吴川市 吳川市

吴 吳

• 吴中 吳中 Wú zhōng ㄨˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ng4 zung1 see 吴中区
• 吴仪 吳儀 Wú Yí ㄨˊ ㄧˊ ng4 ji4 Wu Yi (1938-), one of four vice-premiers of the PRC State Council
• 吴国 吳國 Wú guó ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ng4 gwok3 Wu state (in south China, in different historical periods)
• 吴堡 吳堡 Wú bǔ ㄨˊ ㄅㄨˇ ng4 bou2 see 吴堡县
• 吴子 吳子 Wú zǐ ㄨˊ ㄗˇ ng4 zi2 Wuzi, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书, written by Wu Qi 吴起

川

• 山川 shān chuān ㄕㄢ ㄔㄨㄢ saan1 cyun1 mountains and rivers
• 川流不息 chuān liú bù xī ㄔㄨㄢ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧ cyun1 lau4 bat1 sik1 the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow
• 中川 Zhōng chuān ㄓㄨㄥ ㄔㄨㄢ zung1 cyun1 Nakagawa (Japanese surname and place name)
• 仁川 Rén chuān ㄖㄣˊ ㄔㄨㄢ jan4 cyun1 Incheon Metropolitan City in Gyeonggi Province 京畿道, South Korea
• 伊川 Yī chuān ㄧ ㄔㄨㄢ ji1 cyun1 see 伊川县

市

• 上市 shàng shì ㄕㄤˋ ㄕˋ soeng5 si5 to hit the market (of a new product)
• 城市 chéng shì ㄔㄥˊ ㄕˋ sing4 si5 city; town
• 夜市 yè shì ㄧㄝˋ ㄕˋ je6 si5 night market
• 市区 市區 shì qū ㄕˋ ㄑㄩ si5 keoi1 urban district
• 市场 市場 shì chǎng ㄕˋ ㄔㄤˇ si5 coeng4 marketplace; market; bazaar

• 吴市吹箫 吳市吹簫 wú shì chuī xiāo ㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄔㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄠ ng4 si5 ceoi1 siu1 (idiom) to beg on the streets; to fall into utter destitution (allusion to Wu Zixu's 伍子胥 exile and humiliation as described in Sima Qian's "Records of the Grand Historian" 史记)
• 吴头楚尾 吳頭楚尾 Wú tóu Chǔ wěi ㄨˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄔㄨˇ ㄨㄟˇ ng4 tau4 co2 mei5 lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together
• 吴下阿蒙 吳下阿蒙 Wú xià ā Méng ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄚ ㄇㄥˊ ng4 haa6 aa3 mung4 General Lü Meng 吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)

• 百川归海 百川歸海 bǎi chuān guī hǎi ㄅㄞˇ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄏㄞˇ baak3 cyun1 gwai1 hoi2 all things tend in one direction (idiom)
• 川流不息 chuān liú bù xī ㄔㄨㄢ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧ cyun1 lau4 bat1 sik1 the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow
• 海纳百川 海納百川 hǎi nà bǎi chuān ㄏㄞˇ ㄋㄚˋ ㄅㄞˇ ㄔㄨㄢ hoi2 naap6 baak3 cyun1 all rivers run into the sea

• 绑赴市曹 綁赴市曹 bǎng fù shì cáo ㄅㄤˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄘㄠˊ bong2 fu6 si5 cou4 to bind up and take to the market (idiom); to take a prisoner to the town center for execution
• 海市蜃楼 海市蜃樓 hǎi shì shèn lóu ㄏㄞˇ ㄕˋ ㄕㄣˋ ㄌㄡˊ hoi2 si5 san6 lau4 (idiom) (lit. and fig.) mirage
• 门庭若市 門庭若市 mén tíng ruò shì ㄇㄣˊ ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ mun4 ting4 joek6 si5 front yard as busy as a marketplace (idiom)