赵元任 趙元任

赵 趙

• 前赵 前趙 Qián Zhào ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄠˋ cin4 ziu6 Former Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms (304-329)
• 后赵 後趙 Hòu Zhào ㄏㄡˋ ㄓㄠˋ hau6 ziu6 Later Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms (319-350)
• 燕赵 燕趙 Yān Zhào ㄧㄢ ㄓㄠˋ jin1 ziu6 Yan and Zhao, two of the Warring States in Hebei and Shanxi
• 赵国 趙國 Zhào Guó ㄓㄠˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ziu6 gwok3 Zhao, one of the seven states during the Warring States Period of Chinese history (475-220 BC)
• 赵宋 趙宋 Zhào Sòng ㄓㄠˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ziu6 sung3 Song dynasty (960-1279)

元

• 元旦 Yuán dàn ㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄢˋ jyun4 daan3 New Year's Day
• 元气 元氣 yuán qì ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄧˋ jyun4 hei3 vigor; strength; vitality
• 元素 yuán sù ㄩㄢˊ ㄙㄨˋ jyun4 sou3 element (key component of sth)
• 元老 yuán lǎo ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄠˇ jyun4 lou5 senior figure; doyen; founding member; veteran
• 元首 yuán shǒu ㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ jyun4 sau2 head of state

任

• 上任 shàng rèn ㄕㄤˋ ㄖㄣˋ soeng5 jam6 to take office
• 主任 zhǔ rèn ㄓㄨˇ ㄖㄣˋ zyu2 jam6 director
• 任何 rèn hé ㄖㄣˋ ㄏㄜˊ jam6 ho4 any; whatever; whichever
• 任务 任務 rèn wu ㄖㄣˋ ˙ㄨ jam6 mou6 mission; assignment; task; duty; role
• 任命 rèn mìng ㄖㄣˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ jam6 ming6 to appoint

• 完璧归赵 完璧歸趙 wán bì guī Zhào ㄨㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄓㄠˋ jyun4 bik1 gwai1 ziu6 lit. to return the jade annulus to Zhao (idiom); fig. to return something intact to its rightful owner
• 围魏救赵 圍魏救趙 wéi Wèi jiù Zhào ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄓㄠˋ wai4 ngai6 gau3 ziu6 lit. to besiege 魏 and rescue 赵 (idiom)
• 张王李赵 張王李趙 Zhāng Wáng Lǐ Zhào ㄓㄤ ㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄓㄠˋ zoeng1 wong4 lei5 ziu6 (idiom) any Tom, Dick or Harry; anyone

• 一元复始 一元復始 yī yuán fù shǐ ㄧ ㄩㄢˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄕˇ jat1 jyun4 fuk1 ci2 a new year begins (idiom)
• 元恶大憝 元惡大憝 yuán è dà duì ㄩㄢˊ ㄜˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ jyun4 ok3 daai6 deoi6 arch-criminal and archenemy (idiom)

• 非异人任 非異人任 fēi yì rén rèn ㄈㄟ ㄧˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄖㄣˋ fei1 ji6 jan4 jam6 to bear one's own responsibilities and not pass them to others (idiom)
• 力不胜任 力不勝任 lì bù shèng rèn ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄥˋ ㄖㄣˋ lik6 bat1 sing1 jam6 not to be up to the task (idiom)
• 任劳任怨 任勞任怨 rèn láo rèn yuàn ㄖㄣˋ ㄌㄠˊ ㄖㄣˋ ㄩㄢˋ jam6 lou4 jam6 jyun3 to work hard without complaint (idiom)