北越
北越 Běi Yuè ㄅㄟˇ ㄩㄝˋ bak1 jyut6
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北
- 北京 Běi jīng ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥ bak1 ging1 Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (short name 京[Jing1])
- 北方 běi fāng ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄤ bak1 fong1 north
- 北极北極 běi jí ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧˊ bak1 gik6 the North Pole
- 北边北邊 běi biān ㄅㄟˇ ㄅㄧㄢ bak1 bin1 north
- 北部 běi bù ㄅㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ bak1 bou6 northern part
- 南北 nán běi ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ naam4 bak1 north and south
Idioms with these characters
- 北叟失马北叟失馬 běi sǒu shī mǎ ㄅㄟˇ ㄙㄡˇ ㄕ ㄇㄚˇ bak1 sau2 sat1 maa5 lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
- 大江南北 Dà jiāng nán běi ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ daai6 gong1 naam4 bak1 north and south sides of the Yangtze River (idiom)
- 喝西北风喝西北風 hē xī běi fēng ㄏㄜ ㄒㄧ ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄥ hot3 sai1 bak1 fung1 lit. to drink the northwest wind (idiom)
- 南箕北斗 Nán jī Běi dǒu ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧ ㄅㄟˇ ㄉㄡˇ naam4 gei1 bak1 dau2 lit. the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom)
- 南辕北辙南轅北轍 nán yuán běi zhé ㄋㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄓㄜˊ naam4 jyun4 bak1 cit3 to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)
- 巴山越岭巴山越嶺 bā shān yuè lǐng ㄅㄚ ㄕㄢ ㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄧㄥˇ baa1 saan1 jyut6 ling5 to climb hills and pass over mountains (idiom); to cross mountain after mountain
- 蹿房越脊躥房越脊 cuān fáng yuè jǐ ㄘㄨㄢ ㄈㄤˊ ㄩㄝˋ ㄐㄧˇ cyun1 fong4 jyut6 zek3 lit. to leap the house and cross the roofridge (idiom); dashing over rooftops (of robbers and pursuing knight-errant 俠客|侠客 in fiction)
- 翻山越岭翻山越嶺 fān shān yuè lǐng ㄈㄢ ㄕㄢ ㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄧㄥˇ faan1 saan1 jyut6 leng5 lit. to pass over mountain ridges (idiom)
- 杀人越货殺人越貨 shā rén yuè huò ㄕㄚ ㄖㄣˊ ㄩㄝˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ saat3 jan4 jyut6 fo3 to kill sb for his property (idiom); to murder for money
- 吴越同舟吳越同舟 Wú Yuè tóng zhōu ㄨˊ ㄩㄝˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄡ ng4 jyut6 tung4 zau1 Wu and Yue in the same boat (idiom); fig. cooperation between natural rivals