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
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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
- 朝三暮四 zhāo sān mù sì ㄓㄠ ㄙㄢ ㄇㄨˋ ㄙˋ ziu1 saam1 mou6 sei3 lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon
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- 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)
- 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)
秦
- 先秦 xiān Qín ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄣˊ sin1 ceon4 pre-Qin, Chinese history up to the foundation of the Qin imperial dynasty in 221 BC
- 前秦 Qián Qín ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ cin4 ceon4 Former Qin (351–395), a dynastic state of China during the Sixteen Kingdoms period
- 大秦 Dà Qín ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ daai6 ceon4 Han Dynasty term for the Roman Empire 罗马帝国
- 后秦 後秦 Hòu Qín ㄏㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ hau6 ceon4 Later Qin of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-417)
- 秦代 Qín dài ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄉㄞˋ ceon4 doi6 Qin dynasty (221-207 BC), founded by the first emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇, the first dynasty to rule the whole of China
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- 秦国 秦國 Qín guó ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ceon4 gwok3 the state of Qin, one of the seven states of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
- 秦安 Qín ān ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄢ ceon4 on1 see 秦安县
- 秦岭 秦嶺 Qín lǐng ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄥˇ ceon4 ling5 Qinling Mountain Range in Shaanxi forming a natural barrier between the Guanzhong Plain 关中平原 and the Han River 汉水 valley
- 秦州 Qín zhōu ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄡ ceon4 zau1 see 秦州区
- 秦朝 Qín cháo ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄔㄠˊ ceon4 ciu4 Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC)
- 秦末 Qín mò ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ ceon4 mut6 the end of the Qin dynasty 207 BC
- 秦椒 Qín jiāo ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄠ ceon4 ziu1 (dialect) hot pepper (long and thin)
- 秦桧 秦檜 Qín Huì ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ceon4 kui2 Qin Hui (1090-1155 AD), Song Dynasty official said to have betrayed General Yue Fei 岳飞
- 秦淮 Qín huái ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄞˊ ceon4 waai4 see 秦淮区
- 秦汉 秦漢 Qín Hàn ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄢˋ ceon4 hon3 the Qin (221-207 BC) and Han (206 BC-220 AD) dynasties
- 秦火 Qín huǒ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ceon4 fo2 the Qin burning of the books in 212 BC
- 秦牧 Qín Mù ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄇㄨˋ ceon4 muk6 Qin Mu (1919-1992), educator and prolific writer
- 秦篆 Qín zhuàn ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄢˋ ceon4 syun6 seal script as unified by the Qin dynasty
- 秦腔 Qín qiāng ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄤ ceon4 hong1 Qinqiang, an opera style popular in northwest China, possibly originating in Ming dynasty folk music
- 秦艽 qín jiāo ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄠ ceon4 gau2 large leaf gentian (Gentiana macrophylla)
暮
- 朝三暮四 zhāo sān mù sì ㄓㄠ ㄙㄢ ㄇㄨˋ ㄙˋ ziu1 saam1 mou6 sei3 lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon
- 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
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- 暮岁 暮歲 mù suì ㄇㄨˋ ㄙㄨㄟˋ mou6 seoi3 the last days of the year
- 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)
楚
- 清楚 qīng chu ㄑㄧㄥ ˙ㄔㄨ cing1 co2 clear
- 吴楚 吳楚 Wú Chǔ ㄨˊ ㄔㄨˇ ng4 co2 southern states of Wu and Chu
- 巴楚 Bā chǔ ㄅㄚ ㄔㄨˇ baa1 co2 see 巴楚县
- 悲楚 bēi chǔ ㄅㄟ ㄔㄨˇ bei1 co2 sorrowful
- 凄楚 悽楚 qī chǔ ㄑㄧ ㄔㄨˇ sad; wretched; miserable
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- 棘楚 jí chǔ ㄐㄧˊ ㄔㄨˇ gik1 co2 thorny problem
- 楚国 楚國 Chǔ guó ㄔㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ co2 gwok3 the state of Chu, one of the most important of the small states contending for power in China between 770 and 223 BC, located around present-day Hubei
- 楚楚 chǔ chǔ ㄔㄨˇ ㄔㄨˇ co2 co2 neat
- 楚辞 楚辭 Chǔ cí ㄔㄨˇ ㄘˊ co2 ci4 Songs of Chu, an anthology of poetic songs, many from the state of Chu 楚, collected in the Han dynasty 汉朝
- 楚雄 Chǔ xióng ㄔㄨˇ ㄒㄩㄥˊ co2 hung4 see 楚雄彝族自治州
- 痛楚 tòng chǔ ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄨˇ tung3 co2 pain
- 翘楚 翹楚 qiáo chǔ ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄔㄨˇ kiu4 co2 person of outstanding talent
- 苦楚 kǔ chǔ ㄎㄨˇ ㄔㄨˇ fu2 co2 suffering
- 苌楚 萇楚 cháng chǔ ㄔㄤˊ ㄔㄨˇ coeng4 co2 plant mentioned in Book of Songs, uncertainly identified as carambola or star fruit (Averrhoa carambola)
- 酸楚 suān chǔ ㄙㄨㄢ ㄔㄨˇ syun1 co2 disconsolate
- 隽楚 雋楚 juàn chǔ ㄐㄩㄢˋ ㄔㄨˇ zeon3 co2 outstanding
- 不清楚 bù qīng chu ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ˙ㄔㄨ bat1 cing1 co2 unclear
- 宋楚瑜 Sòng Chǔ yú ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄨˇ ㄩˊ sung3 co2 jyu4 James Soong (1942-), Taiwanese politician expelled from Guomindang in 2000 when he founded People First Party 亲民党
- 巴楚县 巴楚縣 Bā chǔ Xiàn ㄅㄚ ㄔㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ baa1 co2 jyun6 Maralbexi, a county in Kashgar City 喀什市, Xinjiang
- 年楚河 Nián chǔ Hé ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄨˇ ㄏㄜˊ nin4 co2 ho4 Nyang qu or Nian chu River in Tibet, a tributary of Yarlung Tsangpo