Results for “六”

tortoise shell brackets 〔〕

six-pointed star / hexagram

hexagonal nut

hexagon

(TCM) six unhealthy influences causing illness, namely: excessive wind 風|风[fēng], cold 寒[hán], heat 暑[shǔ], damp 濕|湿[shī], dryness 燥[zào], fire 火[huǒ]

food grains (rice, wheat, barley, beans, soybeans, sesame)

hexahedron

1 divided by 16 is 0.0625 (abacus rule) / (fig.) to deny responsibility / to pass the buck

see 一推六二五[yī tuī liù èr wǔ]

(idiom) various emotions and desires

thirty six initial consonants of Song phonetic theory

The Thirty-Six Stratagems, a Chinese essay used to illustrate a series of stratagems used in politics, war, and in civil interaction / all the possible schemes and stratagems

of the thirty-six stratagems, the best option is to flee (idiom) / the best thing to do is leave

see 三十六計，走為上策|三十六计，走为上策[sān shí liù jì , zǒu wéi shàng cè]

women with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)

all walks of life (idiom) / every trade

lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes / to be extremely considerate towards guests (idiom)

old friends and relatives

(lit.) (having) three heads and six arms (idiom) / (fig.) superhuman abilities / exceptional capability

nine tones and six modes (tonal system of Cantonese and other southern languages)

(idiom) to make a show of being decent and proper / to display phony or hypocritical behavior

hexagon socket head cap screw

Allen key / hex key

Bye bye! (in chat room and text messages)

16-character formula, esp. Mao Zedong's mantra on guerrilla warfare: 敵進我退，敵駐我擾，敵疲我打，敵退我追|敌进我退，敌驻我扰，敌疲我打，敌退我追[dí jìn wǒ tuì , dí zhù wǒ rǎo , dí pí wǒ dǎ , dí tuì wǒ zhuī] when the enemy advances we retreat / when the enemy makes camp we harass / when the enemy is exhausted we fight / and when the enemy retreats we pursue

cetane number (quality of light diesel fuel, measured by its ignition delay)

hexadecimal

lit. to shout out hoping for fives and sixes when gambling with dice / a hubbub of gambling

Pascal's hexagon

(math.) parallelepiped

unaccommodating / rigid

regular hexagon

lit. the eyes watch six roads and the ears listen in all directions / to be observant and alert (idiom)

(basketball) sixth man

sixth sense (i.e. intuition, premonition, telepathy etc)

sixth sense / intuition

(math.) rhombohedron

to be pregnant (idiom)

lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom) / fig. to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success)

June / sixth month (of the lunar year)