rì
sun
day
date, day of the month
yáng
positive (electric.)
sun
male principle (Taoism)
Yang, opposite: 陰|阴[yin1] ☯
yún
sun light
used in personal name
luò
to fall or drop
(of the sun) to set
(of a tide) to go out
to lower
to decline or sink
to lag or fall behind
to fall onto
to rest with
to get or receive
to write down
whereabouts
settlement
shài shài
to leave out in the sun
to share files
rì yuè
the sun and moon
day and month
every day and every month
season
life and livelihood
shài
(of the sun) to shine on
to bask in (the sunshine)
to dry (clothes, grain etc) in the sun
(fig.) to expose and share (one's experiences and thoughts) on the Web (loanword from "share")
(coll.) to give the cold shoulder to
yùn
dizzy
halo
ring around moon or sun
Zhōng shān
refers to Dr Sun Yat-sen
Zhongshan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong, close to Sun Yat-sen's birthplace
Nakayama (Japanese surname)
wǔ yán liù sè
multi-colored
every color under the sun
sǔn
to decrease
to lose
to damage
to harm
(coll.) to speak sarcastically
to deride
caustic
mean
one of the 64 trigrams of the Book of Changes (old)
chū mò
to come and go
to roam about (mostly unseen)
(of a ghost) to haunt (a place)
(of a criminal) to stalk (the streets)
(of the sun) to rise and set
sǔn
falcon
Taiwan pr. [zhun3]
jù quán
every kind
every variety under the sun
a complete gamut
cháo yáng
to be exposed to the sun
in a position facing the sun
Sòng Qìng líng
Song Qingling or Rosemonde Soong (1893-1981), wife of Sun Yat-sen 孫中山|孙中山[Sun1 Zhong1 shan1]
pǔ zhào
to illuminate everything (of the sun)
xiàng yáng
facing the sun
exposed to the sun
sǔn
mortise and tenon (slot and tab forming a carpenter's joint)
Rì yuè tán
Sun and moon lake (e.g. Dalian, Taiwan etc)
Sūn Quán
Sun Quan (reigned 222-252), southern warlord and king of state of Wu 吳|吴 in the Three Kingdoms period
Sūn zǐ
Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孫武|孙武[Sun1 Wu3] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
hǎi nèi
the whole world
throughout the land
everything under the sun
chén xī
first rays of morning sun
first glimmer of dawn
Wù Kōng
Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers from the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 You2 Ji4]
Sūn Wù kōng
Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]
Son Goku, the main character in Dragon Ball 七龍珠|七龙珠[Qi1 long2 zhu1]
hǎi kuò tiān kōng
wide sea and sky (idiom); boundless open vistas
the whole wide world
chatting about everything under the sun
shèng
brightness of sun
splendor
also pr. [cheng2]
tiān chuāng
hatchway
skylight
sun roof
tán tiān shuō dì
to talk endlessly
talking of anything under the sun
liù hé
the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, down)
the whole country
the universe
everything under the sun
Sūn Zhōng shān
Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), first president of the Republic of China and co-founder of the Guomintang 國民黨|国民党
same as 孫逸仙|孙逸仙
rì piān shí
partial eclipse of the sun
yáng guāng míng mèi
the sun shines brightly (idiom)
zhē yáng bǎn
sun visor
sunshade
sunshading board
Dōng Wú
Eastern Wu (222-280)
the southern state of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period, founded by Sun Quan 孫權|孙权
Zhōng shān Líng
Dr Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum in Nanjing
diào dài shān
halter top
spaghetti strap top
sun top
xī yáng xī xià
the sun sets in the west (idiom)
zhuàn tóu
nutation (plants turning to face the sun)
fēng hé rì lì
moderate wind, beautiful sun (idiom); fine sunny weather, esp. in springtime
Sūn zǐ Bīng Fǎ
”Art of War”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wǔ jīng Qī Shū], written by Sun Tzu 孫子|孙子[Sūn zǐ]
tiān dǐ xià
in this world
under the sun
mín zú zhǔ yì
nationalism
national self-determination
principle of nationalism, the first of Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three principles of the people 三民主義|三民主义 (at the time, meaning parity between China and the great powers)
racism
rì tóu
sun (dialect)
daytime
date
Sūn Yuè
Sun Yue (1973-), PRC female pop star
Sun Yue (1985-), PRC basketball star, plays for Los Angeles Lakers from 2007
Hóu wáng
Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]
èr shí sì jié qi
the 24 solar terms, calculated from the position of the sun on the ecliptic, that divide the year into 24 equal periods
Wú guó
Wu state (in south China, in different historical periods)
Wu state 220-280, founded by Sun Quan 孫權|孙权 the southernmost of the three Kingdoms
Zǐ jīn shān
Purple Mountain in suburbs of Nanjing, with Ming tombs and Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum
Zhōng shān Dà xué
Sun Yat-sen University (Guangzhou)
Sun Yat-sen University (Kaohsiung)
Sun Yat-sen University (Moscow), founded in 1925 as training ground for Chinese communists
dà nào tiān gōng
Monkey wreaks havoc in heaven, story about the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sūn Wù kōng] from the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
Zhōng shān shì
Zhongshan prefecture-level city in Guangdong province 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 sheng3] in south China, close to Dr Sun Yat-sen's birthplace
yú guāng
(out of) the corner of one's eyes
peripheral vision
residual light
light of the setting sun
Lín Sēn
Lin Sen (1868-1943), revolutionary politician, colleague of Sun Yat-sen, chairman of the Chinese nationalist government (1928-1932)
Huáng Xīng
Huang Xing (1874-1916), revolutionary politician, close collaborator of Sun Yat-sen, prominent in the 1911 Xinhai Revolution 辛亥革命[Xin1 hai4 Ge2 ming4], murdered in Shanghai in 1916
Tóng méng huì
Tongmenghui, Sun Yat-sen's alliance for democracy, founded 1905, became the Guomindang 國民黨|国民党 in 1912
shài shài tài yáng
to leave out in the sun
to share files
Táng shī sān bǎi shǒu
Three hundred Tang dynasty poems, a stable anthology collected around 1763 by Sun Zhu 孫誅
Qí tiān dà shèng
Great Sage the Equal of Heaven, a self proclaimed title of the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空 in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
wěi
the bright shining of the sun
guó fù
father or founder of a nation
Father of the Republic (Sun Yat-sen)
gǎo
high
sun shines brightly
to shine
Sūn Jiān
Sun Jian (155-191), famous general at end of Han dynasty, forerunner of the southern kingdom of Wu of the Three Kingdoms
sǔn
cross-beam for hanging bells
jīn gū bàng
Golden cudgel, weapon wielded by Sun Wukong in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]
piān xī
inclining to the west (e.g. of the sun after noon, indicating lateness of the day)
shùn xíng
circular motion in the same sense as the sun
clockwise
Sūn Sī miǎo
Sun Simiao (c. 581-682), doctor and herbalist of the Sui and Tang dynasty, author of Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold 千金要方[Qian1 jin1 Yao4 fang1]
Sūn Wǔ
Sun Wu, also known as Sun Tzu 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
huí guāng fǎn zhào
final radiance of setting sun
fig. dying flash (of lucidity or activity, prior to demise)
zhī jǐ zhī bǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài
Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated (idiom, from Sunzi's Art of War 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ]).
sān mín zhǔ yì
Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three principles of the people (late 1890s)
suì
fire
speculum
to obtain fire by drilling wood, striking flint, sun's rays etc
rì shài yǔ lín
scorched and drenched by sun and rain (idiom); suffer from exposure to the elements
weather-beaten
wǔ yuàn
Five yuan or courts that formed the government of the Republic of China under Sun Yat-sen's constitution, namely: 行政院[xing2 zheng4 yuan4] Executive yuan, 立法院[li4 fa3 yuan4] Legislative yuan, 司法院[si1 fa3 yuan4] Judicial yuan, 考試院|考试院[kao3 shi4 yuan4] Examination yuan, 監察院|监察院[jian1 cha2 yuan4] Control yuan
Dīng Líng
Ding Ling (1904-1986), female novelist, author of novel The Sun Shines over the Sanggan River 太陽照在桑乾河上|太阳照在桑干河上, attacked during the 1950s as anti-Party
Sūn dà shèng
Great-Sage Sun
Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1]
Sūn Jì hǎi
Sun Jihai (1977-), Chinese footballer, played for Manchester City (2002-2008)
jīn wū
Golden Crow
the sun
the three-legged golden crow that lives in the sun
bō yún jiàn rì
lit. to dispel the clouds and see the sun (idiom); fig. to restore justice
Sūn Bìn
Sun Bin (-316 BC), political strategist of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1] during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC)
Wǔ chāng qǐ yì
the Wuchang Uprising of 10th October 1911 that led to Sun Yat-sen's Xinhai revolution and the fall of the Qing dynasty
jīn dǒu yún
Sun Wukong's magical cloud
rì huán shí
an annular eclipse of the sun
qī yào
the seven planets of pre-modern astronomy (the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn)
èr cì gé mìng
second revolution
campaign from 1913 of the provisional revolutionary government (under Sun Yat-sen and the Guomindang) against Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯 and the Northern Warlords
dié
the declining sun in the west
Sūn Yì xiān
Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), first president of the Republic of China and co-founder of the Kuomintang
same as 孫中山|孙中山
rì yuè rú suō
the sun and moon like a shuttle (idiom); How time flies!
rì luò xī shān
the sun sets over western hills (idiom); the day approaches its end
fig. time of decline
the end of an era
Sic transit gloria mundi
Qiān jīn fāng
Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold, early Tang compendium of herbal medicine by Sun Simiao 孫思邈|孙思邈[Sun1 Si1 miao3]
Dōng jūn
Lord of the East, the sun God of Chinese mythology
xīng yào
heavenly bodies (esp. the sun, moon or five visible planets)
Qiān jīn yào fāng
Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold, early Tang compendium of herbal medecine by Sūn Sīmiǎo 孫思邈|孙思邈[Sūn Sī miǎo]
wǔ wèi jù quán
a complete gamut of all five flavors (idiom); every flavor under the sun
chuán lǎo dà
coxswain
steersman
boatswain (bo'sun)
Xiān
Ormazda, the Sun God of the Zoroastrians and Manicheans
the Sun God
Sūn xíng zhě
Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1], the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]
Sūn Lí
Sun Li (1913-2002), novelist
xǐ yáng
heliophile
tending towards the sun
heliotropism
jìn rì diǎn
perihelion, the nearest point of a planet in elliptic orbit to the sun
lower apsis
Xīng zhōng huì
Revive China Society, founded by Dr Sun Yat-sen 孫中山|孙中山 in 1894 in Honolulu
xuān
light of the sun
to dry in the sun
Zhōng guó Tóng méng huì
Tongmenghui, Sun Yat-sen's alliance for democracy, founded 1905, became the Guomindang 國民黨|国民党 in 1912
rì xīn shuō
heliocentric theory
the theory that the sun is at the center of the universe
mín shēng zhǔ yì
principle of people's livelihood, the third of Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three principles of the people 三民主義|三民主义 (at the time, meaning redistribution of wealth, self-sufficiency and internal trade)
Sūn Chuán fāng
Sun Chuanfang (1885-1935) one of the northern warlord, murdered in Tianjin in 1935
rì yuè chóng guāng
the sun and moon shine once more
fig. things get back to normal after an upheaval
Sūn Bìn bīng fǎ
the Art of War by Sun Wu 孫武|孙武
also written 孫子兵法|孙子兵法
yī pù shí hán
one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
sporadic effort
lack of sticking power
short attention span
mín quán zhǔ yì
democracy
civil liberties
principle of democracy, the second of Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three principles of the people 三民主義|三民主义 (at the time, meaning widespread popular involvement in affairs of state)
pēn bó yù chū
to be on the verge of eruption (idiom)
(of the sun) to emerge in all its brilliance
Bài huǒ jiào
sun worship
Zoroastrianism
see also 祆教[Xian1 jiao4]
wǔ quán xiàn fǎ
Sun Yat-sen's Five-power constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan
The five courts or 院[yuan4] are 行政院[xing2 zheng4 yuan4] Executive yuan, 立法院[li4 fa3 yuan4] Legislative yuan, 司法院[si1 fa3 yuan4] Judicial yuan, 考試院|考试院[kao3 shi4 yuan4] Examination yuan, 監察院|监察院[jian1 cha2 yuan4] Control yuan
Huáng huā gǎng qǐ yì
Huanghuagang uprising of 23rd April 1911 in Guangzhou, one a long series of unsuccessful uprisings of Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary party
sān zú wū
three-legged Golden Crow that lives in the sun (in northeast Asian and Chinese mythology)
Korean: samjog'o
rì yuè wǔ xīng
sun, moon and the five visible planets
dǎo cāng
to transfer grain from a store (e.g. to sun it)
voice breaking (of male opera singer in puberty)
tài yáng yǒng bù luò
(on which) the sun never sets
yì
obscure
sun hidden by clouds
yī pù shí hán
one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
sporadic effort
short attention span
kǎo zhì
to scorch
(of the sun) to beat down on
Huá xīng huì
anti-Qing revolutionary party set up in Changsha by 黃興|黄兴[Huang2 Xing1] in 1904, a precursor of Sun Yat-sen's Alliance for Democracy 同盟會|同盟会[Tong2 meng2 hui4] and of the Guomindang
shǔ quǎn fèi rì
lit. Sichuan dogs bark at the sun (idiom); fig. a simpleton will marvel at even the most universal known.
alludes to the Sichan foggy weather where it's uncommon to see a sunny day
sūn
to rub with the hand
to stroke
huí guāng fǎn zhào
final radiance of setting sun
fig. dying flash (of lucidity or activity, prior to demise)
tài yáng zhào zài sāng gān hé shàng
The Sun Shines over the Sanggan River, proletarian novel by Ding Ling, winner of 1951 Stalin prize
Sūn Wǔ zǐ
Sun Wu, famous general, strategist and Legalist philosopher, contemporary with Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3] (551-479 BC), author of "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3]
also known as Sun Tzu 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3]
Wǔ jīng Qī Shū
Seven Military Classics of ancient China viz "Six Secret Strategic Teachings” 六韜|六韬[Lìu Tāo], “Methods of Sima” 司馬法|司马法[Sī mǎ Fǎ], ”Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sūn zǐ Bīng Fǎ], “Wu-zi” 吳子|吴子[Wú zǐ], “Wei Liao-zi” 尉繚子|尉缭子[Wèi Liáo zi], ”Three Strategies of Huang Shigong” 黃石公三略|黄石公三略[Huáng Shí gōng Sān Lüè] and ”Duke Li of Wei answering Emperor Taizong of Tang” 唐太宗李衛公問對|唐太宗李卫公问对[Táng Tài zōng Lǐ Wèi Gōng Wèn Dùi]
Héng táng Tuì shì
assumed name of Sun Zhu 孫誅|孙诛[Sun1 Zhu1] (1711-1778), poet and compiler of Three hundred Tang dynasty poems 唐詩三百首|唐诗三百首[Tang2 shi1 san1 bai3 shou3]
sān zú jīn wū
three-legged Golden Crow that lives in the sun (in northeast Asian and Chinese mythology)
Korean: samjog'o
Sūn Yù táng
Sun Yutang (1911-1985), historian and poet, studied in Tokyo, Oxford and Harvard
Lā dí kè
Karl Bernardovich Radek (1995-1939), bolshevik and Comintern leader, first president of Moscow Sun Yat-sen university, died in prison during Stalin's purges
jīn wū xī zhuì , yù tù dōng shēng
lit. the golden bird of the sun sets in the west, the jade hare of the moon rises in the east
fig. at sunset
rì yuè yùn
halo
ring of light around the sun or moon
tài yáng guāng zhù
solar pillar
sun pillar (atmospheric optics)
Wú niú jiàn yuè
cow from Wu is terrified by the moon, mistaking it for the sun
tài yáng chuāng
sun window
sun roof (of car)
Guō Sōng dào
Guo Songdao or Kuo Sun-tao (1818-1891), China's first imperial commissioner (ambassador) to UK and France
Sūn Zhū
Sun Zhu (1711-1778), poet and compiler of Three hundred Tang dynasty poems 唐詩三百首|唐诗三百首[Tang2 shi1 san1 bai3 shou3]
also known by assumed name 蘅塘退士[Heng2 tang2 Tui4 shi4]
yǔ rì jù huī
for as long as the sun continues to shine (idiom)
yuǎn rì diǎn
aphelion, the furthest point of a planet in elliptic orbit to the sun
opposite: perihelion 近日點|近日点[jin4 ri4 dian3]
higher apsis
Shǔ quǎn fèi rì
lit. Sichuan dogs bark at the sun (idiom); fig. a simpleton will marvel at even the most common things
alludes to the Sichuan foggy weather where it's uncommon to see a sunny day
sān guāng
the sun, the moon, and the stars
Dà nào Tiān gōng
Monkey Wreaks Havoc in Heaven, story about the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1] from the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
sān tiān dǎ yú , liǎng tiān shài wǎng
lit. to fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two days (proverb)
fig. not to persevere in doing sth
to do sth by fits and starts
Wǔ chāng Qǐ yì
Wuchang Uprising of October 10th, 1911, which led to Sun Yat-sen's Xinhai Revolution and the fall of the Qing dynasty
míng luò Sūn Shān
lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山|孙山[Sun1 Shan1] (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom)
fig. to fail an exam
to fall behind (in a competition)
qīng tiān bái rì
in broad daylight
in the middle of the day
KMT emblem, a white sun on a blue background
tiān dǐ xia
in this world
under the sun
jīn wū xī zhuì , yù tù dōng shēng
lit. the golden bird of the sun sets in the west, the jade hare of the moon rises in the east
fig. at sunset
Rì yuè Tán
Sun Moon Lake (Dalian, Taiwan etc)
rì yuè shí
eclipsis (of the moon or sun)
rì bó Yān zī
lit. the sun sets in Yanzi (idiom)
fig. the day is drawing to an end
the last days (of a person, a dynasty etc)
bào shài
(of the sun) to scorch
to expose to a scorching sun
Zǐ jīn Shān
Purple Mountain in suburbs of Nanjing, with Ming tombs and Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum
tài yang
sun
CL:個|个[ge4]
abbr. for 太陽穴|太阳穴[tai4 yang2 xue2]
Tài yáng Bào
The Sun (the name of various newspapers, notably in the UK and in Hong Kong)
Tài yáng Zhào Zài Sāng gān Hé Shàng
The Sun Shines over the Sanggan River, proletarian novel by Ding Ling, winner of 1951 Stalin prize
Zhōng shān Gōng yuán
Zhongshan Park, the name of numerous parks in China, honoring Sun Yat-sen 孫中山|孙中山[Sun1 Zhong1 shan1]
Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ
“Art of War”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], written by Sun Tzu 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3]
Sūn Shān
Sun Shan, Song Dynasty joker and talented scholar
Sūn Yàn zī
Stefanie Sun (1978-), Singaporean singer-songwriter
Sūn Cè
Sun Ce (175-200), general and major warlord of the Later Han Dynasty
Sūn Bìn Bīng fǎ
Sun Bin's "The Art of War"
Qí tiān Dà shèng
Great Sage the Equal of Heaven, self proclaimed title of the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1] in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]
máo chá
unprocessed sun-dried tea leaves used to make black or green tea
Yān zī
(old) name of a mountain in Gansu, where the setting sun was supposed to enter the earth
Qiān jīn Yào fāng
Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold, early Tang compendium of herbal medicine by Sun Simiao 孫思邈|孙思邈[Sun1 Si1 miao3]
dōng tù xī wū
lit. the sun setting and the moon rising (idiom)
fig. the passage of time