walk a hundred steps after each meal and you will live a long life (proverb)
广九廣九guang3 jiu3
Guangdong and Kowloon (e.g. railway)
广九铁路廣九鐵路guang3 jiu3 tie3 lu4
Guangdong and Kowloon railway
交九交九jiao1 jiu3
the coldest period of the year; three nine day periods after the winter solstice
京九铁路京九鐵路jing1 jiu3 tie3 lu4
JingJiu (Beijing-Kowloon) railway
九巴九巴jiu3 ba1
Kowloon Motor Bus Company KMB
九边形九邊形jiu3 bian1 xing2
nonagon
九层塔九層塔jiu3 ceng2 ta3
basil
九成九成jiu3 cheng2
nine-tenths; ninety percent
九齿钉耙九齒釘耙jiu3 chi3 ding1 pa2
The Nine-Toothed Rake (weapon of Zhu Bajie 豬八戒|猪八戒)
九重霄九重霄jiu3 chong2 xiao1
ninth heaven; Highest Heaven
九鼎九鼎jiu3 ding3
the Nine Tripod Cauldrons, symbol of state power, dating back to the Xia Dynasty
九二共识九二共識jiu3 er4 gong4 shi2
1992 Consensus, statement issued after 1992 talks between PRC and Taiwan representatives, asserting that there is only one China
九分之一九分之一jiu3 fen1 zhi1 yi1
one ninth
九份九份jiu3 fen4
Jiufen (or Jioufen or Chiufen), mountainside town in north Taiwan, former gold mining town, used as the setting for two well-known movies
九宫格数独九宮格數獨jiu3 gong1 ge2 shu4 du2
sudoku (puzzle game)
九宫山九宮山jiu3 gong1 shan1
Jiugongshan nature reserve in Tongshan county, Xianning prefecture 咸宁, Hubei
九宫山镇九宮山鎮jiu3 gong1 shan1 zhen4
Jiugongshan town in Tongshan county, Xianning prefecture 咸宁, Hubei
九官鸟九官鳥jiu3 guan1 niao3
hill myna; Indian grackle; Gracula religiosa
九归九歸jiu3 gui1
abacus division rules (using a single-digit divisor)
九号球九號球jiu3 hao4 qiu2
nine-ball (billiards game)
九华山九華山jiu3 hua2 shan1
Mt Jiuhua in Anhui, one of the Four Sacred Mountains and Bodhimanda of Kṣitigarbha 地藏
九江九江jiu3 jiang1
Jiujiang prefecture level city in Jiangxi; also Jiujiang county
九江地区九江地區jiu3 jiang1 di4 qu1
Jiujiang prefecture in Jiangxi
九江市九江市jiu3 jiang1 shi4
Jiujiang prefecture level city in Jiangxi
九江县九江縣jiu3 jiang1 xian4
Jiujiang county in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi
九九乘法表九九乘法表jiu3 jiu3 cheng2 fa3 biao3
multiplication table
九九重阳九九重陽jiu3 jiu3 chong2 yang2
Double Ninth or Yang Festival; 9th day of 9th lunar month
九九归一九九歸一jiu3 jiu3 gui1 yi1
nine divide by nine is one (abacus rule); when all is said and done
九孔九孔jiu3 kong3
abalone (Haliotis diversicolor)
九孔螺九孔螺jiu3 kong3 luo2
see 九孔
九里九里jiu3 li3
Liuli district of Xuzhou city 徐州市, Jiangsu
九里区九里區jiu3 li3 qu1
Liuli district of Xuzhou city 徐州市, Jiangsu
九零后九零後jiu3 ling2 hou4
90s generation
九流九流jiu3 liu2
the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians 儒家, Daoists 道家, Yin and Yang 陰陽家|阴阳家, Legalists 法家, Logicians 名家, Mohists 墨家, Diplomats 縱橫家|纵横家, Miscellaneous 雜家|杂家, and A
九龙九龍jiu3 long2
Kowloon district of Hong Kong
九龙城九龍城jiu3 long2 cheng2
Kowloon City, Hong Kong
九龙城寨九龍城寨jiu3 long2 cheng2 zhai4
Kowloon Walled City
九龙坡九龍坡jiu3 long2 po1
Jiulongpo district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
九龙坡区九龍坡區jiu3 long2 po1 qu1
Jiulongpo district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
九龙县九龍縣jiu3 long2 xian4
Jiulong county (Tibetan: brgyad zur rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州, Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
九面体九面體jiu3 mian4 ti3
enneahedron (solid figure having nine plane faces)
九牛二虎之力九牛二虎之力jiu3 niu2 er4 hu3 zhi1 li4
tremendous strength (idiom)
九牛一毛九牛一毛jiu3 niu2 yi1 mao2
lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom); fig. a drop in the ocean
九窍九竅jiu3 qiao4
nine orifices of the human body (eyes, nostrils, ears, mouth, urethra, anus)
九卿九卿jiu3 qing1
the Nine Ministers (in imperial China)
九泉九泉jiu3 quan2
the nine springs; the underworld of Chinese mythology; Hades
九如九如jiu3 ru2
Chiuju township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县, Taiwan
九如乡九如鄉jiu3 ru2 xiang1
Chiuju township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县, Taiwan
九三学社九三學社jiu3 san1 xue2 she4
Jiusan Society, one of the eight political parties of the CPC
九声六调九聲六調jiu3 sheng1 liu4 diao4
nine tones and six modes (tonal system of Cantonese and other southern languages)
九十九十jiu3 shi2
ninety
九死一生九死一生jiu3 si3 yi1 sheng1
nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape; new lease of life
九台九台jiu3 tai2
Jiutai county level city in Changchun 長春|长春, Jilin
九台市九台市jiu3 tai2 shi4
Jiutai county level city in Changchun 長春|长春, Jilin
九天九天jiu3 tian1
the Ninth Heaven; the highest of the heavens
九天揽月九天攬月jiu3 tian1 lan3 yue4
to reach for the stars (idiom)
九天玄女九天玄女jiu3 tian1 xuan2 nv3
Xuan Nü, a fairy in Chinese mythology
九头鸟九頭鳥jiu3 tou2 niao3
legendary bird with nine heads (old); cunning or sly person
九尾龟九尾龜jiu3 wei3 gui1
nine-tailed turtle of mythology; The Nine-tailed Turtle, novel by late Qing novelist Zhang Chunfan 張春帆|张春帆
九尾狐九尾狐jiu3 wei3 hu2
nine-tailed fox (mythological creature)
九香虫九香蟲jiu3 xiang1 chong2
brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB)
九霄云外九霄雲外jiu3 xiao1 yun2 wai4
beyond the topmost clouds (idiom); unimaginably far away
九校联盟九校聯盟jiu3 xiao4 lian2 meng2
C9 League
九旬老人九旬老人jiu3 xun2 lao3 ren2
nonagenarian
九一八事变九一八事變jiu3 yi1 ba1 shi4 bian4
the Mukden or Manchurian Railway Incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria; also known as Liutiaogou incident 柳條溝事變|柳条沟事变
九嶷山九嶷山jiu3 yi2 shan1
Jiuyi mountain range in Hunan on the border with Guangdong
九渊九淵jiu3 yuan1
abyss; deep chasm
九原区九原區jiu3 yuan2 qu1
Jiuyuan district of Baotou city 包頭市|包头市, Inner Mongolia
九月九月jiu3 yue4
September; ninth month (of the lunar year)
九月份九月份jiu3 yue4 fen4
September; ninth month
九寨沟九寨溝jiu3 zhai4 gou1
Jiuzhaigou Valley, Sichuan; Jiuzhaigou county, Sichuan
Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historical Interest Area, Sichuan
九寨沟县九寨溝縣jiu3 zhai4 gou1 xian4
Jiuzhaigou county, Sichuan
九章算术九章算術jiu3 zhang1 suan4 shu4
The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art
九折九折jiu3 zhe2
10% off (price)
九州九州jiu3 zhou1
division of China during earliest dynasties; fig. ancient China; Kyūshū, southernmost of Japan's four major islands
龙生九子龍生九子long2 sheng1 jiu3 zi3
lit. the dragon has nine sons (idiom); fig. all kinds of characters; good and bad intermingled; It takes all sorts to make a world.
马英九馬英九ma3 ying1 jiu3
Ma Ying-jeou (1950-), Taiwanese Kuomintang politician, Mayor of Taipei 1998-2006, President of Republic of China 2008-2016
牌九牌九pai2 jiu3
pai gow (gambling game played with dominoes)
三跪九叩三跪九叩san1 gui4 jiu3 kou4
to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)
三教九流三教九流san1 jiao4 jiu3 liu2
the Three Religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) and Nine Schools (Confucians, Daoists, Yin-Yang, Legalists, Logicians, Mohists, Political Strategists, Eclectics, Agriculturists); fig. people from all trades (often derog.)
三九天三九天san1 jiu3 tian1
the twenty seven days after the Winter Solstice, reputed to be the coldest days of the year
三旬九食三旬九食san1 xun2 jiu3 shi2
lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom); fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation; in dire straits
三贞九烈三貞九烈san1 zhen1 jiu3 lie4
(of a widow) faithful to the death to her husband's memory
十成九稳十成九穩shi2 cheng2 jiu3 wen3
see 十拿九穩|十拿九稳
十九十九shi2 jiu3
nineteen; 19
十拿九稳十拿九穩shi2 na2 jiu3 wen3
to be a cinch; in the bag; (of a person) confident of success
十有八九十有八九shi2 you3 ba1 jiu3
most likely; mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10); vast majority
十之八九十之八九shi2 zhi1 ba1 jiu3
most likely; mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10); vast majority
数九數九shu3 jiu3
nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year
数九寒天數九寒天shu3 jiu3 han2 tian1
nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year
数九天數九天shu3 jiu3 tian1
nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year
下九流下九流xia4 jiu3 liu2
the lowest professions
小九九小九九xiao3 jiu3 jiu3
multiplication tables; (fig.) plan; scheme
行百里者半九十行百里者半九十xing2 bai3 li3 zhe3 ban4 jiu3 shi2
lit. ninety li is merely a half of a hundred li journey (idiom); fig. the closer one is to completing a task, the tougher it gets; a task is not done until it's done
一言九鼎一言九鼎yi1 yan2 jiu3 ding3
one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
沅江九肋沅江九肋yuan2 jiang1 jiu3 lei4
rare talent; lit. legendary nine-ribbed turtle of Yuan river
中共九大中共九大zhong1 gong4 jiu3 da4
Chinese Communist Party 9th congress in 1969
诛九族誅九族zhu1 jiu3 zu2
to execute all of sb's relatives (as punishment) (old)