折桂 zhé guì ㄓㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄟˋ zit3 gwai3
- to win the laurels
- to pass an imperial examination
- to win a championship
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折
- 存折 存摺 cún zhé ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄓㄜˊ cyun4 zip3 passbook
- 打折 dǎ zhé ㄉㄚˇ ㄓㄜˊ daa2 zit3 to give a discount
- 折合 zhé hé ㄓㄜˊ ㄏㄜˊ zit3 hap6 to convert into
- 折射 zhé shè ㄓㄜˊ ㄕㄜˋ zit3 se6 to refract
- 折扣 zhé kòu ㄓㄜˊ ㄎㄡˋ zit3 kau3 discount
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- 折叠 折疊 zhé dié ㄓㄜˊ ㄉㄧㄝˊ zit3 dip6 to fold
- 折磨 zhé mó ㄓㄜˊ ㄇㄛˊ zit3 mo4 to torment; to torture
- 折腾 折騰 zhē teng ㄓㄜ ˙ㄊㄥ zit3 tang4 to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly)
- 挫折 cuò zhé ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄜˊ co3 zit3 setback
- 曲折 qū zhé ㄑㄩ ㄓㄜˊ kuk1 zit3 winding
- 波折 bō zhé ㄅㄛ ㄓㄜˊ bo1 zit3 twists and turns
- 转折 轉折 zhuǎn zhé ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄓㄜˊ zyun2 zit3 shift in the trend of events
- 骨折 gǔ zhé ㄍㄨˇ ㄓㄜˊ gwat1 zit3 to suffer a fracture
- 转折点 轉折點 zhuǎn zhé diǎn ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄓㄜˊ ㄉㄧㄢˇ zyun2 zit3 dim2 turning point
- 九折 jiǔ zhé ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄜˊ gau2 zit3 10% off (price)
- 周折 zhōu zhé ㄓㄡ ㄓㄜˊ zau1 zit3 twists and turns
- 夭折 yāo zhé ㄧㄠ ㄓㄜˊ jiu2 zit3 to die young or prematurely
- 奏折 奏摺 zòu zhé ㄗㄡˋ ㄓㄜˊ zau3 zip3 memorial to the emperor (folded in accordion form)
- 对折 對摺 duì zhé ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄜˊ deoi3 zip3 to sell at a 50% discount
- 弯折 彎折 wān zhé ㄨㄢ ㄓㄜˊ waan1 zit3 to bend
桂
- 桂花 guì huā ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚ gwai3 faa1 osmanthus flowers
- 丹桂 dān guì ㄉㄢ ㄍㄨㄟˋ daan1 gwai3 orange osmanthus
- 官桂 guān guì ㄍㄨㄢ ㄍㄨㄟˋ gun1 gwai3 Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia)
- 月桂 yuè guì ㄩㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄟˋ jyut6 gwai3 laurel (Laurus nobilis)
- 桂冠 guì guān ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄢ gwai3 gun1 laurel (as a symbol of victory or merit)
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- 桂圆 桂圓 guì yuán ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄢˊ gwai3 jyun4 see 龙眼
- 桂平 Guì píng ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ gwai3 ping4 see 桂平市
- 桂东 桂東 Guì dōng ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄨㄥ gwai3 dung1 see 桂东县
- 桂林 Guì lín ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ gwai3 lam4 see 桂林市
- 桂枝 guì zhī ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄓ gwai3 zi1 cinnamon (Ramulus Cinnamomi)
- 桂格 Guì gé ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄜˊ gwai3 gaak3 Quaker (company)
- 桂皮 guì pí ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄆㄧˊ gwai3 pei4 Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamonum cassia)
- 桂阳 桂陽 Guì yáng ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄧㄤˊ gwai3 joeng4 see 桂阳县
- 桂鱼 桂魚 guì yú ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄩˊ gwai3 jyu2 mandarin fish
- 玉桂 yù guì ㄩˋ ㄍㄨㄟˋ juk6 gwai3 see 肉桂
- 肉桂 ròu guì ㄖㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄟˋ juk6 gwai3 Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia)
- 临桂 臨桂 Lín guì ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄟˋ lam4 gwai3 see 临桂区
- 香桂 xiāng guì ㄒㄧㄤ ㄍㄨㄟˋ hoeng1 gwai3 see 桂皮, Chinese cinnamon
- 倪桂珍 Ní Guì zhēn ㄋㄧˊ ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄣ ngai4 gwai3 zan1 Ni Guizhen or Ni Kwei-Tseng (1869 - 1931), mother of Song Ailing 宋蔼龄, Song Qingling 宋庆龄 and Song Meiling 宋美龄
- 吴三桂 吳三桂 Wú Sān guì ㄨˊ ㄙㄢ ㄍㄨㄟˋ ng4 saam1 gwai3 Wu Sangui (1612-1678), Chinese general who let the Manchus into China and helped them establish the Qing Dynasty, later leading a revolt against Qing in an effort to start his own dynasty
Idioms with these characters
- 百折不挠 百折不撓 bǎi zhé bù náo ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄜˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄠˊ baak3 zit3 bat1 naau4 to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom)
- 蠹众木折 蠹眾木折 dù zhòng mù zhé ㄉㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄓㄜˊ dou3 zung3 muk6 zit3 Danger appears where many harmful factors exist. (idiom)
- 盘旋曲折 盤旋曲折 pán xuán qū zhé ㄆㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄩ ㄓㄜˊ pun4 syun4 kuk1 zit3 (idiom) (of a road etc) to wind circuitously
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- 七折八扣 qī zhé bā kòu ㄑㄧ ㄓㄜˊ ㄅㄚ ㄎㄡˋ cat1 zit3 baat3 kau3 lit. various cuts and deductions (idiom)
- 迂回曲折 yū huí qū zhé ㄩ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄩ ㄓㄜˊ jyu1 wui4 kuk1 zit3 meandering and circuitous (idiom); complicated developments that never get anywhere
- 折戟沉沙 zhé jǐ chén shā ㄓㄜˊ ㄐㄧˇ ㄔㄣˊ ㄕㄚ lit. broken halberds embedded in the sand (idiom)
- 折节读书 折節讀書 zhé jié dú shū ㄓㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄨ zit3 zit3 duk6 syu1 to start reading furiously, contrary to previous habit (idiom)
- 朱云折槛 朱雲折檻 zhū yún zhé jiàn ㄓㄨ ㄩㄣˊ ㄓㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ (idiom) Zhu Yun breaks the railing (Zhu Yun was a Han Dynasty official who accused the emperor's tutor of corruption, and when sentenced to death, clung to the palace hall railing so fiercely while demanding justice that he broke it); (fig.) to speak the truth with unwavering courage; to admonish fearlessly