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jiǔ nine / 9
九尾狐 jiǔ wěi nine-tailed fox (mythological creature)
一言九鼎 yán jiǔ dǐng one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
九成 jiǔ chéng nine-tenths / ninety percent
九九归一 jiǔ jiǔ guī nine divide by nine is one (abacus rule) / when all is said and done
三教九流 sān jiào jiǔ liú the Three Religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) and Nine Schools (Confucians, Daoists, Yin-Yang, Legalists, Logicians, Mohists, Political Strategists, Eclectics, Agriculturists) / fig. people from all trades (often derog.)
九连环 jiǔ lián huán Chinese rings, a brainteaser toy consisting of nine rings interlocked on a looped handle, the objective being to remove the rings from the handle
九流 jiǔ liú the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians 儒家[Ru2 jia1], Daoists 道家[Dao4 jia1], Yin and Yang 陰陽家|阴阳家[Yin1 yang2 jia1], Legalists 法家[Fa3 jia1], Logicians 名家[Ming2 jia1], Mohists 墨家[Mo4 jia1], Diplomats 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1], Miscellaneous 雜家|杂家[Za2 jia1], and Agriculturalists 農家|农家[Nong2 jia1]
大湾区 wān Greater Bay Area, established in 2017, consisting of Hong Kong, Macao and nine cities in Guangdong (abbr. for 粵港澳大灣區|粤港澳大湾区[Yue4 Gang3 Ao4 Da4 wan1 Qu1])
九牛一毛 jiǔ niú máo lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom) / fig. a drop in the ocean
九头鸟 jiǔ tóu niǎo legendary bird with nine heads (old) / cunning or sly person
交九 jiāo jiǔ the coldest period of the year / three nine day periods after the winter solstice
九章算术 Jiǔ zhāng Suàn shù The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art
小洞不补大洞吃苦 xiǎo dòng dòng chī A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); a stitch in time saves nine
粤港澳大湾区 Yuè Gǎng Ào wān Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, established in 2017, consisting of Hong Kong, Macao and nine cities in Guangdong
十赌九输 shí jiǔ shū lit. in gambling, nine times out of ten you lose (idiom) / fig. gambling is a mug's game
九面体 jiǔ miàn enneahedron (solid figure having nine plane faces)
九窍 jiǔ qiào nine orifices of the human body (eyes, nostrils, ears, mouth, urethra, anus)
数九寒天 shǔ jiǔ hán tiān nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year
泛珠三角 fàn zhū sān jiǎo Pan-Pearl River delta / The nine provinces of Southern China around Guangzhou and the Pearl River delta / South China
数九天 shǔ jiǔ tiān nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year
九校联盟 Jiǔ Xiào Lián méng C9 League, alliance of nine prestigious Chinese universities, established in 1998
九野 jiǔ the nine "fields" into which Heaven was anciently divided / the Nine Provinces of ancient China
九卿 jiǔ qīng the nine top officials (in imperial China)
数九 shǔ jiǔ nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year


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