tài
highest
greatest
too (much)
very
extremely
Yóu tài
Jew
Jewish
Judea (in Biblical Palestine)
Tài yuán
Taiyuan prefecture level city and capital of Shanxi province 山西省 in central north China
Tài háng shān
Taihang Mountains on the border between Hebei and Shanxi
Tài bái
Taibai County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡[Bao3 ji1], Shaanxi
Venus
zhèng tài
young, cute boy
derived from Japanese loanword shotacon 正太控[zheng4 tai4 kong4]
Tài bǎo
Taibao or Taipao city in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 xian4], west Taiwan
Táng Tài zōng
Emperor Taizong of Tang, reign name of second Tang emperor Li Shimin 李世民[Li3 Shi4 min2] (599-649), reigned 626-649
tài bǎo
a very high official in ancient China
juvenile delinquents
Tài píng Tiān guó
Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (1851-1864)
tài yáng xué
temple (on the sides of human head)
tài gōng
great-grandfather
(old) grandfather
father
tài jiàn
court eunuch
palace eunuch
tài tai
married woman
Mrs.
Madam
wife
CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
Tài cāng
Taicang county level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[Su1 zhou1], Jiangsu
Tài jí
the Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the source of all things according to some interpretations of Chinese mythology
lǎo tài pó
old woman (at times contemptuous)
tài suì
Taisu, God of the year
archaic name for the planet Jupiter 木星[Mù Xīng]
nickname for sb who is the most powerful in an area
Tài hú
Taihu lake near Wuxi City 無錫|无锡, bordering on Jiangsu and Zhejiang, one of China's largest fresh water lakes, currently heavily polluted
Wò tài huá
Ottawa, capital of Canada
Yà Tài qū
Asian area
the Far East
Asia Pacific region
Shí yuán Shèn tài láng
Ishihara Jintarō (1932-), Japanese author and politician, governor of Tokyo since 1999
Tài cāng shì
Taicang county level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[Su1 zhou1], Jiangsu
Cí xǐ Tài hòu
Empress Dowager Cixi or Ts'u Hsi (1835-1908), regent 1861-1908
Má shēng · Tài láng
ASŌ Tarō (1940-), Japanese entrepreneur and LDP politician, prime minister from 2008
bù tài míng bai
(question is) not completely clear
I don't get it
lǎo tài tai
elderly lady (respectful)
esteemed mother
CL:位[wei4]
tài shàng
title of respect for taoists
Tài hé
Taihe County in Fuyang 阜陽|阜阳[Fu4 yang2], Anhui
Taihe district of Jinzhou city 錦州市|锦州市, Liaoning
tài zǔ
Great Ancestor (posthumous title, e.g. for the founder of a dynasty)
Tài yuán shì
Taiyuan prefecture level city and capital of Shanxi province 山西省 in central north China
tài jí quán
shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan
traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation
a martial art
Tài xū
Taixu (famed Buddhist monk, 1890-1947)
tài xū
great emptiness
the void
heaven
the skies
universe
cosmos
original essence of the cosmos
Tài zōng
posthumous name given to second emperor of a dynasty
King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367-1422), reigned 1400-1418
Tài kāng
Taikang county in Zhoukou 周口[Zhou1 kou3], Henan
shài shài tài yáng
to leave out in the sun
to share files
tài yīn
the Moon (esp. in Daoism)
Tài píng yáng Zhàn zhēng
Pacific war between Japan and the US, 1941-1945
Tài gǔ
Taigu county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[Jin4 zhong1], Shanxi
méng tài qí
montage (film) (loanword)
Jiāng Tài gōng
see Jiang Ziya 薑子牙|姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2]
tiān xià tài píng
the whole world at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
Tài xué
Imperial College of Supreme Learning, established in 124 BC, and the highest educational institute in ancient China until the Sui Dynasty
tài cháng
Minister of Ceremonies in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiu3 qing1]
tài píng shèng shì
peace and prosperity (idiom)
Míng Tài zǔ
Ming Taizu, Temple name of first Ming emperor Hongwu 洪武[Hong2 wu3]
Tài má lǐ
Taimali township in Taitung county 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 xian4], southeast Taiwan
tài yáng huó dòng
sunspot activity
solar variation
Tài píng shì
Taiping city in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan
tài kōng cāng
space capsule
ejection capsule (cabin)
qī rén tài shèn
to bully intolerably (idiom)
Tài shàng huáng
Taishang Huang
Retired Emperor
father of the reigning emperor
fig. puppet master
tài jí jiàn
a kind of traditional Chinese sword-play
tài yé
(respectful for) one's grandfather
sb's father
older people
the head of the house (used by servants)
a district magistrate
Zhāng Tài yán
Zhang Taiyan (1869-1936), scholar, journalist, revolutionary and leading intellectual around the time of the Xinhai revolution
Huáng tài jí
Hung Taiji (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤, reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金, then founded the Qing dynasty 大清 and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor
posthumous name 清太宗
Sòng Tài zǔ
Emperor Taizu of Song, posthumous title of the founding Song emperor Zhao Kuangyin 趙匡胤|赵匡胤 (927-976), reigned from 960
Tài zǐ gǎng
Port-au-Prince, capital of Haiti
Tài jí tú
diagram of cosmological scheme
Yin-Yang symbol
☯
Tài hé xiàn
Taihe County in Fuyang 阜陽|阜阳[Fu4 yang2], Anhui
Tài hé diàn
the central pavilion of the Forbidden City rendered in English as "Hall of Supreme Harmony"
Tài hú xiàn
Taihu county in Anqing 安慶|安庆[An1 qing4], Anhui
tài shǐ gōng
Grand Scribe, the title by which Sima Qian 司馬遷|司马迁 refers to himself in Records of the Historian 史记
Mǎ tài fú yīn
Gospel according to St Matthew
Tài gǔ xiàn
Taigu county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[Jin4 zhong1], Shanxi
Tài bǎo shì
Taibao or Taipao city in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 xian4], west Taiwan
Tài kāng xiàn
Taikang county in Zhoukou 周口[Zhou1 kou3], Henan
fěn shì tài píng
to pretend that everything is going well
tài píng shēn shì
Justice of the Peace (JP)
lǎo tài yé
elderly gentleman (respectful)
esteemed father
Tài píng qū
Taiping district of Fuxin city 阜新市, Liaoning
Tài bái xiàn
Taibai county in Bǎojī 寶雞|宝鸡[Bǎo jī], Shǎnxī
Tài píng Guǎng jì
Extensive records of the Taiping era (978), fictional history edited by Li Fang 李昉
Tài píng yù lǎn
Imperial Readings of the Taiping Era, general Song dynasty encyclopedia compiled during 977-983 under Li Fan 李昉, 1000 scrolls
Tài pū sì qí
Taibus banner in Xilin Gol league 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xi1 lin2 guo1 le4 meng2], Inner Mongolia
Tài lǔ gé
Taroko gorge national park in Hualien county 花蓮縣|花莲县[Hua1 lian2 xian4], Taiwan
Taroko ethnic group Taiwan
Tài má lǐ xiāng
Taimali township in Taitung county 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 xian4], southeast Taiwan
Tài lǔ gé zú
Taroko, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Zhōng yuǎn Tài píng yáng
COSCO Pacific Limited, major freight company
Yà Tài Jīng jì Hé zuò Zǔ zhī
Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation organization
APEC
zhèng tài kòng
shotacon (Japanese loanword)
manga or anime genre depicting young boys in an erotic manner
Qīng Tài zǔ
posthumous title of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤 (1559-1626), founder and first Khan of the Manchu Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金 (from 1616)
Tài zǐ Dān
Prince Dan of Yan (-226 BC), commissioned the attempted assassination of King Ying Zheng of Qin 秦嬴政 (later the First Emperor 秦始皇) by Jing Ke 荆轲 in 227 BC
Tài hé qū
Taihe district of Jinzhou city 錦州市|锦州市, Liaoning
Yuán tài zǔ
posthumous title of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗[Chéng jí sī hàn] (1162-1227)
Tài gǔ dài
Archaeozoic (geological era before 2500m years ago)
tài zǐ tài bǎo
tutor to the crown prince (in imperial China)
Tài píng yáng qū yù
the Pacific region
the Pacific rim
Tài pú sì
Court of imperial stud, office originally charged with horse breeding
Taibus banner in Xilin Gol league 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xi1 lin2 guo1 le4 meng2], Inner Mongolia
Qīng tài zōng
posthumous title of Hung Taiji 皇太極|皇太极 (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤, reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金, then founded the Qing dynasty 大清 and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor
Wáng tài hòu
Queen Dowager (in Europe)
widowed queen
Queen mother
Tài zǐ hé qū
Taizi district of Liaoyang city 遼陽市|辽阳市[Liao2 yang2 shi4], Liaoning
guó jì tài kōng zhàn
International Space Station
tài shǐ lìng
grand scribe (official position in many Chinese states up to the Han)
Shèng dé Tài zǐ
Prince Shōtoku Taiji (574-621), major Japanese statesman and reformer of the Asuka period 飛鳥時代|飞鸟时代[Fei1 niao3 Shi2 dai4], proponent of state Buddhism, portrayed as Buddhist saint
tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 薑子牙|姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
Zhāng Tài léi
Zhang Tailei (1898-1927), founding member of Chinese communist party
Jiā lā tài shū
Epistle of St Paul to the Galatians
jù guāng tài yáng néng
concentrating solar power (CSP)
tài shí cūn
Taishi village (in Guangdong province)
Tài yè chí
area to the west of the Forbidden City, now divided into Zhongnanhai and Beihai
Yà Tài jīng hé huì
APEC (Asia Pacific economic cooperation)
Huán Tài píng yáng dì zhèn dài
Pacific rim seismic belt
Ring of fire
Jiāng tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 薑子牙|姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
Tài gǔ zhòu
Archaean (geological eon before 2500m years ago)
Yān Tài zǐ Dān
Prince Dan of Yan (-226 BC), commissioned the attempted assassination of King Ying Zheng of Qin 秦嬴政 (later the First Emperor 秦始皇) by Jing Ke 荆轲 in 227 BC
tài yáng yǒng bù luò
(on which) the sun never sets
Tí mó tài qián shū
First epistle of St Paul to Timothy
Tí mó tài hòu shū
Second epistle of St Paul to Timothy
bī rén tài shèn
to push sb too far
to go too far (in oppressing people)
Sī mǎ Liáo tài láng
SHIBA Ryotarō (1923-1996), Japanese author of historical novels
Tài pú sì qīng
Minister of imperial stud, originally charged with horse breeding
Tài gōng bīng fǎ
alternative name for ”Three Strategies of Huang Shigong” 黃石公三略|黄石公三略[Huáng Shí gōng Sān lüè], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wǔ jīng Qī Shū]
Qiáo běn Lóng tài láng
HASHIMOTO Ryūtarō (1937-2006), Japanese politician, prime minister 1996-1998
tài yáng zhào zài sāng gān hé shàng
The Sun Shines over the Sanggan River, proletarian novel by Ding Ling, winner of 1951 Stalin prize
Tài jí tú shuō
philosophical book by Song dynasty scholar Zhou Dun'yi 周敦頤|周敦颐, starting from an interpretation of the Book of Changes
tài bàn
more than half
a majority
most
mostly
Tài gǔ yáng háng
Butterfield and Swire (Hong Kong banking giant)
Tài zǐ shí sān fēng
thirteen peaks of Meri snow mountains in Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Di2 qing4 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
also written 梅里雪山[Mei2 li3 xue3 shan1]
Pān tài kè sī
Pentax, Japanese optics company
tài píng yáng zhōu biān
variant of 太平洋週邊|太平洋周边, Pacific Rim
lǎo tài gōng
aged gentleman (dialect, respectful term)
Huán Tài píng yáng huǒ shān dài
Pacific rim volcanic belt
Ring of fire
zhōng yuǎn Tài píng yáng yǒu xiàn gōng sī
COSCO Pacific Limited, major freight company
Xuě shān tài zǐ
Meri snow mountains in Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Di2 qing4 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
also written 梅里雪山[Mei2 li3 xue3 shan1]
Táng Tài zōng Lǐ Wèi Gōng Wèn Duì
”Duke Li of Wei answering Emperor Taizong of Tang”, military treatise attributed to Li Jing 李靖[Lǐ Jìng] and one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China武經七書|武经七书[Wǔ jīng Qī Shū]
Duō nǎ tài luó
Donatello (c. 1386-1466)
Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi, famous early renaissance painter and sculptor
bié tài kè qi
lit. no excessive politeness
Don't mention it!
You're welcome!
Please don't stand on ceremony.
Cháo xiǎn Tài zōng
King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367-1422), reigned 1400-1418
tài yáng guāng zhù
solar pillar
sun pillar (atmospheric optics)
tài yáng wō
temple (on the sides of human head)
Huáng tài jí Qīng tài zōng
Hung Taiji (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤, reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金, then founded the Qing dynasty 大清 and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor
Mǎ tài gōu
Mataigou town in Pingluo county 平羅縣|平罗县[Ping2 luo2 xian4], Shizuishan 石嘴山[Shi2 zui3 shan1], Ningxia
Dōng Tài píng yáng lóng qǐ
East Pacific rise (a mid-oceanic ridge stretching from California down to Antarctica)
tài yáng chuāng
sun window
sun roof (of car)
Mǎ tài gōu zhèn
Mataigou town in Pingluo county 平羅縣|平罗县[Ping2 luo2 xian4], Shizuishan 石嘴山[Shi2 zui3 shan1], Ningxia
Guó jiā yǔ háng hé tài kōng shǔ
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
shí yì wèi yuán yǐ tài wǎng luò lián méng
Gigabit Ethernet Alliance
xiǎo tài píng niǎo
(bird species of China) Japanese waxwing (Bombycilla japonica)
tài yáng huā
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
rose moss (Portulaca grandiflora)
Tài yáng Zhào Zài Sāng gān Hé Shàng
The Sun Shines over the Sanggan River, proletarian novel by Ding Ling, winner of 1951 Stalin prize
Tài yáng Bào
The Sun (the name of various newspapers, notably in the UK and in Hong Kong)
tài yang
sun
CL:個|个[ge4]
abbr. for 太陽穴|太阳穴[tai4 yang2 xue2]
Tài bái Xiàn
Taibai County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡[Bao3 ji1], Shaanxi
Tài tián
Ohta or Ōta (Japanese surname)
Tài Hú
Lake Tai near Wuxi City 無錫|无锡, bordering on Jiangsu and Zhejiang, one of China's largest fresh water lakes, currently heavily polluted
Tài suì
Tai Sui, God of the year
archaic name for the planet Jupiter 木星[Mu4 xing1]
nickname for sb who is the most powerful in an area
Cí xǐ tài hòu
Empress Dowager Cixi or Ts'u Hsi (1835-1908), regent 1861-1908
huǒ wěi tài yáng niǎo
(bird species of China) fire-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga ignicauda)
huáng yāo tài yáng niǎo
(bird species of China) crimson sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja)
Má shēng Tài láng
ASŌ Tarō (1940-), Japanese entrepreneur and LDP politician, prime minister from 2008
Mǎ tài Fú yīn
Gospel according to St Matthew
xī Tài píng Yáng
the western Pacific Ocean
lán hóu tài yáng niǎo
(bird species of China) Mrs. Gould's sunbird (Aethopyga gouldiae)
Jiāng tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 薑子牙|姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
lǜ hóu tài yáng niǎo
(bird species of China) green-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga nipalensis)
zǐ jiá zhí zuǐ tài yáng niǎo
(bird species of China) ruby-cheeked sunbird (Chalcoparia singalensis)
huáng dì bù jí jí sǐ tài jiàn
lit. the emperor is not worried, but his eunuchs are worried to death (idiom)
fig. the observers are more anxious than the person involved
Huáng Tài jí
Hong Taiji (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤, reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金, then founded the Qing dynasty 大清 and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor
posthumous name 清太宗
hēi xiōng tài yáng niǎo
(bird species of China) black-throated sunbird (Aethopyga saturata)
Tài jí Tú shuō
philosophical book by Song dynasty scholar Zhou Dunyi 周敦頤|周敦颐[Zhou1 Dun1 yi2], starting from an interpretation of the Book of Changes
Tài gǔ Yáng háng
Butterfield and Swire (Hong Kong bank)
tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 薑子牙|姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
Tài gōng Wàng
see Jiang Ziya 薑子牙|姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2]
Tài gōng Bīng fǎ
alternative name for ”Three Strategies of Huang Shigong” 黃石公三略|黄石公三略[Huang2 Shi2 gong1 San1 lu:e4], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
tài pú
Grand Servant in Imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiu3 qing1]
Táng Tài zōng Lǐ Wèi Gōng Wèn duì
"Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang", military treatise attributed to Li Jing 李靖[Li3 Jing4] and one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
chā wěi tài yáng niǎo
(bird species of China) fork-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga christinae)
Yuán Tài zǔ
posthumous title of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗[Cheng2 ji2 si1 han2] (1162-1227)
Tài shǐ gōng
Grand Scribe, the title by which Sima Qian 司馬遷|司马迁[Si1 ma3 Qian1] refers to himself in Records of the Historian 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4]
tài fū rén
(old) dowager
old lady (title for the mother of a noble or an official)
tài mèi
girl delinquent
tomboy
schoolgirl tough
tài píng niǎo
(bird species of China) Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Tài píng Yáng qián niǎo
(bird species of China) Pacific loon (Gavia pacifica)
Tài píng Yáng Zhàn zhēng
Pacific War between Japan and the US, 1941-1945
Tài píng Yáng Zhōu biān
variant of 太平洋週邊|太平洋周边[Tai4 ping2 Yang2 Zhou1 bian1], Pacific Rim
Tài píng Yáng Qū yù
the Pacific Region
the Pacific Rim
Tài píng Yù lǎn
Imperial Readings of the Taiping Era, general Song dynasty encyclopedia compiled during 977-983 under Li Fang 李昉[Li3 Fang3], 1000 scrolls
Tài píng gōng zhǔ
Princess Taiping (c. 665-713), Tang Dynasty princess, politically powerful and known for her beauty
tài zǐ dǎng
princelings, descendants of senior communist officials (PRC)
Sān bǎo tài jiàn
Sanbao Eunuch, official title of Zheng He 鄭和|郑和[Zheng4 He2]
also written 三保太監|三保太监