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