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朝
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Definitions
- 1. imperial or royal court
- 2. government
- 3. dynasty
- 4. reign of a sovereign or emperor
- 5. court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor
- 6. to make a pilgrimage to
- 7. facing
- 8. towards
Example Sentences
1 shown我是 朝 鮮人。
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Words Containing 朝
precarious as morning dew (idiom); unlikely to last out the day
serve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom); quick to switch sides
Chosun Ilbo, a South Korean newspaper
Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of North Korea
lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon
chili pepper (Capsicum frutescens var)
at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state
Northern and Southern dynasties (420-589)
Silla, Korean kingdom 57 BC-935 AD
Persian Safavid Dynasty 1501-1722
morning rain
People's Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea)
Achaemenid Empire of Persian (559-330 BC)
North Korea-China
at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state
Joseon, last Korean dynasty (1392-1910)
laws and discipline of imperial court
toward
Persian Safavid Dynasty 1501-1722
Zhou Dynasty
Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
gayageum (Korean 12-stringed zither)
TOMONAGA Shin'ichirō (1906-1979), Japanese physicist, 1965 Nobel prize laureate with Richard Feynman and Julian Schwinger
Liang Dynasty (502-557)
four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back
North and South Korea
the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
talks on North Korea's nuclear program
Chaoyang county in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳[cháo yáng], Liaoning
North and South Korea
to have an audience (with the Emperor)
one day
in full swing (idiom)
South Korea
(dialect) today
the current dynasty
court
Tibetan Tubo Dynasty 7th-11th century AD
entrance portal (to a palace)
Dramatized history of successive dynasties (from Han to Republican China) by Cai Dongfan 蔡東藩|蔡东藩
(literary) tomorrow (morning)
Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in Jilin province 吉林省[jí lín shěng] in northeast China, capital Yanji City 延吉市[yán jí shì]
flash of lightning, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral
to suspend business at the imperial court on account of a misfortune
Chaotian district of Guangyuan city 廣元市|广元市[guǎng yuán shì], Sichuan
a pilgrimage to a holy mountain
Mughal or Mogul Dynasty (1526-1858)
North Korea
Xia dynasty, unconfirmed but placed at c. 2070-c. 1600 BC
Zhaoge town in Qi county 淇縣|淇县, Hebi 鶴壁|鹤壁, Henan
to live in the moment (idiom)
a beautiful day
Zhaoyang district in Liaoning
Korean ethnic group in China (mainly in northeast China)
Chen of the Southern dynasties (557-589)
Southern Dynasties (420-589)
Resist US, help North Korea (1950s slogan)
lit. the elbow turns outward (idiom)
to govern from the imperial throne (applies esp. to Empress Dowager or Regent)
towards
sunrise industry
Sassanid Empire of Persia (c. 2nd-7th century AD)
new emperor, new officials (idiom)
once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
Korean Peninsula
North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA)
Li Chaowei (c. 766-c. 820), Tang writer of fantasy fiction 傳奇|传奇, author of 柳毅傳|柳毅传
to go on a pilgrimage and offer incense (idiom)
Korean War (1950-1953)
Maurya Dynasty of India (322-185 BC)
Jin Dynasty (265-420)
facing forwards
MINAMOTO no Yoritomo (1147-1199), Japanese warlord and founder of the Kamakura shogunate 鐮倉幕府|镰仓幕府[lián cāng mù fǔ]
Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
He Chao (active c. 711), Tang dynasty poet
morning dew
court dress in former times
the morning sun
Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC)
Sassanid Empire of Persia (c. 2nd-7th century AD)
Asahi (Japanese place name, company name etc)
tomorrow morning
sitting (currently serving, e.g. board members)
Six Dynasties (220-589)
court councilor
Korean written language
Bagan (Pagan) Dynasty of Myanmar (Burma), 1044-1287
Korean ethnic group of Jilin province and northeast China
Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
Umayyad Empire (661-750, in Iberia -1031), successor of the Rashidun caliphate
hangul, Korean phonetic alphabet
upside down
to transition to a new dynasty
court beads (derived from Buddhist prayer beads)
to yearn for sth day and night (idiom)
(idiom) to seize every minute; to make the best use of one's time
to visit North Korea
to make a pilgrimage
Karakhan Dynasty of central Asia, 8th-10th century
lit. to present oneself confidently to the emperor, without makeup (as did the sister of Yang Guifei 楊貴妃|杨贵妃[yáng guì fēi]) (idiom)
Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of North Korea
Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties
head down
to correct in the evening a fault of the morning (idiom)
Liang of the Southern dynasties (502-557)
Mincho font
the previous dynasty
Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC)
all levels of society
early morning sunlight
to make frequent or unpredictable changes in policy (idiom)
Wiman Korea (195-108 BC), historical kingdom in Manchuria, Liaoning and North Korea
Birthday of the Flowers, spring festival on lunar 12th or 15th February
to depart in the evening and arrive the next morning
Korean Goryeo Dynasty, 918-1392
lit. not to have breakfast until the enemy is destroyed
the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
illegitimate dynasty; pretender dynasty
Sino-Korean
King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367-1422), reigned 1400-1418
Changbai Korean autonomous county in Baishan 白山[bái shān], Jilin
Chaoyang prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省[liáo níng shěng] in northeast China
Sui dynasty (581-617)
dynasty
Song of the Southern dynasties (420-479), with capital at Nanjing
the Six Dynasties period (222-589) between Han and Tang
human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
lit. heard in the morning and changed by the evening
Abbasid Empire (750-1258), successor of the Umayyad caliphate
Chaoyangmen neighborhood of Beijing
Russia, China and North Korea
Tudor Dynasty, ruled England 1485-1603
morning dew, evening mist (idiom); ephemeral
lit. born in the morning and dying at dusk (idiom)
Ankor Dynasty of Cambodia, 802-1431
Zhaoge, capital of the Shang dynasty 商朝
Japan and Korea (esp. North Korea)
to worship
the current imperial dynasty
\Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk\, a collection of autobiographical essays by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[lǔ xùn]
lit. train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning (idiom)
lit. breakfast in the morning and supper in the evening (idiom)
reception room for officials (in former times)
morning and night
vitality
from dawn to dusk
cautious and diligent all day long (idiom)
Qi of Southern dynasties (479-502)
Ak Koyunlu or Aq Qoyunlu Turkoman confederation of eastern Iran (c. 1378-c. 1500)
Ji Chaozhu (1929-2020), Chinese diplomat
Chaoyang inner district of Beijing
precarious as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
face to the ground, back to the sky
human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
to transition to a new dynasty or regime
Northern Dynasties (386-581)
Celestial Empire, tributary title conferred on imperial China
Chaoyang district in east and northeast Beijing, a county level district of Beijing municipality
Song Dynasty (960-1279)
the eight provinces of Yi dynasty Korea
Japanese colonial administration of Korea 1910-1945
Karakhan dynasty of central Asia, 8th-10th century
Korean Goryeo dynasty, 918-1392
Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), founded by the Jurchen 女真[Nu:3 zhēn] people of North China, a precursor of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty
Tang dynasty (618-907)
North Korean (person)
Asahi Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)
backwards
body will go with the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
pilgrim
Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties, namely: Cao Buxing 曹不興|曹不兴[cáo bù xīng], Gu Kaizhi 顧愷之|顾恺之[gù kǎi zhī], Lu Tanwei 陸探微|陆探微[lù tàn wēi] and Zhang Sengyou 張僧繇|张僧繇[zhāng sēng yóu]
North Korea
Korea Strait
dynasty
Xia Dynasty (2070-1600 BC)
Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
every day (archaic)
Chaotian district of Guangyuan city 廣元市|广元市[guǎng yuán shì], Sichuan
US and North Korea
Korean language
to present tribute (to the emperor)
the imperial court
the current dynasty
the Zhou dynasty from 1027 BC
to spend all one's time together (idiom)
to give audience (of emperor)
one day; sometime in the future
Wiman Korea (195-108 BC), historical kingdom in Manchuria, Liaoning and North Korea
Korean nuclear problem
lit. one morning and one evening (idiom)
floating clouds, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral nature of human existence
Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
the Xin dynasty (8-23 AD) of Wang Mang 王莽, forming the interregnum between the former and later Han
full of youthful energy (idiom); vigorous