元 jyun⁴ {yuán}

dynastic period of Yuan in China from 1271 to 1368CE

元 jyun⁴ {yuán}

1. unit of money (in PRC: Chinese yuan, in USA: dollar, etc)
2. primary
3. first

元 jyun⁴ {Yuán}

1. surname Yuan
2. the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)

元貝〔-贝〕 jyun⁴ bui³ {yuán bèi}

dried scallops

元華〔-华〕 jyun⁴ waa⁴ {yuán huá}

Yuen Wah, a Hong Kong actor

元壩〔-坝〕 jyun⁴ baa³ {Yuán bà}

Yuanba district of Guangyuan city 廣元市, Sichuan

元寶〔-宝〕 jyun⁴ bou² {Yuán bǎo}

Yuanbao district of Dandong city 丹東市, Liaoning

元寶〔-宝〕 jyun⁴ bou² {yuán bǎo}

1. a silver or gold ingot
2. mock ingot (burnt as offering in worship)
3. a name for ancient currency
4. a rare genius

元青 jyun⁴ cing¹ {yuán qīng}

deep black

元朝 jyun⁴ ciu⁴ {Yuán cháo}

Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)

元長〔-长〕 jyun⁴ coeng⁴ {Yuán cháng}

Yuanchang township in Yunlin county 雲林縣, Taiwan

元旦 jyun⁴ daan³ {Yuán dàn}

New Year's Day

元代 jyun⁴ doi⁶ {Yuán dài}

the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)

元勳〔-勋〕 jyun⁴ fan¹ {yuán xūn}

1. leading light
2. founding father
3. principal proponent

元件 jyun⁴ gin⁶ {yuán jiàn}

1. element
2. component

元軍〔-军〕 jyun⁴ gwan¹ {Yuán jūn}

1. Mongol army
2. army of Yuan dynasty

元氣〔-气〕 jyun⁴ hei³ {yuán qì}

1. strength
2. vigor
3. vitality
4. original vital breath (TCM)

元凶 jyun⁴ hung¹ {yuán xiōng}

1. chief offender
2. main culprit

元音 jyun⁴ jam¹ {yuán yīn}

vowel

元夜 jyun⁴ je⁶ {yuán yè}

1. Lantern Festival
2. night of 15th of first lunar month
3. see also 元宵

元陽〔-阳〕 jyun⁴ joeng⁴ {Yuán yáng}

Yuanyang county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan

元月 jyun⁴ jyut⁶ {Yuán yuè}

first month (of either lunar or Western calendars)

元曲 jyun⁴ kuk¹ {Yuán qǔ}

Yuan dynasty theater, including poetry, music and comedy

元朗 jyun⁴ long⁵ {Yuán Lǎng}

Yuen Long town in northwest New Territories, Hong Kong

元老 jyun⁴ lou⁵ {yuán lǎo}

1. grandee
2. old leadership
3. chief figure (in a gerontocracy)

元龍〔-龙〕 jyun⁴ lung⁴ {yuán lóng}

1. one that has achieved the way
2. emperor

元謀〔-谋〕 jyun⁴ mau⁴ {Yuán móu}

Yuanmou county in Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州, Yunnan

元末 jyun⁴ mut⁶ {Yuán mò}

1. final years of Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)
2. mid 14th century

元年 jyun⁴ nin⁴ {yuán nián}

first year of Emperor's reign

元惡〔-恶〕 jyun⁴ ok³ {yuán è}

1. arch-criminal
2. master criminal

元配 jyun⁴ pui³ {yuán pèi}

first wife

元山 jyun⁴ saan¹ {Yuán shān}

Wonsan city in Kangweon province 江原道 of North Korea

元神 jyun⁴ san⁴ {yuán shén}

1. primordial spirit
2. fundamental essence of life

元首 jyun⁴ sau² {yuán shǒu}

head of state

元帥〔-帅〕 jyun⁴ seoi³ {yuán shuài}

marshal (in the army)

元史 jyun⁴ si² {Yuán shǐ}

History of the Yuan Dynasty, twenty third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Song Lian 宋濂 in 1370 during the Ming Dynasty, 210 scrolls

元氏 jyun⁴ si⁶ {Yuán shì}

Yuanshi county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊, Hebei

元宵 jyun⁴ siu¹ {yuán xiāo}

1. Lantern Festival
2. night of the 15th of the first lunar month
3. see also 元夜
4. sticky rice dumplings

元素 jyun⁴ sou³ {yuán sù}

1. element
2. element of a set
3. chemical element

元組〔-组〕 jyun⁴ zou² {yuán zǔ}

tuple

元朗區〔--区〕 jyun⁴ long⁵ keoi¹ {Yuán Lǎng qū}

Yuen Long District, a district in New Territories, Hong Kong

元州邨〔--村〕 jyun⁴ zau¹ cyun¹ {yuán zhōu cūn}

Un Chau Estate, a public housing estate in Kowloon, Hong Kong

元壩區〔-坝区〕 jyun⁴ baa³ keoi¹ {Yuán bà qū}

Yuanba district of Guangyuan city 廣元市, Sichuan

元寶區〔-宝区〕 jyun⁴ bou² keoi¹ {Yuán bǎo qū}

Yuanbao district of Dandong city 丹東市, Liaoning

元寶山〔-宝-〕 jyun⁴ bou² saan¹ {Yuán bǎo shān}

Yuanbaoshan district, Chifeng city, Inner Mongolia

元長鄉〔-长乡〕 jyun⁴ coeng⁴ hoeng¹ {Yuán cháng xiāng}

Yuanchang township in Yunlin county 雲林縣, Taiwan

元江縣〔--县〕 jyun⁴ gong¹ jyun⁶ {Yuán jiāng xiàn}

Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai autonomous county in Yuxi 玉溪, Yunnan

元古代 jyun⁴ gu² doi⁶ {Yuán gǔ dài}

Proterozoic (geological era 2500-540m years ago)

元古宙 jyun⁴ gu² zau⁶ {Yuán gǔ zhòu}

pre-Cambrian (geological eon 2500-645m)

元器件 jyun⁴ hei³ gin² {yuán qì jiàn}

component

元好問〔--问〕 jyun⁴ hou³ man⁶ {Yuán Hào wèn}

Yuan Haowen (1190-1257), famous poet Northern China during the Jin-Yuan transition

元陽縣〔-阳县〕 jyun⁴ joeng⁴ jyun⁶ {Yuán yáng xiàn}

Yuanyang county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan

元語言〔-语-〕 jyun⁴ jyu⁵ jin⁴ {yuán yǔ yán}

metalanguage

元朗市 jyun⁴ long⁵ si⁵ {Yuán Lǎng shì}

Yuen Long town, Hong Kong Island

元老院 jyun⁴ lou⁵ jyun² {yuán lǎo yuàn}

1. upper house
2. senate
3. senior statesmen's assembly

元謀縣〔-谋县〕 jyun⁴ mau⁴ jyun⁶ {Yuán móu xiàn}

Yuanmou county in Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州, Yunnan

元山市 jyun⁴ saan¹ si⁵ {Yuán shān shì}

Wonsan city in Kangweon province 江原道 of North Korea

元世祖 jyun⁴ sai³ zou² {Yuán Shì zǔ}

lit. progenitor of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), title of Khubilai Khan (1215-1294), first Yuan dynasty emperor, reigned 1260-1294

元氏縣〔--县〕 jyun⁴ si⁶ jyun⁶ {Yuán shì xiàn}

Yuanshi county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊, Hebei

元宵節〔--节〕 jyun⁴ siu¹ zit³ {Yuán xiāo jié}

Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春節, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar

元太祖 jyun⁴ taai³ zou² {Yuán Tài zǔ}

posthumous title of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗 (1162-1227)

元寶蠟燭〔-宝蜡烛〕 jyun⁴ bou² laap⁶ zuk¹ {yuán bǎo là zhú}

ingot and candles (to be offered for the deceased)

元朗明渠 jyun⁴ long⁵ ming⁴ keoi⁴ {Yuán Lǎng míng qú}

Yuen Long Nullah, a nullah that runs through central Yuen Long

元素符號〔---号〕 jyun⁴ sou³ fu⁴ hou⁶ {yuán sù fú hào}

Symbols for elements

元寶山區〔-宝-区〕 jyun⁴ bou² saan¹ keoi¹ {Yuán bǎo shān qū}

Yuanbaoshan district, Chifeng city, Inner Mongolia

元音失讀〔---读〕 jyun⁴ jam¹ sat¹ duk⁶ {yuán yīn shī dú}

vowel devoicing

元音和諧〔---谐〕 jyun⁴ jam¹ wo⁴ haai⁴ {yuán yīn hé xié}

vowel harmony (in phonetics of Altaic languages)

元末明初 jyun⁴ mut⁶ ming⁴ co¹ {Yuán mò Míng chū}

1. late Yuan and early Ming
2. mid 14th century

元惡大憝〔-恶--〕 jyun⁴ ok³ daai⁶ deoi⁶ {yuán è dà duì}

arch-criminal and archenemy (idiom)

元語言能力〔-语---〕 jyun⁴ jyu⁵ jin⁴ nang⁴ lik⁶ {yuán yǔ yán néng lì}

metalinguistic ability

元曲四大家 jyun⁴ kuk¹ sei³ daai⁶ gaa¹ {Yuán qǔ sì dà jiā}

Four great Yuan dramatists, namely: Guan Hanqing 關漢卿, Zheng Guangzu 鄭光祖, Ma Zhiyuan 馬致遠 and Bai Pu 白樸

元素週期表〔--周--〕 jyun⁴ sou³ zau¹ kei⁴ biu² {yuán sù zhōu qī biǎo}

periodic table of the elements (chemistry)

元語言學意識〔-语-学-识〕 jyun⁴ jyu⁵ jin⁴ hok⁶ ji³ sik¹ {yuán yǔ yán xué yì shí}

metalinguistic awareness

元江哈尼族彞族傣族自治縣〔-----彝-----县〕 jyun⁴ gong¹ haa¹ nei⁴ zuk⁶ ji⁴ zuk⁶ taai³ zuk⁶ zi⁶ zi⁶ jyun⁶ {Yuán jiāng Hā ní zú Yí zú Dǎi zú zì zhì xiàn}

Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai autonomous county in Yuxi 玉溪, Yunnan