長〔长〕 coeng⁴ {zhǎng}

(noun) (of skills) forte; strength (of time or distance) 1. length; (adjective) long

長〔长〕 coeng⁴ {cháng}

1. length
2. long
3. forever
4. always
5. constantly

長〔长〕 coeng⁴ {zhǎng}

1. chief
2. head
3. elder
4. to grow
5. to develop
6. to increase
7. to enhance

長情〔长-〕 coeng⁴ cing⁴ {zhǎng qíng}

unchanging and long lasting love

長程〔长-〕 coeng⁴ cing⁴ {cháng chéng}

long distance

長江〔长-〕 coeng⁴ gong¹ {Cháng Jiāng}

(spelling) the spelling in Hong Kong should be: Cheung Kong

長工〔长-〕 coeng⁴ gung¹ {cháng gōng}

a long term worker; a permanent job 

長氣〔长气〕 coeng⁴ hei³ {zhǎng qì}

(adjective) long-winded; protracted; interminable; prolix; verbose

長魚〔长鱼〕 coeng⁴ jyu⁴ {cháng yú}

an eel, a type of fish

長糧〔长粮〕 coeng⁴ loeng⁴ {cháng liáng}

pension

長命〔长-〕 coeng⁴ meng⁶ {cháng mìng}

long life; longevity

長毛〔长-〕 coeng⁴ mou¹ {cháng máo}

long-haired; long hair, also the nick name for Leung Kwok-Hung, a Hong Kong politician

長時〔长时〕 coeng⁴ si⁴ {cháng shí}

for a long time

長洲〔长-〕 coeng⁴ zau¹ {cháng zhōu}

Cheung Chau, an island situated in the southern seas of Hong Kong

長足〔长-〕 coeng⁴ zuk¹ {cháng zú}

substantial (development); considerable (development)

長房〔长-〕 zoeng² fong⁴ {zhǎng fáng}

the eldest branch of a family

長肉〔长-〕 zoeng² juk⁶ {zhǎng ròu}

getting fat

長白〔长-〕 coeng⁴ baak⁶ {Cháng bái}

Changbai Korean autonomous county in Baishan 白山, Jilin

長班〔长-〕 coeng⁴ baan¹ {cháng bān}

1. (old) footman
2. servant

長濱〔长滨〕 coeng⁴ ban¹ {Cháng bīn}

Changbin or Changpin township in Taitung county 臺東縣, southeast Taiwan

長柄〔长-〕 coeng⁴ beng³ {cháng bǐng}

1. long handle
2. stem

長波〔长-〕 coeng⁴ bo¹ {cháng bō}

longwave (radio)

長春〔长-〕 coeng⁴ ceon¹ {Cháng chūn}

Changchun subprovincial city and capital of Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China

長清〔长-〕 coeng⁴ cing¹ {Cháng qīng}

Changqing district of Ji'nan city 濟南市, Shandong

長槍〔长枪〕 coeng⁴ coeng¹ {cháng qiāng}

1. pike
2. CL: 支

長蟲〔长虫〕 coeng⁴ cung⁴ {cháng chong}

(coll.) snake

長處〔长处〕 coeng⁴ cyu³ {cháng chù}

1. good aspects
2. strong points

長存〔长-〕 coeng⁴ cyun⁴ {cháng cún}

to exist forever

長達〔长达〕 coeng⁴ daat⁶ {cháng dá}

1. to extend as long as
2. to lengthen out to

長德〔长-〕 coeng⁴ dak¹ {cháng dé}

Chotoku

長凳〔长-〕 coeng⁴ dang³ {cháng dèng}

1. pew
2. bench
3. CL: 張

長笛〔长-〕 coeng⁴ dek⁶ {cháng dí}

(Western) concert flute

長釘〔长钉〕 coeng⁴ deng¹ {cháng dìng}

spike

長隊〔长队〕 coeng⁴ deoi² {cháng duì}

1. line (i.e. of people waiting)
2. queue

長多〔长-〕 coeng⁴ do¹ {cháng duō}

good prospects in the long term (finance)

長島〔长岛〕 coeng⁴ dou² {Cháng dǎo}

Changdao county in Yantai 煙台, Shandong

長度〔长-〕 coeng⁴ dou⁶ {cháng dù}

length

長短〔长-〕 coeng⁴ dyun² {cháng duǎn}

1. length
2. duration
3. accident
4. right and wrong
5. good and bad
6. long and short

長髮〔长发〕 coeng⁴ faat³ {cháng fà}

long hair

長褲〔长裤〕 coeng⁴ fu³ {cháng kù}

trousers

長豐〔长丰〕 coeng⁴ fung¹ {Cháng fēng}

Changfeng county in Hefei 合肥, Anhui

長假〔长-〕 coeng⁴ gaa³ {cháng jià}

1. long vacation
2. refers to one week national holiday in PRC starting 1st May and 1st Oct

長庚〔长-〕 coeng⁴ gang¹ {Cháng gēng}

classical Chinese name for planet Venus in the west after dusk

長久〔长-〕 coeng⁴ gau² {cháng jiǔ}

(for a) long time

長技〔长-〕 coeng⁴ gei⁶ {cháng jì}

special skill

長江〔长-〕 coeng⁴ gong¹ {Cháng Jiāng}

Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang

長葛〔长-〕 coeng⁴ got³ {Cháng gě}

Changge county level city in Shangqiu 商丘, Henan

長棍〔长-〕 coeng⁴ gwan³ {cháng gùn}

baguette

長效〔长-〕 coeng⁴ haau⁶ {cháng xiào}

to be effective over an extended period

長興〔长兴〕 coeng⁴ hing¹ {Cháng xīng}

Changxing county in Huzhou 湖州, Zhejiang

長靴〔长-〕 coeng⁴ hoe¹ {cháng xuē}

boot

長海〔长-〕 coeng⁴ hoi² {Cháng hǎi}

Changhai county in Dalian 大連, Liaoning

長號〔长号〕 coeng⁴ hou⁶ {cháng hào}

trombone

長空〔长-〕 coeng⁴ hung¹ {cháng kōng}

1. (literary) the vast sky
2. (finance) eventual downturn
3. poor prospects in the long term

長虹〔长-〕 coeng⁴ hung⁴ {Cháng hóng}

Changhong (brand)

長揖〔长-〕 coeng⁴ jap¹ {cháng yī}

to clasp hands in greeting

長野〔长-〕 coeng⁴ je⁵ {Cháng yě}

1. Nagano (name)
2. Nagano city and prefecture in central Japan

長夜〔长-〕 coeng⁴ je⁶ {cháng yè}

1. long dark night
2. fig. long period of misery and oppression

長椅〔长-〕 coeng⁴ ji² {cháng yǐ}

bench

長煙〔长烟〕 coeng⁴ jin¹ {cháng yān}

endless mist

長於〔长于〕 coeng⁴ jyu¹ {cháng yú}

1. to be adept in
2. to excel at

長遠〔长远〕 coeng⁴ jyun⁵ {cháng yuǎn}

1. long-term
2. long-range

長崎〔长-〕 coeng⁴ kei⁴ {Cháng qí}

Nagasaki, Japan

長期〔长-〕 coeng⁴ kei⁴ {cháng qī}

1. long term
2. long time
3. long range (of a forecast)

長裙〔长-〕 coeng⁴ kwan⁴ {cháng qún}

cheong sam (long skirt)

長拳〔长-〕 coeng⁴ kyun⁴ {cháng quán}

Changquan - Northern Shaolin (北少林) - Longfist - Martial Art

長嶺〔长岭〕 coeng⁴ ling⁵ {Cháng lǐng}

Changling county in Songyuan 松原, Jilin

長樂〔长乐〕 coeng⁴ lok⁶ {Cháng lè}

1. Changle county level city in Fuzhou 福州, Fujian
2. Princess Changle of Western Wei of the Northern dynasties 西魏, given in marriage c. 545 to Bumin Khan 土門

長廊〔长-〕 coeng⁴ long⁴ {cháng láng}

1. promenade
2. long hallway
3. Long Corridor in the Summer Palace, Beijing 北京頤和園

長龍〔长龙〕 coeng⁴ lung⁴ {cháng lóng}

1. long queue
2. long line (of cars, people etc)

長矛〔长-〕 coeng⁴ maau⁴ {cháng máo}

1. pike
2. lance
3. CL: 把,柄

長襪〔长袜〕 coeng⁴ mat⁶ {cháng wà}

1. hose
2. stocking

長尾〔长-〕 coeng⁴ mei⁵ {cháng wěi}

the long tail

長武〔长-〕 coeng⁴ mou⁵ {Cháng wǔ}

Changwu County in Xianyang 咸陽, Shaanxi

長牙〔长-〕 coeng⁴ ngaa⁴ {cháng yá}

tusk

長年〔长-〕 coeng⁴ nin⁴ {cháng nián}

all the year round

長寧〔长宁〕 coeng⁴ ning⁴ {Cháng níng}

1. Changning County in Yibin 宜賓, Sichuan
2. Changning District in Shanghai

長安〔长-〕 coeng⁴ on¹ {Cháng ān}

1. Chang'an (ancient name of Xi'an 西安) capital of China during Tang Dynasty 唐朝
2. now 長安區, a district of Xi'an

長跑〔长-〕 coeng⁴ paau² {cháng pǎo}

long-distance running

長篇〔长-〕 coeng⁴ pin¹ {cháng piān}

lengthy (report or speech)

長片〔长-〕 coeng⁴ pin² {cháng piàn}

feature-length film

長平〔长-〕 coeng⁴ ping⁴ {Cháng píng}

Changping, place name in Gaoping County 高平縣, southern Shanxi, the scene of the great battle of 262-260 BC between Qin and Zhao

長漂〔长-〕 coeng⁴ piu¹ {cháng piāo}

running the Changjiang or Yangtze river (as a dare-devil sport)

長袍〔长-〕 coeng⁴ pou⁴ {cháng páo}

1. chang pao (traditional Chinese men's robe)
2. gown
3. robe
4. CL: 件

長沙〔长-〕 coeng⁴ saa¹ {Cháng shā}

Changsha prefecture level city and capital of Hunan province in south central China

長衫〔长-〕 coeng⁴ saam¹ {cháng shān}

1. long gown
2. cheongsam
3. traditional Asian dress for men or (in Hong Kong) women's qipao

長逝〔长-〕 coeng⁴ sai⁶ {cháng shì}

1. to depart this life
2. to be no more

長生〔长-〕 coeng⁴ sang¹ {cháng shēng}

long life

長壽〔长寿〕 coeng⁴ sau⁶ {cháng shòu}

1. longevity
2. ability to live long
3. long lived

長壽〔长寿〕 coeng⁴ sau⁶ {Cháng shòu}

Changshou suburban district of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

長石〔长-〕 coeng⁴ sek⁶ {cháng shí}

1. stone beam
2. horizontal slab of stone
3. feldspar or felspar (geology)

長順〔长顺〕 coeng⁴ seon⁶ {Cháng shùn}

Changshun county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州, Guizhou

長詩〔长诗〕 coeng⁴ si¹ {cháng shī}

long poem

長籼〔长-〕 coeng⁴ sin¹ {cháng xiān}

long-grained rice (Indian rice, as opposed to round-grained rice)

長線〔长线〕 coeng⁴ sin³ {cháng xiàn}

long term

長城〔长-〕 coeng⁴ sing⁴ {Cháng chéng}

the Great Wall

長舌〔长-〕 coeng⁴ sit⁶ {cháng shé}

1. loquacious
2. to have a loose tongue

長泰〔长-〕 coeng⁴ taai³ {Cháng tài}

Changtai county in Zhangzhou 漳州, Fujian

長談〔长谈〕 coeng⁴ taam⁴ {cháng tán}

a long talk

長嘆〔长叹〕 coeng⁴ taan³ {cháng tàn}

1. long sigh
2. deep sigh

長汀〔长-〕 coeng⁴ ting¹ {Cháng tīng}

Changting county level city in Longyan 龍岩, Fujian

長條〔长条〕 coeng⁴ tiu⁴ {cháng tiáo}

strip

長途〔长-〕 coeng⁴ tou⁴ {cháng tú}

long distance

長榮〔长荣〕 coeng⁴ wing⁴ {Cháng róng}

Evergreen (Group), Taiwan-based shipping and transportation conglomerate

長垣〔长-〕 coeng⁴ wun⁴ {Cháng yuán}

Changyuan county in Xinxiang 新鄉, Henan

長袖〔长-〕 coeng⁴ zau⁶ {cháng xiù}

1. long sleeves
2. long-sleeved shirt

長至〔长-〕 coeng⁴ zi³ {cháng zhì}

the summer solstice

長治〔长-〕 coeng⁴ zi⁶ {Cháng zhì}

1. Changzhi prefecture level city in Shanxi 山西
2. Changchih township in Pingtung County 屏東縣, Taiwan

長征〔长-〕 coeng⁴ zing¹ {cháng zhēng}

1. expedition
2. long journey

長征〔长-〕 coeng⁴ zing¹ {Cháng zhēng}

Long March (retreat of the Red Army 1934-1935)

長足〔长-〕 coeng⁴ zuk¹ {cháng zú}

remarkable (progress, improvement, expansion etc)

長輩〔长辈〕 zoeng² bui³ {zhǎng bèi}

1. one's elders
2. older generation

長出〔长-〕 zoeng² ceot¹ {zhǎng chū}

to sprout (leaves, buds, a beard etc)

長大〔长-〕 zoeng² daai⁶ {zhǎng dà}

to grow up

長得〔长-〕 zoeng² dak¹ {zhǎng de}

to look (pretty, the same etc)

長機〔长机〕 zoeng² gei¹ {zhǎng jī}

(military) lead aircraft

長官〔长-〕 zoeng² gun¹ {zhǎng guān}

1. senior official
2. senior officer
3. commanding officer
4. CL: 位
5. sir (term of address for senior officer)

長兄〔长-〕 zoeng² hing¹ {zhǎng xiōng}

eldest brother

長幼〔长-〕 zoeng² jau³ {zhǎng yòu}

1. older and younger
2. seniority

長老〔长-〕 zoeng² lou⁵ {zhǎng lǎo}

1. elder
2. term of respect for a Buddhist monk

長物〔长-〕 zoeng² mat⁶ {cháng wù}

1. surplus
2. up to scratch

長眠〔长-〕 zoeng² min⁴ {cháng mián}

eternal rest (i.e. death)

長滿〔长满〕 zoeng² mun⁵ {zhǎng mǎn}

to grow all over

長男〔长-〕 zoeng² naam⁴ {zhǎng nán}

eldest son

長女〔长-〕 zoeng² neoi⁵ {zhǎng nǚ}

eldest daughter

長三〔长-〕 zoeng² saam¹ {cháng sān}

(old) high class prostitute

長勢〔长势〕 zoeng² sai³ {zhǎng shì}

1. how well a crop (or plant) is growing
2. growth

長成〔长-〕 zoeng² sing⁴ {zhǎng chéng}

to grow up

長相〔长-〕 zoeng² soeng³ {zhǎng xiàng}

1. appearance
2. looks
3. profile
4. countenance

長孫〔长孙〕 zoeng² syun¹ {zhǎng sūn}

1. eldest grandson
2. the eldest son of one's eldest son

長孫〔长孙〕 zoeng² syun¹ {Zhǎng sūn}

two-character surname Zhangsun

長者〔长-〕 zoeng² ze² {zhǎng zhě}

1. senior
2. older person

長進〔长进〕 zoeng² zeon³ {zhǎng jìn}

1. to make progress
2. progress

長姊〔长-〕 zoeng² zi² {zhǎng zǐ}

older sister

長子〔长-〕 zoeng² zi² {zhǎng zǐ}

eldest son

長子〔长-〕 zoeng² zi² {Zhǎng zǐ}

Zhangzi county in Shanxi 山西

長春籐〔长-藤〕 coeng⁴ ceon¹ tang⁴ {cháng chūn téng}

 ivy (Hedera)

長短句〔长--〕 coeng⁴ dyun² geoi³ {cháng duǎn jù}

a form of Chinese poetry

長短腳〔长-脚〕 coeng⁴ dyun² goek³ {zhǎng duǎn jiǎo}

uneven leg length

長短週〔长-周〕 coeng⁴ dyun² zau¹ {cháng duǎn zhōu}

alternate Saturday-off (for work)

長假期〔长-朞〕 coeng⁴ gaa³ kei⁴ {cháng jià jī}

a long vacation; a long holiday

長腳蜢〔长脚-〕 coeng⁴ goek³ maang⁵ {cháng jiǎo měng}

one with long legs (slang)

長氣袋〔长气-〕 coeng⁴ hei³ doi⁶ {zhǎng qì dài}

one who loves to talk; one who can run and sing with plenty of breathes (slang)

長圓形〔长圆-〕 coeng⁴ jyun⁴ jing⁴ {cháng yuán xíng}

oval

長崎市〔长--〕 coeng⁴ kei¹ si⁵ {cháng qí shì}

Nagasaki, a city in Japan

長崎縣〔长-县〕 coeng⁴ kei⁴ jyun⁶ {Cháng qí xiàn}

Nagasaki Prefecture, a prefecture on the northwestern part of Kyushu Island, Japan

長拉拉〔长--〕 coeng⁴ laai⁴ laai⁴ {zhǎng lā la}

very long (way too long); too long; so long (negative connotation)

長流流〔长--〕 coeng⁴ lau⁴ lau⁴ {cháng liú liú}

long (period of time)

長命斜〔长--〕 coeng⁴ meng⁶ ce³ {cháng mìng xié}

a long and steep slope

長命雨〔长--〕 coeng⁴ meng⁶ jyu⁵ {cháng mìng yǔ}

continuous rain

長毛賊〔长-贼〕 coeng⁴ mou⁴ caak⁶ {cháng máo zéi}

slang name given for Taiping Rebellion participants during Qing Dynasty; long-haired thief

長撓撓〔长挠挠〕 coeng⁴ naau⁴ naau⁴ {zhǎng náo náo}

very long (time)

長生板〔长--〕 coeng⁴ sang¹ baan² {cháng shēng bǎn}

coffin

長生店〔长--〕 coeng⁴ sang¹ dim³ {cháng shēng diàn}

casket; coffin shop

長壽路〔长寿-〕 coeng⁴ sau⁶ lou⁶ {cháng shòu lù}

Changshou Road, a road in Guangzhou, China

長鬚鯨〔长须鲸〕 coeng⁴ sou¹ king⁴ {cháng xū jīng}

a finback, a fin whale

長通粉〔长--〕 coeng⁴ tung¹ fan² {zhǎng tōng fěn}

penne (pasta)

長白縣〔长-县〕 coeng⁴ baak⁶ jyun⁶ {Cháng bái xiàn}

Changbai Korean autonomous county in Baishan 白山, Jilin

長白山〔长--〕 coeng⁴ baak⁶ saan¹ {Cháng bái shān}

Changbai or Baekdu mountains 白頭山, volcanic mountain range between Jilin province and North Korea, prominent in Manchu and Korean mythology

長白鎮〔长-镇〕 coeng⁴ baak⁶ zan³ {Cháng bái zhèn}

Changbai township, capital of Changbai Korean autonomous county in Baishan 白山, Jilin

長濱鄉〔长滨乡〕 coeng⁴ ban¹ hoeng¹ {Cháng bīn xiāng}

Changbin or Changpin township in Taitung county 臺東縣, southeast Taiwan

長臂猿〔长--〕 coeng⁴ bei³ jyun⁴ {cháng bì yuán}

1. gibbon
2. Hylobatidae (gibbon and lesser ape family)

長鼻目〔长--〕 coeng⁴ bei⁶ muk⁶ {cháng bí mù}

order Proboscidea (elephants and mammoths)

長春市〔长--〕 coeng⁴ ceon¹ si⁵ {Cháng chūn shì}

Changchun subprovincial city and capital of Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China

長清區〔长-区〕 coeng⁴ cing¹ keoi¹ {Cháng qīng qū}

Changqing district of Ji'nan city 濟南市, Shandong

長草區〔长-区〕 coeng⁴ cou² keoi¹ {cháng cǎo qū}

the rough (golf)

長島縣〔长岛县〕 coeng⁴ dou² jyun⁶ {Cháng dǎo xiàn}

Changdao county in Yantai 煙台, Shandong

長方形〔长--〕 coeng⁴ fong¹ jing⁴ {cháng fāng xíng}

rectangle

長方體〔长-体〕 coeng⁴ fong¹ tai² {cháng fāng tǐ}

cuboid

長豐縣〔长丰县〕 coeng⁴ fung¹ jyun⁶ {Cháng fēng xiàn}

Changfeng county in Hefei 合肥, Anhui

長頸鹿〔长颈-〕 coeng⁴ geng² luk² {cháng jǐng lù}

1. giraffe
2. CL: 隻

長頸龍〔长颈龙〕 coeng⁴ geng² lung⁴ {cháng jǐng lóng}

tanystropheus, long-necked reptile from Triassic

長頸瓶〔长颈-〕 coeng⁴ geng² ping⁴ {cháng jǐng píng}

flask

長角羊〔长--〕 coeng⁴ gok³ joeng⁴ {cháng jiǎo yáng}

Tibetan long horned antelope

長葛市〔长--〕 coeng⁴ got³ si⁵ {Cháng gě shì}

Changge county level city in Shangqiu 商丘, Henan

長興縣〔长兴县〕 coeng⁴ hing¹ jyun⁶ {Cháng xīng xiàn}

Changxing county in Huzhou 湖州, Zhejiang

長海縣〔长-县〕 coeng⁴ hoi² jyun⁶ {Cháng hǎi xiàn}

Changhai county in Dalian 大連, Liaoning

長野縣〔长-县〕 coeng⁴ je⁵ jyun⁶ {Cháng yě xiàn}

Nagano prefecture, Japan

長耳鴞〔长-鸮〕 coeng⁴ ji⁵ hiu¹ {cháng ěr xiāo}

(Chinese bird species) long-eared owl (Asio otus)

長期性〔长--〕 coeng⁴ kei⁴ sing³ {cháng qī xìng}

long-term

長距離〔长-离〕 coeng⁴ keoi⁵ lei⁴ {cháng jù lí}

long distance

長嶺縣〔长岭县〕 coeng⁴ ling⁵ jyun⁶ {Cháng lǐng xiàn}

Changling county in Songyuan 松原, Jilin

長樂市〔长乐-〕 coeng⁴ lok⁶ si⁵ {Cháng lè shì}

Changle county level city in Fuzhou 福州, Fujian

長尾鴨〔长-鸭〕 coeng⁴ mei⁵ aap³ {cháng wěi yā}

(Chinese bird species) long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis)

長明燈〔长-灯〕 coeng⁴ ming⁴ dang¹ {cháng míng dēng}

altar lamp burning day and night

長毛象〔长--〕 coeng⁴ mou⁴ zoeng⁶ {cháng máo xiàng}

woolly mammoth

長武縣〔长-县〕 coeng⁴ mou⁵ jyun⁶ {Cháng wǔ Xiàn}

Changwu County in Xianyang 咸陽, Shaanxi

長寧縣〔长宁县〕 coeng⁴ ning⁴ jyun⁶ {Cháng níng xiàn}

Changning county in Yibin 宜賓, Sichuan

長寧區〔长宁区〕 coeng⁴ ning⁴ keoi¹ {Cháng níng qū}

Changning district, central Shanghai

長安區〔长-区〕 coeng⁴ on¹ keoi¹ {Cháng ān Qū}

1. Chang'an District of Xi’an 西安市, Shaanxi
2. Chang'an District of Shijiazhuang City 石家莊市, Hebei

長沙縣〔长-县〕 coeng⁴ saa¹ jyun⁶ {Cháng shā xiàn}

Changsha county in Changsha 長沙, Hunan

長沙市〔长--〕 coeng⁴ saa¹ si⁵ {Cháng shā shì}

Changsha prefecture level city and capital of Hunan province in south central China

長沙灣〔长-湾〕 coeng⁴ saa¹ waan⁴ {cháng shā wān}

Cheung Sha Wan (poultry market in Hong Kong)

長三角〔长--〕 coeng⁴ saam¹ gok³ {Cháng Sān jiǎo}

1. Yangtze River Delta
2. abbr. for 長江三角洲

長生果〔长--〕 coeng⁴ sang¹ gwo² {cháng shēng guǒ}

1. peanut
2. groundnut (slang)

長壽區〔长寿区〕 coeng⁴ sau⁶ keoi¹ {Cháng shòu qū}

Changshou suburban district of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

長蛇陣〔长-阵〕 coeng⁴ se⁴ zan⁶ {cháng shé zhèn}

1. single-line formation (army)
2. fig. long line

長蛇座〔长--〕 coeng⁴ se⁴ zo⁶ {Cháng shé zuò}

Hydra (constellation)

長順縣〔长顺县〕 coeng⁴ seon⁶ jyun⁶ {Cháng shùn xiàn}

Changshun county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州, Guizhou

長舌婦〔长-妇〕 coeng⁴ sit⁶ fu⁵ {cháng shé fù}

1. female gossip
2. busybody

長相思〔长--〕 coeng⁴ soeng¹ si¹ {Cháng xiāng sī}

Sauvignon blanc (grape type)

長泰縣〔长-县〕 coeng⁴ taai³ jyun⁶ {Cháng tài xiàn}

Changtai county in Zhangzhou 漳州, Fujian

長汀縣〔长-县〕 coeng⁴ ting¹ jyun⁶ {Cháng tīng xiàn}

Changting county in Longyan 龍岩, Fujian

長途車〔长-车〕 coeng⁴ tou⁴ ce¹ {cháng tú chē}

1. long-distance bus
2. coach

長筒靴〔长--〕 coeng⁴ tung² hoe¹ {cháng tǒng xuē}

1. Wellington boots
2. galoshes

長統靴〔长统-〕 coeng⁴ tung² hoe¹ {cháng tǒng xuē}

long boots (covering feet, legs and lower abdomen)

長統襪〔长统袜〕 coeng⁴ tung² mat⁶ {cháng tǒng wà}

stockings

長筒襪〔长-袜〕 coeng⁴ tung² mat⁶ {cháng tǒng wà}

1. stocking
2. CL: 雙

長垣縣〔长-县〕 coeng⁴ wun⁴ jyun⁶ {Cháng yuán xiàn}

Changyuan county in Xinxiang 新鄉, Henan

長洲區〔长-区〕 coeng⁴ zau¹ keoi¹ {Cháng zhōu qū}

Changzhou district of Wuzhou city 梧州市, Guangxi

長嘴鷸〔长-鹬〕 coeng⁴ zeoi² wat⁶ {cháng zuǐ yù}

(Chinese bird species) long-billed dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)

長子縣〔长-县〕 coeng⁴ zi² jyun⁶ {Cháng zǐ xiàn}

Changzhi county in Changzhi 長治, Shanxi

長治鄉〔长-乡〕 coeng⁴ zi⁶ hoeng¹ {Cháng zhì xiāng}

Changzhi township in Pingtung County 屏東縣, Taiwan

長治縣〔长-县〕 coeng⁴ zi⁶ jyun⁶ {Cháng zhì xiàn}

Changzhi county in Changzhi 長治, Shanxi

長治市〔长--〕 coeng⁴ zi⁶ si⁵ {Cháng zhì shì}

Changzhi prefecture level city in Shanxi 山西

長記性〔长记-〕 zoeng² gei³ sing³ {zhǎng jì xing}

1. (coll.) to learn one's lesson
2. to have enough brains to learn from one's mistakes

長見識〔长见识〕 zoeng² gin³ sik¹ {zhǎng jiàn shi}

to gain knowledge and experience

長老會〔长-会〕 zoeng² lou⁵ wui² {Zhǎng lǎo huì}

Presbyterianism

長贅疣〔长赘-〕 zoeng² zeoi⁶ jau⁴ {zhǎng zhuì yóu}

to vegetate

長知識〔长-识〕 zoeng² zi¹ sik¹ {zhǎng zhī shi}

to acquire knowledge

長此以往〔长---〕 coeng⁴ ci² ji⁵ wong⁵ {cháng cǐ yǐ wǎng}

if things continue this way

長青隧道〔长---〕 coeng⁴ cing¹ seoi⁶ dou⁶ {cháng qīng suì dào}

Cheung Tsing Tunnel, a tunnel on Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong

長驅直入〔长驱--〕 coeng⁴ keoi¹ zik⁶ jap⁶ {cháng qū zhí rù}

to drive straight in; to march straight into

長命百歲〔长--岁〕 coeng⁴ meng⁶ baak³ seoi³ {cháng mìng bǎi suì}

to live a long life

長篇大論〔长--论〕 coeng⁴ pin¹ daai⁶ leon⁶ {cháng piān dà lùn}

long and useless speech or conversation (idiom)

長轡遠馭〔长辔远驭〕 coeng⁴ bei³ jyun⁵ jyu⁶ {cháng pèi yuǎn yù}

to control from a distance (idiom)

長柄勺子〔长---〕 coeng⁴ beng³ zoek³ zi² {cháng bǐng sháo zi}

ladle

長槍短炮〔长枪--〕 coeng⁴ coeng¹ dyun² paau³ {cháng qiāng duǎn pào}

camera (jocular)

長島冰茶〔长岛--〕 coeng⁴ dou² bing¹ caa⁴ {Cháng dǎo bīng chá}

Long Island Iced Tea

長度單位〔长-单-〕 coeng⁴ dou⁶ daan¹ wai² {cháng dù dān wèi}

unit of length

長風破浪〔长风--〕 coeng⁴ fung¹ po³ long⁶ {cháng fēng pò làng}

1. lit. to ride the wind and crest the waves
2. to be ambitious and unafraid (idiom)

長腳秧雞〔长脚-鸡〕 coeng⁴ goek³ joeng¹ gai¹ {cháng jiǎo yāng jī}

(Chinese bird species) corn crake (Crex crex)

長江流域〔长---〕 coeng⁴ gong¹ lau⁴ wik⁶ {Cháng jiāng liú yù}

Changjiang or Yangtze river basin

長江三峽〔长--峡〕 coeng⁴ gong¹ saam¹ haap⁶ {Cháng Jiāng Sān xiá}

Three Gorges or Yangtze Gorges, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峽, Wuxia Gorge 巫峽 and Xiling Gorge 西陵峽

長吁短嘆〔长--叹〕 coeng⁴ heoi¹ dyun² taan³ {cháng xū duǎn tàn}

long moan and short gasp (idiom); continually moaning and groaning in pain

長夜漫漫〔长---〕 coeng⁴ je⁶ maan⁶ maan⁶ {cháng yè màn màn}

endless night (idiom); fig. long suffering

長夜難明〔长-难-〕 coeng⁴ je⁶ naan⁴ ming⁴ {cháng yè nán míng}

1. lit. many nights under a harsh moon
2. long years of oppression (idiom)

長期飯票〔长-饭-〕 coeng⁴ kei⁴ faan⁶ piu³ {cháng qī fàn piào}

(fig.) guarantee of financial support for the rest of one's life

長期共存〔长---〕 coeng⁴ kei⁴ gung⁶ cyun⁴ {cháng qī gòng cún}

long term coexistence

長期以來〔长--来〕 coeng⁴ kei⁴ ji⁵ loi⁴ {cháng qī yǐ lái}

ever since a long time ago

長樂公主〔长乐--〕 coeng⁴ lok⁶ gung¹ zyu² {Cháng lè Gōng zhǔ}

Princess Changle of Western Wei of the Northern dynasties 西魏, given in marriage c. 545 to Bumin Khan 土門

長樂未央〔长乐--〕 coeng⁴ lok⁶ mei⁶ joeng¹ {cháng lè wèi yāng}

endless happiness (idiom)

長尾賊鷗〔长-贼鸥〕 coeng⁴ mei⁵ caak⁶ au¹ {cháng wěi zéi ōu}

(Chinese bird species) long-tailed jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus)

長尾地鶇〔长--鸫〕 coeng⁴ mei⁵ dei⁶ dung¹ {cháng wěi dì dōng}

(Chinese bird species) long-tailed thrush (Zoothera dixoni)

長尾夜鷹〔长--鹰〕 coeng⁴ mei⁵ je⁶ jing¹ {cháng wěi yè yīng}

(Chinese bird species) large-tailed nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus)

長尾鸚鵡〔长-鹦鹉〕 coeng⁴ mei⁵ jing¹ mou⁵ {cháng wěi yīng wǔ}

(Chinese bird species) long-tailed parakeet (Psittacula longicauda)

長尾奇鶥〔长--鹛〕 coeng⁴ mei⁵ kei⁴ mei⁴ {cháng wěi qí méi}

(Chinese bird species) long-tailed sibia (Heterophasia picaoides)

長尾林鴞〔长--鸮〕 coeng⁴ mei⁵ lam⁴ hiu¹ {cháng wěi lín xiāo}

(Chinese bird species) Ural owl (Strix uralensis)

長尾鷯鶥〔长-鹩鹛〕 coeng⁴ mei⁵ liu⁴ mei⁴ {cháng wěi liáo méi}

(Chinese bird species) grey-bellied wren-babbler (Spelaeornis reptatus)

長尾朱雀〔长---〕 coeng⁴ mei⁵ zyu¹ zoek³ {cháng wěi zhū què}

(Chinese bird species) long-tailed rosefinch (Carpodacus sibiricus)

長命富貴〔长--贵〕 coeng⁴ ming⁶ fu³ gwai³ {cháng mìng fù guì}

We wish you long life and riches! (idiom, conventional greeting)

長年累月〔长---〕 coeng⁴ nin⁴ leoi⁵ jyut⁶ {cháng nián lěi yuè}

1. year in, year out (idiom)
2. (over) many years

長安大學〔长--学〕 coeng⁴ on¹ daai⁶ hok⁶ {Cháng ān Dà xué}

Chang'an University

長篇小說〔长--说〕 coeng⁴ pin¹ siu² syut³ {cháng piān xiǎo shuō}

long novel

長平之戰〔长--战〕 coeng⁴ ping⁴ zi¹ zin³ {Cháng píng zhī zhàn}

battle of Changping of 260 BC, at which the Qin army 秦軍 encircled and annihilated a Zhao army of 400,000

長山山脈〔长--脉〕 coeng⁴ saan¹ saan¹ mak⁶ {Cháng shān shān mài}

Truong Son Ra, mountain range forming the border between Vietnam and Laos and Kampuchea

長生不老〔长---〕 coeng⁴ sang¹ bat¹ lou⁵ {cháng shēng bù lǎo}

immortality

長生不死〔长---〕 coeng⁴ sang¹ bat¹ sei² {cháng shēng bù sǐ}

immortality

長生久視〔长--视〕 coeng⁴ sang¹ gau² si⁶ {cháng shēng jiǔ shì}

to grow old with unfailing eyes and ears (idiom)

長生祿位〔长-禄-〕 coeng⁴ sang¹ luk⁶ wai⁶ {cháng shēng lù wèi}

tablet and altar honoring a great benefactor (idiom)

長城飯店〔长-饭-〕 coeng⁴ sing⁴ faan⁶ dim³ {Cháng chéng Fàn diàn}

Great Wall Hotel (Beijing Sheraton 喜來登)

長途跋涉〔长---〕 coeng⁴ tou⁴ bat⁶ sip³ {cháng tú bá shè}

long and difficult trek

長途電話〔长-电话〕 coeng⁴ tou⁴ din⁶ waa² {cháng tú diàn huà}

long-distance call

長途汽車〔长--车〕 coeng⁴ tou⁴ hei³ ce¹ {cháng tú qì chē}

long-distance coach

長途網路〔长-网-〕 coeng⁴ tou⁴ mong⁵ lou⁶ {cháng tú wǎng lù}

long distance network

長途話費〔长-话费〕 coeng⁴ tou⁴ waa⁶ fai³ {cháng tú huà fèi}

long distance call charge

長話短說〔长话-说〕 coeng⁴ waa⁶ dyun² syut³ {cháng huà duǎn shuō}

to make a long story short (idiom)

長榮海運〔长荣-运〕 coeng⁴ wing⁴ hoi² wan⁶ {Cháng róng Hǎi yùn}

Evergreen Marine Corp. (Taiwan shipping line)

長榮航空〔长荣--〕 coeng⁴ wing⁴ hong⁴ hung¹ {Cháng róng Háng kōng}

EVA Air

長袖善舞〔长---〕 coeng⁴ zau⁶ sin⁶ mou⁵ {cháng xiù shàn wǔ}

long sleeves help one dance beautifully (idiom); money and power will help you in any occupation

長嘴百靈〔长--灵〕 coeng⁴ zeoi² baak³ ling⁴ {cháng zuǐ bǎi líng}

(Chinese bird species) Tibetan lark (Melanocorypha maxima)

長嘴地鶇〔长--鸫〕 coeng⁴ zeoi² dei⁶ dung¹ {cháng zuǐ dì dōng}

(Chinese bird species) dark-sided thrush (Zoothera marginata)

長嘴劍鴴〔长-剑鸻〕 coeng⁴ zeoi² gim³ hang⁴ {cháng zuǐ jiàn héng}

(Chinese bird species) long-billed plover (Charadrius placidus)

長嘴鷯鶥〔长-鹩鹛〕 coeng⁴ zeoi² liu⁴ mei⁴ {cháng zuǐ liáo méi}

(Chinese bird species) long-billed wren-babbler (Rimator malacoptilus)

長趾濱鷸〔长-滨鹬〕 coeng⁴ zi² ban¹ wat⁶ {cháng zhǐ bīn yù}

(Chinese bird species) long-toed stint (Calidris subminuta)

長治久安〔长---〕 coeng⁴ zi⁶ gau² on¹ {cháng zhì jiǔ ān}

long-term peace and stability (of governments)

長足進步〔长-进-〕 coeng⁴ zuk¹ zeon³ bou⁶ {cháng zú jìn bù}

rapid progress

長點心眼〔长点--〕 zoeng² dim² sam¹ ngaan⁵ {zhǎng diǎn xīn yǎn}

1. to watch out
2. to keep one's wits about one

長孫無忌〔长孙无-〕 zoeng² syun¹ mou⁴ gei⁶ {Zhǎng sūn Wú jì}

Zhangsun Wuji (c. 594-659), politician and historian of early Tang

長白山天池〔长----〕 coeng⁴ baak⁶ saan¹ tin¹ ci⁴ {Cháng bái shān tiān chí}

Changbaishan Tianchi, volcanic lake in Jilin province

長柄大鐮刀〔长--镰-〕 coeng⁴ beng³ daai⁶ lim⁴ dou¹ {cháng bǐng dà lián dāo}

scythe

長度指示符〔长----〕 coeng⁴ dou⁶ zi² si⁶ fu⁴ {cháng dù zhǐ shì fú}

length indicator

長江三角洲〔长----〕 coeng⁴ gong¹ saam¹ gok³ zau¹ {Cháng Jiāng Sān jiǎo zhōu}

Yangtze River Delta

長期穩定性〔长-稳--〕 coeng⁴ kei⁴ wan² ding⁶ sing³ {cháng qī wěn dìng xìng}

long term stability

長距離比賽〔长-离-赛〕 coeng⁴ keoi⁵ lei⁴ bei² coi³ {cháng jù lí bǐ sài}

marathon (sports)

長尾縫葉鶯〔长-缝叶莺〕 coeng⁴ mei⁵ fung⁴ jip⁶ ang¹ {cháng wěi féng yè yīng}

(Chinese bird species) common tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius)

長尾闊嘴鳥〔长-阔-鸟〕 coeng⁴ mei⁵ fut³ zeoi² niu⁵ {cháng wěi kuò zuǐ niǎo}

(Chinese bird species) long-tailed broadbill (Psarisomus dalhousiae)

長尾山椒鳥〔长---鸟〕 coeng⁴ mei⁵ saan¹ ziu¹ niu⁵ {cháng wěi shān jiāo niǎo}

(Chinese bird species) long-tailed minivet (Pericrocotus ethologus)

長跑運動員〔长-运动员〕 coeng⁴ paau² wan⁶ dung⁶ jyun⁴ {cháng pǎo yùn dòng yuán}

long distance runner

長嘴捕蛛鳥〔长---鸟〕 coeng⁴ zeoi² bou⁶ zyu¹ niu⁵ {cháng zuǐ bǔ zhū niǎo}

(Chinese bird species) little spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra)

長嘴鉤嘴鶥〔长-钩-鹛〕 coeng⁴ zeoi² ngau¹ zeoi² mei⁴ {cháng zuǐ gōu zuǐ méi}

(Chinese bird species) large scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus hypoleucos)

長掌義縣龍〔长-义县龙〕 coeng⁴ zoeng² ji⁶ jyun⁶ lung⁴ {cháng zhǎng Yì xiàn lóng}

Yixianosaurus longimanus, theropod dinosaur from Yi county 義縣, Jinzhou 錦州, west Liaoning

長子的名份〔长----〕 zoeng² zi² dik¹ ming⁴ fan⁶ {zhǎng zǐ de míng fèn}

birthright

長命債長命還〔长-债长-还〕 coeng⁴ meng⁶ zaai³ coeng⁴ meng⁶ waan⁴ {cháng mìng zhài cháng mìng hái}

a huge debt that will take a lifetime to repay slowly

長三角經濟區〔长--经济区〕 coeng⁴ saam¹ gok³ ging¹ zai³ keoi¹ {Cháng Sān jiǎo Jīng jì Qū}

Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone (economic region including Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu)

長痛不如短痛〔长-----〕 coeng⁴ tung³ bat¹ jyu⁴ dyun² tung³ {cháng tòng bù rú duǎn tòng}

better to just get the pain over with, rather than prolong the agony

長坂坡七進七出〔长---进--〕 coeng⁴ baan² bo¹ cat¹ zeon³ cat¹ ceot¹ {cháng bǎn pō qī jìn qī chū}

famous scene in Romance of the Three Kingdoms in which Zhao Yun 趙雲 charges seven times through the ranks of Cao Cao's armies

長江後浪推前浪〔长-后----〕 coeng⁴ gong¹ hau⁶ long⁶ teoi¹ cin⁴ long⁶ {Cháng Jiāng hòu làng tuī qián làng}

1. lit. the rear waves of the Yangtze River drive on those before (idiom)
2. fig. the new is constantly replacing the old
3. each new generation excels the previous
4. (of things) to be constantly evolving

長流水，不斷線〔长----断线〕 coeng⁴ lau⁴ seoi², bat¹ tyun⁵ sin³ {cháng liú shuǐ , bù duàn xiàn}

continuous and patient effort (idiom)

長白朝鮮族自治縣〔长--鲜---县〕 coeng⁴ baak⁶ ciu⁴ sin¹ zuk⁶ zi⁶ zi⁶ jyun⁶ {Cháng bái Cháo xiǎn zú Zì zhì xiàn}

Changbai Korean autonomous county in Baishan 白山, Jilin

長江三角洲經濟區〔长----经济区〕 coeng⁴ gong¹ saam¹ gok³ zau¹ ging¹ zai³ keoi¹ {Cháng jiāng sān jiǎo zhōu jīng jì qū}

Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone (economic region including Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu)

長陽土家族自治縣〔长阳-----县〕 coeng⁴ joeng⁴ tou² gaa¹ zuk⁶ zi⁶ zi⁶ jyun⁶ {Cháng yáng Tǔ jiā zú Zì zhì xiàn}

Changyang Tujiazu Autonomous County in Hubei