朝三暮四 zhāo sān mù sì ㄓㄠ ㄙㄢ ㄇㄨˋ ㄙˋ ziu1 saam1 mou6 sei3 HSK 7-9
- lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon
- indecisive
- to blow hot and cold
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朝
- 朝代 cháo dài ㄔㄠˊ ㄉㄞˋ ciu4 doi6 dynasty
- 朝气 朝氣 zhāo qì ㄓㄠ ㄑㄧˋ ziu1 hei3 vitality
- 朝着 朝著 cháo zhe ㄔㄠˊ ˙ㄓㄜ ciu4 zoek6 towards
- 有朝一日 yǒu zhāo yī rì ㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄠ ㄧ ㄖˋ jau5 ziu1 jat1 jat6 one day
- 朝夕相处 朝夕相處 zhāo xī xiāng chǔ ㄓㄠ ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔㄨˇ ziu1 zik6 soeng1 cyu2 to spend all one's time together (idiom)
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- 朝气蓬勃 朝氣蓬勃 zhāo qì péng bó ㄓㄠ ㄑㄧˋ ㄆㄥˊ ㄅㄛˊ ziu1 hei3 fung4 but6 full of youthful energy (idiom); vigorous
- 中朝 Zhōng Cháo ㄓㄨㄥ ㄔㄠˊ zung1 ciu4 Sino-Korean
- 今朝 jīn zhāo ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓㄠ gam1 ziu1 (dialect) today
- 来朝 來朝 lái zhāo ㄌㄞˊ ㄓㄠ loi4 ciu4 (literary) tomorrow (morning)
- 伪朝 偽朝 wěi cháo ㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄠˊ ngai6 ciu4 illegitimate dynasty; pretender dynasty
- 元朝 Yuán cháo ㄩㄢˊ ㄔㄠˊ jyun4 ciu4 Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
- 六朝 Liù Cháo ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄔㄠˊ luk6 ciu4 Six Dynasties (220-589)
- 兲朝 Tiān cháo ㄊㄧㄢ ㄔㄠˊ (derog.) the Chinese Communist regime (variant of 天朝 Celestial Empire, invented to circumvent censorship)
- 前朝 qián cháo ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄠˊ cin4 ciu4 the previous dynasty
- 北朝 Běi Cháo ㄅㄟˇ ㄔㄠˊ bak1 ciu4 Northern Dynasties (386-581)
- 南朝 Nán Cháo ㄋㄢˊ ㄔㄠˊ naam4 ciu4 Southern Dynasties (420-589)
- 周朝 Zhōu cháo ㄓㄡ ㄔㄠˊ zau1 ciu4 Zhou Dynasty
- 唐朝 Táng cháo ㄊㄤˊ ㄔㄠˊ tong4 ciu4 Tang dynasty (618-907)
- 商朝 Shāng cháo ㄕㄤ ㄔㄠˊ soeng1 ciu4 Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC)
- 国朝 國朝 guó cháo ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄔㄠˊ gwok3 ziu1 the current dynasty
三
- 三维 三維 sān wéi ㄙㄢ ㄨㄟˊ saam1 wai4 three-dimensional
- 三角 sān jiǎo ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄠˇ saam1 gok3 triangle
- 再三 zài sān ㄗㄞˋ ㄙㄢ zoi3 saam1 over and over again
- 三明治 sān míng zhì ㄙㄢ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ saam1 ming4 zi6 (loanword) sandwich
- 三角形 sān jiǎo xíng ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ saam1 gok3 jing4 triangle
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- 三番五次 sān fān wǔ cì ㄙㄢ ㄈㄢ ㄨˇ ㄘˋ saam1 faan1 ng5 ci3 over and over again (idiom)
- 接二连三 接二連三 jiē èr lián sān ㄐㄧㄝ ㄦˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄢ zip3 ji6 lin4 saam1 (idiom) one after another; in quick succession
- 举一反三 舉一反三 jǔ yī fǎn sān ㄐㄩˇ ㄧ ㄈㄢˇ ㄙㄢ geoi2 jat1 faan2 saam1 to raise one and infer three
- 三C sān C ㄙㄢ C saam1 see 3C[san1 C]
- 三P sān P ㄙㄢ P saam1 (slang) threesome
- 三七 sān qī ㄙㄢ ㄑㄧ saam1 cat1 pseudoginseng (Panax pseudoginseng), hemostatic herb
- 三不 sān bù ㄙㄢ ㄅㄨˋ saam1 bat1 the three no's (abbreviated catchphrase)
- 三世 sān shì ㄙㄢ ㄕˋ saam1 sai3 the Third (of numbered kings)
- 三五 sān wǔ ㄙㄢ ㄨˇ saam1 ng5 several
- 三井 Sān jǐng ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˇ saam1 zeng2 Mitsui (Japanese company)
- 三亚 三亞 Sān yà ㄙㄢ ㄧㄚˋ saam1 aa3 see 三亚市
- 三仇 sān chóu ㄙㄢ ㄔㄡˊ saam1 sau4 animosity or resentment towards three groups (the bureaucrats, the wealthy, and the police) due to perceived abuse of power
- 三代 sān dài ㄙㄢ ㄉㄞˋ saam1 doi6 three generations of a family
- 三伏 sān fú ㄙㄢ ㄈㄨˊ saam1 fuk6 the three annual periods of hot weather, namely 初伏, 中伏 and 末伏, which run consecutively over a period from mid-July to late August
- 三倍 sān bèi ㄙㄢ ㄅㄟˋ saam1 pui5 triple; three times as much; threefold
暮
- 向暮 xiàng mù ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄇㄨˋ hoeng3 mou6 towards evening
- 日暮 rì mù ㄖˋ ㄇㄨˋ jat6 mou6 sunset
- 暮年 mù nián ㄇㄨˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ mou6 nin4 one's declining years; one's old age
- 暮景 mù jǐng ㄇㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ mou6 ging2 an evening scene
- 暮岁 暮歲 mù suì ㄇㄨˋ ㄙㄨㄟˋ mou6 seoi3 the last days of the year
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- 暮气 暮氣 mù qì ㄇㄨˋ ㄑㄧˋ mou6 hei3 evening mist
- 暮色 mù sè ㄇㄨˋ ㄙㄜˋ mou6 sik1 twilight
- 暮霭 暮靄 mù ǎi ㄇㄨˋ ㄞˇ mou6 oi2 evening mist
- 岁暮 歲暮 suì mù ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄨˋ seoi3 mou6 end of the year
- 薄暮 bó mù ㄅㄛˊ ㄇㄨˋ bok6 mou6 dusk
- 迟暮 遲暮 chí mù ㄔˊ ㄇㄨˋ ci4 mou6 past one's prime
- 垂暮之年 chuí mù zhī nián ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄓ ㄋㄧㄢˊ seoi4 mou6 zi1 nin4 old age
- 日暮途穷 日暮途窮 rì mù tú qióng ㄖˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄑㄩㄥˊ jat6 mou6 tou4 kung4 sunset, the end of the road (idiom); in terminal decline
- 晨钟暮鼓 晨鐘暮鼓 chén zhōng mù gǔ ㄔㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄇㄨˋ ㄍㄨˇ san4 zung1 mou6 gu2 lit. morning bell, evening drum, symbolizing monastic practice (idiom); fig. encouragement to study or progress
- 暮色苍茫 暮色蒼茫 mù sè cāng máng ㄇㄨˋ ㄙㄜˋ ㄘㄤ ㄇㄤˊ mou6 sik1 cong1 mong4 the hazy dusk of twilight (idiom)
- 暮鼓晨钟 暮鼓晨鐘 mù gǔ chén zhōng ㄇㄨˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄔㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄥ mou6 gu2 san4 zung1 lit. evening drum, morning bell (idiom); fig. Buddhist monastic practice
- 朝思暮想 zhāo sī mù xiǎng ㄓㄠ ㄙ ㄇㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ziu1 si1 mou6 soeng2 to yearn for sth day and night (idiom)
- 朝朝暮暮 zhāo zhāo mù mù ㄓㄠ ㄓㄠ ㄇㄨˋ ㄇㄨˋ ziu1 ziu1 mou6 mou6 from dawn to dusk
- 朝生暮死 zhāo shēng mù sǐ ㄓㄠ ㄕㄥ ㄇㄨˋ ㄙˇ ziu1 saang1 mou6 sei2 lit. born in the morning and dying at dusk (idiom)
- 朝秦暮楚 zhāo Qín mù Chǔ ㄓㄠ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄔㄨˇ ciu4 ceon4 mou6 co2 serve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom); quick to switch sides
四
- 四周 sì zhōu ㄙˋ ㄓㄡ sei3 zau1 all around
- 四季 sì jì ㄙˋ ㄐㄧˋ sei3 gwai3 four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬
- 四方 sì fāng ㄙˋ ㄈㄤ sei3 fong1 four-way
- 四处 四處 sì chù ㄙˋ ㄔㄨˋ sei3 cyu3 all over the place
- 四合院 sì hé yuàn ㄙˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄩㄢˋ sei3 hap6 jyun2 courtyard house with a fully enclosed courtyard (type of Chinese residence)
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- 四面八方 sì miàn bā fāng ㄙˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄚ ㄈㄤ sei3 min6 baat3 fong1 (idiom) all directions; all around
- 五四 wǔ sì ㄨˇ ㄙˋ ng5 sei3 fourth of May, cf 五四运动, national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles
- 六四 Liù Sì ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄙˋ luk6 sei3 refers to Tiananmen incident of 4th June 1989
- 再四 zài sì ㄗㄞˋ ㄙˋ zoi3 sei3 repeatedly
- 十四 shí sì ㄕˊ ㄙˋ sap6 sei3 fourteen; 14
- 四下 sì xià ㄙˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ sei3 haa6 everywhere
- 四化 sì huà ㄙˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ sei3 faa3 abbr. for 四个现代化, Deng Xiaoping's four modernizations
- 四十 sì shí ㄙˋ ㄕˊ sei3 sap6 forty
- 四国 四國 Sì guó ㄙˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ sei3 gwok3 Shikoku (one of the four main islands of Japan)
- 四围 四圍 sì wéi ㄙˋ ㄨㄟˊ sei3 wai4 all around
- 四境 sì jìng ㄙˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ sei3 ging2 all the borders
- 四大 sì dà ㄙˋ ㄉㄚˋ sei3 daai6 the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism)
- 四害 sì hài ㄙˋ ㄏㄞˋ sei3 hoi6 "the four pests", i.e. rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows
- 四射 sì shè ㄙˋ ㄕㄜˋ sei3 se6 to radiate all around
- 四川 Sì chuān ㄙˋ ㄔㄨㄢ sei3 cyun1 see 四川省