liù yuè
June
sixth month (of the lunar year)
wǔ yán liù sè
multi-colored
every color under the sun
Liù jiǎ
Liuchia township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
liù fǔ
(TCM) six bowels (hollow organs), namely: gall bladder 膽|胆[dan3], stomach 胃[wei4], large intestine 大腸|大肠[da4 chang2], small intestine 小腸|小肠[xiao3 chang2], triple heater 三焦[san1 jiao1], bladder 膀胱[pang2 guang1]
Liù pán shuǐ
Liupanshui prefecture level city in west Guizhou 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1]
Mǎ liù jiǎ
Malacca or Melaka (town and state in Malaysia), also strait between Malaysia and Sumatra
liù hé
the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, down)
the whole country
the universe
everything under the sun
Lù hé
Luhe district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏
liù fāng huì tán
six-sided talks (on North Korea)
liù hé cǎi
Mark Six (Hong Kong lotto game)
liù yī Ér tóng Jié
Children's Day (June 1st), PRC national holiday for children under 14
liù · sì
refers to Tian'anmen incident of 4th June 1989
liù shén
the six spirits that rule the vital organs (heart 心[xin1], lungs 肺[fei4], liver 肝[gan1], kidneys 腎|肾[shen4], spleen 脾[pi2] and gall bladder 膽|胆[dan3])
wǔ zàng liù fǔ
five viscera and six bowels (TCM)
liù jiā
Six schools of pre-Han philosophy, as analyzed by 司馬談|司马谈[Si1 ma3 Tan2] (儒家[Ru2 jia1], 道家[Dao4 jia1], 陰陽|阴阳[yin1 yang2], 法家[Fa3 jia1], 名家[Ming2 jia1], and 墨家[Mo4 jia1])
dì liù gǎn
sixth sense (i.e. intuition, premonition, telepathy etc)
sān shí liù jì
The Thirty-Six Stratagems, a Chinese essay used to illustrate a series of stratagems used in politics, war, and in civil interaction
all the possible schemes and stratagems
Dǒu liù
Douliu or Touliu city in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
Lù ān shì
Lu'an prefecture level city in Anhui
Lù ān
Lu'an prefecture level city in Anhui
Liù pán shuǐ shì
Liupanshui prefecture level city in Guizhou 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1]
Lù hé qū
Luhe district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏
liù jīng
Six Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经, Book of History 尚書|尚书, Book of Rites 儀禮|仪礼, the lost Book of Music 樂經|乐经, Book of Changes 周易, Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋
Liù guī
Liugui or Liukuei township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
liù shí sì guà
the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes (I Ching or Yi Jing) 易經|易经
Dǒu liù shì
Douliu or Touliu city in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
Shān běn Wǔ shí liù
YAMAMOTO Isoroku (1884-1943), Japanese admiral
shí liù guó
Sixteen Kingdoms of five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439)
also written 五胡十六國|五胡十六国
liù qīn
six close relatives, namely: father 父[fu4], mother 母[mu3], older brothers 兄[xiong1], younger brothers 弟[di4], wife 妻[qi1], male children 子[zi3]
one's kin
liù yì
the Confucian Six Arts, namely: rites or etiquette 禮|礼 (禮儀|礼仪), music 樂|乐 (音樂|音乐), archery 射 (射箭), charioteering 御 (駕車|驾车), calligraphy or literacy T書|书 (識字|识字), mathematics or reckoning 數|数 (計算|计算)
Liù pán shān
Liupan mountains between Ningxia and Gansu
fú shēng liù jì
Six records of a floating life, autobiographical novel and description of Qing dynasty life by 沈復|沈复[Shen3 Fu4], published 1808
liù sì shì jiàn
Tian'anmen incident of 4th Jun 1989
liù shén wú zhǔ
out of one's wits (idiom)
distracted
stunned
Mǎ liù jiǎ Hǎi xiá
the Strait of Malacca or Melaka
liù miàn tǐ
six-sided figure (such as a cube or parallelepiped)
Liù jiǎo
Liujiao or Liuchiao township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 xian4], west Taiwan
liù qīn bù rèn
not recognizing one's family (idiom); self-centered and not making any allowances for the needs of one's relatives
sān tóu liù bì
lit. to have three heads and six arms (idiom)
fig. to possess remarkable abilities
a being of formidable powers
liù yín
(TCM) six excesses causing illness, namely: excessive wind 風|风[feng1], cold 寒[han2], heat 暑[shu3], damp 濕|湿[shi1], dryness 燥[zao4], fire 火[huo3]
Liù kù
Liuku or Lutku, capital of Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州 in Yunnan
liù shū
Six Methods of forming Chinese characters, according to Han dictionary Shuowen 說文|说文 - namely, two primary methods: 象形 (pictogram), 指事 (ideogram), two compound methods: 會意|会意 (combined ideogram), 形聲|形声 (ideogram plus phonetic), and two transfer methods: 假借 (loan), 轉注|转注 (transfer)
Liù guī xiāng
Liugui or Liukuei township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
sān gū liù pó
women with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)
liù huán lù
Sixth ring road (Beijing), opened in 2008
Lù zhī tè qū
Luzhi special economic area in Liupanshui 六盤水|六盘水, west Guizhou
Liù jiǎo xiāng
Liujiao or Liuchiao township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 xian4], west Taiwan
jūn qíng liù chù
MI6 (British military counter-intelligence office)
yǎn guān liù lù ěr tīng bā fāng
lit. the eyes watch six roads and the ears listen in all directions
to be observant and alert (idiom)
Liù jiǎ xiāng
Liuchia township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
bā bā liù
Bye bye! (in chat room and text messages)
Běn dǔ · shí liù shì
Benedict XVI (Pope)
Joseph Alois Ratzinger (1927-), Pope from 2005
Liù Tāo
”Six Secret Strategic Teachings”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wǔ jīng Qī Shū], attributed to Jiang Ziya 薑子牙|姜子牙[Jiāng Zǐ yá]
wǔ hú shí liù guó
Sixteen Kingdoms of five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439)
tǔ wèi liù
Titan
Saturn's sixth moon
liù jiǎo xīng
six-pointed star
hexagram
star of David
shí liù wán zhí
cetane number (quality of light diesel fuel, measured by its ignition delay)
yāo wǔ hè liù
lit. to shout out hoping for fives and sixes when gambling with dice; a hubbub of gambling
rén wǔ rén liù
to make a show of being decent and proper
to display phony or hypocritical behavior
wù xū liù jūn zǐ
the six gentlemen martyrs of the failed reform movement of 1898, executed in its aftermath, namely: Tan Sitong 譚嗣同|谭嗣同, Lin Xu 林旭, Yang Shenxiu 楊深秀|杨深秀, Liu Guangdi 劉光第|刘光第, Kang Guangren 康廣仁|康广仁 and Yang Rui 楊銳|杨锐
liù tāo sān lüè
"Six Secret Strategic Teachings” 六韜|六韬[Lìu Tāo] and ”Three Strategies of Huang Shigong” 三略[Sān Lüè], two of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wǔ jīng Qī Shū]
liù cháo shí dài
the six dynasties period (222-589) between Han and Tang
sān shí liù jì , zǒu wéi shàng cè
Of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, fleeing is best.
see also 三十六計|三十六计[sān shí lìu jì]
Liù kù zhèn
Liuku or Lutku, capital of Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州 in Yunnan
liù tàn táng
hexose (CH2O)6, monosaccharide with six carbon atoms, such as glucose 葡萄糖[pu2 tao5 tang2]
liù hé bā fǎ
Liuhe Bafa - "Six Harmonies, Eight Methods" - Martial Art
liù qīn wú kào
orphaned of all one's immediate relatives (idiom); no one to rely on
left to one's own devices
Shí liù guó Chūn qiū
history of the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 by Cui Hong 崔鴻|崔鸿, written towards the end of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏, 100 scrolls
liù xié
(TCM) six unhealthy influences causing illness, namely: excessive wind 風|风[feng1], cold 寒[han2], heat 暑[shu3], damp 濕|湿[shi1], dryness 燥[zao4], fire 火[huo3]
liù fú huà yóu
uranium hexafluoride (UF6)
Mù hǎn mò dé liù shì
King Mohammed VI (King of Morocco)
liù rì zhàn zhēng
the Six Day war of June 1967 between Israel and her Arab neighbors
sān shí liù zì mǔ
thirty six initial consonants of Song phonetic theory
sān qīn liù gù
old friends and relatives
yī tuì liù èr wǔ
lit. 1 divided by 16 is 0.0625 (abacus rule)
fig. to deny responsibility
to pass the buck
also written 一推六二五[yi1 tui4 liu4 er4 wu3]
sān chá liù fàn
lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes
to be extremely considerate towards guests (idiom)
liù fāng zuì mì duī jī
hexagonal close-packed (HCP) (math)
Zhāng sān , Lǐ sì , Wáng wǔ , Zhào liù
four proverbial names
Tom, Dick and Harry
jiǔ shēng liù diào
nine tones and six modes (tonal system of Cantonese and other southern languages)
liù cháo sì dà jiā
Four Great Painters of the Six dynasties, namely: Cao Buxing 曹不興|曹不兴, Gu Kaizhi 顧愷之|顾恺之, Lu Tanwei 陸探微|陆探微 and Zhang Sengyou 張僧繇|张僧繇
liù èr wǔ shì biàn
Korean war (dating from North Korean invasion on 25th Jun 1950)
liù · èr wǔ zhàn zhēng
the Korean war (started June 25 1950)
Liù pán Shān
Liupan Mountains, mountain range in northern China
Liù jīng
Six Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], Book of History 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], Book of Rites 儀禮|仪礼[Yi2 li3], the lost Book of Music 樂經|乐经[Yue4 jing1], Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chun1 qiu1]
Liù Yì
the Confucian Six Arts, namely: rites or etiquette 禮|礼[li3] (禮儀|礼仪[li3 yi2]), music 樂|乐[yue3] (音樂|音乐[yin1 yue4]), archery 射[she4] (射箭[she4 jian4]), charioteering 御[yu4] (駕車|驾车[jia4 che1]), calligraphy or literacy 書|书[shu1] (識字|识字[shi2 zi4]), mathematics or reckoning 數|数[shu4] (計算|计算[ji4 suan4])
another name for the Six Classics 六經|六经[Liu4 jing1]
liù chén
food grains (rice, wheat, barley, beans, soybeans, sesame)
Liù tāo
“Six Secret Strategic Teachings”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], attributed to Jiang Ziya 薑子牙|姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2]
Liù tāo Sān lüè
"Six Secret Strategic Teachings" 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1] and "Three Strategies of Huang Shigong" 三略[San1 lu:e4], two of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], attributed to Jiang Ziya 薑子牙|姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2]
Shí liù guó
Sixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439)
also written 五胡十六國|五胡十六国
Wù xū Liù jūn zǐ
the Six Gentlemen Martyrs of the failed reform movement of 1898, executed in its aftermath, namely: Tan Sitong 譚嗣同|谭嗣同[Tan2 Si4 tong2], Lin Xu 林旭[Lin2 Xu4], Yang Shenxiu 楊深秀|杨深秀[Yang2 Shen1 xiu4], Liu Guangdi 劉光第|刘光第[Liu2 Guang1 di4], Kang Guangren 康廣仁|康广仁[Kang1 Guang3 ren2] and Yang Rui 楊銳|杨锐[Yang2 Rui4]
Běn dǔ · shí liù shì
Pope Benedict XVI
Joseph Alois Ratzinger (1927-), pope 2005-2013
méi liù r
variant of 沒溜兒|没溜儿[mei2 liu4 r5]
liù chù
six domestic animals, namely: pig, cow, sheep, horse, chicken and dog
Liù Cháo Shí dài
the Six Dynasties period (222-589) between Han and Tang
Liù yuè
June
sixth month (of the lunar year)
sān shí liù jì , zǒu wéi shàng cè
Of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, fleeing is best.
see also 三十六計|三十六计[san1 shi2 liu4 ji4]
sān bǎi liù shí háng
all walks of life (idiom)
every trade
Wǔ hú Shí liù guó
Sixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439)
Liù Yī Ér tóng jié
Children's Day (June 1st), PRC national holiday for children under 14
Liù Èr wǔ Zhàn zhēng
the Korean War (started June 25 1950)
Liù Sì
refers to Tiananmen incident of 4th June 1989
Liù Sì Shì jiàn
Tiananmen Incident of June 4, 1989
liù zì zhēn yán
the six-syllable Sanskrit mantra of Avalokiteshvara bodhisattva (i.e. om mani padme hum)
liù shàn mén
seat of the government
yamen
(in wuxia stories) special police force
Liù Rì Zhàn zhēng
the Six-Day War of June 1967 between Israel and its Arab neighbors
guò wǔ guān zhǎn liù jiàng
lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom)
fig. to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success)