"九" • Chinese-English Dictionary
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| 九 |  jiǔ | nine / 9 |   | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 九月 | Jiǔ yuè | September / ninth month (of the lunar year) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 九天 | jiǔ tiān | the Ninth Heaven / the highest of the heavens | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 九十 | jiǔ shí | ninety | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 九州 | Jiǔ zhōu | division of China during earliest dynasties / fig. ancient China / Kyūshū, southernmost of Japan's four major islands | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 九成 | jiǔ chéng | nine-tenths / ninety percent | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 九折 | jiǔ zhé | 10% off (price) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 九鼎 | jiǔ dǐng | the Nine Tripod Cauldrons, symbol of state power, dating back to the Xia Dynasty | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 九泉 | jiǔ quán | the nine springs / the underworld of Chinese mythology / Hades | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 九卿 | jiǔ qīng | the Nine Ministers (in imperial China) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 九巴 | jiǔ bā | Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) (abbr. for 九龍巴士|九龙巴士) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 九份 | Jiǔ fèn | Jiufen (or Jioufen or Chiufen), mountainside town in north Taiwan, former gold mining town, used as the setting for two well-known movies | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 九归 | jiǔ guī | abacus division rules (using a single-digit divisor) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 九江 | Jiǔ jiāng | Jiujiang prefecture-level city in Jiangxi / also Jiujiang county | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 九孔 | jiǔ kǒng | abalone (Haliotis diversicolor) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 九里 | Jiǔ lǐ | Liuli district of Xuzhou city 徐州市[Xu2 zhou1 shi4], Jiangsu | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 九流 | jiǔ liú | the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians 儒家[Ru2 jia1], Daoists 道家[Dao4 jia1], Yin and Yang 陰陽家|阴阳家[Yin1 yang2 jia1], Legalists 法家[Fa3 jia1], Logicians 名家[Ming2 jia1], Mohists 墨家[Mo4 jia1], Diplomats 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1], Miscellaneous 雜家|杂家[Za2 jia1], and Agriculturalists 農家|农家[Nong2 jia1] | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 九龙 | Jiǔ lóng | Kowloon district of Hong Kong | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 九窍 | jiǔ qiào | nine orifices of the human body (eyes, nostrils, ears, mouth, urethra, anus) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 九如 | Jiǔ rú | Chiuju township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 九台 | Jiǔ tái | Jiutai District of Changchun city 長春市|长春市, Jilin | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 九野 | jiǔ yě | the nine "fields" into which Heaven was anciently divided / the Nine Provinces of ancient China | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 九渊 | jiǔ yuān | abyss / deep chasm | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 九华山 | Jiǔ huá shān | Mount Jiuhua in Anhui, scenic tourist site, and one of the four famous Buddhist mountains | |
| 九月份 | jiǔ yuè fèn | September / ninth month | |
| 九头鸟 | jiǔ tóu niǎo | legendary bird with nine heads (old) / cunning or sly person | |
| 九七年 | jiǔ qī nián | '97 / the year 1997 | |
| 九龙城 | Jiǔ lóng chéng | Kowloon City, Hong Kong | |
| 九宫山 | Jiǔ gōng shān | Jiugong Mountains (the location of Jiugong Mountain National Park), in Tongshan County, Xianning 咸寧|咸宁[Xian2 ning2], Hubei | |
| 九嶷山 | Jiǔ yí shān | Jiuyi Mountains in Hunan on the border with Guangdong | |
| 九边形 | jiǔ biān xíng | nonagon | |
| 九层塔 | jiǔ céng tǎ | basil | |
| 九重霄 | jiǔ chóng xiāo | ninth heaven / Highest Heaven | |
| 九官鸟 | jiǔ guān niǎo | hill myna / Indian grackle / Gracula religiosa | |
| 九号球 | jiǔ hào qiú | nine-ball (billiards game) | |
| 九江市 | Jiǔ jiāng shì | Jiujiang prefecture-level city in Jiangxi | |
| 九江县 | Jiǔ jiāng xiàn | Jiujiang county in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi | |
| 九孔螺 | jiǔ kǒng luó | see 九孔[jiu3 kong3] | |
| 九连环 | jiǔ lián huán | Chinese rings, a brainteaser toy consisting of nine rings interlocked on a looped handle, the objective being to remove the rings from the handle | |
| 九零后 | jiǔ líng hòu | 90s generation | |
| 九里区 | Jiǔ lǐ qū | Liuli district of Xuzhou city 徐州市[Xu2 zhou1 shi4], Jiangsu | |
| 九龙坡 | Jiǔ lóng pō | Jiulongpo district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan | |
| 九龙县 | Jiǔ lóng xiàn | Jiulong county (Tibetan: brgyad zur rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet) | |
| 九面体 | jiǔ miàn tǐ | enneahedron (solid figure having nine plane faces) | |
| 九如乡 | Jiǔ rú xiāng | Chiuju township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan | |
| 九台区 | Jiǔ tái Qū | Jiutai District of Changchun city 長春市|长春市, Jilin | |
| 九台市 | Jiǔ tái shì | Jiutai county level city in Changchun 長春|长春, Jilin | |
| 九尾龟 | jiǔ wěi guī | nine-tailed turtle of mythology / The Nine-tailed Turtle, novel by late Qing novelist Zhang Chunfan 張春帆|张春帆 | |
| 九尾狐 | jiǔ wěi hú | nine-tailed fox (mythological creature) | |
| 九香虫 | jiǔ xiāng chóng | brown marmorated stinkbug (BMSB) | |
| 九原区 | Jiǔ yuán qū | Jiuyuan district of Baotou city 包頭市|包头市[Bao1 tou2 shi4], Inner Mongolia | |
| 九寨沟 | Jiǔ zhài gōu | Jiuzhaigou Valley, Sichuan / Jiuzhaigou county, Sichuan | |
| 九死一生 | jiǔ sǐ yī shēng | nine deaths and still alive (idiom) / a narrow escape / new lease of life | |
| 九三学社 | Jiǔ sān Xué shè | Jiusan Society, one of the eight political parties of the CCP | |
| 九牛一毛 | jiǔ niú yī máo | lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom) / fig. a drop in the ocean | |
| 九九归一 | jiǔ jiǔ guī yī | nine divide by nine is one (abacus rule) / when all is said and done | |
| 九天揽月 | jiǔ tiān lǎn yuè | to reach for the stars (idiom) | |
| 九霄云外 | jiǔ xiāo yún wài | beyond the topmost clouds (idiom) / unimaginably far away | |
| 九派联盟 | Alliance of Nine | | |
| 九齿钉耙 | jiǔ chǐ dīng pá | The Nine-Toothed Rake (weapon of Zhu Bajie 豬八戒|猪八戒[Zhu1 Ba1 jie4]) | |
| 九二共识 | Jiǔ Er4 Gòng shí | 1992 Consensus, statement issued after 1992 talks between PRC and Taiwan representatives, asserting that there is only one China | |
| 九分之一 | jiǔ fēn zhī yī | one ninth | |
| 九宫山镇 | Jiǔ gōng shān zhèn | Jiugongshan town in Tongshan county, Xianning prefecture-level city 咸寧|咸宁[Xian2 ning2], Hubei | |
| 九江地区 | Jiǔ jiāng dì qū | Jiujiang prefecture in Jiangxi | |
| 九九重阳 | Jiǔ jiǔ chóng yáng | Double Ninth or Yang Festival / 9th day of 9th lunar month | |
| 九龙城寨 | Jiǔ lóng Chéng zhài | Kowloon Walled City | |
| 九龙坡区 | Jiǔ lóng pō qū | Jiulongpo district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan | |
| 九声六调 | jiǔ shēng liù diào | nine tones and six modes (tonal system of Cantonese and other southern languages) | |
| 九天玄女 | Jiǔ tiān Xuán nu:3 | Xuan Nü, a fairy in Chinese mythology | |
| 九校联盟 | jiǔ xiào lián méng | C9 League, alliance of nine prestigious Chinese universities, established in 1998 | |
| 九旬老人 | jiǔ xún lǎo rén | nonagenarian | |
| 九月革命 | jiǔ yuè gé mìng | al-Fatih revolution / revolution of 1 September | |
| 九寨沟县 | Jiǔ zhài gōu xiàn | Jiuzhaigou county, Sichuan | |
| 九章算术 | Jiǔ zhāng Suàn shù | The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art | |
| 九州大学 | jiǔ zhōu dà xué | Kyushu | |
| 九宫格数独 | jiǔ gōng gé shù dú | sudoku (puzzle game) | |
| 九九乘法表 | jiǔ jiǔ chéng fǎ biǎo | multiplication table | |
| 九一八事变 | Jiǔ Yī bā Shì biàn | the Mukden or Manchurian Railway Incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria / also known as Liutiaogou incident 柳條溝事變|柳条沟事变 | |
| 九牛二虎之力 | jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì | tremendous strength (idiom) | |
| 九龙真光中学 | jiǔ lóng zhēn guāng zhōng xué | Kowloon | |
| 九月一日革命节 | jiǔ yuè yī rì gé mìng jié | al-Fatih revolution / revolution of 1 September | |
| 九寨沟风景名胜区 | Jiǔ zhài gōu Fēng jǐng míng shèng qū | Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historical Interest Area, Sichuan | |
| 九月九日忆山东兄弟 | jiǔ yuè jiǔ rì yì Shān dōng xiōng dì | Remembering my brothers in faraway Shandong on the double ninth festival (poem by Tang Wang Wei's 王維|王维) | |
| 九铁都城嘉慕电动列车 | jiǔ tiě dōu chéng jiā mù diàn dòng liè chē | KCR | |
| 九国监察委员会首脑会议 | Summit Meeting of the Monitoring Committee of Nine | | |
| 九个人口众多的发展中国家 | Nine High-Population Developing Countries | | |
| 九个人口大国全民教育高峰会议 | Education for All Summit of Nine High-Population Developing Countries / E-9 Summit / Education for All Summit | | |
| 九个发展中人口大国全民教育高峰会议 | Education for All Summit of Nine High-Population Developing Countries / E-9 Summit / Education for All Summit | |
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| 十九 | shí jiǔ | nineteen / 19 | | |
| 第九 | dì jiǔ | ninth | | |
| 牌九 | pái jiǔ | pai gow (gambling game played with dominoes) | | |
| 数九 | shǔ jiǔ | nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year | | |
| 重九 | chóng jiǔ | the Double Ninth Festival (9th day of the 9th lunar month) | | |
| 贝九 | Bèi jiǔ | Beethoven's Ninth | | |
| 广九 | Guǎng Jiǔ | Guangdong and Kowloon (e.g. railway) | | |
| 交九 | jiāo jiǔ | the coldest period of the year / three nine day periods after the winter solstice | | |
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| 第十九 | dì shí jiǔ | nineteenth | |
| 马英九 | Mǎ Yīng jiǔ | Ma Ying-jeou (1950-), Taiwanese Kuomintang politician, Mayor of Taipei 1998-2006, president of Republic of China 2008-2016 | |
| 十九岁 | shí jiǔ suì | 19 years old | |
| 第九十 | dì jiǔ shí | ninetieth | |
| 小九九 | xiǎo jiǔ jiǔ | multiplication tables / (fig.) plan / scheme | |
| 臭老九 | chòu lǎo jiǔ | stinking intellectual (contemptuous term for educated people during the Cultural Revolution) | |
| 三九天 | sān jiǔ tiān | the twenty seven days after the Winter Solstice, reputed to be the coldest days of the year | |
| 数九天 | shǔ jiǔ tiān | nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year | |
| 下九流 | xià jiǔ liú | the lowest professions | |
| 诛九族 | zhū jiǔ zú | to execute all of sb's relatives (as punishment) (old) | |
| 十有八九 | shí yǒu bā jiǔ | most likely / mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10) / vast majority | |
| 十之八九 | shí zhī bā jiǔ | most likely / mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10) / vast majority | |
| 十拿九稳 | shí ná jiǔ wěn | to be a cinch / in the bag / (of a person) confident of success | |
| 龙生九子 | lóng shēng jiǔ zǐ | lit. the dragon has nine sons (idiom) / fig. all kinds of characters / good and bad intermingled / It takes all sorts to make a world. | |
| 三跪九叩 | sān guì jiǔ kòu | to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor) | |
| 三教九流 | sān jiào jiǔ liú | the Three Religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) and Nine Schools (Confucians, Daoists, Yin-Yang, Legalists, Logicians, Mohists, Political Strategists, Eclectics, Agriculturists) / fig. people from all trades (often derog.) | |
| 三旬九食 | sān xún jiǔ shí | lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom) / fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation / in dire straits | |
| 三贞九烈 | sān zhēn jiǔ liè | (of a widow) faithful to the death to her husband's memory | |
| 十成九稳 | shí chéng jiǔ wěn | see 十拿九穩|十拿九稳[shi2 na2 jiu3 wen3] | |
| 一言九鼎 | yī yán jiǔ dǐng | one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom) / words of enormous weight | |
| 沅江九肋 | Yuán jiāng jiǔ lèi | rare talent / lit. legendary nine-ribbed turtle of Yuan river | |
| 广九铁路 | Guǎng Jiǔ tiě lù | Guangdong and Kowloon railway | |
| 京九铁路 | Jīng Jiǔ Tiě lù | JingJiu (Beijing-Kowloon) railway | |
| 十赌九输 | shí dǔ jiǔ shū | lit. in gambling, nine times out of ten you lose (idiom) / fig. gambling is a mug's game | |
| 数九寒天 | shǔ jiǔ hán tiān | nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year | |
| 一九四九 | yī jiǔ sì jiǔ | 1949 / year of the communist victory in China, the foundation of the PRC and of ROC in Taiwan | |
| 中共九大 | zhōng gòng jiǔ dà | Chinese Communist Party 9th congress in 1969 | |
| 八九不离十 | bā jiǔ bù lí shí | pretty close / very near / about right | |
| 百分之九十 | bǎi fēn zhī jiǔ shí | 90 percent | |
| 两点十九分 | liǎng diǎn shí jiǔ fēn | 2 :1 9 (time of day) | |
| 一二九运动 | Yī èr Jiǔ Yùn dòng | December 9th Movement (1935), student-led demonstrations demanding that the Chinese government resist Japanese aggression | |
| 一九九七年 | yī jiǔ jiǔ qī nián | the year 1997 | |
| 一九四九年 | yī jiǔ sì jiǔ nián | 1949 / year of the communist victory in China, the foundation of the PRC and of ROC in Taiwan | |
| 维尔纽斯九国 | Vilnius Nine | | |
| 行百里者半九十 | xíng bǎi lǐ zhě bàn jiǔ shí | lit. ninety li is merely a half of a hundred li journey (idiom) / fig. the closer one is to completing a task, the tougher it gets / a task is not done until it's done | |
| 日本宪法第九条 | rì běn xiàn fǎ dì jiǔ tiáo | Article | |
| 一千四百二十九 | yī qiān sì bǎi èr shí jiǔ | 1429 | |
| 大会第九届特别会议 | ninth special session of the General Assembly / special session of the General Assembly on the question of Namibia | | |
| 北九州干净环境倡议 | Kitakyushu Initiative for a Clean Environment | | |
| 北九州亚洲妇女论坛 | Kitakyushu Forum on Asian Women | | |
| 大会第十九届特别会议 | nineteenth special session of the General Assembly / special session of the General Assembly devoted to the overall review and appraisal of the implementation of Agenda 21 / Earth Summit + 5 | | |
| 利比里亚问题九国委员会 | Committee of Nine on Liberia | | |
| 大会第九届紧急特别会议 | ninth emergency special session of the General Assembly | | |
| 饭后百步走，活到九十九 | fàn hòu bǎi bù zǒu , huó dào jiǔ shí jiǔ | walk a hundred steps after each meal and you will live a long life (proverb) | |
| 一九七二年国际海上避碰规则 | yī jiǔ qī èr nián guó jì hǎi shàng bì pèng guī zé | International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 | |
| 不结盟九国巴勒斯坦问题委员会 | Committee of Nine Non-Aligned Countries on Palestine | |
