李代桃僵 lǐ dài táo jiāng ㄌㄧˇ ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄤ lei5 doi6 tou4 goeng1
- lit. the plum tree withers in place of the peach tree
- to substitute one thing for another
- to carry the can for sb
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李
- 行李 xíng li ㄒㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄌㄧ hang4 lei5 luggage
- 李亨 Lǐ Hēng ㄌㄧˇ ㄏㄥ lei5 hang1 Li Heng, personal name of eighth Tang emperor Suzong 肃宗 (711-762), reigned 756-762
- 李俊 Lǐ Jùn ㄌㄧˇ ㄐㄩㄣˋ lei5 zeon3 Li Jun, fictional character from 水浒传
- 李儇 Lǐ Xuān ㄌㄧˇ ㄒㄩㄢ lei5 hyun1 Li Xuan, personal name of nineteenth Tang emperor Xizong 僖宗 (862-888), reigned 873-888
- 李冰 Lǐ Bīng ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄧㄥ lei5 bing1 Li Bing (c. 3rd century BC) hydraulic engineer who designed the Dujiangyan 都江堰 irrigation system in Sichuan
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- 李冶 Lǐ Yě ㄌㄧˇ ㄧㄝˇ lei5 je5 Li Jilan 李季兰 or Li Ye (713-784), Tang dynasty female poet
- 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
- 李四 Lǐ Sì ㄌㄧˇ ㄙˋ lei5 sei3 Li Si, name for an unspecified person, second of a series of three: 张三, 李四, 王五 Tom, Dick and Harry
- 李娜 Lǐ Nà ㄌㄧˇ ㄋㄚˋ lei5 naa4 Li Na (1982-), Chinese tennis player, first Asian player to win a Grand Slam singles title (2011 French Open women's singles)
- 李子 lǐ zi ㄌㄧˇ ˙ㄗ lei5 zi2 plum
- 李安 Lǐ Ān ㄌㄧˇ ㄢ lei5 on1 Ang Li (1954-), Taiwanese-American film director (films include Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 卧虎藏龙 and Brokeback Mountain 断背山)
- 李宁 李寧 Lǐ Níng ㄌㄧˇ ㄋㄧㄥˊ lei5 ning4 Li Ning (1963-), PRC gymnast, winner of three gold medals at Los Angeles 1984 Olympic games
- 李广 李廣 Lǐ Guǎng ㄌㄧˇ ㄍㄨㄤˇ lei5 gwong2 Li Guang (-119 BC), Han dynasty general, nicknamed Flying General 飞将军 and much feared by the Xiongnu 匈奴
- 李德 Lǐ Dé ㄌㄧˇ ㄉㄜˊ lei5 dak1 Otto Braun (1900-1974), Comintern adviser to the Chinese communist party 1932-1939
- 李忱 Lǐ Chén ㄌㄧˇ ㄔㄣˊ lei5 sam4 Li Chen, personal name of seventeenth Tang emperor Xuanzong 宣宗 (810-859), reigned 846-859
- 李恒 李恆 Lǐ Héng ㄌㄧˇ ㄏㄥˊ lei5 hang4 Li Heng, personal name of thirteenth Tang emperor Muzong 穆宗 (795-824), reigned 821-825
- 李悝 Lǐ Kuī ㄌㄧˇ ㄎㄨㄟ lei5 fui1 Li Kui (455-395 BC), legalist philosopher and statesman of Wei state 魏国
- 李斯 Lǐ Sī ㄌㄧˇ ㄙ lei5 si1 Li Si (c. 280-208 BC), Legalist philosopher, calligrapher and prime minister of Qin kingdom and Qin dynasty from 246 to 208 BC
- 李旦 Lǐ Dàn ㄌㄧˇ ㄉㄢˋ lei5 daan3 Li Dan, personal name of sixth Tang emperor Ruizong 唐睿宗 (662-716), reigned 684-690 and 710-712
- 李昂 Lǐ Áng ㄌㄧˇ ㄤˊ lei5 ngong4 Li Ang, personal name of fifteenth Tang emperor Wenzong 文宗 (809-840), reigned 827-840
代
- 一代 yī dài ㄧ ㄉㄞˋ jat1 doi6 an era; an age; a generation
- 世代 shì dài ㄕˋ ㄉㄞˋ sai3 doi6 for many generations
- 交代 jiāo dài ㄐㄧㄠ ㄉㄞˋ gaau1 doi6 to transfer (duties to sb else)
- 代价 代價 dài jià ㄉㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ doi6 gaa3 price
- 代替 dài tì ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄧˋ doi6 tai3 to replace; to take the place of
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- 代沟 代溝 dài gōu ㄉㄞˋ ㄍㄡ doi6 kau1 generation gap
- 代理 dài lǐ ㄉㄞˋ ㄌㄧˇ doi6 lei5 to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position
- 代号 代號 dài hào ㄉㄞˋ ㄏㄠˋ doi6 hou6 code name
- 代表 dài biǎo ㄉㄞˋ ㄅㄧㄠˇ doi6 biu2 representative
- 代课 代課 dài kè ㄉㄞˋ ㄎㄜˋ doi6 fo3 to teach as substitute for absent teacher
- 取代 qǔ dài ㄑㄩˇ ㄉㄞˋ ceoi2 doi6 to replace
- 古代 gǔ dài ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄞˋ gu2 doi6 ancient times
- 年代 nián dài ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄞˋ nin4 doi6 a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)
- 后代 後代 hòu dài ㄏㄡˋ ㄉㄞˋ hau6 doi6 descendant; progeny
- 时代 時代 shí dài ㄕˊ ㄉㄞˋ si4 doi6 age
- 替代 tì dài ㄊㄧˋ ㄉㄞˋ tai3 doi6 to substitute for
- 朝代 cháo dài ㄔㄠˊ ㄉㄞˋ ciu4 doi6 dynasty
- 现代 現代 xiàn dài ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄞˋ jin6 doi6 modern times
- 当代 當代 dāng dài ㄉㄤ ㄉㄞˋ dong1 doi6 the present age
- 近代 jìn dài ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄉㄞˋ gan6 doi6 the not-very-distant past
桃
- 核桃 hé tao ㄏㄜˊ ˙ㄊㄠ hat6 tou4 walnut
- 桃子 táo zi ㄊㄠˊ ˙ㄗ tou4 zi2 peach
- 桃树 桃樹 táo shù ㄊㄠˊ ㄕㄨˋ tou4 syu6 peach tree
- 桃花 táo huā ㄊㄠˊ ㄏㄨㄚ tou4 faa1 peach blossom
- 樱桃 櫻桃 yīng táo ㄧㄥ ㄊㄠˊ jing1 tou4 cherry
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- 仙桃 Xiān táo ㄒㄧㄢ ㄊㄠˊ sin1 tou4 Xiantao sub-prefecture level city in Hubei
- 仙桃 xiān táo ㄒㄧㄢ ㄊㄠˊ sin1 tou4 the peaches of immortality of Goddess Xi Wangmu 西王母
- 分桃 fēn táo ㄈㄣ ㄊㄠˊ fan1 tou4 homosexual
- 寿桃 壽桃 shòu táo ㄕㄡˋ ㄊㄠˊ sau6 tou4 (myth.) peaches of immortality, kept by Xi Wangmu
- 扁桃 biǎn táo ㄅㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄠˊ bin2 tou4 almond tree
- 松桃 Sōng táo ㄙㄨㄥ ㄊㄠˊ cung4 tou4 see 松桃苗族自治县
- 桃仁 táo rén ㄊㄠˊ ㄖㄣˊ tou4 jan4 peach kernel, used in Chinese medicine
- 桃园 桃園 Táo yuán ㄊㄠˊ ㄩㄢˊ tou4 jyun4 Taoyuan city and county in Taiwan
- 桃城 Táo chéng ㄊㄠˊ ㄔㄥˊ tou4 sing4 see 桃城区
- 桃山 Táo shān ㄊㄠˊ ㄕㄢ tou4 saan1 see 桃山区
- 桃心 táo xīn ㄊㄠˊ ㄒㄧㄣ tou4 sam1 heart symbol ♥
- 桃李 táo lǐ ㄊㄠˊ ㄌㄧˇ tou4 lei5 (literary) one's students
- 桃汛 táo xùn ㄊㄠˊ ㄒㄩㄣˋ tou4 seon3 spring flood (at peach-blossom time)
- 桃江 Táo jiāng ㄊㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄤ tou4 gong1 see 桃江县
- 桃源 Táo yuán ㄊㄠˊ ㄩㄢˊ tou4 jyun4 see 桃源县
僵
- 僵化 jiāng huà ㄐㄧㄤ ㄏㄨㄚˋ goeng1 faa3 to become rigid
- 僵局 jiāng jú ㄐㄧㄤ ㄐㄩˊ goeng1 guk6 impasse
- 僵住 jiāng zhù ㄐㄧㄤ ㄓㄨˋ goeng1 zyu6 motionless
- 僵持 jiāng chí ㄐㄧㄤ ㄔˊ goeng1 ci4 to be deadlocked
- 僵直 jiāng zhí ㄐㄧㄤ ㄓˊ goeng1 zik6 stiff
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- 僵硬 jiāng yìng ㄐㄧㄤ ㄧㄥˋ goeng1 ngaang6 stiff; rigid
- 僵卧 僵臥 jiāng wò ㄐㄧㄤ ㄨㄛˋ goeng1 ngo6 to lie rigid and motionless
- 冻僵 凍僵 dòng jiāng ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄤ dung3 goeng1 frozen stiff
- 尸僵 屍僵 shī jiāng ㄕ ㄐㄧㄤ si1 goeng1 rigor mortis
- 弄僵 nòng jiāng ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄤ lung6 goeng1 to bring to deadlock
- 僵尸 殭屍 jiāng shī ㄐㄧㄤ ㄕ goeng1 si1 gyonshi
- 直僵 直殭 zhí jiāng ㄓˊ ㄐㄧㄤ zik6 goeng1 rigid
- 闹僵 鬧僵 nào jiāng ㄋㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄤ naau6 goeng1 (of a relationship or situation) to become strained and tense
- 僵住症 jiāng zhù zhèng ㄐㄧㄤ ㄓㄨˋ ㄓㄥˋ goeng1 zyu6 zing3 catalepsy
- 僵固性 jiāng gù xìng ㄐㄧㄤ ㄍㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ goeng1 gu3 sing3 rigidity
- 僵尸车 僵屍車 jiāng shī chē ㄐㄧㄤ ㄕ ㄔㄜ goeng1 si1 ce1 (coll.) abandoned car
- 核僵持 hé jiāng chí ㄏㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄔˊ hat6 goeng1 ci4 nuclear equipoise
- 僵尸粉 殭屍粉 jiāng shī fěn ㄐㄧㄤ ㄕ ㄈㄣˇ "zombie fans", fake followers that can be bought to boost one's popularity on Weibo, Baidu etc
- 白僵蚕 白殭蠶 bái jiāng cán ㄅㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄘㄢˊ baak6 goeng1 caam4 the larva of silkworm with batrytis
- 僵尸网络 僵屍網絡 jiāng shī wǎng luò ㄐㄧㄤ ㄕ ㄨㄤˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ goeng1 si1 mong5 lok6 botnet