FEEDBACK

Talking Chinese English Dictionary

Lookup via: Pinyin | Radicals
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1鸿胪寺 鴻臚寺 hóng hong2 lu2 si4(archaic) office in charge of ceremony and protocol
2鸿 hónghong2eastern bean goose; great; large
3鸿飞冥冥 鴻飛冥冥 hóng fēi míng mínghong2 fei1 ming2 ming2to run away without leaving any trace behind (idiom)
4鸿福 鴻福 hóng hong2 fu2variant of 洪福
5鸿沟 鴻溝 hóng gōuhong2 gou1(fig.) gulf; chasm; wide gap; (originally) the Hong Canal in Henan, which in ancient times formed the border between enemies Chu and Han
6鸿海 鴻海 hóng hǎiHong2 hai3Hon Hai Precision Industry Company, Taiwan technology company, aka Foxconn
7鸿鹄 鴻鵠 hóng hong2 hu2swan; person with noble aspirations
8鸿毛泰岱 鴻毛泰岱 hóng máo tài dàihong2 mao2 tai4 dai4light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom); of no consequence to one person, a matter of life or death to another
9鸿毛泰山 鴻毛泰山 hóng máo tài shānhong2 mao2 Tai4 Shan1lit. light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom); fig. of no consequence to one person, a matter of life or death to another
10鸿门宴 鴻門宴 hóng mén yànHong2 men2 Yan4Feast at Hongmen; (fig.) banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest; refers to a famous episode in 206 BC when future Han emperor Liu Bang 刘邦
11鸿图 鴻圖 hóng hong2 tu2variant of 宏图
12鸿图大计 鴻圖大計 hóng hong2 tu2 da4 ji4important large scale project
13鸿雁 鴻雁 hóng yànhong2 yan4(bird species of China) swan goose (Anser cygnoides)
14鸿运 鴻運 hóng yùnhong2 yun4variant of 红运
15鸿章 鴻章 hóng zhāngHong2 zhang1Li Hung-chang or Li Hongzhang (1823-1901), Qing dynasty general, politician and diplomat