高 尚 gāo shàng noble / lofty / refined / exquisite 贵 guì expensive / noble / precious / (honorific) your 高 贵 gāo guì grandeur / noble 青 云 qīng yún clear sky / fig. high official position / noble 世 shì life / age / generation / era / world / lifetime / epoch / descendant / noble 矜 贵 jīn guì high-born / noble / aristocratic / conceited 君 子 jūn zǐ nobleman / person of noble character 清 高 qīng gāo noble and virtuous / aloof from politics and material pursuits 贵 贱 guì jiàn noble and lowly / high versus low social hierarchy of ruler to people, father to son, husband to wife in Confucianism 高 洁 gāo jié noble and clean-living / lofty and unsullied 世 子 shì zǐ crown prince / heir of a noble house 赴 汤 蹈 火 fù tāng dǎo huǒ lit. to jump into scalding water and plunge into raging fire (idiom) / fig. to brave any danger / to go to any lengths (for a noble cause) 达 官 贵 人 dá guān guì rén high official and noble persons (idiom) / the great and the good 芝 兰 zhī lán lit. iris and orchid / fig. exalted sentiments / (expr. of praise for noble character, beautiful surrounding, future prospects etc) 高 风 亮 节 gāo fēng liàng jié of noble character and unquestionable integrity (idiom) 鸿 鹄 hóng hú swan / person with noble aspirations 气 贯 长 虹 qì guàn cháng hóng spirit reaches to the rainbow / full of noble aspiration and daring 山 高 水 长 shān gāo shuǐ cháng high as the mountain and long as the river (idiom) / fig. noble and far-reaching 采 cài allotment to a feudal noble 烈 liè ardent / intense / fierce / stern / upright / to give one's life for a noble cause / exploits / achievements 骜 ào a noble steed (literary) / (of a horse) untamed / (fig.) (of a person) headstrong / Taiwan pr. [ao2] 驺 zōu groom or chariot driver employed by a noble (old) 豪 情 壮 志 háo qíng zhuàng zhì lofty ideals / noble aspirations 稀 有 气 体 xī yǒu qì tǐ rare gas / noble gas (chemistry) 侯 门 似 海 hóu mén sì hǎi lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea / there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people (idiom) 惰 性 气 体 duò xìng qì tǐ inert gas / noble gas (chemistry) 兰 艾 同 焚 lán ài tóng fén lit. to burn both fragrant orchids and stinking weeds (idiom) / fig. to destroy indiscriminately the noble and common / the rain falls on the just and unjust alike 大 家 闺 秀 dà jiā guī xiù girl from a wealthy family / unmarried daughter of a noble house 大 侠 dà xiá knight / swordsman / noble warrior / chivalrous hero 侯 门 hóu mén noble house 世 胄 shì zhòu hereditary house / noble or official family 令 节 lìng jié festive season / happy time / noble principle 八 正 道 bā zhèng dao the Eight-fold Noble Way (Buddhism) 四 圣 谛 sì shèng dì the Four Noble Truths (Buddhism) / see also 四諦|四谛[si4 di4] and 苦集滅道|苦集灭道[ku3 ji2 mie4 dao4] 四 谛 sì dì the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), covered by the acronym 苦集滅道|苦集灭道[ku3 ji2 mie4 dao4]: all life is suffering 苦[ku3], the cause of suffering is desire 集[ji2], emancipation comes only by eliminating passions 滅|灭[mie4], the way 道[dao4] to emancipation is the Eight-fold Noble Way 八正道[ba1 zheng4 dao4] 女 公 子 nu:3 gōng zǐ noble lady / (honorific) your daughter 尊 贤 爱 物 zūn xián ài wù to honor the wise and love the people / respecting noble talent while protecting the common people 洁 操 jié cāo unimpeachable conduct / noble behavior / spotless personal integrity 甲 第 jiǎ dì residence of a noble / top candidate in the imperial examinations 苦 集 灭 道 kǔ jí miè dào the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), namely: all life is suffering 苦[ku3], the cause of suffering is desire 集[ji2], emancipation comes only by eliminating passions 滅|灭[mie4], the way 道[dao4] to emancipation is the Eight-fold Noble Way 八正道[ba1 zheng4 dao4] / also called 四諦|四谛[si4 di4] 华 族 huá zú noble family / of Chinese ancestry 零 族 líng zú lit. zero group / another word for the inert or noble gases 惰性氣體|惰性气体 太 夫 人 tài fū rén (old) dowager / old lady (title for the mother of a noble or an official) 珍 贵 硬 木 保 护 网 Noble Hardwoods Network 珍 贵 硬 木 noble hardwood 光 风 霁 月 guāng fēng jì yuè lit. light breeze and clear moon (idiom) / period of peace and prosperity / noble and benevolent character 死 节 sǐ jié to die or be martyred for a noble cause / to be faithful unto death 上 刀 山 , 下 火 海 shàng dāo shān , xià huǒ hǎi lit. to climb mountains of swords and enter seas of flames (idiom) / fig. to go through trials and tribulations (often, for a noble cause) 八 正 道 bā zhèng dào the Eight-fold Noble Way (Buddhism) 石 斛 shí hú noble dendrobium (Dendrobium nobile) 蒹 葭 倚 玉 树 jiān jiā yǐ yù shù lit. reeds leaning on a jade tree (idiom) / fig. the lowly associating with the noble / the weak seeking help from the strong