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nine / 9
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Xiushui county in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi
Kowloon district of Hong Kong
the ninth heaven; the highest of the heavens
Ruichang, county-level city in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi
Duchang county in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi
nineteen / 19
ninety
the Nine Tripod Cauldrons, symbol of state power, dating back to the Xia Dynasty
division of China during earliest dynasties / fig. ancient China / Kyūshū, southernmost of Japan's four major islands
Jiutai District of Changchun city 長春市|长春市, Jilin
Wuning county in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi
September / ninth month (of the lunar year)
nine-tailed fox (mythological creature)
Minor Treasurer in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿
Lushan district of Jiujiang city 九江市, Jiangxi / Mt Lushan in Jiujiang, famous as summer holiday spot
national humiliation, refers to Japanese incursions into China in the 1930s and 40s, and more especially to Mukden railway incident of 18th September 1931 九一八事變|九一八事变 and subsequent Japanese annexation of Manchuria
Xunyang district of Jiujiang city 九江市, Jiangxi
Hukou County in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi / Hukou township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县, northwest Taiwan
(idiom) to be a cinch; in the bag / (idiom) (of a person) confident of success
nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape / new lease of life
the Nine Ministers (in imperial China)
most likely / mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10) / vast majority
Yongxiu county in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi
the nine springs / the underworld of Chinese mythology / Hades
(idiom) to reach for the stars
beyond the topmost clouds (idiom) / unimaginably far away
De'an county in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi
one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
legendary bird with nine heads (old) / cunning or sly person
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.)
multiplication tables / (fig.) plan / scheme
lit. the dragon has nine sons (idiom); fig. all kinds of characters / good and bad intermingled / It takes all sorts to make a world.
Commandant of Justice in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿
nine divide by nine is one (abacus rule) / when all is said and done
lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom) / fig. a drop in the ocean
nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year
pai gow (gambling game played with dominoes)
most likely / mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10) / vast majority
abyss / deep chasm
the Double Ninth Festival (9th day of the 9th lunar month)
to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)
(of a widow) faithful to the death to her husband's memory
stinking intellectual (contemptuous term for educated people during the Cultural Revolution)
Kumamoto city and prefecture in west Kyūshū 九州, Japan
nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year
rare talent / lit. legendary nine-ribbed turtle of Yuan river
lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom) / fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation / in dire straits
Commandant of Guards (in imperial China), one of the Nine Ministers 九卿
abalone (Haliotis diversicolor)
Minister of Ceremonies in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿
multiplication table
Beethoven's Ninth
Mount Jiuhua in Anhui, scenic tourist site, and one of the four famous Buddhist mountains
Director of the Imperial Clan in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿
the nine "fields" into which Heaven was anciently divided / the Nine Provinces of ancient China
Jiutai District of Changchun city 長春市|长春市, Jilin
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. 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
Chiuju township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县, Taiwan
Jiufen (or Jioufen or Chiufen), mountainside town in north Taiwan, former gold mining town, used as the setting for two well-known movies
Ma Ying-jeou (1950-), Taiwanese Kuomintang politician, Mayor of Taipei 1998-2006, president of Republic of China 2008-2016
Orwell (name) / George Orwell (1903-1950), British novelist, author of Animal Farm 動物農場|动物农场 and 1984 一九八四年
Never forget national humiliation, refers to Mukden railway incident of 18th September 1931 九一八事變|九一八事变 and subsequent Japanese annexation of Manchuria
Jiujiang, prefecture-level city in Jiangxi Province 江西省
the lowest professions
Jiusan Society, one of the eight political parties of the CCP
September / ninth month
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
1992 Consensus, statement issued after 1992 talks between PRC and Taiwan representatives, asserting that there is only one China
(medicine) 9-valent HPV vaccine; Gardasil 9 (abbr. for 九價HPV疫苗|九价HPV疫苗)
Xunyang district of Jiujiang city 九江市, Jiangxi
pretty close / very near / about right
basil
lit. in gambling, nine times out of ten you lose (idiom) / fig. gambling is a mug's game
Lushan district of Jiujiang city 九江市, Jiangxi
Jiuyuan district of Baotou city 包頭市|包头市, Inner Mongolia
(cuisine) basil-flavored (abbr. for 九層塔香|九层塔香) / cone-shaped incense stick
De'an county in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi
nine-ball (billiards game)
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)
Duchang county in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi
Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) (abbr. for 九龍巴士|九龙巴士)
nine-tenths / ninety percent
Jiuzhaigou county, Sichuan
nine-tailed turtle of mythology / The Nine-tailed Turtle, novel by late Qing novelist Zhang Chunfan 張春帆|张春帆
ninth heaven / Highest Heaven
Xiushui county in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi
Miyazaki prefecture in east Kyūshū 九州, Japan
Pengze county in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi
Ruichang, county-level city in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi
Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historical Interest Area, Sichuan
walk a hundred steps after each meal and you will live a long life (proverb)
nine orifices of the human body (eyes, nostrils, ears, mouth, urethra, anus)
The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art
to execute all of sb's relatives (as punishment) (old)
brown marmorated stinkbug (BMSB)
one ninth
Xuan Nü, a fairy in Chinese mythology

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