萧乾 蕭乾
萧乾 蕭乾 Xiāo Qián ㄒㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄢˊ siu1 kin4
- Xiao Qian (1910-1999), Mongolian-born, Cambridge-educated journalist active during Second World War in Europe, subsequently famous author and translator
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萧 蕭
- 萧条 蕭條 xiāo tiáo ㄒㄧㄠ ㄊㄧㄠˊ siu1 tiu4 bleak; desolate
- 萧何 蕭何 Xiāo Hé ㄒㄧㄠ ㄏㄜˊ siu1 ho4 Xiao He (-193 BC), famous strategist and chancellor, fought on Liu Bang's 刘邦 side during the Chu-Han Contention 楚汉战争
- 萧山 蕭山 Xiāo shān ㄒㄧㄠ ㄕㄢ siu1 saan1 see 萧山区
- 萧梁 蕭梁 Xiāo Liáng ㄒㄧㄠ ㄌㄧㄤˊ siu1 loeng4 Liang of the Southern dynasties (502-557)
- 萧洒 蕭灑 xiāo sǎ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄙㄚˇ siu1 saa2 variant of 潇洒
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- 萧然 蕭然 xiāo rán ㄒㄧㄠ ㄖㄢˊ siu1 jin4 desolate
- 萧墙 蕭牆 xiāo qiáng ㄒㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄤˊ siu1 coeng4 (literary) screen wall shielding an entrance in traditional Chinese architecture
- 萧瑟 蕭瑟 xiāo sè ㄒㄧㄠ ㄙㄜˋ siu1 sat1 to rustle in the air
- 萧红 蕭紅 Xiāo Hóng ㄒㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄥˊ siu1 hung4 Xiao Hong (1911-1942), prominent woman writer, originally from Heilongjiang
- 萧索 蕭索 xiāo suǒ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄙㄨㄛˇ siu1 sok3 bleak
- 萧县 蕭縣 Xiāo Xiàn ㄒㄧㄠ ㄒㄧㄢˋ siu1 jyun6 Xiao County or Xiaoxian, a county in Suzhou City 宿州市, Anhui
- 萧邦 蕭邦 Xiāo bāng ㄒㄧㄠ ㄅㄤ siu1 bong1 (Tw) Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849), Polish pianist and composer
- 大萧条 大蕭條 Dà Xiāo tiáo ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄊㄧㄠˊ daai6 siu1 tiu4 the Great Depression (1929-c. 1939)
- 萧一山 蕭一山 Xiāo Yī shān ㄒㄧㄠ ㄧ ㄕㄢ siu1 jat1 saan1 Xiao Yishan (1902-1978), Modern historian of the Qing dynasty
- 萧伯纳 蕭伯納 Xiāo bó nà ㄒㄧㄠ ㄅㄛˊ ㄋㄚˋ siu1 baak3 naap6 George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), Irish dramatist and writer
- 萧子显 蕭子顯 Xiāo Zǐ xiǎn ㄒㄧㄠ ㄗˇ ㄒㄧㄢˇ siu1 zi2 hin2 Xiao Zixian (487-537), writer and historian of Liang of Southern Dynasties, compiler of History of Qi of the Southern dynasties 南齐书
- 萧山区 蕭山區 Xiāo shān Qū ㄒㄧㄠ ㄕㄢ ㄑㄩ siu1 saan1 keoi1 Xiaoshan, a district of Hangzhou City 杭州市, Zhejiang
- 萧万长 蕭萬長 Xiāo Wàn cháng ㄒㄧㄠ ㄨㄢˋ ㄔㄤˊ siu1 maan6 coeng4 Vincent C. Siew (1939-), Taiwanese diplomat and Kuomintang politician, prime minister 1997-2000, vice president 2008-2012
- 四壁萧然 四壁蕭然 sì bì xiāo rán ㄙˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄖㄢˊ sei3 bik1 siu1 jin4 four bare walls
- 经济萧条 經濟蕭條 jīng jì xiāo tiáo ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ging1 zai3 siu1 tiu4 economic depression
乾
- 干旱 乾旱 gān hàn ㄍㄢ ㄏㄢˋ gon1 hon5 drought
- 干杯 乾杯 gān bēi ㄍㄢ ㄅㄟ gon1 bui1 to drink a toast
- 干净 乾淨 gān jìng ㄍㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˋ gon1 zeng6 clean
- 干燥 乾燥 gān zào ㄍㄢ ㄗㄠˋ gon1 cou3 (of weather, climate, soil etc) dry; arid
- 干脆 乾脆 gān cuì ㄍㄢ ㄘㄨㄟˋ gon1 ceoi3 candid
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- 烘干 烘乾 hōng gān ㄏㄨㄥ ㄍㄢ hung1 gon1 to dry over a stove
- 饼干 餅乾 bǐng gān ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄍㄢ beng2 gon1 biscuit; cracker; cookie
- 一干二净 一乾二淨 yī gān èr jìng ㄧ ㄍㄢ ㄦˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ jat1 gon1 ji6 zeng6 thoroughly (idiom)
- 干俸 乾俸 gān fèng ㄍㄢ ㄈㄥˋ gon1 fung2 income provided by a sinecure
- 干儿 乾兒 gān ér ㄍㄢ ㄦˊ gon1 ji4 adopted son (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
- 干儿 乾兒 gān r ㄍㄢ ㄦ gon1 ji4 dried food
- 干冰 乾冰 gān bīng ㄍㄢ ㄅㄧㄥ gon1 bing1 dry ice (i.e. frozen CO2)
- 干咳 乾咳 gān ké ㄍㄢ ㄎㄜˊ gon1 kat1 to cough without phlegm
- 干呕 乾嘔 gān ǒu ㄍㄢ ㄡˇ gon1 au2 to retch
- 干哕 乾噦 gān yue ㄍㄢ ˙ㄩㄝ to dry-heave
- 干嚎 乾嚎 gān háo ㄍㄢ ㄏㄠˊ gon1 hou4 to cry out loud without tears
- 乾坤 qián kūn ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄨㄣ kin4 kwan1 yin and yang; heaven and earth; the universe
- 干娘 乾娘 gān niáng ㄍㄢ ㄋㄧㄤˊ gon1 noeng4 adoptive mother (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
- 干妈 乾媽 gān mā ㄍㄢ ㄇㄚ gon1 maa1 adoptive mother (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
- 乾安 Qián ān ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄢ kin4 on1 see 乾安县
Idioms with these characters
- 吃干抹净 吃乾抹淨 chī gān mā jìng ㄔ ㄍㄢ ㄇㄚ ㄐㄧㄥˋ (idiom) to devour (food)
- 干柴烈火 乾柴烈火 gān chái liè huǒ ㄍㄢ ㄔㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ gon1 caai4 lit6 fo2 (idiom) explosive mutual passion; blaze of passion (esp. between lovers)
- 口干舌燥 口乾舌燥 kǒu gān shé zào ㄎㄡˇ ㄍㄢ ㄕㄜˊ ㄗㄠˋ hau2 gon1 sit3 cou3 lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much
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- 扭转乾坤 扭轉乾坤 niǔ zhuǎn qián kūn ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄨㄣ nau2 zyun2 gon1 kwan1 lit. to upend heaven and earth (idiom)
- 乳臭未干 乳臭未乾 rǔ xiù wèi gān ㄖㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄢ jyu5 cau3 mei6 gon1 lit. smell of breast milk not yet dried (idiom)
- 唾面自干 唾面自乾 tuò miàn zì gān ㄊㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄗˋ ㄍㄢ to3 min6 zi6 gon1 to be spat on in the face and let it dry by itself, not wiping it off (idiom); to turn the other cheek
- 外强中干 外強中乾 wài qiáng zhōng gān ㄨㄞˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄢ ngoi6 koeng4 zung1 gon1 strong in appearance but weak in reality (idiom)
- 旋乾转坤 旋乾轉坤 xuán qián zhuǎn kūn ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄎㄨㄣ syun4 kin4 zyun2 kwan1 lit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom); earth-shattering
- 一干二净 一乾二淨 yī gān èr jìng ㄧ ㄍㄢ ㄦˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ jat1 gon1 ji6 zeng6 thoroughly (idiom)
- 朝乾夕惕 zhāo qián xī tì ㄓㄠ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧ ㄊㄧˋ ziu1 gon1 zik6 tik1 cautious and diligent all day long (idiom)