司马迁
司马迁司馬遷 Sī mǎ Qiān ㄙ ㄇㄚˇ ㄑㄧㄢ si1 maa5 cin1
- Sima Qian (145-86 BC), Han Dynasty historian, author of Records of the Grand Historian 史记 (史記) Shǐ jì ㄕˇ ㄐㄧˋ, known as the father of Chinese historiography
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More words with these characters
司
马
迁
- 升迁升遷 shēng qiān ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧㄢ sing1 cin1 to advance to a higher-level position; to be promoted to a higher position in a new department
- 拆迁拆遷 chāi qiān ㄔㄞ ㄑㄧㄢ caak3 cin1 to demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants
- 搬迁搬遷 bān qiān ㄅㄢ ㄑㄧㄢ bun1 cin1 to move
- 变迁變遷 biàn qiān ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄢ bin3 cin1 changes
- 迁就遷就 qiān jiù ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄡˋ cin1 zau6 to yield to; to adapt to; to accommodate oneself to (sth)
- 迁移遷移 qiān yí ㄑㄧㄢ ㄧˊ cin1 ji4 to migrate
Idioms with these characters
- 牝鸡司晨牝雞司晨 pìn jī sī chén ㄆㄧㄣˋ ㄐㄧ ㄙ ㄔㄣˊ pan5 gai1 si1 san4 female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom); a woman usurps authority
- 司空见惯司空見慣 sī kōng jiàn guàn ㄙ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄢˋ si1 hung1 gin3 gwaan3 a common occurrence (idiom)
- 宝马香车寶馬香車 bǎo mǎ xiāng chē ㄅㄠˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔㄜ bou2 maa5 hoeng1 ce1 precious horses and magnificent carriage (idiom); rich family with extravagant lifestyle
- 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)
- 兵荒马乱兵荒馬亂 bīng huāng mǎ luàn ㄅㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄤ ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄨㄢˋ bing1 fong1 maa5 lyun6 (idiom) war-torn; ravaged by war; in a state of utter chaos
- 兵强马壮兵強馬壯 bīng qiáng mǎ zhuàng ㄅㄧㄥ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄇㄚˇ ㄓㄨㄤˋ bing1 koeng4 maa5 zong3 lit. strong soldiers and sturdy horses (idiom)
- 车水马龙車水馬龍 chē shuǐ mǎ lóng ㄔㄜ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ce1 seoi2 maa5 lung4 endless stream of horse and carriages (idiom)
- 见异思迁見異思遷 jiàn yì sī qiān ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄧˋ ㄙ ㄑㄧㄢ gin3 ji6 si1 cin1 to change at once on seeing sth different (idiom); loving fads and novelty
- 迁怒于人遷怒於人 qiān nù yú rén ㄑㄧㄢ ㄋㄨˋ ㄩˊ ㄖㄣˊ cin1 nou6 jyu1 jan4 to vent one's anger on an innocent party (idiom)
- 乔迁之喜喬遷之喜 qiáo qiān zhī xǐ ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄓ ㄒㄧˇ kiu4 cin1 zi1 hei2 congratulations on house-moving or promotion (idiom); Best wishes for your new home!
- 情随事迁情隨事遷 qíng suí shì qiān ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄢ cing4 ceoi4 si6 cin1 feelings change with circumstances (idiom)
- 事过境迁事過境遷 shì guò jìng qiān ㄕˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄢ si6 gwo3 ging2 cin1 The issue is in the past, and the situation has changed (idiom).