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"noble principle" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
令节 令節 lìng jié festive season / happy time / noble principle
Chinese Pinyin Translation
道 dào road / path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]) / (bound form) way / reason / principle / (bound form) a skill / an art / a specialization / (Daoism) the Way / the Dao / to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) / (bound form) to express / to extend (polite words) / classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process / (old) circuit (administrative division) syn
则 則 zé (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but / then / (bound form) standard / norm / (bound form) principle / (literary) to imitate / to follow / classifier for written items syn
道理 dào li reason / argument / sense / principle / basis / justification / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
世 shì life / age / generation / era / world / lifetime / epoch / descendant / noble syn
原则 原則 yuán zé principle / doctrine / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
高尚 gāo shàng noble / lofty / refined / exquisite syn
高贵 高貴 gāo guì grandeur / noble syn
原理 yuán lǐ principle / theory syn
君子 jūn zǐ nobleman / person of noble character syn
赴汤蹈火 赴湯蹈火 fù tāng dǎo huǒ lit. to jump into scalding water and plunge into raging fire (idiom) / fig. to brave any danger / to go to any lengths (for a noble cause) syn
清高 qīng gāo noble and virtuous / aloof from politics and material pursuits syn
本着 本著 běn zhe based on... / in conformance with.. / taking as one's main principle syn
天经地义 天經地義 tiān jīng dì yì lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom) / fig. right and proper / right and unalterable / a matter of course syn
同道 tóng dào same principle syn
违纪 違紀 wéi jì lack of discipline / to break a rule / to violate discipline / to breach a principle syn
民族主义 民族主義 mín zú zhǔ yì nationalism / national self-determination / principle of nationalism, the first of Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three Principles of the People 三民主義|三民主义 (at the time, meaning parity between China and the great powers) / racism
纲领 綱領 gāng lǐng program (i.e. plan of action) / guiding principle syn
节操 節操 jié cāo integrity / moral principle syn
青云 青雲 qīng yún clear sky / fig. high official position / noble syn
明哲保身 míng zhé bǎo shēn a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom) / to put one's own safety before matters of principle syn
贵贱 貴賤 guì jiàn noble and lowly / high versus low social hierarchy of ruler to people, father to son, husband to wife in Confucianism
高洁 高潔 gāo jié noble and clean-living / lofty and unsullied syn
达官贵人 達官貴人 dá guān guì rén high official and noble persons (idiom) / the great and the good syn
法理 fǎ lǐ legal principle / jurisprudence
高风亮节 高風亮節 gāo fēng liàng jié of noble character and unquestionable integrity (idiom) syn
仗义执言 仗義執言 zhàng yì zhí yán to speak out for justice (idiom) / to take a stand on a matter of principle syn
通则 通則 tōng zé general rule / general principle
鸿鹄 鴻鵠 hóng hú swan / person with noble aspirations syn
科学发展观 科學發展觀 kē xué fā zhǎn guān Scientific Outlook on Development, a guiding principle for the CCP attributed to Hu Jintao 胡錦濤|胡锦涛[Hu2 Jin3 tao1], incorporated into the Constitution of the CCP in 2007
基本原则 基本原則 jī běn yuán zé fundamental doctrine / guiding principle / raison d'être
原则上 原則上 yuán zé shang in principle / generally
基本原理 jī běn yuán lǐ fundamental principle
大道理 dà dào li major principle / general truth / sermon (reproof) / bombastic talk syn
有效成分 active principle
世子 shì zǐ crown prince / heir of a noble house
学理 學理 xué lǐ scientific principle / theoretical standpoint
务虚 務虛 wù xū to discuss matters of principle (as opposed to concrete issues)
芝兰 芝蘭 zhī lán lit. iris and orchid / fig. exalted sentiments / (expr. of praise for noble character, beautiful surrounding, future prospects etc) syn
一团和气 一糰和氣 yī tuán hé qì (idiom) to keep on the right side of everyone (often at the expense of principle) syn
格致 格緻 gé zhì to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (abbr. for 格物致知[ge2 wu4 zhi4 zhi1]) / word for Western natural sciences during late Qing
表字 biǎo zì literary name (an alternative name of a person stressing a moral principle) / courtesy name syn
气贯长虹 氣貫長虹 qì guàn cháng hóng spirit reaches to the rainbow / full of noble aspiration and daring syn
贵 貴 guì expensive / (bound form) highly valued / precious / (bound form) noble / of high rank / (prefix) (honorific) your syn
阳 陽 yáng positive (electric.) / sun / male principle (Taoism) / Yang, opposite: 陰|阴[yin1] syn
烈 liè ardent / intense / fierce / stern / upright / to give one's life for a noble cause / exploits / achievements syn
大侠 大俠 dà xiá knight / swordsman / noble warrior / chivalrous hero
乾 gān surname Qian / strong / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦 representing sky / male principle syn
纲 綱 gāng head rope of a fishing net / guiding principle / key link / class (taxonomy) / outline / program syn
金科玉律 jīn kē yù lǜ golden rule / key principle syn
老皇历 老皇曆 lǎo huáng lì (lit.) past years' almanac / (fig.) ancient history / obsolete practice / old-fashioned principle syn
兼爱 兼愛 jiān ài "universal love", principle advocated by Mozi 墨子[Mo4 zi3], stressing that people should care for everyone equally
山高水长 山高水長 shān gāo shuǐ cháng high as the mountain and long as the river (idiom) / fig. noble and far-reaching syn
不可知论 不可知論 bù kě zhī lùn agnosticism, the philosophical doctrine that some questions about the universe are in principle unanswerable
骜 驁 ào a noble steed (literary) / (of a horse) untamed / (fig.) (of a person) headstrong / Taiwan pr. [ao2] syn
驺 騶 zōu groom or chariot driver employed by a noble (old)
豪情壮志 豪情壯志 háo qíng zhuàng zhì lofty ideals / noble aspirations syn
侯门 侯門 hóu mén noble house
稀有气体 稀有氣體 xī yǒu qì tǐ rare gas / noble gas (chemistry)
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)
惰性气体 惰性氣體 duò xìng qì tǐ inert gas / noble gas (chemistry)
兰艾同焚 蘭艾同焚 lán ài tóng fén lit. to burn both fragrant orchids and stinking weeds (idiom) / fig. to destroy indiscriminately the noble and common / the rain falls on the just and unjust alike
大家闺秀 大家閨秀 dà jiā guī xiù girl from a wealthy family / unmarried daughter of a noble house
慈悲为本 慈悲為本 cí bēi wéi běn mercy as the guiding principle (idiom) / the Buddhist teaching that nothing is valid except compassion
操斧伐柯 cāo fǔ fá kē (cf Book of Songs) How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax / fig. to follow a principle / fig. to act as matchmaker
格物致知 gé wù zhì zhī to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (idiom) / pursuing knowledge to the end
民权主义 民權主義 mín quán zhǔ yì democracy / civil liberties / principle of democracy, the second of Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three Principles of the People 三民主義|三民主义 (at the time, meaning widespread popular involvement in affairs of state)
民生主义 民生主義 mín shēng zhǔ yì principle of people's livelihood, the third of Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three Principles of the People 三民主義|三民主义 (at the time, meaning redistribution of wealth, self-sufficiency and internal trade)
隔年皇历 隔年皇曆 gé nián huáng lì lit. almanac from years back (idiom) / obsolete practice / old-fashioned principle
奉为圭臬 奉為圭臬 fèng wéi guī niè to take as a guiding principle (idiom)
一体和相互关系原则 一體和相互關系原則 principle of integration and interrelationship, in particular in relation to human rights and social, economic and environmental objectives / principle of integration and interrelationship / integration principle
区分原则 區分原則 discrimination principle / principle of distinction / principle of discrimination
区别原则 區別原則 discrimination principle / principle of distinction / principle of discrimination
四谛 四諦 sì dì the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), covered by the acronym 苦集滅道|苦集灭道[ku3 ji2 mie4 dao4]: all life is suffering 苦[ku3], the cause of suffering is desire 集[ji2], emancipation comes only by eliminating passions 滅|灭[mie4], the way 道[dao4] to emancipation is the Eight-fold Noble Way 八正道[ba1 zheng4 dao4]
苦集灭道 苦集滅道 kǔ jí miè dào the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), namely: all life is suffering 苦[ku3], the cause of suffering is desire 集[ji2], emancipation comes only by eliminating passions 滅|灭[mie4], the way 道[dao4] to emancipation is the Eight-fold Noble Way 八正道[ba1 zheng4 dao4] / also called 四諦|四谛[si4 di4]
可审计原则 kě shěn jì yuán zé auditability principle / principle of auditability
各国主权平等原则 gè guó zhǔ quán píng děng yuán zé principle of sovereign equality of all States / principle of sovereign equality
相称性原则 相稱性原則 proportionality principle / principle of proportionality
公众参与和获得信息及正义的原则 公眾參與和獲得信息及正義的原則 principle of public participation and access to information and justice / public participation principle
公众参与原则 公眾參與原則 principle of public participation and access to information and justice / public participation principle
不驱回原则 不驅回原則 non-expulsion principle / principle of non-refoulement
世胄 shì zhòu hereditary house / noble or official family
八正道 bā zhèng dao the Eight-fold Noble Way (Buddhism)
四圣谛 四聖諦 sì shèng dì the Four Noble Truths (Buddhism) / see also 四諦|四谛[si4 di4] and 苦集滅道|苦集灭道[ku3 ji2 mie4 dao4]
女公子 nǚ gōng zǐ noble lady / (honorific) your daughter syn
尊贤爱物 尊賢愛物 zūn xián ài wù to honor the wise and love the people / respecting noble talent while protecting the common people
洁操 潔操 jié cāo unimpeachable conduct / noble behavior / spotless personal integrity
甲第 jiǎ dì residence of a noble / top candidate in the imperial examinations
华族 華族 huá zú noble family / of Chinese ancestry
零族 líng zú lit. zero group / another word for the inert or noble gases 惰性氣體|惰性气体
太夫人 tài fū rén (old) dowager / old lady (title for the mother of a noble or an official)
珍贵硬木保护网 珍貴硬木保護網 Noble Hardwoods Network
珍贵硬木 珍貴硬木 noble hardwood
矜贵 矜貴 jīn guì high-born / noble / aristocratic / conceited
光风霁月 光風霽月 guāng fēng jì yuè lit. light breeze and clear moon (idiom) / period of peace and prosperity / noble and benevolent character syn
有何贵干 有何貴幹 yǒu hé guì gàn What (noble errand) brings you here? / May I help you? / What can I do for you?
死节 死節 sǐ jié to die or be martyred for a noble cause / to be faithful unto death
上刀山，下火海 shàng dāo shān , xià huǒ hǎi lit. to climb mountains of swords and enter seas of flames (idiom) / fig. to go through trials and tribulations (often, for a noble cause)
八正道 bā zhèng dào the Eight-fold Noble Way (Buddhism)
石斛 shí hú noble dendrobium (Dendrobium nobile)
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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