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There are 31 total results for your moves search.

Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

愚公移山

see styles
yú gōng yí shān
    yu2 gong1 yi2 shan1
yü kung i shan
the old man moves mountains (idiom); fig. where there's a will, there's a way

see styles
zhe
    zhe5
che
 chaku
    ちゃく
(suffix noun) (1) (See 発・1) arrival; arriving at ...; (counter) (2) counter for items or suits of clothing; (counter) (3) nth place (in a race); (counter) (4) {go} counter for moves; (surname) Tsukizaki
to wear

南行

see styles
nán xíng
    nan2 xing2
nan hsing
 nankou / nanko
    なんこう
(n,vs,adj-no) going south; heading southward; (place-name) Nangyou
dakṣiṇāyana. The course or declination of the sun to the south it moves from north to south; a period of six months.

定石

see styles
 jouseki / joseki
    じょうせき
(1) standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; formula; (2) {go} joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner); (surname) Sadaishi

寄せ

see styles
 yose
    よせ
(1) last moves (in go, shogi, or chess); endgame; (suffix noun) (2) gathering; collecting; coming together

尬舞

see styles
gà wǔ
    ga4 wu3
ka wu
(slang) to battle each other in street dancing (derived from Taiwanese 較, which sounds similar to Mandarin 尬[ga4]); (slang) to perform weird dance moves

布石

see styles
 fuseki
    ふせき
(1) {go} strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; (noun, transitive verb) (2) preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements; (laying the) groundwork (for)

復盤


复盘

see styles
fù pán
    fu4 pan2
fu p`an
    fu pan
(after completing a game of chess) to replay the game, analyzing the players' moves; (stock market) to resume trading

手数

see styles
 tesuu(p); tekazu / tesu(p); tekazu
    てすう(P); てかず
(1) trouble; bother; (2) (てかず only) number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); (3) (てかず only) {boxing} number of punches

撲跌


扑跌

see styles
pū diē
    pu1 die1
p`u tieh
    pu tieh
to fall flat on one's face; (martial arts) pouncing and falling (i.e. all kinds of moves)

比劃


比划

see styles
bǐ hua
    bi3 hua5
pi hua
to gesture; to gesticulate; to practice the moves of a martial art by imitating the teacher; to fight; to come to blows

移山經


移山经

see styles
yí shān jīng
    yi2 shan1 jing1
i shan ching
 Isen kyō
Sūtra on [the Hero Who] Moves Mountains

転勤族

see styles
 tenkinzoku
    てんきんぞく
person who moves a lot for their job; family who moves a lot for the primary breadwinner's job

傍目八目

see styles
 okamehachimoku
    おかめはちもく
(1) (yoji) bystander's vantage point; outsider's better grasp of the situation; (expression) (2) onlookers see more of the game than the players do; people watching a game of go see 8 moves further ahead

出戻り娘

see styles
 demodorimusume
    でもどりむすめ
(sensitive word) daughter who moves back to her parents after divorcing

劍走偏鋒


剑走偏锋

see styles
jiàn zǒu piān fēng
    jian4 zou3 pian1 feng1
chien tsou p`ien feng
    chien tsou pien feng
the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom); fig. unexpected winning move; unconventional gambit

劍走蜻蛉


剑走蜻蛉

see styles
jiàn zǒu qīng líng
    jian4 zou3 qing1 ling2
chien tsou ch`ing ling
    chien tsou ching ling
the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom); fig. unexpected winning move; unconventional gambit

如臂使指

see styles
rú bì shǐ zhǐ
    ru2 bi4 shi3 zhi3
ju pi shih chih
as the arm moves the finger (idiom); freely and effortlessly; to have perfect command of

孟母三遷

see styles
 moubosansen / mobosansen
    もうぼさんせん
(expression) (yoji) (See 孟母三遷の教え・もうぼさんせんのおしえ) the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning; Mencius' mother, three moves

岡目八目

see styles
 okamehachimoku
    おかめはちもく
(1) (yoji) bystander's vantage point; outsider's better grasp of the situation; (expression) (2) onlookers see more of the game than the players do; people watching a game of go see 8 moves further ahead

珠流璧轉


珠流璧转

see styles
zhū liú bì zhuǎn
    zhu1 liu2 bi4 zhuan3
chu liu pi chuan
lit. pearl flows, jade moves on (idiom); fig. the passage of time; water under the bridge

策を練る

see styles
 sakuoneru
    さくをねる
(exp,v5r) to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan

力士移山經


力士移山经

see styles
lì shì yí shān jīng
    li4 shi4 yi2 shan1 jing1
li shih i shan ching
 Rikishi isen kyō
Sūtra on the Hero Who Moves Mountains

ドッグイヤー

see styles
 dogguiyaa / dogguiya
    ドッグイヤー
(1) rapid pace at which the information technology field moves (eng: dog year); (2) dog's ear

Variations:
落ち魚
落魚

see styles
 ochiuo
    おちうお
(1) fish going downstream (to spawn); (2) dead fish; (3) fish that moves into deeper waters (to avoid the cold)

ドッグ・イヤー

see styles
 doggu iyaa / doggu iya
    ドッグ・イヤー
(1) rapid pace at which the information technology field moves (eng: dog year); (2) dog's ear

マイルドヤンキー

see styles
 mairudoyankii / mairudoyanki
    マイルドヤンキー
young person who stays in their (non-metropolitan) hometown after graduation, drives a car, etc. (unlike the majority who moves to a larger city and commutes by train)

マイルド・ヤンキー

see styles
 mairudo yankii / mairudo yanki
    マイルド・ヤンキー
young person who stays in their (non-metropolitan) hometown after graduation, drives a car, etc. (unlike the majority who moves to a larger city and commutes by train)

Variations:
岡目八目
傍目八目

see styles
 okamehachimoku
    おかめはちもく
(1) (yoji) bystander's vantage point; outsider's better grasp of the situation; (2) (yoji) onlookers see more of the game than the players do; people watching a game of go see eight moves further ahead

Variations:
ドッグイヤー
ドッグ・イヤー

see styles
 dogguiyaa; doggu iyaa / dogguiya; doggu iya
    ドッグイヤー; ドッグ・イヤー
(1) rapid pace at which the information technology field moves (eng: dog year); (2) (See ドッグイヤ・2) dog's ear

Variations:
ホモモーベンス
ホモ・モーベンス

see styles
 homomoobensu; homo moobensu
    ホモモーベンス; ホモ・モーベンス
(coined by architect Kisho Kurokawa) Homo movens ("mobile human"; modern person who moves and adapts to rapidly changing times)

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

This page contains 31 results for "moves" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



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