太守 tài shǒu ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄡˇ taai3 sau2
- governor of a province
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太
- 太太 tài tai ㄊㄞˋ ˙ㄊㄞ taai3 taai2 married woman
- 太平 tài píng ㄊㄞˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ taai3 ping4 peace and security
- 太极 太極 Tài jí ㄊㄞˋ ㄐㄧˊ taai3 gik6 the Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the source of all things according to some interpretations of Chinese mythology
- 太空 tài kōng ㄊㄞˋ ㄎㄨㄥ taai3 hung1 outer space
- 太阳 太陽 tài yang ㄊㄞˋ ˙ㄧㄤ taai3 joeng4 sun
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- 太极拳 太極拳 tài jí quán ㄊㄞˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ taai3 gik6 kyun4 shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan
- 太阳能 太陽能 tài yáng néng ㄊㄞˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄋㄥˊ taai3 joeng4 nang4 solar energy
- 晒太阳 曬太陽 shài tài yáng ㄕㄞˋ ㄊㄞˋ ㄧㄤˊ saai3 taai3 joeng4 to be in the sun (getting warm or sunbathing etc)
- 老太太 lǎo tài tai ㄌㄠˇ ㄊㄞˋ ˙ㄊㄞ lou5 taai3 taai3 elderly lady (respectful)
- 乙太 yǐ tài ㄧˇ ㄊㄞˋ jyut3 taai3 variant of 以太
- 亚太 亞太 Yà Tài ㄧㄚˋ ㄊㄞˋ aa3 taai3 Asia-Pacific
- 以太 yǐ tài ㄧˇ ㄊㄞˋ ji5 taai3 (loanword) ether (hypothetical medium that transmits light waves)
- 印太 Yìn Tài ㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄞˋ jan3 taai3 Indo-Pacific (from 印度洋 and 太平洋)
- 太上 tài shàng ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄤˋ taai3 soeng6 title of respect for taoists
- 太保 Tài bǎo ㄊㄞˋ ㄅㄠˇ taai3 bou2 Taibao or Taipao city in Chiayi County 嘉义县, west Taiwan
- 太保 tài bǎo ㄊㄞˋ ㄅㄠˇ taai3 bou2 a very high official in ancient China
- 太仓 太倉 Tài cāng ㄊㄞˋ ㄘㄤ taai3 cong1 see 太仓市
- 太仆 太僕 tài pú ㄊㄞˋ ㄆㄨˊ taai3 buk6 ministerial title in imperial China (in the Qin and Han dynasties, the minister responsible for the imperial stables)
- 太公 tài gōng ㄊㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄥ taai3 gung1 great-grandfather
- 太初 tài chū ㄊㄞˋ ㄔㄨ taai3 co1 the absolute beginning
守
- 保守 bǎo shǒu ㄅㄠˇ ㄕㄡˇ bou2 sau2 conservative
- 坚守 堅守 jiān shǒu ㄐㄧㄢ ㄕㄡˇ gin1 sau2 to hold fast to
- 守候 shǒu hòu ㄕㄡˇ ㄏㄡˋ sau2 hau6 to wait for
- 守护 守護 shǒu hù ㄕㄡˇ ㄏㄨˋ sau2 wu6 to guard
- 看守 kān shǒu ㄎㄢ ㄕㄡˇ hon1 sau2 to guard
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- 遵守 zūn shǒu ㄗㄨㄣ ㄕㄡˇ zeon1 sau2 to comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement)
- 防守 fáng shǒu ㄈㄤˊ ㄕㄡˇ fong4 sau2 to defend
- 守株待兔 shǒu zhū dài tù ㄕㄡˇ ㄓㄨ ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄨˋ sau2 zyu1 doi6 tou3 lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)
- 信守 xìn shǒu ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄕㄡˇ seon3 sau2 to abide by
- 值守 zhí shǒu ㄓˊ ㄕㄡˇ zik6 sau2 (of a security guard etc) to be on duty, keeping an eye on things
- 严守 嚴守 yán shǒu ㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ jim4 sau2 to strictly maintain
- 困守 kùn shǒu ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄕㄡˇ kwan3 sau2 to stand a siege
- 固守 gù shǒu ㄍㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ gu3 sau2 to strongly defend one's position
- 失守 shī shǒu ㄕ ㄕㄡˇ sat1 sau2 (military) (of a city etc) to fall into enemy hands
- 守住 shǒu zhu ㄕㄡˇ ˙ㄓㄨ sau2 zyu6 to hold on to
- 守信 shǒu xìn ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄣˋ sau2 seon3 to keep promises
- 守备 守備 shǒu bèi ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄟˋ sau2 bei6 to garrison
- 守兵 shǒu bīng ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄧㄥ sau2 bing1 guard
- 守分 shǒu fèn ㄕㄡˇ ㄈㄣˋ sau2 fan6 to abide by the law
- 守制 shǒu zhì ㄕㄡˇ ㄓˋ sau2 zai3 to go into mourning for one's parents
Idioms with these characters
- 安分守己 ān fèn shǒu jǐ ㄢ ㄈㄣˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧˇ on1 fan6 sau2 gei2 to be content with one's lot (idiom)
- 熬更守夜 áo gēng shǒu yè ㄠˊ ㄍㄥ ㄕㄡˇ ㄧㄝˋ ngaau4 gaang1 sau2 je6 to stay up through the night (idiom)
- 抱残守缺 抱殘守缺 bào cán shǒu quē ㄅㄠˋ ㄘㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄩㄝ pou5 caan4 sau2 kyut3 to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
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- 魂不守舍 hún bù shǒu shè ㄏㄨㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄕㄜˋ wan4 bat1 sau2 se3 to be preoccupied (idiom)
- 墨守成规 墨守成規 mò shǒu chéng guī ㄇㄛˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄟ mak6 sau2 sing4 kwai1 hidebound by convention (idiom)
- 神不守舍 shén bù shǒu shè ㄕㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄕㄜˋ san4 bat1 sau2 se2 (idiom) absentminded; dazed; distracted
- 守口如瓶 shǒu kǒu rú píng ㄕㄡˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ sau2 hau2 jyu4 ping4 lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped
- 守土有责 守土有責 shǒu tǔ yǒu zé ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄨˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄗㄜˊ sau2 tou2 jau5 zaak3 duty to defend the country (idiom)
- 守望相助 shǒu wàng xiāng zhù ㄕㄡˇ ㄨㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄓㄨˋ sau2 mong6 soeng1 zo6 to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors
- 守株待兔 shǒu zhū dài tù ㄕㄡˇ ㄓㄨ ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄨˋ sau2 zyu1 doi6 tou3 lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)