左丘明
左丘明 Zuǒ Qiū míng ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄇㄧㄥˊ zo2 jau1 ming4
- Zuo Qiuming or Zuoqiu Ming (556-451), famous blind historian from Lu 鲁国 (魯國) Lǔ guó ㄌㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ to whom the history Zuo Zhuan 左传 (左傳) Zuǒ Zhuàn ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄨㄢˋ is attributed
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左
- 左右 zuǒ yòu ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ zo2 jau6 left and right
- 左边左邊 zuǒ bian ㄗㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄅㄧㄢ zo2 bin1 left
- 左顾右盼左顧右盼 zuǒ gù yòu pàn ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄍㄨˋ ㄧㄡˋ ㄆㄢˋ zo2 gu3 jau6 paan3 glancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around
- 崇左 Chóng zuǒ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄗㄨㄛˇ sung4 zo2 see 崇左市[Chong2 zuo3 Shi4]
- 左上 zuǒ shàng ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄤˋ zo2 soeng6 upper left
- 左下 zuǒ xià ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ zo2 haa6 lower left
丘
- 丘陵 qiū líng ㄑㄧㄡ ㄌㄧㄥˊ jau1 ling4 hills
- 丘八 qiū bā ㄑㄧㄡ ㄅㄚ jau1 baat3 soldier (from the two components of the 兵 character) (derog.)
- 丘北 Qiū běi ㄑㄧㄡ ㄅㄟˇ jau1 bak1 see 丘北縣|丘北县[Qiu1 bei3 Xian4]
- 丘壑 qiū hè ㄑㄧㄡ ㄏㄜˋ jau1 kok3 hills and valleys
- 丘疹 qiū zhěn ㄑㄧㄡ ㄓㄣˇ jau1 zan2 pimple
- 丘县丘縣 Qiū xiàn ㄑㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄢˋ jau1 jyun6 Qiu county in Hebei
Idioms with these characters
- 宁左勿右寧左勿右 nìng zuǒ wù yòu ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄨˋ ㄧㄡˋ ning4 zo2 mat6 jau6 (of one's political views) to prefer left rather than right (idiom during the Cultural Revolution)
- 旁门左道旁門左道 páng mén zuǒ dào ㄆㄤˊ ㄇㄣˊ ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄠˋ pong4 mun4 zo2 dou6 dissenting religious sect (idiom); heretical school of opinion
- 左膀右臂 zuǒ bǎng yòu bì ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄤˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄧˋ zo2 bong4 jau6 bei3 (idiom) trusted assistant; key aide
- 左道惑众左道惑眾 zuǒ dào huò zhòng ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ zo2 dou6 waak6 zung3 to delude the masses with heretical doctrines (idiom)
- 左顾右盼左顧右盼 zuǒ gù yòu pàn ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄍㄨˋ ㄧㄡˋ ㄆㄢˋ zo2 gu3 jau6 paan3 glancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around
- 放情丘壑 fàng qíng qiū hè ㄈㄤˋ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄏㄜˋ fong3 cing4 jau1 kok3 to enjoy oneself in nature's embrace (idiom)
- 华屋丘墟華屋丘墟 huá wū qiū xū ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄨ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄒㄩ waa4 uk1 jau1 heoi1 magnificent building reduced to a mound of rubble (idiom); fig. all one's plans in ruins
- 一丘之貉 yī qiū zhī hé ㄧ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄓ ㄏㄜˊ jat1 jau1 zi1 hok6 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
- 冰雪聪明冰雪聰明 bīng xuě cōng ming ㄅㄧㄥ ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄘㄨㄥ ˙ㄇㄧㄥ bing1 syut3 cung1 ming4 (idiom) exceptionally intelligent
- 不明不白 bù míng bù bái ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄞˊ bat1 ming4 bat1 baak6 (idiom) obscure; dubious; shady
- 不明事理 bù míng shì lǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ ㄌㄧˇ bat1 ming4 si6 lei5 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
- 不言自明 bù yán zì míng ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄗˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ bat1 jin4 zi6 ming4 self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
- 长夜难明長夜難明 cháng yè nán míng ㄔㄤˊ ㄧㄝˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ coeng4 je6 naan4 ming4 lit. many nights under a harsh moon