湘妃竹 xiāng fēi zhú ㄒㄧㄤ ㄈㄟ ㄓㄨˊ
- same as 斑竹 bān zhú ㄅㄢ ㄓㄨˊ , mottled bamboo, since according to legend the spots on mottled bamboo are marks left by the tears shed by two of King Shun's 舜 Shùn ㄕㄨㄣˋ concubines (Ehuang 娥皇 É huáng ㄜˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ and Nüying 女英 Nǚ yīng ㄋㄩˇ ㄧㄥ , known as the Concubines of the Xiang 湘妃 Xiāng Fēi ㄒㄧㄤ ㄈㄟ ) upon learning of his death
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湘
- 梁湘 Liáng Xiāng ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄤ loeng4 soeng1 Liang Xiang (1919-1989), first governor of Hainan
- 湘剧 湘劇 Xiāng jù ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄩˋ soeng1 kek6 Xiang opera (Hunan)
- 湘勇 Xiāng yǒng ㄒㄧㄤ ㄩㄥˇ soeng1 jung5 Hunan army, irregular force formed in 1850s to fight the Taiping heavenly kingdom rebellion
- 湘东 湘東 Xiāng dōng ㄒㄧㄤ ㄉㄨㄥ soeng1 dung1 see 湘东区
- 湘桥 湘橋 Xiāng qiáo ㄒㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄠˊ soeng1 kiu4 see 湘桥区
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- 湘江 Xiāng jiāng ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄧㄤ soeng1 gong1 the Xiangjiang river in Hunan province
- 湘潭 Xiāng tán ㄒㄧㄤ ㄊㄢˊ soeng1 taam4 see 湘潭市
- 湘绣 湘繡 Xiāng xiù ㄒㄧㄤ ㄒㄧㄡˋ soeng1 sau3 Hunan embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the other three being 苏绣, 粤绣 and 蜀绣)
- 湘菜 Xiāng cài ㄒㄧㄤ ㄘㄞˋ soeng1 coi3 Hunan cuisine
- 湘西 Xiāng xī ㄒㄧㄤ ㄒㄧ soeng1 sai1 see 湘西土家族苗族自治州
- 湘语 湘語 Xiāng yǔ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄩˇ soeng1 jyu5 Xiang (Hunanese) dialect spoken in Hunan Province
- 湘军 湘軍 Xiāng jūn ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄩㄣ soeng1 gwan1 Hunan army, irregular force formed in 1850s to fight the Taiping heavenly kingdom rebellion
- 湘乡 湘鄉 Xiāng xiāng ㄒㄧㄤ ㄒㄧㄤ soeng1 hoeng1 see 湘乡市
- 湘阴 湘陰 Xiāng yīn ㄒㄧㄤ ㄧㄣ soeng1 jam1 see 湘阴县
- 湘黔 Xiāng Qián ㄒㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄢˊ soeng1 kim4 Hunan-Guizhou
- 潇湘 瀟湘 Xiāo xiāng ㄒㄧㄠ ㄒㄧㄤ siu1 soeng1 other name of the Xiangjiang river 湘江 in Hunan province
- 临湘 臨湘 Lín xiāng ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄤ lam4 soeng1 see 临湘市
- 蒸湘 Zhēng xiāng ㄓㄥ ㄒㄧㄤ zing1 soeng1 see 蒸湘区
- 湘东区 湘東區 Xiāng dōng Qū ㄒㄧㄤ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄑㄩ soeng1 dung1 keoi1 Xiangdong, a district of Pingxiang City 萍乡市, Jiangxi
- 湘桥区 湘橋區 Xiāng qiáo Qū ㄒㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄑㄩ soeng1 kiu4 keoi1 Xiangqiao, a district of Chaozhou City 潮州市, Guangdong
妃
- 后妃 hòu fēi ㄏㄡˋ ㄈㄟ hau6 fei1 imperial wives and concubines
- 妃嫔 妃嬪 fēi pín ㄈㄟ ㄆㄧㄣˊ fei1 ban3 imperial concubine
- 妃子 fēi zi ㄈㄟ ˙ㄗ fei1 zi2 imperial concubine
- 嫔妃 嬪妃 pín fēi ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄈㄟ ban3 fei1 imperial concubine
- 杨妃 楊妃 Yáng Fēi ㄧㄤˊ ㄈㄟ joeng4 fei1 see 杨贵妃
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- 王妃 wáng fēi ㄨㄤˊ ㄈㄟ wong4 fei1 princess (in Europe)
- 贵妃 貴妃 guì fēi ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄈㄟ gwai3 fei1 senior concubine
- 太妃糖 tài fēi táng ㄊㄞˋ ㄈㄟ ㄊㄤˊ taai3 fei1 tong2 (loanword) toffee; taffy
- 妃子笑 fēi zi xiào ㄈㄟ ˙ㄗ ㄒㄧㄠˋ fei1 zi2 siu3 concubine's smile, a cultivar of lychee
- 曹妃甸 Cáo fēi diàn ㄘㄠˊ ㄈㄟ ㄉㄧㄢˋ cou4 fei1 din6 see 曹妃甸区
- 杨贵妃 楊貴妃 Yáng Guì fēi ㄧㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄈㄟ joeng4 gwai3 fei1 Yang Guifei (719-756), famous Tang beauty, consort of Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗
- 贵妃床 貴妃床 guì fēi chuáng ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄈㄟ ㄔㄨㄤˊ gwai3 fei1 cong4 chaise longue
- 曹妃甸区 曹妃甸區 Cáo fēi diàn Qū ㄘㄠˊ ㄈㄟ ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄩ cou4 fei1 din6 keoi1 Caofeidian, a district of Tangshan City 唐山市, Hebei
- 贵妃醉酒 貴妃醉酒 Guì fēi Zuì jiǔ ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄈㄟ ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ gwai3 fei1 zeoi3 zau2 The Drunken Beauty, Qing Dynasty Beijing opera
竹
- 爆竹 bào zhú ㄅㄠˋ ㄓㄨˊ baau3 zuk1 firecracker
- 竹子 zhú zi ㄓㄨˊ ˙ㄗ zuk1 zi2 bamboo
- 竹竿 zhú gān ㄓㄨˊ ㄍㄢ zuk1 gon1 bamboo pole
- 胸有成竹 xiōng yǒu chéng zhú ㄒㄩㄥ ㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄨˊ hung1 jau5 sing4 zuk1 (idiom) to have a well-thought-out plan in mind
- 南竹 nán zhú ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄨˊ naam4 zuk1 see 毛竹
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- 大竹 Dà zhú ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄨˊ daai6 zuk1 see 大竹县
- 山竹 shān zhú ㄕㄢ ㄓㄨˊ saan1 zuk1 mangosteen
- 文竹 wén zhú ㄨㄣˊ ㄓㄨˊ man4 zuk1 setose asparagus
- 斑竹 bān zhú ㄅㄢ ㄓㄨˊ baan1 zuk1 mottled bamboo
- 新竹 Xīn zhú ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓㄨˊ san1 zuk1 Xinzhu or Hsinchu city in northern Taiwan, noted for high tech industries
- 楠竹 nán zhú ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄨˊ see 毛竹
- 毛竹 máo zhú ㄇㄠˊ ㄓㄨˊ mou4 zuk1 moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis), used as timber etc
- 炮竹 pào zhú ㄆㄠˋ ㄓㄨˊ paau3 zuk1 firecracker
- 玉竹 yù zhú ㄩˋ ㄓㄨˊ juk6 zuk1 angular Solomon's seal
- 班竹 Bān zhú ㄅㄢ ㄓㄨˊ baan1 zuk1 Banjul, capital of Gambia (Tw)
- 石竹 shí zhú ㄕˊ ㄓㄨˊ sek6 zuk1 China pink
- 空竹 kōng zhú ㄎㄨㄥ ㄓㄨˊ hung1 zuk1 Chinese yo-yo
- 竹内 竹內 Zhú nèi ㄓㄨˊ ㄋㄟˋ zuk1 noi6 Takeuchi (Japanese surname)
- 竹刀 zhú dāo ㄓㄨˊ ㄉㄠ zuk1 dou1 shinai (bamboo sword for kendō)
- 竹北 Zhú běi ㄓㄨˊ ㄅㄟˇ zuk1 bak1 Zhubei, a city in Hsinchu County 新竹县, northwest Taiwan
Idioms with these characters
- 金石丝竹 金石絲竹 jīn shí sī zhú ㄐㄧㄣ ㄕˊ ㄙ ㄓㄨˊ gam1 sek6 si1 zuk1 lit. (music instruments made of) metal, stone, string, and bamboo (idiom)
- 破竹建瓴 pò zhú jiàn líng ㄆㄛˋ ㄓㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ po3 zuk1 gin3 ling4 lit. smash bamboo, overturn water tank (idiom); fig. irresistible force
- 破竹之势 破竹之勢 pò zhú zhī shì ㄆㄛˋ ㄓㄨˊ ㄓ ㄕˋ po3 zuk1 zi1 sai3 lit. a force to smash bamboo (idiom); fig. irresistible force
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- 青梅竹马 青梅竹馬 qīng méi zhú mǎ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄇㄟˊ ㄓㄨˊ ㄇㄚˇ cing1 mui4 zuk1 maa5 lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom)
- 罄竹难书 罄竹難書 qìng zhú nán shū ㄑㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄨˊ ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄨ hing3 zuk1 naan4 syu1 lit. too numerous to record on bamboo slips (idiom)
- 势如破竹 勢如破竹 shì rú pò zhú ㄕˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄆㄛˋ ㄓㄨˊ sai3 jyu4 po3 zuk1 like a hot knife through butter (idiom)
- 丝竹管弦 絲竹管弦 sī zhú guǎn xián ㄙ ㄓㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ si1 zuk1 gun2 jin4 lit. string and wind instruments (idiom)
- 胸有成竹 xiōng yǒu chéng zhú ㄒㄩㄥ ㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄨˊ hung1 jau5 sing4 zuk1 (idiom) to have a well-thought-out plan in mind
- 竹篮打水 竹籃打水 zhú lán dǎ shuǐ ㄓㄨˊ ㄌㄢˊ ㄉㄚˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ zuk1 laam4 daa2 seoi2 using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort
- 竹马之交 竹馬之交 zhú mǎ zhī jiāo ㄓㄨˊ ㄇㄚˇ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄠ zuk1 maa5 zi1 gaau1 childhood friend (idiom)