千 cin¹ {qiān}

(noun) 1. swindler; 2. cheat; (verb) 1. to swindle; 2. cheat (at card/gambling games)

千 cin¹ {qiān}

thousand

韆鞦〔千秋〕 cin¹ cau¹ {qiān qiū}

a swing

千斤 cin¹ gan¹ {qiān jīn}

1. a Chinese measuring unit, equals to approximately 500 kg per unit 2. very heavy; weighty

千禧 cin¹ hei¹ {qiān xǐ}

millennium

千祁 cin¹ kei⁴ {qiān Qí}

Please, as to hope something happen/not happen

千祈 cin¹ kei⁴ {qiān qí}

(slang) have to; must; need; be sure to

千載〔-载〕 cin¹ zoi² {qiān zǎi}

A Thousand Years

千秋 cin¹ cau¹ {qiān qiū}

1. a thousand years
2. your birthday (honorific)

千噸〔-吨〕 cin¹ deon¹ {qiān dūn}

kiloton

千夫 cin¹ fu¹ {qiān fū}

a lot of people (literary)

千伏 cin¹ fuk⁶ {qiān fú}

kilovolt

千金 cin¹ gam¹ {qiān jīn}

1. thousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold
2. money and riches
3. (honorific) invaluable (support)
4. (honorific) daughter

千古 cin¹ gu² {qiān gǔ}

1. for all eternity
2. throughout all ages

千赫 cin¹ haak¹ {qiān hè}

kilohertz

千克 cin¹ hak¹ {qiān kè}

kilogram

千億〔-亿〕 cin¹ jik¹ {qiān yì}

1. myriads
2. hundred billion

千葉〔-叶〕 cin¹ jip⁶ {Qiān yè}

Chiba, Japan

千陽〔-阳〕 cin¹ joeng⁴ {Qiān yáng}

Qianyang County in Baoji 寶雞, Shaanxi

千卡 cin¹ kaa¹ {qiān kǎ}

kilocalorie (Kcal)

千里 cin¹ lei⁵ {qiān lǐ}

1. a thousand miles
2. a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers)
3. a long distance

千萬〔-万〕 cin¹ maan⁶ {qiān wàn}

1. ten million
2. countless
3. many
4. one must by all means

千米 cin¹ mai⁵ {qiān mǐ}

kilometer

千瓦 cin¹ ngaa⁵ {qiān wǎ}

kilowatt (unit of electric power)

千年 cin¹ nin⁴ {qiān nián}

millennium

千帕 cin¹ paak³ {qiān pà}

kiloPascal (kPa, unit of pressure)

千兆 cin¹ siu⁶ {qiān zhào}

giga-

千位 cin¹ wai² {qiān wèi}

the thousands place (or column) in the decimal system

千周 cin¹ zau¹ {qiān zhōu}

kilocycle (KC), equals to 1,000 Hz

千層糕〔-层-〕 cin¹ cang⁴ gou¹ {qiān céng gāo}

layered cake or dessert

千層麵〔-层面〕 cin¹ cang⁴ min⁶ {qiān céng miàn}

lasagna

千島湖〔-岛-〕 cin¹ dou² wu⁴ {Qiān dǎo Hú}

Qiandao Lake

千島醬〔-岛酱〕 cin¹ dou² zoeng³ {qiān dǎo jiàng}

thousand island dressing

千佛洞 cin¹ fat⁶ dung⁶ {qiān Fó dòng}

Buddhist grottos

千金方 cin¹ gam¹ fong¹ {Qiān jīn fāng}

Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold, early Tang compendium of herbal medicine by Sun Simiao 孫思邈

千斤頂〔--顶〕 cin¹ gan¹ ding² {qiān jīn dǐng}

jack (for lifting weight)

千赫茲〔--兹〕 cin¹ haak¹ zi¹ {qiān hè zī}

1. kilohertz
2. kHz

千禧年 cin¹ hei¹ nin⁴ {qiān xǐ nián}

millennium

千葉縣〔-叶县〕 cin¹ jip⁶ jyun⁶ {Qiān yè xiàn}

Chiba prefecture, Japan

千陽縣〔-阳县〕 cin¹ joeng⁴ jyun⁶ {Qiān yáng Xiàn}

Qianyang County in Baoji 寶雞, Shaanxi

千里馬〔--马〕 cin¹ lei⁵ maa⁵ {qiān lǐ mǎ}

1. lit. ten thousand mile horse
2. fine steed

千里眼 cin¹ lei⁵ ngaan⁵ {qiān lǐ yǎn}

clairvoyance

千山區〔--区〕 cin¹ saan¹ keoi¹ {Qiān shān qū}

Qianshan district of Anshan city 鞍山市, Liaoning

千位元 cin¹ wai² jyun⁴ {qiān wèi yuán}

kilobit

千字文 cin¹ zi⁶ man⁴ {Qiān zì wén}

Thousand Character Classic, 6th century poem used as a traditional reading primer

千字節〔--节〕 cin¹ zi⁶ zit³ {qiān zì jié}

kilobyte

千足蟲〔--虫〕 cin¹ zuk¹ cung⁴ {qiān zú chóng}

millipede

千錘百煉〔-锤-炼〕 cin¹ ceoi⁴ baak³ lin⁶ {qiān chuí bǎi liàn}

well experienced, after hard works and harsh challenges

千嬌百媚〔-娇--〕 cin¹ giu¹ baak³ mei⁶ {qiān jiāo bǎi mèi}

beautiful and charming

千祈唔好 cin¹ kei⁴ m⁴ hou² {qiān qí ḿ hǎo}

I hope it won't

千萬富翁〔-万--〕 cin¹ maan⁶ fu³ jung¹ {qiān wàn fù wēng}

Multi-millionaire;Rich person

千山萬水〔--万-〕 cin¹ saan¹ maan⁶ seoi² {qiān shān wàn shuǐ}

a lengthy and hard expedition

千載一時〔-载-时〕 cin¹ zoi² jat¹ si⁴ {qiān zǎi yī shí}

once in a thousand years, which means a rare opportunity

千變萬化〔-变万-〕 cin¹ bin³ maan⁶ faa³ {qiān biàn wàn huà}

1. countless changes
2. constant permutation

千變萬軫〔-变万轸〕 cin¹ bin³ maan⁶ zan² {qiān biàn wàn zhěn}

constantly changing, ever-varying (idiom)

千差萬別〔--万别〕 cin¹ caa¹ maan⁶ bit⁶ {qiān chā wàn bié}

manifold diversity

千秋萬代〔--万-〕 cin¹ cau¹ maan⁶ doi⁶ {qiān qiū wàn dài}

throughout the ages

千錘百鍊〔-锤-炼〕 cin¹ ceoi⁴ baak³ lin⁶ {qiān chuí bǎi liàn}

1. after hard work and numerous revisions (idiom)
2. the vicissitudes of life

千千萬萬〔--万万〕 cin¹ cin¹ maan⁶ maan⁶ {qiān qiān wàn wàn}

1. lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers
2. innumerable
3. thousands upon thousands

千瘡百孔〔-疮--〕 cin¹ cong¹ baak³ hung² {qiān chuāng bǎi kǒng}

1. riddled with gaping wounds
2. afflicted with all ills

千叮萬囑〔--万嘱〕 cin¹ ding¹ maan⁶ zuk¹ {qiān dīng wàn zhǔ}

1. repeatedly urging
2. imploring over and over again

千刀萬剮〔--万剐〕 cin¹ dou¹ maan⁶ gwaa² {qiān dāo wàn guǎ}

1. to make mincemeat of sb
2. to hack sb to pieces (used while cursing)

千島群島〔-岛-岛〕 cin¹ dou² kwan⁴ dou² {Qiān dǎo Qún dǎo}

1. Kuril island chain between Kamchatka and Hokkaidō
2. Japanese Chishima-rettō

千島列島〔-岛-岛〕 cin¹ dou² lit⁶ dou² {Qiān dǎo Liè dǎo}

Kuril Islands (chain between Kamchatka and Hokkaido)

千方百計〔---计〕 cin¹ fong¹ baak³ gai³ {qiān fāng bǎi jì}

lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means

千家萬戶〔--万户〕 cin¹ gaa¹ maan⁶ wu⁶ {qiān jiā wàn hù}

every family (idiom)

千鹼基對〔-碱-对〕 cin¹ gaan² gei¹ deoi³ {qiān jiǎn jī duì}

thousand base pair (kbp)

千金一諾〔---诺〕 cin¹ gam¹ jat¹ nok⁶ {qiān jīn yī nuò}

a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom); a promise that must be kept

千金一擲〔---掷〕 cin¹ gam¹ jat¹ zaak⁶ {qiān jīn yī zhì}

1. lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly
2. extravagant

千金要方 cin¹ gam¹ jiu³ fong¹ {Qiān jīn Yào fāng}

Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold, early Tang compendium of herbal medicine by Sun Simiao 孫思邈

千金難買〔--难买〕 cin¹ gam¹ naan⁴ maai⁵ {qiān jīn nán mǎi}

can't be bought for one thousand in gold (idiom)

千經萬卷〔-经万-〕 cin¹ ging¹ maan⁶ gyun² {qiān jīng wàn juǎn}

lit. a thousand sutras, ten thousand scrolls; fig. the vast Buddhist canon

千古遺恨〔--遗-〕 cin¹ gu² wai⁴ han⁶ {qiān gǔ yí hèn}

to have eternal regrets (idiom)

千古罪人 cin¹ gu² zeoi⁶ jan⁴ {qiān gǔ zuì rén}

sb condemned by history (idiom)

千鈞一髮〔-钧-发〕 cin¹ gwan¹ jat¹ faat³ {qiān jūn yī fà}

1. a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom)
2. imminent peril
3. a matter of life or death

千軍萬馬〔-军万马〕 cin¹ gwan¹ maan⁶ maa⁵ {qiān jūn wàn mǎ}

1. magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower
2. all the King's horses and all the King's men

千禧一代 cin¹ hei¹ jat¹ doi⁶ {Qiān xǐ Yī dài}

1. Generation Y
2. Millennial Generation

千依百順〔---顺〕 cin¹ ji¹ baak³ seon⁶ {qiān yī bǎi shùn}

totally submissive (idiom)

千兒八百〔-儿--〕 cin¹ ji⁴ baat³ baak³ {qiān r bā bǎi}

(coll.) one thousand or almost one thousand

千言萬語〔--万语〕 cin¹ jin⁴ maan⁶ jyu⁵ {qiān yán wàn yǔ}

1. thousands of words (idiom); having a lot of things to say
2. talking nonstop

千奇百怪 cin¹ kei⁴ baak³ gwaai³ {qiān qí bǎi guài}

fantastic oddities of every description (idiom)

千里鵝毛〔--鹅-〕 cin¹ lei⁵ ngo⁴ mou⁴ {qiān lǐ é máo}

1. goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling gift with a weighty thought behind it
2. also written 千里送鵝毛

千里迢迢 cin¹ lei⁵ tiu⁴ tiu⁴ {qiān lǐ tiáo tiáo}

from distant parts

千里之外 cin¹ lei⁵ zi¹ ngoi⁶ {qiān lǐ zhī wài}

thousand miles distant

千慮一得〔-虑--〕 cin¹ leoi⁶ jat¹ dak¹ {qiān lǜ yī dé}

a thousand tries leads to one success (idiom, humble expr.); Even without any notable ability on my part, I may still get it right sometimes by good luck.

千慮一失〔-虑--〕 cin¹ leoi⁶ jat¹ sat¹ {qiān lǜ yī shī}

reflect a thousand times and you can still make a mistake (idiom); to err is human

千難萬難〔-难万难〕 cin¹ naan⁴ maan⁶ naan⁴ {qiān nán wàn nán}

extremely difficult

千篇一律 cin¹ pin¹ jat¹ leot⁶ {qiān piān yī lǜ}

1. thousand articles, same rule (idiom); stereotyped and repetitive
2. once you've seen one, you've seen them all

千辛萬苦〔--万-〕 cin¹ san¹ maan⁶ fu² {qiān xīn wàn kǔ}

1. to suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations
2. with difficulty
3. after some effort

千絲萬縷〔-丝万缕〕 cin¹ si¹ maan⁶ lau⁵ {qiān sī wàn lǚ}

linked in countless ways

千頭萬緒〔-头万绪〕 cin¹ tau⁴ maan⁶ seoi⁵ {qiān tóu wàn xù}

1. plethora of things to tackle
2. multitude of loose ends
3. very complicated
4. chaotic

千挑萬選〔--万选〕 cin¹ tiu¹ maan⁶ syun² {qiān tiāo wàn xuǎn}

to select very carefully

千真萬確〔--万确〕 cin¹ zan¹ maan⁶ kok³ {qiān zhēn wàn què}

1. absolutely true (idiom)
2. manifold
3. true from many points of view

千姿百態〔---态〕 cin¹ zi¹ baak³ taai³ {qiān zī bǎi tài}

1. in different poses and with different expressions
2. in thousands of postures (idiom)

千載難逢〔-载难-〕 cin¹ zoi² naan⁴ fung⁴ {qiān zǎi nán féng}

1. extremely rare (idiom)
2. once in a blue moon

千里寄鵝毛〔---鹅-〕 cin¹ lei⁵ gei³ ngo⁴ mou⁴ {qiān lǐ jì é máo}

1. goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it
2. also written 千里送鵝毛

千里送鵝毛〔---鹅-〕 cin¹ lei⁵ sung³ ngo⁴ mou⁴ {qiān lǐ sòng é máo}

goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it

千噸級核武器〔-吨级---〕 cin¹ deon¹ kap¹ hat⁶ mou⁵ hei³ {qiān dūn jí hé wǔ qì}

kiloton weapon

千里姻緣兜錯圈〔---缘-错-〕 cin¹ lei⁵ jan¹ jyun⁴ dau¹ co³ hyun¹ {qiān lǐ yīn yuán dōu cuò quān}

TV drama series named "A Matter of Business" broadcasted in Hong Kong by TVB in 1998

千里達及托巴哥〔--达----〕 cin¹ lei⁵ daat⁶ kap⁶ tok³ baa¹ go¹ {Qiān lǐ dá jí Tuō bā gē}

Trinidad and Tobago (Tw)

千里達和多巴哥〔--达----〕 cin¹ lei⁵ daat⁶ wo⁴ do¹ baa¹ go¹ {Qiān lǐ dá hé Duō bā gē}

Trinidad and Tobago

千鳥淵國家公墓〔-鸟渊国---〕 cin¹ niu⁵ jyun¹ gwok³ gaa¹ gung¹ mou⁶ {Qiān niǎo yuān guó jiā gōng mù}

1. Chidori ga fuchi, national war cemetery in Tokyo
2. also called Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

千軍易得，一將難求〔-军----将难-〕 cin¹ gwan¹ ji⁶ dak¹ ，jat¹ zoeng³ naan⁴ kau⁴ {qiān jūn yì dé , yī jiàng nán qiú}

Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)

千里之行，始於足下〔------于--〕 cin¹ lei⁵ zi¹ hang⁴ ，ci² jyu¹ zuk¹ haa⁶ {qiān lǐ zhī xíng , shǐ yú zú xià}

1. lit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step
2. fig. big accomplishments come from an accumulation of little achievements made one by one

千里之堤，潰於蟻穴〔-----溃于蚁-〕 cin¹ lei⁵ zi¹ tai⁴ ，kui² jyu¹ ngai⁵ jyut⁶ {qiān lǐ zhī dī , kuì yú yǐ xué}

1. An ant hole causing the collapse of a great dike.
2. Huge damage from a moment's negligence. (idiom)

千揀萬揀,揀着個爛燈盞〔-拣万拣-拣-个烂灯盏〕 cin¹ gaan² maan⁶ gaan² ,gaan² zoek⁶ go³ laan⁶ dang¹ zaan² {qiān jiǎn wàn jiǎn , jiǎn zhe gè làn dēng zhǎn}

after rounds of selection, one end up with the worst choice out of all

千里送鵝毛，物輕情意重〔---鹅---轻---〕 cin¹ lei⁵ sung³ ngo⁴ mou⁴ ，mat⁶ hing¹ cing⁴ ji³ zung⁶ {qiān lǐ sòng é máo , wù qīng qíng yì zhòng}

Even though the gift itself costs little, but the meaning of it is what really matters

千里送鵝毛，禮輕情意重〔---鹅--礼轻---〕 cin¹ lei⁵ sung³ ngo⁴ mou⁴ ，lai⁵ hing¹ cing⁴ ji³ zung⁶ {qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng}

goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.

千里送鵝毛，禮輕人意重〔---鹅--礼轻---〕 cin¹ lei⁵ sung³ ngo⁴ mou⁴ ，lai⁵ hing¹ jan⁴ ji³ zung⁶ {qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng}

goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.

千里搭長棚，沒有不散的宴席〔---长--没------〕 cin¹ lei⁵ daap³ coeng⁴ paang⁴ ，mut⁶ jau⁵ bat¹ saan³ dik¹ jin³ zik⁶ {qiān lǐ dā cháng péng , méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí}

even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)