四分五裂 sì fēn wǔ liè ㄙˋ ㄈㄣ ㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄝˋ sei3 fan1 ng5 lit6
- (idiom) fragmented; scattered; in disarray; at sixes and sevens
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四
- 四周 sì zhōu ㄙˋ ㄓㄡ sei3 zau1 all around
- 四季 sì jì ㄙˋ ㄐㄧˋ sei3 gwai3 four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬
- 四方 sì fāng ㄙˋ ㄈㄤ sei3 fong1 four-way
- 四处 四處 sì chù ㄙˋ ㄔㄨˋ sei3 cyu3 all over the place
- 四合院 sì hé yuàn ㄙˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄩㄢˋ sei3 hap6 jyun2 courtyard house with a fully enclosed courtyard (type of Chinese residence)
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- 四面八方 sì miàn bā fāng ㄙˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄚ ㄈㄤ sei3 min6 baat3 fong1 (idiom) all directions; all around
- 朝三暮四 zhāo sān mù sì ㄓㄠ ㄙㄢ ㄇㄨˋ ㄙˋ ziu1 saam1 mou6 sei3 lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon
- 五四 wǔ sì ㄨˇ ㄙˋ ng5 sei3 fourth of May, cf 五四运动, national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles
- 六四 Liù Sì ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄙˋ luk6 sei3 refers to Tiananmen incident of 4th June 1989
- 再四 zài sì ㄗㄞˋ ㄙˋ zoi3 sei3 repeatedly
- 十四 shí sì ㄕˊ ㄙˋ sap6 sei3 fourteen; 14
- 四下 sì xià ㄙˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ sei3 haa6 everywhere
- 四化 sì huà ㄙˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ sei3 faa3 abbr. for 四个现代化, Deng Xiaoping's four modernizations
- 四十 sì shí ㄙˋ ㄕˊ sei3 sap6 forty
- 四国 四國 Sì guó ㄙˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ sei3 gwok3 Shikoku (one of the four main islands of Japan)
- 四围 四圍 sì wéi ㄙˋ ㄨㄟˊ sei3 wai4 all around
- 四境 sì jìng ㄙˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ sei3 ging2 all the borders
- 四大 sì dà ㄙˋ ㄉㄚˋ sei3 daai6 the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism)
- 四害 sì hài ㄙˋ ㄏㄞˋ sei3 hoi6 "the four pests", i.e. rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows
- 四射 sì shè ㄙˋ ㄕㄜˋ sei3 se6 to radiate all around
分
- 充分 chōng fèn ㄔㄨㄥ ㄈㄣˋ cung1 fan6 ample
- 公分 gōng fēn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄈㄣ gung1 fan1 centimeter (cm)
- 分之 fēn zhī ㄈㄣ ㄓ fan6 zi1 (indicating a fraction)
- 分享 fēn xiǎng ㄈㄣ ㄒㄧㄤˇ fan1 hoeng2 to share (let others have some of sth good)
- 分布 分佈 fēn bù ㄈㄣ ㄅㄨˋ fan1 bou3 to scatter
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- 分别 分別 fēn bié ㄈㄣ ㄅㄧㄝˊ fan1 bit6 to part; to leave each other
- 分割 fēn gē ㄈㄣ ㄍㄜ fan1 got3 to cut up
- 分化 fēn huà ㄈㄣ ㄏㄨㄚˋ fan1 faa3 to split apart
- 分外 fèn wài ㄈㄣˋ ㄨㄞˋ fan6 ngoi6 exceptionally
- 分子 fēn zǐ ㄈㄣ ㄗˇ fan1 zi2 (chemistry) molecule
- 分家 fēn jiā ㄈㄣ ㄐㄧㄚ fan1 gaa1 to separate and live apart
- 分寸 fēn cun ㄈㄣ ˙ㄘㄨㄣ fan1 cyun3 propriety
- 分工 fēn gōng ㄈㄣ ㄍㄨㄥ fan1 gung1 to divide up the work
- 分成 fēn chéng ㄈㄣ ㄔㄥˊ fan1 sing4 to divide (into)
- 分手 fēn shǒu ㄈㄣ ㄕㄡˇ fan1 sau2 to part company
- 分担 分擔 fēn dān ㄈㄣ ㄉㄢ fan1 daam1 to share (a burden, a cost, a responsibility)
- 分支 fēn zhī ㄈㄣ ㄓ fan1 zi1 branch (of company, river etc)
- 分散 fēn sàn ㄈㄣ ㄙㄢˋ fan1 saan3 to scatter
- 分数 分數 fēn shù ㄈㄣ ㄕㄨˋ fan1 sou3 (exam) grade
- 分明 fēn míng ㄈㄣ ㄇㄧㄥˊ fan1 ming4 clear
五
- 五金 wǔ jīn ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ng5 gam1 metal hardware (nuts and bolts)
- 五星级 五星級 wǔ xīng jí ㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄐㄧˊ ng5 sing1 kap1 five-star (hotel)
- 三番五次 sān fān wǔ cì ㄙㄢ ㄈㄢ ㄨˇ ㄘˋ saam1 faan1 ng5 ci3 over and over again (idiom)
- 五花八门 五花八門 wǔ huā bā mén ㄨˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄅㄚ ㄇㄣˊ ng5 faa1 baat3 mun4 myriad
- 五颜六色 五顏六色 wǔ yán liù sè ㄨˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄙㄜˋ ng5 ngaan4 luk6 sik1 multicolored
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- 三五 sān wǔ ㄙㄢ ㄨˇ saam1 ng5 several
- 五一 wǔ yī ㄨˇ ㄧ ng5 jat1 5-1 (May 1st)
- 五七 wǔ qī ㄨˇ ㄑㄧ ng5 cat1 memorial activity 35 days after a person's death
- 五世 wǔ shì ㄨˇ ㄕˋ ng5 sai3 the fifth (of series of numbered kings)
- 五五 wǔ wǔ ㄨˇ ㄨˇ ng5 ng5 50-50
- 五代 Wǔ dài ㄨˇ ㄉㄞˋ ng5 doi6 Five Dynasties, period of history between the fall of the Tang dynasty (907) and the founding of the Song dynasty (960), when five would-be dynasties were established in quick succession in North China
- 五伦 五倫 wǔ lún ㄨˇ ㄌㄨㄣˊ ng5 leon4 the five Confucian relationships (ruler-subject, father-son, brother-brother, husband-wife, friend-friend)
- 五刑 wǔ xíng ㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ng5 jing4 imperial five punishments of feudal China, up to Han times: tattooing characters on the forehead 墨, cutting off the nose 劓, amputation of one or both feet 刖, castration 宫, execution 大辟
- 五加 wǔ jiā ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ng5 gaa1 Acanthopanax gracilistylus
- 五十 wǔ shí ㄨˇ ㄕˊ ng5 sap6 fifty
- 五卅 wǔ sà ㄨˇ ㄙㄚˋ ng5 saa1 abbr. for 五卅运动, The May Thirtieth Movement (1925)
- 五原 Wǔ yuán ㄨˇ ㄩㄢˊ ng5 jyun4 see 五原县
- 五味 wǔ wèi ㄨˇ ㄨㄟˋ ng5 mei6 the five flavors, namely: sweet 甜, sour 酸, bitter 苦, spicy hot 辣, salty 咸
- 五四 wǔ sì ㄨˇ ㄙˋ ng5 sei3 fourth of May, cf 五四运动, national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles
- 五官 wǔ guān ㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄢ ng5 gun1 five sense organs of TCM (nose, eyes, lips, tongue, ears 鼻目口舌耳)
裂
- 分裂 fēn liè ㄈㄣ ㄌㄧㄝˋ fan1 lit6 to split up
- 断裂 斷裂 duàn liè ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ tyun5 lit6 fracture
- 破裂 pò liè ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ po3 lit6 to burst; to rupture
- 裂痕 liè hén ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄏㄣˊ lit6 han4 crack
- 裂缝 裂縫 liè fèng ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄈㄥˋ lit6 fung6 crack
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- 干裂 乾裂 gān liè ㄍㄢ ㄌㄧㄝˋ gon1 lit6 (of dry soil etc) to crack; (of skin) to chap
- 割裂 gē liè ㄍㄜ ㄌㄧㄝˋ got3 lit6 to cut apart; to sever; to separate; to isolate
- 劈裂 pī liè ㄆㄧ ㄌㄧㄝˋ pek3 lit6 to split open
- 卵裂 luǎn liè ㄌㄨㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄝˋ leon2 lit6 cleavage of fertilized ovum into cells
- 唇裂 chún liè ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄝˋ seon4 lit6 cleft lip
- 崩裂 bēng liè ㄅㄥ ㄌㄧㄝˋ bang1 lit6 to rupture
- 扯裂 chě liè ㄔㄜˇ ㄌㄧㄝˋ ce2 lit6 rip
- 挠裂 撓裂 náo liè ㄋㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄝˋ naau4 lit6 split due to repeated folding
- 撕裂 sī liè ㄙ ㄌㄧㄝˋ si1 lit6 to tear; to rip apart
- 决裂 決裂 jué liè ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄌㄧㄝˋ kyut3 lit6 to rupture
- 炸裂 zhà liè ㄓㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ zaa3 lit6 to burst; to explode; to rupture
- 爆裂 bào liè ㄅㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ baau3 lit6 to rupture
- 皴裂 cūn liè ㄘㄨㄣ ㄌㄧㄝˋ ceon1 lit6 (of lips, skin etc) to chap
- 皲裂 皸裂 jūn liè ㄐㄩㄣ ㄌㄧㄝˋ (of lips, skin etc) to chap
- 碎裂 suì liè ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ seoi3 lit6 to disintegrate