"symbols" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
音译 音譯 yīn yì transliteration (rendering phonetic value, e.g. of English words in Chinese characters) / characters giving phonetic value of Chinese word or name (when the correct characters may be unknown) / transcription (linguistics) / to transcribe phonetic symbols syn
龙凤呈祥 龍鳳呈祥 lóng fèng chéng xiáng the dragon and phoenix are symbols of good fortune (idiom) / auspicious / decorated with auspicious symbols such as the dragon and the phoenix
注音字母 zhù yīn zì mǔ Mandarin phonetic symbols (MPS), phonetic alphabet for Chinese used esp. in Taiwan, also known colloquially as Bopomofo (after the first four letters of the alphabet:ㄅㄆㄇㄈ) / see 注音符號|注音符号[zhu4 yin1 fu2 hao4]
青龙 青龍 qīng lóng Azure Dragon, one of the four symbols of the Chinese constellations, also known as the Azure Dragon of the East 東方青龍|东方青龙[Dong1 fang1 Qing1 long2] or 東方蒼龍|东方苍龙[Dong1 fang1 Cang1 long2] / (slang) man without pubic hair
注音符号 注音符號 zhù yīn fú hào Mandarin phonetic symbols (MPS), phonetic alphabet for Chinese used esp. in Taiwan, also known colloquially as Bopomofo (after the first four letters of the alphabet:ㄅㄆㄇㄈ)
国语注音符号第一式 國語注音符號第一式 guó yǔ zhù yīn fú hào dì yī shì Mandarin Phonetic Symbols 1 (official name of the phonetic system of writing Chinese used in Taiwan) / Bopomofo / abbr. to 注音一式[zhu4 yin1 yi1 shi4]
注音一式 zhù yīn yī shì Mandarin Phonetic Symbols 1 / Bopomofo / abbr. for 國語注音符號第一式|国语注音符号第一式[Guo2 yu3 zhu4 yin1 fu2 hao4 di4 yi1 shi4]
生肖属相 生肖屬相 shēng xiào shǔ xiàng birth year as designated by animal symbols (mouse, ox, tiger etc)
符箓 符籙 fú lù (Taoism) talisman in the form of a painting of symbols thought to have magical powers
轩冕 軒冕 xuān miǎn (literary) curtained carriage and ceremonial cap (symbols of a senior official) / (fig.) dignitaries / (literary) to hold an official post
东方青龙 東方青龍 dōng fāng qīng lóng Azure Dragon, one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations, representing the east and the spring season / Qinglong Manchu Autonomous County, in Qinhuangdao City 秦皇島市|秦皇岛市[Qin2 huang2 dao3 Shi4], Hebei / see 青龍|青龙[Qing1 long2]
飞符 飛符 fēi fú talisman in the form of a painting of symbols thought to have magical powers (also called 符籙|符箓[fu2 lu4]) / to invoke the magical power of such a talisman / a tiger tally 虎符[hu3 fu2] sent with great urgency
亡国之器 wáng guó zhī qì (idiom) Refers to vessels such as ivory chopsticks and jade cups, regarded in ancient times as symbols of extravagance and the downfall of a state.
威凤祥麟 wēi fèng xiáng lín (idiom) The phoenix and the qilin, ancient symbols of good fortune believed to appear only under a peaceful and prosperous reign.
拔旗易帜 bá qí yì zhì (idiom) To replace someone or a group by removing their symbols of authority and putting up one’s own.
拔赵帜立赤帜 拔趙幟立赤幟 bá zhào zhì lì chì zhì (idiom) Originally referring to replacing an enemy’s banners with one’s own, it now suggests defeating an opponent by taking their place or substituting one’s own symbols for theirs.
连类龙鸾 連類龍鸞 lián lèi lóng luán (idiom) To belong to the same group as virtuous or eminent people. The expression compares them with dragons and phoenixes, symbols of nobility.
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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