朝 ziu¹ {cháo}

morning; dawn

朝 ziu¹ {cháo}

1. imperial or royal court
2. government
3. dynasty
4. reign of a sovereign or emperor
5. court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor
6. to make a pilgrimage to
7. facing
8. towards

朝 ziu¹ {zhāo}

morning

朝 ziu¹ {Cháo}

abbr. for 朝鮮 Korea

朝朝 ciu⁴ ciu⁴ {zhāo zhāo}

every morning (spoken)

朝政 ciu⁴ zing³ {cháo zhèng}

(noun) country affiliation; the affairs of a state

朝暉〔-晖〕 ziu¹ fai¹ {zhāo huī}

(noun) Morning

朝早 ziu¹ zou² {cháo zǎo}

(noun) morning; (adverb) in the morning

朝鮮〔-鲜〕 {Cháoxiān}

1. Korean Joseon or Chosun dynasty 1392-1910
2. North Korea
3. Korea as geographic term
4. Taiwan pr. [Chao2 xian1]

朝拜 ciu⁴ baai³ {cháo bài}

1. to worship
2. to make customary deferences to
3. a pilgrimage

朝前 ciu⁴ cin⁴ {cháo qián}

facing forwards

朝代 ciu⁴ doi⁶ {cháo dài}

1. dynasty
2. reign (of a king)

朝房 ciu⁴ fong⁴ {cháo fáng}

reception room for officials (in former times)

朝服 ciu⁴ fuk⁶ {cháo fú}

court dress in former times

朝覲〔-觐〕 ciu⁴ gan⁶ {cháo jìn}

1. to give audience (of emperor)
2. retainers' duty to pay respect to sovereign
3. hajj (Islam)

朝見〔-见〕 ciu⁴ gin³ {cháo jiàn}

to have an audience (with the Emperor)

朝綱〔-纲〕 ciu⁴ gong¹ {cháo gāng}

laws and discipline of imperial court

朝貢〔-贡〕 ciu⁴ gung³ {cháo gòng}

to present tribute (to the emperor)

朝後〔-后〕 ciu⁴ hau⁶ {cháo hòu}

1. backwards
2. facing back

朝向 ciu⁴ hoeng³ {cháo xiàng}

1. toward
2. to face
3. to open onto
4. to turn towards
5. orientation
6. exposure
7. Qibla (Islam)

朝韓〔-韩〕 ciu⁴ hon⁴ {Cháo Hán}

North and South Korea

朝野 ciu⁴ je⁵ {cháo yě}

1. all levels of society
2. the imperial court and the ordinary people

朝門〔-门〕 ciu⁴ mun⁴ {cháo mén}

1. entrance portal (to a palace)
2. propylaeum

朝臣 ciu⁴ san⁴ {cháo chén}

court councilor

朝鮮〔-鲜〕 ciu⁴ sin¹ {Cháo xiǎn}

1. Korean Joseon or Chosun dynasty 1392-1910
2. North Korea
3. Korea as geographic term
4. Taiwan pr. [Chao2 xian1]

朝聖〔-圣〕 ciu⁴ sing³ {cháo shèng}

to make a pilgrimage

朝天 ciu⁴ tin¹ {Cháo tiān}

Chaotian district of Guangyuan city 廣元市, Sichuan

朝天 ciu⁴ tin¹ {cháo tiān}

1. to have an audience with the Emperor
2. to be presented at court
3. to look skyward
4. to look up

朝廷 ciu⁴ ting⁴ {cháo tíng}

1. court
2. imperial household
3. dynasty

朝戰〔-战〕 ciu⁴ zin³ {Cháo Zhàn}

abbr. for 朝鮮戰爭, Korean War (1950-1953)

朝著〔-着〕 ciu⁴ zoek⁶ {cháo zhe}

1. facing
2. advancing (towards)

朝族 ciu⁴ zuk⁶ {Cháo zú}

1. Korean ethnic group of Jilin province and northeast China
2. same as 朝鮮族

朝中 ciu⁴ zung¹ {Cháo Zhōng}

North Korea-China

朝珠 ciu⁴ zyu¹ {cháo zhū}

court beads (derived from Buddhist prayer beads)

朝歌 ziu¹ go¹ {Zhāo gē}

1. Zhaoge, capital of the Shang dynasty 商朝
2. Zhaoge town in Qi county 淇縣, Hebi 鶴壁, Henan

朝氣〔-气〕 ziu¹ hei³ {zhāo qì}

1. vitality
2. dynamism

朝日 ziu¹ jat⁶ {Zhāo rì}

Asahi (Japanese place name, company name etc)

朝日 ziu¹ jat⁶ {zhāo rì}

morning sun

朝陽〔-阳〕 ziu¹ joeng⁴ {Cháo yáng}

1. Chaoyang district in east and northeast Beijing, a county level district of Beijing municipality
2. Chaoyang prefecture level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省 in northeast China
3. Chaoyang district of Changchun city 長春市, Jilin
4. Chaoyang county in Chaoyang 朝陽, Liaoning

朝陽〔-阳〕 ziu¹ joeng⁴ {cháo yáng}

1. to be exposed to the sun
2. in a position facing the sun

朝陽〔-阳〕 ziu¹ joeng⁴ {zhāo yáng}

the morning sun

朝雨 ziu¹ jyu⁵ {zhāo yǔ}

morning rain

朝露 ziu¹ lou⁶ {zhāo lù}

1. morning dew
2. fig. precarious brevity of human life
3. ephemeral

朝夕 ziu¹ zik⁶ {zhāo xī}

1. morning and night
2. all the time

朝鮮薊〔-鲜蓟〕 ziu¹ sin¹ gai³ {Cháo xiǎn jì}

an artichoke

朝頭早〔-头-〕 ziu¹ tau⁴ zou² {cháo tóu zǎo}

(noun) morning; (adverb) in the morning

朝朝早 ziu¹ ziu¹ zou² {zhāo zhāo zǎo}

(noun) every morning

朝陽縣〔-阳县〕 ciu⁴ joeng⁴ jyun⁶ {Cháo yáng xiàn}

Chaoyang county in Chaoyang 朝陽, Liaoning

朝陽區〔-阳区〕 ciu⁴ joeng⁴ keoi¹ {Cháo yáng qū}

1. Chaoyang inner district of Beijing
2. Chaoyang district, Changchun city, Jilin

朝陽門〔-阳门〕 ciu⁴ joeng⁴ mun⁴ {Cháo yáng mén}

Chaoyangmen neighborhood of Beijing

朝陽市〔-阳-〕 ciu⁴ joeng⁴ si⁵ {Cháo yáng shì}

Chaoyang prefecture level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省 in northeast China

朝鮮人〔-鲜-〕 ciu⁴ sin¹ jan⁴ {Cháo xiǎn rén}

North Korean (person)

朝鮮語〔-鲜语〕 ciu⁴ sin¹ jyu⁵ {Cháo xiǎn yǔ}

Korean language

朝鮮文〔-鲜-〕 ciu⁴ sin¹ man⁴ {Cháo xiǎn wén}

Korean written language

朝鮮箏〔-鲜筝〕 ciu⁴ sin¹ zang¹ {Cháo xiǎn zhēng}

1. gayageum
2. Korean 12-stringed zither

朝鮮族〔-鲜-〕 ciu⁴ sin¹ zuk⁶ {Cháo xiǎn zú}

1. Korean ethnic group in China (mainly in northeast China)
2. the Koreans (major ethnic group on the Korean Peninsula)

朝聖者〔-圣-〕 ciu⁴ sing³ ze² {cháo shèng zhě}

pilgrim

朝天區〔--区〕 ciu⁴ tin¹ keoi¹ {Cháo tiān qū}

Chaotian district of Guangyuan city 廣元市, Sichuan

朝天椒 ciu⁴ tin¹ ziu¹ {cháo tiān jiāo}

chili pepper (Capsicum frutescens var)

朝中社 ciu⁴ zung¹ se⁵ {Cháo zhōng shè}

abbr. for 朝鮮中央通訊社

朝歌鎮〔--镇〕 ziu¹ go¹ zan³ {Zhāo gē zhèn}

Zhaoge town in Qi county 淇縣, Hebi 鶴壁, Henan

朝九晚五 ziu¹ gau² maan⁵ ng⁵ {zhāo jiǔ wǎn wǔ}

nine to five (working hours)

朝行晚拆 ziu¹ hang⁴ maan⁵ caak³ {cháo xíng wǎn chāi}

to lay out the bed for sleeping at night and pack it away in the morning

朝三暮四 ziu¹ saam¹ mou⁶ sei³ {zhāosānmùsì}

(idiom) Fickle or fickleness

朝拜聖山〔--圣-〕 ciu⁴ baai³ sing³ saan¹ {cháo bài shèng shān}

a pilgrimage to a holy mountain

朝秦暮楚 ciu⁴ ceon⁴ mou⁶ co² {zhāo Qín mù Chǔ}

serve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom); quick to switch sides

朝核問題〔--问题〕 ciu⁴ hat⁶ man⁶ tai⁴ {Cháo hé wèn tí}

Korean nuclear problem

朝陽地區〔-阳-区〕 ciu⁴ joeng⁴ dei⁶ keoi¹ {Zhāo yáng dì qū}

Zhaoyang district in Liaoning

朝勞動黨〔-劳动党〕 ciu⁴ lou⁴ dung⁶ dong² {Cháo Láo dòng dǎng}

Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of North Korea

朝山進香〔--进-〕 ciu⁴ saan¹ zeon³ hoeng¹ {cháo shān jìn xiāng}

to go on a pilgrimage and offer incense (idiom)

朝鮮八道〔-鲜--〕 ciu⁴ sin¹ baat³ dou⁶ {Cháo xiǎn bā dào}

the eight provinces of Yi dynasty Korea

朝鮮半島〔-鲜-岛〕 ciu⁴ sin¹ bun³ dou² {Cháo xiǎn Bàn dǎo}

Korean Peninsula

朝鮮核談〔-鲜-谈〕 ciu⁴ sin¹ hat⁶ taam⁴ {Cháo xiǎn hé tán}

talks on North Korea's nuclear program

朝鮮海峽〔-鲜-峡〕 ciu⁴ sin¹ hoi² haap⁶ {Cháo xiǎn Hǎi xiá}

1. Korea Strait
2. Tsushima Strait (between Japan and Korea)

朝鮮日報〔-鲜-报〕 ciu⁴ sin¹ jat⁶ bou³ {Cháo xiǎn Rì bào}

Chosun Ilbo, a South Korean newspaper

朝鮮太宗〔-鲜--〕 ciu⁴ sin¹ taai³ zung¹ {Cháo xiǎn Tài zōng}

King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367-1422), reigned 1400-1418

朝鮮字母〔-鲜--〕 ciu⁴ sin¹ zi⁶ mou⁵ {Cháo xiǎn zì mǔ}

1. hangeul 한글, Korean phonetic alphabet
2. Korean letters

朝鮮戰爭〔-鲜战争〕 ciu⁴ sin¹ zin³ zang¹ {Cháo xiǎn Zhàn zhēng}

Korean war (1950-1953)

朝不保夕 ziu¹ bat¹ bou² zik⁶ {zhāo bù bǎo xī}

1. at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state
2. imminent crisis
3. living from hand to mouth

朝不慮夕〔--虑-〕 ziu¹ bat¹ leoi⁶ zik⁶ {zhāo bù lǜ xī}

1. at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state
2. imminent crisis
3. living from hand to mouth

朝花夕拾 ziu¹ faa¹ zik⁶ sap⁶ {Zhāo huā xī shī}

"Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk", a collection of autobiographical essays by Lu Xun 魯迅

朝乾夕惕 ziu¹ gon¹ zik⁶ tik¹ {zhāo qián xī tì}

cautious and diligent all day long (idiom)

朝過夕改〔-过--〕 ziu¹ gwo³ zik⁶ goi² {zhāo guò xī gǎi}

1. to correct in the evening a fault of the morning (idiom)
2. to quickly amend one's ways

朝氣蓬勃〔-气--〕 ziu¹ hei³ fung⁴ but⁶ {zhāo qì péng bó}

1. full of youthful energy (idiom); vigorous
2. energetic
3. a bright spark

朝日放送 ziu¹ jat⁶ fong³ sung³ {Cháo rì Fàng sòng}

Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

朝日新聞〔---闻〕 ziu¹ jat⁶ san¹ man⁴ {Zhāo rì Xīn wén}

Asahi Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)

朝陽產業〔-阳产业〕 ziu¹ joeng⁴ caan² jip⁶ {zhāo yáng chǎn yè}

sunrise industry

朝饔夕飧 ziu¹ jung¹ zik⁶ syun¹ {zhāo yōng xī sūn}

1. lit. breakfast in the morning and supper in the evening (idiom)
2. fig. to do nothing but eat and drink

朝令夕改 ziu¹ ling⁶ zik⁶ goi² {zhāo lìng xī gǎi}

to make frequent or unpredictable changes in policy (idiom)

朝露溘至 ziu¹ lou⁶ hap⁶ zi³ {zhāo lù kè zhì}

the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

朝露暮靄〔---霭〕 ziu¹ lou⁶ mou⁶ oi² {zhāo lù mù ǎi}

1. morning dew, evening mist (idiom); ephemeral
2. impermanent

朝聞夕改〔-闻--〕 ziu¹ man⁴ zik⁶ goi² {zhāo wén xī gǎi}

1. lit. heard in the morning and changed by the evening
2. to correct an error very quickly (idiom)

朝三暮四 ziu¹ saam¹ mou⁶ sei³ {zhāo sān mù sì}

1. lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon
2. indecisive
3. to blow hot and cold

朝思暮想 ziu¹ si¹ mou⁶ soeng² {zhāo sī mù xiǎng}

to yearn for sth day and night (idiom)

朝朝暮暮 ziu¹ ziu¹ mou⁶ mou⁶ {zhāo zhāo mù mù}

1. from dawn to dusk
2. all the time

朝鮮勞動黨〔-鲜劳动党〕 ciu⁴ sin¹ lou⁴ dung⁶ dong² {Cháo xiǎn Láo dòng dǎng}

Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of North Korea

朝鮮總督府〔-鲜总--〕 ciu⁴ sin¹ zung² duk¹ fu² {Cháo xiǎn zǒng dū fǔ}

Japanese colonial administration of Korea 1910-1945

朝永振一郎 ciu⁴ wing⁵ zan³ jat¹ long⁴ {Cháo yǒng Zhèn yī láng}

TOMONAGA Shin'ichirō (1906-1979), Japanese physicist, 1965 Nobel prize laureate with Richard Feynman and Julian Schwinger

朝鮮中央新聞社〔-鲜---闻-〕 ciu⁴ sin¹ zung¹ joeng¹ san¹ man⁴ se⁵ {Cháo xiǎn zhōng yāng xīn wén shè}

Korean Central News Agency (KCNA, North Korea)

朝鮮中央通訊社〔-鲜---讯-〕 ciu⁴ sin¹ zung¹ joeng¹ tung¹ seon³ se⁵ {Cháo xiǎn Zhōng yāng Tōng xùn shè}

1. North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA)
2. abbr. to 朝中社

朝鮮民主主義人民共和國〔-鲜---义----国〕 ciu⁴ sin¹ man⁴ zyu² zyu² ji⁶ jan⁴ man⁴ gung⁶ wo⁴ gwok³ {Cháo xiǎn Mín zhǔ zhǔ yì Rén mín Gòng hé guó}

People's Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea)