jiǔ yuè
September
ninth month (of the lunar year)
Jiǔ zhōu
division of China during earliest dynasties
fig. ancient China
Kyūshū, southernmost of Japan's four major islands
Jiǔ zhài gōu
Jiuzhaigou Valley, Sichuan
Jiuzhaigou county, Sichuan
Mǎ Yīng jiǔ
Ma Ying-jeou (1950-), Taiwanese Kuomintang politician, Mayor of Taipei 1998-2006, President of Republic of China 2008-2016
jiǔ dǐng
The Nine Cauldrons, symbol of Imperial power dating back to the Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1100 BC)
Jiǔ lǐ
Liuli district of Xuzhou city 徐州市[Xu2 zhou1 shi4], Jiangsu
Jiǔ lóng
Kowloon district of Hong Kong
Jiǔ jiāng
Jiujiang prefecture level city in Jiangxi
also Jiujiang county
Jiǔ huá shān
Mt Jiuhua in Anhui, one of the Four Sacred Mountains and Bodhimanda of Kṣitigarbha 地藏
Jiǔ lóng pō
Jiulongpo district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
Jiǔ lóng pō qū
Jiulongpo district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
jiǔ chéng
nine-tenths
ninety percent
Jiǔ jiāng shì
Jiujiang prefecture level city in Jiangxi
Jiǔ rú
Chiuju township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
Jiǔ tái
Jiutai county level city in Changchun 長春|长春, Jilin
jiǔ sǐ yī shēng
nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape
new lease of life
shǔ jiǔ
nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year
Jiǔ jiǔ chóng yáng
Double Ninth or Yang Festival
9th day of 9th lunar month
jiǔ yī bā shì biàn
the Mukden or Manchurian railway incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria
also known as Liutiaogou incident 柳條溝事變|柳条沟事变
yī jiǔ sì jiǔ
1949
year of the communist victory in China, the foundation of the PRC and of ROC in Taiwan
jiǔ quán
the nine springs
the underworld of Chinese mythology
Hades
jiǔ bā
Kowloon Motor Bus Company KMB
jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì
tremendous strength (idiom)
Jīng Jiǔ Tiě lù
JingJiu (Beijing-Kowloon) railway
jiǔ tóu niǎo
legendary bird with nine heads (old)
cunning or sly person
yī yán jiǔ dǐng
one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
sān jiào jiǔ liú
the Three Religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) and Nine Schools (Confucians, Daoists, Yin-Yang, Legalists, Logicians, Mohists, Political Strategists, Eclectics, Agriculturists)
fig. people from all trades (often derog.)
jiǔ liú
the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians 儒家[Ru2 jia1], Daoists 道家[Dao4 jia1], Yin and Yang 陰陽家|阴阳家[Yin1 yang2 jia1], Legalists 法家[Fa3 jia1], Logicians 名家[Ming2 jia1], Mohists 墨家[Mo4 jia1], Diplomats 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1], Miscellaneous 雜家|杂家[Za2 jia1], and Agriculturalists 農家|农家[Nong2 jia1]
jiǔ niú yī máo
lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom)
fig. a drop in the ocean
yī jiǔ sì jiǔ nián
1949
year of the communist victory in China, the foundation of the PRC and of ROC in Taiwan
bā jiǔ bù lí shí
pretty close
very near
about right
Jiǔ jiāng xiàn
Jiujiang county in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi
shí ná jiǔ wěn
to be a cinch
in the bag
(of a person) confident of success
Jiǔ tái shì
Jiutai county level city in Changchun 長春|长春, Jilin
chóng jiǔ
the Double Ninth Festival (9th day of the 9th lunar month)
shǔ jiǔ hán tiān
nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year
Jiǔ zhài gōu xiàn
Jiuzhaigou county, Sichuan
Guǎng Jiǔ
Guangdong and Kowloon (e.g. railway)
Jiǔ yuán qū
Jiuyuan district of Baotou city 包頭市|包头市[Bao1 tou2 shi4], Inner Mongolia