floating clouds, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral nature of human existence
the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
1. lit. not to have breakfast until the enemy is destroyed2. anxious to do battle (idiom)
1. lit. to present oneself confidently to the emperor, without makeup (as did the sister of Yang Guifei 杨贵妃[yáng guì fēi]) (idiom)2. fig. (of a woman) to show one's natural features, without makeup3. to present oneself just as one is, without artifice
1. a beautiful day2. cf Birthday of the Flowers on lunar 15th February and Mid-autumn Festival on lunar 15th August
body will go with the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
1. flash of lightning, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral2. impermanent
1. (lit.) to have one's nose in the air (idiom)2. (fig.) arrogant; haughty
朝鲜劳动党 朝鮮勞動黨 cháo xiǎn láo dòng dǎng Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of North Korea
一朝天子一朝臣 yī cháo tiān zǐ yī cháo chén 1. new emperor, new officials (idiom)2. a new chief brings in new aides
今朝有酒今朝醉 jīn zhāo yǒu jiǔ jīn zhāo zuì 1. to live in the moment (idiom)2. to live every day as if it were one's last3. to enjoy while one can
朝鲜中央通讯社 朝鮮中央通訊社 cháo xiǎn zhōng yāng tōng xùn shè 1. North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA)2. abbr. to 朝中社[cháo zhōng shè]
延边朝鲜族自治州 延邊朝鮮族自治州 yán biān cháo xiǎn zú zì zhì zhōu Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, in Jilin Province 吉林省[jí lín shěng]
长白朝鲜族自治县 長白朝鮮族自治縣 cháng bái cháo xiǎn zú zì zhì xiàn Changbai Korean Autonomous County, in Baishan City 白山市[bái shān shì], Jilin
illegitimate dynasty; pretender dynasty
(derog.) the Chinese Communist regime (variant of 天朝[tiān cháo] Celestial Empire, invented to circumvent censorship)
sitting (currently serving, e.g. board members)
to transition to a new dynasty
the Xin dynasty (8-23 AD) of Wang Mang 王莽, forming the interregnum between the former and later Han
Japan and Korea (esp. North Korea)
one day; sometime in the future
1. to have an audience with the Emperor2. to be presented at court3. to look skyward4. to look up+1 条 +2 条 abbr. for 朝鲜战争[cháo xiǎn zhàn zhēng], Korean War (1950-1953)
reception room for officials (in former times)
1. Korean ethnic group of Jilin province and northeast China2. same as 朝鲜族
1. entrance portal (to a palace)2. propylaeum
1. the current imperial dynasty2. one's own court
He Chao (active c. 711), Tang dynasty poet
to suspend business at the imperial court on account of a misfortune
Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), founded by the Jurchen 女真[nǚ zhēn] people of North China, a precursor of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty
Russia, China and North Korea
Ji Chaozhu (1929-2020), Chinese diplomat
1. Song of the Southern dynasties (420-479), with capital at Nanjing2. also known as Liu Song 刘宋
Chen of the Southern dynasties (557-589)
Qi of Southern dynasties (479-502)
the Zhou dynasty from 1027 BC
Xia dynasty, unconfirmed but placed at c. 2070-c. 1600 BC
gayageum (Korean 12-stringed zither)
MINAMOTO no Yoritomo (1147-1199), Japanese warlord and founder of the Kamakura shogunate 镰仓幕府[lián cāng mù fǔ]