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趕不及


赶不及

see styles
gǎn bù jí
    gan3 bu4 ji2
kan pu chi
not enough time (to do something); too late (to do something)

近代語

see styles
 kindaigo
    きんだいご
(1) (See 中世) modern Japanese (as spoken since the Middle Ages); (2) Japanese spoken during the Meiji period (sometimes including the late Edo period and-or the Taishō period)

遅まき

see styles
 osomaki
    おそまき
(1) sowing late; (2) doing late

遅れる

see styles
 okureru
    おくれる
(v1,vi) to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue

遅刻届

see styles
 chikokutodoke
    ちこくとどけ
report of late arrival; tardy slip

遅刻者

see styles
 chikokusha
    ちこくしゃ
latecomer; person who arrives late

遅刻魔

see styles
 chikokuma
    ちこくま
person who is always late; person who is never on time

遅咲き

see styles
 osozaki
    おそざき
(adj-no,n) late blooming (flower, talent); late flowering

遅場米

see styles
 osobamai
    おそばまい
(See 早場米) rice from a late harvest; late rice

遅発性

see styles
 chihatsusei / chihatsuse
    ちはつせい
(can act as adjective) late-onset (of a disease, etc.); delayed; tardive

遅知恵

see styles
 osojie
    おそぢえ
backward or late-developing child

遅蒔き

see styles
 osomaki
    おそまき
(1) sowing late; (2) doing late

金天翮

see styles
jīn tiān hé
    jin1 tian1 he2
chin t`ien ho
    chin tien ho
Jin Tianhe (1874-1947), late-Qing poet and novelist, co-author of A Flower in a Sinful Sea 孽海花[Nie4hai3hua1]

金太郎

see styles
 kintarou / kintaro
    きんたろう
(1) (childhood name of late-Heian warrior Sakata no Kintoki) Kintarō; Golden Boy; folklore boy hero and defeater of demons; usu. depicted with a bob cut, carrying an axe, and wearing a red apron; (2) Kintarō doll; (3) diamond-shaped apron; (male given name) Kintarō

開夜車


开夜车

see styles
kāi yè chē
    kai1 ye4 che1
k`ai yeh ch`e
    kai yeh che
to burn the midnight oil; to work late into the night

闖王陵


闯王陵

see styles
chuǎng wáng líng
    chuang3 wang2 ling2
ch`uang wang ling
    chuang wang ling
mausoleum to the late-Ming peasant rebel leader Li Zicheng 李自成[Li3 Ze4 cheng2], nicknamed Dashing King 闖王|闯王[Chuang3 Wang2]

陳仁錫


陈仁锡

see styles
chén rén xī
    chen2 ren2 xi1
ch`en jen hsi
    chen jen hsi
Chen Renxi (1581-1636), late Ming scholar and prolific author

震旦紀


震旦纪

see styles
zhèn dàn jì
    zhen4 dan4 ji4
chen tan chi
Sinian (c. 800-542 million years ago), late phase of pre-Cambrian geological era

頹廢派


颓废派

see styles
tuí fèi pài
    tui2 fei4 pai4
t`ui fei p`ai
    tui fei pai
decadents (of the Decadent movement of late 19th century Europe)

顧炎武


顾炎武

see styles
gù yán wǔ
    gu4 yan2 wu3
ku yen wu
Gu Yanwu (1613-1682), late Ming and early Qing Confucian philosopher, linguist and historian, played a founding role in phonology of early Chinese, author of Rizhilu or Record of daily study 日知錄|日知录

馮夢龍


冯梦龙

see styles
féng mèng lóng
    feng2 meng4 long2
feng meng lung
Feng Menglong (1574-1646), late Ming dynasty novelist writing in colloquial (baihua), author of Stories Old and New 古今小說|古今小说[Gu3 jin1 Xiao3 shuo1]

魏忠賢


魏忠贤

see styles
wèi zhōng xián
    wei4 zhong1 xian2
wei chung hsien
Wei Zhongxian (1568-1627), infamous eunuch politician of late Ming

うた沢節

see styles
 utazawabushi
    うたざわぶし
slow-paced style of shamisen music with vocal accompaniment (popular during the late Edo period)

ここの所

see styles
 kokonotokoro
    ここのところ
(exp,adv) (kana only) of late; lately

ざんちょ

see styles
 zancho
    ざんちょ
(slang) (rare) (See 残暑) late summer heat; lingering summer heat; (personal name) Sancho

ちんたら

see styles
 chintara
    ちんたら
(adv,adv-to) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) dilatorily; sluggishly; (noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru) (2) to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy; (personal name) Chintara

ハマトラ

see styles
 hamatora
    ハマトラ
(abbreviation) style of clothing popular in the late 1970s and resembling a Catholic school uniform (wasei: Yokohama traditional)

モノチス

see styles
 monochisu
    モノチス
Monotis (genus of Late Triassic bivalve) (lat:)

三俠五義


三侠五义

see styles
sān xiá wǔ yì
    san1 xia2 wu3 yi4
san hsia wu i
Sanxia wuyi (lit. Three knight-errants and five righteous one), novel edited from stories of late Qing dynasty pinghua 評話|评话 master storyteller Shi Yukun 石玉昆

三寒四温

see styles
 sankanshion
    さんかんしおん
(yoji) alternation of three cold and four warm days (usu. in late winter and early spring)

三更半夜

see styles
sān gēng bàn yè
    san1 geng1 ban4 ye4
san keng pan yeh
in the depth of the night; very late at night

三民主義


三民主义

see styles
sān mín zhǔ yì
    san1 min2 zhu3 yi4
san min chu i
 sanminshugi
    さんみんしゅぎ
Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three Principles of the People (late 1890s)
(Sun Yat-sen's) Three Principles of the People

九品淨土


九品净土

see styles
jiǔ pǐn jìng tǔ
    jiu3 pin3 jing4 tu3
chiu p`in ching t`u
    chiu pin ching tu
 kuhon jōdo
also 九品淨刹 , 九品安養, 九品蓮臺, 九品往生 The nine grades, or rewards, of the Pure Land, corresponding to the nine grades of development in the previous life, upon which depends, in the next life, one's distance from Amitābha, the consequent aeons that are needed to approach him, and whether one's lotus will open early or late.

今さら感

see styles
 imasarakan
    いまさらかん
(colloquialism) feeling that something has come too late

今昔物語

see styles
 konjakumonogatari
    こんじゃくものがたり
(work) Konjaku Monogatarishū (abbreviation) (31-volume collection of stories written during the late Heian period); The Tale of Konjaku; (wk) Konjaku Monogatarishū (abbreviation) (31-volume collection of stories written during the late Heian period); The Tale of Konjaku

以夷制夷

see styles
yǐ yí zhì yí
    yi3 yi2 zhi4 yi2
i i chih i
 iiseii / ise
    いいせいい
to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties); Use Western science and technology to counter imperialist encroachment. (late Qing modernizing slogan)
(yoji) (See 夷を以て夷を制す) controlling foreigners by foreigners; playing one barbarian state against another

元末明初

see styles
yuán mò míng chū
    yuan2 mo4 ming2 chu1
yüan mo ming ch`u
    yüan mo ming chu
late Yuan and early Ming; mid 14th century

出遅れる

see styles
 deokureru
    でおくれる
(v1,vi) to get a late start

十日の菊

see styles
 tookanokiku
    とおかのきく
(exp,n) (idiom) (See 重陽) something that comes too late and is useless; chrysanthemum blooming on the 10th (i.e. one day too late for the Chrysanthemum Festival)

半夜三更

see styles
bàn yè sān gēng
    ban4 ye4 san1 geng1
pan yeh san keng
in the depth of night; late at night

古今小說


古今小说

see styles
gǔ jīn xiǎo shuō
    gu3 jin1 xiao3 shuo1
ku chin hsiao shuo
Stories Old and New by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍|冯梦龙[Feng2 Meng4 long2], collection of late Ming baihua 白話|白话[bai2 hua4] tales published in 1620

咲き残る

see styles
 sakinokoru
    さきのこる
(v5r,vi) to bloom late; to remain in bloom

哈努卡節


哈努卡节

see styles
hā nǔ kǎ jié
    ha1 nu3 ka3 jie2
ha nu k`a chieh
    ha nu ka chieh
Hanukkah (Chanukah), 8 day Jewish holiday starting on the 25th day of Kislev (can occur from late Nov up to late Dec on the Gregorian calendar)

噬臍莫及


噬脐莫及

see styles
shì qí mò jí
    shi4 qi2 mo4 ji2
shih ch`i mo chi
    shih chi mo chi
lit. one cannot bite one's own navel (idiom); fig. too late for regrets

埃迪卡拉

see styles
āi dí kǎ lā
    ai1 di2 ka3 la1
ai ti k`a la
    ai ti ka la
Ediacaran (c. 635-542 million years ago), late phase of pre-Cambrian geological era

夙興夜寐


夙兴夜寐

see styles
sù xīng yè mèi
    su4 xing1 ye4 mei4
su hsing yeh mei
to rise early and sleep late (idiom); to work hard; to study diligently; to burn the candle at both ends

夜おそく

see styles
 yoruosoku
    よるおそく
(adverb) late at night; at a late hour

夜ふかし

see styles
 yofukashi
    よふかし
(noun/participle) staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk

夜ふけて

see styles
 yofukete
    よふけて
(expression) late at night; deep in the night

夜更かし

see styles
 yofukashi
    よふかし
(noun/participle) staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk

夜更けて

see styles
 yofukete
    よふけて
(expression) late at night; deep in the night

夜闌人靜


夜阑人静

see styles
yè lán rén jìng
    ye4 lan2 ren2 jing4
yeh lan jen ching
the still of the night (idiom); late at night

夜食テロ

see styles
 yashokutero
    やしょくテロ
(net-sl) displaying or posting images of appetizing food on social media, television, etc. late at night; late-night food terrorism

大器晩成

see styles
 taikibansei / taikibanse
    たいきばんせい
(expression) (yoji) great talents mature late

大型連休

see styles
 oogatarenkyuu / oogatarenkyu
    おおがたれんきゅう
(See ゴールデンウィーク) long holiday (esp. Golden Week in late April and early May)

大泡立草

see styles
 ooawadachisou; ooawadachisou / ooawadachiso; ooawadachiso
    おおあわだちそう; オオアワダチソウ
(kana only) giant goldenrod (Solidago gigantea var. leiophylla); late goldenrod

大齡青年


大龄青年

see styles
dà líng qīng nián
    da4 ling2 qing1 nian2
ta ling ch`ing nien
    ta ling ching nien
young people in their late 20s or older who are still unmarried

姍姍來遲


姗姗来迟

see styles
shān shān lái chí
    shan1 shan1 lai2 chi2
shan shan lai ch`ih
    shan shan lai chih
to be late; to arrive slowly; to be slow in the coming

学童疎開

see styles
 gakudousokai / gakudosokai
    がくどうそかい
evacuation of school children (from major cities to more rural areas, esp. during late World War II)

守備固め

see styles
 shubigatame
    しゅびがため
{baseb} making replacements for defensive purposes in the late inning of a game

宵っぱり

see styles
 yoippari
    よいっぱり
(1) night owl; nighthawk; late bird; (noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru) (2) to stay up late; to keep late hours

宵っ張り

see styles
 yoippari
    よいっぱり
(1) night owl; nighthawk; late bird; (noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru) (2) to stay up late; to keep late hours

小夜時雨

see styles
 sayoshigure
    さよしぐれ
light shower on a night in late autumn and early winter

小春日和

see styles
 koharubiyori
    こはるびより
(yoji) Indian summer (around November); mild late autumn weather; mild late fall weather

布魯特斯


布鲁特斯

see styles
bù lǔ tè sī
    bu4 lu3 te4 si1
pu lu t`e ssu
    pu lu te ssu
Brutus (name); Marcus Junius Brutus (85-42 BC), late Roman Republic politician who conspired against Julius Caesar; Lucius Junius Brutus (6th c. BC), founder of the Roman Republic

平安後期

see styles
 heiankouki / heankoki
    へいあんこうき
late Heian period

延滞料金

see styles
 entairyoukin / entairyokin
    えんたいりょうきん
late fee; arrears; detention charge; fine

後になる

see styles
 atoninaru
    あとになる
(exp,v5r) to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)

後の祭り

see styles
 atonomatsuri
    あとのまつり
Too late!

後來居上


后来居上

see styles
hòu lái jū shàng
    hou4 lai2 ju1 shang4
hou lai chü shang
lit. late-comer lives above (idiom); the up-and-coming youngster outstrips the older generation; the pupil surpasses the master

後悔不迭


后悔不迭

see styles
hòu huǐ bù dié
    hou4 hui3 bu4 die2
hou hui pu tieh
too late for regrets

後悔莫及


后悔莫及

see styles
hòu huǐ mò jí
    hou4 hui3 mo4 ji2
hou hui mo chi
too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.

後手後手

see styles
 gotegote
    ごてごて
(exp,adj-no,n) behind with everything; too late; reactive

後知後覺


后知后觉

see styles
hòu zhī - hòu jué
    hou4 zhi1 - hou4 jue2
hou chih - hou chüeh
to realize in hindsight; to realize belatedly; to be late to the party

後進先出


后进先出

see styles
hòu jìn xiān chū
    hou4 jin4 xian1 chu1
hou chin hsien ch`u
    hou chin hsien chu
to come late and leave first; last in, first out (LIFO)

悔之已晚

see styles
huǐ zhī yǐ wǎn
    hui3 zhi1 yi3 wan3
hui chih i wan
too late to be sorry

悔之無及


悔之无及

see styles
huǐ zhī wú jí
    hui3 zhi1 wu2 ji2
hui chih wu chi
too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.

戰國末年


战国末年

see styles
zhàn guó mò nián
    zhan4 guo2 mo4 nian2
chan kuo mo nien
late Warring States period, c. 250-221 BC before the First Emperor's Qin Dynasty

手おくれ

see styles
 teokure
    ておくれ
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) being (too) late; (2) belated treatment

抑制栽培

see styles
 yokuseisaibai / yokusesaibai
    よくせいさいばい
late raising; artificial slowing of growth of plants

放馬後炮


放马后炮

see styles
fàng mǎ hòu pào
    fang4 ma3 hou4 pao4
fang ma hou p`ao
    fang ma hou pao
to fire after the horse has bolted (idiom); to act too late to be effective

文明小史

see styles
wén míng xiǎo shǐ
    wen2 ming2 xiao3 shi3
wen ming hsiao shih
Short History of Civilization, late Qing novel by Li Boyuan 李伯元[Li3 Bo2 yuan2] or Li Baojia 李寶嘉|李宝嘉[Li3 Bao3 jia1] describing the turmoil after the 1900 Eight-Nation Alliance 八國聯軍|八国联军[Ba1 guo2 Lian2 jun1]

早出晚歸


早出晚归

see styles
zǎo chū wǎn guī
    zao3 chu1 wan3 gui1
tsao ch`u wan kuei
    tsao chu wan kuei
to leave early and return late (idiom)

明末清初

see styles
míng mò qīng chū
    ming2 mo4 qing1 chu1
ming mo ch`ing ch`u
    ming mo ching chu
late Ming and early Qing; around the middle of the 17th century

時至今日


时至今日

see styles
shí zhì jīn rì
    shi2 zhi4 jin1 ri4
shih chih chin jih
(idiom) up to the present; even now; now (in contrast with the past); at this late hour

晚半天兒


晚半天儿

see styles
wǎn ban tiān r
    wan3 ban5 tian1 r5
wan pan t`ien r
    wan pan tien r
late afternoon

晚婚晚育

see styles
wǎn hūn wǎn yù
    wan3 hun1 wan3 yu4
wan hun wan yü
to marry and give birth late

本土決戦

see styles
 hondokessen
    ほんどけっせん
(hist) mainland decisive battle (land battle envisioned late in World War II)

東亞病夫


东亚病夫

see styles
dōng yà bìng fū
    dong1 ya4 bing4 fu1
tung ya ping fu
(derog.) the sick man of Asia (term used in the West in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to refer to China in its weakened state after the Opium Wars)

此処の所

see styles
 kokonotokoro
    ここのところ
(exp,adv) (kana only) of late; lately

残暑見舞

see styles
 zanshomimai
    ざんしょみまい
late-summer greeting card (sent from about Aug. 8 onward)

洋務學堂


洋务学堂

see styles
yáng wù xué táng
    yang2 wu4 xue2 tang2
yang wu hsüeh t`ang
    yang wu hsüeh tang
college of Western learning in late Qing

洋務運動


洋务运动

see styles
yáng wù yùn dòng
    yang2 wu4 yun4 dong4
yang wu yün tung
 youmuundou / yomundo
    ようむうんどう
Self-Strengthening Movement (period of reforms in China c 1861-1894), also named 自強運動|自强运动
(hist) Self-Strengthening Movement (political reform movement in China during the late Qing dynasty); Westernization Movement

浙江財閥

see styles
 sekkouzaibatsu / sekkozaibatsu
    せっこうざいばつ
(hist) (See 財閥・1) Zhejiang financial clique; Sekko Zaibatsu; clique from Zhejiang and Jiangsu, influential in Shanghai finance from late 1920s through 1930s

深夜喫茶

see styles
 shinyakissa
    しんやきっさ
(See 喫茶店) late-night coffee shop

深夜徘徊

see styles
 shinyahaikai
    しんやはいかい
loitering at night (between 11 pm and 4 am); late-night prowling

深夜放送

see styles
 shinyahousou / shinyahoso
    しんやほうそう
late-night broadcasting

深夜残業

see styles
 shinyazangyou / shinyazangyo
    しんやざんぎょう
late-night overtime

深夜番組

see styles
 shinyabangumi
    しんやばんぐみ
late-night show; midnight broadcast

清末民初

see styles
qīng mò mín chū
    qing1 mo4 min2 chu1
ch`ing mo min ch`u
    ching mo min chu
the late Qing and early Republic, i.e. China around 1911

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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