身先朝露 shēn xiān zhāo lù ㄕㄣ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓㄠ ㄌㄨˋ san1 sin1 ziu1 lou6
- body will go with the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
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身
- 一身 yī shēn ㄧ ㄕㄣ jat1 san1 whole body
- 人身 rén shēn ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄣ jan4 san1 person
- 健身 jiàn shēn ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄣ gin6 san1 to exercise
- 全身 quán shēn ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄣ cyun4 san1 the whole body
- 出身 chū shēn ㄔㄨ ㄕㄣ ceot1 san1 to be born of
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- 切身 qiè shēn ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄕㄣ cit3 san1 direct
- 动身 動身 dòng shēn ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄣ dung6 san1 to go on a journey
- 化身 huà shēn ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄣ faa3 san1 incarnation
- 单身 單身 dān shēn ㄉㄢ ㄕㄣ daan1 san1 unmarried; single
- 投身 tóu shēn ㄊㄡˊ ㄕㄣ tau4 san1 to throw oneself into sth
- 替身 tì shēn ㄊㄧˋ ㄕㄣ tai3 san1 stand-in
- 本身 běn shēn ㄅㄣˇ ㄕㄣ bun2 san1 itself
- 浑身 渾身 hún shēn ㄏㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄣ wan4 san1 all over
- 独身 獨身 dú shēn ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄣ duk6 san1 unmarried; single
- 献身 獻身 xiàn shēn ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄣ hin3 san1 to commit one's energy to
- 终身 終身 zhōng shēn ㄓㄨㄥ ㄕㄣ zung1 san1 lifelong
- 翻身 fān shēn ㄈㄢ ㄕㄣ faan1 san1 to turn over (when lying)
- 脱身 脫身 tuō shēn ㄊㄨㄛ ㄕㄣ tyut3 san1 to get away
- 自身 zì shēn ㄗˋ ㄕㄣ zi6 san1 itself
- 藏身 cáng shēn ㄘㄤˊ ㄕㄣ cong4 san1 to hide
先
- 事先 shì xiān ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄢ si6 sin1 in advance
- 优先 優先 yōu xiān ㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄢ jau1 sin1 to have priority; to take precedence
- 先例 xiān lì ㄒㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˋ sin1 lai6 precedent
- 先前 xiān qián ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄢˊ sin1 cin4 before; previously
- 先天 xiān tiān ㄒㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ sin1 tin1 embryonic period (contrasted with 后天)
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- 先后 先後 xiān hòu ㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄡˋ sin1 hau6 early or late; first and last; priority
- 先生 xiān sheng ㄒㄧㄢ ˙ㄕㄥ sin1 saang1 teacher
- 先进 先進 xiān jìn ㄒㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣˋ sin1 zeon3 sophisticated; advanced (technology etc)
- 先锋 先鋒 xiān fēng ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄥ sin1 fung1 vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
- 先驱 先驅 xiān qū ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄩ sin1 keoi1 to pioneer
- 原先 yuán xiān ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢ jyun4 sin1 originally
- 率先 shuài xiān ㄕㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄢ seot1 sin1 to take the lead
- 祖先 zǔ xiān ㄗㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢ zou2 sin1 ancestors; forebears
- 预先 預先 yù xiān ㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄢ jyu6 sin1 beforehand; in advance
- 领先 領先 lǐng xiān ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ling5 sin1 to lead
- 首先 shǒu xiān ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄢ sau2 sin1 first of all; in the first place
- 争先恐后 爭先恐後 zhēng xiān kǒng hòu ㄓㄥ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄡˋ zang1 sin1 hung2 hau6 (idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of falling behind
- 占先 佔先 zhàn xiān ㄓㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄢ zim3 sin1 to take precedence
- 尽先 儘先 jǐn xiān ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄢ zeon2 sin1 in the first instance
- 先主 xiān zhǔ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓㄨˇ sin1 zyu2 former ruler; founding ruler
朝
- 朝代 cháo dài ㄔㄠˊ ㄉㄞˋ ciu4 doi6 dynasty
- 朝气 朝氣 zhāo qì ㄓㄠ ㄑㄧˋ ziu1 hei3 vitality
- 朝着 朝著 cháo zhe ㄔㄠˊ ˙ㄓㄜ ciu4 zoek6 towards
- 有朝一日 yǒu zhāo yī rì ㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄠ ㄧ ㄖˋ jau5 ziu1 jat1 jat6 one day
- 朝三暮四 zhāo sān mù sì ㄓㄠ ㄙㄢ ㄇㄨˋ ㄙˋ ziu1 saam1 mou6 sei3 lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon
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- 朝夕相处 朝夕相處 zhāo xī xiāng chǔ ㄓㄠ ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔㄨˇ ziu1 zik6 soeng1 cyu2 to spend all one's time together (idiom)
- 朝气蓬勃 朝氣蓬勃 zhāo qì péng bó ㄓㄠ ㄑㄧˋ ㄆㄥˊ ㄅㄛˊ ziu1 hei3 fung4 but6 full of youthful energy (idiom); vigorous
- 中朝 Zhōng Cháo ㄓㄨㄥ ㄔㄠˊ zung1 ciu4 Sino-Korean
- 今朝 jīn zhāo ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓㄠ gam1 ziu1 (dialect) today
- 来朝 來朝 lái zhāo ㄌㄞˊ ㄓㄠ loi4 ciu4 (literary) tomorrow (morning)
- 伪朝 偽朝 wěi cháo ㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄠˊ ngai6 ciu4 illegitimate dynasty; pretender dynasty
- 元朝 Yuán cháo ㄩㄢˊ ㄔㄠˊ jyun4 ciu4 Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
- 六朝 Liù Cháo ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄔㄠˊ luk6 ciu4 Six Dynasties (220-589)
- 兲朝 Tiān cháo ㄊㄧㄢ ㄔㄠˊ (derog.) the Chinese Communist regime (variant of 天朝 Celestial Empire, invented to circumvent censorship)
- 前朝 qián cháo ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄠˊ cin4 ciu4 the previous dynasty
- 北朝 Běi Cháo ㄅㄟˇ ㄔㄠˊ bak1 ciu4 Northern Dynasties (386-581)
- 南朝 Nán Cháo ㄋㄢˊ ㄔㄠˊ naam4 ciu4 Southern Dynasties (420-589)
- 周朝 Zhōu cháo ㄓㄡ ㄔㄠˊ zau1 ciu4 Zhou Dynasty
- 唐朝 Táng cháo ㄊㄤˊ ㄔㄠˊ tong4 ciu4 Tang dynasty (618-907)
- 商朝 Shāng cháo ㄕㄤ ㄔㄠˊ soeng1 ciu4 Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC)
露
- 披露 pī lù ㄆㄧ ㄌㄨˋ pei1 lou6 to reveal
- 揭露 jiē lù ㄐㄧㄝ ㄌㄨˋ kit3 lou6 to expose
- 暴露 bào lù ㄅㄠˋ ㄌㄨˋ bou6 lou6 to expose
- 泄露 xiè lù ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄌㄨˋ sit3 lou6 to leak (information); to divulge
- 流露 liú lù ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄨˋ lau4 lou6 to reveal (indirectly, implicitly)
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- 裸露 luǒ lù ㄌㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄨˋ lo2 lou6 naked; bare; uncovered; exposed
- 透露 tòu lù ㄊㄡˋ ㄌㄨˋ tau3 lou6 to leak out
- 露天 lù tiān ㄌㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄢ lou6 tin1 outdoors
- 露营 露營 lù yíng ㄌㄨˋ ㄧㄥˊ lou6 jing4 to camp out
- 露面 lòu miàn ㄌㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ lou6 min6 to show one's face
- 沐浴露 mù yù lù ㄇㄨˋ ㄩˋ ㄌㄨˋ muk6 juk6 lou6 shower gel
- 风餐露宿 風餐露宿 fēng cān lù sù ㄈㄥ ㄘㄢ ㄌㄨˋ ㄙㄨˋ fung1 caan1 lou6 sau3 lit. to eat in the open air and sleep outdoors (idiom)
- 出露 chū lù ㄔㄨ ㄌㄨˋ ceot1 lou6 to emerge
- 初露 chū lù ㄔㄨ ㄌㄨˋ co1 lou6 first sign (of budding talent)
- 吐露 tǔ lù ㄊㄨˇ ㄌㄨˋ tou3 lou6 to tell
- 外露 wài lù ㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄨˋ ngoi6 lou6 exposed
- 梦露 夢露 Mèng lù ㄇㄥˋ ㄌㄨˋ mung6 lou6 Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962), American actress
- 寒露 Hán lù ㄏㄢˊ ㄌㄨˋ hon4 lou6 Hanlu or Cold Dew, 17th of the 24 solar terms 二十四节气 8th-22nd October
- 展露 zhǎn lù ㄓㄢˇ ㄌㄨˋ zin2 lou6 to expose
- 带露 帶露 dài lù ㄉㄞˋ ㄌㄨˋ daai3 lou6 dewy