晋爵 晉爵 jìn jué to join the nobility / to rise through the nobility 创业精神 創業精神 chuàng yè jīng shén enterprising spirit / pioneering spirit 英灵 英靈 yīng líng spirit of a martyr / spirit of the brave departed / (literary) person of remarkable talent syn 乩童 jī tóng (Daoism) a spirit medium, often a young person, believed to be possessed by a deity during rituals, acting as an intermediary for communication between the spirit world and humans 笔仙 筆仙 bǐ xiān a form of automatic writing in which two or more participants hold a single pen over a sheet of paper and invite a spirit to write answers to their questions / a spirit so invited 公子 gōng zǐ son of an official / son of nobility / your son (honorific) syn 贵族 貴族 guì zú lord / nobility / nobleman / noblewoman / aristocrat / aristocracy syn 爵位 jué wèi order of feudal nobility, namely: Duke 公[gong1], Marquis 侯[hou2], Count 伯[bo2], Viscount 子[zi3], Baron 男[nan2] syn 子 zǐ son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3deng3 jue2wei4] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / (prefix) sub- syn 寡人 guǎ rén I (first person pronoun used by royalty or nobility) syn 勋爵 勳爵 xūn jué Lord (UK hereditary nobility) / UK life peer 围场 圍場 wéi chǎng enclosure / pig pen / hunting ground exclusively kept for emperor or nobility (in former times) 王孙 王孫 wáng sūn children of the nobility syn 公 gōng public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal) syn 封爵 fēng jué to confer a title / to ennoble / to knight / title of nobility syn 男 nán (bound form) male / baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位[wu3deng3 jue2wei4] syn 伯 bó father's elder brother / senior / paternal elder uncle / eldest of brothers / respectful form of address / Count, third of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] syn 侯 hóu marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wu3deng3 jue2wei4] / nobleman / high official syn 爵 jué ancient bronze wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle / nobility syn 圭 guī jade tablet, square at the base and rounded or pointed at the top, held by the nobility at ceremonies / sundial / (ancient unit of volume) a tiny amount / a smidgen / a speck syn 侯门似海 侯門似海 hóu mén sì hǎi lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea / there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people (idiom) 加官进爵 加官進爵 jiā guān jìn jué promotion to the nobility (idiom) syn 苍松翠柏 蒼松翠柏 cāng sōng cuì bǎi evergreen pine and cypress (idiom) / steadfast nobility syn 金枝玉叶 金枝玉葉 jīn zhī yù yè golden branch, jade leaves (idiom) / fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty syn 五等爵位 wǔ děng jué wèi five orders of feudal nobility, namely: Duke 公[gong1], Marquis 侯[hou2], Count 伯[bo2], Viscount 子[zi3], Baron 男[nan2] 爵禄 爵祿 jué lù rank and emolument of nobility 贪爵慕位 貪爵慕位 tān jué mù wèi to be greedy for nobility and admire social position (idiom) 贵人 貴人 guì rén nobility / person of high rank syn 八旗子弟 bā qí zǐ dì child of a Manchu bannerman family (nobility) / (fig.) privileged brat 侯门似海 侯門似海 hóu mén - sì hǎi lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea (idiom) / fig. there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people 精神 jīng shén spirit / mind / consciousness / thought / mental / psychological / essence / gist / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 精灵 精靈 jīng líng spirit / fairy / elf / sprite / genie syn 心灵 心靈 xīn líng bright / smart / quick-witted / heart / thoughts / spirit syn 灵魂 靈魂 líng hún soul / spirit syn 白酒 bái jiǔ baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum / (Tw) white wine (abbr. for 白葡萄酒[bai2 pu2 tao5 jiu3]) syn 妖精 yāo jing evil spirit / alluring woman syn 杀气 殺氣 shā qì murderous spirit / aura of death / to vent one's anger syn 亡灵 亡靈 wáng líng departed spirit syn 斗志 鬥志 dòu zhì will to fight / fighting spirit syn 党性 黨性 dǎng xìng the spirit or character of a political party 正气 正氣 zhèng qì healthy atmosphere / moral spirit / unyielding integrity / probity / (TCM) vital energy (resistance to diseases) 神采 shén cǎi expression / spirit / vigor syn 气概 氣概 qì gài lofty quality / mettle / spirit syn 神力 shén lì occult force / the power of a God or spirit 神灵 神靈 shén líng god / spirit / demon / occult or supernatural entities in general syn 豪气 豪氣 háo qì heroic spirit / heroism syn 元神 yuán shén primordial spirit / fundamental essence of life 团队精神 團隊精神 tuán duì jīng shén group mentality / collectivism / solidarity / team spirit 鬼魅 guǐ mèi demon / evil spirit syn 义气 義氣 yì qì spirit of loyalty and self-sacrifice / code of brotherhood / also pr. [yi4 qi5] syn 大度 dà dù magnanimous / generous (in spirit) syn 力不从心 力不從心 lì bù cóng xīn less capable than desirable (idiom) / not as strong as one would wish / the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak syn 失神 shī shén absent-minded / to lose spirit / despondent syn 圣灵 聖靈 shèng líng Holy Ghost / Holy Spirit 甲醇 jiǎ chún methyl alcohol / methanol CH3OH / wood alcohol / wood spirit 气魄 氣魄 qì pò spirit / boldness / positive outlook / imposing attitude syn 幽魂 yōu hún ghost / spirit (of the dead) syn 心旷神怡 心曠神怡 xīn kuàng shén yí lit. heart untroubled, spirit pleased (idiom) / carefree and relaxed syn 神出鬼没 神出鬼沒 shén chū guǐ mò lit. to appear and disappear unpredictably like a spirit or a ghost (idiom) / fig. elusive 锐气 銳氣 ruì qì acute spirit / dash / drive syn 骨气 骨氣 gǔ qì unyielding character / courageous spirit / integrity / moral backbone syn 志气 志氣 zhì qì ambition / resolve / backbone / drive / spirit syn 英气 英氣 yīng qì heroic spirit syn 恶鬼 惡鬼 è guǐ evil spirit / devil syn 冤魂 yuān hún ghost of one who died unjustly / departed spirit demanding vengeance for grievances syn 神似 shén sì similar in expression and spirit / to bear a remarkable resemblance to syn 亡魂 wáng hún soul of the deceased / departed spirit syn 精神抖擞 精神抖擻 jīng shén dǒu sǒu spirit trembling with excitement (idiom) / in high spirits / lively and full of enthusiasm / full of energy / con brio syn 顶天立地 頂天立地 dǐng tiān lì dì lit. able to support both heaven and earth / of indomitable spirit (idiom) syn 邪魔 xié mó evil spirit syn 奉献精神 奉獻精神 fèng xiàn jīng shén spirit of devotion / dedication 色魔 sè mó sex fiend / molester / sex attacker / sex demon (a spirit that enters people's souls and makes them desire sex) 精疲力竭 jīng pí lì jié spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom) / spent / drained / washed out syn 气量 氣量 qì liàng (lit. quantity of spirit) / moral character / degree of forbearance / broad-mindedness or otherwise / tolerance / magnanimity syn 厉鬼 厲鬼 lì guǐ malicious spirit / devil syn 心心相印 xīn xīn xiāng yìn two hearts beat as one (idiom) / a kindred spirit syn 向心力 xiàng xīn lì centripetal force / (fig.) cohering force / cohesion / team spirit 白骨精 bái gǔ jīng White Bone Spirit (in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]) / (fig.) sly and cunning person syn 精疲力尽 精疲力盡 jīng pí lì jìn spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom) / spent / drained / washed out syn 活灵活现 活靈活現 huó líng huó xiàn living spirit, living image (idiom) / true to life / vivid and realistic syn 协作精神 協作精神 Team Spirit 进取心 進取心 jìn qǔ xīn enterprising spirit / initiative syn 在天之灵 在天之靈 zài tiān zhī líng soul and spirit of the deceased syn 情态 情態 qíng tài spirit / mood / (linguistics) modal syn 尚武 shàng wǔ to promote a martial spirit / to revere military skills / warlike 附体 附體 fù tǐ (of a spirit or deity) to possess sb 心有余而力不足 心有餘而力不足 xīn yǒu yú ér lì bù zú the will is there, but not the strength (idiom) / the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak syn 阴魂 陰魂 yīn hún ghost / spirit syn 茅台酒 茅臺酒 máo tái jiǔ maotai (a strong spirit produced in Guizhou) / CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2] 气韵 氣韻 qì yùn (of literature, art) distinct style / flavor / spirit / character syn 神位 shén wèi spirit tablet / ancestral tablet syn 神 shén god / deity / supernatural / magical / mysterious / spirit / mind / energy / lively / expressive / look / expression / (coll.) awesome / amazing syn 神交 shén jiāo soul brothers / friends in spirit who have never met / to commune with syn 鬼祟 guǐ suì evil spirit / sneaky / secretive syn 灵媒 靈媒 líng méi spirit medium 影壁 yǐng bì spirit wall (screen wall used to shield an entrance in traditional Chinese architecture) syn 公德心 gōng dé xīn civility / public spirit 鬼蜮 guǐ yù treacherous person / evil spirit syn 酒精灯 酒精燈 jiǔ jīng dēng spirit lamp 