qiān piān yī lǜ
thousand articles, same rule (idiom); stereotyped and repetitive
once you've seen one, you've seen them all
pí dàn
thousand-year old eggs
preserved eggs
qiān
thousand (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
qiān jīn
thousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold
money and riches
(honorific) invaluable (support)
(honorific) daughter
shàng wàn
over ten thousand
fig. untold numbers
innumerable
thousands upon thousands
wàn
ten thousand
a great number
wàn rén
ten thousand people
all the people
everyman
qiān fāng bǎi jì
lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means
wàn zhàng
lit. ten thousand fathoms
fig. extremely high or deep
lofty
bottomless
qiān qiū
a thousand years
your birthday (honorific)
qiān lǐ
a thousand miles
a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers)
a long distance
wàn nián lì
perpetual calendar
ten thousand year calendar
Islamic calendar introduced to Yuan China by Jamal al-Din 紮馬剌丁|扎马剌丁
qiān lǐ mǎ
lit. ten thousand mile horse
fine steed
qiān jūn yī fā
a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom); imminent peril
a matter of life or death
shù wàn
several tens of thousands
many thousand
Yī qiān líng yī yè
The Book of One Thousand and One Nights
wàn hù
ten thousand houses or households
Ā lā dīng
Aladdin, character in one of the tales in the The Book of One Thousand and One Nights
wàn guàn
ten thousand strings of cash
very wealthy
millionaire
wàn shuǐ qiān shān
ten thousand crags and torrents (idiom); the trials and tribulations of a long journey
a long and difficult road
yī zhì qiān jīn
lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly
extravagant
wàn wéi wǎng
World Wide Web (WWW)
lit. ten-thousand dimensional net
qiān zì wén
Thousand character classic, 6th century poem used as traditional reading primer
yī nuò qiān jīn
a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom); a promise that must be kept
líng chí
the lingering death
the death of a thousand cuts (old form of capital punishment)
yī rì qiān lǐ
lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom); rapid progress
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]
yāo chán wàn guàn
lit. ten thousand strings of cash in money belt (idiom); carrying lots of money
extremely wealthy
loaded
bù yuǎn qiān lǐ
make light of traveling a thousand li
go to the trouble of traveling a long distance
sōng huā dàn
thousand-year egg
preserved egg
qiān jīn nán mǎi
can't be bought for one thousand in gold (idiom)
bǎi fèi dài xīng
many things waiting to be done (idiom)
a thousand things to do
péng chéng wàn lǐ
the fabled roc flies ten thousand miles (idiom)
one's future prospects are brilliant
qiān fó dòng
thousand Buddha grotto
refers to Mogao caves 莫高窟 in Dunhuang 敦煌, Gansu
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]
yī zì qiān jīn
one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
(in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect
each word is highly valued
yī fū dāng guān , wàn fū mò kāi
If one man holds the pass, ten thousand cannot pass (idiom); One man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies
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]
tiān dì xuán huáng
first line of the Thousand Character Classic 千字文[Qian1 zi4 wen2]
wàn lǐ jiāng shān
lit. ten thousand miles of rivers and mountains
a vast territory (idiom)
héng méi lěng duì , qiān fū zhǐ
to face a thousand fingers with a cool scowl (modern idiom); to treat with disdain
to defy
wàn rén dí
a match for ten thousand enemies
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