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  *九* | 九* | *九
nine / 9
HSK 1
September / ninth month (of the lunar year)
to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)
Kowloon district of Hong Kong
Kowloon City, Hong Kong
Jiuzhaigou Valley, Sichuan / Jiuzhaigou county, Sichuan
division of China during earliest dynasties / fig. ancient China / Kyūshū, southernmost of Japan's four major islands
the ninth heaven; the highest of the heavens
basil
nineteen / 19
3-by-3 grid
nine-tenths / ninety percent
Chiuju township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县, Taiwan
ninety
Xuan Nü, a fairy in Chinese mythology
(idiom) to be a cinch; in the bag / (idiom) (of a person) confident of success
abalone (Haliotis diversicolor)
beyond the topmost clouds (idiom) / unimaginably far away
Chiuju township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县, Taiwan
tremendous strength (idiom)
legendary bird with nine heads (old) / cunning or sly person
the lowest professions
nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year
lit. the dragon has nine sons (idiom); fig. all kinds of characters / good and bad intermingled / It takes all sorts to make a world.
the nine "fields" into which Heaven was anciently divided / the Nine Provinces of ancient China
the twenty seven days after the Winter Solstice, reputed to be the coldest days of the year
Jiujiang, prefecture-level city in Jiangxi Province 江西省
nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year
multiplication table
The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art
the Mukden or Manchurian Railway Incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria / also known as Liutiaogou incident 柳條溝事變|柳条沟事变
Jiulongpo, a district of Chongqing 重慶|重庆
Jiusan Society, one of the eight political parties of the CCP
Jiuzhaigou county, Sichuan
abyss / deep chasm
nine divide by nine is one (abacus rule) / when all is said and done
lit. ninety li is merely a half of a hundred li journey (idiom) / fig. the closer one is to completing a task, the tougher it gets / a task is not done until it's done
pretty close / very near / about right
Jiulongpo, a district of Chongqing 重慶|重庆
Mount Jiuhua in Anhui, scenic tourist site, and one of the four famous Buddhist mountains
nine orifices of the human body (eyes, nostrils, ears, mouth, urethra, anus)
the Nine Tripod Cauldrons, symbol of state power, dating back to the Xia Dynasty
December 9th Movement (1935), student-led demonstrations demanding that the Chinese government resist Japanese aggression
one ninth
(of a widow) faithful to the death to her husband's memory
nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape / new lease of life
(Tw) (bird species of China) common hill myna (Gracula religiosa)
most likely / mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10) / vast majority
brown marmorated stinkbug (BMSB)
ninth heaven / Highest Heaven
nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year
Jiulong county (Tibetan: brgyad zur rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州, Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
nine-tailed fox (mythological creature)
nine-tailed turtle of mythology / The Nine-tailed Turtle, novel by late Qing novelist Zhang Chunfan 張春帆|张春帆
the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians 儒家, Daoists 道家, Yin and Yang 陰陽家|阴阳家, Legalists 法家, Logicians 名家, Mohists 墨家, Diplomats 縱橫家|纵横家, Miscellaneous 雜家|杂家, and Agriculturalists 農家|农家
lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom) / fig. a drop in the ocean
Chinese rings, a brainteaser toy consisting of nine rings interlocked on a looped handle, the objective being to remove the rings from the handle
the Nine Ministers (in imperial China)
most likely / mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10) / vast majority
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.)
abacus division rules (using a single-digit divisor)
the nine springs / the underworld of Chinese mythology / Hades
multiplication tables / (fig.) plan / scheme
the Double Ninth Festival (9th day of the 9th lunar month)
one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
pai gow (gambling game played with dominoes)
Guangdong and Kowloon railway
Jiutai District of Changchun city 長春市|长春市, Jilin
stinking intellectual (contemptuous term for educated people during the Cultural Revolution)
enneahedron (solid figure having nine plane faces)
Double Ninth or Yang Festival / 9th day of 9th lunar month
10% off (price)
1992 Consensus, statement issued after 1992 talks between PRC and Taiwan representatives, asserting that there is only one China
to execute all of sb's relatives (as punishment) (old)
lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom) / fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation / in dire straits
(medicine) 9-valent HPV vaccine; Gardasil 9 (abbr. for 九價HPV疫苗|九价HPV疫苗)
Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) (abbr. for 九龍巴士|九龙巴士)
(idiom) to reach for the stars
Jiugong Mountains (the location of Jiugong Mountain National Park), in Tongshan County, Xianning 咸寧|咸宁, Hubei
C9 League, alliance of nine prestigious Chinese universities, established in 1998
nonagon
90s generation
Kowloon Walled City
JingJiu (Beijing-Kowloon) railway
Beethoven's Ninth
Ma Ying-jeou (1950-), Taiwanese Kuomintang politician, Mayor of Taipei 1998-2006, president of Republic of China 2008-2016
Jiufen (or Jioufen or Chiufen), mountainside town in north Taiwan, former gold mining town, used as the setting for two well-known movies
Jiuyuan district of Baotou city 包頭市|包头市, Inner Mongolia
Jiutai District of Changchun city 長春市|长春市, Jilin
see 九孔
Jiugongshan town in Tongshan county, Xianning prefecture-level city 咸寧|咸宁, Hubei
sudoku (puzzle game)
Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historical Interest Area, Sichuan
Jiuyi Mountains in Hunan on the border with Guangdong
nonagenarian
September / ninth month
nine tones and six modes (tonal system of Cantonese and other southern languages)
nine-ball (billiards game)
The Nine-Toothed Rake (weapon of Zhu Bajie 豬八戒|猪八戒)

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