独善其身 獨善其身
独善其身 獨善其身 dú shàn qí shēn ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕㄣ duk6 sin6 kei4 san1
- (idiom) (originally, in Mencius) to cultivate one's moral character in solitude; (modern sense) to look after only one's own interests
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独 獨
- 唯独 唯獨 wéi dú ㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄨˊ wai4 duk6 only
- 单独 單獨 dān dú ㄉㄢ ㄉㄨˊ daan1 duk6 alone
- 孤独 孤獨 gū dú ㄍㄨ ㄉㄨˊ gu1 duk6 lonely
- 独到 獨到 dú dào ㄉㄨˊ ㄉㄠˋ duk6 dou3 original
- 独创 獨創 dú chuàng ㄉㄨˊ ㄔㄨㄤˋ duk6 cong3 to come up with (an innovation)
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- 独占 獨占 dú zhàn ㄉㄨˊ ㄓㄢˋ duk6 zim1 to have all to oneself; to monopolize
- 独唱 獨唱 dú chàng ㄉㄨˊ ㄔㄤˋ duk6 coeng3 (in singing) solo
- 独家 獨家 dú jiā ㄉㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄚ duk6 gaa1 exclusive
- 独特 獨特 dú tè ㄉㄨˊ ㄊㄜˋ duk6 dak6 unique; distinctive
- 独立 獨立 dú lì ㄉㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋ duk6 laap6 independent
- 独自 獨自 dú zì ㄉㄨˊ ㄗˋ duk6 zi6 alone
- 独身 獨身 dú shēn ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄣ duk6 san1 unmarried; single
- 得天独厚 得天獨厚 dé tiān dú hòu ㄉㄜˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄨˊ ㄏㄡˋ dak1 tin1 duk6 hau5 blessed by heaven (idiom)
- 独一无二 獨一無二 dú yī wú èr ㄉㄨˊ ㄧ ㄨˊ ㄦˋ duk6 jat1 mou4 ji6 (idiom) unique; unmatched; unrivalled
- 独立自主 獨立自主 dú lì zì zhǔ ㄉㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˇ duk6 laap6 zi6 zyu2 independent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination
- 不独 不獨 bù dú ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨˊ bat1 duk6 not only
- 台独 台獨 Tái dú ㄊㄞˊ ㄉㄨˊ toi4 duk6 Taiwan independence
- 失独 失獨 shī dú ㄕ ㄉㄨˊ sat1 duk6 bereaved of one's only child
- 惟独 惟獨 wéi dú ㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄨˊ wai4 duk6 variant of 唯独
- 慎独 慎獨 shèn dú ㄕㄣˋ ㄉㄨˊ san6 duk6 to preserve a proper behavior in private life
善
- 友善 yǒu shàn ㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄢˋ jau5 sin6 friendly
- 善意 shàn yì ㄕㄢˋ ㄧˋ sin6 ji3 goodwill
- 善于 善於 shàn yú ㄕㄢˋ ㄩˊ sin6 jyu1 to be good at; to be adept at
- 善良 shàn liáng ㄕㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄤˊ sin6 loeng4 good and honest
- 妥善 tuǒ shàn ㄊㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄢˋ to5 sin6 appropriate; proper
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- 完善 wán shàn ㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄢˋ jyun4 sin6 (of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive
- 慈善 cí shàn ㄘˊ ㄕㄢˋ ci4 sin6 benevolent
- 改善 gǎi shàn ㄍㄞˇ ㄕㄢˋ goi2 sin6 to make better; to improve
- 行善 xíng shàn ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄢˋ hang4 sin6 to do good works
- 不善 bù shàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄢˋ bat1 sin6 bad
- 伪善 偽善 wěi shàn ㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄢˋ ngai6 sin6 hypocritical
- 和善 hé shàn ㄏㄜˊ ㄕㄢˋ wo4 sin6 good-natured
- 善事 shàn shì ㄕㄢˋ ㄕˋ sin6 si6 good deeds
- 善人 shàn rén ㄕㄢˋ ㄖㄣˊ sin6 jan4 philanthropist
- 善哉 shàn zāi ㄕㄢˋ ㄗㄞ sin6 zoi1 excellent
- 善因 shàn yīn ㄕㄢˋ ㄧㄣ sin6 jan1 (Buddhism) good karma
- 善存 Shàn cún ㄕㄢˋ ㄘㄨㄣˊ sin6 cyun4 Centrum (brand)
- 善待 shàn dài ㄕㄢˋ ㄉㄞˋ sin6 doi6 to treat well
- 善后 善後 shàn hòu ㄕㄢˋ ㄏㄡˋ sin6 hau6 to deal with the aftermath (arising from an accident)
- 善心 shàn xīn ㄕㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄣ sin6 sam1 kindness
其
- 其中 qí zhōng ㄑㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄥ kei4 zung1 among
- 其他 qí tā ㄑㄧˊ ㄊㄚ kei4 taa1 other
- 其实 其實 qí shí ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˊ kei4 sat6 actually; in fact; really
- 其后 其後 qí hòu ㄑㄧˊ ㄏㄡˋ kei4 hau6 next
- 其次 qí cì ㄑㄧˊ ㄘˋ kei4 ci3 next
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- 其间 其間 qí jiān ㄑㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄢ kei4 gaan1 in between
- 其余 其餘 qí yú ㄑㄧˊ ㄩˊ kei4 jyu4 the rest
- 及其 jí qí ㄐㄧˊ ㄑㄧˊ kap6 kei4 (conjunction linking two nouns) and its ...; and their ...; and his ...; and her ...
- 尤其 yóu qí ㄧㄡˊ ㄑㄧˊ jau4 kei4 especially; particularly
- 极其 極其 jí qí ㄐㄧˊ ㄑㄧˊ gik6 kei4 extremely
- 与其 與其 yǔ qí ㄩˇ ㄑㄧˊ jyu5 kei4 rather than... (used in expressions of the form 与其 + {verb1} + 不如 + {verb2} "rather than {verb1}, better to {verb2}")
- 名副其实 名副其實 míng fù qí shí ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˊ ming4 fu3 kei4 sat6 not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom)
- 恰如其分 qià rú qí fèn ㄑㄧㄚˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄈㄣˋ hap1 jyu4 kei4 fan6 (idiom) appropriate
- 突如其来 突如其來 tū rú qí lái ㄊㄨ ㄖㄨˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄌㄞˊ dat6 jyu4 kei4 loi4 to arise abruptly
- 莫名其妙 mò míng qí miào ㄇㄛˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄧㄠˋ mok6 ming4 kei4 miu6 (idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable
- 夸夸其谈 誇誇其談 kuā kuā qí tán ㄎㄨㄚ ㄎㄨㄚ ㄑㄧˊ ㄊㄢˊ kwaa1 kwaa1 kei4 taam4 (idiom) to talk big; to sound off; to be full of hot air
- 顺其自然 順其自然 shùn qí zì rán ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄗˋ ㄖㄢˊ seon6 kei4 zi6 jin4 to let nature take its course (idiom)
- 何其 hé qí ㄏㄜˊ ㄑㄧˊ ho4 kei4 (literary) (similar to 多么, used before an adjective in exclamations) how (fortunate etc); so (many etc)
- 其一 qí yī ㄑㄧˊ ㄧ kei4 jat1 one of the given (options etc)
- 其三 qí sān ㄑㄧˊ ㄙㄢ kei4 saam1 thirdly
身
- 一身 yī shēn ㄧ ㄕㄣ jat1 san1 whole body
- 人身 rén shēn ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄣ jan4 san1 person
- 健身 jiàn shēn ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄣ gin6 san1 to exercise
- 全身 quán shēn ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄣ cyun4 san1 the whole body
- 出身 chū shēn ㄔㄨ ㄕㄣ ceot1 san1 to be born of
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- 切身 qiè shēn ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄕㄣ cit3 san1 direct
- 动身 動身 dòng shēn ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄣ dung6 san1 to go on a journey
- 化身 huà shēn ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄣ faa3 san1 incarnation
- 单身 單身 dān shēn ㄉㄢ ㄕㄣ daan1 san1 unmarried; single
- 投身 tóu shēn ㄊㄡˊ ㄕㄣ tau4 san1 to throw oneself into sth
- 替身 tì shēn ㄊㄧˋ ㄕㄣ tai3 san1 stand-in
- 本身 běn shēn ㄅㄣˇ ㄕㄣ bun2 san1 itself
- 浑身 渾身 hún shēn ㄏㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄣ wan4 san1 all over
- 独身 獨身 dú shēn ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄣ duk6 san1 unmarried; single
- 献身 獻身 xiàn shēn ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄣ hin3 san1 to commit one's energy to
- 终身 終身 zhōng shēn ㄓㄨㄥ ㄕㄣ zung1 san1 lifelong
- 翻身 fān shēn ㄈㄢ ㄕㄣ faan1 san1 to turn over (when lying)
- 脱身 脫身 tuō shēn ㄊㄨㄛ ㄕㄣ tyut3 san1 to get away
- 自身 zì shēn ㄗˋ ㄕㄣ zi6 san1 itself
- 藏身 cáng shēn ㄘㄤˊ ㄕㄣ cong4 san1 to hide