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左支右绌 左支右絀 zuǒ zhī yòu chù ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄓ ㄧㄡˋ ㄔㄨˋ zo2 zi1 jau6 zyut3
- to be in straitened circumstances
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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
支
- 分支 fēn zhī ㄈㄣ ㄓ fan1 zi1 branch (of company, river etc)
- 支付 zhī fù ㄓ ㄈㄨˋ zi1 fu6 to pay (money)
- 支出 zhī chū ㄓ ㄔㄨ zi1 ceot1 to spend; to pay out
- 支应 支應 zhī yìng ㄓ ㄧㄥˋ zi1 jing3 to deal with
- 支持 zhī chí ㄓ ㄔˊ zi1 ci4 to be in favor of
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- 支援 zhī yuán ㄓ ㄩㄢˊ zi1 wun4 to provide assistance
- 支撑 支撐 zhī chēng ㄓ ㄔㄥ zi1 caang1 to prop up
- 支柱 zhī zhù ㄓ ㄓㄨˋ zi1 cyu5 mainstay
- 支票 zhī piào ㄓ ㄆㄧㄠˋ zi1 piu3 check (bank)
- 支配 zhī pèi ㄓ ㄆㄟˋ zi1 pui3 to control
- 收支 shōu zhī ㄕㄡ ㄓ sau1 zi1 cash flow
- 透支 tòu zhī ㄊㄡˋ ㄓ tau3 zi1 (banking) to overdraw
- 开支 開支 kāi zhī ㄎㄞ ㄓ hoi1 zi1 expenditures; expenses
- 不支 bù zhī ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ bat1 zi1 to be unable to endure
- 借支 jiè zhī ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄓ ze3 zi1 to get an advance on one's pay
- 印支 Yìn Zhī ㄧㄣˋ ㄓ jan3 zi1 abbr. for 印度支那
- 地支 dì zhī ㄉㄧˋ ㄓ dei6 zi1 the 12 earthly branches 子, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥, used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc
- 垫支 墊支 diàn zhī ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄓ din6 zi1 to advance funds
- 干支 gān zhī ㄍㄢ ㄓ gon1 zi1 the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 and twelve earthly branches 十二枝
- 支使 zhī shǐ ㄓ ㄕˇ zi1 sai2 to order (sb) around
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
绌 絀
- 紧绌 緊絀 jǐn chù ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄔㄨˋ gan2 zyut3 supply shortage
- 心余力绌 心餘力絀 xīn yú lì chù ㄒㄧㄣ ㄩˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄔㄨˋ sam1 jyu4 lik6 zyut3 see 心有余而力不足
- 岁计余绌 歲計餘絀 suì jì yú chù ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄩˊ ㄔㄨˋ seoi3 gai3 jyu4 zyut3 annual budgetary surplus or deficit (accountancy)
- 相形见绌 相形見絀 xiāng xíng jiàn chù ㄒㄧㄤ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄨˋ soeng1 jing4 gin3 zyut3 to pale by comparison (idiom)