蜀犬吠日 Shǔ quǎn fèi rì ㄕㄨˇ ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄈㄟˋ ㄖˋ suk6 hyun2 fai6 jat6
- lit. Sichuan dogs bark at the sun (idiom); fig. a simpleton will marvel at even the most common things
- alludes to the Sichuan foggy weather where it's uncommon to see a sunny day
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蜀
- 巴蜀 Bā shǔ ㄅㄚ ㄕㄨˇ baa1 suk6 Sichuan
- 乐蜀 樂蜀 Lè shǔ ㄌㄜˋ ㄕㄨˇ lok6 suk6 Luxor, city in Egypt (Cantonese transliteration)
- 蜀国 蜀國 Shǔ guó ㄕㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ suk6 gwok3 Sichuan
- 蜀山 Shǔ shān ㄕㄨˇ ㄕㄢ suk6 saan1 see 蜀山区
- 蜀汉 蜀漢 Shǔ Hàn ㄕㄨˇ ㄏㄢˋ suk6 hon3 Shu Han (c. 200-263), Liu Bei's kingdom in Sichuan during the Three Kingdoms, claiming legitimacy as successor of Han
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- 蜀相 Shǔ xiàng ㄕㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ suk6 soeng3 the Prime Minister of Shu (i.e. Zhuge Liang 诸葛亮)
- 蜀绣 蜀繡 Shǔ xiù ㄕㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ Sichuan embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the other three being 苏绣, 湘绣 and 粤绣)
- 蜀葵 shǔ kuí ㄕㄨˇ ㄎㄨㄟˊ suk6 kwai4 hollyhock (Alcea rosea)
- 蜀锦 蜀錦 Shǔ jǐn ㄕㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣˇ suk6 gam2 brocade from Sichuan
- 怪蜀黍 guài shǔ shǔ ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄨˇ ㄕㄨˇ see 怪叔叔
- 玉蜀黍 yù shǔ shǔ ㄩˋ ㄕㄨˇ ㄕㄨˇ juk6 suk6 syu2 corn
- 药蜀葵 藥蜀葵 yào shǔ kuí ㄧㄠˋ ㄕㄨˇ ㄎㄨㄟˊ marsh mallow (Althaea officinalis)
- 蜀山区 蜀山區 Shǔ shān Qū ㄕㄨˇ ㄕㄢ ㄑㄩ suk6 saan1 keoi1 Shushan, a district of Hefei City 合肥市, Anhui
- 巴山蜀水 Bā shān Shǔ shuǐ ㄅㄚ ㄕㄢ ㄕㄨˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ baa1 saan1 suk6 seoi2 mountains and rivers of Sichuan (idiom)
- 得陇望蜀 得隴望蜀 dé Lǒng wàng Shǔ ㄉㄜˊ ㄌㄨㄥˇ ㄨㄤˋ ㄕㄨˇ dak1 lung5 mong6 suk6 lit. covet Sichuan once Gansu has been seized
- 乐不思蜀 樂不思蜀 lè bù sī Shǔ ㄌㄜˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄙ ㄕㄨˇ lok6 bat1 si1 suk6 indulge in pleasure and forget home and duty (idiom)
犬
- 猎犬 獵犬 liè quǎn ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄩㄢˇ lip6 hyun2 hound; hunting dog
- 㹴犬 gēng quǎn ㄍㄥ ㄑㄩㄢˇ terrier
- 公犬 gōng quǎn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄑㄩㄢˇ gung1 hyun2 male dog
- 小犬 xiǎo quǎn ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄩㄢˇ siu2 hyun2 puppy
- 爱犬 愛犬 ài quǎn ㄞˋ ㄑㄩㄢˇ oi3 hyun2 beloved pet dog
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- 柴犬 chái quǎn ㄔㄞˊ ㄑㄩㄢˇ caai4 hyun2 shiba inu (Japanese dog breed)
- 母犬 mǔ quǎn ㄇㄨˇ ㄑㄩㄢˇ mou5 hyun2 female dog
- 牧犬 mù quǎn ㄇㄨˋ ㄑㄩㄢˇ muk6 hyun2 shepherd dog
- 犬伤 犬傷 quǎn shāng ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄕㄤ hyun2 soeng1 dog bite; injury sustained in a dog attack
- 犬儒 quǎn rú ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄖㄨˊ hyun2 jyu4 cynic
- 犬子 quǎn zǐ ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄗˇ hyun2 zi2 (literary) (humble) my son
- 犬展 quǎn zhǎn ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄓㄢˇ hyun2 zin2 dog show
- 犬戎 Quǎn róng ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄖㄨㄥˊ hyun2 jung4 Quanrong, Zhou Dynasty ethnic group of present-day western China
- 犬牙 quǎn yá ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄧㄚˊ hyun2 ngaa4 canine tooth
- 犬科 quǎn kē ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄎㄜ hyun2 fo1 the canines
- 犬种 犬種 quǎn zhǒng ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄥˇ hyun2 zung2 dog breed
- 犬舍 quǎn shè ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄕㄜˋ hyun2 se2 kennel
- 犬只 犬隻 quǎn zhī ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄓ hyun2 zek3 (formal) dog (used in official documents, news reports etc)
- 犬齿 犬齒 quǎn chǐ ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄔˇ hyun2 ci2 canine tooth
- 獒犬 áo quǎn ㄠˊ ㄑㄩㄢˇ ngou4 hyun2 mastiff (dog breed)
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日
- 今日 jīn rì ㄐㄧㄣ ㄖˋ gam1 jat6 today
- 假日 jià rì ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄖˋ gaa3 jat6 a holiday; a day off
- 即日 jí rì ㄐㄧˊ ㄖˋ zik1 jat6 this or that very day
- 平日 píng rì ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄖˋ ping4 jat6 ordinary day
- 往日 wǎng rì ㄨㄤˇ ㄖˋ wong5 jat6 former days; the past
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- 改日 gǎi rì ㄍㄞˇ ㄖˋ goi2 jat6 another day
- 日出 rì chū ㄖˋ ㄔㄨ jat6 ceot1 sunrise
- 日前 rì qián ㄖˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ jat6 cin4 the other day
- 日报 日報 rì bào ㄖˋ ㄅㄠˋ jat6 bou3 daily newspaper
- 日夜 rì yè ㄖˋ ㄧㄝˋ jat6 je6 day and night
- 日子 rì zi ㄖˋ ˙ㄗ jat6 zi2 day
- 日常 rì cháng ㄖˋ ㄔㄤˊ jat6 soeng4 day-to-day; daily; everyday
- 日后 日後 rì hòu ㄖˋ ㄏㄡˋ jat6 hau6 sometime
- 日历 日曆 rì lì ㄖˋ ㄌㄧˋ jat6 lik6 calendar
- 日期 rì qī ㄖˋ ㄑㄧ jat6 kei4 date
- 日本 Rì běn ㄖˋ ㄅㄣˇ jat6 bun2 Japan
- 日益 rì yì ㄖˋ ㄧˋ jat6 jik1 day by day
- 日程 rì chéng ㄖˋ ㄔㄥˊ jat6 cing4 schedule
- 日记 日記 rì jì ㄖˋ ㄐㄧˋ jat6 gei3 diary
- 日语 日語 Rì yǔ ㄖˋ ㄩˇ jat6 jyu5 Japanese language