朝 Cháo/cháo/zhāo, abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Cháo xiǎn] Korea, imperial or royal court/government/dynasty/rei... 朝鲜 Cháoxiǎn, [朝鮮], North Korea/Korea as geographic term/Taiwan pr. [Cháo xiān] 朝着 cháozhe, [朝著], facing/advancing (towards) 王朝 wángcháo, dynasty 朝圣 cháoshèng, [朝聖], to make a pilgrimage 有朝一日 yǒuzhāoyīrì, one day/sometime in the future 朝向 cháoxiàng, toward/to face/to open onto/to turn towards/orientation/exposure/Qibla (Islam) 朝廷 cháotíng, court/imperial household/dynasty 朝气 zhāoqì, [朝氣], vitality/dynamism 朝思暮想 zhāosīmùxiǎng, to yearn for sth day and night (idiom) 朝鲜人 Cháoxiǎnrén, [朝鮮人], North Korean (person) 朝拜 cháobài, to worship/to make customary deferences to/a pilgrimage 朝阳 Cháoyáng/cháoyáng/zhāoyáng, [朝陽], Chaoyang district in east and northeast Beijing, a county level district of Beij... 明朝 Míngcháo/míngzhāo, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), tomorrow morning/the following morning 秦朝 Qíncháo, Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC) 今朝 jīnzhāo, at the present/now 朝代 cháodài, dynasty/reign (of a king) 改朝换代 gǎicháohuàndài, [改朝換代], to transition to a new dynasty or regime 热火朝天 rèhuǒcháotiān, [熱火朝天], in full swing (idiom)/(in a) frenzy/buzzing with activity 朝三暮四 zhāosānmùsì, lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth tha... 朝气蓬勃 zhāoqìpéngbó, [朝氣蓬勃], full of youthful energy (idiom); vigorous/energetic/a bright spark 朝夕 zhāoxī, morning and night/all the time 清朝 Qīngcháo, Ch'ing or Qing dynasty (1644-1911) 皇朝 huángcháo, the imperial court/the government in imperial times 朝日 Zhāorì/zhāorì, Asahi (Japanese place name, company name etc), morning sun 朝觐 cháojìn, [朝覲], to give audience (of emperor)/retainers' duty to pay respect to sovereign/hajj (... 朝野 cháoyě, all levels of society/the imperial court and the ordinary people 前朝 qiáncháo, the previous dynasty 宋朝 Sòngcháo, Song Dynasty (960-1279)/also Song of Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479) 唐朝 Tángcháo, Tang dynasty (618-907) 北朝 BěiCháo, Northern Dynasties (386-581) 一朝一夕 yīzhāoyīxī, lit. one morning and one evening (idiom)/fig. in a short period of time/overnigh... 朝见 cháojiàn, [朝見], to have an audience (with the Emperor) 朝露 zhāolù, morning dew/fig. precarious brevity of human life/ephemeral 南北朝 NánBěicháo, Northern and Southern dynasties (420-589) 朝不保夕 zhāobùbǎoxī, at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state/imminent crisi... 朝鲜战争 CháoxiǎnZhànzhēng, [朝鮮戰爭], Korean War (1950-1953) 汉朝 Hàncháo, [漢朝], Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) 中朝 ZhōngCháo, Sino-Korean/China and North Korea 临朝 líncháo, [臨朝], to hold a court audience/to govern from the imperial throne (applies esp. to Emp... 人生如朝露 rénshēngrúzhāolù, human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of h... 人生朝露 rénshēngzhāolù, human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of h... 今朝有酒今朝醉 jīnzhāoyǒujiǔjīnzhāozuì, to live in the moment (idiom)/to live every day as if it were one's last/to enjo... 伪朝 wěicháo, [偽朝], bogus dynasty/pretender 俄中朝 ÉZhōngCháo, Russia, China and North Korea 倭马亚王朝 WōmǎyàWángcháo, [倭馬亞王朝], Umayyad Empire (661-750, in Iberia -1031), successor of the Rashidun caliphate 元朝 Yuáncháo, Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368) 六朝 LiùCháo, Six Dynasties (220-589) 六朝四大家 LiùCháoSìDàjiā, Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties, namely: Cao Buxing 曹不興|曹不兴[Cáo Bù xīng... 六朝时代 LiùCháoShídài, [六朝時代], the Six Dynasties period (222-589) between Han and Tang 养兵千日，用在一朝 yǎngbīngqiānrì,yòngzàiyīzhāo, [養兵千日，用在一朝], lit. train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning (idiom)/fig. ex... 冀朝铸 JìCháozhù, [冀朝鑄], Ji Chaozhu (1929-2020), Chinese diplomat 北朝鲜 BěiCháoxiǎn, [北朝鮮], North Korea 南朝 NánCháo, Southern Dynasties (420-589) 南朝宋 NáncháoSòng, Song of the Southern dynasties (420-479), with capital at Nanjing/also known as ... 南朝梁 NáncháoLiáng, Liang of the Southern dynasties (502-557) 南朝陈 NáncháoChén, [南朝陳], Chen of the Southern dynasties (557-589) 南朝鲜 NánCháoxiǎn, [南朝鮮], South Korea 南朝齐 NáncháoQí, [南朝齊], Qi of Southern dynasties (479-502) 卫氏朝鲜 WèishìCháoxiǎn, [衛氏朝鮮], Wiman Korea (195-108 BC), historical kingdom in Manchuria, Liaoning and North Ko... 卫满朝鲜 WèimǎnCháoxiǎn, [衛滿朝鮮], Wiman Korea (195-108 BC), historical kingdom in Manchuria, Liaoning and North Ko... 危如朝露 wēirúzhāolù, precarious as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of h... 危若朝露 wēiruòzhāolù, precarious as morning dew (idiom); unlikely to last out the day 历朝通俗演义 lìcháotōngsúyǎnyì, [歷朝通俗演義], Dramatized history of successive dynasties (from Han to Republican China) by Cai... 只争朝夕 zhǐzhēngzhāoxī, [只爭朝夕], to seize every minute (idiom)/to make the best use of one's time 吐蕃王朝 TǔbōWángcháo, Tibetan Tubo Dynasty 7th-11th century AD 周朝 Zhōucháo, Zhou Dynasty/Western Zhou 西周 (1046-771 BC) and Eastern Zhou 東周|东周 (770-221 BC) 周王朝 Zhōuwángcháo, the Zhou dynasty from 1027 BC 商朝 Shāngcháo, Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC) 喀拉汗王朝 KālāhánWángcháo, Karakhan dynasty of central Asia, 8th-10th century 四脚朝天 sìjiǎocháotiān, [四腳朝天], four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back 国朝 guócháo, [國朝], the current dynasty 圣朝 shèngcháo, [聖朝], the current imperial dynasty/one's own court 在朝 zàicháo, sitting (currently serving, e.g. board members) 夏朝 Xiàcháo, Xia Dynasty (2070-1600 BC) 夏王朝 Xiàwángcháo, Xia dynasty, unconfirmed but placed at c. 2070-c. 1600 BC 天朝 Tiāncháo, Celestial Empire, tributary title conferred on imperial China/Taiping Heavenly K... 头朝下 tóucháoxià, [頭朝下], head down/upside down 孔雀王朝 KǒngquèWángcháo, Maurya Dynasty of India (322-185 BC) 底朝天 dǐcháotiān, upside down/upturned 延边朝鲜族自治州 YánbiānCháoxiǎnzúZìzhìzhōu, [延邊朝鮮族自治州], Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture in Jilin province 吉林省[Jí lín Shěng] in nort... 抗美援朝 kàngMěiyuánCháo, Resist US, help North Korea (1950s slogan) 改朝 gǎicháo, to transition to a new dynasty 新朝 Xīncháo, the Xin dynasty (8-23 AD) of Wang Mang 王莽, forming the interregnum between the f... 新罗王朝 XīnluóWángcháo, [新羅王朝], Silla, Korean kingdom 57 BC-935 AD/one of the Korean Three Kingdoms from 1st cen... 日朝 RìCháo, Japan and Korea (esp. North Korea) 明朝体 Míngcháotǐ, [明朝體], Mincho font 晋朝 Jìncháo, [晉朝], Jin Dynasty (265-420) 有朝 yǒuzhāo, one day/sometime in the future 朝不虑夕 zhāobùlǜxī, [朝不慮夕], at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state/imminent crisi... 朝中 CháoZhōng, North Korea-China 朝中社 Cháozhōngshè, abbr. for 朝鮮中央通訊社|朝鲜中央通讯社[Cháo xiǎn Zhōng yāng Tōng xùn shè] 朝乾夕惕 zhāoqiánxītì, cautious and diligent all day long (idiom) 朝令夕改 zhāolìngxīgǎi, to make frequent or unpredictable changes in policy (idiom) 朝前 cháoqián, facing forwards 朝劳动党 CháoLáodòngdǎng, [朝勞動黨], Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of North Korea 朝后 cháohòu, [朝後], backwards/facing back 朝圣者 cháoshèngzhě, [朝聖者], pilgrim 朝天 Cháotiān/cháotiān, Chaotian district of Guangyuan city 廣元市|广元市[Guǎng yuán shì], Sichuan, to have an... 朝天区 Cháotiānqū, [朝天區], Chaotian district of Guangyuan city 廣元市|广元市[Guǎng yuán shì], Sichuan 朝天椒 cháotiānjiāo, chili pepper (Capsicum frutescens var) 朝山进香 cháoshānjìnxiāng, [朝山進香], to go on a pilgrimage and offer incense (idiom) 朝庭 cháotíng, variant of 朝廷[cháo tíng] 朝战 CháoZhàn, [朝戰], abbr. for 朝鮮戰爭|朝鲜战争[Cháo xiǎn Zhàn zhēng], Korean War (1950-1953) 朝房 cháofáng, reception room for officials (in former times) 朝拜圣山 cháobàishèngshān, [朝拜聖山], a pilgrimage to a holy mountain 朝族 Cháozú, Korean ethnic group of Jilin province and northeast China/same as 朝鮮族|朝鲜族 朝日放送 CháorìFàngsòng, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) 朝日新闻 ZhāorìXīnwén, [朝日新聞], Asahi Shimbun (Japanese newspaper) 朝服 cháofú, court dress in former times 朝朝 zhāozhāo, every day (archaic) 朝朝暮暮 zhāozhāomùmù, from dawn to dusk/all the time 朝核问题 Cháohéwèntí, [朝核問題], Korean nuclear problem 朝歌 Zhāogē, Zhaoge, capital of the Shang dynasty 商朝/Zhaoge town in Qi county 淇縣|淇县, Hebi 鶴壁|... 朝歌镇 Zhāogēzhèn, [朝歌鎮], Zhaoge town in Qi county 淇縣|淇县, Hebi 鶴壁|鹤壁, Henan 朝永振一郎 CháoyǒngZhènyīláng, TOMONAGA Shin'ichirō (1906-1979), Japanese physicist, 1965 Nobel prize laureate ... 朝珠 cháozhū, court beads (derived from Buddhist prayer beads) 朝秦暮楚 zhāoQínmùChǔ, serve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom); quick to switch sides 朝纲 cháogāng, [朝綱], laws and discipline of imperial court 朝臣 cháochén, court councilor 朝花夕拾 Zhāohuāxīshī, "Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk", a collection of autobiographical essays by Lu X... 朝贡 cháogòng, [朝貢], to present tribute (to the emperor) 朝过夕改 zhāoguòxīgǎi, [朝過夕改], to correct in the evening a fault of the morning (idiom)/to quickly amend one's ... 朝门 cháomén, [朝門], entrance portal (to a palace)/propylaeum 朝闻夕改 zhāowénxīgǎi, [朝聞夕改], lit. heard in the morning and changed by the evening/to correct an error very qu... 朝阳产业 zhāoyángchǎnyè, [朝陽產業], sunrise industry 朝阳区 Cháoyángqū, [朝陽區], Chaoyang inner district of Beijing/Chaoyang district, Changchun city, Jilin 朝阳县 Cháoyángxiàn, [朝陽縣], Chaoyang county in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳[Cháo yáng], Liaoning 朝阳地区 Zhāoyángdìqū, [朝陽地區], Zhaoyang district in Liaoning 朝阳市 Cháoyángshì, [朝陽市], Chaoyang prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China 朝阳门 Cháoyángmén, [朝陽門], Chaoyangmen neighborhood of Beijing 朝雨 zhāoyǔ, morning rain 朝露暮霭 zhāolùmùǎi, [朝露暮靄], morning dew, evening mist (idiom); ephemeral/impermanent 朝露溘至 zhāolùkèzhì, the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious na... 朝韩 CháoHán, [朝韓], North and South Korea 朝饔夕飧 zhāoyōngxīsūn, lit. breakfast in the morning and supper in the evening (idiom)/fig. to do nothi... 朝鲜中央通讯社 CháoxiǎnZhōngyāngTōngxùnshè, [朝鮮中央通訊社], North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA)/abbr. to 朝中社[Cháo zhōng shè] 朝鲜八道 Cháoxiǎnbādào, [朝鮮八道], the eight provinces of Yi dynasty Korea 朝鲜劳动党 CháoxiǎnLáodòngdǎng, [朝鮮勞動黨], Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of North Korea 朝鲜半岛 CháoxiǎnBàndǎo, [朝鮮半島], Korean Peninsula 朝鲜太宗 CháoxiǎnTàizōng, [朝鮮太宗], King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367-1422), reigned 1400-1418 朝鲜字母 Cháoxiǎnzìmǔ, [朝鮮字母], hangul, Korean phonetic alphabet/Korean letters 朝鲜总督府 Cháoxiǎnzǒngdūfǔ, [朝鮮總督府], Japanese colonial administration of Korea 1910-1945 朝鲜文 Cháoxiǎnwén, [朝鮮文], Korean written language 朝鲜族 Cháoxiǎnzú, [朝鮮族], Korean ethnic group in China (mainly in northeast China)/the Koreans (major ethn... 朝鲜日报 CháoxiǎnRìbào, [朝鮮日報], Chosun Ilbo, a South Korean newspaper 朝鲜核谈 Cháoxiǎnhétán, [朝鮮核談], talks on North Korea's nuclear program 朝鲜海峡 CháoxiǎnHǎixiá, [朝鮮海峽], Korea Strait/Tsushima Strait (between Japan and Korea) 朝鲜筝 Cháoxiǎnzhēng, [朝鮮箏], gayageum/Korean 12-stringed zither 朝鲜语 Cháoxiǎnyǔ, [朝鮮語], Korean language 本朝 běncháo, the current dynasty 李朝威 LǐCháowēi, Li Chaowei (c. 766-c. 820), Tang writer of fantasy fiction 傳奇|传奇, author of 柳毅傳|... 李氏朝鲜 LǐshìCháoxiǎn, [李氏朝鮮], Joseon, last Korean dynasty (1392-1910) 来朝 láizhāo, [來朝], (literary) tomorrow (morning) 柬吴哥王朝 JiǎnwúgēWángcháo, [柬吳哥王朝], Ankor Dynasty of Cambodia, 802-1431 梁朝 Liángcháo, Liang Dynasty (502-557) 沙法维王朝 ShāfǎwéiWángcháo, [沙法維王朝], Persian Safavid Dynasty 1501-1722 浮云朝露 fúyúnzhāolù, [浮雲朝露], floating clouds, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral nature of human existence 清皇朝 Qīnghuángcháo, the Ch'ing or Qing dynasty (1644-1911) 源赖朝 YuánLàicháo, [源賴朝], MINAMOTO no Yoritomo (1147-1199), Japanese warlord and founder of the Kamakura s... 溘先朝露 kèxiānzhāolù, the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious na... 灭此朝食 miècǐzhāoshí, [滅此朝食], lit. not to have breakfast until the enemy is destroyed/anxious to do battle (id... 电光朝露 diànguāngzhāolù, [電光朝露], flash of lightning, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral/impermanent 白羊朝 Báiyángcháo, Ak Koyunlu or Aq Qoyunlu Turkoman confederation of eastern Iran (c. 1378-c. 1500... 百鸟朝凤 bǎiniǎocháofèng, [百鳥朝鳳], lit. all birds paying looking up to the phoenix; fig. peace under a wise ruler 素面朝天 sùmiàncháotiān, lit. to present oneself confidently to the emperor, without makeup (as did the s... 美朝 MěiCháo, US and North Korea 胳膊肘朝外拐 gēbozhǒucháowàiguǎi, the elbow turns the wrong way/to favor an outsider instead of someone on one's o... 花朝月夕 huāzhāoyuèxī, a beautiful day/cf Birthday of the Flowers on lunar 15th February and Mid-autumn... 花朝节 huāzhāojié, [花朝節], Birthday of the Flowers, spring festival on lunar 12th or 15th February 莫卧儿王朝 MòwòérWángcháo, [莫臥兒王朝], Mughal or Mogul Dynasty (1526-1858) 萨桑王朝 SàsāngWángcháo, [薩桑王朝], Sassanid Empire of Persia (c. 2nd-7th century AD) 萨珊王朝 SàshānWángcháo, [薩珊王朝], Sassanid Empire of Persia (c. 2nd-7th century AD) 萨非王朝 SàfēiWángcháo, [薩非王朝], Persian Safavid Dynasty 1501-1722 蒲甘王朝 PúgānWángcháo, Bagan (Pagan) Dynasty of Myanmar (Burma), 1044-1287 访朝 fǎngCháo, [訪朝], to visit North Korea 贺朝 HèCháo, [賀朝], He Chao (active c. 711), Tang dynasty poet 身先朝露 shēnxiānzhāolù, body will go with the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature ... 辍朝 chuòcháo, [輟朝], to suspend business at the imperial court on account of a misfortune 都铎王朝 DūduóWángcháo, [都鐸王朝], Tudor Dynasty, ruled England 1485-1603 金朝 Jīncháo, Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), founded by the Jurchen 女真[Nǚ zhēn] people of North Chin... 长白朝鲜族自治县 ChángbáiCháoxiǎnzúZìzhìxiàn, [長白朝鮮族自治縣], Changbai Korean autonomous county in Baishan 白山[Bái shān], Jilin 阿拔斯王朝 ĀbásīWángcháo, Abbasid Empire (750-1258), successor of the Umayyad caliphate 阿黑门尼德王朝 ĀhēiménnídéWángcháo, [阿黑門尼德王朝], Achaemenid Empire of Persian (559-330 BC) 隋朝 Suícháo, Sui dynasty (581-617) 面朝黄土背朝天 miàncháohuángtǔbèicháotiān, [面朝黃土背朝天], face to the ground, back to the sky 韩朝 HánCháo, [韓朝], North and South Korea/bilateral Korean relations 高丽朝 Gāolícháo, [高麗朝], Korean Goryeo dynasty, 918-1392 高丽王朝 GāolíWángcháo, [高麗王朝], Korean Goryeo Dynasty, 918-1392 魏晋南北朝 WèiJìnNánBěiCháo, [魏晉南北朝], Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties/generic term for historic period 220-589 betw... 黑汗王朝 HēihánWángcháo, Karakhan Dynasty of central Asia, 8th-10th century