九 gau² {jiǔ}

(slang) (of coarse language) shithead

九 gau² {jiǔ}

1. nine
2. 9

九千 gau² cin¹ {jiǔ qiān}

nine thousand

九日 gau² jat⁶ {jiǔ rì}

nine days, ninth [date]

九鐵〔-铁〕 gau² tit³ {jiǔ tiě}

Kowloon-Canton Railway

九族 gau² zuk⁶ {jiǔ zú}

across nine generations within one's family

九巴 gau² baa¹ {jiǔ bā}

Kowloon Motor Bus Company KMB

九泉 gau² cyun⁴ {jiǔ quán}

1. the nine springs
2. the underworld of Chinese mythology
3. Hades

九鼎 gau² ding² {Jiǔ Dǐng}

the Nine Tripod Cauldrons, symbol of state power, dating back to the Xia Dynasty

九份 gau² fan⁶ {Jiǔ fèn}

Jiufen (or Jioufen or Chiufen), mountainside town in north Taiwan, former gold mining town, used as the setting for two well-known movies

九江 gau² gong¹ {Jiǔ jiāng}

1. Jiujiang prefecture level city in Jiangxi
2. also Jiujiang county

九歸〔-归〕 gau² gwai¹ {jiǔ guī}

abacus division rules (using a single-digit divisor)

九卿 gau² hing¹ {jiǔ qīng}

the Nine Ministers (in imperial China)

九竅〔-窍〕 gau² hiu³ {jiǔ qiào}

nine orifices of the human body (eyes, nostrils, ears, mouth, urethra, anus)

九孔 gau² hung² {jiǔ kǒng}

abalone (Haliotis diversicolor)

九如 gau² jyu⁴ {Jiǔ rú}

Chiuju township in Pingtung County 屏東縣, Taiwan

九淵〔-渊〕 gau² jyun¹ {jiǔ yuān}

1. abyss
2. deep chasm

九月 gau² jyut⁶ {Jiǔ yuè}

1. September
2. ninth month (of the lunar year)

九流 gau² lau⁴ {jiǔ liú}

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, Legalists 法家, Logicians 名家, Mohists 墨家, Diplomats 縱橫家, Miscellaneous 雜家, and Agriculturalists 農家

九里 gau² lei⁵ {Jiǔ lǐ}

Liuli district of Xuzhou city 徐州市, Jiangsu

九龍〔-龙〕 gau² lung⁴ {Jiǔ lóng}

Kowloon district of Hong Kong

九十 gau² sap⁶ {jiǔ shí}

ninety

九成 gau² sing⁴ {jiǔ chéng}

1. nine-tenths
2. ninety percent

九天 gau² tin¹ {jiǔ tiān}

1. the Ninth Heaven
2. the highest of the heavens

九台 gau² toi⁴ {Jiǔ tái}

Jiutai county level city in Changchun 長春, Jilin

九州 gau² zau¹ {Jiǔ zhōu}

1. division of China during earliest dynasties
2. fig. ancient China
3. Kyūshū, southernmost of Japan's four major islands

九折 gau² zit³ {jiǔ zhé}

10% off (price)

九七年 gau² cat¹ nin⁴ {jiǔ qī nián}

year 1997

九大簋 gau² daai⁶ gwai² {Jiǔ dà guǐ}

(n.) a big meal; a feast; a banquet that consists of 9 courses.

九點鐘〔-点钟〕 gau² dim² zung¹ {jiǔ diǎn zhōng}

Nine o'clock

九九金 gau² gau² gam¹ {jiǔ jiǔ jīn}

999 gold, very fine gold

九個字〔-个-〕 gau² go³ zi⁶ {jiǔ gè zì}

1. nine characters or words 2. forty-five minutes

九宮格〔-宫-〕 gau² gung¹ gaak³ {jiǔ gōng gé}

1. nine grid squares 2. sudoku

九廿幾〔--几〕 gau² jaa⁶ gei² {jiǔ niàn jǐ}

in the range of ninety's

九因歌 gau² jan¹ go¹ {jiǔ yīn gē}

Chinese multiplication table

九龍山〔-龙-〕 gau² lung⁴ saan¹ {jiǔ lóng shān}

Kowloon Hill

九龍塘〔-龙-〕 gau² lung⁴ tong⁴ {Jiǔ lóng táng}

the name of a place in Hong Kong: Kowloon Tong

九龍灣〔-龙湾〕 gau² lung⁴ waan¹ {jiǔ lóng wān}

the name of a place in Hong Kong: Kowloon Bay

九十九 gau² sap⁶ gau² {jiǔ shí jiǔ}

ninety-nine

九成九 gau² sing⁴ gau² {jiǔ chéng jiǔ}

99%, most probably or likely

九肚魚〔--鱼〕 gau² tou⁵ jyu⁴ {jiǔ dù yú}

Bombay Duck / Bummalo

九邊形〔-边-〕 gau² bin¹ jing⁴ {jiǔ biān xíng}

nonagon

九層塔〔-层-〕 gau² cang⁴ taap³ {jiǔ céng tǎ}

basil

九重霄 gau² cung⁴ siu¹ {jiǔ chóng xiāo}

1. ninth heaven
2. Highest Heaven

九江縣〔--县〕 gau² gong¹ jyun⁶ {Jiǔ jiāng xiàn}

Jiujiang county in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi

九江市 gau² gong¹ si⁵ {Jiǔ jiāng shì}

Jiujiang prefecture level city in Jiangxi

九官鳥〔--鸟〕 gau² gun¹ niu⁵ {jiǔ guān niǎo}

1. hill myna
2. Indian grackle
3. Gracula religiosa

九宮山〔-宫-〕 gau² gung¹ saan¹ {Jiǔ gōng shān}

Jiugongshan nature reserve in Tongshan county, Xianning prefecture 咸宁, Hubei

九號球〔-号-〕 gau² hou⁶ kau⁴ {jiǔ hào qiú}

nine-ball (billiards game)

九嶷山 gau² ji⁴ saan¹ {Jiǔ yí shān}

Jiuyi mountain range in Hunan on the border with Guangdong

九如鄉〔--乡〕 gau² jyu⁴ hoeng¹ {Jiǔ rú xiāng}

Chiuju township in Pingtung County 屏東縣, Taiwan

九原區〔--区〕 gau² jyun⁴ keoi¹ {Jiǔ yuán qū}

Jiuyuan district of Baotou city 包頭市, Inner Mongolia

九月份 gau² jyut⁶ fan⁶ {jiǔ yuè fèn}

1. September
2. ninth month

九里區〔--区〕 gau² lei⁵ keoi¹ {Jiǔ lǐ qū}

Liuli district of Xuzhou city 徐州市, Jiangsu

九零後〔--后〕 gau² ling⁴ hau⁶ {jiǔ líng hòu}

90s generation

九龍坡〔-龙-〕 gau² lung⁴ bo¹ {Jiǔ lóng pō}

Jiulongpo district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

九龍縣〔-龙县〕 gau² lung⁴ jyun⁶ {Jiǔ lóng xiàn}

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)

九龍城〔-龙-〕 gau² lung⁴ sing⁴ {Jiǔ lóng chéng}

Kowloon City, Hong Kong

九尾龜〔--龟〕 gau² mei⁵ gwai¹ {jiǔ wěi guī}

1. nine-tailed turtle of mythology
2. The Nine-tailed Turtle, novel by late Qing novelist Zhang Chunfan 張春帆

九尾狐 gau² mei⁵ wu⁴ {jiǔ wěi hú}

nine-tailed fox (mythological creature)

九面體〔--体〕 gau² min⁶ tai² {jiǔ miàn tǐ}

enneahedron (solid figure having nine plane faces)

九頭鳥〔-头鸟〕 gau² tau⁴ niu⁵ {jiǔ tóu niǎo}

1. legendary bird with nine heads (old)
2. cunning or sly person

九台市 gau² toi⁴ si⁵ {Jiǔ tái shì}

Jiutai county level city in Changchun 長春, Jilin

九華山〔-华-〕 gau² waa⁴ saan¹ {Jiǔ huá shān}

Mt Jiuhua in Anhui, one of the Four Sacred Mountains and Bodhimanda of Kṣitigarbha 地藏

九寨溝〔--沟〕 gau² zaai⁶ kau¹ {Jiǔ zhài gōu}

1. Jiuzhaigou Valley, Sichuan
2. Jiuzhaigou county, Sichuan

九江煎堆 gau² gong¹ zin¹ deoi¹ {jiǔ jiāng jiān duī}

Jiujiang Sesame Ball (a type of Chinese deep fried pastry)

九廣西鐵〔-广-铁〕 gau² gwong² sai¹ tit³ {jiǔ Guǎng xī tiě}

KCR West Rail Line, now just known as "West Rail"

九廣鐵路〔-广铁-〕 gau² gwong² tit³ lou⁶ {jiǔ guǎng tiě lù}

Kowloon-Canton Railway

九龍巴士〔-龙--〕 gau² lung⁴ baa¹ si⁶ {Jiǔ lóng bā shì}

The Kowloon Motor Bus

九龍公園〔-龙-园〕 gau² lung⁴ gung¹ jyun⁴ {Jiǔ lóng gōng yuán}

Kowloon Park

九龍醫院〔-龙医-〕 gau² lung⁴ ji¹ jyun² {Jiǔ lóng yī yuàn}

Kowloon Hospital

九龍水塘〔-龙--〕 gau² lung⁴ seoi² tong⁴ {Jiǔ lóng shuǐ táng}

Kowloon Reservoir

九龍城區〔-龙-区〕 gau² lung⁴ sing⁴ keoi¹ {Jiǔ lóng chéng qū}

Kowloon City District

九唔搭八 gau² m⁴ daap³ baat³ {jiǔ ń dā bā}

(slang) someone is completely illogical, ludicrous and nonsensical; irrelevant, off topic

九十年代 gau² sap⁶ nin⁴ doi⁶ {jiǔ shí nián dài}

during the 90s (era)

九針群島〔-针-岛〕 gau² zam¹ kwan⁴ dou² {jiǔ zhēn qún dǎo}

North Ninepin Island/ Pak Kwo Chau (A place in Hong Kong)

九子連環〔--连环〕 gau² zi² lin⁴ waan⁴ {jiǔ zǐ lián huán}

one type of winning hands in the game of Mahjong

九旬老人 gau² ceon⁴ lou⁵ jan⁴ {jiǔ xún lǎo rén}

nonagenarian

九齒釘耙〔-齿钉-〕 gau² ci² deng¹ baa³ {jiǔ chǐ dīng pá}

The Nine-Toothed Rake (weapon of Zhu Bajie 豬八戒)

九分之一 gau² fan⁶ zi¹ jat¹ {jiǔ fēn zhī yī}

one ninth

九九重陽〔---阳〕 gau² gau² cung⁴ joeng⁴ {Jiǔ jiǔ chóng yáng}

1. Double Ninth or Yang Festival
2. 9th day of 9th lunar month

九九歸一〔--归-〕 gau² gau² gwai¹ jat¹ {jiǔ jiǔ guī yī}

1. nine divide by nine is one (abacus rule)
2. when all is said and done

九江地區〔---区〕 gau² gong¹ dei⁶ keoi¹ {Jiǔ jiāng dì qū}

Jiujiang prefecture in Jiangxi

九宮山鎮〔-宫-镇〕 gau² gung¹ saan¹ zan³ {Jiǔ gōng shān zhèn}

Jiugongshan town in Tongshan county, Xianning prefecture 咸宁, Hubei

九校聯盟〔--联-〕 gau² haau⁶ lyun⁴ mang⁴ {jiǔ xiào lián méng}

C9 League

九龍坡區〔-龙-区〕 gau² lung⁴ bo¹ keoi¹ {Jiǔ lóng pō qū}

Jiulongpo district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

九龍城寨〔-龙--〕 gau² lung⁴ sing⁴ zaai⁶ {Jiǔ lóng Chéng zhài}

Kowloon Walled City

九牛一毛 gau² ngau⁴ jat¹ mou⁴ {jiǔ niú yī máo}

1. lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom)
2. fig. a drop in the ocean

九三學社〔--学-〕 gau² saam¹ hok⁶ se⁵ {Jiǔ sān Xué shè}

Jiusan Society, one of the eight political parties of the CPC

九死一生 gau² sei² jat¹ sang¹ {jiǔ sǐ yī shēng}

1. nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape
2. new lease of life

九聲六調〔-声-调〕 gau² sing¹ luk⁶ diu⁶ {jiǔ shēng liù diào}

nine tones and six modes (tonal system of Cantonese and other southern languages)

九霄雲外〔--云-〕 gau² siu¹ wan⁴ ngoi⁶ {jiǔ xiāo yún wài}

1. beyond the topmost clouds (idiom)
2. unimaginably far away

九天玄女 gau² tin¹ jyun⁴ neoi⁵ {Jiǔ tiān Xuán nǚ}

Xuan Nü, a fairy in Chinese mythology

九天攬月〔--揽-〕 gau² tin¹ laam⁵ jyut⁶ {jiǔ tiān lǎn yuè}

to reach for the stars (idiom)

九寨溝縣〔--沟县〕 gau² zaai⁶ kau¹ jyun⁶ {Jiǔ zhài gōu xiàn}

Jiuzhaigou county, Sichuan

九章算術〔---术〕 gau² zoeng¹ syun³ seot⁶ {Jiǔ zhāng Suàn shù}

The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art

九出十三歸〔----归〕 gau² ceot¹ sap⁶ saam¹ gwai¹ {jiǔ chū shí sān guī}

a loanshark term, meaning when one borrows ten dollars, one only received nine, but have to repay thirteen

九方輸入法〔--输--〕 gau² fong¹ syu¹ jap⁶ faat³ {jiǔ fāng shū rù fǎ}

Q9 Imput Method

九曲十三彎〔----弯〕 gau² kuk¹ sap⁶ saam¹ waan¹ {jiǔ qū shí sān wān}

nine bends thirteen curves, which means the way is really curvy

九龍清真寺〔-龙---〕 gau² lung⁴ cing¹ zan¹ zi⁶ {Jiǔ lóng Qīng zhēn sì}

Kowloon Masjid and Islamic Centre

九九乘法表 gau² gau² sing⁴ faat³ biu² {jiǔ jiǔ chéng fǎ biǎo}

multiplication table

九宮格數獨〔-宫-数独〕 gau² gung¹ gaak³ sou³ duk⁶ {jiǔ gōng gé shù dú}

sudoku (puzzle game)

九一八事變〔----变〕 gau² jat¹ baat³ si⁶ bin³ {Jiǔ Yī bā Shì biàn}

1. the Mukden or Manchurian Railway Incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria
2. also known as Liutiaogou incident 柳條溝事變

九廣鐵路公司〔-广铁---〕 gau² gwong² tit³ lou⁶ gung¹ si¹ {jiǔ guǎng tiě lù gōng sī}

Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation

九龍城寨公園〔-龙---园〕 gau² lung⁴ sing⁴ zaai⁶ gung¹ jyun⁴ {Jiǔ lóng Chéng zhài gōng yuán}

Kowloon Walled City Park

九牛二虎之力 gau² ngau⁴ ji⁶ fu² zi¹ lik⁶ {jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì}

tremendous strength (idiom)

九寨溝風景名勝區〔--沟风--胜区〕 gau² zaai⁶ kau¹ fung¹ ging² ming⁴ sing³ keoi¹ {Jiǔ zhài gōu Fēng jǐng míng shèng qū}

Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historical Interest Area, Sichuan