Chinese Character Dictionary

万变不离其宗

wàn biàn bù lí qí zōng

many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom); plus ça change, plus ça reste la mème chose

万象

Wàn xiàng

Vientiane, capital of Laos

万豪

Wàn háo

Marriot International (Hotel chain)

万贯

wàn guàn

ten thousand strings of cash

万贯家财

wàn guàn jiā cái

vast wealth

万载

Wàn zài

Wanzai county in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi

万载县

Wàn zài xiàn

Wanzai county in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi

万那杜

Wàn nà dù

Vanuatu in south Pacific (formerly New Hebrides) (Tw)

万邦

wàn bāng

all nations

万里

Wàn Lĭ

Wan Li (1916-), PRC politician

万里江山

wàn lĭ jiāng shān

lit. ten thousand miles of rivers and mountains

万里乡

Wàn lĭ xiāng

Wanli township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xīn bĕi shì], Taiwan

万里长城

Wàn lĭ Cháng chéng

the Great Wall

万里长江

Wàn lĭ Cháng jiāng

Changjiang river

万金油

wàn jīn yóu

Tiger Balm (medicine)

万隆

Wàn lóng

Bandung (city in Indonesia)

万难

wàn nán

countless difficulties

万灵丹

wàn líng dān

panacea

万灵节

Wàn líng jié

All Saints' Day (Christian festival on 2nd November)

万顷

wàn qĭng

large landholding

万头钻动

wàn tóu zuān dòng

milling crowds

万马奔腾

wàn mă bēn téng

lit. ten thousand stampeding horses (idiom)

万马齐喑

wàn mă qí yīn

thousands of horses, all mute (idiom); no-one dares to speak out

万齐融

Wàn Qí róng

Wan Qirong (active c. 711), Tang dynasty poet

萰

liàn

Ampelopsis japonica (creeper with root used in TCM)

萱

xuān

orange day-lily (Hemerocallis flava)

萱堂

xuān táng

mother (honorific designation)

萱草

xuān căo

Hemerocallis fulva

萱

xuān

old variant of 萱[xuān]

萴

zé

(medicinal herb)

莴

wō

lettuce, see 萵苣|莴苣

莴笋

wō sŭn

Chinese lettuce

莴苣

wō jù

lettuce (Lactuca sativa)

萸

yú

cornelian cherry

萹

biān

see 萹蓄[biān xù]

萹蓄

biān xù

knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare)

萹豆

biăn dòu

variant of 扁豆[biăn dòu]

萻

ān

small Buddhist temple

萼

è

stem and calyx of flower

落

là

to leave out

落下

luò xià

to fall

落井下石

luò jĭng xià shí

to throw stones at sb who fell down a well (idiom); to hit a person who is down

落伍

luò wŭ

to fall behind the ranks

落俗

luò sú

to show poor taste

落价

lào jià

to fall or drop in price

落入

luò rù

to fall into

落入法网

luò rù fă wăng

to fall into the net of justice (idiom); finally arrested

落地

luò dì

to fall to the ground

落地灯

luò dì dēng

floor lamp

落地窗

luò dì chuāng

French window

落地签

luò dì qiān

landing visa

落坐

luò zuò

to sit down

落埋怨

lào mán yuàn

to get blamed

落基山

Luò jī shān

Rocky mountains in west US and Canada

落尘

luò chén

dust fall

落子

lào zi

see 蓮花落|莲花落[lián huā lào]

落寞

luò mò

lonely

落实

luò shí

practical

落差

luò chā

drop in elevation

落幕

luò mù

the curtain drops