jiǎ
first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
(used for an unspecified person or thing)
first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc)
letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
armor plating
shell or carapace
(of the fingers or toes) nail
bladed leather or metal armor (old)
ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old)
civil administration unit (old)
ancient Chinese compass point: 75°
Liù jiǎ
Liuchia township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
zhuāng jiǎ chē
armored car
CL:輛|辆[liang4]
jiǎ gǔ wén
oracle script
oracle bone inscriptions (an early form of Chinese script)
huā jiǎ
complete sexagenary cycle
a 60 year-old person
passage of time
jiǎ suān
formylic acid (HCOOH)
formic acid
methanoic acid
jiǎ gǔ
tortoise shell and animal bones used in divination
oracle bone inscriptions (an early form of Chinese script)
jiǎ kàng
hyperthyroidism
abbr. for 甲狀腺功能亢進|甲状腺功能亢进[jia3 zhuang4 xian4 gong1 neng2 kang4 jin4]
jiǎ zhòu
variant of 甲胄[jia3 zhou4]
jiǎ yú
turtle
terrapin
Taiwan pr. [jia4 yu2]
jiǎ yǐ
first two of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
jiǎ zǐ
first year of the sixty-year cycle (where each year is numbered with one of the 10 heavenly stems 天干[tian1 gan1] and one of the 12 earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1])
the sixty-year cycle
kuī jiǎ
armor
body armor and helmet
mǎ jiǎ
corset
sockpuppet (Internet slang)
vest (dialect)
jiǎ qiào
carapace
crust
outer shell
also pr. [jia3 ke2]
jiǎ wǔ
thirty-first year A7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1954 or 2014
jiǎ chún
methyl alcohol
methanol CH3OH
wood alcohol
wood spirit
Mǎ liù jiǎ
Malacca or Melaka (town and state in Malaysia), also strait between Malaysia and Sumatra
jiǎ běn
toluene C6H5CH3
methylbenzene
tiě jiǎ
mail plating
armor
armor plating
jiǎ jí
first rate
top class
excellent
jiǎ qiào chóng
beetle
order Coleoptera
the Beatles (1960s UK pop group)
jiǎ liú
type A influenza
abbr. for 甲型H1N1流感
refers to H1N1 influenza of 2009
jiǎ fāng
first party (law)
see also 乙方[yi3 fang1]
jiǎ xiāo zuò
metronidazole (antibacterial agent)
Flagyl (trade name)
Dà jiǎ
Tachia town in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan
chuān shān jiǎ
pangolin (Manis pentadactylata)
scaly ant-eater
jiǎ dì
residence of a noble
top candidate in the imperial examinations
jiǎ zhuàng xiàn zhǒng
goiter (enlargement of thyroid gland)
jiǎ shēn
21st year A9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2004 or 2064
Jiǎ wǔ Zhàn zhēng
First Sino-Japanese War (1894-95)
jiǎ zhuàng xiàn gōng néng kàng jìn
hyperthyroidism
abbr. to 甲亢[jia3 kang4]
jiǎ zhuàng xiàn sù
thyroid hormone
thyroxine (used to treat underactive thyroid)
Mǎn chéng jìn dài huáng jīn jiǎ
Curse of the Golden Flower (2007), period drama movie by Zhang Yimou
jiǎ yín
51st year A3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1974 or 2034
jiǎ chén
41st year A5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1964 or 2024
běn jiǎ quán
benzaldehyde C6H5CHO, the simplest aromatic aldehyde
Jiǎ xiān
Jiaxian or Chiahsien township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
Dà jiǎ zhèn
Tachia town in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan
jiǎ xū
eleventh year A11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1994 or 2054
sān lǜ jiǎ wán
chloroform CHCl3
trichloromethane
Xué jiǎ
Hsuehchia town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
jiǎ àn lín
methamidophos (chemistry)
Mǎ liù jiǎ Hǎi xiá
the Strait of Malacca or Melaka
jiǎ yǎng xī lín
methicillin (a semi-synthetic penicillin) (loanword)
Jiǎ xiān xiāng
Jiaxian or Chiahsien township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
jiǎ liú ān suān
methionine (Met), an essential amino acid
hóng mǎ jiǎ
red waistcoat
floor trader in stock market
stockbroker
jiě jiǎ
to remove armor
to return to civilian life
jiǎ gǔ wén zì
oracle script
oracle bone character (an early form of Chinese script)
Xué jiǎ zhèn
Hsuehchia town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
Liù jiǎ xiāng
Liuchia township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
běn jiǎ xiān lǜ
benzoil chloride C6H5COCl
jiě jiǎ guī tián
to remove armor and return to the farm
to return to civilian life
gāo jiǎ xì
Gaojia opera of Fujian and Taiwan
Qiū Féng jiǎ
Qiu Fengjia or Ch'iu Feng-chia (1864-1912), Taiwanese Hakkanese poet
tiě jiǎ jiàn
ironclad
an armor-plated battleship
bǎo jiǎ zhì dù
the Bao-Jia system (an administrative system organized on basis of households)
liàng jūn jiǎ sù
armillarisin (fungal enzyme used as antibiotic)
jiǎ chóng chē
beetle (nickname for VW car)
Jiǎ shēn zhèng biàn
unsuccessful and bloody Korean palace coup in 1884 by Westernisers against conservatives, crushed by Qing troops
tǐng jiǎ bǎn
boat deck (upper deck on which lifeboats are stored)
líng lǐ jiǎ
pangolin (Manis pentadactylata)
scaly ant-eater
àn bīng shù jiǎ
to rest weapons and loosen armor (idiom); to relax from fighting
zhěn gē qǐn jiǎ
to sleep on one's armor with spear by the pillow (idiom); ready for battle
determined to kill the enemy
Be prepared!
èr jiǎ jī shèn suān
dimethylarsenic acid (CH3)2AsO2H
cacodylic acid
èr jiǎ jī shēn suān
dimethylarsenic acid (CH3)2AsO2H
cacodylic acid
jiù shēng tǐng jiǎ bǎn
boat deck (upper deck on which lifeboats are stored)
àn jiǎ xiū bīng
to put down weapon and let soldiers rest (idiom); to relax from fighting
kàng nài jiǎ yǎng xī lín jīn pú jūn
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
jiǎ xíng qiú dàn bái
alpha globulin
alpha fetoprotein (AFP)
kàng jūn jiǎ xiāo zuò
anti-bacterial metronidazole
qiè dù jiǎ
drugstore beetle
CL:隻|只[zhi1]
jiǎ xíng qiú dàn bái
alpha globulin
alpha fetoprotein (AFP)
běn jiǎ xiān lǜ
benzoil chloride C6H5COCl
běn jiǎ suān nà
sodium benzoate, E211 (a food preservative)
guī jiǎ bǎo luó
Mauritius cowry
Mauritia mauritiana
yī jiǎ
1st rank or top three candidates who passed the imperial examination (i.e. 狀元|状元[zhuang4 yuan2], 榜眼[bang3 yan3], and 探花[tan4 hua1], respectively)
sān lǜ jiǎ wán
chloroform CHCl3
trichloromethane
sān jiǎ
3rd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination
èr jiǎ
2nd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination (i.e. 4th place and up)
yǎo jiǎ pǐ
onychophagia (nail biting)
qí mén dùn jiǎ
ancient Chinese divination tradition (still in use today)
mǒu jiǎ
somebody
certain individual
Guī jiǎ wàn
Kikkoman, Japanese brand of soy sauce, food seasonings etc