夷犹
夷犹夷猶 yí yóu ㄧˊ ㄧㄡˊ ji4 jau4
- to hesitate
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夷
- 化险为夷化險為夷 huà xiǎn wéi yí ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄧˊ faa3 him2 wai4 ji4 to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster
- 凌夷 líng yí ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄧˊ ling4 ji4 to deteriorate
- 夷平 yí píng ㄧˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ji4 ping4 to level; to raze to the ground
- 夷戮 yí lù ㄧˊ ㄌㄨˋ ji4 luk6 to massacre
- 夷旷夷曠 yí kuàng ㄧˊ ㄎㄨㄤˋ ji4 kwong3 expansive
- 夷洲 Yí zhōu ㄧˊ ㄓㄡ ji4 zau1 name of an ancient barbarian country, possibly Taiwan
犹
- 犹如猶如 yóu rú ㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄨˊ jau4 jyu4 similar to; like
- 犹豫猶豫 yóu yù ㄧㄡˊ ㄩˋ jau4 jyu6 to hesitate
- 毫不犹豫毫不猶豫 háo bù yóu yù ㄏㄠˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄩˋ hou4 bat1 jau4 jyu6 without the slightest hesitation
- 犹豫不决猶豫不決 yóu yù bù jué ㄧㄡˊ ㄩˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ jau4 jyu6 bat1 kyut3 hesitancy
- 记忆犹新記憶猶新 jì yì yóu xīn ㄐㄧˋ ㄧˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄣ gei3 jik1 jau4 san1 to remain fresh in one's memory (idiom)
- 上犹上猶 Shàng yóu ㄕㄤˋ ㄧㄡˊ soeng6 jau4 see 上猶縣|上犹县[Shang4 you2 Xian4]
Idioms with these characters
- 化险为夷化險為夷 huà xiǎn wéi yí ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄧˊ faa3 him2 wai4 ji4 to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster
- 履险如夷履險如夷 lǚ xiǎn rú yí ㄌㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˊ lei5 him2 jyu4 ji4 lit. to make one's way through a dangerous pass as if walking on level ground (idiom)
- 以夷制夷 yǐ yí zhì yí ㄧˇ ㄧˊ ㄓˋ ㄧˊ ji5 ji4 zai3 ji4 to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties)
- 过犹不及過猶不及 guò yóu bù jí ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ gwo3 jau4 bat1 kap6 too far is as bad as not enough (idiom, from the Analects)
- 记忆犹新記憶猶新 jì yì yóu xīn ㄐㄧˋ ㄧˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄣ gei3 jik1 jau4 san1 to remain fresh in one's memory (idiom)
- 困兽犹斗困獸猶鬥 kùn shòu yóu dòu ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄕㄡˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄡˋ kwan3 sau3 jau4 dau3 a cornered beast will still fight (idiom)
- 虽败犹荣雖敗猶榮 suī bài yóu róng ㄙㄨㄟ ㄅㄞˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ seoi1 baai6 jau4 wing4 honorable even in defeat (idiom)
- 虽死犹生雖死猶生 suī sǐ yóu shēng ㄙㄨㄟ ㄙˇ ㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄥ seoi1 sei2 jau4 sang1 lit. although dead, as if still alive (idiom); still with us in spirit