| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
| 1 | 也 | 也 | yě | Ye3 | also; too; (in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation; surname Ye | ||
| 2 | 也许 | 也許 | yě xǔ | ye3 xu3 | perhaps; maybe | ||
| 3 | 也就是 | 也就是 | yě jiù shì | ye3 jiu4 shi4 | that is; i.e. | ||
| 4 | 再也 | 再也 | zài yě | zai4 ye3 | (not) any more | ||
| 5 | 也就是说 | 也就是說 | yě jiù shì shuō | ye3 jiu4 shi4 shuo1 | in other words; that is to say; so; thus | ||
| 6 | 维也纳 | 維也納 | wéi yě nà | Wei2 ye3 na4 | Vienna, capital of Austria | ||
| 7 | 也罢 | 也罷 | yě bà | ye3 ba4 | (reduplicated) whether... or...; never mind; fine (indicating acceptance or resignation) | ||
| 8 | 丑媳妇早晚也得见公婆 | 醜媳婦早晚也得見公婆 | chǒu xí fù zǎo wǎn yě děi jiàn gōng pó | chou3 xi2 fu4 zao3 wan3 ye3 dei3 jian4 gong1 po2 | lit. the ugly daughter-in-law must sooner or later meet her parents-in-law (idiom); fig. it's not something you can avoid forever | ||
| 9 | 飞也似的 | 飛也似的 | fēi yě shì de | fei1 ye3 shi4 de5 | lit. as if flying; very fast | ||
| 10 | 蚂蚱也是肉 | 螞蚱也是肉 | mà zha yě shì ròu | ma4 zha5 ye3 shi4 rou4 | lit. even a locust provides some nourishment (idiom); fig. it's better than nothing | ||
| 11 | 蚊子再小也是肉 | 蚊子再小也是肉 | wén zi zài xiǎo yě shì ròu | wen2 zi5 zai4 xiao3 ye3 shi4 rou4 | lit. even a mosquito, though tiny, provides some nourishment (idiom); fig. it's better than nothing | ||
| 12 | 说也奇怪 | 說也奇怪 | shuō yě qí guài | shuo1 ye3 qi2 guai4 | strangely enough; oddly enough; strange to say | ||
| 13 | 食色性也 | 食色性也 | shí sè xìng yě | shi2 se4 xing4 ye3 | Appetite and lust are only natural (Mencius 6A:4).; By nature we desire food and sex. | ||
| 14 | 吾生也有涯，而知也无涯 | 吾生也有涯，而知也無涯 | wú shēng yě yǒu yá , ér zhī yě wú yá | wu2 sheng1 ye3 you3 ya2 , er2 zhi1 ye3 wu2 ya2 | Life is short, learning is limitless; Ars longa, vita brevis | ||
| 15 | 陀思妥也夫斯基 | 陀思妥也夫斯基 | tuó sī tuǒ yě fū sī jī | Tuo2 si1 tuo3 ye3 fu1 si1 ji1 | Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (1821-1881), great Russian novelist, author of Crime and Punishment 罪与罚 | ||
| 16 | 梯也尔 | 梯也爾 | tī yě ěr | Ti1 ye3 er3 | Adolphe Thiers | ||
| 17 | 死也甘心 | 死也甘心 | sǐ yě gān xīn | si3 ye3 gan1 xin1 | to be content to die for the sake of sth. (idiom) | ||
| 18 | 不提也罢 | 不提也罷 | bù tí yě bà | bu4 ti2 ye3 ba4 | best not to mention it; drop it; never mind; let's not talk about it | ||
| 19 | 申申如也 | 申申如也 | shēn shēn rú yě | shen1 shen1 ru2 ye3 | happy and pleased with oneself (idiom) | ||
| 20 | 人之将死，其言也善 | 人之將死，其言也善 | rén zhī jiāng sǐ , qí yán yě shàn | ren2 zhi1 jiang1 si3 , qi2 yan2 ye3 shan4 | words of a man on his deathbed always come from the heart (proverb) | ||
| 21 | 奇哉怪也 | 奇哉怪也 | qí zāi guài yě | qi2 zai1 guai4 ye3 | utterly amazing (idiom) | ||
| 22 | 溜之乎也 | 溜之乎也 | liū zhī hū yě | liu1 zhi1 hu1 ye3 | to slip away (idiom) | ||
| 23 | 来而不往非礼也 | 來而不往非禮也 | lái ér bù wǎng fēi lǐ yě | lai2 er2 bu4 wang3 fei1 li3 ye3 | not to reciprocate is against etiquette (classical); to respond in kind | ||
| 24 | 空空如也 | 空空如也 | kōng kōng rú yě | kong1 kong1 ru2 ye3 | as empty as anything (idiom); completely bereft; to have nothing; vacuous; hollow; empty (argument, head etc) | ||
| 25 | 何其毒也 | 何其毒也 | hé qí dú yě | he2 qi2 du2 ye3 | How poisonous! (idiom) |
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