开宗明义 開宗明義
开宗明义 開宗明義 kāi zōng míng yì ㄎㄞ ㄗㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧˋ hoi1 zung1 ming4 ji6
- to declare at the outset (idiom)
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开 開
- 公开 公開 gōng kāi ㄍㄨㄥ ㄎㄞ gung1 hoi1 open; overt; public
- 分开 分開 fēn kāi ㄈㄣ ㄎㄞ fan1 hoi1 to separate
- 召开 召開 zhào kāi ㄓㄠˋ ㄎㄞ ziu6 hoi1 to convene (a conference or meeting)
- 展开 展開 zhǎn kāi ㄓㄢˇ ㄎㄞ zin2 hoi1 to unfold; to spread out; to open up
- 张开 張開 zhāng kāi ㄓㄤ ㄎㄞ zoeng1 hoi1 to open up
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- 想开 想開 xiǎng kāi ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄎㄞ soeng2 hoi1 to get over (a shock, bereavement etc)
- 打开 打開 dǎ kāi ㄉㄚˇ ㄎㄞ daa2 hoi1 to open
- 拉开 拉開 lā kāi ㄌㄚ ㄎㄞ laai1 hoi1 to pull open
- 抛开 拋開 pāo kāi ㄆㄠ ㄎㄞ paau1 hoi1 to throw out
- 推开 推開 tuī kāi ㄊㄨㄟ ㄎㄞ teoi1 hoi1 to push open (a gate etc)
- 敞开 敞開 chǎng kāi ㄔㄤˇ ㄎㄞ cong2 hoi1 to open wide
- 盛开 盛開 shèng kāi ㄕㄥˋ ㄎㄞ sing6 hoi1 blooming
- 解开 解開 jiě kāi ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄎㄞ gaai2 hoi1 to untie
- 走开 走開 zǒu kāi ㄗㄡˇ ㄎㄞ zau2 hoi1 to leave; to walk away; to beat it
- 开刀 開刀 kāi dāo ㄎㄞ ㄉㄠ hoi1 dou1 (of a surgeon) to perform an operation
- 开创 開創 kāi chuàng ㄎㄞ ㄔㄨㄤˋ hoi1 cong3 to initiate; to start; to found
- 开动 開動 kāi dòng ㄎㄞ ㄉㄨㄥˋ hoi1 dung6 to start
- 开口 開口 kāi kǒu ㄎㄞ ㄎㄡˇ hoi1 hau2 to open one's mouth
- 开启 開啟 kāi qǐ ㄎㄞ ㄑㄧˇ hoi1 kai2 to start; to begin; to initiate (an era, process, journey etc)
- 开场 開場 kāi chǎng ㄎㄞ ㄔㄤˇ hoi1 coeng4 to begin
宗
- 大宗 dà zōng ㄉㄚˋ ㄗㄨㄥ daai6 zung1 large amount
- 宗教 zōng jiào ㄗㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄠˋ zung1 gaau3 religion
- 宗旨 zōng zhǐ ㄗㄨㄥ ㄓˇ zung1 zi2 objective
- 正宗 zhèng zōng ㄓㄥˋ ㄗㄨㄥ zing3 zung1 orthodox school
- 祖宗 zǔ zōng ㄗㄨˇ ㄗㄨㄥ zou2 zung1 ancestor
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- 世宗 Shì zōng ㄕˋ ㄗㄨㄥ sai3 zung1 Sejong the Great or Sejong Daewang (1397-1450), reigned 1418-1450 as fourth king of Joseon or Chosun dynasty, in whose reign the hangeul alphabet was invented
- 代宗 Dài zōng ㄉㄞˋ ㄗㄨㄥ doi6 zung1 Daizong, temple name of seventh Ming emperor Jingtai 景泰
- 卷宗 juàn zōng ㄐㄩㄢˋ ㄗㄨㄥ gyun2 zung1 file
- 太宗 Tài zōng ㄊㄞˋ ㄗㄨㄥ taai3 zung1 posthumous name given to the second emperor of a dynasty
- 宗主 zōng zhǔ ㄗㄨㄥ ㄓㄨˇ zung1 zyu2 head of a clan
- 宗匠 zōng jiàng ㄗㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄤˋ zung1 zoeng6 person with remarkable academic or artistic attainments
- 宗地 zōng dì ㄗㄨㄥ ㄉㄧˋ zung1 dei6 parcel of land
- 宗室 zōng shì ㄗㄨㄥ ㄕˋ zung1 sat1 imperial clan
- 宗师 宗師 zōng shī ㄗㄨㄥ ㄕ zung1 si1 great scholar respected for learning and integrity
- 宗庙 宗廟 zōng miào ㄗㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄠˋ zung1 miu2 temple
- 宗族 zōng zú ㄗㄨㄥ ㄗㄨˊ zung1 zuk6 clan
- 宗正 zōng zhèng ㄗㄨㄥ ㄓㄥˋ zung1 zing3 minister in charge of the imperial clan
- 宗法 zōng fǎ ㄗㄨㄥ ㄈㄚˇ zung1 faat3 patriarchal clan system
- 宗派 zōng pài ㄗㄨㄥ ㄆㄞˋ zung1 paai3 sect
- 宗祠 zōng cí ㄗㄨㄥ ㄘˊ zung1 ci4 ancestral temple
明
- 光明 guāng míng ㄍㄨㄤ ㄇㄧㄥˊ gwong1 ming4 light
- 分明 fēn míng ㄈㄣ ㄇㄧㄥˊ fan1 ming4 clear
- 失明 shī míng ㄕ ㄇㄧㄥˊ sat1 ming4 to lose one's eyesight
- 文明 wén míng ㄨㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ man4 ming4 civilized
- 明亮 míng liàng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ming4 loeng6 bright
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- 明天 míng tiān ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ming4 tin1 tomorrow
- 明媚 míng mèi ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄟˋ ming4 mei4 bright and beautiful
- 明年 míng nián ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ming4 nin4 next year
- 明日 míng rì ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄖˋ ming4 jat6 tomorrow
- 明明 míng míng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ming4 ming4 obviously
- 明星 míng xīng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ming4 sing1 star; celebrity
- 明智 míng zhì ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ ming4 zi3 sensible
- 明朗 míng lǎng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄤˇ ming4 long5 bright
- 明理 míng lǐ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˇ ming4 lei5 sensible
- 明白 míng bai ㄇㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄅㄞ ming4 baak6 clear; obvious; unequivocal
- 明确 明確 míng què ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ming4 kok3 clear-cut; definite; explicit
- 明显 明顯 míng xiǎn ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ming4 hin2 clear
- 查明 chá míng ㄔㄚˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ caa4 ming4 to investigate and find out
- 清明 qīng míng ㄑㄧㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ cing1 ming4 clear and bright
- 照明 zhào míng ㄓㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ziu3 ming4 lighting
义 義
- 主义 主義 zhǔ yì ㄓㄨˇ ㄧˋ zyu2 ji6 -ism
- 侠义 俠義 xiá yì ㄒㄧㄚˊ ㄧˋ hap6 ji6 chivalrous
- 名义 名義 míng yì ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧˋ ming4 ji6 name
- 含义 含義 hán yì ㄏㄢˊ ㄧˋ ham4 ji6 meaning (implicit in a phrase)
- 定义 定義 dìng yì ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄧˋ ding6 ji6 definition
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- 广义 廣義 guǎng yì ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄧˋ gwong2 ji6 broad sense
- 意义 意義 yì yì ㄧˋ ㄧˋ ji3 ji6 sense
- 正义 正義 zhèng yì ㄓㄥˋ ㄧˋ zing3 ji6 justice
- 涵义 涵義 hán yì ㄏㄢˊ ㄧˋ haam4 ji6 content
- 义务 義務 yì wù ㄧˋ ㄨˋ ji6 mou6 duty; obligation
- 义工 義工 yì gōng ㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ji6 gung1 volunteer worker
- 讲义 講義 jiǎng yì ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄧˋ gong2 ji6 teaching materials
- 道义 道義 dào yì ㄉㄠˋ ㄧˋ dou6 ji6 morality
- 天经地义 天經地義 tiān jīng dì yì ㄊㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄉㄧˋ ㄧˋ tin1 ging1 dei6 ji6 lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper
- 官僚主义 官僚主義 guān liáo zhǔ yì ㄍㄨㄢ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄓㄨˇ ㄧˋ gun1 liu4 zyu2 ji6 bureaucracy
- 帝国主义 帝國主義 dì guó zhǔ yì ㄉㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄓㄨˇ ㄧˋ dai3 gwok3 zyu2 ji6 imperialism
- 无情无义 無情無義 wú qíng wú yì ㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄨˊ ㄧˋ mou4 cing4 mou4 ji6 completely lacking any feeling or sense of justice (idiom); cold and ruthless
- 社会主义 社會主義 shè huì zhǔ yì ㄕㄜˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄨˇ ㄧˋ se5 wui2 zyu2 ji6 socialism
- 见义勇为 見義勇為 jiàn yì yǒng wéi ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄧˋ ㄩㄥˇ ㄨㄟˊ gin3 ji6 jung5 wai4 (idiom, from the Analects) (usu. of a passer-by who comes across a critical situation) to step in and help; to take brave or selfless action
- 资本主义 資本主義 zī běn zhǔ yì ㄗ ㄅㄣˇ ㄓㄨˇ ㄧˋ zi1 bun2 zyu2 ji6 capitalism