焚书坑儒 焚書坑儒
焚书坑儒 焚書坑儒 fén shū kēng rú ㄈㄣˊ ㄕㄨ ㄎㄥ ㄖㄨˊ fan4 syu1 haang1 jyu4
- to burn the Confucian classics and bury alive the Confucian scholars (acts supposedly committed by the first emperor 秦始皇 Qín Shǐ huáng ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄕˇ ㄏㄨㄤˊ )
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焚
- 焚烧 焚燒 fén shāo ㄈㄣˊ ㄕㄠ fan4 siu1 to burn
- 心急如焚 xīn jí rú fén ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄈㄣˊ sam1 gap1 jyu4 fan4 see 心急火燎
- 焚化 fén huà ㄈㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ fan4 faa3 to cremate
- 焚尸 焚屍 fén shī ㄈㄣˊ ㄕ fan4 si1 to cremate
- 焚毁 焚毀 fén huǐ ㄈㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄟˇ fan4 wai2 to burn down
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- 焚毁 焚燬 fén huǐ ㄈㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄟˇ to burn down
- 焚砚 焚硯 fén yàn ㄈㄣˊ ㄧㄢˋ fan4 jin6 to destroy one's ink-slab (i.e. to write no more because others write so much better)
- 焚风 焚風 fén fēng ㄈㄣˊ ㄈㄥ fan4 fung1 foehn wind (loanword)
- 焚香 fén xiāng ㄈㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄤ fan4 hoeng1 to burn incense
- 自焚 zì fén ㄗˋ ㄈㄣˊ zi6 fan4 to set oneself on fire; to self-immolate
- 焚尸炉 焚屍爐 fén shī lú ㄈㄣˊ ㄕ ㄌㄨˊ fan4 si1 lou4 crematorium
- 欲火焚身 慾火焚身 yù huǒ fén shēn ㄩˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄈㄣˊ ㄕㄣ juk6 fo2 fan4 san1 burning with desire
- 救焚益薪 jiù fén yì xīn ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄈㄣˊ ㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄣ gau3 fan4 jik1 san1 add firewood to put out the flames (idiom); fig. ill-advised action that only makes the problem worse
- 焚琴煮鹤 焚琴煮鶴 fén qín zhǔ hè ㄈㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄨˇ ㄏㄜˋ fan4 kam4 zyu2 hok6 lit. to burn zithers and cook cranes
- 焚膏继晷 焚膏繼晷 fén gāo jì guǐ ㄈㄣˊ ㄍㄠ ㄐㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ fan4 gou1 gai3 gwai2 to burn the midnight oil (idiom); to work continuously night and day
- 焚香敬神 fén xiāng jìng shén ㄈㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄕㄣˊ fan4 hoeng1 ging3 san4 to burn incense in prayer to a God
- 玉石俱焚 yù shí jù fén ㄩˋ ㄕˊ ㄐㄩˋ ㄈㄣˊ juk6 sek6 keoi1 fan4 to burn both jade and common stone
- 玩火自焚 wán huǒ zì fén ㄨㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄗˋ ㄈㄣˊ waan4 fo2 zi6 fan4 to play with fire and get burnt (idiom); fig. to play with evil and suffer the consequences
- 芝焚蕙叹 芝焚蕙嘆 zhī fén huì tàn ㄓ ㄈㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄢˋ zi1 fan4 wai6 taan3 lit. when one grass burns the other grass sighs (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
- 兰艾同焚 蘭艾同焚 lán ài tóng fén ㄌㄢˊ ㄞˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄣˊ laan4 ngaai6 tung4 fan4 lit. to burn both fragrant orchids and stinking weeds (idiom); fig. to destroy indiscriminately the noble and common
书 書
- 图书 圖書 tú shū ㄊㄨˊ ㄕㄨ tou4 syu1 books (in a library or bookstore)
- 念书 念書 niàn shū ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨ nim6 syu1 to read; to study
- 情书 情書 qíng shū ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄨ cing4 syu1 love letter
- 教书 教書 jiāo shū ㄐㄧㄠ ㄕㄨ gaau3 syu1 to work as a teacher; to teach (in a school)
- 书包 書包 shū bāo ㄕㄨ ㄅㄠ syu1 baau1 schoolbag
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- 书写 書寫 shū xiě ㄕㄨ ㄒㄧㄝˇ syu1 se2 to write
- 书店 書店 shū diàn ㄕㄨ ㄉㄧㄢˋ syu1 dim3 bookstore
- 书房 書房 shū fáng ㄕㄨ ㄈㄤˊ syu1 fong2 study (room)
- 书本 書本 shū běn ㄕㄨ ㄅㄣˇ syu1 bun2 book (chiefly used to refer to a plurality of books or books in general)
- 书架 書架 shū jià ㄕㄨ ㄐㄧㄚˋ syu1 gaa2 bookshelf
- 书桌 書桌 shū zhuō ㄕㄨ ㄓㄨㄛ syu1 coek3 desk
- 书柜 書櫃 shū guì ㄕㄨ ㄍㄨㄟˋ syu1 gwai6 bookcase
- 书橱 書櫥 shū chú ㄕㄨ ㄔㄨˊ syu1 cyu4 bookcase
- 书法 書法 shū fǎ ㄕㄨ ㄈㄚˇ syu1 faat3 calligraphy
- 书籍 書籍 shū jí ㄕㄨ ㄐㄧˊ syu1 zik6 books
- 书记 書記 shū ji ㄕㄨ ˙ㄐㄧ syu1 gei3 secretary (chief official of a branch of a socialist or communist party)
- 书面 書面 shū miàn ㄕㄨ ㄇㄧㄢˋ syu1 min6 in writing; written
- 秘书 秘書 mì shū ㄇㄧˋ ㄕㄨ bei3 syu1 secretary
- 经书 經書 jīng shū ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄨ ging1 syu1 classic books in Confucianism
- 证书 證書 zhèng shū ㄓㄥˋ ㄕㄨ zing3 syu1 credentials
坑
- 俑坑 yǒng kēng ㄩㄥˇ ㄎㄥ jung2 haang1 pit with funerary figures
- 凹坑 āo kēng ㄠ ㄎㄥ nap1 haang1 concave depression
- 古坑 Gǔ kēng ㄍㄨˇ ㄎㄥ gu2 haang1 Gukeng or Kukeng township in Yunlin county 云林县, Taiwan
- 坑井 kēng jǐng ㄎㄥ ㄐㄧㄥˇ haang1 zeng2 (mine) galleries and pits
- 坑人 kēng rén ㄎㄥ ㄖㄣˊ haang1 jan4 (coll.) to cheat; to swindle; to rip sb off; to screw sb over
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- 坑口 Kēng kǒu ㄎㄥ ㄎㄡˇ haang1 hau2 Hang Hau (area in Hong Kong)
- 坑坎 kēng kǎn ㄎㄥ ㄎㄢˇ haang1 ham2 uneven (road)
- 坑害 kēng hài ㄎㄥ ㄏㄞˋ haang1 hoi6 to trap
- 坑木 kēng mù ㄎㄥ ㄇㄨˋ haang1 muk6 pit prop
- 坑杀 坑殺 kēng shā ㄎㄥ ㄕㄚ haang1 saat3 to bury alive
- 坑洞 kēng dòng ㄎㄥ ㄉㄨㄥˋ haang1 dung6 hole
- 坑爹 kēng diē ㄎㄥ ㄉㄧㄝ haang1 de1 to get one's father involved in a difficult situation
- 坑洼 坑窪 kēng wā ㄎㄥ ㄨㄚ haang1 waa1 hole; hollow; depression
- 坑蒙 kēng mēng ㄎㄥ ㄇㄥ haang1 mung4 to swindle
- 坑道 kēng dào ㄎㄥ ㄉㄠˋ haang1 dou6 mine shaft
- 坑骗 坑騙 kēng piàn ㄎㄥ ㄆㄧㄢˋ haang1 pin3 to cheat
- 基坑 jī kēng ㄐㄧ ㄎㄥ gei1 haang1 foundation groove
- 墓坑 mù kēng ㄇㄨˋ ㄎㄥ mou6 haang1 tomb pit
- 大坑 Dà kēng ㄉㄚˋ ㄎㄥ daai6 haang1 Tai Hang District, Hong Kong
- 天坑 tiān kēng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄎㄥ tin1 haang1 sinkhole
儒
- 儒学 儒學 Rú xué ㄖㄨˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ jyu4 hok6 Confucianism
- 儒家 Rú jiā ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄚ jyu4 gaa1 Confucian school, founded by Confucius 孔子 (551-479 BC) and Mencius 孟子 (c. 372-c. 289 BC)
- 侏儒 zhū rú ㄓㄨ ㄖㄨˊ zyu1 jyu4 dwarf
- 儒士 Rú shì ㄖㄨˊ ㄕˋ jyu4 si6 a Confucian scholar
- 儒教 Rú jiào ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄠˋ jyu4 gaau3 Confucianism
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- 儒生 rú shēng ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄥ jyu4 sang1 Confucian scholar (old)
- 儒者 Rú zhě ㄖㄨˊ ㄓㄜˇ jyu4 ze2 Confucian scholar
- 儒艮 rú gèn ㄖㄨˊ ㄍㄣˋ jyu4 gan3 dugong
- 儒雅 rú yǎ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧㄚˇ jyu4 ngaa5 scholarly
- 宏儒 hóng rú ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄖㄨˊ wang4 jyu4 learned scholar
- 宿儒 sù rú ㄙㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ suk1 jyu4 experienced scholar
- 犬儒 quǎn rú ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄖㄨˊ hyun2 jyu4 cynic
- 迂儒 yū rú ㄩ ㄖㄨˊ jyu1 jyu4 unrealistic
- 侏儒症 zhū rú zhèng ㄓㄨ ㄖㄨˊ ㄓㄥˋ zyu1 jyu4 zing3 pituitary dwarfism
- 儒略日 Rú lüè rì ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄩㄝˋ ㄖˋ jyu4 loek6 jat6 Julian day (astronomy)
- 新儒家 Xīn Rú jiā ㄒㄧㄣ ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄚ san1 jyu4 gaa1 New Confucianism, a social and political movement founded in 1920s China that combines aspects of Western and Eastern philosophy
- 李英儒 Lǐ Yīng rú ㄌㄧˇ ㄧㄥ ㄖㄨˊ lei5 jing1 jyu4 Li Yingru (1913-1989), calligrapher and writer, author of many novels about the war as seen by the communists
- 侏儒仓鼠 侏儒倉鼠 zhū rú cāng shǔ ㄓㄨ ㄖㄨˊ ㄘㄤ ㄕㄨˇ zyu1 jyu4 cong1 syu2 dwarf hamster
- 儒林外史 Rú lín Wài shǐ ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄞˋ ㄕˇ jyu4 lam4 ngoi6 si2 The Scholars, satirical Qing dynasty novel by Wu Jingzi 吴敬梓
- 泰西大儒 Tài xī dà rú ㄊㄞˋ ㄒㄧ ㄉㄚˋ ㄖㄨˊ taai3 sai1 daai6 jyu4 Great European Scholar (honorific title of Matteo Ricci)