告老还乡 告老還鄉
告老还乡 告老還鄉 gào lǎo huán xiāng ㄍㄠˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤ gou3 lou5 waan4 hoeng1
- (idiom) to retire from official service due to old age and return to one's hometown
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告
- 布告 佈告 bù gào ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄠˋ bou3 gou3 posting on a bulletin board
- 公告 gōng gào ㄍㄨㄥ ㄍㄠˋ gung1 gou3 post
- 劝告 勸告 quàn gào ㄑㄩㄢˋ ㄍㄠˋ hyun3 gou3 to advise
- 原告 yuán gào ㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄠˋ jyun4 gou3 complainant
- 告别 告別 gào bié ㄍㄠˋ ㄅㄧㄝˊ gou3 bit6 to leave; to part from
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- 告状 告狀 gào zhuàng ㄍㄠˋ ㄓㄨㄤˋ gou3 zong6 to tell on sb; to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc)
- 告知 gào zhī ㄍㄠˋ ㄓ gou3 zi1 to inform; to notify
- 告示 gào shi ㄍㄠˋ ˙ㄕ gou3 si6 announcement
- 告诉 告訴 gào sù ㄍㄠˋ ㄙㄨˋ gou3 sou3 to press charges; to file a complaint
- 告诉 告訴 gào su ㄍㄠˋ ˙ㄙㄨ gou3 sou3 to tell; to inform; to let know
- 告诫 告誡 gào jiè ㄍㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ gou3 gaai3 to warn
- 告辞 告辭 gào cí ㄍㄠˋ ㄘˊ gou3 ci4 to say goodbye
- 报告 報告 bào gào ㄅㄠˋ ㄍㄠˋ bou3 gou3 to inform
- 宣告 xuān gào ㄒㄩㄢ ㄍㄠˋ syun1 gou3 to declare
- 广告 廣告 guǎng gào ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄍㄠˋ gwong2 gou3 to advertise
- 控告 kòng gào ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄠˋ hung3 gou3 to accuse; to charge; to indict
- 被告 bèi gào ㄅㄟˋ ㄍㄠˋ bei6 gou3 (law) the defendant; the accused
- 警告 jǐng gào ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄍㄠˋ ging2 gou3 to warn
- 转告 轉告 zhuǎn gào ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄍㄠˋ zyun2 gou3 to pass on
- 通告 tōng gào ㄊㄨㄥ ㄍㄠˋ tung1 gou3 to announce; to give notice
老
- 元老 yuán lǎo ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄠˇ jyun4 lou5 senior figure; doyen; founding member; veteran
- 古老 gǔ lǎo ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄠˇ gu2 lou5 ancient
- 老人 lǎo rén ㄌㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ lou5 jan4 old man or woman
- 老公 lǎo gōng ㄌㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄥ lou5 gung1 (coll.) husband
- 老化 lǎo huà ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ lou5 faa3 (of a person, population or material) to age
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- 老大 lǎo dà ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ lou5 daai6 old age
- 老婆 lǎo pó ㄌㄠˇ ㄆㄛˊ lou5 po4 (coll.) wife
- 老子 lǎo zi ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄗ lou5 zi2 father
- 老家 lǎo jiā ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄚ lou5 gaa1 native place
- 老实 老實 lǎo shi ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄕ lou5 sat6 honest; sincere
- 老师 老師 lǎo shī ㄌㄠˇ ㄕ lou5 si1 teacher
- 老年 lǎo nián ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ lou5 nin4 elderly
- 老是 lǎo shi ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄕ lou5 si6 always
- 老汉 老漢 lǎo hàn ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄢˋ lou5 hon3 old man
- 老虎 lǎo hǔ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨˇ lou5 fu2 tiger
- 老远 老遠 lǎo yuǎn ㄌㄠˇ ㄩㄢˇ lou5 jyun5 very far away
- 老乡 老鄉 lǎo xiāng ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤ lou5 hoeng1 fellow townsman; fellow villager; sb from the same hometown
- 老板 老闆 lǎo bǎn ㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄢˇ lou5 baan2 boss
- 老鼠 lǎo shǔ ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇ lou5 syu2 rat; mouse
- 衰老 shuāi lǎo ㄕㄨㄞ ㄌㄠˇ seoi1 lou5 to age
还 還
- 偿还 償還 cháng huán ㄔㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ soeng4 waan4 to repay; to reimburse
- 归还 歸還 guī huán ㄍㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄢˊ gwai1 waan4 to return sth
- 返还 返還 fǎn huán ㄈㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ faan2 waan4 restitution
- 还原 還原 huán yuán ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ waan4 jyun4 to restore to the original state
- 还好 還好 hái hǎo ㄏㄞˊ ㄏㄠˇ waan4 hou2 not bad; pretty good
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- 还是 還是 hái shi ㄏㄞˊ ˙ㄕ waan4 si6 still (as before)
- 还有 還有 hái yǒu ㄏㄞˊ ㄧㄡˇ waan4 jau5 there still remain(s); there is (or are) still
- 还款 還款 huán kuǎn ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄎㄨㄢˇ waan4 fun2 repayment
- 还不如 還不如 hái bù rú ㄏㄞˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ waan4 bat1 jyu4 to be better off ...
- 讨价还价 討價還價 tǎo jià huán jià ㄊㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄚˋ tou2 gaa3 waan4 gaa3 to haggle over price
- 交还 交還 jiāo huán ㄐㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄢˊ gaau1 waan4 to return sth
- 回还 回還 huí huán ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ wui4 waan4 to return
- 奉还 奉還 fèng huán ㄈㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄢˊ fung6 waan4 to return with thanks
- 往还 往還 wǎng huán ㄨㄤˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ wong5 waan4 to contact; to have dealings (with sb)
- 掷还 擲還 zhì huán ㄓˋ ㄏㄨㄢˊ zaak6 waan4 please return (an item sent in the mail)
- 放还 放還 fàng huán ㄈㄤˋ ㄏㄨㄢˊ fong3 waan4 to release (a hostage)
- 璧还 璧還 bì huán ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄨㄢˊ bik1 waan4 return (a borrowed object) with thanks
- 生还 生還 shēng huán ㄕㄥ ㄏㄨㄢˊ sang1 waan4 to return alive
- 讨还 討還 tǎo huán ㄊㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ tou2 waan4 to ask for sth back
- 追还 追還 zhuī huán ㄓㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄢˊ zeoi1 waan4 to recover (lost property or money)
乡 鄉
- 下乡 下鄉 xià xiāng ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄤ haa6 hoeng1 to go to the countryside
- 同乡 同鄉 tóng xiāng ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤ tung4 hoeng1 person from the same village, town, or province
- 城乡 城鄉 chéng xiāng ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤ sing4 hoeng1 city and countryside
- 家乡 家鄉 jiā xiāng ㄐㄧㄚ ㄒㄧㄤ gaa1 hoeng1 hometown
- 故乡 故鄉 gù xiāng ㄍㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ gu3 hoeng1 home
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- 异乡 異鄉 yì xiāng ㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ji6 hoeng1 foreign land
- 老乡 老鄉 lǎo xiāng ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤ lou5 hoeng1 fellow townsman; fellow villager; sb from the same hometown
- 乡下 鄉下 xiāng xia ㄒㄧㄤ ˙ㄒㄧㄚ hoeng1 haa6 countryside
- 乡土 鄉土 xiāng tǔ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄊㄨˇ hoeng1 tou2 native soil
- 乡村 鄉村 xiāng cūn ㄒㄧㄤ ㄘㄨㄣ hoeng1 cyun1 rustic
- 乡亲 鄉親 xiāng qīn ㄒㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄣ hoeng1 can1 fellow countryman (from the same village)
- 串乡 串鄉 chuàn xiāng ㄔㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤ cyun3 hoeng1 to go from village to village (like an itinerant artist)
- 他乡 他鄉 tā xiāng ㄊㄚ ㄒㄧㄤ taa1 hoeng1 foreign land
- 仙乡 仙鄉 xiān xiāng ㄒㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄤ sin1 hoeng1 fairyland
- 侨乡 僑鄉 qiáo xiāng ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄒㄧㄤ kiu4 hoeng1 hometown of overseas Chinese
- 内乡 內鄉 Nèi xiāng ㄋㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄤ noi6 hoeng1 see 内乡县
- 外乡 外鄉 wài xiāng ㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ngoi6 hoeng1 another part of the country
- 梦乡 夢鄉 mèng xiāng ㄇㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄤ mung6 hoeng1 the land of dreams
- 安乡 安鄉 Ān xiāng ㄢ ㄒㄧㄤ on1 hoeng1 see 安乡县
- 宁乡 寧鄉 Níng xiāng ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ning4 hoeng1 see 宁乡市