太 taai³ {tài}

(adjective) (of generations) 1. Great-grand; (noun) 1. Great-grand mother or father; (Reduplication) "太太" = 1. wife; 2. Mrs.

太 taai³ {tài}

1. highest
2. greatest
3. too (much)
4. very
5. extremely

太長〔-长〕 taai³ coeng⁴ {tài zhǎng}

Too long

太大 taai³ daai⁶ {tài dà}

Too big

太傅 taai³ fu⁶ {tài fù}

a title of one of the three highest officials for governing China during ancient China

太高 taai³ gou¹ {tài gāo}

too high

太鼓 taai³ gu² {tài gǔ}

noun; Taiko drum

太空 taai³ hung¹ {tài kōng}

(noun) universe

太難〔-难〕 taai³ naan⁴ {tài nán}

too difficult

太座 taai³ zo⁶ {tài zuò}

noun; wife (formal)

太白 taai³ baak⁶ {Tài bái}

1. Taibai County in Baoji 寶雞, Shaanxi
2. Venus

太保 taai³ bou² {Tài bǎo}

Taibao or Taipao city in Chiayi county 嘉義縣, west Taiwan

太保 taai³ bou² {tài bǎo}

1. a very high official in ancient China
2. juvenile delinquents

太僕〔-仆〕 taai³ buk⁶ {tài pú}

Grand Servant in Imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿

太半 taai³ bun³ {tài bàn}

1. more than half
2. a majority
3. most
4. mostly

太初 taai³ co¹ {tài chū}

the absolute beginning

太倉〔-仓〕 taai³ cong¹ {Tài cāng}

Taicang county level city in Suzhou 蘇州, Jiangsu

太監〔-监〕 taai³ gaam³ {tài jiàn}

1. court eunuch
2. palace eunuch

太極〔-极〕 taai³ gik⁶ {Tài jí}

the Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the source of all things according to some interpretations of Chinese mythology

太古 taai³ gu² {tài gǔ}

immemorial

太谷 taai³ guk¹ {Tài gǔ}

Taigu county in Jinzhong 晉中, Shanxi

太公 taai³ gung¹ {tài gōng}

1. great-grandfather
2. (old) grandfather
3. father

太過〔-过〕 taai³ gwo³ {tài guò}

1. excessively
2. too

太后 taai³ hau⁶ {tài hòu}

Empress Dowager

太虛〔-虚〕 taai³ heoi¹ {Tài xū}

Taixu (famed Buddhist monk, 1890-1947)

太虛〔-虚〕 taai³ heoi¹ {tài xū}

1. great emptiness
2. the void
3. heaven
4. the skies
5. universe
6. cosmos
7. original essence of the cosmos

太學〔-学〕 taai³ hok⁶ {Tài xué}

Imperial College of Supreme Learning, established in 124 BC, and the highest educational institute in ancient China until the Sui Dynasty

太康 taai³ hong¹ {Tài kāng}

Taikang county in Zhoukou 周口, Henan

太空 taai³ hung¹ {tài kōng}

outer space

太陰〔-阴〕 taai³ jam¹ {tài yīn}

the Moon (esp. in Daoism)

太爺〔-爷〕 taai³ je⁴ {tài yé}

1. (respectful for) one's grandfather
2. sb's father
3. older people
4. the head of the house (used by servants)
5. a district magistrate

太醫〔-医〕 taai³ ji¹ {tài yī}

imperial physician

太陽〔-阳〕 taai³ joeng⁴ {tài yang}

1. sun
2. CL: 個
3. abbr. for 太陽穴

太原 taai³ jyun⁴ {Tài yuán}

Taiyuan prefecture level city and capital of Shanxi province 山西省 in central north China

太妹 taai³ mui⁶ {tài mèi}

1. girl delinquent
2. tomboy
3. schoolgirl tough

太平 taai³ ping⁴ {tài píng}

peace and security

太平 taai³ ping⁴ {Tài píng}

place name

太婆 taai³ po⁴ {tài pó}

great-grandmother

太守 taai³ sau² {tài shǒu}

governor of a province

太歲〔-岁〕 taai³ seoi³ {Tài suì}

1. Tai Sui, God of the year
2. archaic name for the planet Jupiter 木星
3. nickname for sb who is the most powerful in an area

太師〔-师〕 taai³ si¹ {tài shī}

imperial tutor

太常 taai³ soeng⁴ {tài cháng}

Minister of Ceremonies in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿

太上 taai³ soeng⁶ {tài shàng}

title of respect for taoists

太太 taai³ taai² {tài tai}

1. married woman
2. Mrs.
3. Madam
4. wife
5. CL: 個,位

太和 taai³ wo⁴ {Tài hé}

1. Taihe County in Fuyang 阜陽, Anhui
2. Taihe district of Jinzhou city 錦州市, Liaoning

太湖 taai³ wu⁴ {Tài Hú}

Lake Tai near Wuxi City 無錫, bordering on Jiangsu and Zhejiang, one of China's largest fresh water lakes, currently heavily polluted

太子 taai³ zi² {tài zǐ}

crown prince

太祖 taai³ zou² {tài zǔ}

Great Ancestor (posthumous title, e.g. for the founder of a dynasty)

太宗 taai³ zung¹ {Tài zōng}

1. posthumous name given to second emperor of a dynasty
2. King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367-1422), reigned 1400-1418

太古城 taai³ gu² sing⁴ {tài gǔ chéng}

noun; Taikoo Shing, a private residential development in Quarry Bay, Hong Kong

太空人 taai³ hung¹ jan⁴ {tài kōng rén}

(slang) immigrants (who always fly back and forth in countries)

太空褸〔--褛〕 taai³ hung¹ lau¹ {tài kōng lǚ}

down jacket

太空衫 taai³ hung¹ saam¹ {tài kōng shān}

space suit

太陰曆〔-阴历〕 taai³ jam¹ lik⁶ {tài yīn lì}

Lunar calendar

太陽蛋〔-阳-〕 taai³ joeng⁴ daan² {tài yáng dàn}

sunny side up eggs

太陽花〔-阳-〕 taai³ joeng⁴ faa¹ {tài yáng huā}

Sunflower

太陽油〔-阳-〕 taai³ joeng⁴ jau⁴ {tài yáng yóu}

noun; sunscreen oil or lotion

太陽曆〔-阳历〕 taai³ joeng⁴ lik⁶ {tài yáng lì}

solar calendar

太老爺〔--爷〕 taai³ lou⁵ je⁴ {tài lǎo yé}

how servants address master's father

太奶奶 taai³ naai⁴ naai² {tài nǎi nai}

father's grandmother

太平鋪〔--铺〕 taai³ ping⁴ pou¹ {tài píng pū}

noun; a huge common bed for rent for a number of people to share

太平山 taai³ ping⁴ saan¹ {tài píng shān}

Tai Ping Shan, aka Victoria Peak, the highest peak on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong

太師椅〔-师-〕 taai³ si¹ ji² {tài shī yǐ}

An Old-fashioned Wooden Armchair

太子道 taai³ zi² dou⁶ {tài zǐ dào}

noun; Prince Edward Road, road in Kowloon, Hong Kong

太子爺〔--爷〕 taai³ zi² je² {tài zǐ yé}

describes a male who was born in a rich family; the son of the boss

太子女 taai³ zi² neoi² {tài zǐ nǚ}

boss's daughter; females who were born in rich families

太白粉 taai³ baak⁶ fan² {tài bái fěn}

1. cornstarch
2. potato starch

太白縣〔--县〕 taai³ baak⁶ jyun⁶ {Tài bái Xiàn}

Taibai County in Baoji 寶雞, Shaanxi

太白山 taai³ baak⁶ saan¹ {Tài bái Shān}

Mt Taibai in Shaanxi

太白星 taai³ baak⁶ sing¹ {Tài bái xīng}

Venus (planet)

太保市 taai³ bou² si⁵ {Tài bǎo shì}

Taibao or Taipao city in Chiayi county 嘉義縣, west Taiwan

太僕寺〔-仆-〕 taai³ buk⁶ zi⁶ {Tài pú sì}

1. Court of imperial stud, office originally charged with horse breeding
2. Taibus banner in Xilin Gol league 錫林郭勒盟, Inner Mongolia

太倉市〔-仓-〕 taai³ cong¹ si⁵ {Tài cāng shì}

Taicang county level city in Suzhou 蘇州, Jiangsu

太妃糖 taai³ fei¹ tong² {tài fēi táng}

toffee (loanword)

太夫人 taai³ fu¹ jan⁴ {tài fū rén}

1. (old) dowager
2. old lady (title for the mother of a noble or an official)

太極劍〔-极剑〕 taai³ gik⁶ gim³ {tài jí jiàn}

a kind of traditional Chinese sword-play

太極拳〔-极-〕 taai³ gik⁶ kyun⁴ {tài jí quán}

1. shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan
2. traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation
3. a martial art

太極圖〔-极图〕 taai³ gik⁶ tou⁴ {Tài jí tú}

1. diagram of cosmological scheme
2. Yin-Yang symbol
3. ☯

太古代 taai³ gu² doi⁶ {Tài gǔ dài}

Archaeozoic (geological era before 2500m years ago)

太古宙 taai³ gu² zau⁶ {Tài gǔ zhòu}

Archaean (geological eon before 2500m years ago)

太谷縣〔--县〕 taai³ guk¹ jyun⁶ {Tài gǔ xiàn}

Taigu county in Jinzhong 晉中, Shanxi

太行山 taai³ hang⁴ saan¹ {Tài háng shān}

Taihang Mountains on the border between Hebei and Shanxi

太康縣〔--县〕 taai³ hong¹ jyun⁶ {Tài kāng xiàn}

Taikang county in Zhoukou 周口, Henan

太好了 taai³ hou² liu⁵ {tài hǎo le}

very good

太空步 taai³ hung¹ bou⁶ {tài kōng bù}

moonwalk (dance)

太空艙〔--舱〕 taai³ hung¹ cong¹ {tài kōng cāng}

1. space capsule
2. ejection capsule (cabin)

太空服 taai³ hung¹ fuk⁶ {tài kōng fú}

spacesuit

太空人 taai³ hung¹ jan⁴ {tài kōng rén}

astronaut

太空遊〔--游〕 taai³ hung¹ jau⁴ {tài kōng yóu}

space tourism

太空梭 taai³ hung¹ so¹ {tài kōng suō}

space shuttle

太空船 taai³ hung¹ syun⁴ {tài kōng chuán}

spaceship

太空站 taai³ hung¹ zaam⁶ {tài kōng zhàn}

space station

太液池 taai³ jik⁶ ci⁴ {Tài yè chí}

area to the west of the Forbidden City, now divided into Zhongnanhai and Beihai

太陽報〔-阳报〕 taai³ joeng⁴ bou³ {Tài yáng Bào}

The Sun (the name of various newspapers, notably in the UK and in Hong Kong)

太陽窗〔-阳-〕 taai³ joeng⁴ coeng¹ {tài yáng chuāng}

1. sun window
2. sun roof (of car)

太陽燈〔-阳灯〕 taai³ joeng⁴ dang¹ {tài yáng dēng}

sunlamp

太陽風〔-阳风〕 taai³ joeng⁴ fung¹ {tài yáng fēng}

solar wind

太陽鏡〔-阳镜〕 taai³ joeng⁴ geng³ {tài yáng jìng}

sunglasses

太陽光〔-阳-〕 taai³ joeng⁴ gwong¹ {tài yáng guāng}

sunlight

太陽系〔-阳-〕 taai³ joeng⁴ hai⁶ {tài yáng xì}

solar system

太陽日〔-阳-〕 taai³ joeng⁴ jat⁶ {tài yáng rì}

solar day

太陽翼〔-阳-〕 taai³ joeng⁴ jik⁶ {tài yáng yì}

solar panel

太陽穴〔-阳-〕 taai³ joeng⁴ jyut⁶ {tài yáng xué}

temple (on the sides of human head)

太陽輪〔-阳轮〕 taai³ joeng⁴ leon⁴ {tài yáng lún}

solar plexus chakra

太陽能〔-阳-〕 taai³ joeng⁴ nang⁴ {tài yáng néng}

solar energy

太陽神〔-阳-〕 taai³ joeng⁴ san⁴ {tài yáng shén}

1. Sun God
2. Apollo

太陽窩〔-阳窝〕 taai³ joeng⁴ wo¹ {tài yáng wō}

temple (on the sides of human head)

太原市 taai³ jyun⁴ si⁵ {Tài yuán shì}

Taiyuan prefecture level city and capital of Shanxi province 山西省 in central north China

太魯閣〔-鲁阁〕 taai³ lou⁵ gok³ {Tài lǔ gé}

1. Taroko gorge national park in Hualien county 花蓮縣, Taiwan
2. Taroko ethnic group Taiwan

太麻里 taai³ maa⁴ lei⁵ {Tài má lǐ}

Taimali township in Taitung county 臺東縣, southeast Taiwan

太平間〔--间〕 taai³ ping⁴ gaan¹ {tài píng jiān}

1. mortuary
2. morgue

太平洋 taai³ ping⁴ joeng⁴ {Tài píng Yáng}

Pacific Ocean

太平區〔--区〕 taai³ ping⁴ keoi¹ {Tài píng qū}

Taiping district of Fuxin city 阜新市, Liaoning

太平門〔--门〕 taai³ ping⁴ mun⁴ {tài píng mén}

emergency exit

太平鳥〔--鸟〕 taai³ ping⁴ niu⁵ {tài píng niǎo}

(Chinese bird species) Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)

太平市 taai³ ping⁴ si⁵ {Tài píng shì}

Taiping city in Taichung county 臺中縣, Taiwan

太石村 taai³ sek⁶ cyun¹ {tài shí cūn}

Taishi village (in Guangdong province)

太史公 taai³ si² gung¹ {Tài shǐ gōng}

Grand Scribe, the title by which Sima Qian 司馬遷 refers to himself in Records of the Historian 史記

太史令 taai³ si² ling⁶ {tài shǐ lìng}

grand scribe (official position in many Chinese states up to the Han)

太上皇 taai³ soeng⁶ wong⁴ {Tài shàng huáng}

1. Taishang Huang
2. Retired Emperor
3. father of the reigning emperor
4. fig. puppet master

太和殿 taai³ wo⁴ din⁶ {Tài hé diàn}

the central pavilion of the Forbidden City rendered in English as "Hall of Supreme Harmony"

太和縣〔--县〕 taai³ wo⁴ jyun⁶ {Tài hé xiàn}

Taihe County in Fuyang 阜陽, Anhui

太和區〔--区〕 taai³ wo⁴ keoi¹ {Tài hé qū}

Taihe district of Jinzhou city 錦州市, Liaoning

太湖縣〔--县〕 taai³ wu⁴ jyun⁶ {Tài hú xiàn}

Taihu county in Anqing 安慶, Anhui

太子丹 taai³ zi² daan¹ {Tài zǐ Dān}

Prince Dan of Yan (-226 BC), commissioned the attempted assassination of King Ying Zheng of Qin 秦嬴政 (later the First Emperor 秦始皇) by Jing Ke 荆轲 in 227 BC

太子黨〔--党〕 taai³ zi² dong² {tài zǐ dǎng}

princelings, descendants of senior communist officials (PRC)

太子港 taai³ zi² gong² {Tài zǐ gǎng}

Port-au-Prince, capital of Haiti

太陽輻射〔-阳辐-〕 taai³ joeng⁴ fuk¹ se⁶ {tài yáng fú shè}

Solar radiation

太陽劇團〔-阳剧团〕 taai³ joeng⁴ kek⁶ tyun⁴ {tài yáng jù tuán}

Cirque du Soleil

太平清醮 taai³ ping⁴ cing¹ ziu³ {tài píng qīng jiào}

Cheung Chau Bun Festival or Cheung Chau Da Jiu Festival is a traditional Chinese festival held annually on the island of Cheung Chau in Hong Kong

太平山頂〔---顶〕 taai³ ping⁴ saan¹ deng² {tài píng shān dǐng}

The Peak / Victoria Peak, located in Hong Kong

太僕寺卿〔-仆--〕 taai³ buk⁶ zi⁶ hing¹ {Tài pú sì qīng}

Minister of imperial stud, originally charged with horse breeding

太僕寺旗〔-仆--〕 taai³ buk⁶ zi⁶ kei⁴ {Tài pū sì qí}

Taibus banner in Xilin Gol league 錫林郭勒盟, Inner Mongolia

太極圖說〔-极图说〕 taai³ gik⁶ tou⁴ syut³ {Tài jí Tú shuō}

philosophical book by Song dynasty scholar Zhou Dunyi 周敦頤, starting from an interpretation of the Book of Changes

太古洋行 taai³ gu² joeng⁴ hong⁴ {Tài gǔ Yáng háng}

Butterfield and Swire (Hong Kong bank)

太公兵法 taai³ gung¹ bing¹ faat³ {Tài gōng Bīng fǎ}

alternative name for ”Three Strategies of Huang Shigong” 黃石公三略, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書

太空飛船〔--飞-〕 taai³ hung¹ fei¹ syun⁴ {tài kōng fēi chuán}

space shuttle

太空行走 taai³ hung¹ hang⁴ zau² {tài kōng xíng zǒu}

spacewalk

太空漫步 taai³ hung¹ maan⁶ bou⁶ {tài kōng màn bù}

space walk

太空舞步 taai³ hung¹ mou⁵ bou⁶ {tài kōng wǔ bù}

moonwalk (dance)

太空探索 taai³ hung¹ taam³ saak³ {tài kōng tàn suǒ}

space exploration

太陽電池〔-阳电-〕 taai³ joeng⁴ din⁶ ci⁴ {tài yáng diàn chí}

solar cell

太陽公司〔-阳--〕 taai³ joeng⁴ gung¹ si¹ {tài yáng gōng sī}

Sun corporation

太陽光柱〔-阳--〕 taai³ joeng⁴ gwong¹ cyu⁵ {tài yáng guāng zhù}

1. solar pillar
2. sun pillar (atmospheric optics)

太陽黑子〔-阳--〕 taai³ joeng⁴ hak¹ zi² {tài yáng hēi zǐ}

sunspot

太陽能板〔-阳--〕 taai³ joeng⁴ nang⁴ baan² {tài yáng néng bǎn}

solar panel

太陽眼鏡〔-阳-镜〕 taai³ joeng⁴ ngaan⁵ geng² {tài yáng yǎn jìng}

sunglasses

太陽活動〔-阳-动〕 taai³ joeng⁴ wut⁶ dung⁶ {tài yáng huó dòng}

1. sunspot activity
2. solar variation

太魯閣族〔-鲁阁-〕 taai³ lou⁵ gok³ zuk⁶ {Tài lǔ gé zú}

Taroko, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan

太麻里鄉〔---乡〕 taai³ maa⁴ lei⁵ hoeng¹ {Tài má lǐ xiāng}

Taimali township in Taitung county 臺東縣, southeast Taiwan

太平公主 taai³ ping⁴ gung¹ zyu² {Tài píng gōng zhǔ}

Princess Taiping (c. 665-713), Tang Dynasty princess, politically powerful and known for her beauty

太平廣記〔--广记〕 taai³ ping⁴ gwong² gei³ {Tài píng Guǎng jì}

Extensive records of the Taiping era (978), fictional history edited by Li Fang 李昉

太平御覽〔---览〕 taai³ ping⁴ jyu⁶ laam⁵ {Tài píng Yù lǎn}

Imperial Readings of the Taiping Era, general Song dynasty encyclopedia compiled during 977-983 under Li Fang 李昉, 1000 scrolls

太平紳士〔--绅-〕 taai³ ping⁴ san¹ si⁶ {tài píng shēn shì}

Justice of the Peace (JP)

太平盛世 taai³ ping⁴ sing⁶ sai³ {tài píng shèng shì}

peace and prosperity (idiom)

太平天國〔---国〕 taai³ ping⁴ tin¹ gwok³ {Tài píng Tiān guó}

Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (1851-1864)

太子河區〔---区〕 taai³ zi² ho⁴ keoi¹ {Tài zǐ hé qū}

Taizi district of Liaoyang city 遼陽市, Liaoning

太子太保 taai³ zi² taai³ bou² {tài zǐ tài bǎo}

tutor to the crown prince (in imperial China)

太空穿梭機〔----机〕 taai³ hung¹ cyun¹ so¹ gei¹ {tài kōng chuān suō jī}

a spaceship

太陽馬戲團〔-阳马戏团〕 taai³ joeng⁴ maa⁵ hei³ tyun⁴ {tài yáng mǎ xì tuán}

Cirque du Soleil

太陽電池板〔-阳电--〕 taai³ joeng⁴ din⁶ ci⁴ baan² {tài yáng diàn chí bǎn}

solar panel

太陽黑子周〔-阳---〕 taai³ joeng⁴ hak¹ zi² zau¹ {tài yáng hēi zǐ zhōu}

sunspot cycle

太陽能電池〔-阳-电-〕 taai³ joeng⁴ nang⁴ din⁶ ci⁴ {tài yáng néng diàn chí}

solar cell

太陽神計劃〔-阳-计划〕 taai³ joeng⁴ san⁴ gai³ waak⁶ {tài yáng shén jì huà}

the Apollo project

太陽神經叢〔-阳-经丛〕 taai³ joeng⁴ san⁴ ging¹ cung⁴ {tài yáng shén jīng cóng}

solar plexus chakra

太陽永不落〔-阳---〕 taai³ joeng⁴ wing⁵ bat¹ lok⁶ {tài yáng yǒng bù luò}

(on which) the sun never sets

太平洋潛鳥〔---潜鸟〕 taai³ ping⁴ joeng⁴ cim⁴ niu⁵ {Tài píng Yáng qián niǎo}

(Chinese bird species) Pacific loon (Gavia pacifica)

太平洋區域〔---区-〕 taai³ ping⁴ joeng⁴ keoi¹ wik⁶ {Tài píng Yáng Qū yù}

1. the Pacific Region
2. the Pacific Rim

太平洋週邊〔---周边〕 taai³ ping⁴ joeng⁴ zau¹ bin¹ {Tài píng Yáng Zhōu biān}

Pacific Rim

太平洋戰爭〔---战争〕 taai³ ping⁴ joeng⁴ zin³ zang¹ {Tài píng Yáng Zhàn zhēng}

Pacific War between Japan and the US, 1941-1945

太子十三峰 taai³ zi² sap⁶ saam¹ fung¹ {Tài zǐ shí sān fēng}

1. thirteen peaks of Meri snow mountains in Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州, Yunnan
2. also written 梅里雪山

太公分豬肉,〔---猪--〕 taai³ gung¹ fan¹ zyu¹ juk⁶, {tài gōng fēn zhū ròu ,}

everyone gets a portion or share something equally

太歲頭上動土〔-岁头-动-〕 taai³ seoi³ tau⁴ soeng⁶ dung⁶ tou² {tài suì tóu shang dòng tǔ}

"to make trouble by daring to leap on an earth god's head"; to provoke somebody far superior in power; Metaphor: to offend those of greater power.

太陽微系統公司〔-阳--统--〕 taai³ joeng⁴ mei⁴ hai⁶ tung² gung¹ si¹ {Tài yáng Wēi xì tǒng gōng sī}

Sun Microsystems

太平洋聯合鐵路〔---联-铁-〕 taai³ ping⁴ joeng⁴ lyun⁴ hap⁶ tit³ lou⁶ {Tài píng Yáng Lián hé Tiě lù}

Union Pacific Railroad

太陽照在桑乾河上〔-阳---干--〕 taai³ joeng⁴ ziu³ zoi⁶ song¹ gon¹ ho⁴ soeng⁶ {Tài yáng Zhào Zài Sāng gān Hé Shàng}

The Sun Shines over the Sanggan River, proletarian novel by Ding Ling, winner of 1951 Stalin prize

太公釣魚，願者上鉤〔--钓鱼-愿--钩〕 taai³ gung¹ diu³ jyu⁴ ，jyun⁶ ze² soeng⁵ ngau¹ {tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu}

Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 薑子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose