刖
to amputate one or both feet (punishment in imperial China); see also 五刑[wu3 xing2]
岳
wife's parents and paternal uncles
岳
high mountain; highest peak of a mountain ridge
月
moon; month; monthly; CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]
楽
Japanese variant of 樂|乐[yue4]
矱
standard; norm; Taiwan pr. [huo4]
礿
spring imperial ancestral sacrifice
禴
spring imperial ancestral sacrifice
粤
Cantonese; short name for Guangdong 廣東|广东[Guang3 dong1]
约
to make an appointment; to invite; approximately; pact; treaty; to economize; to restrict; to reduce (a fraction); concise
越
generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods; abbr. for Vietnam 越南
越
to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more
軏
crossbar for yoking horses
阅
to inspect; to review; to read; to peruse; to go through; to experience
龠
ancient unit of volume (half a 合[ge3], equivalent to 50ml); ancient flute
岳丈
father-in-law (wife's father)
岳普湖
Yopurgha nahiyisi (Yopurga county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[Ka1 shi2 di4 qu1], west Xinjiang
岳普湖县
Yopurgha nahiyisi (Yopurga county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[Ka1 shi2 di4 qu1], west Xinjiang
岳母
wife's mother, mother-in-law
岳池
Yuechi county in Guang'an 廣安|广安[Guang3 an1], Sichuan
岳池县
Yuechi county in Guang'an 廣安|广安[Guang3 an1], Sichuan
岳父
wife's father, father-in-law
岳西
Yuexi county in Anqing 安慶|安庆[An1 qing4], Anhui
岳西县
Yuexi county in Anqing 安慶|安庆[An1 qing4], Anhui
岳阳
Yueyang prefecture-level city in Hunan
岳阳地区
Yueyang prefecture in Hunan
岳阳市
Yueyang prefecture level city in Hunan
岳阳楼
Yueyang Tower, famous beauty spot in Yueyang, north Hunan, overlooking Dongting Lake 洞庭湖[Dong4 ting2 Hu2]; one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yellow Crane Tower 黃鶴樓|黄鹤楼[Huang2 he4 Lou2] in Wuhan, Hubei and Tengwang Tower 滕王閣|滕王阁[Teng2 wang2 Ge2] in Nanchang, Jiangxi
岳阳楼区
Yueyang Tower district of Yueyang city 岳陽|岳阳[Yue4 yang2], Hunan
岳阳楼记
On Yueyang Tower (1045), essay by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 範仲淹|范仲淹
岳阳县
Yueyang county in Yueyang 岳陽|岳阳[Yue4 yang2], Hunan
岳飞
Yue Fei (1103-1142), Song dynasty patriot and general
岳麓山
Mt Yuelu in Changsha 長沙|长沙[Chang2 sha1], famous for scenery, temples and tombs
岳塘
Yuetan district of Xiangtan city 湘潭市[Xiang1 tan2 shi4], Hunan
岳塘区
Yuetan district of Xiangtan city 湘潭市[Xiang1 tan2 shi4], Hunan
岳麓
Yuelu district of Changsha city 長沙市|长沙市[Chang2 sha1 shi4], Hunan
岳麓区
Yuelu district of Changsha city 長沙市|长沙市[Chang2 sha1 shi4], Hunan
岳麓书院
Yuelu Academy in Changsha, Hunan, famous ancient academy
悦耳
sweet-sounding; beautiful (of sound)
曱甴
(dialect) cockroach; also pr. [yue1 you2]
月下老人
minor divinity concerned with marriage; matchmaker; go-between
月下花前
lit. amidst the flowers under the moonlight (idiom); fig. romantic surroundings
月事
menses; menstruation; a woman's periods
月亮女神号
SELENE, Japanese lunar orbiter spacecraft, launched in 2007
月令
typical weather in a given season
月份会议
monthly meeting; monthly conference
月份牌
calendar (esp. illustrated)
月供
monthly loan repayment; mortgage payment
月偏食
partial eclipse of the moon
月光族
lit. moonlight group; fig. those who spend their monthly income even before they earn their next salary (slang)
月光隐遁
to live in hiding; living as a recluse; to hide from the world
月分
month; also written 月份[yue4 fen4]
月初
start of month; early in the month
月台幕门
(railway) platform screen doors; platform-edge doors
月城
semicircular defensive enclosure around city gates; crescent-shaped barbican
月报
monthly (used in names of publications); monthly bulletin
月夕
Mid-autumn Festival on lunar 15th August
月婆子
woman in late pregnancy (colloquial)
月嫂
woman hired to take care of a newborn child and its mother in the month after childbirth
月子
traditional one-month confinement period following childbirth; puerperium
月孛
lunar apogee (point in the moon's orbit furthest from earth); imaginary heavenly body occupying the second focus of the moon's elliptic orbit; dark moon; Lilith
月季
Chinese rose (Rosa sinensis)
月宫
Palace in the Moon (in folk tales)
月工
worker employed by the month
月径
moonlit path; diameter of the moon; diameter of the moon's orbit
月支
Tokhara; Tokharians (historic people of central Asia)
月晕
ring around the moon; lunar halo
月曜日
Monday (used in ancient Chinese astronomy)
月朔
the first day of each month
月末
end of month; late in the month
月杪
last few days of the month
月桂
laurel (Laurus nobilis); bay tree; bay leaf
月桂冠
laurel crown; victory garland (in Greek and Western culture)
月桂树
laurel tree (Laurus nobilis); bay tree
月桂树叶
laurel leaf; bay leaf
月氏
Tokhara; Tokharians, historic Indo-European people of central Asia; same as 吐火羅人|吐火罗人
月氏人
Tokharian Indo-European people of central Asia; same as 吐火羅人|吐火罗人
月湖
Yuehu district of Yingtan city 鷹潭市|鹰潭市, Jiangxi
月湖区
Yuehu district of Yingtan city 鷹潭市|鹰潭市, Jiangxi
月琴
yueqin, a lute with oval or octagonal sound box
月盲症
moon blindness; equine recurrent uveitis
月相
phases of moon, namely: new moon 朔[shuo4], first quarter or waxing moon 上弦[shang4 xian2], full moon 望[wang4] and last quarter or waning moon 下弦[xia4 xian2]
月经
menstruation; a woman's period
月经垫
sanitary towel; menopad
月老
matchmaker; go-between; same as 月下老人[yue4 xia4 lao3 ren2]
月芽
variant of 月牙[yue4 ya2]
月薪
monthly income (in kind)
月蚀
variant of 月食[yue4 shi2]
月头儿
start of the month (colloquial)
月食
lunar eclipse; eclipse of the moon
月饼
mooncake (esp. for the Mid-Autumn Festival)
月鳢
snakehead mullet; Channa asiatica
乐器
musical instrument; CL:件[jian4]
乐坛
music circles; music world
乐府
yuefu (Chinese style of lyric poetry)
乐府诗集
Collection of Yuefu Lyric Poems, compiled in 12th century by Guo Maoqian 郭茂倩[Guo1 Mao4 qian4]
乐清
Yueqing county level city in Wenzhou 溫州|温州[Wen1 zhou1], Zhejiang
乐清市
Yueqing county level city in Wenzhou 溫州|温州[Wen1 zhou1], Zhejiang
乐章
movement (of a symphony)
乐经
Book of Music, said to be one of the Six Classics lost after Qin's burning of the books in 212 BC, but may simply refer to Book of Songs 詩經|诗经
乐谱
a musical score; sheet music
乐队
band; pop group; CL:支[zhi1]
粤拼
Jyutping, one of the many Cantonese romanization systems; abbr. of 粵語拼音|粤语拼音[Yue4 yu3 Pin1 yin1]
粤汉铁路
Canton-Hankou Railway, linking Guangzhou and Wuchang, incorporated since 1957 into the Jing-Guang Railway 京廣鐵路|京广铁路[Jing1 Guang3 Tie3 lu4]
粤语拼音
Cantonese romanization; Jyutping, one of the many Cantonese romanization systems
约伯
Job (name); Book of Job in the Old Testament
约伯记
Book of Job (in the Old Testament)
约但
variant of 約旦|约旦, Jordan
约但河
variant of 約旦河|约旦河[Yue1 dan4 He2]
约克郡
Yorkshire (English region)
约出
to ask sb out (on a date etc)
约分
reduced fraction (e.g. one half for three sixths); to reduce a fraction by canceling common factors in the numerator and denominator
约制
to bind; to restrict; to constrain
约合
approximately; about (some numerical value)
约同
to promise to accompany; an appointment (to go together with sb)
约契
contract; oath of allegiance
约定
to agree on sth (after discussion); to conclude a bargain; to arrange; to promise; to stipulate; to make an appointment; stipulated (time, amount, quality etc); an arrangement; a deal; appointment; undertaking; commitment; understanding; engagement; stipulation
约定俗成
established by popular usage (idiom); common usage agreement; customary convention
约定资讯速率
committed information rate (Frame Relay); CIR
约摸
about; around; approximately; also written 約莫|约莫
约数
divisor (of a number); approximate number
约会
appointment; engagement; date; CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4]; to arrange to meet
约会对象
partner for dating; a date (boyfriend or girlfriend)
约束
to restrict; to limit to; to constrain; restriction; constraint
约束力
(of a contract) binding (law)
约束条件
restrictive condition; constraint
约沙法
Jehoshaphat, fourth king of Judah (Judaism)
约法
temporary law; provisional constitution
约法三章
to agree on three laws (idiom); three-point covenant; (fig.) preliminary agreement; basic rules
约炮
(slang) to hook up for a one night stand; booty call
约瑟夫·斯大林
Joseph Stalin (1879-1953), Soviet dictator
约略估计
approximate estimate; to reckon roughly
约当现金
cash equivalent (accountancy)
约等于
approximately equal to
约翰
John (name); Johan (name); Johann (name)
约翰·厄普代克
John Updike, US novelist (1932-2009), Pulitzer Prize winner
约翰·拉贝
John Rabe (1882-1950), German who helped protect Chinese during the Nanking massacre period
约翰·本仁
John Bunyan (1628-1688), English puritan writer, author of Pilgrim's Progress 天路歷程|天路历程
约翰·霍金斯
John Hawkins (1532-1595), British seaman involved in sea war with Spain; Johns Hopkins (1795-1873), American entrepreneur, abolitionist and philanthropist
约翰·霍金斯大学
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
约翰一书
First epistle of St John
约翰三书
Third epistle of St John
约翰二书
Second epistle of St John
约翰保罗
John Paul (name); Pope John Paul II, Karol Józef Wojtyła (1920-2005), Pope 1978-2005
约翰内斯堡
Johannesburg, South Africa
约翰参书
Third epistle of St John; also written 約翰三書|约翰三书
约翰壹书
First epistle of St John; also written 約翰一書|约翰一书
约翰斯顿
Johnston, Johnson, Johnstone etc, name
约翰福音
Gospel according to St John
约翰贰书
Second epistle of St John; also written 約翰二書|约翰二书
约翰逊
Johnson or Johnston (name)
约莫
about; around; approximately
约西亚
Josiah or Yoshiyahu (649-609 BC), a king of Judah (Judaism)
约见
to arrange an interview; an appointment (with the foreign ambassador)
约言
promise; one's word; pledge; abbreviation
约计
approximate estimate; a rough count
约请
to invite; to issue an invitation
约集
to assemble by agreement; to gather
越俎代庖
lit. to go beyond the sacrificial altar and take over the kitchen (idiom); fig. to exceed one's place and meddle in other people's affairs; to take matters into one's own hands
越侨
Vietnamese resident in other countries (including in China)
越光米
Koshihikari rice (variety of rice popular in Japan)
越共
Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)
越冬
to pass the winter; to overwinter; to live through the winter
越出界线
to exceed; to overstep the limit
越南刺鳑鲏
Acanthorhodeus tonkinensis Vaillant (small carp)
越南战争
Vietnam War; Vietnam Conflict
越南文
Vietnamese written language; Vietnamese literature
越南盾
Vietnamese dong (currency)
越南语
Vietnamese language, Tiếng Việt
越国
Yue state; generic term for states in south China or southeast Asia at different historical periods
越城
Yuecheng district of Shaoxing city 紹興市|绍兴市[Shao4 xing1 shi4], Zhejiang
越城区
Yuecheng district of Shaoxing city 紹興市|绍兴市[Shao4 xing1 shi4], Zhejiang
越城岭
Yuecheng mountain range between south Hunan and Guangxi
越境
to cross a border (usually illegally); to sneak in or out of a country
越帮越忙
to be officious; to kibitz; to be meddlesome; to force one's help upon
越描越黑
lit. the more you touch things up, the darker they get; fig. to only make matters worse
越文
Vietnamese written language; Vietnamese literature
越权
to go beyond one's authority; arrogation
越演越烈
to be intensifying; to be getting worse and worse; to start to run rampant
越狱
to break out of prison; to jailbreak (an iOS device etc)
越王勾践
King Gou Jian of Yue (c. 470 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
越界
to cross a border; to overstep a bound
越发
increasingly; more and more; ever more; all the more
越礼
to overstep etiquette; not to observe priorities
越秀
Yuexiu district of Guangzhou city 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 shi4], Guangdong
越秀区
Yuexiu district of Guangzhou city 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 shi4], Guangdong
越级
to skip a grade; to bypass ranks; to go over the head of one's boss
越职
to exceed one's authority; to go beyond the bounds of one's job
越西
Yuexi county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liang2 shan1 Yi2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], south Sichuan
越西县
Yuexi county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liang2 shan1 Yi2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], south Sichuan
越轨
to run off the track; to step out of line; to overstep the bounds of propriety
越过
to cross over; to transcend; to cover distance; to overcome; to rise above
越野赛跑
cross-country running
越陷越深
to fall deeper and deeper (in debt, in love etc)
越障
to surmount obstacles; assault course for training troops
越飞
Adolph Abramovich Joffe (1883-1927), Soviet and Comintern diplomat and spy in 1922-23 in Republican China
跃升
to leap to (a higher position etc); to jump; (of a plane) to ascend
跃然
to show forth; to appear as a vivid image; to stand out markedly
跃然纸上
to appear vividly on paper (idiom); to show forth vividly (in writing, painting etc); to stand out markedly
跃跃欲试
to be eager to give sth a try (idiom)
跃进
to leap forward; to make rapid progress; a leap forward
跃迁
transition; jump (e.g. quantum leap in spectroscopy)
跃马
to gallop; to spur on a horse; to let one's steed have his head
阅兵
to review troops; military parade
阅微草堂笔记
Notes on a Minutely Observed Thatched Hut by Ji Yun 紀昀|纪昀[Ji4 Yun2], novel of the supernatural; The Thatched Study of Close Scrutiny
阅历
to experience; experience
阅览室
reading room; CL:間|间[jian1]
阅读理解
reading comprehension
阅读装置
electronic reader (e.g. for barcodes, RFID tags etc)