize
- 凌辱 líng rǔ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄖㄨˇ ling4 juk6 to insult
- 凌迟 凌遲 líng chí ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄔˊ ling4 ci4 the lingering death
- 凌杂 凌雜 líng zá ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄗㄚˊ ling4 zaap6 in disorder
- 凌云 凌雲 Líng yún ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄣˊ ling4 wan4 see 凌云县
- 凌云 凌雲 líng yún ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄣˊ ling4 wan4 (lit. and fig.) towering; lofty; high
- 凌驾 凌駕 líng jià ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ling4 gaa3 to be above
- 欺凌 qī líng ㄑㄧ ㄌㄧㄥˊ hei1 ling4 to bully and humiliate
夷
- 化险为夷 化險為夷 huà xiǎn wéi yí ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄧˊ faa3 him2 wai4 ji4 to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster
- 夷平 yí píng ㄧˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ji4 ping4 to level; to raze to the ground
- 夷戮 yí lù ㄧˊ ㄌㄨˋ ji4 luk6 to massacre
- 夷旷 夷曠 yí kuàng ㄧˊ ㄎㄨㄤˋ ji4 kwong3 expansive
- 夷洲 Yí zhōu ㄧˊ ㄓㄡ ji4 zau1 name of an ancient barbarian country, possibly Taiwan
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- 夷灭 夷滅 yí miè ㄧˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ji4 mit6 to massacre
- 夷然 yí rán ㄧˊ ㄖㄢˊ ji4 jin4 calm
- 夷狄 yí dí ㄧˊ ㄉㄧˊ ji4 dik6 non-Han tribes in the east and north of ancient China
- 夷犹 夷猶 yí yóu ㄧˊ ㄧㄡˊ ji4 jau4 to hesitate
- 夷门 夷門 Yí mén ㄧˊ ㄇㄣˊ ji4 mun4 the Yi gate of 大梁, capital of Wei 魏 during Warring states
- 夷陵 Yí líng ㄧˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ji4 ling4 see 夷陵区
- 攘夷 rǎng yí ㄖㄤˇ ㄧˊ joeng4 ji4 to repel the barbarians
- 东夷 東夷 Dōng yí ㄉㄨㄥ ㄧˊ dung1 ji4 Eastern Barbarians, non-Han tribe living to the east of China c 2200 BC
- 色夷 sè yí ㄙㄜˋ ㄧˊ sik1 ji4 smiling genially
- 虾夷 蝦夷 Xiā yí ㄒㄧㄚ ㄧˊ haa1 ji4 Emishi or Ebisu, ethnic group of ancient Japan, thought to be related to modern Ainus
- 蛮夷 蠻夷 mán yí ㄇㄢˊ ㄧˊ maan4 ji4 common term for non-Han peoples in former times, not exclusively derogatory
- 逆夷 nì yí ㄋㄧˋ ㄧˊ jik6 ji4 invaders (insulting term)
- 鄙夷 bǐ yí ㄅㄧˇ ㄧˊ pei2 ji4 to despise; to look down on; to feel contempt for
- 陵夷 líng yí ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄧˊ ling4 ji4 to deteriorate
- 三夷教 sān yí jiào ㄙㄢ ㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄠˋ saam1 ji4 gaau3 the three foreign religions that had been introduced to China by the time of the Tang dynasty: Nestorianism, Manichaeism and Zoroastrianism
Idioms with these characters
- 化险为夷 化險為夷 huà xiǎn wéi yí ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄧˊ faa3 him2 wai4 ji4 to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster
- 履险如夷 履險如夷 lǚ xiǎn rú yí ㄌㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˊ lei5 him2 jyu4 ji4 lit. to make one's way through a dangerous pass as if walking on level ground (idiom)
- 以夷制夷 yǐ yí zhì yí ㄧˇ ㄧˊ ㄓˋ ㄧˊ ji5 ji4 zai3 ji4 to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties)