七 cat¹ {qī}

1. seven
2. 7

七百 cat¹ baak³ {qī bǎi}

Seven hundred

七出 cat¹ ceot¹ {qī chū}

the seven requirement before a divorce is granted in pre-modern China and SE Asia

七千 cat¹ cin¹ {qī qiān}

seven thousand

七彩 cat¹ coi² {qī cǎi}

1. colourful 2. huge variety

七日 cat¹ jat⁶ {qī rì}

seven days, seventh [date]

七名 cat¹ ming⁴ {qī míng}

Seven (people)

七姐 cat¹ ze² {qī jiě}

also known as Zhinu, who is a weaver girl in Chinese myth and a goddess

七仔 cat¹ zi² {qī zǐ}

7-Eleven convenience stores

七七 cat¹ cat¹ {qī qī}

1. seven sevens (equals 49)
2. cf Buddhist services for the auspicious reincarnation of the departed

七情 cat¹ cing⁴ {qī qíng}

1. seven emotional states
2. seven affects of traditional Chinese medical theory and therapy, namely: joy 喜, anger 怒, anxiety 憂, thought 思, grief 悲, fear 恐, fright 驚
3. seven relations

七彩 cat¹ coi² {qī cǎi}

1. seven colors
2. a variety of colors
3. multi-colored
4. rainbow-colored

七堵 cat¹ dou² {Qī dǔ}

Chitu district of Keelung City 基隆市, Taiwan

七方 cat¹ fong¹ {qī fāng}

(Chinese medicine) the seven kinds of prescriptions 大方, 小方, 缓方, 急方, 奇方, 偶方 and 重方 or 复方

七股 cat¹ gu² {Qī gǔ}

Chiku township in Tainan county 台南縣, Taiwan

七喜 cat¹ hei² {Qī xǐ}

1. 7 Up (soft drink)
2. Hedy Holding Co., PRC computer manufacturer

七竅〔-窍〕 cat¹ hiu³ {qī qiào}

the seven apertures of the human head: 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 nostrils, 1 mouth

七孔 cat¹ hung² {qī kǒng}

the seven apertures of the human head: 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 nostrils, 1 mouth

七曜 cat¹ jiu⁶ {qī yào}

the seven planets of pre-modern astronomy (the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn)

七月 cat¹ jyut⁶ {Qī yuè}

1. July
2. seventh month (of the lunar year)

七律 cat¹ leot⁶ {qī lǜ}

abbr. for 七言律詩, verse form consisting of 8 lines of 7 syllables, with rhyme on alternate lines

七美 cat¹ mei⁵ {Qī měi}

Qimei or Chimei township in Penghu county 澎湖縣 (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan

七魄 cat¹ paak³ {qī pò}

1. seven mortal forms in Daoism, representing carnal life and desires
2. contrasted with 三魂 three immortal souls

七十 cat¹ sap⁶ {qī shí}

1. seventy
2. 70

七事 cat¹ si⁶ {qī shì}

the Seven Duties of a sovereign, namely: offering sacrifice 祭祀, giving audience 朝覲, administering jointly 會同, receiving guests 賓客, running army 軍旅, attending to farm work 田役, mourning ceremonial 喪荒

七星 cat¹ sing¹ {Qī xīng}

Qixing district of Guilin city 桂林市, Guangxi

七聲〔-声〕 cat¹ sing¹ {qī shēng}

tones of the musical scale

七夕 cat¹ zik⁶ {Qī xī}

1. double seven festival, evening of seventh of lunar seventh month
2. girls' festival
3. Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女 are allowed their annual meeting

七大洲 cat¹ daai⁶ zau¹ {qī dà zhōu}

Seven continents

七點鐘〔-点钟〕 cat¹ dim² zung¹ {qī diǎn zhōng}

seven o'clock

七個字〔-个-〕 cat¹ go³ zi⁶ {qī gè zì}

1. seven characters or words 2. thirty-five minutes

七行詩〔--诗〕 cat¹ hong⁴ si¹ {qī háng shī}

Heptastich

七絃琴〔-弦-〕 cat¹ jin⁴ kam⁴ {qī xián qín}

guqin (seven-string Chinese musical instrument of the zither family)

七言詩〔--诗〕 cat¹ jin⁴ si¹ {qī yán shī}

a type of Chinese poetry, where every line only consist of seven chinese characters

七十七 cat¹ sap⁶ cat¹ {qī shí qī}

seventy-seven

七星茶 cat¹ sing¹ caa⁴ {Qī xīng chá}

seven star tea, which is usually called as Health star granules or calming herbal tea for infant

七星岩 cat¹ sing¹ ngaam⁴ {qī xīng yán}

Seven-Star Cave, Seven-Star Crag, and Seven-Star Reef; three locations share the same Chinese title, two are in Mainland China, and one is at Taiwan

七姊妹 cat¹ zi² mui⁶ {qī zǐ mei}

lit. seven sisters, is a old village in the district of North Point in Hong Kong

七邊形〔-边-〕 cat¹ bin¹ jing⁴ {qī biān xíng}

heptagon

七堵區〔--区〕 cat¹ dou² keoi¹ {Qī dǔ qū}

Chitu district of Keelung City 基隆市, Taiwan

七角形 cat¹ gok³ jing⁴ {qī jiǎo xíng}

heptagon

七股鄉〔--乡〕 cat¹ gu² hoeng¹ {Qī gǔ xiāng}

Chiku township in Tainan county 台南縣, Taiwan

七巧板 cat¹ haau² baan² {qī qiǎo bǎn}

tangram (traditional Chinese block puzzle)

七河州 cat¹ ho⁴ zau¹ {Qī hé zhōu}

Semirechye region of Kazakhstan, bordering Lake Balkash 巴爾喀什湖

七日熱〔--热〕 cat¹ jat⁶ jit⁶ {qī rì rè}

leptospirosis

七弦琴 cat¹ jin⁴ kam⁴ {qī xián qín}

guqin or seven-stringed zither

七葉樹〔-叶树〕 cat¹ jip⁶ syu⁶ {qī yè shù}

Chinese horse chestnut (Aesculus chinensis)

七月份 cat¹ jyut⁶ fan⁶ {qī yuè fèn}

July

七里河 cat¹ lei⁵ ho⁴ {Qī lǐ hé}

Qilihe District of Lanzhou City 蘭州市, Gansu

七里香 cat¹ lei⁵ hoeng¹ {qī lǐ xiāng}

1. orange jasmine (Murraya paniculata)
2. "chicken butt", popular Taiwan snack on a stick, made of marinated "white cut chicken" butt

七龍珠〔-龙-〕 cat¹ lung⁴ zyu¹ {Qī lóng zhū}

Dragon Ball, Japanese manga and anime series

七美鄉〔--乡〕 cat¹ mei⁵ hoeng¹ {Qī měi xiāng}

Qimei or Chimei township in Penghu county 澎湖縣 (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan

七武士 cat¹ mou⁵ si⁶ {Qī wǔ shì}

Seven Samurai (movie)

七星區〔--区〕 cat¹ sing¹ keoi¹ {Qī xīng qū}

Qixing district of Guilin city 桂林市, Guangxi

七鰓鰻〔-鳃鳗〕 cat¹ soi¹ maan⁴ {qī sāi mán}

lamprey (jawless proto-fish of family Petromyzontidae)

七碳糖 cat¹ taan³ tong⁴ {qī tàn táng}

heptose (CH2O)7, monosaccharide with seven carbon atoms

七和弦 cat¹ wo⁴ jin⁴ {qī hé xián}

seventh (musical cord)

七夕節〔--节〕 cat¹ zik⁶ zit³ {Qī xī jié}

1. Qixi Festival or Double Seven Festival on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month
2. girls' festival
3. Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女 are allowed their annual meeting

七步成詩〔---诗〕 cat¹ bou⁶ sing⁴ si¹ {qī bù chéng shī}

one who composes a poem (in his mind) within 7 steps

七除八扣 cat¹ ceoi⁴ baat³ kau³ {qī chú bā kòu}

further discounts after discount; further reductions after reduction

七情六慾〔---欲〕 cat¹ cing⁴ luk⁶ juk⁶ {qī qíng liù yù}

seven emotions and six desires, which refers to the natures of human

七情六欲 cat¹ cing⁴ luk⁶ juk⁶ {qī qíng liù yù}

general psychologic reactions to surroundings of human

七情上面 cat¹ cing⁴ soeng⁵ min⁶ {qī qíng shàng mian}

seven emotions all on the face, which means someone delivers strong emotional expressions

七顛八倒〔-颠--〕 cat¹ din¹ baat³ dou² {qī diān bā dǎo}

Things got messed up

七扶八插 cat¹ fu⁴ baat³ caap³ {qī fú bā chā}

a group effort to help one

七個一皮〔-个--〕 cat¹ go³ jat¹ pei⁴ {qī gè yī pí}

stress and confusion due to huge workload

七國咁亂〔-国-乱〕 cat¹ gwok³ gam³ lyun⁶ {qī guó gān luàn}

(adjective) extremely messy; chaotic; anarchic (can describe a place or a situation)

七孔生煙〔---烟〕 cat¹ hung² sang¹ jin¹ {qī kǒng shēng yān}

lit. steaming from seven holes, meaning one is extremely angry

七一遊行〔--游-〕 cat¹ jat¹ jau⁴ hang⁴ {Qī Yī yóu xíng}

July 1st Demonstration

七月一號〔---号〕 cat¹ jyut⁶ jat¹ hou⁶ {Qī yuè yī háo}

July 1st

七擒七縱〔---纵〕 cat¹ kam⁴ cat¹ zung³ {qī qín qī zòng}

a strategy that convince your captive or opponent surrender wholeheartedly

七窮六絕〔-穷-绝〕 cat¹ kung⁴ luk⁶ zyut⁶ {qī qióng liù jué}

Desperate

七零八落 cat¹ ling⁴ baat³ lok⁶ {qīlíngbāluò}

(idiom) Refer objects are scattered and dispersed

七十二行 cat¹ sap⁶ ji⁶ hong⁴ {qī shí èr háng}

the 72 key categories of occupation

七手八腳〔---脚〕 cat¹ sau² baat³ goek³ {qī shǒu bā jiǎo}

seven hands eight feet, which means there are a lot of people interfering and the situation is messy

七嘴八舌 cat¹ zeoi² baat³ sit³ {qī zuǐ bā shé}

spreading rumours (idiom)

七支八離〔---离〕 cat¹ zi¹ baat³ lei⁴ {qī zhī bā lí}

Broken; Fragmented

七姊妹道 cat¹ zi² mui⁶ dou⁶ {qī zǐ mei dào}

Tsat Tsz Mui Road, a road in North Point, HK

七折八扣 cat¹ zit³ baat³ kau³ {qī zhé bā kòu}

thirty percent off and then twenty percent off, which means a huge discount

七層架構〔-层-构〕 cat¹ cang⁴ gaa³ gau³ {qī céng jià gòu}

seven layer architecture (OSI)

七七八八 cat¹ cat¹ baat³ baat³ {qī qī bā bā}

1. almost
2. nearing completion
3. bits and piece
4. of all kinds

七七事變〔---变〕 cat¹ cat¹ si⁶ bin³ {Qī Qī Shì biàn}

Marco Polo Bridge Incident of 7th July 1937, regarded as the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日戰爭

七旬老人 cat¹ ceon⁴ lou⁵ jan⁴ {qī xún lǎo rén}

septuagenarian

七葷八素〔-荤--〕 cat¹ fan¹ baat³ sou³ {qī hūn bā sù}

1. confused
2. distracted

七分之一 cat¹ fan⁶ zi¹ jat¹ {qī fēn zhī yī}

one seventh

七國集團〔-国-团〕 cat¹ gwok³ zaap⁶ tyun⁴ {Qī guó Jí tuán}

G7, the group of 7 industrialized countries: US, Japan, Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Canada (now G8, including Russia)

七竅生煙〔-窍-烟〕 cat¹ hiu³ sang¹ jin¹ {qī qiào shēng yān}

1. lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom)
2. fig. to seethe with anger

七項全能〔-项--〕 cat¹ hong⁶ cyun⁴ nang⁴ {qī xiàng quán néng}

heptathlon

七號電池〔-号电-〕 cat¹ hou⁶ din⁶ ci⁴ {qī hào diàn chí}

1. AAA battery (PRC)
2. Taiwan equivalent: 四號電池

七言律詩〔---诗〕 cat¹ jin⁴ leot⁶ si¹ {qī yán lǜ shī}

1. verse form consisting of 8 lines of 7 syllables, with rhyme on alternate lines
2. abbr. to 七律

七級浮屠〔-级--〕 cat¹ kap¹ fau⁴ tou⁴ {qī jí fú tú}

seven floor pagoda

七里河區〔---区〕 cat¹ lei⁵ ho⁴ keoi¹ {Qī lǐ hé Qū}

Qilihe District of Lanzhou City 蘭州市, Gansu

七零八落 cat¹ ling⁴ baat³ lok⁶ {qī líng bā luò}

(idiom) everything broken and in disorder

七零八碎 cat¹ ling⁴ baat³ seoi³ {qī líng bā suì}

1. bits and pieces
2. scattered fragments

七老八十 cat¹ lou⁵ baat³ sap⁶ {qī lǎo bā shí}

1. in one's seventies (age)
2. very old (of people)

七扭八歪 cat¹ nau² baat³ waai¹ {qī niǔ bā wāi}

in a state of great disorder (idiom)

七年之癢〔---痒〕 cat¹ nin⁴ zi¹ joeng⁵ {qī nián zhī yǎng}

seven-year itch

七拼八湊〔---凑〕 cat¹ ping³ baat³ cau³ {qī pīn bā còu}

1. assembled at random
2. a motley collection

七十年代 cat¹ sap⁶ nin⁴ doi⁶ {qī shí nián dài}

1. the seventies
2. the 1970s

七聲音階〔-声-阶〕 cat¹ sing¹ jam¹ gaai¹ {qī shēng yīn jiē}

heptatonic scale

七星瓢蟲〔---虫〕 cat¹ sing¹ piu⁴ cung⁴ {qī xīng piáo chóng}

seven-spotted ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata)

七上八下 cat¹ soeng⁵ baat³ haa⁶ {qī shàng bā xià}

1. at sixes and sevens
2. perturbed state of mind
3. in a mess

七台河市 cat¹ toi⁴ ho⁴ si⁵ {Qī tái hé shì}

Qitaihe prefecture level city, Heilongjiang province

七嘴八舌 cat¹ zeoi² baat³ sit³ {qī zuǐ bā shé}

lively discussion with everybody talking at once

七政四餘〔---余〕 cat¹ zing³ sei³ jyu⁴ {qī zhèng sì yú}

seven heavenly bodies and four imaginary stars (in astrology and fengshui)

七月三十號〔----号〕 cat¹ jyut⁶ saam¹ sap⁶ hou⁶ {Qī yuè sān shí hào}

July 30th

七帶石斑魚〔-带--鱼〕 cat¹ daai² sek⁶ baan¹ jyu² {qī dài shí bān yú}

Epinephelus septemfasciatus

七姊妹星團〔----团〕 cat¹ zi² mui⁶ sing¹ tyun⁴ {Qī zǐ mèi xīng tuán}

Pleiades M45

七十七國集團〔---国-团〕 cat¹ sap⁶ cat¹ gwok³ zaap⁶ tyun⁴ {Qī shí qī Guó Jí tuán}

Group of 77, loose alliance of developing countries, founded in 1964

七大工業國集團〔---业国-团〕 cat¹ daai⁶ gung¹ jip⁶ gwok³ zaap⁶ tyun⁴ {qī dà gōng yè guó jí tuán}

G7, the group of 7 industrialized countries: US, Japan, Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Canada (now G8, including Russia)