Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | English |
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九 | 九 | jiǔ | - nine - 9 |
玖 | 玖 | jiǔ | - black jade - nine (banker's anti-fraud numeral) |
九窍 | 九竅 | jiǔqiào | - nine orifices of the human body (eyes, nostrils, ears, mouth, urethra, anus) |
仙界 | 仙界 | xiānjiè | - world of the immortals - fairyland - cloud nine |
数九 | 數九 | shǔjiǔ | - nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year |
数九天 | 數九天 | shǔjiǔtiān | - nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year |
九九归一 | 九九歸一 | jiǔjiǔguīyī | - nine divide by nine is one (abacus rule) - when all is said and done |
九死一生 | 九死一生 | jiǔsǐyīshēng | - nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape - new lease of life |
九声六调 | 九聲六調 | jiǔshēngliùdiào | - nine tones and six modes (tonal system of Cantonese and other southern languages) |
事半功倍 | 事半功倍 | shìbàngōngbèi | - half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results - a stitch in time saves nine |
数九寒天 | 數九寒天 | shǔjiǔhántiān | - nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year |
小洞不补大洞吃苦 | 小洞不補大洞吃苦 | xiǎodòngbùbǔdàdòngchīkǔ | - A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); a stitch in time saves nine |
及时处理,事半功倍 | 及時處理,事半功倍 | jíshíchǔlǐ,shìbàngōngbèi | - 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 |
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