后汉书
后汉书後漢書 Hòu Hàn shū ㄏㄡˋ ㄏㄢˋ ㄕㄨ hau6 hon3 syu1
- History of Eastern Han (later Han), third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 Èr shí sì Shǐ ㄦˋ ㄕˊ ㄙˋ ㄕˇ, composed by Fan Ye 范晔 (范曄) Fàn Yè ㄈㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ in 445 during Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋 Nán cháo Sòng ㄋㄢˊ ㄔㄠˊ ㄙㄨㄥˋ, 120 scrolls
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后
汉
- 汉堡漢堡 hàn bǎo ㄏㄢˋ ㄅㄠˇ hon3 bou2 (loanword) hamburger
- 汉字漢字 hàn zì ㄏㄢˋ ㄗˋ hon3 zi6 Chinese character(s)
- 汉语漢語 Hàn yǔ ㄏㄢˋ ㄩˇ hon3 jyu5 Chinese language
- 老汉老漢 lǎo hàn ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄢˋ lou5 hon3 old man
- 偷汉偷漢 tōu hàn ㄊㄡ ㄏㄢˋ tau1 hon3 see 偷漢子|偷汉子[tou1 han4 zi5]
- 先汉先漢 Xiān Hàn ㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄢˋ sin1 hon3 Western Han dynasty (206 BC–8 AD), aka 西漢|西汉[Xi1 Han4]
书
- 图书圖書 tú shū ㄊㄨˊ ㄕㄨ tou4 syu1 books (in a library or bookstore)
- 念书念書 niàn shū ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨ nim6 syu1 to read; to study
- 情书情書 qíng shū ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄨ cing4 syu1 love letter
- 教书教書 jiāo shū ㄐㄧㄠ ㄕㄨ gaau3 syu1 to work as a teacher; to teach (in a school)
- 书包書包 shū bāo ㄕㄨ ㄅㄠ syu1 baau1 schoolbag
- 书写書寫 shū xiě ㄕㄨ ㄒㄧㄝˇ syu1 se2 to write
Idioms with these characters
- 百年之后百年之後 bǎi nián zhī hòu ㄅㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄓ ㄏㄡˋ baak3 nin4 zi1 hau6 (idiom) (euphemism) after (sb's) death
- 巴前算后巴前算後 bā qián suàn hòu ㄅㄚ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄏㄡˋ baa1 cin4 syun3 hau6 thinking and pondering (idiom); to turn sth over in one's mind
- 不甘后人不甘後人 bù gān hòu rén ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄢ ㄏㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ bat1 gam1 hau6 jan4 (idiom) not want to be outdone
- 不甘人后不甘人後 bù gān rén hòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄢ ㄖㄣˊ ㄏㄡˋ bat1 gam1 jan4 hau6 (idiom) not want to be outdone
- 不顾前后不顧前後 bù gù qián hòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ bat1 gu3 cin4 hau6 regardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth
- 彪形大汉彪形大漢 biāo xíng dà hàn ㄅㄧㄠ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄢˋ biu1 jing4 daai6 hon3 (idiom) burly chap; husky fellow
- 绿林好汉綠林好漢 lù lín hǎo hàn ㄌㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄠˇ ㄏㄢˋ luk6 lam4 hou2 hon3 (idiom) chivalrous hero, often one who combats injustice or fights for a noble cause (originally referred to a group of outlaws who assembled in 綠林|绿林[Lu4 lin2])
- 气冲霄汉氣沖霄漢 qì chōng xiāo hàn ㄑㄧˋ ㄔㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄏㄢˋ hei3 cung1 siu1 hon3 (idiom) dauntless; courageous; spirited
- 铮铮铁汉錚錚鐵漢 zhēng zhēng tiě hàn ㄓㄥ ㄓㄥ ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄏㄢˋ zaang1 zaang1 tit3 hon3 a strong and determined man (idiom)
- 白面书生白面書生 bái miàn shū shēng ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨ ㄕㄥ baak6 min6 syu1 sang1 lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experience
- 牛角挂书牛角掛書 niú jiǎo guà shū ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄨ ngau4 gok3 gwaa3 syu1 lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom)
- 罄竹难书罄竹難書 qìng zhú nán shū ㄑㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄨˊ ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄨ hing3 zuk1 naan4 syu1 lit. too numerous to record on bamboo slips (idiom)
- 琴棋书画琴棋書畫 qín qí shū huà ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕㄨ ㄏㄨㄚˋ kam4 kei4 syu1 waa2 (idiom) the four arts of the Chinese scholar (guqin, Go, calligraphy and painting); (by extension) the accomplishments of a well-educated person
- 书不尽言書不盡言 shū bù jìn yán ㄕㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄧㄢˊ syu1 bat1 zeon6 jin4 I have much more to say than can be written in this letter (conventional letter ending) (idiom)