十天干
十天干 shí tiān gān ㄕˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄍㄢ sap6 tin1 gon1
- the ten Heavenly Stems 甲 jiǎ ㄐㄧㄚˇ, 乙 yǐ ㄧˇ, 丙 bǐng ㄅㄧㄥˇ, 丁 dīng ㄉㄧㄥ, 戊 wù ㄨˋ, 己 jǐ ㄐㄧˇ, 庚 gēng ㄍㄥ, 辛 xīn ㄒㄧㄣ, 壬 rén ㄖㄣˊ, 癸 guǐ ㄍㄨㄟˇ (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number like Roman I, II, III)
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- 三十而立 sān shí ér lì ㄙㄢ ㄕˊ ㄦˊ ㄌㄧˋ saam1 sap6 ji4 laap6 thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)
- 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)
- 十恶不赦十惡不赦 shí è bù shè ㄕˊ ㄜˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄜˋ sap6 ok3 bat1 se3 wicked beyond redemption (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
- 十全十美 shí quán shí měi ㄕˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄕˊ ㄇㄟˇ sap6 cyun4 sap6 mei5 complete and beautiful
- 昂首天外 áng shǒu tiān wài ㄤˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄞˋ ngong4 sau2 tin1 ngoi6 (idiom) to raise one's head and look towards the heavens
- 暗无天日暗無天日 àn wú tiān rì ㄢˋ ㄨˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄖˋ am3 mou4 tin1 jat6 all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice
- 包打天下 bāo dǎ tiān xià ㄅㄠ ㄉㄚˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ baau1 daa2 tin1 haa6 to run everything (idiom); to monopolize the whole business
- 抱恨终天抱恨終天 bào hèn zhōng tiān ㄅㄠˋ ㄏㄣˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ pou5 han6 zung1 tin1 (idiom) to harbor regrets for a lifetime
- 碧海青天 bì hǎi qīng tiān ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ bik1 hoi2 cing1 tin1 green sea, blue sky (idiom); sea and sky merge in one shade
- 吃干抹净吃乾抹淨 chī gān mā jìng ㄔ ㄍㄢ ㄇㄚ ㄐㄧㄥˋ (idiom) to devour (food)
- 大动干戈大動干戈 dà dòng gān gē ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄢ ㄍㄜ daai6 dung6 gon1 gwo1 lit. to go to war (idiom)
- 干柴烈火乾柴烈火 gān chái liè huǒ ㄍㄢ ㄔㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ gon1 caai4 lit6 fo2 (idiom) explosive mutual passion; blaze of passion (esp. between lovers)
- 豪气干云豪氣干雲 háo qì gān yún ㄏㄠˊ ㄑㄧˋ ㄍㄢ ㄩㄣˊ hou4 hei3 gon1 wan4 lit. heroism reaching to the clouds (idiom)
- 精明强干精明強幹 jīng míng qiáng gàn ㄐㄧㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄍㄢˋ zing1 ming4 koeng4 gon3 intelligent and capable (idiom)