九
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- 1. nine
- 2. 9
Words Containing 九
December 9th Movement (1935), student-led demonstrations demanding that the Chinese government resist Japanese aggression
one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)
the Three Religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) and Nine Schools (Confucians, Daoists, Yin-Yang, Legalists, Logicians, Mohists, Political Strategists, Eclectics, Agriculturists)
to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)
(of a widow) faithful to the death to her husband's memory
the lowest professions
Chinese Communist Party 9th congress in 1969
the Mukden or Manchurian Railway Incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria
Jiusan Society, one of the eight political parties of the CCP
multiplication table
nine divide by nine is one (abacus rule)
Double Ninth or Yang Festival
1992 Consensus, statement issued after 1992 talks between PRC and Taiwan representatives, asserting that there is only one China
one ninth
ninety
the Nine Ministers (in imperial China)
Jiuyuan district of Baotou city 包頭市|包头市[bāo tóu shì], Inner Mongolia
Jiutai District of Changchun city 長春市|长春市, Jilin
Jiutai District of Changchun city 長春市|长春市, Jilin
the ninth heaven; the highest of the heavens
to reach for the stars (idiom)
Xuan Nü, a fairy in Chinese mythology
Chiuju township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan
Chiuju township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan
abalone (Haliotis diversicolor)
see 九孔[jiǔ kǒng]
hill myna
Jiugong Mountains (the location of Jiugong Mountain National Park), in Tongshan County, Xianning 咸寧|咸宁[xián níng], Hubei
Jiugongshan town in Tongshan county, Xianning prefecture-level city 咸寧|咸宁[xián níng], Hubei
sudoku (puzzle game)
Jiuzhaigou Valley, Sichuan
Jiuzhaigou county, Sichuan
Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historical Interest Area, Sichuan
nine-tailed fox (mythological creature)
nine-tailed turtle of mythology
basil
Jiuyi Mountains in Hunan on the border with Guangdong
division of China during earliest dynasties
nine-tenths
10% off (price)
nonagenarian
September
September
C9 League, alliance of nine prestigious Chinese universities, established in 1998
abacus division rules (using a single-digit divisor)
nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape
Jiujiang prefecture-level city in Jiangxi
Jiujiang prefecture-level city in Jiangxi
Jiujiang county in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi
the nine springs
the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians 儒家[rú jiā], Daoists 道家[dào jiā], Yin and Yang 陰陽家|阴阳家[yīn yáng jiā], Legalists 法家[fǎ jiā], Logicians 名家[míng jiā], Mohists 墨家[mò jiā], Diplomats 縱橫家|纵横家[zòng héng jiā], Miscellaneous 雜家|杂家[zá jiā], and Agriculturalists 農家|农家[nóng jiā]
abyss
lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom)
tremendous strength (idiom)
nine orifices of the human body (eyes, nostrils, ears, mouth, urethra, anus)
The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art
nine tones and six modes (tonal system of Cantonese and other southern languages)
Mount Jiuhua in Anhui, scenic tourist site, and one of the four famous Buddhist mountains
nine-ball (billiards game)
Chinese rings, a brainteaser toy consisting of nine rings interlocked on a looped handle, the objective being to remove the rings from the handle
nonagon
Liuli district of Xuzhou city 徐州市[xú zhōu shì], Jiangsu
Liuli district of Xuzhou city 徐州市[xú zhōu shì], Jiangsu
ninth heaven
the nine \fields\ into which Heaven was anciently divided
90s generation
beyond the topmost clouds (idiom)
enneahedron (solid figure having nine plane faces)
cunning or sly person
brown marmorated stinkbug (BMSB)
the Nine Tripod Cauldrons, symbol of state power, dating back to the Xia Dynasty
The Nine-Toothed Rake (weapon of Zhu Bajie 豬八戒|猪八戒[zhū bā jiè])
Kowloon district of Hong Kong
Jiulongpo district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
Jiulongpo district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
Kowloon City, Hong Kong
Kowloon Walled City
Jiulong county (Tibetan: brgyad zur rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[gān zī zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
three nine day periods after the winter solstice
JingJiu (Beijing-Kowloon) railway
pretty close
most likely
nineteen
see 十拿九穩|十拿九稳[shí ná jiǔ wěn]
to be a cinch
most likely
lit. in gambling, nine times out of ten you lose (idiom)
multiplication tables
Guangdong and Kowloon (e.g. railway)
Guangdong and Kowloon railway
rare talent
pai gow (gambling game played with dominoes)
stinking intellectual (contemptuous term for educated people during the Cultural Revolution)
lit. ninety li is merely a half of a hundred li journey (idiom)
Beethoven's Ninth
the Double Ninth Festival (9th day of the 9th lunar month)
walk a hundred steps after each meal and you will live a long life (proverb)
Ma Ying-jeou (1950-), Taiwanese Kuomintang politician, Mayor of Taipei 1998-2006, president of Republic of China 2008-2016
lit. the dragon has nine sons (idiom); fig. all kinds of characters