"Nine" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 jiǔ nine / 9
 jiǔ black jade / nine (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
 nǐ ne
 xiān jiè world of the immortals / fairyland / cloud nine
 shì bàn gōng bèi half the work, twice the effect (idiom) / the right approach saves effort and leads to better results / a stitch in time saves nine
 fàn zhū sān jiǎo Pan-Pearl River delta / The nine provinces of Southern China around Guangzhou and the Pearl River delta / South China
 tài cháng Minister of Ceremonies in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiu3 qing1]
 jiǔ dǐng the Nine Tripod Cauldrons, symbol of state power, dating back to the Xia Dynasty
 jiǔ sǐ yī shēng nine deaths and still alive (idiom) / a narrow escape / new lease of life
 jiǔ tóu niǎo legendary bird with nine heads (old) / cunning or sly person
 jiǔ quán the nine springs / the underworld of Chinese mythology / Hades
 jiǔ niú yī máo lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom) / fig. a drop in the ocean
 tíng wèi Commandant of Justice in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiu3 qing1]
 jiǔ qīng the Nine Ministers (in imperial China)
 shǔ jiǔ nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year
 Dé wò xià kè Antonin Dvořák (1841-1904), Bohemian composer, author of nine symphonies including the New World symphony
 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.)
 yī yán jiǔ dǐng one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom) / words of enormous weight
 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
 sān guì jiǔ kòu to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)
 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.
 jiǔ jiǔ guī yī nine divide by nine is one (abacus rule) / when all is said and done
 Jiǔ zhāng Suàn shù The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art
 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]
 jiǔ shēng liù diào nine tones and six modes (tonal system of Cantonese and other southern languages)
 jiǔ miàn tǐ enneahedron (solid figure having nine plane faces)
 jiāo jiǔ the coldest period of the year / three nine day periods after the winter solstice
 jí shí chǔ lǐ , shì bàn gōng bèi timely handling doubles the effect and halves the effort / the right approach saves effort and leads to better results / a stitch in time saves nine
 xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng shòu kǔ A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom) / A stitch in time saves nine.
 xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng chī kǔ a small hole not plugged will give you grief when it gets bigger (idiom) / a stitch in time saves nine
 xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng nán bǔ If you don't plug the small hole, the big hole will be hard to repair (idiom) / A stitch in time saves nine.
 xiǎo dòng bù bǔ dà dòng chī kǔ A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom) / a stitch in time saves nine
 shǔ jiǔ tiān nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year
 shǔ jiǔ hán tiān nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year
 bì xì Bixi, one of the nine sons of a dragon with the form of a tortoise, also known as 龜趺|龟趺[gui1 fu1]
 Bì xì Bixi, one of the nine sons of a dragon with the form of a tortoise, also known as 龜趺|龟趺[gui1 fu1]
鸿 dà hóng lú Grand Herald in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiu3 qing1]
 tài pú Grand Servant in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiu3 qing1]
  Nine High-Population Developing Countries
  Summit Meeting of the Monitoring Committee of Nine
  Committee of Nine on Liberia
  Education for All Summit of Nine High-Population Developing Countries / E-9 Summit / Education for All Summit
  Education for All Summit of Nine High-Population Developing Countries / E-9 Summit / Education for All Summit
E-9峰  Education for All Summit of Nine High-Population Developing Countries / E-9 Summit / Education for All Summit
  Vilnius Nine
  Committee of Nine Non-Aligned Countries on Palestine
  Alliance of Nine
 guāng lù xūn Supervisor of Attendants in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiu3 qing1]
 dā sī nóng Grand Minister of Agriculture in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiu3 qing1]
 zōng zhèng Director of the Imperial Clan in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiu3 qing1]
 shǎo fǔ Minor Treasurer in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiu3 qing1]
 wèi wèi Commandant of Guards (in imperial China), one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiu3 qing1]
 jiǔ xiào lián méng C9 League, alliance of nine prestigious Chinese universities, established in 1998
 jiǔ qiào nine orifices of the human body (eyes, nostrils, ears, mouth, urethra, anus)
 jiǔ yě the nine "fields" into which Heaven was anciently divided / the Nine Provinces of ancient China
 shào fǔ Minor Treasurer in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiu3 qing1]
 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
 shí dǔ jiǔ shū lit. in gambling, nine times out of ten you lose (idiom) / fig. gambling is a mug's game
 Dà wān Qū Greater Bay Area, established in 2017, consisting of Hong Kong, Macao and nine cities in Guangdong (abbr. for 粵港澳大灣區|粤港澳大湾区[Yue4 Gang3 Ao4 Da4 wan1 Qu1])
 Yuè Gǎng Aò Dà wān Qū Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, established in 2017, consisting of Hong Kong, Macao and nine cities in Guangdong
 dà sī nóng Grand Minister of Agriculture in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiu3 qing1]
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