许昌市 許昌市

许 許

• 不许 不許 bù xǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄩˇ bat1 heoi2 not to allow
• 也许 也許 yě xǔ ㄧㄝˇ ㄒㄩˇ jaa5 heoi2 perhaps; maybe
• 允许 允許 yǔn xǔ ㄩㄣˇ ㄒㄩˇ wan5 heoi2 to permit
• 准许 准許 zhǔn xǔ ㄓㄨㄣˇ ㄒㄩˇ zeon2 heoi2 to allow
• 容许 容許 róng xǔ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄩˇ jung4 heoi2 to permit

昌

• 昌盛 chāng shèng ㄔㄤ ㄕㄥˋ coeng1 sing6 prosperous
• 南昌 Nán chāng ㄋㄢˊ ㄔㄤ naam4 coeng1 see 南昌市
• 孝昌 Xiào chāng ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄔㄤ haau3 coeng1 see 孝昌县
• 宕昌 Tàn chāng ㄊㄢˋ ㄔㄤ see 宕昌县
• 宜昌 Yí chāng ㄧˊ ㄔㄤ ji4 coeng1 see 宜昌市

市

• 上市 shàng shì ㄕㄤˋ ㄕˋ soeng5 si5 to hit the market (of a new product)
• 城市 chéng shì ㄔㄥˊ ㄕˋ sing4 si5 city; town
• 夜市 yè shì ㄧㄝˋ ㄕˋ je6 si5 night market
• 市区 市區 shì qū ㄕˋ ㄑㄩ si5 keoi1 urban district
• 市场 市場 shì chǎng ㄕˋ ㄔㄤˇ si5 coeng4 marketplace; market; bazaar

• 以身许国 以身許國 yǐ shēn xǔ guó ㄧˇ ㄕㄣ ㄒㄩˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ji5 san1 heoi2 gwok3 to dedicate oneself to the cause of one's country (idiom)

• 繁荣昌盛 繁榮昌盛 fán róng chāng shèng ㄈㄢˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄤ ㄕㄥˋ faan4 wing4 coeng1 sing6 glorious and flourishing (idiom); thriving
• 乐昌破镜 樂昌破鏡 Lè chāng pò jìng ㄌㄜˋ ㄔㄤ ㄆㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ lok6 coeng1 po3 geng3 lit. the story of the broken mirror of Princess Lechang 乐昌公主 (In the tale, the princess and her husband, fearing separation during the turbulence of war, broke a bronze mirror in half. They each kept one half as a token, with the promise to reunite by matching the pieces together. They were indeed separated, but eventually reunited, with the mirror playing a crucial role in their reunion.) (idiom)

• 绑赴市曹 綁赴市曹 bǎng fù shì cáo ㄅㄤˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄘㄠˊ bong2 fu6 si5 cou4 to bind up and take to the market (idiom); to take a prisoner to the town center for execution
• 海市蜃楼 海市蜃樓 hǎi shì shèn lóu ㄏㄞˇ ㄕˋ ㄕㄣˋ ㄌㄡˊ hoi2 si5 san6 lau4 (idiom) (lit. and fig.) mirage
• 门庭若市 門庭若市 mén tíng ruò shì ㄇㄣˊ ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ mun4 ting4 joek6 si5 front yard as busy as a marketplace (idiom)