郢书燕说 郢書燕說
郢书燕说 郢書燕說 Yǐng shū Yān shuō ㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄨ ㄧㄢ ㄕㄨㄛ jing5 syu1 jin1 syut3
- lit. Ying writes a letter and Yan reads it
- fig. to misinterpret the original meaning
- to pile up errors
- refers to the letter from capital 郢 Yǐng ㄧㄥˇ of 楚 Chǔ ㄔㄨˇ in which the inadvertent words "hold up the candle" are mistaken by the minister of 燕 Yān ㄧㄢ as "promote the wise"
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书 書
- 图书 圖書 tú shū ㄊㄨˊ ㄕㄨ tou4 syu1 books (in a library or bookstore)
- 念书 念書 niàn shū ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨ nim6 syu1 to read; to study
- 情书 情書 qíng shū ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄨ cing4 syu1 love letter
- 教书 教書 jiāo shū ㄐㄧㄠ ㄕㄨ gaau3 syu1 to work as a teacher; to teach (in a school)
- 书包 書包 shū bāo ㄕㄨ ㄅㄠ syu1 baau1 schoolbag
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- 书写 書寫 shū xiě ㄕㄨ ㄒㄧㄝˇ syu1 se2 to write
- 书店 書店 shū diàn ㄕㄨ ㄉㄧㄢˋ syu1 dim3 bookstore
- 书房 書房 shū fáng ㄕㄨ ㄈㄤˊ syu1 fong2 study (room)
- 书本 書本 shū běn ㄕㄨ ㄅㄣˇ syu1 bun2 book (chiefly used to refer to a plurality of books or books in general)
- 书架 書架 shū jià ㄕㄨ ㄐㄧㄚˋ syu1 gaa2 bookshelf
- 书桌 書桌 shū zhuō ㄕㄨ ㄓㄨㄛ syu1 coek3 desk
- 书柜 書櫃 shū guì ㄕㄨ ㄍㄨㄟˋ syu1 gwai6 bookcase
- 书橱 書櫥 shū chú ㄕㄨ ㄔㄨˊ syu1 cyu4 bookcase
- 书法 書法 shū fǎ ㄕㄨ ㄈㄚˇ syu1 faat3 calligraphy
- 书籍 書籍 shū jí ㄕㄨ ㄐㄧˊ syu1 zik6 books
- 书记 書記 shū ji ㄕㄨ ˙ㄐㄧ syu1 gei3 secretary (chief official of a branch of a socialist or communist party)
- 书面 書面 shū miàn ㄕㄨ ㄇㄧㄢˋ syu1 min6 in writing; written
- 秘书 秘書 mì shū ㄇㄧˋ ㄕㄨ bei3 syu1 secretary
- 经书 經書 jīng shū ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄨ ging1 syu1 classic books in Confucianism
- 证书 證書 zhèng shū ㄓㄥˋ ㄕㄨ zing3 syu1 credentials
燕
- 燕子 yàn zi ㄧㄢˋ ˙ㄗ jin3 zi2 swallow
- 燕窝 燕窩 yàn wō ㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄛ jin3 wo1 edible bird's nest
- 乳燕 rǔ yàn ㄖㄨˇ ㄧㄢˋ jyu5 jin1 baby swallow
- 公燕 gōng yàn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄧㄢˋ gung1 jin1 banquet held for high-ranking imperial or feudal officials
- 前燕 Qián Yān ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢ cin4 jin1 Former Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (337-370)
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- 北燕 Běi Yān ㄅㄟˇ ㄧㄢ bak1 jin1 Northern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (409-436)
- 南燕 Nán Yān ㄋㄢˊ ㄧㄢ naam4 jin1 Southern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (398-410)
- 家燕 jiā yàn ㄐㄧㄚ ㄧㄢˋ gaa1 jin3 (bird species of China) barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- 岩燕 yán yàn ㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˋ ngaam4 jin3 (bird species of China) Eurasian crag martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris)
- 后燕 後燕 Hòu Yān ㄏㄡˋ ㄧㄢ hau6 jin1 Later Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-409)
- 洋燕 yáng yàn ㄧㄤˊ ㄧㄢˋ joeng4 jin3 (bird species of China) Pacific swallow (Hirundo tahitica)
- 燕京 Yān jīng ㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄥ jin1 ging1 Yanjing, an old name for Beijing
- 燕国 燕國 Yān guó ㄧㄢ ㄍㄨㄛˊ jin1 gwok3 Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning
- 燕山 Yān shān ㄧㄢ ㄕㄢ jin3 saan1 Yan mountain range across north Hebei
- 燕梳 yàn shū ㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨ jin3 so1 (dialect) insurance (loanword)
- 燕科 yàn kē ㄧㄢˋ ㄎㄜ jin3 fo1 Hirundinidae (the family of swallows and martins)
- 燕赵 燕趙 Yān Zhào ㄧㄢ ㄓㄠˋ jin1 ziu6 Yan and Zhao, two of the Warring States in Hebei and Shanxi
- 燕隼 yàn sǔn ㄧㄢˋ ㄙㄨㄣˇ jin3 zeon2 (bird species of China) Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo)
- 燕雀 yàn què ㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋ jin3 zoek3 (bird species of China) brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
- 燕麦 燕麥 yàn mài ㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄞˋ jin3 mak6 oats
说 說
- 传说 傳說 chuán shuō ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄛ cyun4 syut3 legend; folk tale
- 再说 再說 zài shuō ㄗㄞˋ ㄕㄨㄛ zoi3 syut3 to say again
- 别说 別說 bié shuō ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄨㄛ bit6 seoi3 to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone
- 劝说 勸說 quàn shuō ㄑㄩㄢˋ ㄕㄨㄛ hyun3 syut3 to persuade
- 好说 好說 hǎo shuō ㄏㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄛ hou2 syut3 easy to deal with; not a problem
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- 小说 小說 xiǎo shuō ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄛ siu2 syut3 novel
- 按说 按說 àn shuō ㄢˋ ㄕㄨㄛ on3 syut3 in the ordinary course of events; ordinarily; normally
- 据说 據說 jù shuō ㄐㄩˋ ㄕㄨㄛ geoi3 syut3 it is said that; reportedly
- 演说 演說 yǎn shuō ㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄛ jin2 syut3 speech
- 听说 聽說 tīng shuō ㄊㄧㄥ ㄕㄨㄛ ting1 syut3 to hear (sth said)
- 胡说 胡說 hú shuō ㄏㄨˊ ㄕㄨㄛ wu4 syut3 to talk nonsense
- 解说 解說 jiě shuō ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄕㄨㄛ gaai2 syut3 to explain (verbally); to give a running commentary
- 诉说 訴說 sù shuō ㄙㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄛ sou3 syut3 to recount
- 说情 說情 shuō qíng ㄕㄨㄛ ㄑㄧㄥˊ syut3 cing4 to intercede
- 说明 說明 shuō míng ㄕㄨㄛ ㄇㄧㄥˊ syut3 ming4 to explain
- 说服 說服 shuō fú ㄕㄨㄛ ㄈㄨˊ seoi3 fuk6 to persuade
- 说法 說法 shuō fǎ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄈㄚˇ syut3 faat3 to expound Buddhist teachings
- 说法 說法 shuō fa ㄕㄨㄛ ˙ㄈㄚ syut3 faat3 way of speaking
- 说笑 說笑 shuō xiào ㄕㄨㄛ ㄒㄧㄠˋ syut3 siu3 to chat and laugh