楚辞 楚辭 chǔ cí Songs of Chu, an anthology of poetic songs, many from the state of Chu 楚[Chu3], collected in the Han dynasty 漢朝|汉朝[Han4chao2] 次 cì next in sequence / second / the second (day, time etc) / secondary / vice- / sub- / infra- / inferior quality / substandard / order / sequence / hypo- (chemistry) / classifier for enumerated events: time syn 编次 編次 biān cì to arrange things in sequence / sequence in which things are arranged syn 向海倾斜反射面序列 向海傾斜反射面序列 seaward-dipping reflector sequence / sequence of seaward-dipping reflectors 的 de of / ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) / (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的[pi2ge2 de5] "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的|跑堂儿的[pao3tang2r5de5] "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的[xin1 de5] "new one") / also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs syn 未雨绸缪 未雨綢繆 wèi yǔ chóu móu lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经) / fig. to plan ahead / to prepare for a rainy day syn 屈原 qū yuán Qu Yuan (340-278 BC), famous Warring States statesman and poet, author of Sorrow at Parting 離騷|离骚 Lisao in Songs of Chu 楚辭|楚辞 诗经 詩經 shī jīng Shijing, the Book of Songs, early collection of Chinese poems and one of the Five Classics of Confucianism 五經|五经[Wu3 jing1] 采风 採風 cǎi fēng to collect local cultural material (recording folk songs, taking photos etc) syn 小雅 xiǎo yǎ one of the three main divisions of the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经 歌厅 歌廳 gē tīng karaoke hall / singing hall (venue for concerts of popular songs) 诗书 詩書 shī shū the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1] and the Book of History 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1] 四面楚歌 sì miàn chǔ gē lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom) / fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help syn 大雅 dà yǎ one of the three main divisions of the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经 syn 离骚 離騷 lí sāo On Encountering Sorrow, poem by Qu Yuan 屈原[Qu1 Yuan2] in Songs of Chu 楚辭|楚辞[Chu3 ci2] 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] 曲高和寡 qǔ gāo hè guǎ difficult songs find few singers (idiom) / highbrow 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 甘之如饴 甘之如飴 gān zhī rú yí lit. as sweet as syrup (idiom, from Book of Songs) / to endure hardship gladly / a glutton for punishment syn 支 zhī to support / to sustain / to erect / to raise / branch / division / to draw money / classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions syn 十三经 十三經 shí sān jīng the Thirteen Confucian Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], Book of History 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], Rites of Zhou 周禮|周礼[Zhou1 li3], Rites and Ceremonies 儀禮|仪礼[Yi2 li3], Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], Mr Zuo's Annals 左傳|左传[Zuo3 Zhuan4], Mr Gongyang's Annals 公羊傳|公羊传[Gong1 yang2 Zhuan4], Mr Guliang's Annals 穀梁傳|谷梁传[Gu3 liang2 Zhuan4], The Analects 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], Erya 爾雅|尔雅[Er3 ya3], Classic of Filial Piety 孝經|孝经[Xiao4 jing1], Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3] syn 首 shǒu head / chief / first (occasion, thing etc) / classifier for poems, songs etc syn 芭 bā an unidentified fragrant plant mentioned in the Songs of Chu 楚辭|楚辞[Chu3ci2] / used in 芭蕉[ba1jiao1] / used in transliteration 阕 闋 què (literary) to end / to stop / one of the stanzas (usually two) of a ci poem 詞|词[ci2] / classifier for songs or ci poems syn 苌 萇 cháng plant mentioned in Book of Songs, uncertainly identified as carambola or star fruit (Averrhoa carambola) syn 俾昼作夜 俾晝作夜 bǐ zhòu zuò yè to make day as night (idiom, from Book of Songs) / fig. to prolong one's pleasure regardless of the hour 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 跋前踬后 跋前躓後 bá qián zhì hòu to trip forwards or stumble back (idiom, from Book of Songs) / can't get anything right 鉴往知来 鑒往知來 jiàn wǎng zhī lái to observe the past to foresee the future (idiom, taken loosely from Book of Songs) / studying ancient wisdom gives insight into what is to come 饥馑荐臻 饑饉薦臻 jī jǐn jiàn zhēn famine repeats unceasingly (idiom, from Book of Songs) 高唱入云 高唱入雲 gāo chàng rù yún loud songs reaches the clouds (idiom) / fig. to praise to the skies 歌舞升平 gē wǔ shēng píng lit. to celebrate peace with songs and dance (idiom) / fig. to make a show of happiness and prosperity syn 下里巴人 xià lǐ bā rén folk songs of the state of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chu3 guo2] / popular art forms (contrasted with 陽春白雪|阳春白雪[yang2 chun1 bai2 xue3], highbrow art forms) syn 雅歌 yǎ gē part of the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经 / a song / a poem set to elegant music / a refined chant / the biblical Song of Solomon 歈 yú songs 乐经 樂經 yuè jīng Book of Music, said to be one of the Six Classics lost after Qin's burning of the books in 212 BC, but may simply refer to Book of Songs 詩經|诗经 伐柯 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 怪人奥尔·扬科维奇 怪人奧爾·揚科維奇 guairenAoerYangkeweiqi "Weird Al" Yankovic (1959-), US singer and writer of parody songs 文苑英华 文苑英華 wén yuàn yīng huá Finest Blossoms in the Garden of Literature, Song dynasty collection of poetry, odes, songs and writings compiled during 982-986 under Li Fang 李昉[Li3 Fang3], Xu Xuan 徐鉉|徐铉[Xu2 Xuan4], Song Bai 宋白[Song4 Bai2] and Su Yijian 蘇易簡|苏易简[Su1 Yi4 jian3], 1000 scrolls 乐府诗集 樂府詩集 yuè fǔ shī jí Collection of Yuefu Songs and Ballads, compiled in the 11th century by Guo Maoqian 郭茂倩[Guo1 Mao4 qian4] 苌楚 萇楚 cháng chǔ plant mentioned in Book of Songs, uncertainly identified as carambola or star fruit (Averrhoa carambola) / kiwi fruit 诗礼 詩禮 shī lǐ the classics a Confucian scholar must read (such as The Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1jing1] and The Book of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3ji4]) 郭茂倩 guō mào qiàn Guo Maoqian (11th century), Song dynasty editor of the Collection of Yuefu Songs and Ballads 樂府詩集|乐府诗集[Yue4 fu3 Shi1 ji2] 式微 shì wēi (literary) to decline / to wane / title of a section in the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1] syn 怪人奥尔・扬科维奇 怪人奧爾・揚科維奇 guài rén ào ěr · yáng kē wéi qí "Weird Al" Yankovic (1959-), US singer and writer of parody songs 怪人奥尔·扬科维奇 怪人奧爾·揚科維奇 guài rén ào ěr · yáng kē wéi qí "Weird Al" Yankovic (1959-), US singer and writer of parody songs 带感 帶感 dài gǎn (neologism) (of movies, songs etc) affecting / touching / moving / (of a person, esp. a woman) charming / cool 到什么山上，唱什么歌 到什麼山上，唱什麼歌 dào shén me shān shàng , chàng shén me gē lit. whatever mountain one is on, one should sing its songs (idiom) / fig. when in Rome, do as the Romans do 歌舞升平 歌舞昇平 gē wǔ - shēng píng lit. to celebrate peace with songs and dance (idiom) / fig. to make a show of happiness and prosperity syn 跋胡疐尾 bá hú - zhì wěi (idiom, from Book of Songs) unable to advance or retreat 程序 chéng xù procedures / sequence / order / computer program syn 流程 liú chéng course / stream / sequence of processes / work flow in manufacturing syn 序号 序號 xù hào ordinal number / serial number / sequence number 顺序 順序 shùn xù sequence / order syn 回合 huí hé one of a sequence of contests (or subdivisions of a contest) between the same two opponents / round (boxing etc) / rally (tennis etc) / frame (billiards etc) / inning / (tennis, soccer etc) rubber or leg / round (of negotiations) syn 序列 xù liè sequence syn 次序 cì xù sequence / order syn 循序渐进 循序漸進 xún xù jiàn jìn in sequence, step by step (idiom) / to make steady progress incrementally syn 文库 文庫 wén kù collection of documents / library / book series / sequence of data, esp. genome syn 片头 片頭 piàn tóu (cinema, TV) title sequence / opening credits / intro 眉目 méi mù general facial appearance / features / arrangement / sequence of ideas / logic (of writing) / rough sketch or general idea of things syn 套路 tào lù sequence of movements in martial arts / routine / pattern / standard method syn 和 hè to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence / to join in the singing / to chime in with others syn 来龙去脉 來龍去脈 lái lóng qù mài lit. the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom) / fig. the whole sequence of events / causes and effects syn 历次 歷次 lì cì each (item in sequence) / successive syn 倒转 倒轉 dào zhuǎn to make an about-turn / to reverse one's direction, policy, sequence etc / to turn things on their head syn 时序 時序 shí xù timing (of a signal or sequence) / time course 数列 數列 shù liè sequence of numbers / numerical series 位次 wèi cì place (in numbered sequence) / degree on employment scale syn 循序 xún xù in proper sequence 程 chéng rule / order / regulations / formula / journey / procedure / sequence syn 连环计 連環計 lián huán jì coordinated sequence of strategic moves 号数 號數 hào shù number in a sequence / ordinal number / serial number 顺次 順次 shùn cì in order / in proper sequence syn 八段锦 八段錦 bā duàn jǐn eight-section brocade, a traditional eight-part sequence of qigong exercises 序 xù (bound form) order / sequence / (bound form) introductory / initial / preface syn 挨次 āi cì in sequence / in the proper order / one by one / in turn syn 挨 āi in order / in sequence / close to / adjacent to syn 帧检验序列 幀檢驗序列 zhēn jiǎn yàn xù liè frame check sequence (FCS) 排错 排錯 pái cuò troubleshooting / debugging / to debug / erratum / to arrange in incorrect sequence 主序星 zhǔ xù xīng (astronomy) main-sequence star 天津条约 天津條約 tiān jīn tiáo yuē Treaty of Tianjin of 1858, a sequence of unequal treaties 不平等條約|不平等条约 between Russia, USA, England, France and Qing China 收敛序列 收斂序列 shōu liǎn xù liè convergent sequence (math.) 次第 cì dì order / sequence / one after another syn 演替 yǎn tì succession (of changes in an ecological community) / naturally evolving sequence syn 无穷序列 無窮序列 wú qióng xù liè infinite sequence 核酸序列扩增检测 核酸序列擴增檢測 hé suān xù liè kuò zēng jiǎn cè nucleic acid sequence-based amplification test / NASBA test 基因组序列 基因組序列 jī yīn zǔ xù liè genome sequence 地震序列 earthquake sequence / earthquake swarm 地震群 earthquake sequence / earthquake swarm 地震相分析 seismic facies analysis / seismic sequence analysis 蛇绿岩套 蛇綠巖套 ophiolitic sequence / ophiolitic suite / ophiolite 目标锁定顺序 目標鎖定順序 target lock-on sequence 目标截获顺序 目標截獲順序 target lock-on sequence 进场顺序 進場順序 approach sequence 转义序列 轉義序列 zhuǎn yì xù liè (computing) escape sequence 主序带 主序帶 zhǔ xù dài (astronomy) main sequence 接龙 接龍 jiē lóng to build up a sequence / a succession of things, each linked to the previous one 序次 xù cì sequence / order / (literary) to arrange (books) in serial order 