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SimplifiedTraditionalPinyinEnglish
liù- six
- 6
liùshí- sixty
- 60
- Luhe district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏
liù- the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, down)
- the whole country
- the universe
- everything under the sun
Liù- refers to Tiananmen incident of 4th June 1989
ān- Lu'an prefecture level city in Anhui
liùjiā- Six schools of pre-Han philosophy, as analyzed by 司馬談|司马谈[Si1 ma3 Tan2] (儒家[Ru2 jia1], 道家[Dao4 jia1], 陰陽|阴阳[yin1 yang2], 法家[Fa3 jia1], 名家[Ming2 jia1], and 墨家[Mo4 jia1])
Liù- Liuku or Lutku, capital of Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州 in Yunnan
liùfāng- hexagonal
liùshū- Six Methods of forming Chinese characters, according to Han dictionary Shuowen 說文|说文 - namely, two primary methods: 象形 (pictogram), 指事 (ideogram), two compound methods: 會意|会意 (combined ideogram), 形聲|形声 (ideogram plus phonetic), and two transfer methods: 假借 (loan), 轉注|转注 (transfer)
Liùyuè- June
- sixth month (of the lunar year)
LiùCháo- Six Dynasties (220-589)
liùyín- (TCM) six excesses causing illness, namely: excessive wind |[feng1], cold [han2], heat [shu3], damp |湿[shi1], dryness [zao4], fire [huo3]
Liùjiǎ- Liuchia township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
liùshén- six vital organs of the body ruled by the six Daoist deities: heart [xin1], lungs [fei4], liver [gan1], kidneys |[shen4], spleen [pi2] and gall bladder |[dan3]
Liùjīng- Six Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], Book of History 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], Book of Rites 儀禮|仪礼[Yi2 li3], the lost Book of Music 樂經|乐经[Yue4 jing1], Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chun1 qiu1]
liù- (TCM) six bowels (hollow organs), namely: gall bladder |[dan3], stomach [wei4], large intestine 大腸|大肠[da4 chang2], small intestine 小腸|小肠[xiao3 chang2], triple focus 三焦[san1 jiao1], bladder 膀胱[pang2 guang1]
Liùjiǎo- Liujiao or Liuchiao township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 xian4], west Taiwan
Liù- the Confucian Six Arts, namely: rites or etiquette |[li3] (禮儀|礼仪[li3 yi2]), music |[yue3] (音樂|音乐[yin1 yue4]), archery [she4] (射箭[she4 jian4]), charioteering [yu4] (駕車|驾车[jia4 che1]), calligraphy or literacy |[shu1] (識字|识字[shi2 zi4]), mathematics or reckoning |[shu4] (計算|计算[ji4 suan4])
- another name for the Six Classics |[Liu4 jing1]
liùqīn- six close relatives, namely: father [fu4], mother [mu3], older brothers [xiong1], younger brothers [di4], wife [qi1], male children [zi3]
- one's kin
liùjiǎo- hexagon
liùxié- (TCM) six unhealthy influences causing illness, namely: excessive wind |[feng1], cold [han2], heat [shu3], damp |湿[shi1], dryness [zao4], fire [huo3]
liùchén- food grains (rice, wheat, barley, beans, soybeans, sesame)
Liùtāo- “Six Secret Strategic Teachings”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], attributed to Jiang Ziya 薑子牙|姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2]
Liùguī- Liugui or Liukuei township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
shíliù- sixteen
- 16
Dǒuliù- Douliu or Touliu city in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
Zhōuliù- Saturday
liù- Bye bye! (in chat room and text messages)
liùfēn- sextant
- Luhe district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏
liùcǎi- Mark Six (Hong Kong lotto game)
ānshì- Lu'an prefecture level city in Anhui
Liùzhèn- Liuku or Lutku, capital of Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州 in Yunnan
liùyuèfèn- June
liùhuán- Sixth ring road (Beijing), opened in 2008
Liùjiǎxiāng- Liuchia township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
LiùpánShān- Liupan Mountains, mountain range in northern China
Liùpánshuǐ- Liupanshui prefecture level city in west Guizhou 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1]
liùtàntáng- hexose (CH2O)6, monosaccharide with six carbon atoms, such as glucose 葡萄糖[pu2 tao5 tang2]
Liùjiǎoxiāng- Liujiao or Liuchiao township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 xian4], west Taiwan
liùjiǎoxíng- hexagon
liùjiǎoxīng- six-pointed star
- hexagram
- star of David
liùbiānxíng- hexagon
liùmiàn- six-sided figure (such as a cube or parallelepiped)
Liùguīxiāng- Liugui or Liukuei township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
Shíliùguó- Sixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439)
- also written 五胡十|五胡十
wèiliù- Titan
- Saturn's sixth moon
Dǒuliùshì- Douliu or Touliu city in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
Xīngliù- Saturday
méiliùr- variant of 沒溜兒|没溜儿[mei2 liu4 r5]
bàiliù- Saturday
liùgǎn- sixth sense (i.e. intuition, premonition, telepathy etc)
liùjiǎ- Malacca or Melaka (town and state in Malaysia), also strait between Malaysia and Sumatra
sānshíliù- The Thirty-Six Stratagems, a Chinese essay used to illustrate a series of stratagems used in politics, war, and in civil interaction
- all the possible schemes and stratagems
sānliù- women with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)
sāncháliùfàn- lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes
- to be extremely considerate towards guests (idiom)
sānqīnliù- old friends and relatives
sāntóuliù- lit. to have three heads and six arms (idiom)
- fig. to possess remarkable abilities
- a being of formidable powers
調jiǔshēngliùdiào- nine tones and six modes (tonal system of Cantonese and other southern languages)
èrshíliùsuì- 26 years old
zàngliù- five viscera and six bowels (TCM)
yánliù- multi-colored
- every color under the sun
rénrénliù- to make a show of being decent and proper
- to display phony or hypocritical behavior
liùfēnzhī- one sixth
Liùfēnzuò- Sextans (constellation)
liùshíguà- the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes (I Ching or Yi Jing) 易經|易经
liùshíwàn- 640,000
liùshíniándài- the sixties
- the 1960s
liù- Liuhe Bafa - "Six Harmonies, Eight Methods" - Martial Art
LiùShìjiàn- Tiananmen Incident of June 4, 1989
liùkuài- six-pack (abs)
liùzhēnyán- the six-syllable Sanskrit mantra of Avalokiteshvara bodhisattva (i.e. om mani padme hum)
ān- Lu'an prefecture, Anhui
liùfānghuìtán- six-sided talks (on North Korea)
LiùZhànzhēng- the Six-Day War of June 1967 between Israel and its Arab neighbors
LiùCháoShídài- the Six Dynasties period (222-589) between Han and Tang
zhī- Luzhi special economic area in Liupanshui 盤水|盘水, west Guizhou
liùhuàliú- sulfur hexafluoride
liùhuàyóu- uranium hexafluoride (UF6)
Liùpánshuǐshì- Liupanshui prefecture level city in Guizhou 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1]
liùshénzhǔ- all six vital organs fail (idiom); besides oneself with panic
- distracted
- out of one's wits
liùshìguān- sergeant major
liùqīnrèn- not recognizing one's family (idiom); self-centered and not making any allowances for the needs of one's relatives
liùqīnkào- orphaned of all one's immediate relatives (idiom); no one to rely on
- left to one's own devices
liùjiǎokuòhào- square brackets [ ]
liùjiǎoluómào- hexagonal nut
LiùtāoSānlüè- "Six Secret Strategic Teachings" |[Liu4 tao1] and "Three Strategies of Huang Shigong" 三略[San1 lu:e4], two of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], attributed to Jiang Ziya 薑子牙|姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2]
shíliùwèiyuán- 16-bit (computing)
shíliùwánzhí- cetane number (quality of light diesel fuel, measured by its ignition delay)
shíliùjìnzhì- hexadecimal
yāoliù- lit. to shout out hoping for fives and sixes when gambling with dice; a hubbub of gambling
zhèngliùbiānxíng- regular hexagon
shēngliù- Six records of a floating life, autobiographical novel and description of Qing dynasty life by 沈復|沈复[Shen3 Fu4], published 1808
liùgǎnjué- sixth sense
- intuition
怀shēnhuáiliùjiǎ- to be pregnant (idiom)
jūnqíngliùchù- MI6 (British military counter-intelligence office)
退退tuìliùèr- lit. 1 divided by 16 is 0.0625 (abacus rule)
- fig. to deny responsibility
- to pass the buck
- also written 一推二五[yi1 tui4 liu4 er4 wu3]
sānshíliù- thirty six initial consonants of Song phonetic theory
sānbǎiliùshíháng- all walks of life (idiom)
- every trade
Shíliùguó- Sixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439)
nèiliùjiǎobānshǒu- Allen key
- hex key
LiùÉrtóngjié- Children's Day (June 1st), PRC national holiday for children under 14
liùèrshìbiàn- Korean war (dating from North Korean invasion on 25th Jun 1950)
LiùÈrZhànzhēng- the Korean War (started June 25 1950)
liùshíwèiyuán- 64-bit (computing)
liùcháojiā- Four Great Painters of the Six dynasties, namely: Cao Buxing 曹不興|曹不兴, Gu Kaizhi 顧愷之|顾恺之, Lu Tanwei 陸探微|陆探微 and Zhang Sengyou 張僧繇|张僧繇
ShíliùguóChūnqiū- history of the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 by Cui Hong 崔鴻|崔鸿, written towards the end of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏, 100 scrolls
Shānběnshíliù- YAMAMOTO Isoroku (1884-1943), Japanese admiral
Liùjūn- the Six Gentlemen Martyrs of the failed reform movement of 1898, executed in its aftermath, namely: Tan Sitong 譚嗣同|谭嗣同[Tan2 Si4 tong2], Lin Xu 林旭[Lin2 Xu4], Yang Shenxiu 楊深秀|杨深秀[Yang2 Shen1 xiu4], Liu Guangdi 劉光第|刘光第[Liu2 Guang1 di4], Kang Guangren 康廣仁|康广仁[Kang1 Guang3 ren2] and Yang Rui 楊銳|杨锐[Yang2 Rui4]
bǎnbǎnliùshí- unaccommodating
- rigid
liùjiǎHǎixiá- the Strait of Malacca or Melaka
liùfāngzuìduī- hexagonal close-packed (HCP) (math)
liùbiānxíng- Pascal's hexagon
Běn·shíliùshì- Pope Benedict XVI
- Joseph Alois Ratzinger (1927-), pope 2005-2013
hǎnliùshì- King Mohammed VI (King of Morocco)
guòguānzhǎnliùjiàng- lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom)
- fig. to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success)
yǎnguānliùěrtīngfāng- lit. the eyes watch six roads and the ears listen in all directions
- to be observant and alert (idiom)
sānshíliù,zǒuwéishàng- Of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, fleeing is best.
- see also 三十|三十[san1 shi2 liu4 ji4]
Zhāngsān,,Wáng,Zhàoliù- four proverbial names
- Tom, Dick and Harry

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