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啟蒙


启蒙

see styles
qǐ méng
    qi3 meng2
ch`i meng
    chi meng

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Enlightenment
to instruct the young; to initiate; to awake sb from ignorance; to free sb from prejudice or superstition; primer; enlightened; the Enlightenment; Western learning from the late Qing dynasty

華金

see styles
 hanakin
    はなきん

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Joaquin
thank God it's Friday; TGIF; going out on Friday night; flowery Friday (when young men et al. stay out late)

風燭殘年


风烛残年

see styles
fēng zhú cán nián
    feng1 zhu2 can2 nian2
feng chu ts`an nien
    feng chu tsan nien

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Not Long for this World
one's late days; to have one foot in the grave

先君

see styles
xiān jun
    xian1 jun1
hsien chün
 senkun
    せんくん
my late father; my ancestors; the late emperor
(1) (form) previous lord; late lord; (2) (form) (one's) late father; (3) (form) ancestor

先妣

see styles
xiān bǐ
    xian1 bi3
hsien pi
 senpi
    せんぴ
(literary) my late mother
(form) (See 先考) (one's) late mother

先後


先后

see styles
xiān hòu
    xian1 hou4
hsien hou
 sengo; senkou / sengo; senko
    せんご; せんこう
early or late; first and last; priority; in succession; one after another
(1) before and after; earlier and later; order; sequence; (n,vs,vi) (2) occurring almost simultaneously; inversion (of order); (3) (abbreviation) {shogi} (from 先手後手) black and white; (place-name) Matsunochi
before and after

小春

see styles
xiǎo chūn
    xiao3 chun1
hsiao ch`un
    hsiao chun
 koharu
    こはる
10th month of the lunar calendar; Indian summer; crops sown in late autumn
(See 小春日和) 10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November); late autumn; late fall; (female given name) Chiharu

後期


后期

see styles
hòu qī
    hou4 qi1
hou ch`i
    hou chi
 kouki / koki
    こうき
late stage; later period
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (ant: 前期) latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester

最新

see styles
zuì xīn
    zui4 xin1
tsui hsin
 saishin
    さいしん
latest; newest
(noun - becomes adjective with の) latest; newest; late-breaking (news)

深夜

see styles
shēn yè
    shen1 ye4
shen yeh
 shinya
    しんや
very late at night
(n,adv) late at night; (female given name) Miyo

近頃


近顷

see styles
jìn qǐng
    jin4 qing3
chin ch`ing
    chin ching
 chikagoro
    ちかごろ
recently; of late
(n-adv,n-t) lately; recently; nowadays

亡羊補牢


亡羊补牢

see styles
wáng yáng bǔ láo
    wang2 yang2 bu3 lao2
wang yang pu lao
 bouyouhorou / boyohoro
    ぼうようほろう
lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom); fig. to act belatedly; better late than never; to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
(yoji) locking the barn door after the horse has bolted; doing something too late; mending the pen after the sheep are lost

see styles
wáng
    wang2
wang
 bou / bo
    ぼう
to die; to lose; to be gone; to flee; deceased
(n,n-suf) (1) (usu. after dates) (See 没・ぼつ・1) death; (prefix) (2) (usu. before names) (See 故・こ) the late; the deceased; (personal name) Suemaru
Gone, lost, dead, ruined; not.

see styles
xiān
    xian1
hsien
 sen
    せん
beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now; (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
(adj-no,n) (1) former; previous; old; (2) first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move; (surname) Hirosaki
Fore, before, former, first; precede.

see styles
yín
    yin2
yin
late at night

see styles
yàn
    yan4
yen
 haru
    はる
late; quiet
(female given name) Haru

see styles
wǎn
    wan3
wan
 ban
evening; night; late
twilight

see styles
wǎn
    wan3
wan
 ban
    ばん
variant of 晚[wan3]
(n,adv) (1) evening; night; (2) (abbreviation) (See 晩飯・ばんめし) dinner; evening meal; (counter) (3) counter for nights; (surname) Ban
Sunset, evening, twilight; late.

see styles
shēn
    shen1
shen
 fukami
    ふかみ
deep (lit. and fig.)
(ateji / phonetic) (prefix) (1) (honorific or respectful language) august; (2) beautiful; (n,n-suf) growing late; latening; (female given name) Fukami
Deep, profound, abstruse.

see styles

    lu4
lu
late-planted early-ripening grain

see styles

    lu4
lu
late-planted early-ripening grain

see styles
tóng
    tong2
t`ung
    tung
early-planted late-ripening grain

see styles
gān
    gan1
kan
 kan
    きも
liver; CL:葉|叶[ye4],個|个[ge4]; (slang) to put in long hours, typically late into the night, playing (a video game); (of a video game) involving a lot of repetition in order to progress; grindy
(1) liver; innards; (2) courage; spirit; pluck; guts; (3) crux; essential point
liver

see styles
míng
    ming2
ming
 mei / me
    めい
Thea sinensis; young leaves of tea
(See 茶・ちゃ・1) tea (esp. picked late); (female given name) Mei


see styles
chí
    chi2
ch`ih
    chih
 chi
late; delayed; slow
late


see styles
lán
    lan2
lan
 takenawa
    たけなわ
railing; balustrade; door-screen; exhausted; late
(adverb) (kana only) in full swing; at full height

see styles
yuàn
    yuan4
yüan
 in
    いん
courtyard; institution; CL:個|个[ge4]
(1) (See 下院・かいん) house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); (2) graduate school; postgraduate school; (suffix) (3) (See 医院・いいん,病院・びょういん) institution (often medical); institutional building; government office; (suffix) (4) {Buddh} sub-temple; minor temple building; temple; cloister; (5) (honorific or respectful language) imperial palace; (6) (honorific or respectful language) (hist) (See 女院・にょういん) title bestowed on empresses, princesses, etc.; (suffix) (7) former (esp. of emperors, daimyos, etc.); late; (surname, female given name) In
ārāma, pleasaunce, garden, grove; a monastery, hall, court.

七難


七难

see styles
qīn án
    qin1 an2
ch`in an
    chin an
 shichinan
    しちなん
(1) {Buddh} the Seven Misfortunes; (2) great number of faults or defects
The seven calamities in the仁王經, 受持品 during which that sūtra should be recited: sun and moon losing their order (eclipses), conste11ations, irregular, fire, flood, wind-storms, drought, brigands Another set is — pestilence, invasion, rebe11ion, unlucky stars, eclipses, too early monsoon, too late monsoon. Another is — fire, flood, rakṣas, misrule, evil spirits, cangue and prison, and robbers.

三伏

see styles
sān fú
    san1 fu2
san fu
 mifushi
    みふし
the three annual periods of hot weather, namely 初伏[chu1 fu2], 中伏[zhong1 fu2] and 末伏[mo4 fu2], which run consecutively over a period from mid-July to late August
(place-name) Mifushi

不及

see styles
bù jí
    bu4 ji2
pu chi
 fukyū
to fall short of; not as good as; too late
is not aware

亡き

see styles
 naki
    なき
(pre-noun adjective) the late; the deceased

亡夫

see styles
 boufu / bofu
    ぼうふ
(See 亡妻) deceased husband; late husband

亡妻

see styles
 bousai / bosai
    ぼうさい
(See 亡夫) deceased wife; late wife

亡姉

see styles
 boushi / boshi
    ぼうし
one's late elder sister

亡母

see styles
wáng mǔ
    wang2 mu3
wang mu
 boubo / bobo
    ぼうぼ
deceased mother
(See 亡父) deceased mother; late mother

亡父

see styles
 boufu / bofu
    ぼうふ
(See 亡母) deceased father; late father

亮闇

see styles
 ryouan / ryoan
    りょうあん
court mourning (for the late emperor or empress); national mourning

今更

see styles
 imasara
    いまさら
(adverb) (1) now (after such a long time); at this late hour (i.e. it is too late for something); at this point of time; (2) afresh; anew; again

佛爺


佛爷

see styles
fó ye
    fo2 ye5
fo yeh
Buddha (term of respect for Sakyamuni 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2]); His Holiness (refers to a Buddhist grandee); Buddha; God; emperor; in late Qing court, refers exclusively to Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后[Ci2 xi3 tai4 hou4]

先主

see styles
 senshu
    せんしゅ
former master; late master

先人

see styles
xiān rén
    xian1 ren2
hsien jen
 senjin
    せんじん
ancestor; forefather; sb's late father
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor; (personal name) Sakito

先代

see styles
 sendai
    せんだい
(1) previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; one's (late) father; (2) predecessor; (3) previous age; previous generation; (female given name) Sakiyo

先公

see styles
xiān gōng
    xian1 gong1
hsien kung
 senkou / senko
    せんこう
(literary) my late father
(1) (colloquialism) (derogatory term) teacher; teach; (2) previous ruler; previous lord; lord of the previous generation

先夫

see styles
 sakio
    さきお
former husband; late husband; (personal name) Sakio

先妻

see styles
 sensai
    せんさい
former wife; late wife

先婦

see styles
 senpu
    せんぷ
previous wife; late wife

先帝

see styles
 sentei / sente
    せんてい
the late emperor; preceding emperor

先慈

see styles
xiān cí
    xian1 ci2
hsien tz`u
    hsien tzu
(literary) my late mother

先父

see styles
xiān fù
    xian1 fu4
hsien fu
 senpu
    せんぷ
deceased father; my late father
deceased father

先王

see styles
xiān wáng
    xian1 wang2
hsien wang
 senou; sennou / seno; senno
    せんおう; せんのう
former sovereigns
(1) previous king; late king; (2) ancient virtuous king

先考

see styles
 senkou / senko
    せんこう
(form) (See 先妣) (one's) late father

六時


六时

see styles
liù shí
    liu4 shi2
liu shih
 rokuji
    ろくじ
(1) six o'clock; (2) (Buddhist term) six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
The six 'hours' or periods in a day, three for night and three for day, i. e. morning noon, evening; night, midnight, and dawn. Also, the six divisions of the year, two each of spring, summer, and winter.

冬隣

see styles
 fuyudonari
    ふゆどなり
late autumn that makes it seem like winter is coming

前坊

see styles
 zenbou / zenbo
    ぜんぼう
former crown prince; the late crown prince; (surname) Maebou

前夫

see styles
qián fū
    qian2 fu1
ch`ien fu
    chien fu
 zenpu
    ぜんぷ
former husband
former husband; late husband

前妻

see styles
qián qī
    qian2 qi1
ch`ien ch`i
    chien chi
 zensai
    ぜんさい
ex-wife; late wife
(See 先妻) ex-wife; former wife; previous wife

前婦

see styles
 zenpu
    ぜんぷ
previous wife; late wife

前王

see styles
 zennou; zenou / zenno; zeno
    ぜんのう; ぜんおう
former king; late king

劉熙


刘熙

see styles
liú xī
    liu2 xi1
liu hsi
Liu Xi (late Han, c. 200 AD), possibly the author of 釋名|释名[Shi4 ming2]

劉鶚


刘鹗

see styles
liú è
    liu2 e4
liu o
Liu E (1857-1909), late Qing novelist, author of 老殘遊記|老残游记[Lao3 Can2 You2 ji4]

南蛮

see styles
 nanban
    なんばん
(1) (hist) (derogatory term) southern barbarians (name used in ancient China for non-Chinese ethnic groups to the south); (2) (hist) South-East Asian countries (in the late-Muromachi and Edo periods); (3) (hist) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal and their South-East Asian colonies; late-Muromachi and Edo periods); (prefix noun) (4) (hist) foreign (of goods from South-East Asia and Western Europe); exotic (esp. in a Western European or South-East Asian style); (5) (See 唐辛子・1) chili pepper; (6) (abbreviation) {food} (See 南蛮煮・2) nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions; (7) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm; in kabuki, dance, puppetry, etc.)

反清

see styles
fǎn qīng
    fan3 qing1
fan ch`ing
    fan ching
anti-Qing; refers to the revolutionary movements in late 19th and early 20th century leading up to 1911 Xinhai Revolution 辛亥革命[Xin1 hai4 Ge2 ming4]

合巻

see styles
 goukan / gokan
    ごうかん
type of picture book popular in the late Edo period

哥沢

see styles
 utazawa
    うたざわ
slow-paced style of shamisen music with vocal accompaniment (popular during the late Edo period); (surname) Utazawa

唐末

see styles
táng mò
    tang2 mo4
t`ang mo
    tang mo
late Tang period (9th century)

国衙

see styles
 kokuga
    こくが
(1) (archaism) (See 国司) provincial governor's office; (2) (abbreviation) (See 国衙領) provincial governorate (beginning in the late Heian period); (place-name) Kokuga

土偶

see styles
 doguu / dogu
    どぐう
(1) earthen figure; clay figure; (2) dogū; clay figurines from the late Jōmon period; (given name) Doguu

夜闌


夜阑

see styles
yè lán
    ye4 lan2
yeh lan
late at night; in the dead of night

夜食

see styles
 yashoku
    やしょく
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack

失期

see styles
shī qī
    shi1 qi1
shih ch`i
    shih chi
late (for an appointed time)

奕訢


奕䜣

see styles
yì xīn
    yi4 xin1
i hsin
Grand Prince Yixin (1833-1898), sixth son of Emperor Daoguang, prominent politician, diplomat and modernizer in late Qing

奥手

see styles
 okute
    おくて
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) late-growing rice; (2) late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; (3) late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer; (surname) Okute

婦好


妇好

see styles
fù hǎo
    fu4 hao3
fu hao
Fu Hao (c. 1200 BC), or Lady Hao, female Chinese general of the late Shang Dynasty 商朝[Shang1 chao2]

孕女

see styles
 ubume
    うぶめ
(1) Ubume; birthing woman ghost in Japanese folklore; (2) (obscure) woman in late pregnancy; woman on the point of giving birth

季春

see styles
jì chūn
    ji4 chun1
chi ch`un
    chi chun
 kishun
    きしゅん
final month of spring (i.e. third month of lunar calendar)
(1) late spring; (2) (obsolete) third month of the lunar calendar; (personal name) Toshiharu

宝丹

see styles
 houtan / hotan
    ほうたん
(archaism) type of smelling salts sold in the late Edo period

宣旨

see styles
 senji; zeji(ok)
    せんじ; ぜじ(ok)
written imperial order (late Heian period)

宵夜

see styles
xiāo yè
    xiao1 ye4
hsiao yeh
midnight snack; late-night snack

寐坊

see styles
 nebou / nebo
    ねぼう
(out-dated kanji) (noun/participle) (1) sleeping in late; oversleeping; (2) late riser; sleepyhead

寒蛩

see styles
 kankyou / kankyo
    かんきょう
(poetic term) chirping of crickets in late autumn

寒蝉

see styles
 kanzemi; kansen; kanzen
    かんぜみ; かんせん; かんぜん
cicadas which sing in late autumn; (surname) Higurashi

寒露

see styles
hán lù
    han2 lu4
han lu
 kanro
    かんろ
Hanlu or Cold Dew, 17th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 8th-22nd October
(1) late-autumn or early-winter dew; (2) (See 二十四節気) "cold dew" solar term (approx. October 8)

寝坊

see styles
 nebou / nebo
    ねぼう
(noun/participle) (1) sleeping in late; oversleeping; (2) late riser; sleepyhead

小昼

see styles
 kohiru; kobiru
    こひる; こびる
(1) just before noon; (2) late-morning snack

已に

see styles
 sundeni
    すんでに
    sudeni
    すでに
(out-dated kanji) (adverb) (kana only) already; too late

已故

see styles
yǐ gù
    yi3 gu4
i ku
the late; deceased

張寶


张宝

see styles
zhāng bǎo
    zhang1 bao3
chang pao
Zhang Bao (-184), leader of the Yellow Turban rebels during the late Han 漢朝|汉朝[Han4 chao2]

張岱


张岱

see styles
zhāng dài
    zhang1 dai4
chang tai
Zhang Dai (1597-c. 1684), late Ming scholar

張角


张角

see styles
zhāng jué
    zhang1 jue2
chang chüeh
 choukaku / chokaku
    ちょうかく
Zhang Jue (-184), leader of the Yellow turban rebels during the late Han
(person) Zhang Jiao (?-184 CE)

後来

see styles
 kourai / korai
    こうらい
(n,adv) (1) after this; from now on; henceforth; henceforward; (2) (archaism) coming late; someone coming late

後発

see styles
 kouhatsu / kohatsu
    こうはつ
(n,vs,vi,adj-no) (See 先発・1) starting late; late departure

戯作

see styles
 gesaku; gisaku
    げさく; ぎさく
(1) cheap literature; writing for amusement; (2) light literature popular in the late Edo period

教案

see styles
jiào àn
    jiao4 an4
chiao an
 kyouan / kyoan
    きょうあん
lesson plan; teaching plan; a "missionary case" (a dispute over Christian missionaries during the late Qing)
lesson or teaching plan

既に

see styles
 sundeni
    すんでに
    sudeni
    すでに
(adverb) (kana only) already; too late

明末

see styles
míng mò
    ming2 mo4
ming mo
 akesue
    あけすえ
late Ming; first half of the 17th century
(surname) Akesue

時雨

see styles
 shigure(p); jiu
    しぐれ(P); じう
(1) rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter; (2) (じう only) seasonable rain; (female given name) Jiu

晚歸


晚归

see styles
wǎn guī
    wan3 gui1
wan kuei
to return late; to come home late

晚清

see styles
wǎn qīng
    wan3 qing1
wan ch`ing
    wan ching
the late Qing; late 19th and early 20th century China

晚育

see styles
wǎn yù
    wan3 yu4
wan yü
late childbirth; to have a child at a later age

晚近

see styles
wǎn jìn
    wan3 jin4
wan chin
most recent in the past; recent; late; recently

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