陵夷 líng yí ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄧˊ ling4 ji4
- to deteriorate
- to decline
- to slump
- also written 凌夷
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陵
- 丘陵 qiū líng ㄑㄧㄡ ㄌㄧㄥˊ jau1 ling4 hills
- 乾陵 Qián líng ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ kin4 ling4 Qianling at Xianyang 咸阳市 in Shaanxi, burial site of third Tang emperor 高宗 and empress Wuzetian 武则天
- 南陵 Nán líng ㄋㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ naam4 ling4 see 南陵县
- 召陵 Shào líng ㄕㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ziu6 ling4 see 召陵区
- 嘉陵 Jiā líng ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧㄥˊ gaa1 ling4 see 嘉陵区
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- 夷陵 Yí líng ㄧˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ji4 ling4 see 夷陵区
- 宁陵 寧陵 Níng líng ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ning4 ling4 see 宁陵县
- 广陵 廣陵 Guǎng líng ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ gwong2 ling4 see 广陵区
- 凭陵 憑陵 píng líng ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ pang4 ling4 to ride roughshod over
- 李陵 Lǐ Líng ㄌㄧˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ lei5 ling4 Li Ling (-74 BC), Han dynasty general whose defeat by the Xiongnu 匈奴 in 104 BC led to a major scandal
- 杨陵 楊陵 Yáng líng ㄧㄤˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ joeng4 ling4 see 杨陵区
- 乐陵 樂陵 Lào líng ㄌㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ lok6 ling4 see 乐陵市
- 武陵 Wǔ líng ㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ mou5 ling4 see 武陵区
- 江陵 Jiāng líng ㄐㄧㄤ ㄌㄧㄥˊ gong1 ling4 see 江陵县
- 沅陵 Yuán líng ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ jyun4 ling4 see 沅陵县
- 海陵 Hǎi líng ㄏㄞˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ hoi2 ling4 see 海陵区
- 涪陵 Fú líng ㄈㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ fau4 ling4 see 涪陵区
- 炎陵 Yán líng ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ jim4 ling4 see 炎陵县
- 秦陵 Qín líng ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ceon4 ling4 the tomb of the First Emperor at Mt Li 骊山 near Xi'an (awaits excavation)
- 竟陵 Jìng líng ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ging2 ling4 Jingling, former name of Tianmen 天门, Hubei
夷
- 化险为夷 化險為夷 huà xiǎn wéi yí ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄧˊ faa3 him2 wai4 ji4 to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster
- 凌夷 líng yí ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄧˊ ling4 ji4 to deteriorate
- 夷平 yí píng ㄧˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ji4 ping4 to level; to raze to the ground
- 夷戮 yí lù ㄧˊ ㄌㄨˋ ji4 luk6 to massacre
- 夷旷 夷曠 yí kuàng ㄧˊ ㄎㄨㄤˋ ji4 kwong3 expansive
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- 夷洲 Yí zhōu ㄧˊ ㄓㄡ ji4 zau1 name of an ancient barbarian country, possibly Taiwan
- 夷灭 夷滅 yí miè ㄧˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ji4 mit6 to massacre
- 夷然 yí rán ㄧˊ ㄖㄢˊ ji4 jin4 calm
- 夷狄 yí dí ㄧˊ ㄉㄧˊ ji4 dik6 non-Han tribes in the east and north of ancient China
- 夷犹 夷猶 yí yóu ㄧˊ ㄧㄡˊ ji4 jau4 to hesitate
- 夷门 夷門 Yí mén ㄧˊ ㄇㄣˊ ji4 mun4 the Yi gate of 大梁, capital of Wei 魏 during Warring states
- 夷陵 Yí líng ㄧˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ji4 ling4 see 夷陵区
- 攘夷 rǎng yí ㄖㄤˇ ㄧˊ joeng4 ji4 to repel the barbarians
- 东夷 東夷 Dōng yí ㄉㄨㄥ ㄧˊ dung1 ji4 Eastern Barbarians, non-Han tribe living to the east of China c 2200 BC
- 色夷 sè yí ㄙㄜˋ ㄧˊ sik1 ji4 smiling genially
- 虾夷 蝦夷 Xiā yí ㄒㄧㄚ ㄧˊ haa1 ji4 Emishi or Ebisu, ethnic group of ancient Japan, thought to be related to modern Ainus
- 蛮夷 蠻夷 mán yí ㄇㄢˊ ㄧˊ maan4 ji4 common term for non-Han peoples in former times, not exclusively derogatory
- 逆夷 nì yí ㄋㄧˋ ㄧˊ jik6 ji4 invaders (insulting term)
- 鄙夷 bǐ yí ㄅㄧˇ ㄧˊ pei2 ji4 to despise; to look down on; to feel contempt for
- 三夷教 sān yí jiào ㄙㄢ ㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄠˋ saam1 ji4 gaau3 the three foreign religions that had been introduced to China by the time of the Tang dynasty: Nestorianism, Manichaeism and Zoroastrianism
Idioms with these characters
- 化险为夷 化險為夷 huà xiǎn wéi yí ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄧˊ faa3 him2 wai4 ji4 to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster
- 履险如夷 履險如夷 lǚ xiǎn rú yí ㄌㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˊ lei5 him2 jyu4 ji4 lit. to make one's way through a dangerous pass as if walking on level ground (idiom)
- 以夷制夷 yǐ yí zhì yí ㄧˇ ㄧˊ ㄓˋ ㄧˊ ji5 ji4 zai3 ji4 to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties)