玄虚 玄虛
玄虚 玄虛 xuán xū ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄩ jyun4 heoi1
- (intentionally) mysterious; arcane
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玄
- 玄机 玄機 xuán jī ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄐㄧ jyun4 gei1 profound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism)
- 桓玄 Huán Xuán ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄢˊ wun4 jyun4 Huan Xuan (369-404), general involved in the break-up of Eastern Jin
- 渊玄 淵玄 yuān xuán ㄩㄢ ㄒㄩㄢˊ jyun1 jyun4 profundity
- 玄乎 xuán hū ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄏㄨ jyun4 fu4 unreliable; incredible
- 玄参 玄參 xuán shēn ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄣ jyun4 sam1 Ningpo figwort (Scrophularia ningpoensis)
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- 玄圃 Xuán pǔ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄆㄨˇ jyun4 pou2 mythical fairyland on Kunlun Mountain 昆仑
- 玄奘 Xuán zàng ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄗㄤˋ jyun4 zong6 Xuanzang (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645
- 玄奥 玄奧 xuán ào ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄠˋ jyun4 ou3 abstruse
- 玄妙 xuán miào ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄠˋ jyun4 miu6 mysterious
- 玄孙 玄孫 xuán sūn ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄣ jyun4 syun1 great-great-grandson
- 玄学 玄學 xuán xué ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ jyun4 hok6 Wei and Jin philosophical school amalgamating Daoist and Confucian ideals
- 玄幻 xuán huàn ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ jyun4 waan6 xuanhuan, a fusion of Western and Eastern fantasy (subgenre of Chinese fantasy fiction)
- 玄武 Xuán wǔ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄨˇ jyun4 mou5 Black Tortoise (the seven mansions of the north sky)
- 玄狐 xuán hú ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄏㄨˊ jyun4 wu4 silver or black fox (Vulpes alopex argentatus)
- 玄理 xuán lǐ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧˇ jyun4 lei5 profound theory
- 玄石 xuán shí ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄕˊ jyun4 sek6 (literary) black stone (esp. one used for steles and tombstones); tombstone; stele
- 玄秘 xuán mì ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄇㄧˋ jyun4 bei3 mystery
- 玄色 xuán sè ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄙㄜˋ jyun4 sik1 black (without gloss)
- 玄远 玄遠 xuán yuǎn ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄩㄢˇ jyun4 jyun5 profound
- 玄关 玄關 xuán guān ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄢ jyun4 gwaan1 entrance hall; vestibule
虚 虛
- 空虚 空虛 kōng xū ㄎㄨㄥ ㄒㄩ hung1 heoi1 hollow
- 虚假 虛假 xū jiǎ ㄒㄩ ㄐㄧㄚˇ heoi1 gaa2 false; phony; sham
- 虚伪 虛偽 xū wěi ㄒㄩ ㄨㄟˇ heoi1 ngai6 false
- 虚幻 虛幻 xū huàn ㄒㄩ ㄏㄨㄢˋ heoi1 waan6 imaginary
- 虚弱 虛弱 xū ruò ㄒㄩ ㄖㄨㄛˋ heoi1 joek6 weak
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- 虚心 虛心 xū xīn ㄒㄩ ㄒㄧㄣ heoi1 sam1 open-minded
- 虚拟 虛擬 xū nǐ ㄒㄩ ㄋㄧˇ heoi1 ji5 to imagine; to make up
- 虚构 虛構 xū gòu ㄒㄩ ㄍㄡˋ heoi1 kau3 to make up
- 谦虚 謙虛 qiān xū ㄑㄧㄢ ㄒㄩ him1 heoi1 modest
- 弄虚作假 弄虛作假 nòng xū zuò jiǎ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄩ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ lung6 heoi1 zok3 gaa2 to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery
- 乘虚 乘虛 chéng xū ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄩ sing4 heoi1 to take advantage of weakness
- 务虚 務虛 wù xū ㄨˋ ㄒㄩ mou6 heoi1 to discuss matters of principle (as opposed to concrete issues)
- 太虚 太虛 Tài xū ㄊㄞˋ ㄒㄩ taai3 heoi1 Taixu (famed Buddhist monk, 1890-1947)
- 太虚 太虛 tài xū ㄊㄞˋ ㄒㄩ taai3 heoi1 great emptiness
- 心虚 心虛 xīn xū ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄩ sam1 heoi1 lacking in confidence
- 气虚 氣虛 qì xū ㄑㄧˋ ㄒㄩ hei3 heoi1 deficiency of 气 (TCM)
- 发虚 發虛 fā xū ㄈㄚ ㄒㄩ faat3 heoi1 to feel weak
- 脾虚 脾虛 pí xū ㄆㄧˊ ㄒㄩ pei4 heoi1 depletion of the spleen (Chinese medicine)
- 虚像 虛像 xū xiàng ㄒㄩ ㄒㄧㄤˋ heoi1 zoeng6 virtual image
- 虚名 虛名 xū míng ㄒㄩ ㄇㄧㄥˊ heoi1 ming4 false reputation
Idioms with these characters
- 避实就虚 避實就虛 bì shí jiù xū ㄅㄧˋ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄒㄩ bei6 sat6 zau6 heoi1 (idiom) stay clear of the enemy's main force and strike at his weak points
- 不虚此行 不虛此行 bù xū cǐ xíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄩ ㄘˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ bat1 heoi1 ci2 hang4 (idiom) it's been a worthwhile trip
- 乘虚而入 乘虛而入 chéng xū ér rù ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄩ ㄦˊ ㄖㄨˋ sing4 heoi1 ji4 jap6 to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse
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- 浪得虚名 浪得虛名 làng dé xū míng ㄌㄤˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄒㄩ ㄇㄧㄥˊ long6 dak1 heoi1 ming4 to have an undeserved reputation (idiom)
- 名不虚传 名不虛傳 míng bù xū chuán ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄩ ㄔㄨㄢˊ ming4 bat1 heoi1 cyun4 (idiom) to live up to one's famous name; its reputation is well deserved
- 弄虚作假 弄虛作假 nòng xū zuò jiǎ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄩ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ lung6 heoi1 zok3 gaa2 to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery
- 深藏若虚 深藏若虛 shēn cáng ruò xū ㄕㄣ ㄘㄤˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄩ sam1 cong4 joek6 heoi1 to hide one's treasure away so that no-one knows about it (idiom); fig. modest about one's talents
- 徒有虚名 徒有虛名 tú yǒu xū míng ㄊㄨˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄩ ㄇㄧㄥˊ tou4 jau5 heoi1 ming4 with an undeserved reputation (idiom); unwarranted fame
- 向壁虚构 向壁虛構 xiàng bì xū gòu ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄩ ㄍㄡˋ hoeng3 bik1 heoi1 kau3 facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication
- 向壁虚造 向壁虛造 xiàng bì xū zào ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄩ ㄗㄠˋ hoeng3 bik1 heoi1 zou6 facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication