左右逢源 zuǒ yòu féng yuán ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄈㄥˊ ㄩㄢˊ zo2 jau6 fung4 jyun4
- lit. to strike water right and left (idiom)
- fig. to turn everything into gold
- to have everything going one's way
- to benefit from both sides
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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
- 左上 zuǒ shàng ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄤˋ zo2 soeng6 upper left
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- 左下 zuǒ xià ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ zo2 haa6 lower left
- 左侧 左側 zuǒ cè ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄘㄜˋ zo2 zak1 left side
- 左传 左傳 Zuǒ Zhuàn ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄨㄢˋ zo2 zyun6 Zuo Zhuan or Tsochuan, Mr Zuo's Annals or Mr Zuo's commentary on 春秋, early history c. 400 BC attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明
- 左倾 左傾 zuǒ qīng ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄧㄥ zo2 king1 left-leaning
- 左券 zuǒ quàn ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄩㄢˋ zo2 hyun3 a sure thing
- 左岸 Zuǒ àn ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄢˋ zo2 ngon6 Left Bank (in Paris)
- 左思 Zuǒ Sī ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄙ zo2 si1 Zuo Si (3rd century), Jin dynasty writer and poet
- 左手 zuǒ shǒu ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄡˇ zo2 sau2 left hand; left-hand side
- 左拉 Zuǒ lā ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄚ zo2 laai1 Zola (name)
- 左权 左權 Zuǒ quán ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄩㄢˊ zo2 kyun4 see 左权县
- 左派 zuǒ pài ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄆㄞˋ zo2 paai3 (political) left
- 左营 左營 Zuǒ yíng ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄥˊ zo2 jing4 Zuoying or Tsoying district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市, south Taiwan
- 左翼 zuǒ yì ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧˋ zo2 jik6 left-wing (political)
- 左联 左聯 Zuǒ Lián ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ zo2 lyun4 the League of the Left-Wing Writers, an organization of writers formed in China in 1930
- 左舵 zuǒ duò ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄨㄛˋ zo2 to4 left rudder
右
- 右边 右邊 yòu bian ㄧㄡˋ ˙ㄅㄧㄢ jau6 bin1 right side
- 左右 zuǒ yòu ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ zo2 jau6 left and right
- 座右铭 座右銘 zuò yòu míng ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ zo6 jau6 ming4 motto
- 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
- 反右 fǎn yòu ㄈㄢˇ ㄧㄡˋ faan2 jau6 anti-rightist
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- 右上 yòu shàng ㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄤˋ jau6 soeng6 upper right
- 右下 yòu xià ㄧㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ jau6 haa6 lower right
- 右侧 右側 yòu cè ㄧㄡˋ ㄘㄜˋ jau6 zak1 right side
- 右倾 右傾 yòu qīng ㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄥ jau6 king1 right-wing
- 右手 yòu shǒu ㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄡˇ jau6 sau2 right hand
- 右方 yòu fāng ㄧㄡˋ ㄈㄤ jau6 fong1 right-hand side
- 右江 Yòu jiāng ㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄤ jau6 gong1 see 右江区
- 右派 yòu pài ㄧㄡˋ ㄆㄞˋ jau6 paai3 (political) right
- 右玉 Yòu yù ㄧㄡˋ ㄩˋ jau6 juk6 see 右玉县
- 右翼 yòu yì ㄧㄡˋ ㄧˋ jau6 jik6 the right flank
- 右舵 yòu duò ㄧㄡˋ ㄉㄨㄛˋ jau6 to4 right rudder
- 右舷 yòu xián ㄧㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ jau6 jin4 starboard (of a ship)
- 右袒 yòu tǎn ㄧㄡˋ ㄊㄢˇ jau6 taan2 to take sides with
- 右转 右轉 yòu zhuǎn ㄧㄡˋ ㄓㄨㄢˇ jau6 zyun3 to turn right
- 右面 yòu miàn ㄧㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ jau6 min6 right side
逢
- 每逢 měi féng ㄇㄟˇ ㄈㄥˊ mui5 fung4 every time
- 萍水相逢 píng shuǐ xiāng féng ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄈㄥˊ ping4 seoi2 soeng1 fung4 strangers coming together by chance (idiom)
- 欣逢 xīn féng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄈㄥˊ jan1 fung4 on the happy occasion of
- 相逢 xiāng féng ㄒㄧㄤ ㄈㄥˊ soeng1 fung4 to meet (by chance)
- 逢俉 féng wú ㄈㄥˊ ㄨˊ fung4 ng6 to come across sth scary; to have a fright
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- 逢迎 féng yíng ㄈㄥˊ ㄧㄥˊ fung4 jing4 to fawn on
- 逢集 féng jí ㄈㄥˊ ㄐㄧˊ fung4 zaap6 market day
- 适逢 適逢 shì féng ㄕˋ ㄈㄥˊ sik1 fung4 to just happen to coincide with
- 遭逢 zāo féng ㄗㄠ ㄈㄥˊ zou1 fung4 to encounter (sth unpleasant)
- 重逢 chóng féng ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄥˊ cung4 fung4 to meet again
- 丘逢甲 Qiū Féng jiǎ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄈㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄚˇ jau1 fung4 gaap3 Qiu Fengjia or Ch'iu Feng-chia (1864-1912), Taiwanese Hakkanese poet
- 久别重逢 久別重逢 jiǔ bié chóng féng ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄥˊ gau2 bit6 cung5 fung4 to meet again after a long period of separation
- 千载难逢 千載難逢 qiān zǎi nán féng ㄑㄧㄢ ㄗㄞˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄈㄥˊ cin1 zoi2 naan4 fung4 extremely rare (idiom)
- 曲意逢迎 qū yì féng yíng ㄑㄩ ㄧˋ ㄈㄥˊ ㄧㄥˊ kuk1 ji3 fung4 jing4 to bow down to everything sb says or does
- 枯木逢春 kū mù féng chūn ㄎㄨ ㄇㄨˋ ㄈㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄣ fu1 muk6 fung4 ceon1 lit. the spring comes upon a withered tree (idiom)
- 棋逢对手 棋逢對手 qí féng duì shǒu ㄑㄧˊ ㄈㄥˊ ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄡˇ kei4 fung4 deoi3 sau2 to be evenly matched
- 棋逢敌手 棋逢敵手 qí féng dí shǒu ㄑㄧˊ ㄈㄥˊ ㄉㄧˊ ㄕㄡˇ kei4 fung4 dik6 sau2 see 棋逢对手
- 正逢其时 正逢其時 zhèng féng qí shí ㄓㄥˋ ㄈㄥˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˊ zing3 fung4 kei4 si4 to come at the right time
- 狭路相逢 狹路相逢 xiá lù xiāng féng ㄒㄧㄚˊ ㄌㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄈㄥˊ haap6 lou6 soeng1 fung4 lit. to meet face to face on a narrow path (idiom)
- 生不逢时 生不逢時 shēng bù féng shí ㄕㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄥˊ ㄕˊ sang1 bat1 fung4 si4 born at the wrong time (idiom); unlucky (esp. to complain about one's fate)
源
- 来源 來源 lái yuán ㄌㄞˊ ㄩㄢˊ loi4 jyun4 source (of information etc)
- 根源 gēn yuán ㄍㄣ ㄩㄢˊ gan1 jyun4 origin
- 水源 shuǐ yuán ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄩㄢˊ seoi2 jyun4 water source
- 泉源 quán yuán ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ cyun4 jyun4 springhead
- 渊源 淵源 yuān yuán ㄩㄢ ㄩㄢˊ jyun1 jyun4 origin
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- 源于 源於 yuán yú ㄩㄢˊ ㄩˊ jyun4 jyu1 has its origins in
- 源泉 yuán quán ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ jyun4 cyun4 fountainhead
- 源头 源頭 yuán tóu ㄩㄢˊ ㄊㄡˊ jyun4 tau4 source; origin; fountainhead
- 能源 néng yuán ㄋㄥˊ ㄩㄢˊ nang4 jyun4 energy sources; energy
- 资源 資源 zī yuán ㄗ ㄩㄢˊ zi1 jyun4 natural resource (such as water or minerals)
- 起源 qǐ yuán ㄑㄧˇ ㄩㄢˊ hei2 jyun4 origin
- 电源 電源 diàn yuán ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄩㄢˊ din6 jyun4 electric power source
- 来源于 來源於 lái yuán yú ㄌㄞˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄩˊ loi4 jyun4 jyu1 to originate in
- 发源地 發源地 fā yuán dì ㄈㄚ ㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄧˋ faat3 jyun4 dei6 place of origin
- 源源不断 源源不斷 yuán yuán bù duàn ㄩㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ jyun4 jyun4 bat1 dyun6 (idiom) in an unending stream; continuous
- 乳源 Rǔ yuán ㄖㄨˇ ㄩㄢˊ jyu5 jyun4 see 乳源瑶族自治县
- 光源 guāng yuán ㄍㄨㄤ ㄩㄢˊ gwong1 jyun4 light source
- 内源 內源 nèi yuán ㄋㄟˋ ㄩㄢˊ noi6 jyun4 source
- 兵源 bīng yuán ㄅㄧㄥ ㄩㄢˊ bing1 jyun4 manpower resources (for military service)
- 凌源 Líng yuán ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄢˊ ling4 jyun4 see 凌源市