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Mandarin cháo; zhāo
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Results for 朝
 cháo imperial or royal court / government / dynasty / reign of a sovereign or emperor / court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor / to make a pilgrimage to / facing / towards
 zhāo morning
Results beginning with 朝
 cháo yáng to be exposed to the sun / in a position facing the sun
 zhāo yáng the morning sun
 Cháo xiǎn North Korea / Korea as geographic term / Taiwan pr. [Chao2 xian1]
 cháo zhe facing / advancing (towards)
 cháo tíng court / imperial household / dynasty
 cháo xiàng toward / to face / to open onto / to turn towards / orientation / exposure / Qibla (Islam)
 cháo tiān to have an audience with the Emperor / to be presented at court / to look skyward / to look up
 zhāo qì vitality / dynamism
 cháo dài dynasty / reign (of a king)
 Cháo Zhōng North Korea-China
 cháo yě all levels of society / the imperial court and the ordinary people
 cháo qián facing forwards
 zhāo xī morning and night / all the time
 zhāo rì morning sun
 cháo shèng to make a pilgrimage
 zhāo zhāo every day (archaic)
 cháo bài to worship / to make customary deferences to / a pilgrimage
 zhāo lù morning dew / fig. precarious brevity of human life / ephemeral
 cháo chén court councilor
 Cháo Hán North and South Korea
 cháo jìn to give audience (of emperor) / retainers' duty to pay respect to sovereign / hajj (Islam)
 cháo jiàn to have an audience (with the Emperor)
 cháo gòng to present tribute (to the emperor)
 cháo fú court dress in former times
 cháo gāng laws and discipline of imperial court
 cháo fáng reception room for officials (in former times)
 cháo hòu backwards / facing back
 cháo mén entrance portal (to a palace) / propylaeum
 cháo tíng variant of 朝廷[chao2 ting2]
 Cháo Zhàn abbr. for 朝鮮戰爭|朝鲜战争[Chao2 xian3 Zhan4 zheng1], Korean War (1950-1953)
 cháo zhū court beads (derived from Buddhist prayer beads)
 Cháo zú Korean ethnic group of Jilin province and northeast China / same as 朝鮮族|朝鲜族
 Zhāo gē Zhaoge, capital of the Shang dynasty 商朝 / Zhaoge town in Qi county 淇縣|淇县, Hebi 鶴壁|鹤壁, Henan
 zhāo xī early morning sunlight
 zhāo yǔ morning rain
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 Cháo xiǎn zú Korean ethnic group in China (mainly in northeast China) / the Koreans (major ethnic group on the Korean Peninsula)
 Cháo xiǎn yǔ Korean language
 cháo shèng zhě pilgrim
 Cháo zhōng shè abbr. for 朝鮮中央通訊社|朝鲜中央通讯社[Chao2 xian3 Zhong1 yang1 Tong1 xun4 she4]
 cháo tiān jiāo chili pepper (Capsicum frutescens var)
 Cháo tiān qū Chaotian district of Guangyuan city 廣元市|广元市[Guang3 yuan2 shi4], Sichuan
 Cháo xiǎn rén North Korean (person)
 Cháo xiǎn wén Korean written language
 Cháo xiǎn zhēng gayageum / Korean 12-stringed zither
 Cháo yáng mén Chaoyangmen neighborhood of Beijing
 Cháo yáng qū Chaoyang inner district of Beijing / Chaoyang district, Changchun city, Jilin
 Cháo yáng shì Chaoyang prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3] in northeast China
 Cháo yáng xiàn Chaoyang county in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳[Chao2 yang2], Liaoning
 Zhāo gē zhèn Zhaoge town in Qi county 淇縣|淇县, Hebi 鶴壁|鹤壁, Henan
 Cháo xiǎn Bàn dǎo Korean Peninsula
 Cháo xiǎn Zhàn zhēng Korean War (1950-1953)
 zhāo qì péng bó full of youthful energy (idiom) / vigorous / energetic / a bright spark
 Cháo hé wèn tí Korean nuclear problem
 zhāo sī mù xiǎng to yearn for sth day and night (idiom)
 Zhāo rì Xīn wén Asahi Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)
 zhāo sān mù sì lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom) / to change sth that is already settled upon / indecisive / to blow hot and cold
 Zhāo huā xī shī "Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk", a collection of autobiographical essays by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[Lu3 Xun4]
 zhāo bù bǎo xī at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom) / precarious state / imminent crisis / living from hand to mouth
 zhāo lìng xī gǎi to make frequent or unpredictable changes in policy (idiom)
 zhāo Qín mù Chǔ serve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom) / quick to switch sides
 zhāo bù lu:4 xī at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom) / precarious state / imminent crisis / living from hand to mouth
 zhāo guò xī gǎi to correct in the evening a fault of the morning (idiom) / to quickly amend one's ways
 zhāo lù kè zhì the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom) / fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
 zhāo qián xī tì cautious and diligent all day long (idiom)
 zhāo wén xī gǎi lit. heard in the morning and changed by the evening / to correct an error very quickly (idiom)
 zhāo yōng xī sūn lit. breakfast in the morning and supper in the evening (idiom) / fig. to do nothing but eat and drink
 zhāo zhāo mù mù from dawn to dusk / all the time
  inter-Korean railway
 cháo bài shèng shān a pilgrimage to a holy mountain
 Cháo Láo dòng dǎng Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of North Korea
 Cháo rì Fàng sòng Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
 cháo shān jìn xiāng to go on a pilgrimage and offer incense (idiom)
 Cháo xiǎn bā dào the eight provinces of Yi dynasty Korea
 Cháo xiǎn Hǎi xiá Korea Strait / Tsushima Strait (between Japan and Korea)
 Cháo xiǎn hé tán talks on North Korea's nuclear program
 Cháo xiǎn Rì bào Chosun Ilbo, a South Korean newspaper
 Cháo xiǎn Tài zōng King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367-1422), reigned 1400-1418
 Cháo xiǎn zì mǔ hangul, Korean phonetic alphabet / Korean letters
 Zhāo huā Xī shí "Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk", a collection of autobiographical essays by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[Lu3 Xun4]
 zhāo lù mù ǎi morning dew, evening mist (idiom) / ephemeral / impermanent
 Zhāo rì Fàng sòng Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
 zhāo shēng mù sǐ lit. born in the morning and dying at dusk (idiom) / fig. ephemeral / transient
 zhāo xī xiāng chǔ to spend all one's time together (idiom)
 zhāo yáng chǎn yè sunrise industry
 Zhāo yáng dì qū Zhaoyang district in Liaoning
  Korean People's Army
 Cháo xiǎn Láo dòng dǎng Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of North Korea
 Cháo xiǎn zǒng dū fǔ Japanese colonial administration of Korea 1910-1945
 Cháo yǒng Zhèn yī láng TOMONAGA Shin'ichirō / (1906-1979), Japanese physicist, 1965 Nobel prize laureate with Richard Feynman and Julian Schwinger
·  TOMONAGA Shin'ichirō / (1906-1979), Japanese physicist, 1965 Nobel prize laureate with Richard Feynman and Julian Schwinger
 cháo yáng kē jì dà xué Chaoyang
 Cháo yǒng · Zhèn yī láng TOMONAGA Shin'ichirō / (1906-1979), Japanese physicist, 1965 Nobel prize laureate with Richard Feynman and Julian Schwinger
  Korea Food Research Institute
 Cháo xiǎn Zhōng yāng Tōng xùn shè North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) / abbr. to 朝中社[Chao2 zhong1 she4]
 Cháo xiǎn zhōng yāng xīn wén shè Korean Central News Agency (KCNA, North Korea)
  Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs
  Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization
 Cháo xiǎn Mín zhǔ zhǔ yì Rén mín Gòng hé guó People's Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea)
  Declaration on the Advancement of North-South Korean Relations, Peace and Prosperity
  Panel of Experts on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Approximate Results for 朝
 wáng cháo dynasty
 Qīng cháo Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
 Táng cháo Tang dynasty (618-907)
 Míng cháo Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
 míng zhāo tomorrow morning / the following morning
 jīn zhāo at the present / now
 huáng cháo the imperial court / the government in imperial times
 Sòng cháo Song Dynasty (960-1279) / also Song of Southern dynasties 南朝宋 / (420-479)
 Hàn cháo Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
 Tiān cháo Celestial Empire, tributary title conferred on imperial China / Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
 Yuán cháo Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
 Qín cháo Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC)
 Nán Cháo Southern Dynasties (420-589)
 Liù Cháo Six Dynasties (220-589)
 Zhōng Cháo Sino-Korean / China and North Korea
 qián cháo the previous dynasty
 Suí cháo Sui dynasty (581-617)
 Zhōu cháo Zhou Dynasty / Western Zhou 西周 / (1046-771 BC) and Eastern Zhou 東周|东周 / (770-221 BC)
 běn cháo the current dynasty
 Shāng cháo Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC)
 Běi Cháo Northern Dynasties (386-581)
 Jīn cháo Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), founded by the Jurchen 女真[Nu:3 zhen1] people of North China, a precursor of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty
 Xià cháo Xia Dynasty (2070-1600 BC)
 Jìn cháo Jin Dynasty (265-420)
 chuò cháo to suspend business at the imperial court on account of a misfortune
访 fǎng Cháo to visit North Korea
 gǎi cháo to transition to a new dynasty
 guó cháo the current dynasty
 Hán Cháo North and South Korea / bilateral Korean relations
 Hè Cháo He Chao (active c. 711), Tang dynasty poet
 lái zhāo (literary) tomorrow (morning)
 Liáng cháo Liang Dynasty (502-557)
 lín cháo to hold a court audience / to govern from the imperial throne (applies esp. to Empress Dowager or Regent)
 Měi Cháo US and North Korea
 Rì Cháo Japan and Korea (esp. North Korea)
 shèng cháo the current imperial dynasty / one's own court
 Tiān cháo (derog.) the Chinese Communist regime (variant of 天朝[Tian1 chao2] Celestial Empire, invented to circumvent censorship)
 wěi cháo bogus dynasty / pretender
 Xīn cháo the Xin dynasty (8-23 AD) of Wang Mang 王莽, forming the interregnum between the former and later Han
 yǒu zhāo one day / sometime in the future
 zài cháo sitting (currently serving, e.g. board members)
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 Nán Běi cháo Northern and Southern dynasties (420-589)
 Běi Cháo xiǎn North Korea
 Nán cháo xiǎn South Korea
 Nán cháo Liáng Liang of the Southern dynasties (502-557)
 Bái yáng cháo Ak Koyunlu or Aq Qoyunlu Turkoman confederation of eastern Iran (c. 1378-c. 1500)
 dǐ cháo tiān upside down / upturned
 E2 Zhōng Cháo Russia, China and North Korea
 Gāo lí cháo Korean Goryeo dynasty, 918-1392
 huā zhāo jié Birthday of the Flowers, spring festival on lunar 12th or 15th February
 Jì Cháo zhù Ji Chaozhu (1929-2020), Chinese diplomat
 Lǐ Cháo wēi Li Chaowei (c. 766-c. 820), Tang writer of fantasy fiction 傳奇|传奇, author of 柳毅傳|柳毅传
 lín cháo yīng Lin
 Míng cháo tǐ Mincho font
 Nán cháo Chén Chen of the Southern dynasties (557-589)
 Nán cháo Qí Qi of Southern dynasties (479-502)
 Nán cháo Sòng Song of the Southern dynasties (420-479), with capital at Nanjing / also known as Liu Song 劉宋|刘宋
 Qīng huáng cháo Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
 tóu cháo xià head down / upside down
 Xià wáng cháo Xia dynasty, unconfirmed but placed at c. 2070-c. 1600 BC
 Yuán Lài cháo MINAMOTO no Yoritomo (1147-1199), Japanese warlord and founder of the Kamakura shogunate 鐮倉幕府|镰仓幕府[Lian2 cang1 mu4 fu3]
 Zhōu wáng cháo the Zhou dynasty from 1027 BC
·  MINAMOTO no Yoritomo (1147-1199), Japanese warlord and founder of the Kamakura shogunate 鐮倉幕府|镰仓幕府[Lian2 cang1 mu4 fu3]
 yǒu zhāo yī rì one day / sometime in the future
 rè huǒ cháo tiān in full swing (idiom) / (in a) frenzy / buzzing with activity
 yī zhāo yī xī lit. one morning and one evening (idiom) / fig. in a short period of time / overnight
 kàng Měi yuán Cháo Resist US, help North Korea (1950s slogan)
 gǎi cháo huàn dài to transition to a new dynasty or regime
 zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī to seize every minute (idiom) / to make the best use of one's time
 bǎi niǎo cháo fèng lit. all birds paying looking up to the phoenix / fig. peace under a wise ruler
 diàn guāng zhāo lù flash of lightning, morning dew (idiom) / fig. ephemeral / impermanent
 fú yún zhāo lù floating clouds, morning dew (idiom) / fig. ephemeral nature of human existence
 huā zhāo yuè xī a beautiful day / cf Birthday of the Flowers on lunar 15th February and Mid-autumn Festival on lunar 15th August
 kè xiān zhāo lù the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom) / fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
 miè cǐ zhāo shí lit. not to have breakfast until the enemy is destroyed / anxious to do battle (idiom)
 rén shēng zhāo lù human life as the morning dew (idiom) / fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
 shēn xiān zhāo lù body will go with the morning dew (idiom) / fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
 sì jiǎo cháo tiān four legs facing the sky (idiom) / flat on one's back
 wēi ruò zhāo lù precarious as morning dew (idiom) / unlikely to last out the day
 wēi rú zhāo lù precarious as the morning dew (idiom) / fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
 bó cháo lā hé Pechora
 Dū duó Wáng cháo Tudor Dynasty, ruled England 1485-1603
 Gāo lí Wáng cháo Korean Goryeo Dynasty, 918-1392
 Hēi hán Wáng cháo Karakhan Dynasty of central Asia, 8th-10th century
 Kǒng què Wáng cháo Maurya Dynasty of India (322-185 BC)
 Lǐ shì Cháo xiǎn Joseon, last Korean dynasty (1392-1910)
 Liù Cháo Shí dài the Six Dynasties period (222-589) between Han and Tang
 Pú gān Wáng cháo Bagan (Pagan) Dynasty of Myanmar (Burma), 1044-1287
 Sà fēi Wáng cháo Persian Safavid Dynasty 1501-1722
 Sà sāng Wáng cháo Sassanid Empire of Persia (c. 2nd-7th century AD)
 Sà shān Wáng cháo Sassanid Empire of Persia (c. 2nd-7th century AD)
 sù miàn cháo tiān lit. to present oneself confidently to the emperor, without makeup (as did the sister of Yang Guifei 楊貴妃|杨贵妃[Yang2 Gui4 fei1]) (idiom) / fig. (of a woman) to show one's natural features, without makeup / to present oneself just as one is, without artifice
 Tǔ bō Wáng cháo Tibetan Tubo Dynasty 7th-11th century AD
 Wèi mǎn Cháo xiǎn Wiman Korea (195-108 BC), historical kingdom in Manchuria, Liaoning and North Korea
 Wèi shì Cháo xiǎn Wiman Korea (195-108 BC), historical kingdom in Manchuria, Liaoning and North Korea
 xī fā zhāo zhì to depart in the evening and arrive the next morning / overnight (train)
 Xīn luó Wáng cháo Silla, Korean kingdom 57 BC-935 AD / one of the Korean Three Kingdoms from 1st century AD, defeating its rivals Paikche 百濟|百济[Bai3 ji4] and Koguryo 高句麗|高句丽[Gao1 gou1 li2] around 660 in alliance with Tang China / unified Silla 658-935
 Yuán · Lài cháo MINAMOTO no Yoritomo (1147-1199), Japanese warlord and founder of the Kamakura shogunate 鐮倉幕府|镰仓幕府[Lian2 cang1 mu4 fu3]
 Wèi Jìn Nán Běi Cháo Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties / generic term for historic period 220-589 between Han and Sui
 rén shēng rú zhāo lù human life as the morning dew (idiom) / fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
  inter-Korean reconciliation
 A1 bá sī Wáng cháo Abbasid Empire (750-1258), successor of the Umayyad caliphate
 bā wén dé wáng cháo Bavand
 Jiǎn wú gē Wáng cháo Ankor Dynasty of Cambodia, 802-1431
 Kā lā hán Wáng cháo Karakhan dynasty of central Asia, 8th-10th century
 liù cháo sì dà jiā Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties, namely: Cao Buxing 曹不興|曹不兴[Cao2 Bu4 xing1], Gu Kaizhi 顧愷之|顾恺之[Gu4 Kai3 zhi1], Lu Tanwei 陸探微|陆探微[Lu4 Tan4 wei1] and Zhang Sengyou 張僧繇|张僧繇[Zhang1 Seng1 you2]
 Mò wò ér Wáng cháo Mughal or Mogul Dynasty (1526-1858)
 Shā fǎ wéi Wáng cháo Persian Safavid Dynasty 1501-1722
 Wō mǎ yà Wáng cháo Umayyad Empire (661-750, in Iberia -1031), successor of the Rashidun caliphate
 zài rì cháo xiān yǔ Zainichi
  Japan-DPRK Pyongyang Declaration / Pyongyang Declaration
 bā lā kè zǎi wáng cháo Barakzai
 gē bo zhǒu cháo wài guǎi lit. the elbow turns outward (idiom) / fig. to side with outsiders rather than one's own people
 lì cháo tōng sú yǎn yì Dramatized history of successive dynasties (from Han to Republican China) by Cai Dongfan 蔡東藩|蔡东藩
 jīn zhāo yǒu jiǔ jīn zhāo zuì to live in the moment (idiom) / to live every day as if it were one's last / to enjoy while one can
 A1 hēi mén ní dé Wáng cháo Achaemenid Empire of Persian (559-330 BC)
 miàn cháo huáng tǔ bèi cháo tiān face to the ground, back to the sky
 yī cháo tiān zǐ yī cháo chén new emperor, new officials (idiom) / a new chief brings in new aides
  inter-Korean reconciliation
  Inter-Korean summit
 Cháng bái Cháo xiǎn zú Zì zhì xiàn Changbai Korean autonomous county in Baishan 白山[Bai2 shan1], Jilin
 wéi tè ěr sī bā hè wáng cháo House
 Yán biān Cháo xiǎn zú Zì zhì zhōu Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in Jilin province 吉林省[Ji2 lin2 Sheng3] in northeast China, capital Yanji City 延吉市[Yan2 ji2 Shi4]
  inter-Korean reconciliation
  Chongryon
 yǎng bīng qiān rì , yòng zài yī cháo lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning. (idiom) / fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
 yǎng bīng qiān rì , yòng zài yī zhāo lit. train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning (idiom) / fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
  United Nations Command in Korea / United Nations Command
 yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope / once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
  Understanding on the Return of Korean War Remains
  Joint Declaration on the Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula / Joint Declaration
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