吴忠市

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• 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[Wu3 Zi3 xu1] exile and humiliation as described in Sima Qian's "Records of the Grand Historian" 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4]) +
• 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 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu) +
• 吴越同舟吳越同舟 Wú Yuè tóng zhōu ㄨˊ ㄩㄝˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄡ ng4 jyut6 tung4 zau1 Wu and Yue in the same boat (idiom); fig. cooperation between natural rivals +

• 赤胆忠心赤膽忠心 chì dǎn zhōng xīn ㄔˋ ㄉㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ cek3 daam2 zung1 sam1 lit. red-bellied devotion (idiom); wholehearted loyalty +
• 大奸似忠大姦似忠 dà jiān sì zhōng ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄙˋ ㄓㄨㄥ daai6 gaan1 ci5 zung1 the most treacherous person appears the most guileless (idiom) +
• 忠君爱国忠君愛國 zhōng jūn ài guó ㄓㄨㄥ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ zung1 gwan1 oi3 gwok3 (idiom) to be faithful to the ruler and love one's country +
• 忠心耿耿 zhōng xīn gěng gěng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄍㄥˇ ㄍㄥˇ zung1 sam1 gang2 gang2 loyal and devoted (idiom); faithful and true +
• 忠言逆耳 zhōng yán nì ěr ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧˋ ㄦˇ zung1 jin4 jik6 ji5 loyal advice jars on the ears (idiom) +

• 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) +
• 偶语弃市偶語棄市 ǒu yǔ qì shì ㄡˇ ㄩˇ ㄑㄧˋ ㄕˋ ngau5 jyu5 hei3 si5 chance remarks can lead to public execution (idiom) +
• 欺行霸市 qī háng bà shì ㄑㄧ ㄏㄤˊ ㄅㄚˋ ㄕˋ hei1 hang4 baa3 si5 (idiom) to dominate the market through unfair, coercive or monopolistic practices +