南朝宋 Nán cháo Sòng ㄋㄢˊ ㄔㄠˊ ㄙㄨㄥˋ naam4 ciu4 sung3
- Song of the Southern dynasties (420-479), with capital at Nanjing
- also known as Liu Song 刘宋 劉宋
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南
- 南北 nán běi ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ naam4 bak1 north and south
- 南方 nán fāng ㄋㄢˊ ㄈㄤ naam4 fong1 south; southern direction
- 南极 南極 nán jí ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧˊ naam4 gik6 the South Pole
- 南瓜 nán guā ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄚ naam4 gwaa1 pumpkin
- 南边 南邊 nán bian ㄋㄢˊ ˙ㄅㄧㄢ naam4 bin1 south
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- 南部 nán bù ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ naam4 bou6 southern part
- 指南 zhǐ nán ㄓˇ ㄋㄢˊ zi2 naam4 to guide
- 东南 東南 dōng nán ㄉㄨㄥ ㄋㄢˊ dung1 naam4 southeast
- 西南 xī nán ㄒㄧ ㄋㄢˊ sai1 naam4 southwest
- 南极洲 南極洲 Nán jí zhōu ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧˊ ㄓㄡ naam4 gik6 zau1 Antarctica
- 指南针 指南針 zhǐ nán zhēn ㄓˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄣ zi2 naam4 zam1 compass
- 中南 Zhōng Nán ㄓㄨㄥ ㄋㄢˊ zung1 naam4 South Central China (Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan)
- 以南 yǐ nán ㄧˇ ㄋㄢˊ ji5 naam4 to the south of (suffix)
- 全南 Quán nán ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄋㄢˊ cyun4 naam4 see 全南县
- 卑南 Bēi nán ㄅㄟ ㄋㄢˊ bei1 naam4 Beinan or Peinan township in Taitung County 台东县, southeast Taiwan
- 南下 nán xià ㄋㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ naam4 haa6 to go down south
- 南丹 Nán dān ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄢ naam4 daan1 see 南丹县
- 南乳 nán rǔ ㄋㄢˊ ㄖㄨˇ naam4 jyu5 fermented soybean curd
- 南亚 南亞 nán Yà ㄋㄢˊ ㄧㄚˋ naam4 aa3 southern Asia
- 南京 Nán jīng ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄥ naam4 ging1 see 南京市
朝
- 朝代 cháo dài ㄔㄠˊ ㄉㄞˋ ciu4 doi6 dynasty
- 朝气 朝氣 zhāo qì ㄓㄠ ㄑㄧˋ ziu1 hei3 vitality
- 朝着 朝著 cháo zhe ㄔㄠˊ ˙ㄓㄜ ciu4 zoek6 towards
- 有朝一日 yǒu zhāo yī rì ㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄠ ㄧ ㄖˋ jau5 ziu1 jat1 jat6 one day
- 朝三暮四 zhāo sān mù sì ㄓㄠ ㄙㄢ ㄇㄨˋ ㄙˋ ziu1 saam1 mou6 sei3 lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon
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- 朝夕相处 朝夕相處 zhāo xī xiāng chǔ ㄓㄠ ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔㄨˇ ziu1 zik6 soeng1 cyu2 to spend all one's time together (idiom)
- 朝气蓬勃 朝氣蓬勃 zhāo qì péng bó ㄓㄠ ㄑㄧˋ ㄆㄥˊ ㄅㄛˊ ziu1 hei3 fung4 but6 full of youthful energy (idiom); vigorous
- 中朝 Zhōng Cháo ㄓㄨㄥ ㄔㄠˊ zung1 ciu4 Sino-Korean
- 今朝 jīn zhāo ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓㄠ gam1 ziu1 (dialect) today
- 来朝 來朝 lái zhāo ㄌㄞˊ ㄓㄠ loi4 ciu4 (literary) tomorrow (morning)
- 伪朝 偽朝 wěi cháo ㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄠˊ ngai6 ciu4 illegitimate dynasty; pretender dynasty
- 元朝 Yuán cháo ㄩㄢˊ ㄔㄠˊ jyun4 ciu4 Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
- 六朝 Liù Cháo ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄔㄠˊ luk6 ciu4 Six Dynasties (220-589)
- 兲朝 Tiān cháo ㄊㄧㄢ ㄔㄠˊ (derog.) the Chinese Communist regime (variant of 天朝 Celestial Empire, invented to circumvent censorship)
- 前朝 qián cháo ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄠˊ cin4 ciu4 the previous dynasty
- 北朝 Běi Cháo ㄅㄟˇ ㄔㄠˊ bak1 ciu4 Northern Dynasties (386-581)
- 南朝 Nán Cháo ㄋㄢˊ ㄔㄠˊ naam4 ciu4 Southern Dynasties (420-589)
- 周朝 Zhōu cháo ㄓㄡ ㄔㄠˊ zau1 ciu4 Zhou Dynasty
- 唐朝 Táng cháo ㄊㄤˊ ㄔㄠˊ tong4 ciu4 Tang dynasty (618-907)
- 商朝 Shāng cháo ㄕㄤ ㄔㄠˊ soeng1 ciu4 Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC)
宋
- 仿宋 fǎng Sòng ㄈㄤˇ ㄙㄨㄥˋ fong2 sung3 imitation Song dynasty typeface
- 两宋 兩宋 Liǎng Sòng ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄙㄨㄥˋ loeng5 sung3 the Song dynasty (960-1279)
- 刘宋 劉宋 Liú Sòng ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄙㄨㄥˋ lau4 sung3 Song of the Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479), with capital at Nanjing
- 北宋 Běi Sòng ㄅㄟˇ ㄙㄨㄥˋ bak1 sung3 the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127)
- 南宋 Nán sòng ㄋㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄥˋ naam4 sung3 the Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)
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- 唐宋 Táng Sòng ㄊㄤˊ ㄙㄨㄥˋ tong4 sung3 the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties
- 宋代 Sòng dài ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄞˋ sung3 doi6 Song dynasty (960-1279)
- 宋史 Sòng shǐ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄕˇ sung3 si2 History of the Song Dynasty, twentieth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, composed under Toktoghan 脱脱 in 1345 during the Yuan Dynasty 元, 496 scrolls
- 宋慈 Sòng Cí ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄘˊ sung3 ci4 Song Ci (1186–1249), author of "Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified" 洗冤集录 (1247), said to be the world's first forensic science text
- 宋书 宋書 Sòng shū ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄨ sung3 syu1 History of Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋 or Liu Song 刘宋, sixth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Shen Yue 沈约 in 488 during Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁, 100 scrolls
- 宋朝 Sòng cháo ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄠˊ sung3 ciu4 Song Dynasty (960-1279)
- 宋江 Sòng Jiāng ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄤ sung3 gong1 Song Jiang, a principal hero of the novel Water Margin 水浒传
- 宋濂 Sòng Lián ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ sung3 lim4 Song Lian (1310-1381), Ming dynasty writer, historian and politician
- 宋白 Sòng bái ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄅㄞˊ sung3 baak6 Song Bai (936-1012), Northern Song literary man
- 宋祁 Sòng Qí ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄑㄧˊ sung3 kei4 Song Qi (998-1061), Song dynasty poet and writer, coauthor of History of the Later Tang Dynasty 新唐书
- 宋体 宋體 sòng tǐ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄧˇ sung3 tai2 Mincho
- 罗宋 羅宋 Luó sòng ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄙㄨㄥˋ lo4 sung3 (dialect) Russia
- 赵宋 趙宋 Zhào Sòng ㄓㄠˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ziu6 sung3 Song dynasty (960-1279)
- 吕宋岛 呂宋島 Lǚ sòng Dǎo ㄌㄩˇ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄠˇ Luzon Island, north Philippines
- 宋任穷 宋任窮 Sòng Rèn qióng ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄖㄣˋ ㄑㄩㄥˊ sung3 jam6 kung4 Song Renqiong (1909-2005), general of the People's Liberation Army
Idioms with these characters
- 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)
- 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)
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- 南征北伐 nán zhēng běi fá ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄥ ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄚˊ naam4 zing1 bak1 fat6 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
- 南征北讨 南征北討 nán zhēng běi tǎo ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄥ ㄅㄟˇ ㄊㄠˇ naam4 zing1 bak1 tou2 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
- 南征北战 南征北戰 nán zhēng běi zhàn ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄥ ㄅㄟˇ ㄓㄢˋ naam4 zing1 bak1 zin3 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
- 寿比南山 壽比南山 shòu bǐ Nán Shān ㄕㄡˋ ㄅㄧˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄢ sau6 bei2 naam4 saan1 Live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains! (idiom)
- 天南地北 tiān nán dì běi ㄊㄧㄢ ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄅㄟˇ tin1 naam4 dei6 bak1 (idiom) far apart
- 终南捷径 終南捷徑 Zhōng nán jié jìng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ zung1 naam4 zit6 ging3 lit. the Mount Zhongnan shortcut (idiom)
- 鼻孔朝天 bí kǒng cháo tiān ㄅㄧˊ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄔㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄢ bei6 hung2 ziu1 tin1 lit. to have one's nose in the air (idiom)
- 电光朝露 電光朝露 diàn guāng zhāo lù ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄓㄠ ㄌㄨˋ din6 gwong1 ziu1 lou6 flash of lightning, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral
- 浮云朝露 浮雲朝露 fú yún zhāo lù ㄈㄨˊ ㄩㄣˊ ㄓㄠ ㄌㄨˋ fau4 wan4 ziu1 lou6 floating clouds, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral nature of human existence
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- 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
- 灭此朝食 滅此朝食 miè cǐ zhāo shí ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄘˇ ㄓㄠ ㄕˊ mit6 ci2 ziu1 sik6 lit. not to have breakfast until the enemy is destroyed
- 热火朝天 熱火朝天 rè huǒ cháo tiān ㄖㄜˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄢ jit6 fo2 ciu4 tin1 in full swing (idiom)
- 人生朝露 rén shēng zhāo lù ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄥ ㄓㄠ ㄌㄨˋ jan4 sang1 ziu1 lou6 human life as the morning dew (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
- 四脚朝天 四腳朝天 sì jiǎo cháo tiān ㄙˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄔㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄢ sei3 goek3 ciu4 tin1 four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back
- 素面朝天 sù miàn cháo tiān ㄙㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄢ sou3 min6 ciu4 tin1 lit. to present oneself confidently to the emperor, without makeup (as did the sister of Yang Guifei 杨贵妃) (idiom)