Chinese words containing 之 (zhī)

400 words.

• 称(chēng)之(zhī)为(wéi) to call it...
• 张(zhāng)之(zhī)洞(dòng) Zhang Zhidong (1837-1909), prominent politician in late Qing
• 除(chú)此(cǐ)之(zhī)外(wài) apart from this
• 意(yì)料(liào)之(zhī)外(wài) contrary to expectation
• 所(suǒ)到(dào)之(zhī)处(chù) wherever one goes
• 相(xiāng)比(bǐ)之(zhī)下(xià) by comparison
• 当(dāng)务(wù)之(zhī)急(jí) top priority job
• 丝(sī)绸(chóu)之(zhī)路(lù) the Silk Road
• 当(dāng)之(zhī)无(wú)愧(kuì) entirely worthy
• 安(ān)史(shǐ)之(zhī)乱(luàn) An-Shi Rebellion (755-763) of 安禄山 ānlùshān and 史思明 shǐsīmíng, a catastrophic setback for Tang dynasty
• 行(xíng)之(zhī)有(yǒu)效(xiào) to be effective
• 恻(cè)隐(yǐn)之(zhī)心(xīn) compassion
• 普(pǔ)天(tiān)之(zhī)下(xià) all under heaven
• 必(bì)经(jīng)之(zhī)路(lù) the road one must follow
• 置(zhì)之(zhī)不(bù)理(lǐ) to pay no heed to (idiom)
• 付(fù)之(zhī)一(yī)炬(jù) to put to the torch
• 情(qíng)急(jí)之(zhī)下(xià) in a moment of desperation
• 不(bù)正(zhèng)之(zhī)风(fēng) unhealthy tendency
• 十(shí)分(fēn)之(zhī)一(yī) one tenth
• 求(qiú)之(zhī)不(bù)得(dé) lit. seek but fail to get
• 百(bǎi)分(fēn)之(zhī)百(bǎi) a hundred percent
• 置(zhì)之(zhī)度(dù)外(wài) to give no thought to
• 十(shí)之(zhī)八(bā)九(jiǔ) most likely
• 来(lái)之(zhī)不(bù)易(yì) hard to come by
• 可(kě)乘(chéng)之(zhī)机(jī) an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit
• 后(hòu)顾(gù)之(zhī)忧(yōu) fears of trouble in the rear
• 转(zhuǎn)眼(yǎn)之(zhī)间(jiān) in the wink of an eye
• 有(yǒu)识(shí)之(zhī)士(shì) a person with knowledge and experience
• 一(yī)席(xí)之(zhī)地(dì) place
• 重(zhòng)中(zhōng)之(zhī)重(zhòng) of the utmost importance
• 在(zài)天(tiān)之(zhī)灵(líng) soul and spirit of the deceased
• 意(yì)料(liào)之(zhī)中(zhōng) to come as no surprise
• 杀(shā)身(shēn)之(zhī)祸(huò) getting killed
• 言(yán)下(xià)之(zhī)意(yì) implication
• 死(sǐ)无(wú)葬(zàng)身(shēn)之(zhī)地(dì) to die without a burial site
• 乌(wū)合(hé)之(zhī)众(zhòng) rabble
• 恨(hèn)之(zhī)入(rù)骨(gǔ) to hate sb to the bone
• 不(bù)速(sù)之(zhī)客(kè) uninvited or unexpected guest
• 中(zhōng)庸(yōng)之(zhī)道(dào) doctrine of the mean
• 燃(rán)眉(méi)之(zhī)急(jí) fig. desperate situation
• 为(wèi)之(zhī)一(yī)振(zhèn) to be energized by it
• 持(chí)之(zhī)以(yǐ)恒(héng) to pursue unremittingly
• 乘(chéng)人(rén)之(zhī)危(wēi) to take advantage of sb's precarious position
• 用(yòng)武(wǔ)之(zhī)地(dì) ample scope for abilities
• 逃(táo)之(zhī)夭(yāo)夭(yāo) to escape without trace
• 有(yǒu)过(guò)之(zhī)而(ér)无(wú)不(bù)及(jí) not to be inferior in any aspects
• 拒(jù)之(zhī)门(mén)外(wài) to lock one's door and refuse to see sb
• 身(shēn)外(wài)之(zhī)物(wù) mere worldly possessions
• 权(quán)宜(yí)之(zhī)计(jì) plan of convenience
• 天(tiān)壤(rǎng)之(zhī)别(bié) the difference between heaven and earth
• 自(zì)知(zhī)之(zhī)明(míng) self-knowledge
• 难(nán)言(yán)之(zhī)隐(yǐn) a hidden trouble hard to mention
• 不(bù)费(fèi)吹(chuī)灰(huī)之(zhī)力(lì) as easy as blowing off dust
• 人(rén)之(zhī)常(cháng)情(qíng) human nature
• 缓(huǎn)兵(bīng)之(zhī)计(jì) delaying tactics
• 非(fēi)分(fèn)之(zhī)想(xiǎng) a presumptuous desire
• 无(wú)价(jià)之(zhī)宝(bǎo) priceless treasure
• 知(zhī)遇(yù)之(zhī)恩(ēn) lit. the kindness of recognizing sb's worth and employing him
• 一(yī)技(jì)之(zhī)长(cháng) proficiency in a particular field
• 一(yī)气(qì)之(zhī)下(xià) in a fit of pique
• 前(qián)车(chē)之(zhī)鉴(jiàn) a warning taken from the overturned cart ahead
• 嗤(chī)之(zhī)以(yǐ)鼻(bí) to snort disdainfully
• 挥(huī)之(zhī)不(bù)去(qù) impossible to get rid of
• 溜(liū)之(zhī)大(dà)吉(jí) to steal away
• 鱼(yú)米(mǐ)之(zhī)乡(xiāng) land of fish and rice
• 不(bù)治(zhì)之(zhī)症(zhèng) incurable disease
• 无(wú)稽(jī)之(zhī)谈(tán) complete nonsense
• 灭(miè)顶(dǐng)之(zhī)灾(zāi) catastrophic disaster
• 肺(fèi)腑(fǔ)之(zhī)言(yán) words from the bottom of one's heart
• 惊(jīng)弓(gōng)之(zhī)鸟(niǎo) a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow
• 弦(xián)外(wài)之(zhī)音(yīn) overtone
• 有(yǒu)生(shēng)之(zhī)年(nián) during one's lifetime
• 等(děng)闲(xián)之(zhī)辈(bèi) (not) to be trifled with
• 亡(wáng)命(mìng)之(zhī)徒(tú) runaway
• 强(qiáng)弩(nǔ)之(zhī)末(mò) an arrow at the end of its flight
• 醉(zuì)翁(wēng)之(zhī)意(yì)不(bù)在(zài)酒(jiǔ) wine-lover's heart is not in the cup
• 失(shī)之(zhī)交(jiāo)臂(bì) to miss narrowly
• 伯(bó)仲(zhòng)之(zhī)间(jiān) almost on a par
• 众(zhòng)矢(shǐ)之(zhī)的(dì) the butt of public criticism
• 缚(fù)鸡(jī)之(zhī)力(lì) the strength to truss a chicken
• 趋(qū)之(zhī)若(ruò)鹜(wù) to rush like ducks
• 不(bù)义(yì)之(zhī)财(cái) ill-gotten wealth or gains
• 天(tiān)伦(lún)之(zhī)乐(lè) family love and joy
• 后(hòu)起(qǐ)之(zhī)秀(xiù) an up-and-coming youngster
• 漏(lòu)网(wǎng)之(zhī)鱼(yú) a fish that escaped the net
• 犬(quǎn)马(mǎ)之(zhī)劳(láo) lit. the service of a dog or a horse
• 冥(míng)冥(míng)之(zhī)中(zhōng) in the unseen world of spirits
• 心(xīn)腹(fù)之(zhī)患(huàn) major trouble hidden within
• 一(yī)面(miàn)之(zhī)缘(yuán) one-time encounter
• 孔(kǒng)孟(mèng)之(zhī)道(dào) the teaching of Confucius and Mencius
• 星(xīng)星(xing)之(zhī)火(huǒ) a single spark
• 不(bù)祥(xiáng)之(zhī)兆(zhào) bad omen
• 先(xiān)见(jiàn)之(zhī)明(míng) foresight
• 操(cāo)之(zhī)过(guò)急(jí) to act with undue haste
• 言(yán)之(zhī)凿(záo)凿(záo) to speak with conviction
• 门(mén)户(hù)之(zhī)见(jiàn) sectarian bias
• 天(tiān)无(wú)绝(jué)人(rén)之(zhī)路(lù) Heaven never bars one's way
• 举(jǔ)手(shǒu)之(zhī)劳(láo) the exertion of lifting one's hand
• 井(jǐng)底(dǐ)之(zhī)蛙(wā) a frog at the bottom of a well
• 绳(shéng)之(zhī)以(yǐ)法(fǎ) to punish according to the law
• 明(míng)智(zhì)之(zhī)举(jǔ) sensible act
• 言(yán)外(wài)之(zhī)意(yì) unspoken implication
• 弹(dàn)丸(wán)之(zhī)地(dì) tiny speck of land
• 三(sān)分(fēn)之(zhī)一(yī) one third
• 反(fǎn)之(zhī)亦(yì)然(rán) vice versa
• 患(huàn)难(nàn)之(zhī)交(jiāo) a friend in times of tribulations
• 九(jiǔ)牛(niú)二(èr)虎(hǔ)之(zhī)力(lì) tremendous strength
• 不(bù)毛(máo)之(zhī)地(dì) barren land
• 手(shǒu)足(zú)之(zhī)情(qíng) brotherly affection
• 公(gōng)之(zhī)于(yú)众(zhòng) to make known to the masses
• 而(ér)立(lì)之(zhī)年(nián) the age of 30
• 莫(mò)逆(nì)之(zhī)交(jiāo) intimate friendship
• 不(bù)白(bái)之(zhī)冤(yuān) unrighted wrong
• 呼(hū)之(zhī)欲(yù)出(chū) lit. ready to appear at the call
• 官(guān)渡(dù)之(zhī)战(zhàn) Battle of Guandu of 199 that established Cao Cao's 曹操 cáocāo domination over north China, at Guandu
• 百(bǎi)年(nián)之(zhī)后(hòu) (euphemism) after (sb's) death
• 一(yī)念(niàn)之(zhī)差(chā) momentary slip
• 一(yī)面(miàn)之(zhī)词(cí) one side of the story
• 三(sān)寸(cùn)不(bù)烂(làn)之(zhī)舌(shé) to have a silver tongue
• 付(fù)之(zhī)东(dōng)流(liú) to commit to the waters
• 好(hào)色(sè)之(zhī)徒(tú) lecher
• 妇(fù)人(rén)之(zhī)仁(rén) excessive tendency to clemency
• 置(zhì)之(zhī)脑(nǎo)后(hòu) to banish from one's thoughts
• 不(bù)时(shí)之(zhī)需(xū) a possible period of want or need
• 害(hài)群(qún)之(zhī)马(mǎ) lit. a horse that brings trouble to its herd
• 一(yī)箭(jiàn)之(zhī)仇(chóu) a wrong suffered
• 美(měi)国(guó)之(zhī)音(yīn) Voice of America
• 养(yǎng)生(shēng)之(zhī)道(dào) the way of maintaining good health
• 四(sì)分(fēn)之(zhī)一(yī) one-quarter
• 多(duō)事(shì)之(zhī)秋(qiū) troubled times
• 天(tiān)府(fǔ)之(zhī)国(guó) land of plenty
• 八(bā)拜(bài)之(zhī)交(jiāo) sworn brotherhood
• 甘(gān)之(zhī)如(rú)饴(yí) lit. as sweet as syrup
• 赤(chì)子(zǐ)之(zhī)心(xīn) pure and innocent like the heart of a newborn
• 丧(sàng)家(jiā)之(zhī)犬(quǎn) stray dog
• 却(què)之(zhī)不(bù)恭(gōng) to refuse would be impolite
• 无(wú)名(míng)之(zhī)辈(bèi) unknown person
• 垂(chuí)暮(mù)之(zhī)年(nián) old age
• 言(yán)之(zhī)有(yǒu)物(wù) to have substance
• 切(qiè)肤(fū)之(zhī)痛(tòng) keenly felt pain
• 弥(mí)留(liú)之(zhī)际(jì) on one's deathbed
• 礼(lǐ)仪(yí)之(zhī)邦(bāng) a land of ceremony and propriety
• 好(hào)事(shì)之(zhī)徒(tú) busybody
• 束(shù)之(zhī)高(gāo)阁(gé) tied up in a bundle on a high shelf
• 置(zhì)之(zhī)死(sǐ)地(dì)而(ér)后(hòu)生(shēng) to find a way to emerge from a dire situation
• 急(jí)人(rén)之(zhī)难(nàn) anxious to help others resolve difficulties
• 瓮(wèng)中(zhōng)之(zhī)鳖(biē) lit. like a turtle in a jar
• 英(yīng)雄(xióng)无(wú)用(yòng)武(wǔ)之(zhī)地(dì) a hero with no chance of using his might
• 一(yī)面(miàn)之(zhī)交(jiāo) to have met once
• 巧(qiǎo)妇(fù)难(nán)为(wéi)无(wú)米(mǐ)之(zhī)炊(chuī) You won't get anywhere without equipment.
• 有(yǒu)志(zhì)之(zhī)士(shì) person committed to a noble cause or ideal
• 不(bù)逞(chěng)之(zhī)徒(tú) desperado
• 悔(huǐ)之(zhī)无(wú)及(jí) too late for regrets
• 鼎(dǐng)足(zú)之(zhī)势(shì) competition between three rivals
• 一(yī)丘(qiū)之(zhī)貉(hé) jackals of the same tribe
• 不(bù)急(jí)之(zhī)务(wù) a matter of no great urgency
• 不(bù)情(qíng)之(zhī)请(qǐng) (humble expression) my presumptuous request
• 泛(fàn)泛(fàn)之(zhī)交(jiāo) nodding acquaintance
• 渔(yú)人(rén)之(zhī)利(lì) the benefit reaped by a third party when two sides are locked in a dispute
• 天(tiān)作(zuò)之(zhī)合(hé) a match made in heaven
• 安(ān)之(zhī)若(ruò)素(sù) bear hardship with equanimity
• 忘(wàng)年(nián)之(zhī)交(jiāo) friends with a significant age gap
• 溢(yì)美(měi)之(zhī)词(cí) flattering words
• 公(gōng)之(zhī)于(yú)世(shì) to announce to the world
• 吹(chuī)灰(huī)之(zhī)力(lì) a slight effort
• 成(chéng)人(rén)之(zhī)美(měi) beauty of helping others succeed
• 放(fàng)之(zhī)四(sì)海(hǎi)而(ér)皆(jiē)准(zhǔn) applicable anywhere
• 血(xuè)光(guāng)之(zhī)灾(zāi) mortal danger
• 不(bù)登(dēng)大(dà)雅(yǎ)之(zhī)堂(táng) lit. not fit for elegant hall
• 总(zǒng)角(jiǎo)之(zhī)交(jiāo) childhood friend
• 耄(mào)耋(dié)之(zhī)年(nián) old age
• 贪(tān)天(tiān)之(zhī)功(gōng) to claim credit for other people's achievements
• 过(guò)江(jiāng)之(zhī)鲫(jì) vast multitude of people
• 进(jìn)身(shēn)之(zhī)阶(jiē) stepping-stone to greater power or higher rank
• 酒(jiǔ)色(sè)之(zhī)徒(tú) follower of wine and women
• 不(bù)败(bài)之(zhī)地(dì) invincible position
• 乔(qiáo)迁(qiān)之(zhī)喜(xǐ) Best wishes for your new home!
• 五(wǔ)分(fēn)之(zhī)一(yī) one fifth
• 付(fù)之(zhī)一(yī)笑(xiào) to dismiss sth with a laugh
• 即(jí)兴(xìng)之(zhī)作(zuò) improvisation
• 玄(xuán)之(zhī)又(yòu)玄(xuán) mystery within a mystery
• 破(pò)竹(zhú)之(zhī)势(shì) lit. a force to smash bamboo
• 趁(chèn)人(rén)之(zhī)危(wēi) to take advantage of sb's difficulties
• 问(wèn)罪(zuì)之(zhī)师(shī) punitive force
• 靡(mǐ)靡(mǐ)之(zhī)音(yīn) decadent music
• 一(yī)孔(kǒng)之(zhī)见(jiàn) partial view
• 万(wàn)人(rén)之(zhī)敌(dí) a match for ten thousand enemies
• 二(èr)分(fēn)之(zhī)一(yī) one half
• 口(kǒu)腹(fù)之(zhī)欲(yù) desire for good food
• 惊(jīng)人(rén)之(zhī)举(jǔ) to astonish people
• 未(wèi)竟(jìng)之(zhī)志(zhì) unfulfilled ambition
• 点(diǎn)头(tóu)之(zhī)交(jiāo) nodding acquaintance
• 逆(nì)耳(ěr)之(zhī)言(yán) bitter truths
• 饕(tāo)餮(tiè)之(zhī)徒(tú) glutton
• 云(yún)泥(ní)之(zhī)别(bié) a world of difference
• 味(wèi)之(zhī)素(sù) Ajinomoto, Japanese food and chemical corporation
• 滑(huá)天(tiān)下(xià)之(zhī)大(dà)稽(jī) to be the most ridiculous thing in the world
• 燕(yàn)雀(què)安(ān)知(zhī)鸿(hóng)鹄(hú)之(zhī)志(zhì) lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan?
• 花(huā)甲(jiǎ)之(zhī)年(nián) 60 years old
• 首(shǒu)善(shàn)之(zhī)区(qū) the finest place in the nation
• 一(yī)之(zhī)为(wéi)甚(shèn) once is more than enough
• 一(yī)夜(yè)之(zhī)间(jiān) overnight
• 一(yī)字(zì)之(zhī)师(shī) one who can correct a misread or misspelt character and thus be your master
• 一(yī)家(jiā)之(zhī)主(zhǔ) master of the house
• 一(yī)年(nián)之(zhī)计(jì)在(zài)于(yú)春(chūn) the whole year must be planned for in the spring
• 一(yī)日(rì)之(zhī)雅(yǎ) lit. friends for a day
• 七(qī)年(nián)之(zhī)痒(yǎng) seven-year itch
• 万(wàn)恶(è)之(zhī)源(yuán) the root of all evil
• 上(shàng)上(shàng)之(zhī)策(cè) the best policy
• 不(bù)刊(kān)之(zhī)论(lùn) indisputable statement
• 不(bù)易(yì)之(zhī)论(lùn) perfectly sound proposition
• 不(bù)经(jīng)之(zhī)谈(tán) absurd statement
• 两(liǎng)国(guó)之(zhī)间(jiān) between the two countries
• 付(fù)之(zhī)一(yī)叹(tàn) to dismiss with a sigh
• 付(fù)之(zhī)度(dù)外(wài) to think nothing of doing sth
• 代(dài)之(zhī)以(yǐ) replaced with
• 倒(dào)悬(xuán)之(zhī)急(jí) fig. extremely critical situation
• 倒(dào)悬(xuán)之(zhī)苦(kǔ) fig. extremely critical situation
• 六(liù)分(fēn)之(zhī)一(yī) one sixth
• 关(guān)之(zhī)琳(lín) Rosamund Kwan (1962-), Hong Kong actress
• 切(qiè)骨(gǔ)之(zhī)仇(chóu) bitter hatred
• 可(kě)取(qǔ)之(zhī)处(chù) positive point
• 君(jūn)子(zǐ)之(zhī)交(jiāo) friendship between gentlemen, insipid as water
• 君(jūn)子(zǐ)之(zhī)交(jiāo)淡(dàn)如(rú)水(shuǐ) a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water
• 四(sì)海(hǎi)之(zhī)内(nèi)皆(jiē)兄(xiōng)弟(dì) all men are brothers
• 回(huí)禄(lù)之(zhī)灾(zāi) fire disaster
• 在(zài)此(cǐ)之(zhī)前(qián) before that
• 在(zài)此(cǐ)之(zhī)后(hòu) after this
• 处(chǔ)世(shì)之(zhī)道(dào) way of life
• 大(dà)方(fāng)之(zhī)家(jiā) learned person
• 夸(kuā)大(dà)之(zhī)词(cí) hyperbole
• 如(rú)簧(huáng)之(zhī)舌(shé) lit. a tongue like a reed
• 媒(méi)妁(shuò)之(zhī)言(yán) matchmaker's services
• 将(qiāng)伯(bó)之(zhī)助(zhù) assistance that one gets from another
• 少(shǎo)之(zhī)又(yòu)少(shǎo) very few
• 平(píng)庸(yōng)之(zhī)辈(bèi) a nobody
• 床(chuáng)笫(zǐ)之(zhī)私(sī) intimate matters
• 引(yǐn)玉(yù)之(zhī)砖(zhuān) lit. a brick thrown to prompt others to produce a jade
• 当(dāng)之(zhī)有(yǒu)愧(kuì) to feel undeserving of the praise or the honor
• 总(zǒng)角(jiǎo)之(zhī)好(hǎo) childhood friend
• 悔(huǐ)之(zhī)已(yǐ)晚(wǎn) too late to be sorry
• 持(chí)平(píng)之(zhī)论(lùn) fair argument
• 收(shōu)山(shān)之(zhī)作(zuò) the final work in the career of a composer, film director or architect etc
• 斗(dǒu)筲(shāo)之(zhī)人(rén) a small-minded person
• 斗(dǒu)筲(shāo)之(zhī)器(qì) person narrow-minded and shortsighted
• 斗(dǒu)筲(shāo)之(zhī)材(cái) person of limited capacity
• 斧(fǔ)钺(yuè)之(zhī)诛(zhū) to die by battle-ax
• 断(duàn)袖(xiù)之(zhī)癖(pǐ) lit. cut sleeve
• 是(shì)非(fēi)之(zhī)地(dì) trouble spot
• 有(yǒu)夫(fū)之(zhī)妇(fù) married woman
• 有(yǒu)妇(fù)之(zhī)夫(fū) married man
• 权(quán)宜(yí)之(zhī)策(cè) stratagem of convenience
• 杞(qǐ)人(rén)之(zhī)忧(yōu) the fear held by a man of 杞 qǐ that the sky would fall
• 杞(qǐ)梓(zǐ)之(zhī)林(lín) a multitude of talented people
• 沙(shā)漠(mò)之(zhī)狐(hú) Desert Fox
• 涓(juān)埃(āi)之(zhī)力(lì) negligible force
• 涸(hé)辙(zhé)之(zhī)鲋(fù) lit. a fish in a dried-out rut
• 点(diǎn)睛(jīng)之(zhī)笔(bǐ) fig. to add the vital finishing touch
• 牢(láo)狱(yù)之(zhī)灾(zāi) imprisonment
• 犹(yóu)之(zhī)乎(hū) just like (sth)
• 略(lüè)识(shí)之(zhī)无(wú) semiliterate
• 百(bǎi)分(fēn)之(zhī)一(yī)百(bǎi) one hundred percent
• 眷(juàn)眷(juàn)之(zhī)心(xīn) nostalgia
• 瞬(shùn)息(xī)之(zhī)间(jiān) in the wink of an eye
• 祁(qí)奚(xī)之(zhī)荐(jiàn) Qi Xi's recommendation
• 竹(zhú)马(mǎ)之(zhī)交(jiāo) childhood friend
• 终(zhōng)天(tiān)之(zhī)恨(hèn) eternal regret
• 耳(ěr)顺(shùn)之(zhī)年(nián) 60 years old
• 胜(shèng)之(zhī)不(bù)武(wǔ) to fight a one-sided battle
• 胯(kuà)下(xià)之(zhī)辱(rǔ) the humiliation of having to crawl between the legs of one's adversary (as Han Xin 韩信 hánxìn supposedly did rather than engage in a sword fight)
• 舐(shì)犊(dú)之(zhī)爱(ài) the love of a cow licking her calf
• 芝(zhī)兰(lán)之(zhī)室(shì) lit. a room with irises and orchids
• 莼(chún)鲈(lú)之(zhī)思(sī) homesickness
• 藏(cáng)身(shēn)之(zhī)处(chù) hiding place
• 血(xuè)气(qì)之(zhī)勇(yǒng) the courage born of stirred emotions
• 言(yán)之(zhī)无(wú)物(wù) to have no substance
• 赤(chì)壁(bì)之(zhī)战(zhàn) Battle of Redcliff of 208 at Chibi in Huangzhou district 黄州区 huángzhōuqū of Huanggang city 黄冈 huánggāng, a decisive defeat of Cao Cao 曹操 cáocāo at the hands of southern kingdom of Wu
• 违(wéi)心(xīn)之(zhī)言(yán) false assertion
• 金(jīn)兰(lán)之(zhī)交(jiāo) intimate friendship
• 雷(léi)神(shén)之(zhī)锤(chuí) Quake
• 非(fēi)分(fèn)之(zhī)念(niàn) improper idea
• 非(fēi)洲(zhōu)之(zhī)角(jiǎo) Horn of Africa
• 风(fēng)中(zhōng)之(zhī)烛(zhú) lit. candle in the wind
• 骨(gǔ)鲠(gěng)之(zhī)臣(chén) lit. fish bone of a minister
• 鱼(yú)水(shuǐ)之(zhī)欢(huān) the pleasure of close intimacy in a couple
• 黄(huáng)巾(jīn)之(zhī)乱(luàn) the Yellow Turbans Peasant Uprising at the end of later Han
• 鼓(gǔ)盆(pén)之(zhī)戚(qī) drumming on a bowl in grief
• 齐(qí)人(rén)之(zhī)福(fú) lit. the happy fate of the man from Qi (who had a wife and a concubine)
• 井(jǐng)蛙(wā)之(zhī)见(jiàn) the view of a frog in a well
• 付(fù)之(zhī)丙(bǐng)丁(dīng) to burn down
• 俯(fǔ)仰(yǎng)之(zhī)间(jiān) in a flash
• 千(qiān)乘(shèng)之(zhī)国(guó) a state with a thousand chariots (to fight a war) – a powerful state
• 后(hòu)车(chē)之(zhī)鉴(jiàn) lit. warning to the following cart
• 呼(hū)之(zhī)即(jí)来(lái) to come when called
• 少(shào)年(nián)之(zhī)家(jiā) children's center
• 弹(tán)指(zhǐ)之(zhī)间(jiān) in a flash
• 脱(tuō)缰(jiāng)之(zhī)马(mǎ) runaway horse
• 诛(zhū)心(xīn)之(zhī)论(lùn) a devastating criticism
• 郎(láng)之(zhī)万(wàn) Langevin
• 一(yī)掬(jū)同(tóng)情(qíng)之(zhī)泪(lèi) to shed tears of sympathy
• 一(yī)日(rì)之(zhī)计(jì)在(zài)于(yú)晨(chén) make your day's plan early in the morning
• 一(yī)线(xiàn)之(zhī)间(jiān) a hair's breadth apart
• 一(yī)线(xiàn)之(zhī)隔(gé) a fine line
• 七(qī)分(fēn)之(zhī)一(yī) one seventh
• 三(sān)藩(fān)之(zhī)乱(luàn) Three feudatories rebellion against Qing 1673-1681 during the reign of Kangxi
• 不(bù)幸(xìng)之(zhī)事(shì) mishap
• 不(bù)幸(xìng)之(zhī)幸(xìng) a fortune in misfortune
• 世(shì)禄(lù)之(zhī)家(jiā) family with hereditary emoluments
• 世(shì)袭(xí)之(zhī)争(zhēng) succession struggle
• 中(zhōng)途(tú)之(zhī)家(jiā) halfway house
• 九(jiǔ)分(fēn)之(zhī)一(yī) one ninth
• 二(èr)十(shí)年(nián)目(mù)睹(dǔ)之(zhī)怪(guài)现(xiàn)状(zhuàng) The Strange State of the World Witnessed Over 20 Years, novel by late Qing novelist Wu Jianren 吴趼人 wújiǎnrén
• 于(yú)归(guī)之(zhī)喜(xǐ) the joy of matrimony
• 介(jiè)之(zhī)推(tuī) Jie Zhitui (7th century BC), legendary selfless subject of Duke Wen of Jin 晋文公 jìnwéngōng, in whose honor the Qingming festival 清明 qīngmíng (Pure brightness or tomb-sweeping festival) is said to have been initiated
• 他(tā)山(shān)之(zhī)石(shí)可(kě)以(yǐ)攻(gōng)玉(yù) lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade
• 付(fù)之(zhī)行(xíng)动(dòng) to put into action
• 仲(zhòng)夏(xià)夜(yè)之(zhī)梦(mèng) Midsummer night's dream, comedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亚 shāshìbǐyà
• 低(dī)俗(sú)之(zhī)风(fēng) vulgar style
• 侯(hóu)景(jǐng)之(zhī)乱(luàn) rebellion against Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁 in 548
• 倒(dào)悬(xuán)之(zhī)危(wēi) fig. extremely critical situation
• 先(xiān)王(wáng)之(zhī)乐(yuè) the music of former kings
• 先(xiān)王(wáng)之(zhī)政(zhèng) the rule of former kings
• 先(xiān)王(wáng)之(zhī)道(dào) the way of former kings
• 八(bā)分(fēn)之(zhī)一(yī) one eighth
• 八(bā)月(yuè)之(zhī)光(guāng) Light in August
• 分(fēn)毫(háo)之(zhī)差(chā) hairsbreadth difference
• 刑(xíng)名(míng)之(zhī)学(xué) xing-ming, a school of thought of the Warring States period associated with Shen Buhai 申不害 shēnbùhài
• 助(zhù)一(yī)臂(bì)之(zhī)力(lì) to lend a helping hand
• 助(zhù)人(rén)为(wéi)快(kuài)乐(lè)之(zhī)本(běn) pleasure from helping others
• 勿(wù)谓(wèi)言(yán)之(zhī)不(bù)预(yù) don't say you haven't been forewarned
• 医(yī)之(zhī)好(hào)治(zhì)不(bù)病(bìng)以(yǐ)为(wéi)功(gōng) doctors like to treat those who are not sick so that they can get credit for the patient's "recovery"
• 千(qiān)里(lǐ)之(zhī)外(wài) thousand miles distant
• 去(qù)取(qǔ)之(zhī)间(jiān) undecided between taking and leaving
• 变(biàn)徵(zhǐ)之(zhī)声(shēng) modified fifth note of the pentatonic scale
• 司(sī)马(mǎ)昭(zhāo)之(zhī)心(xīn)路(lù)人(rén)皆(jiē)知(zhī) lit. Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone
• 吃(chī)奶(nǎi)之(zhī)力(lì) all one's strength
• 吉(jí)之(zhī)岛(dǎo) JUSCO, Japanese chain of hypermarkets
• 后(hòu)见(jiàn)之(zhī)明(míng) hindsight
• 因(yīn)父(fù)之(zhī)名(míng) in the Name of the Father
• 国(guó)中(zhōng)之(zhī)国(guó) state within a state
• 在(zài)千(qiān)钧(jūn)一(yī)发(fà)之(zhī)际(jì) at the critical moment
• 在(zài)此(cǐ)之(zhī)际(jì) meanwhile
• 在(zài)这(zhè)之(zhī)前(qián) before then
• 大(dà)兴(xīng)问(wèn)罪(zuì)之(zhī)师(shī) to launch a punitive campaign
• 大(dà)地(dì)之(zhī)歌(gē) Das Lied von der Erde
• 天(tiān)籁(lài)之(zhī)音(yīn) extraordinarily beautiful music
• 失(shī)败(bài)是(shì)成(chéng)功(gōng)之(zhī)母(mǔ) Failure is the mother of success.
• 完(wán)璧(bì)之(zhī)身(shēn) undefiled
• 寓(yù)管(guǎn)理(lǐ)于(yú)服(fú)务(wù)之(zhī)中(zhōng) to make administration service-oriented
• 尽(jìn)地(dì)主(zhǔ)之(zhī)谊(yì) to act as host
• 巫(wū)蛊(gǔ)之(zhī)祸(huò) 91 BC attempted coup d'etat against Emperor Wu of Han 汉武帝, beginning with accusations of witchcraft
• 平(píng)庸(yōng)之(zhī)恶(è) banal evil
• 年(nián)之(zhī)久(jiǔ) period of ... years
• 床(chuáng)笫(zǐ)之(zhī)事(shì) bedroom matters
• 应(yīng)仁(rén)之(zhī)乱(luàn) Ōnin war 1467-1477 between factions of Ashikaga shogunate
• 应(yīng)许(xǔ)之(zhī)地(dì) Promised Land
• 弃(qì)之(zhī)如(rú)敝(bì)屣(xǐ) to toss away like a pair of worn-out shoes
• 德(dé)国(guó)之(zhī)声(shēng) Deutsche Welle, German publicly-operated international broadcaster
• 怛(dá)罗(luó)斯(sī)之(zhī)战(zhàn) Battle of Talas (751), military engagement in the valley of the Talas River 塔拉斯河 tǎlāsīhé, in which Arab forces defeated Tang armies, marking the end of Tang westward expansion
• 手(shǒu)无(wú)缚(fù)鸡(jī)之(zhī)力(lì) lacking the strength even to truss a chicken
• 拟(nǐ)古(gǔ)之(zhī)作(zuò) a work in a classic style
• 授(shòu)之(zhī)以(yǐ)鱼(yú)不(bù)如(rú)授(shòu)之(zhī)以(yǐ)渔(yú) give a man a fish and you feed him for a day
• 援(yuán)助(zhù)之(zhī)手(shǒu) a helping hand
• 效(xiào)犬(quǎn)马(mǎ)之(zhī)劳(láo) to render one's humble services
• 斗(dòu)牛(niú)士(shì)之(zhī)歌(gē) Toreador Song (Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre), famous aria from opera Carmen 卡门 by Georges Bizet
• 无(wú)用(yòng)之(zhī)树(shù) useless person
• 未(wèi)解(jiě)之(zhī)谜(mí) unsolved mystery
• 极(jí)端(duān)之(zhī)恶(è) radical evil
• 柏(bǎi)举(jǔ)之(zhī)战(zhàn) Battle of Baiju (506 BC), in which Wu 吴 wú scored a crushing victory over Chu 楚 chǔ
• 欧(ōu)洲(zhōu)之(zhī)星(xīng) Eurostar
• 法(fǎ)外(wài)之(zhī)地(dì) lawless area
• 满(mǎn)口(kǒu)之(zhī)乎(hū)者(zhě)也(yě) mouth full of literary phrases
• 炸(zhà)弹(dàn)之(zhī)母(mǔ) Massive Ordinance Air Blast (MOAB), or Mother of All Bombs, a powerful American bomb
• 炸(zhà)弹(dàn)之(zhī)父(fù) Aviation Thermobaric Bomb of Increased Power (ATBIP), or Father of All Bombs, a powerful Russian bomb
• 炼(liàn)之(zhī)未(wèi)定(dìng) to spend a long time thinking about sth while unable to reach a decision
• 燕(yàn)雀(què)焉(yān)知(zhī)鸿(hóng)鹄(gǔ)之(zhī)志(zhì) fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
• 爱(ài)之(zhī)如(rú)命(mìng) to love sb (or sth) as one loves life itself
• 玄(xuán)武(wǔ)门(mén)之(zhī)变(biàn) Xuanwu gate coup of June 626 in early Tang, in which Li Shimin 李世民 killed his brothers, seized the throne from his father as Emperor Taizong 唐太宗
• 玩(wán)偶(ǒu)之(zhī)家(jiā) Doll's House (1879), drama by Ibsen 易卜生
• 瑶(yáo)之(zhī)圃(pǔ) jade garden of celestial ruler
• 百(bǎi)足(zú)之(zhī)虫(chóng)死(sǐ)而(ér)不(bù)僵(jiāng) a centipede dies but never falls down
• 皮(pí)肉(ròu)之(zhī)苦(kǔ) physical pain
• 目(mù)之(zhī)所(suǒ)及(jí) what one can see
• 知(zhī)之(zhī)甚(shèn)微(wēi) to know very little about
• 置(zhì)之(zhī)不(bù)问(wèn) to pass by without showing interest
• 自(zì)然(rán)之(zhī)友(yǒu) Friends of Nature
• 苏(sū)联(lián)之(zhī)友(yǒu)社(shè) Soviet Union friendly society
• 萨(sà)尔(ěr)浒(hǔ)之(zhī)战(zhàn) Battle of Sarhu in 1619, in which the Manchus under Nurhaci 努尔哈赤 nǔěrhāchì crushed four Ming armies
• 衰(shuāi)之(zhī)以(yǐ)属(shǔ) to treat a debility according to its nature
• 覆(fù)巢(cháo)之(zhī)下(xià)无(wú)完(wán)卵(luǎn) lit. when the nest is upset no egg is left intact
• 贫(pín)无(wú)立(lì)锥(zhuī)之(zhī)地(dì) absolutely destitute
• 长(cháng)平(píng)之(zhī)战(zhàn) Battle of Changping of 260 BC, at which the Qin army 秦军 qínjūn encircled and annihilated a Zhao army of 400,000
• 随(suí)之(zhī)而(ér)后(hòu) from that
• 需(xū)要(yào)是(shì)发(fā)明(míng)之(zhī)母(mǔ) Necessity is the mother of invention (European proverb).
• 靖(jìng)难(nán)之(zhī)役(yì) war of 1402 between successors of the first Ming Emperor
• 非(fēi)一(yī)日(rì)之(zhī)功(gōng) lit. cannot be done in one day
• 音(yīn)乐(yuè)之(zhī)声(shēng) The Sound of Music, Broadway musical (1959) and Academy Award-winning movie
• 颔(hàn)首(shǒu)之(zhī)交(jiāo) nodding acquaintance
• 骊(lí)姬(jī)之(zhī)乱(luàn) Li Ji Rebellion in 657-651 BC, where concubine Li Ji tried to throne her son but was eventually defeated by Duke Wen of Jin 晋文公 jìnwéngōng
• 黄(huáng)巢(cháo)之(zhī)乱(luàn) late Tang peasant uprising 875-884 led by Huang Chao