xiǎng xiang
to have a think about it
recall...
xiǎng xiàng
to imagine
to conceive of
to visualize
imagination
xiǎng xiàng
to imagine
to fancy
CL:個|个[ge4]
Liú Xiáng
Liu Xiang (1983-), Chinese gold-medal hurdler of the 2004 Olympic Games
ěr shóu néng xiáng
see 耳熟能詳|耳熟能详[ěr shú néng xiáng]
xiāng xiàng
facing one another
face-to-face
xiāng xiàng
to resemble one another
to be alike
similar
duān xiang
to look over carefully
to scrutinize
Xiàng Yǔ
Xiang Yu the Conqueror (232-202 BC), warlord defeated by first Han emperor
jìn xiang
income
receipts
earnings
revenue
Gāo Xiáng
Gao Xiang (1688-1753), Qing dynasty painter
Xiáng ān
Xiang'an district of Xiamen city 廈門市|厦门市[Xia4 men2 shi4] (Amoy), Fujian
bà wáng bié jī
Xiang Yu bids farewell to his favorite concubine (classic subject)
Farewell my concubine (film by Chen Kaige)
Xiāng xiāng
Xiangxiang county level city in Xiangtan 湘潭[Xiang1 tan2], Hunan
Xiáng ān qū
Xiang'an district of Xiamen city 廈門市|厦门市[Xia4 men2 shi4] (Amoy), Fujian
Xiāng yǔ
Xiang (Hunanese) dialect spoken in Hunan Province
àn dù Chén cāng
lit. secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wei4 He2] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] of Chu)
fig. to feign one thing while doing another
to cheat under cover of a diversion
Cài Xiāng
Cai Xiang (1012-1067), Song calligrapher
Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn
lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] (idiom, refers to plot to kill Liu Bang during Feast at Hongmen 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hong2 men2 Yan4] in 206 BC)
fig. an elaborate deception hiding malicious intent
Xiàng Yīng
Xiang Ying (1898-1941), communist general involved in forming the New Fourth Army 新四軍, killed in 1941 during the New Fourth Army incident 皖南事变
chūn qiū wǔ bà
the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC), namely: Duke Huan of Qi 齊桓公|齐桓公, Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公|晋文公, King Zhuang of Chu 楚莊王|楚庄王, and alternatively Duke Xiang of Song 宋襄公 and Duke Mu of Qin 楚莊王|楚庄王 or King Helu of Wu 吳王闔閭|吴王阖闾 and King Gou Jian of Yue 越王勾踐|越王勾践
Shē Xiāng
She Xiang (c. 1361-1396), lady who served as Yi ethnic group leader in Yunnan in early Ming times
wén
wen xiang, Henan province
Sòng Xiāng gōng
Duke Xiang of Song (reigned 650-637 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
Sòng sì jiā
four famous Song calligraphers, namely: Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼[Su1 Shi4], Huang Tingjian 黃庭堅|黄庭坚[Huang2 Ting2 jian1], Mi Fu 米芾[Mi3 Fu2] and Cai Xiang 蔡襄[Cai4 Xiang1]
Liáng Xiāng
Liang Xiang (1919-1989), first governor of Hainan
Liú Hòu zǒng
Liu Houzong (1904-1949), originally Hunan guerilla leader, rewarded by Chiang Kaishek for killing Xiang Ying 項英|项英 during the 1941 New Fourth Army incident 皖南事变
nǚ shén gé
geoduck (Panopea abrupta)
elephant trunk clam
same as 象拔蚌[xiàng bá bàng]
Hóng mén Yàn
Feast at Hongmen
(fig.) banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest
refers to a famous episode in 206 BC when future Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] escaped attempted murder by his rival Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3]
Chūn qiū Wǔ bà
the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC), namely: Duke Huan of Qi 齊桓公|齐桓公[Qi2 Huan2 gong1], Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公|晋文公[Jin4 Wen2 gong1], King Zhuang of Chu 楚莊王|楚庄王[Chu3 Zhuang1 wang2], and alternatively Duke Xiang of Song 宋襄公[Song4 Xiang1 gong1] and Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公[Qin2 Mu4 gong1] or King Helu of Wu 吳王闔閭|吴王阖闾[Wu2 wang2 He2 Lu:2] and King Gou Jian of Yue 越王勾踐|越王勾践[Yue4 wang2 Gou1 Jian4]
shén nǚ yǒu xīn , Xiāng Wáng wú mèng
lit. the fairy is willing, but King Xiang doesn't dream (idiom)
(said of a woman's unrequited love)
Liú Xiàng
Liu Xiang (77-6 BC), Han Dynasty scholar and author
míng xiū zhàn dào , àn dù Chén cāng
lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wei4 He2] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] of Chu)
fig. to feign one thing while doing another
to cheat under cover of a diversion
Chǔ Hàn Zhàn zhēng
Chu-Han Contention (206-202 BC), power struggle between Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] of Han and Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] of Chu
Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn , yì zài Pèi gōng
lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] (idiom); refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang, aka Duke of Pei 沛公[Pei4 gong1] and the future Han emperor, during a sword dance at Feast at Hongmen 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hong2 men2 Yan4]
an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent
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