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"late autumn" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
深秋 shēn qiū late autumn syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation
先 xiān beforehand / first / earlier / at first / originally / for the time being / for now / (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself) syn
迟到 遲到 chí dào to arrive late syn
晚点 晚點 wǎn diǎn (of trains etc) late / delayed / behind schedule / light dinner syn
前妻 qián qī ex-wife / late wife syn
来不及 來不及 lái bu jí there's not enough time (to do sth) / it's too late (to do sth) syn
秋天 qiū tiān autumn / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
深夜 shēn yè very late at night syn
熬夜 áo yè to stay up late or all night
秋季 qiū jì autumn / fall syn
已故 yǐ gù the late / deceased syn
江湖 jiāng hú rivers and lakes / all corners of the country / remote areas to which hermits retreat / section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law / the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武俠|武侠[wu3xia2]) / (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc / demimonde / (in modern times) triads / secret gangster societies / underworld syn
老年 lǎo nián elderly / old age / autumn of one's years syn
四季 sì jì four seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1] syn
后期 後期 hòu qī late stage / later period syn
先后 先後 xiān hòu early or late / first and last / priority / in succession / one after another syn
趁早 chèn zǎo as soon as possible / at the first opportunity / the sooner the better / before it's too late syn
不及 bù jí to fall short of / not as good as / too late syn
亡羊补牢 亡羊補牢 wáng yáng bǔ láo lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom) / fig. to act belatedly / better late than never / to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted syn
启蒙 啟蒙 qǐ méng to instruct the young / to initiate / to awake sb from ignorance / to free sb from prejudice or superstition / primer / enlightened / the Enlightenment / Western learning from the late Qing dynasty syn
先人 xiān rén ancestor / forefather / sb's late father syn
半夜三更 bàn yè sān gēng in the depth of night / late at night syn
迟迟 遲遲 chí chí late (with a task etc) / slow syn
误诊 誤診 wù zhěn to misdiagnose / to be late in giving medical treatment
秋叶 秋葉 qiū yè autumn leaf
赶不及 趕不及 gǎn bù jí not enough time (to do sth) / too late (to do sth) syn
伯乐 伯樂 bó lè Bole (a man who lived during Spring and Autumn Period, reputed to be able to spot a good horse) / a person who is good at spotting talent
霸主 bà zhǔ a powerful chief of the princes of the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC) / overlord / hegemon
秋波 qiū bō autumn ripples / (fig.) luminous eyes of a woman / amorous glance syn
开夜车 開夜車 kāi yè chē to burn the midnight oil / to work late into the night syn
春秋 chūn qiū spring and autumn / four seasons / year / a person's age / annals (used in book titles) syn
后来居上 後來居上 hòu lái jū shàng lit. late-comer lives above (idiom) / the up-and-coming youngster outstrips the older generation / the pupil surpasses the master syn
先父 xiān fù deceased father / my late father syn
飘零 飄零 piāo líng to fall and wither (like autumn leaves) / (fig.) drifting and homeless syn
误点 誤點 wù diǎn not on time / late (public transport, airlines) / overdue / behind schedule / delayed syn
月末 yuè mò end of month / late in the month syn
滞纳金 滯納金 zhì nà jīn overdue fine / late fine
赶早 趕早 gǎn zǎo as soon as possible / at the first opportunity / the sooner the better / before it's too late syn
姗姗来迟 姍姍來遲 shān shān lái chí to be late / to arrive slowly / to be slow in the coming syn
教案 jiào àn lesson plan / teaching plan / a "missionary case" (a dispute over Christian missionaries during the late Qing)
秋水 qiū shuǐ limpid autumn waters (trad. description of girl's beautiful eyes) syn
四时 四時 sì shí the four seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1] syn
梅雨 méi yǔ East Asian rainy season (in late spring and early summer) syn
消夜 xiāo yè nighttime snack / late-night supper syn
秋色 qiū sè colors of autumn / autumn scenery syn
起早贪黑 起早貪黑 qǐ zǎo tān hēi to be industrious, rising early and going to bed late syn
风烛残年 風燭殘年 fēng zhú cán nián one's late days / to have one foot in the grave syn
中秋 zhōng qiū the Mid-autumn festival, the traditional moon-viewing festival on the 15th of the 8th lunar month syn
月饼 月餅 yuè bǐng mooncake (esp. for the Mid-Autumn Festival)
秋风 秋風 qiū fēng autumn wind / autumn breeze syn
小春 xiǎo chūn 10th month of the lunar calendar / Indian summer / crops sown in late autumn syn
秋高气爽 秋高氣爽 qiū gāo qì shuǎng clear and refreshing autumn weather
明察秋毫 míng chá qiū háo lit. seeing clearly the downy feathers of autumn (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. perceptive of even the finest detail syn
秋分 qiū fēn Qiufen or Autumn Equinox, 16th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 23rd September-7th October
误工 誤工 wù gōng to be late for or absent from work / to disrupt one's work / to cause a holdup in the work / loss of working time / a holdup syn
中秋节 中秋節 zhōng qiū jié the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month syn
去年底 qù nián dǐ late last year / the end of last year
秋雨 qiū yǔ autumn rain
佛爷 佛爺 fó ye Buddha (term of respect for Sakyamuni 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2]) / His Holiness (refers to a Buddhist grandee) / Buddha / God / emperor / in late Qing court, refers exclusively to Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后[Ci2 xi3 tai4 hou4] syn
三民主义 三民主義 sān mín zhǔ yì Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three Principles of the People (late 1890s)
秋凉 秋涼 qiū liáng the cool of autumn syn
六经 六經 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] syn
夜阑人静 夜闌人靜 yè lán rén jìng the still of the night (idiom) / late at night syn
秋老虎 qiū lǎo hǔ hot spell during autumn / Indian summer
孙子 孫子 sūn zǐ Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孫武|孙武[Sun1 Wu3] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1] syn
金秋 jīn qiū fall / autumn syn
迟了 遲了 chí le late
特别行政区 特別行政區 tè bié xíng zhèng qū special administrative region (SAR), of which there are two in the PRC: Hong Kong 香港 and Macau 澳門|澳门 / refers to many different areas during late Qing, foreign occupation, warlord period and Nationalist government / refers to special zones in North Korea and Indonesia
无厘头 無厘頭 wú lí tóu silly talk or "mo lei tau" (Cantonese), genre of humor emerging from Hong Kong late in the 20th century
管子 guǎn zǐ Guanzi or Guan Zhong 管仲 (-645 BC), famous politician of Qi 齊國|齐国 of Spring and Autumn period / Guanzi, classical book containing writings of Guan Zhong and his school syn
清末 qīng mò the final years of the Qing dynasty 清朝[Qing1 chao2] / late Qing
袁绍 袁紹 yuán shào Yuan Shao (153-202), general during late Han, subsequently warlord
宵夜 xiāo yè midnight snack / late-night snack
明末 míng mò late Ming / first half of the 17th century
袁世凯 袁世凱 yuán shì kǎi Yuan Shikai (1859-1916), senior general of late Qing, subsequently warlord and self-proclaimed emperor of China
春秋战国 春秋戰國 chūn qiū zhàn guó the Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221 BC) periods
初秋 chū qiū early autumn / 7th month of the lunar calendar
肃杀 肅殺 sù shā austere / stern / harsh / somber and desolate (autumn or winter)
晚清 wǎn qīng the late Qing / late 19th and early 20th century China
三更半夜 sān gēng bàn yè in the depth of the night / very late at night syn
管仲 guǎn zhòng Guan Zhong (-645 BC), famous politician of Qi 齊國|齐国 of Spring and Autumn period / known as Guangzi 管子
反清 fǎn qīng anti-Qing / refers to the revolutionary movements in late 19th and early 20th century leading up to 1911 Xinhai Revolution 辛亥革命[Xin1 hai4 Ge2 ming4]
立秋 lì qiū Liqiu or Start of Autumn, 13th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-22nd August
张角 張角 zhāng jué Zhang Jue (-184), leader of the Yellow turban rebels during the late Han
西学 西學 xī xué Western learning (intellectual movement in the late Qing) / also called 洋務運動|洋务运动
五经 五經 wǔ jīng the Five Classics of Confucianism, namely: the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], the Book of History 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1], the Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], and the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chun1 qiu1]
两河 兩河 liǎng hé the areas to the north and south of the Yellow River (in the Spring and Autumn Period) / Mesopotamia
秋游 秋遊 qiū yóu autumn outing / autumn excursion
青黄不接 青黃不接 qīng huáng bù jiē lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom) / the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop / temporary deficit in manpower or resources / unable to make ends meet syn
孙武 孫武 sūn wǔ Sun Wu, also known as Sun Tzu 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
王世充 wáng shì chōng Wang Shichong (-621), general of late Sui and opponent of early Tang
黄巢 黃巢 huáng cháo Huang Chao (-884), leader of peasant uprising 875-884 in late Tang
闯王 闖王 chuǎng wáng Chuangwang or Roaming King, adopted name of late Ming peasant rebel leader Li Zicheng 李自成 (1605-1645)
张之洞 張之洞 zhāng zhī dòng Zhang Zhidong (1837-1909), prominent politician in late Qing
秋霜 qiū shuāng autumn frost / fig. white hair as sign of old age
仲秋 仲鞦 zhòng qiū second month of autumn / 8th month of the lunar calendar syn
张宝 張寶 zhāng bǎo Zhang Bao (-184), leader of the Yellow Turban rebels during the late Han 漢朝|汉朝[Han4 chao2]
热干面 熱乾面 rè gān miàn noodles served hot, with toppings including sesame paste and soy sauce – popular in Wuhan as a breakfast dish or late-night snack
张献忠 張獻忠 zhāng xiàn zhōng Zhang Xianzhong (1606-1647), leader of a late-Ming peasant revolt
晚育 wǎn yù late childbirth / to have a child at a later age
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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