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[玄武門之變] Xuánwǔménzhībiàn Xuanwu gate coup of June 626 in early Tang, in which Li Shimin 李世民 killed his brothers, seized the throne from his father as Emperor Taizong 唐太宗

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        xuán, black/mysterious
        
        xuánjī, [玄機], profound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism)/mysterious principles
        xuánhū, unreliable/incredible
        xuánmiào, mysterious/profound/abstruse
        gùnòngxuánxū, [故弄玄虛], deliberately mystifying/to make sth unnecessarily complicated
        
        
        xuánwǔyán, basalt (geology)/lava
        
        xuánxué, [玄學], Wei and Jin philosophical school amalgamating Daoist and Confucian ideals/transl...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        xuánzhīyòuxuán, mystery within a mystery/the mysteries of the Dao according to Laozi 老子[Lǎo zǐ]
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        xuánsūn, [玄孫], great-great-grandson

        wǔqì, weapon/arms/CL:種|种[zhǒng]
        wǔzhuāng, [武裝], arms/equipment/to arm/military/armed (forces)
        wǔshì, warrior/samurai
        Wǔ/wǔ, surname Wu, martial/military
        héwǔqì, nuclear weapon
        wǔlì, military force
        wǔshù, [武術], military skill or technique (in former times)/all kinds of martial art sports (s...
        
        bǐwǔ, martial arts competition/tournament/to compete in a contest
        
        wǔlín, martial arts (social) circles
        Xiūwǔ, Xiuwu county in Jiaozuo 焦作[Jiāo zuò], Henan
        
        huàxuéwǔqì, [化學武器], chemical weapon
        wǔduàn, [武斷], arbitrary/subjective/dogmatic
        
        shēngwùwǔqì, biological weapon
        Wǔtián, Takeda (Japanese surname)
        
        Wǔgōng/wǔgōng, Wugong County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xián yáng], Shaanxi, martial art/military accomp...
        
        yòngwǔzhīdì, ample scope for abilities/favorable position for the use of one's skills (idiom)
        
        
        héwǔ, nuclear weapon
        wǔshìdào, bushidō or way of the warrior, samurai code of chivalry
        wǔzhuānglìliàng, [武裝力量], armed force
        
        wǔyì, [武藝], martial art/military skill
        zhòngwǔqì, heavy weapon
        dòngwǔ, [動武], to use force/to come to blows
        
耀         yàowǔyángwēi, [耀武揚威], to show off one's military strength (idiom); to strut around/to bluff/to bluster
        qīngwǔqì, [輕武器], light weapon
        
        wǔzhuāngbùduì, [武裝部隊], armed forces
        
        
        
        
        
        wēiwǔ, might/formidable
        Wǔhàn, [武漢], Wuhan city on Changjiang, subprovincial city and capital of Hubei province
        
        
        
        
        xuánwǔyán, basalt (geology)/lava
        
        Tàiwǔ, Taiwu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Píng dōng Xiàn], Taiwan
        
        
        Wǔchāng, Wuchang district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[Wǔ hàn shì], Hubei
        wǔdǎ, acrobatic fighting in Chinese opera or dance
        chángguīwǔqì, [常規武器], conventional weapon
        
        
        
        
        
        yīngxióngwúyòngwǔzhīdì, [英雄無用武之地], a hero with no chance of using his might/to have no opportunity to display one's...
        Hóngwǔ, Hongwu Emperor, also written Hung-wu Ti, reign name of first Ming emperor Zhu Yu...
        
        
        
        
        shàngwǔ, to promote a martial spirit/to revere military skills/warlike
        
        
        
        yīngwǔ, soldierly/martial (appearance)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        wǔjiàng, [武將], general/military leader/fierce man
        
        wǔguān, military official/military attaché
        
        
        yǒngwǔ, brave
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        Dàwǔ, Dawu or Tawu township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tái dōng Xiàn], southeast Taiwan
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        wénwǔ, civil and military
        
        
        
        héwǔkù, [核武庫], nuclear arsenal
        
        
        
        LúWǔxuàn, [盧武鉉], Roh Moo-hyun (1946-2009), South Korean lawyer and politician, president 2003-200...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        Hánwǔjì, [寒武紀], Cambrian geological period (541-485.4 million years ago)
        
        
        
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        huàwǔ, chemical weapon/abbr. for 化學武器|化学武器[huà xué wǔ qì]
        
        wǔxiá, [武俠], martial arts chivalry (Chinese literary, theatrical and cinema genre)/knight-err...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        dúwǔ, [黷武], militaristic/to use military force indiscriminately

        Mén/mén, [門], surname Men, gate/door/CL:扇[shàn]/gateway/doorway/CL:個|个[gè]/opening/valve/switc...
        bùmén, [部門], department/branch/section/division/CL:個|个[gè]
        kāimén, [開門], to open a door (lit. and fig.)/to open for business
        guānmén, [關門], to close a door/to lock a door/(of a shop etc) to close (for the night, or perma...
        ménkǒu, [門口], doorway/gate/CL:個|个[gè]
        zhuānmén, [專門], specialist/specialized/customized
        chūmén, [出門], to go out/to leave home/to go on a journey/away from home/(of a woman) to get ma...
        āmén, [阿門], amen (loanword)
        Dàmén/dàmén, [大門], the Doors, US rock band, entrance/door/gate/large and influential family
        
        hòumén, [後門], the back door/fig. under the counter (indirect way for influence or pressure)/an...
        qiāomén, [敲門], to knock on a door
        shàngmén, [上門], to drop in/to visit/to lock a door/(of a shop) to close/to go and live with one'...
        Qiánmén/qiánmén, [前門], Qianmen subway station on Beijing Subway Line 2, front door/main entrance/honest...
        ménpiào, [門票], ticket (for theater, cinema etc)
        ménwài, [門外], outside the door
        ménsuǒ, [門鎖], door lock
        jiāmén, [家門], house door/family clan
        
        rèmén, [熱門], popular/hot/in vogue
        chēmén, [車門], car door/door of bus, railway carriage etc
        ménqián, [門前], in front of the door
        ménlíng, [門鈴], doorbell
        suǒmén, [鎖門], to lock the door
        shèmén, [射門], (soccer, handball etc) to kick or shoot the ball towards the goal
        
        bǎmén, [把門], to stand as a goalkeeper/to keep guard on a gate
        méntú, [門徒], disciple
        Kǎmén, [卡門], Carmen (name)/Carmen, 1875 opera by Georges Bizet 比才 based on novel by Prosper M...
        yóumén, [油門], accelerator (pedal)/gas pedal/throttle
        ménwèi, [門衛], guard at gate/sentry
        
        pòménérrù, [破門而入], to break the door down and enter (idiom)
        zhǎoshàngmén, [找上門], to come to sb's door/to call on sb
        fángmén, [房門], door of a room
        Jīnmén, [金門], Kinmen or Quemoy islands off the Fujian coast, administered by Taiwan/Jinmen cou...
        ménláng, [門廊], stoop/parvis/portico/patio/veranda
        ménzhěn, [門診], outpatient service
        gāngmén, [肛門], anus
        Ménluó, [門羅], Monroe
        kāiménjiànshān, [開門見山], lit. to open the door and see the mountain; fig. to get right to the point (idio...
        nǎménzi, [哪門子], (coll.) (emphasizing a rhetorical question) what/what kind/why on earth
        Suǒluómén, [所羅門], Solomon (name)
        qiàomén, [竅門], a trick/an ingenious method/know-how/the knack (of doing sth)
西         Xīmén, [西門], surname Ximen
        qiúmén, [球門], goalmouth (in soccer)
        zhèngmén, [正門], main entrance/main gate/portal
        
        nǎomén, [腦門], forehead
        
        fámén, [閥門], valve (mechanical)
        jùzhīménwài, [拒之門外], to lock one's door and refuse to see sb
        
        ménhù, [門戶], door/strategic gateway/portal/faction/sect/family status/family/web portal/(old)...
        ménlù, [門路], way of doing sth/the right social connection
        shǒuményuán, [守門員], goalkeeper
        pòmén, [破門], to burst or force open a door/to excommunicate sb (from the Roman Catholic Churc...
        Àomén, [澳門], Macao/Aomen/Macau
        ménkǎn, [門檻], doorstep/sill/threshold/fig. knack or trick (esp. scheme to get sth cheaper)
        rùmén, [入門], entrance door/to enter a door/introduction (to a subject)
        zhámén, [閘門], sluice gate
        sǎngmén, [嗓門], voice/windpipe
        méntīng, [門廳], entrance hall/vestibule
        cèmén, [側門], side door
        yuǎnmén, [遠門], (to go to) distant parts/faraway/a distant relative
        ményá, [門牙], incisor
        chéngmén, [城門], city gate
        
        
        guānméndàjí, [關門大吉], to close down a business for good and put the best face on it (idiom)
        guǐménguān, [鬼門關], the gates of hell
        
        
        ménfáng, [門房], gatehouse/lodge/gatekeeper/porter
        shǒumén, [守門], to keep goal/on duty as gatekeeper
        gǒngmén, [拱門], arched door
        guòmén, [過門], to pass through a doorway/(of a woman) to marry/orchestral music interlude in an...
        dēngmén, [登門], to visit sb at home
        Yěmén, [也門], Yemen
        zǒuhòumén, [走後門], lit. to enter by the back door/fig. to gain influence by pull or unofficial chan...
        kuàimén, [快門], shutter
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        ménmian, [門面], shop front/facade/CL:間|间[jiān]/prestige
        
        míngmén, [名門], famous family/prestigious house
        huómén, [活門], valve
        ménshuān, [門閂], horizontal bar to hold a door closed (made of wood or metal)/door bolt
        háomén, [豪門], rich and powerful (families)/aristocratic/big shots
        lěngmén, [冷門], a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc)/fig. a complete unknown who wi...
        chuànmén, [串門], to call on sb/to drop in/to visit sb's home
        
        
        ménpái, [門牌], door plate/house number
        shāmén, [沙門], monk (Sanskrit: Sramana, originally refers to north India)/Buddhist monk
        ménzhù, [門柱], doorpost
        yīménxīnsi, [一門心思], to set one's heart on sth (idiom)
        
        
        ménwàihàn, [門外漢], layman
        
        
        yámen, [衙門], government office in feudal China/yamen
        Mómén, [摩門], Mormon (religion)
        Sàkèlāméntuō, [薩克拉門托], Sacramento
        
        ménkuàng, [門框], door frame
        
        
        xíngzhèngbùmén, [行政部門], administrative department/administration/executive (government branch)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        kāihòumén, [開後門], to open the back door/fig. under the counter/to do a secret or dishonest deal/to...
        biānmén, [邊門], side door/wicket door
        
        shāménshìjūn, [沙門氏菌], Salmonella
        
        
        ménshén, [門神], door god
        
        
        méndào/méndao, [門道], doorway/gateway, the way to do sth/knack
        zhuànmén, [轉門], revolving door/turnstile
        wǔhuābāmén, [五花八門], myriad/all kinds of/all sorts of
        
        fǎmén, [法門], gate to enlightment (Buddhism)/Buddhism/way/method/(old) south gate of a palace
        qiāoménzhuān, [敲門磚], lit. a brick as a door knocker (idiom); fig. a temporary expedient/to use sb as ...
        kāiménhóng, [開門紅], a good beginning
        
        bìméngēng, [閉門羹], see 吃閉門羹|吃闭门羹[chī bì mén gēng]
        
        
        
        
        ménjiàng, [門將], official gatekeeper/goalkeeper (soccer, hockey etc)
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        ménhuán, [門環], door knocker (in the shape of a ring)
        ménjìng, [門徑], access
        ménzi, [門子], door/doorman (old)/hanger-on of an aristocrat/social influence/pull/classifier f...
        fángdàomén, [防盜門], security door
        Tútǎnkǎmén, [圖坦卡門], Tutankhamen, king of ancient Egypt 1333-1323 BC
        
        
        fēnménbiélèi, [分門別類], to organize by categories/to classify
        qìmén, [氣門], valve (esp. tire valve)/accelerator (obsolete term for 油門|油门)/stigma (zool.)/spi...
        ménshēng, [門生], disciple/student (of a famous master)
        
        méndānghùduì, [門當戶對], the families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom)/(of a prospectiv...
        
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西         Xīménzǐ, [西門子], Siemens (company name)
        
        
        méndiàn, [門店], (retail) store
        ménméi, [門楣], lintel (of a door)/fig. family's social status
        
        línmén, [臨門], to arrive home/facing one's home/home-coming/(soccer) facing the goalmouth
        
        
        
        
        duìmén, [對門], the building or room opposite
        
        
        
        rénshìbùmén, [人事部門], personnel office
        
        yōumén, [幽門], pylorus (anatomy)
        
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        Bānménnòngfǔ, [班門弄斧], to display one's slight skill before an expert (idiom)
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        déyìménshēng, [得意門生], favorite pupil
        
        Tiānānmén, [天安門], Tiananmen Gate, entrance of the Imperial City in Beijing
        
        Xiàmén, [廈門], Xiamen or Amoy, subprovincial city in Fujian, abbr. 廈|厦[Xià]
        
        kǎixuánmén, [凱旋門], triumphal arch
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        diànmén, [電門], electric switch
        
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        chēngménmiàn, [撐門面], to keep up appearances/to put up a front
        méndòng, [門洞], passageway/archway
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        shuāngxǐlínmén, [雙喜臨門], two simultaneous happy events in the family
        
        
        
        ménkěluóquè, [門可羅雀], you can net sparrows at the door (idiom); completely deserted
        
        
        zhuāngménmiàn, [裝門面], see 裝點門面|装点门面[zhuāng diǎn mén miàn]
        wāiménxiédào, [歪門邪道], dishonest practices
        
        
        
        
        
        
        Fómén, [佛門], Buddhism
        
        ménduì, [門對], couplet (hung on each side of the door frame)
        
齿         ménchǐ, [門齒], incisor
        
鸿         HóngménYàn, [鴻門宴], Feast at Hongmen/(fig.) banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest/refers ...
        pángmén, [旁門], side door
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        tiānméndōng, [天門冬], asparagus
        Lóngmén, [龍門], Longmen county in Huizhou 惠州[Huì zhōu], Guangdong/mythical Dragon gate where a c...
        pángménzuǒdào, [旁門左道], dissenting religious sect (idiom); heretical school of opinion/dissident group
        ménlèi, [門類], category/kind/class
        Ménjiélièfū, [門捷列夫], Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev (1834-1907), Russian chemist who introduced the perio...
        
        bēnmén, [賁門], cardia (anatomy)
        chībìméngēng, [吃閉門羹], to be refused entrance (idiom)/to find the door closed
        
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        nǎoménzi, [腦門子], forehead (dialect)
        ménshìbù, [門市部], retail department/section of a retail store
        
        
        
        ménliǎn, [門臉], shop front/facade
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        kòumén, [叩門], to knock on a door
        
        
        
        
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        Ménsà, [門薩], Mensa (loanword)
        hóumén, [侯門], noble house
        
        ménshǒu, [門首], doorway/gate/entrance
        
        
        SuǒluóménQúndǎo, [所羅門群島], Solomon Islands in southwest Pacific
        
        
        
        kōuménr, [摳門兒], (dialect) stingy
        
        
        
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        āiménāihù, [挨門挨戶], see 挨家挨戶|挨家挨户[āi jiā āi hù]
        
        
        
        ménhùzhījiàn, [門戶之見], sectarian bias/parochialism
        
        
        bàolěngmén, [爆冷門], an upset (esp. in sports)/unexpected turn of events/to pull off a coup/a breakth...
        
        Suǒluómén, [索羅門], Solomon (name)/Solomon (Islands)
        
        
        
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        Ményuán, [門源], Menyuan Hui autonomous county in Haibei Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海北藏族自治州[Hǎ...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        méntóng, [門童], doorman/bell boy
        
        
        
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        Yèmén, [葉門], Yemen (Tw)
        bìménsīguò, [閉門思過], shut oneself up and ponder over one's mistakes
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        diàomén/tiáomén, [調門], melody/pitch or key (music)/tone/style/point of view, valve
        
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        xìnmén, [囟門], fontanel (gap between the bones of an infant's skull)
        
        
        
        Nántiānmén, [南天門], The Southern Heavenly Gates/a name for a mountain pass gate in several places
        
        
        
        
        Shímén, [石門], Shimen or Shihmen township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xīn běi shì], Taiwan
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        mǎnmén, [滿門], the whole family
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        tàipíngmén, [太平門], emergency exit
        
        
        
        
        méntíngruòshì, [門庭若市], front yard as busy as a marketplace (idiom)/a place with many visitors

        zhī, (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])/him/her/it
        zhīqián, before/prior to/ago/previously/beforehand
        zhīhòu, [之後], afterwards/following/later/after
        zhījiān, [之間], between/among/inter-
        zhīyī, one of (sth)/one out of a multitude/one (third, quarter, percent etc)
        zhīlèi, [之類], and so on/and such
        zhīzhōng, inside/among/in the midst of (doing sth)/during
        zǒngzhī, [總之], in a word/in short/in brief
        zhīwài, outside/excluding
        zhīnèi, [之內], inside/within
        zhīxià, under/beneath/less than
        zhīsuǒyǐ, the reason why
        chēngzhīwéi, [稱之為], to call it.../known as...
        chúcǐzhīwài, apart from this/in addition to this
        zhīshàng, above
        bǎifēnzhībǎi, a hundred percent/out and out/absolutely
        sìfēnzhīyī, one-quarter
        sānfēnzhīyī, one third
        zhījì, [之際], during/at the time of
        yīxízhīdì, (acknowledged) place/a role to play/niche
        shéngzhīyǐfǎ, [繩之以法], to punish according to the law/to bring to justice
        zhìzhībùlǐ, to pay no heed to (idiom)/to ignore/to brush aside
        wújīzhītán, [無稽之談], complete nonsense (idiom)
        zǒngéryánzhī, [總而言之], in short/in a word/in brief
        
        qǔérdàizhī, to substitute for sb/to remove and replace
        suízhī, [隨之], thereupon/subsequently/accordingly
        qiúzhībùdé, lit. seek but fail to get (idiom); fig. exactly what one’s been looking for
        jùzhīménwài, [拒之門外], to lock one's door and refuse to see sb
        
        bùsùzhīkè, uninvited or unexpected guest
        
        dāngwùzhījí, [當務之急], top priority job/matter of vital importance
        táozhīyāoyāo, to escape without trace (idiom); to make one's getaway (from the scene of a crim...
        dāngzhīwúkuì, [當之無愧], fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom); entirely worthy (of a title, ...
        wújiàzhībǎo, [無價之寶], priceless treasure
        jiǎnéryánzhī, [簡而言之], in a nutshell/to put it briefly
        
        yìliàozhīzhōng, to come as no surprise/as expected
        
        míngzhìzhījǔ, [明智之舉], sensible act
        cāozhīguòjí, [操之過急], to act with undue haste (idiom); eager and impatient/overhasty
        
        hènzhīrùgǔ, to hate sb to the bone (idiom)
        rénzhīchángqíng, human nature (idiom)/a behavior that is only natural
        
        zhòngshǐzhīdì, [眾矢之的], lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom); the butt of public criticism/attac...
        wūhézhīzhòng, [烏合之眾], mob
        bǎifēnzhī, percent
        xiāngbǐzhīxià, by comparison
        zìzhīzhīmíng, knowing oneself (idiom)/self-knowledge
        shífēnzhīyī, one tenth
        
        bùliǎoliǎozhī, to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled/to end up with nothing definite
        wǔfēnzhīyī, one fifth
        hòuqǐzhīxiù, [後起之秀], an up-and-coming youngster/new talent/a brilliant younger generation
        yòngwǔzhīdì, ample scope for abilities/favorable position for the use of one's skills (idiom)
        suǒdàozhīchù, [所到之處], wherever one goes
        tīngzhīrènzhī, [聽之任之], to take a laissez-faire attitude
        hàiqúnzhīmǎ, [害群之馬], lit. a horse that brings trouble to its herd (idiom)/fig. troublemaker/black she...
        
        
        
        bùzhìzhīzhèng, incurable disease
        fǎnzhī, on the other hand.../conversely...
        quányízhījì, [權宜之計], plan of convenience (idiom); stop-gap measure/makeshift stratagem/interim step
        wángmìngzhītú, runaway (idiom); desperate criminal/fugitive
        
        tiānrǎngzhībié, [天壤之別], lit. as different as sky and earth (idiom)/fig. night and day difference/opposit...
        fǎnzhīyìrán, vice versa
        shīzhījiāobì, to miss narrowly/to let a great opportunity slip
        
        bāfēnzhīyī, one eighth
        bùmáozhīdì, barren land/desert
        liūzhīdàjí, to steal away/to beat it
        fùzhīyījù, to put to the torch (idiom)/to commit to the flames/to burn sth down deliberatel...
        xíngzhīyǒuxiào, to be effective (idiom)
        
        
        
        qiánchēzhījiàn, [前車之鑒], to learn a lesson from the mistakes of one's predecessor (idiom)
        
        jiāzhī, moreover/in addition to that
        
        
        nányánzhīyǐn, [難言之隱], a hidden trouble hard to mention (idiom)/sth too embarrassing to mention/an emba...
        yánwàizhīyì, unspoken implication (idiom)/the actual meaning of what was said
        
        
        
        shǒuzúzhīqíng, brotherly affection
        yìměizhīcí, [溢美之詞], flattering words/inflated praise
        tiānlúnzhīlè, [天倫之樂], family love and joy/domestic bliss
        zhòngzhōngzhīzhòng, of the utmost importance/of highest priority
        xīngxingzhīhuǒ, a single spark (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
        
        jiǎnyánzhī, [簡言之], in simple terms/to put things simply/briefly
        zàitiānzhīlíng, [在天之靈], soul and spirit of the deceased
        shízhībājiǔ, most likely/mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10)/vast majority
        xiānjiànzhīmíng, [先見之明], foresight
        zhìzhīnǎohòu, [置之腦後], to banish from one's thoughts/to ignore/to take no notice
        
        huànyánzhī, [換言之], in other words
        hòugùzhīyōu, [後顧之憂], fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of act...
        bùyìzhīcái, [不義之財], ill-gotten wealth or gains
        jìngéryuǎnzhī, [敬而遠之], to show respect from a distance (idiom)/to remain at a respectful distance
        yǒuguòzhīérwúbùjí, [有過之而無不及], not to be inferior in any aspects (idiom)/to surpass/to outdo/(derog.) to be eve...
        liùfēnzhīyī, one sixth
        
        
        fùzhīdōngliú, [付之東流], to commit to the waters (idiom); to lose sth irrevocably
        chīzhīyǐbí, to snort disdainfully/to scoff at/to turn up one's nose
        jiǔérjiǔzhī, over time/as time passes/in the fullness of time
        
        tàiránchǔzhī, [泰然處之], to handle the situation calmly (idiom)/unruffled/to treat the situation lightly
        
        bùdéyǐérwéizhī, [不得已而為之], to have no other choice/to be the last resort
        fǎnqídàoérxíngzhī, to do the very opposite/to act in a diametrically opposite way
        
        zhìzhīdùwài, to give no thought to/to have no regard for/to disregard
        
        
        
        tángérhuángzhī, overt/to make no secret (of one's presence)/grandiose/with great scope
        jǐngdǐzhīwā, the frog at the bottom of the well (idiom)/fig. a person of limited outlook and ...
        
        
        jiānéryǒuzhī, to have both (at the same time)
        wèngzhōngzhībiē, [甕中之鱉], lit. like a turtle in a jar/to be trapped (idiom)
        qiáoqiānzhīxǐ, [喬遷之喜], congratulations on house-moving or promotion (idiom); Best wishes for your new h...
        chízhīyǐhéng, [持之以恆], to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere
        
        
        
        yīqìzhīxià, [一氣之下], in a fit of pique/in a fury
        
        jīngrénzhījǔ, [驚人之舉], to astonish people (with a miraculous feat)
        
        
        
        děngxiánzhībèi, [等閒之輩], (in the negative) (not) to be trifled with
        bǎifēnzhīyībǎi, one hundred percent/totally (effective)
        
        
        
        yījìzhīcháng, [一技之長], proficiency in a particular field (idiom)/skill in a specialized area (idiom)
        fèifǔzhīyán, words from the bottom of one's heart
        shùzhīgāogé, [束之高閣], tied up in a bundle on a high shelf/to put sth on the back burner/no longer a hi...
        
        
        
        yīxiàozhìzhī, to dismiss with a laugh/to make light of
        
        
        sàngjiāzhīquǎn, [喪家之犬], stray dog (idiom)
        
        fēnzhī, (indicating a fraction)
        bùbáizhīyuān, unrighted wrong/unredressed injustice
        
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        jīnggōngzhīniǎo, [驚弓之鳥], lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom)/fig. sb who frightens ea...
        yīniànzhīchā, momentary slip/false step/ill-considered action
        
        qūzhīruòwù, [趨之若鶩], to rush like ducks (idiom); the mob scrabbles madly for sth unobtainable/an unru...
        
        
        
        
        hūzhīyùchū, lit. ready to appear at the call (idiom)/fig. on the verge of coming out into th...
        
        cèyǐnzhīxīn, [惻隱之心], compassion
        
        
        qīfēnzhīyī, one seventh
        
        chǔzhītàirán, [處之泰然], see 泰然處之|泰然处之[tài rán chǔ zhī]
        ānzhīruòsù, bear hardship with equanimity/regard wrongdoing with equanimity
        
        
        
        qièfūzhītòng, [切膚之痛], keenly felt pain/bitter anguish
        
        
        
        érlìzhīnián, aged thirty (see 三十而立)
        
        
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        yǎngshēngzhīdào, [養生之道], the way of maintaining good health
        
        
        
        
        
        
        yīngxióngwúyòngwǔzhīdì, [英雄無用武之地], a hero with no chance of using his might/to have no opportunity to display one's...
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        yǒushízhīshì, [有識之士], a person with knowledge and experience (idiom)
        
        
        
        
        
        shēnwàizhīwù, mere worldly possessions
        èrfēnzhīyī, one half
        
        ránméizhījí, lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation/extreme eme...
        
        zhìzhīsǐdìérhòushēng, [置之死地而後生], place sb on a field of death and he will fight to live (idiom based on Sunzi's "...
        
        duōshìzhīqiū, troubled times/eventful period
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        bùxiángzhīzhào, bad omen
        qiángnǔzhīmò, [強弩之末], lit. an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom)/fig. spent force
        
        
        
        
        jiǔfēnzhīyī, one ninth
        
        
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        chuímùzhīnián, old age
        
        
        
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        bìyóuzhīlù, the road one must follow or take/the only way
        
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        yánzhīyǒuwù, (of one's words) to have substance
        
        
        
        fēngzhōngzhīzhú, [風中之燭], lit. candle in the wind (idiom)/fig. (of sb's life) feeble/hanging on a thread
        
        cìzhī, second (in a competition)/occupying second place
        
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        jiǔzhī, for a long time
        chéngrénzhīwēi, to take advantage of sb's precarious position
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        xuánzhīyòuxuán, mystery within a mystery/the mysteries of the Dao according to Laozi 老子[Lǎo zǐ]
        mòránzhìzhī, to set to one side and ignore (idiom); quite indifferent/cold and uncaring
        
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        ménhùzhījiàn, [門戶之見], sectarian bias/parochialism
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        MěiguóZhīYīn, [美國之音], Voice of America (VOA)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        màotiānxiàzhīdàbùwěi, [冒天下之大不韙], see 冒大不韙|冒大不韪[mào dà bù wěi]
        
        
        
        tāotièzhītú, glutton/gourmand/by extension, person who is greedy for power, money, sex etc
        fàngzhīsìhǎiérjiēzhǔn, [放之四海而皆準], appropriate to any place and any time (idiom); universally applicable/a panacea,...
        
        
        
        
        
        huànnànzhījiāo, [患難之交], a friend in times of tribulations (idiom); a friend in need is a friend indeed
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        SīchóuzhīLù, [絲綢之路], the Silk Road
        
        
        
        
        
        
        xīnfùzhīhuàn, lit. calamity within one's bosom (idiom); major trouble hidden within
        
        
        
        
        
        mònìzhījiāo, intimate friendship/bosom buddies
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        gānzhīrúyí, [甘之如飴], lit. as sweet as syrup (idiom, from Book of Songs); to endure hardship gladly/a ...
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        chìzǐzhīxīn, pure and innocent like the heart of a newborn/sincere
        
        
        
        
        
        mǐmǐzhīyīn, decadent or obscene music
        
        
        
        
        

        biàn, [變], to change/to become different/to transform/to vary/rebellion
        gǎibiàn, [改變], to change/to alter/to transform
        biànchéng, [變成], to change into/to turn into/to become
        biàntài, [變態], to metamorphose (biology)/abnormal/perverted/hentai/(slang) pervert
        biànhuà, [變化], change/variation/to change/to vary/CL:個|个[gè]
        zhuǎnbiàn, [轉變], to change/to transform/shift/transformation/CL:個|个[gè]
        biànxíng, [變形], deformation/to become deformed/to change shape/to morph
        biànyì, [變異], variation
        biànxìng, [變性], to denature/denaturation/to have a sex change/transsexual
        biànzhǒng, [變種], mutation/variety/variant
        pànbiàn, [叛變], to defect/to betray/to mutiny
        biàndòng, [變動], to change/to fluctuate/change/fluctuation
        biànwéi, [變為], to change into
        biànhuàn, [變換], to transform/to convert/to vary/to alternate/a transformation
        yǎnbiàn, [演變], to develop/to evolve/development/evolution
        zhèngbiàn, [政變], coup d'état
        biàngé, [變革], to transform/to change
        tūbiàn, [突變], sudden change/mutation
        biànzhì, [變質], to degenerate/to deteriorate/(of food) to go bad/to go off/(geology) metamorphis...
        biànliàng, [變量], variable (math.)
        biàngēng, [變更], to change/to alter/to modify
        yīchéngbùbiàn, [一成不變], nothing much changes (idiom); always the same/stuck in a rut
        biànshù, [變數], variable (math.)
        duōbiàn, [多變], fickle/multi-variate (math.)
        biànyàng, [變樣], to change (appearance)/to change shape
        bìngbiàn, [病變], pathological changes/lesion/diseased (kidney, cornea etc)
        biànsè, [變色], to change color/to discolor/to change countenance/to become angry
        suíjīyìngbiàn, [隨機應變], to change according to the situation (idiom); pragmatic
        biàntōng, [變通], pragmatic/flexible/to act differently in different situations/to accommodate to ...
        biànyāqì, [變壓器], transformer
        tuìbiàn, [蛻變], to transform/to morph/to degenerate/metamorphosis/transmutation/transformation/d...
        biànxìfǎ, [變戲法], to perform conjuring tricks/to conjure/to juggle
        biànguà, [變卦], to change one's mind/to go back on one's word
        jùbiàn, [聚變], fusion (physics)
        biàngù, [變故], an unforeseen event/accident/misfortune
        jùbiàn, [巨變], great changes
        biànmài, [變賣], to sell off (one's property)
        biànqiān, [變遷], changes/vicissitudes
        
        biànsèlóng, [變色龍], (lit. and fig.) chameleon
        biànběnjiālì, [變本加厲], lit. change to more severe (idiom); to become more intense (esp. of shortcoming)...
        biànjié, [變節], betrayal/defection/turncoat/to change sides politically
        yáoshēnyībiàn, [搖身一變], to change shape in a single shake/fig. to take on a new lease of life
        shànbiàn, [善變], fickle/mercurial/changeable/capricious/to be apt to change
        biànxiàng, [變相], in disguised form/covert
        bīngbiàn, [兵變], mutiny/(Tw) to be dumped by one's girlfriend while serving in the army
        biànsùqì, [變速器], gearbox/speed changer/gear
        lièbiàn, [裂變], fission
        biànhuàn, [變幻], to change irregularly/to fluctuate
        shùnxīwànbiàn, [瞬息萬變], in an instant a myriad changes (idiom); rapid substantial change
        biànxīn, [變心], to cease to be faithful
        yìngbiàn, [應變], to meet a contingency/to adapt oneself to changes
        biànliǎn, [變臉], to turn hostile suddenly/face changing, a device of Sichuan Opera, a dramatic ch...
        biànhuànmòcè, [變幻莫測], to change unpredictably/unpredictable/erratic/treacherous
        
        qíngbiàn, [情變], loss of love/breakup of a relationship
        biànxíngchóng, [變形蟲], amoeba
        
        biàndiào, [變調], tone sandhi/modified tone/(music) to change key/modulation
        shuāibiàn, [衰變], radioactive decay
        biànsù, [變速], to change speed/to shift gear/variable-speed
        shìbiàn, [事變], incident/unforeseen event/events (in general)
        jùbiàn, [劇變], to change dramatically/radical change
        áibiàn, [癌變], to become cancerous/transformation to malignancy (of body cells)
        xíngbiàn, [形變], deformation/bending
        qiānbiànwànhuà, [千變萬化], countless changes/constant permutation
        qiēbiàn, [切變], shear (physics)
        chǔbiànbùjīng, [處變不驚], to remain calm in the face of events (idiom)
        biànhuàduōduān, [變化多端], changeable/changing/varied/full of changes
        zhìbiàn, [質變], qualitative change/fundamental change
        biànhuàmòcè, [變化莫測], unpredictable/changeable
        zhòubiàn, [驟變], abrupt change/sudden discontinuity
        
        
        
        kěbiàn, [可變], variable
        
        shànbiàn, [嬗變], transmutation
        biàndiànzhàn, [變電站], (transformer) substation
        fēngyúnbiànhuàn, [風雲變幻], changeable situation (idiom)
        
        biànsùxiāng, [變速箱], gearbox/transmission
        huábiàn, [嘩變], mutiny/rebellion
        
        hélièbiàn, [核裂變], atomic fission/nuclear fission/fission
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        yīnbiàn, [音變], phonetic change
        biànzòuqǔ, [變奏曲], variation (music)
        
        jiànbiàn, [漸變], gradual change
        biànsùgǎn, [變速桿], gear lever/stick shift
        jībiàn, [畸變], distortion/aberration
        yǎnbiàn, [衍變], to develop/to evolve
        liàngbiàn, [量變], quantitative change
        biànfǎ, [變法], to change the laws/political reform/unconventional method
        
        
        hūnbiàn, [婚變], marriage upheaval (infidelity, divorce etc)/marriage breakup
        biàntiān, [變天], to undergo change in weather/restoration of reactionary rule or the previous reg...
        
        
        
        cǎnbiàn, [慘變], disastrous turn/tragic event
        
        
        biànliúqì, [變流器], converter
        wànbiànbùlíqízōng, [萬變不離其宗], many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom); plus ...
        biànde, [變得], to become
        tánhǔsèbiàn, [談虎色變], to turn pale at the mention of a tiger (idiom)/to be scared at the mere mention ...
        
        biànzhìyán, [變質岩], metamorphic rock (geology)

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