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- 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
- the Xin dynasty (8-23 AD) of Wang Mang 王莽, forming the interregnum between the former and later Han
Trad. 臨朝
- to hold a court audience
- to govern from the imperial throne (applies esp. to Empress Dowager or Regent)
- (derog.) the Chinese Communist regime (variant of 天朝[Tian1 chao2] Celestial Empire, invented to circumvent censorship)
Trad. 輟朝
- to suspend business at the imperial court on account of a misfortune
- Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), founded by the Jurchen 女真[Nu:3 zhen1] people of North China, a precursor of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty
- Zhou Dynasty
- Western Zhou 西周 (1046-771 BC) and Eastern Zhou 東周|东周 (770-221 BC)
- toward
- to face
- to open onto
- to turn towards
- orientation
- exposure
- Qibla (Islam)
- Chaotian district of Guangyuan city 廣元市|广元市[Guang3 yuan2 shi4], Sichuan
- to have an audience with the Emperor
- to be presented at court
- to look skyward
- to look up
Trad. 朝戰
- abbr. for 朝鮮戰爭|朝鲜战争[Chao2 xian3 Zhan4 zheng1], Korean War (1950-1953)
- Korean ethnic group of Jilin province and northeast China
- same as 朝鮮族|朝鲜族
- Zhaoge, capital of the Shang dynasty 商朝
- Zhaoge town in Qi county 淇縣|淇县, Hebi 鶴壁|鹤壁, Henan
Trad. 朝覲
- to give audience (of emperor)
- retainers' duty to pay respect to sovereign
- hajj (Islam)
Trad. 朝陽
- see 朝陽市|朝阳市[Chao2 yang2 Shi4]
- see 朝陽縣|朝阳县[Chao2 yang2 Xian4]
- see 朝陽區|朝阳区[Chao2 yang2 Qu1]
- Celestial Empire, tributary title conferred on imperial China
- Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
- abbr. for 朝鮮中央通訊社|朝鲜中央通讯社[Chao2 xian3 Zhong1 yang1 Tong1 xun4 she4]
Trad. 朝天區
- Chaotian district of Guangyuan city 廣元市|广元市[Guang3 yuan2 shi4], Sichuan
- Song of the Southern dynasties (420-479), with capital at Nanjing
- also known as Liu Song 劉宋|刘宋
Trad. 頭朝下
- (falling or suspended) head downwards; headfirst; headlong
Trad. 朝陽區
- Chaoyang, an inner district of Beijing
- Chaoyang, a district of Changchun City 長春市|长春市[Chang2 chun1 Shi4], Jilin
- Chaoyang, a district of Shantou City 汕頭市|汕头市[Shan4 tou2 Shi4], Guangdong
Trad. 朝陽市
- Chaoyang, prefecture-level city in Liaoning Province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3]
Trad. 朝陽縣
- Chaoyang, a county in Chaoyang City 朝陽市|朝阳市[Chao2 yang2 Shi4], Liaoning
Trad. 朝鮮人
- a North Korean; (in broader or historical usage) a Korean
Trad. 朝鮮族
- Korean ethnic group in China (mainly in northeast China)
- the Koreans (major ethnic group on the Korean Peninsula)
- Xia dynasty, unconfirmed but placed at c. 2070-c. 1600 BC
Trad. 源賴朝
- 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]
- Li Chaowei (c. 766-c. 820), Tang writer of fantasy fiction 傳奇|传奇, author of 柳毅傳|柳毅传
- Ak Koyunlu or Aq Qoyunlu Turkoman confederation of eastern Iran (c. 1378-c. 1500)
Trad. 花朝節
- Birthday of the Flowers, spring festival on lunar 12th or 15th February
- Bagan (Pagan) Dynasty of Myanmar (Burma), 1044-1287
Trad. 衛氏朝鮮
- Wiman Korea (195-108 BC), historical kingdom in Manchuria, Liaoning and North Korea
Trad. 衛滿朝鮮
- Wiman Korea (195-108 BC), historical kingdom in Manchuria, Liaoning and North Korea
- 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
- at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state
- imminent crisis
- living from hand to mouth
Trad. 朝不慮夕
- at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state
- imminent crisis
- living from hand to mouth
- to make frequent or unpredictable changes in policy (idiom)
Trad. 朝夕相處
- to spend all one's time together (idiom)
Trad. 朝山進香
- to go on a pilgrimage and offer incense (idiom)
Trad. 朝日新聞
- Asahi Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)
Trad. 四腳朝天
- four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back
Trad. 朝氣蓬勃
- full of youthful energy (idiom); vigorous
- energetic
- a bright spark
- lit. born in the morning and dying at dusk (idiom)
- fig. ephemeral
- transient
- 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
- serve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom); quick to switch sides
Trad. 朝聞夕改
- lit. heard in the morning and changed by the evening
- to correct an error very quickly (idiom)
Trad. 浮雲朝露
- floating clouds, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral nature of human existence
- "Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk", a collection of autobiographical essays by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[Lu3 Xun4]
Trad. 朝過夕改
- to correct in the evening a fault of the morning (idiom)
- to quickly amend one's ways
Trad. 新羅王朝
- 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
Trad. 朝露暮靄
- morning dew, evening mist (idiom); ephemeral
- impermanent
- the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
Trad. 電光朝露
- flash of lightning, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral
- impermanent
- lit. breakfast in the morning and supper in the evening (idiom)
- fig. to do nothing but eat and drink
Trad. 朝鮮八道
- the eight provinces of Yi dynasty Korea
- precarious as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
Trad. 朝鮮太宗
- King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367–1422), reigned 1400–1418
Trad. 朝鮮字母
- hangul, Korean phonetic alphabet
- Korean letters
Trad. 朝鮮日報
- Chosun Ilbo, a South Korean newspaper
Trad. 朝鮮核談
- talks on North Korea's nuclear program
Trad. 朝鮮海峽
- Korea Strait
- Tsushima Strait (between Japan and Korea)
- body will go with the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
Trad. 改朝換代
- to transition to a new dynasty or regime
- precarious as morning dew (idiom); unlikely to last out the day
Trad. 薩桑王朝
- Sassanid Empire of Persia (c. 2nd-7th century AD)
- lit. one morning and one evening (idiom)
- fig. in a short period of time
- overnight
Trad. 薩珊王朝
- Sassanid Empire of Persia (c. 2nd-7th century AD)
- Karakhan Dynasty of central Asia, 8th-10th century
Trad. 夕發朝至
- to depart in the evening and arrive the next morning
- overnight (train)
Trad. 滅此朝食
- lit. not to have breakfast until the enemy is destroyed
- anxious to do battle (idiom)
Trad. 六朝時代
- the Six Dynasties period (222-589) between Han and Tang
Trad. 薩非王朝
- Persian Safavid Dynasty 1501-1722
Trad. 李氏朝鮮
- Joseon, last Korean dynasty (1392-1910)
- lit. to have one's nose in the air (idiom)
- fig. arrogant; haughty
- a beautiful day
- cf Birthday of the Flowers on lunar 15th February and Mid-autumn Festival on lunar 15th August
- the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
- human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
Trad. 只爭朝夕
- (idiom) to seize every minute; to make the best use of one's time
Trad. 熱火朝天
- in full swing (idiom)
- (in a) frenzy
- buzzing with activity
Trad. 都鐸王朝
- Tudor Dynasty, ruled England 1485-1603
Trad. 柬吳哥王朝
- Ankor Dynasty of Cambodia, 802-1431
- Abbasid Empire (750-1258), successor of the Umayyad caliphate
Trad. 沙法維王朝
- Persian Safavid Dynasty 1501-1722
- TOMONAGA Shin'ichirō (1906-1979), Japanese physicist, 1965 Nobel prize laureate with Richard Feynman and Julian Schwinger
Trad. 朝鮮勞動黨
- Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of North Korea
Trad. 魏晉南北朝
- Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties
- generic term for historic period 220-589 between Han and Sui
Trad. 朝鮮總督府
- Japanese colonial administration of Korea 1910-1945
Trad. 倭馬亞王朝
- Umayyad Empire (661-750, in Iberia -1031), successor of the Rashidun caliphate
- 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]
- human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
- Karakhan dynasty of central Asia, 8th-10th century
Trad. 莫臥兒王朝
- Mughal or Mogul Dynasty (1526-1858)
Trad. 歷朝通俗演義
- Dramatized history of successive dynasties (from Han to Republican China) by Cai Dongfan 蔡東藩|蔡东藩
- lit. the elbow turns outward (idiom)
- fig. to side with outsiders rather than one's own people
Trad. 朝鮮中央通訊社
- North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA)
- abbr. to 朝中社[Chao2 zhong1 she4]
- new emperor, new officials (idiom)
- a new chief brings in new aides
Trad. 面朝黃土背朝天
- face to the ground, back to the sky
- to live in the moment (idiom)
- to live every day as if it were one's last
- to enjoy while one can
- Achaemenid Dynasty, (559–330 BC), ancient Iranian dynasty whose kings ruled the Achaemenid Empire
Trad. 延邊朝鮮族自治州
- Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, in Jilin Province 吉林省[Ji2 lin2 Sheng3]
Trad. 長白朝鮮族自治縣
- Changbai Korean Autonomous County, in Baishan City 白山市[Bai2 shan1 Shi4], Jilin
Trad. 養兵千日，用在一朝
- lit. train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning (idiom)
- fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off