明哲保身 míng zhé bǎo shēn ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄜˊ ㄅㄠˇ ㄕㄣ ming4 zit3 bou2 san1
- a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom)
- to put one's own safety before matters of principle
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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
哲
- 哲学 哲學 zhé xué ㄓㄜˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ zit3 hok6 philosophy
- 先哲 xiān zhé ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓㄜˊ sin1 zit3 the wise and learned individuals of the past
- 哲人 zhé rén ㄓㄜˊ ㄖㄣˊ zit3 jan4 wise man
- 哲思 zhé sī ㄓㄜˊ ㄙ zit3 si1 philosophical reflection; contemplative philosophical thought
- 哲理 zhé lǐ ㄓㄜˊ ㄌㄧˇ zit3 lei5 philosophic theory
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- 李哲 Lǐ Zhé ㄌㄧˇ ㄓㄜˊ lei5 zit3 Li Zhe, personal name of fourth Tang Emperor Zhongzong 唐中宗 (656-710), reigned 705-710
- 圣哲 聖哲 shèng zhé ㄕㄥˋ ㄓㄜˊ sing3 zit3 sage
- 赫哲 Hè zhé ㄏㄜˋ ㄓㄜˊ haak1 zit3 Hezhen ethnic group
- 马哲 馬哲 mǎ zhé ㄇㄚˇ ㄓㄜˊ maa5 zit3 Marxist philosophy
- 哲人石 zhé rén shí ㄓㄜˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄕˊ zit3 jan4 sek6 philosopher's stone
- 哲学史 哲學史 zhé xué shǐ ㄓㄜˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕˇ zit3 hok6 si2 history of philosophy
- 哲学家 哲學家 zhé xué jiā ㄓㄜˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄚ zit3 hok6 gaa1 philosopher
- 哲蚌寺 Zhé bàng sì ㄓㄜˊ ㄅㄤˋ ㄙˋ zit3 pong5 zi6 Drepung monastery, Lhasa, Tibet
- 埃森哲 Āi sēn zhé ㄞ ㄙㄣ ㄓㄜˊ aai1 sam1 zit3 Accenture (company)
- 李远哲 李遠哲 Lǐ Yuǎn zhé ㄌㄧˇ ㄩㄢˇ ㄓㄜˊ lei5 jyun5 zit3 Yuan T. Lee (1936-), Taiwanese-born Chemist and Nobel Prize winner in 1986
- 柯文哲 Kē Wén zhé ㄎㄜ ㄨㄣˊ ㄓㄜˊ o1 man4 zit3 Ko Wen-je (1959-), Taiwanese independent politician, Mayor of Taipei City from 2014
- 肇俊哲 Zhào Jùn zhé ㄓㄠˋ ㄐㄩㄣˋ ㄓㄜˊ siu6 zeon3 zit3 Zhao Junzhe (1979-), Chinese football player
- 范思哲 Fàn sī zhé ㄈㄢˋ ㄙ ㄓㄜˊ faan6 si1 zit3 Versace (fashion designer)
- 赫哲族 Hè zhé zú ㄏㄜˋ ㄓㄜˊ ㄗㄨˊ haak1 zit3 zuk6 Hezhen ethnic group
- 赫哲语 赫哲語 Hè zhé yǔ ㄏㄜˋ ㄓㄜˊ ㄩˇ haak1 zit3 jyu5 Hezhen language (of Hezhen ethnic group of Heilongjiang province)
保
- 保佑 bǎo yòu ㄅㄠˇ ㄧㄡˋ bou2 jau6 to bless and protect
- 保修 bǎo xiū ㄅㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄡ bou2 sau1 to promise to keep sth in good repair
- 保健 bǎo jiàn ㄅㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ bou2 gin6 health protection
- 保全 bǎo quán ㄅㄠˇ ㄑㄩㄢˊ bou2 cyun4 to save from damage
- 保姆 bǎo mǔ ㄅㄠˇ ㄇㄨˇ bou2 mou5 nanny; babysitter
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- 保存 bǎo cún ㄅㄠˇ ㄘㄨㄣˊ bou2 cyun4 to conserve; to preserve; to keep; to store; (computing) to save (a file etc)
- 保守 bǎo shǒu ㄅㄠˇ ㄕㄡˇ bou2 sau2 conservative
- 保安 bǎo ān ㄅㄠˇ ㄢ bou2 on1 to ensure public security
- 保密 bǎo mì ㄅㄠˇ ㄇㄧˋ bou2 mat6 to keep sth confidential
- 保持 bǎo chí ㄅㄠˇ ㄔˊ bou2 ci4 to keep
- 保暖 bǎo nuǎn ㄅㄠˇ ㄋㄨㄢˇ bou2 nyun5 to keep warm
- 保留 bǎo liú ㄅㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ bou2 lau4 to keep
- 保管 bǎo guǎn ㄅㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄢˇ bou2 gun2 to hold in safekeeping; to have in one's care
- 保卫 保衛 bǎo wèi ㄅㄠˇ ㄨㄟˋ bou2 wai6 to defend
- 保证 保證 bǎo zhèng ㄅㄠˇ ㄓㄥˋ bou2 zing3 guarantee
- 保护 保護 bǎo hù ㄅㄠˇ ㄏㄨˋ bou2 wu6 to protect
- 保重 bǎo zhòng ㄅㄠˇ ㄓㄨㄥˋ bou2 zung6 to take care of oneself
- 保障 bǎo zhàng ㄅㄠˇ ㄓㄤˋ bou2 zoeng3 to ensure
- 保险 保險 bǎo xiǎn ㄅㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢˇ bou2 him2 insurance
- 保养 保養 bǎo yǎng ㄅㄠˇ ㄧㄤˇ bou2 joeng5 to take good care of (or conserve) one's health
身
- 一身 yī shēn ㄧ ㄕㄣ jat1 san1 whole body
- 人身 rén shēn ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄣ jan4 san1 person
- 健身 jiàn shēn ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄣ gin6 san1 to exercise
- 全身 quán shēn ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄣ cyun4 san1 the whole body
- 出身 chū shēn ㄔㄨ ㄕㄣ ceot1 san1 to be born of
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- 切身 qiè shēn ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄕㄣ cit3 san1 direct
- 动身 動身 dòng shēn ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄣ dung6 san1 to go on a journey
- 化身 huà shēn ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄣ faa3 san1 incarnation
- 单身 單身 dān shēn ㄉㄢ ㄕㄣ daan1 san1 unmarried; single
- 投身 tóu shēn ㄊㄡˊ ㄕㄣ tau4 san1 to throw oneself into sth
- 替身 tì shēn ㄊㄧˋ ㄕㄣ tai3 san1 stand-in
- 本身 běn shēn ㄅㄣˇ ㄕㄣ bun2 san1 itself
- 浑身 渾身 hún shēn ㄏㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄣ wan4 san1 all over
- 独身 獨身 dú shēn ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄣ duk6 san1 unmarried; single
- 献身 獻身 xiàn shēn ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄣ hin3 san1 to commit one's energy to
- 终身 終身 zhōng shēn ㄓㄨㄥ ㄕㄣ zung1 san1 lifelong
- 翻身 fān shēn ㄈㄢ ㄕㄣ faan1 san1 to turn over (when lying)
- 脱身 脫身 tuō shēn ㄊㄨㄛ ㄕㄣ tyut3 san1 to get away
- 自身 zì shēn ㄗˋ ㄕㄣ zi6 san1 itself
- 藏身 cáng shēn ㄘㄤˊ ㄕㄣ cong4 san1 to hide