居 geoi¹ {jū}

1. to reside
2. to be (in a certain position)
3. to store up
4. to be at a standstill
5. residence
6. house
7. restaurant
8. classifier for bedrooms

居 geoi¹ {Jū}

surname Ju

居 geoi¹ {jī}

(archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting attitude

居於〔-于〕 geoi¹ jyu¹ {jū yú}

Living; to reside in / at

居士 geoi¹ si⁶ {jū shì}

noun; Buddhist

居屋 geoi¹ uk¹ {jū wū}

flats of Home Ownership Scheme in Hong Kong

居巢 geoi¹ caau⁴ {Jū cháo}

Juchao district of Chaohu city 巢湖, Anhui

居處〔-处〕 geoi¹ cyu³ {jū chù}

1. dwelling place
2. home

居第 geoi¹ dai⁶ {jū dì}

1. housing
2. high class residence

居多 geoi¹ do¹ {jū duō}

to be in the majority

居家 geoi¹ gaa¹ {jū jiā}

1. to live at home
2. to stay at home
3. home (schooling etc)
4. in-home (care etc)
5. household (repairs etc)
6. living (environment etc)

居間〔-间〕 geoi¹ gaan¹ {jū jiān}

1. positioned between (two parties)
2. to mediate between

居經〔-经〕 geoi¹ ging¹ {jū jīng}

1. menstruation
2. regular periods

居官 geoi¹ gun¹ {jū guān}

1. to secure a position
2. to take an official appointment

居功 geoi¹ gung¹ {jū gōng}

to claim credit for oneself

居人 geoi¹ jan⁴ {jū rén}

inhabitant

居然 geoi¹ jin⁴ {jū rán}

1. unexpectedly
2. to one's surprise
3. go so far as to

居奇 geoi¹ kei⁴ {jū qí}

1. to hoard
2. to speculate
3. profiteering

居留 geoi¹ lau⁴ {jū liú}

1. residence
2. to reside

居里 geoi¹ lei⁵ {jū lǐ}

curie (Ci) (loanword)

居民 geoi¹ man⁴ {jū mín}

1. resident
2. inhabitant

居心 geoi¹ sam¹ {jū xīn}

1. to harbor (evil) intentions
2. to be bent on
3. a tranquil heart or mind

居室 geoi¹ sat¹ {jū shì}

1. room
2. apartment

居首 geoi¹ sau² {jū shǒu}

1. leading
2. in first place
3. top of the list

居所 geoi¹ so² {jū suǒ}

residence

居孀 geoi¹ soeng¹ {jū shuāng}

to remain widowed (formal)

居位 geoi¹ wai⁶ {jū wèi}

to occupy a high position (in administration)

居宅 geoi¹ zaak⁶ {jū zhái}

dwelling

居正 geoi¹ zing³ {jū zhèng}

(literary) to follow the right path

居中 geoi¹ zung¹ {jū zhōng}

1. positioned between (two parties)
2. to mediate between

居住 geoi¹ zyu⁶ {jū zhù}

1. to reside
2. to dwell
3. to live in a place
4. resident in

居巢區〔--区〕 geoi¹ caau⁴ keoi¹ {Jū cháo qū}

Juchao district of Chaohu city 巢湖市, Anhui

居庸關〔--关〕 geoi¹ jung⁴ gwaan¹ {Jū yōng guān}

Juyongguan, frontier fortress on Great Wall north of Beijing, in Changping district 昌平區

居留權〔--权〕 geoi¹ lau⁴ kyun⁴ {jū liú quán}

right of abode (law)

居留證〔--证〕 geoi¹ lau⁴ zing³ {jū liú zhèng}

residence permit

居魯士〔-鲁-〕 geoi¹ lou⁵ si⁶ {Jū lǔ shì}

Cyrus (name)

居民點〔--点〕 geoi¹ man⁴ dim² {jū mín diǎn}

residential area

居民區〔--区〕 geoi¹ man⁴ keoi¹ {jū mín qū}

1. living area
2. ghetto

居委會〔--会〕 geoi¹ wai² wui² {jū wěi huì}

neighbourhood committee

居住地 geoi¹ zyu⁶ dei⁶ {jū zhù dì}

1. current address
2. place of residence

居住於〔--于〕 geoi¹ zyu⁶ jyu¹ {jū zhù yú}

to inhabit

居住者 geoi¹ zyu⁶ ze² {jū zhù zhě}

inhabitant

居住證〔--证〕 geoi¹ zyu⁶ zing³ {jū zhù zhèng}

residence permit

居中調停〔--调-〕 geoi¹ zung¹ tiu⁴ ting⁴ {jū zhōng tiáo tíng}

to mediate in a situation; to act as a mediator

居高不下 geoi¹ gou¹ bat¹ haa⁶ {jū gāo bù xià}

(of prices, rates etc) to remain high

居高臨下〔--临-〕 geoi¹ gou¹ lam⁴ haa⁶ {jū gāo lín xià}

1. to live high and look down (idiom)
2. to overlook
3. to tower above
4. to occupy the high ground
5. fig. arrogance based on one's social position

居功自傲 geoi¹ gung¹ zi⁶ ngou⁶ {jū gōng zì ào}

satisfied with one's accomplishment and arrogant as a result (idiom); resting on one's laurels and despising others

居禮夫人〔-礼--〕 geoi¹ lai⁵ fu¹ jan⁴ {Jū lǐ Fū ren}

Maria Skłodowska-Curie or Marie Curie (1867-1934), double Nobel prize-winner in Physics 1903 and Chemistry 1911

居無定所〔-无--〕 geoi¹ mou⁴ ding⁶ so² {jū wú dìng suǒ}

to be without a fixed residence (idiom)

居安思危 geoi¹ on¹ si¹ ngai⁴ {jū ān sī wēi}

1. to think of danger in times of safety
2. to be vigilant in peacetime (idiom)

居心不良 geoi¹ sam¹ bat¹ loeng⁴ {jū xīn bù liáng}

1. with treacherous intent (idiom); two-faced
2. malicious and duplicitous

居心險惡〔--险恶〕 geoi¹ sam¹ him² ok³ {jū xīn xiǎn è}

with treacherous intent (idiom); intentional malice

居心何在 geoi¹ sam¹ ho⁴ zoi⁶ {jū xīn hé zài}

1. What's (he) up to?
2. What's the motive behind all this?

居心叵測〔---测〕 geoi¹ sam¹ po² caak¹ {jū xīn pǒ cè}

1. with treacherous intent (idiom); two-faced
2. malicious and duplicitous

居中對齊〔--对齐〕 geoi¹ zung¹ deoi³ cai⁴ {jū zhōng duì qí}

centered alignment (typography)

居魯士大帝〔-鲁---〕 geoi¹ lou⁵ si⁶ daai⁶ dai³ {Jū lǔ shì Dà dì}

Cyrus the Great (ca. 600-530 BC), the founder of the Persian Empire and the conqueror of Babylon

居民消費價格指數〔---费价--数〕 geoi¹ man⁴ siu¹ fai³ gaa³ gaak³ zi² sou³ {jū mín xiāo fèi jià gé zhǐ shù}

consumer price index CPI