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Chow / Zhou
Surname
周 originally represents the Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC) of ancient China.
It has become a surname in China that romanizes as Zhou from Mandarin, Chou in Taiwan, and often written as Chow from Cantonese.
The actual meaning is circle, circumference, lap, cycle, all, thorough, or perimeter. It is used in Japanese Kanji and old Korean Hanja with that meaning - though it can also be used as a name in those languages as well.
Monkey Stealing Peaches
Martial arts term
hóu zi tōu táo
猴子偷桃 is a martial arts term that I find hilarious. I thought Stephen Chow had made this up for his Monkey King movie. After some research, it turns out to be real.
This can be translated as “monkey stealing peaches” or “monkey steals the peach.” It refers to distracting an opponent with one hand and seizing his testicles with the other.
In colloquial Chinese speech, this can refer to grabbing somebody by the balls (without any martial arts technique to the grabbing).
Chow Yun-Fat
zhōu rùn fā
chow yun faat
周潤發 is the name Chow Yun-Fat, the famous actor from Hong Kong.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
周潤發 周润发 see styles |
zhōu rùn fā zhou1 run4 fa1 chou jun fa chouyunfa / choyunfa ちょうゆんふぁ |
More info & calligraphy: Chow Yun-Fat(personal name) Chōyunfa |
南派螳螂 see styles |
nán pài táng láng nan2 pai4 tang2 lang2 nan p`ai t`ang lang nan pai tang lang |
More info & calligraphy: Southern Praying Mantis |
吃 see styles |
chī chi1 ch`ih chih chii / chi チー |
to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy; to absorb; to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (kana only) {mahj} (See 碰・ポン) forming a chow by picking up a tile discarded by another player (chi: chī) To eat; to stutter. |
一盃 see styles |
iipee / ipee イーペー |
(abbreviation) {mahj} (See 一盃口・イーペーコー) pure double chow; winning hand containing two identical chows (i.e. same numbers and same suit); (place-name) Ippai |
三色 see styles |
sān sè san1 se4 san se sanshoku さんしょく |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) three colours; three colors; (2) (abbreviation) {mahj} (See 三色同順) triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; (3) (abbreviation) {mahj} (See 三色同刻) triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits The three kinds of rūpa or form-realms: the five organs (of sense), their objects, and invisible perceptions, or ideas. Cf. 三種色. |
両面 see styles |
ryanmen リャンメン |
{mahj} (See 両面待ち・リャンメンまち) double-sided wait (for one's last tile); wait for either of two different tiles to complete a chow which will finish one's hand |
周庭 see styles |
shuutei / shute しゅうてい |
(person) Agnes Chow (1996-, Hong Kong activist) |
塔子 see styles |
toushi / toshi とうし |
{mahj} (See 順子・シュンツ) chow missing one tile (chi:); (given name) Toushi |
嵌張 see styles |
kanchan カンチャン |
{mahj} (See 嵌張待ち・カンチャンまち) wait for the middle tile of a chow (chi:) |
炒麵 炒面 see styles |
chǎo miàn chao3 mian4 ch`ao mien chao mien |
stir-fried noodles; "chow mein" |
炒麺 see styles |
chaamen; chaomien; chaomiェn / chamen; chaomien; chaomiェn チャーメン; チャオミエン; チャオミェン |
(kana only) {food} chow mein (chi:); fried noodles |
順子 顺子 see styles |
shùn zi shun4 zi5 shun tzu shuntsu; juntsu シュンツ; じゅんツ |
a straight (poker, mahjong) {mahj} chow (chi: shùnzi); three-in-a-row; (female given name) Yoriko |
一盃口 see styles |
iipeekoo / ipeekoo イーペーコー |
{mahj} pure double chow; winning hand containing two identical chows (i.e. same numbers and same suit) |
周一嶽 周一岳 see styles |
zhōu yī yuè zhou1 yi1 yue4 chou i yüeh |
York Chow or Chow Yat-ngok (1947-), Hong Kong doctor and politician, Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food since 2004 |
周星馳 周星驰 see styles |
zhōu xīng chí zhou1 xing1 chi2 chou hsing ch`ih chou hsing chih choushinchii / choshinchi ちょうしんちー |
Stephen Chow (1962-), Hong Kong actor, comedian, screenwriter and film director, known for his mo lei tau 無厘頭|无厘头[wu2 li2 tou2] movies (personal name) Chōshinchi- |
鬆獅犬 松狮犬 see styles |
sōng shī quǎn song1 shi1 quan3 sung shih ch`üan sung shih chüan |
Chow Chow (dog breed) |
一色二順 see styles |
isshokuryanjun いっしょくリャンじゅん |
{mahj} (See 一盃口・イーペーコー) pure double chow; winning hand containing two identical chows (i.e. same numbers and same suit) |
一色同順 see styles |
isshokudoujun / isshokudojun いっしょくどうじゅん |
{mahj} (See 一盃口・イーペーコー) pure double chow; winning hand containing two identical chows (i.e. same numbers and same suit) |
三色同順 see styles |
sanshokudoujun / sanshokudojun さんしょくどうじゅん |
{mahj} triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits |
両面待ち see styles |
ryanmenmachi リャンメンまち |
{mahj} double-sided wait (for one's last tile); wait for either of two different tiles to complete a chow which will finish one's hand |
周梁淑怡 see styles |
zhōu liáng shū yí zhou1 liang2 shu1 yi2 chou liang shu i |
Selina Chow (Chow Liang Shuk-yee) (1945-), Hong Kong politician |
Variations: |
taatsu / tatsu ターツ |
{mahj} (See 順子・シュンツ) chow missing one tile (chi:) |
食事をとる see styles |
shokujiotoru しょくじをとる |
(exp,v5r) to take a meal; to have a meal; to catch a meal; to get grub; to grub; to break bread; to chow down; to eat dinner; to have a bite; to strap on a feed-bag |
食事を取る see styles |
shokujiotoru しょくじをとる |
(exp,v5r) to take a meal; to have a meal; to catch a meal; to get grub; to grub; to break bread; to chow down; to eat dinner; to have a bite; to strap on a feed-bag |
食事を摂る see styles |
shokujiotoru しょくじをとる |
(exp,v5r) to take a meal; to have a meal; to catch a meal; to get grub; to grub; to break bread; to chow down; to eat dinner; to have a bite; to strap on a feed-bag |
がんがん食べる see styles |
gangantaberu がんがんたべる |
(exp,v1) (slang) to pig out; to chow down |
Variations: |
nakabukure なかぶくれ |
{mahj} bulging shape; tile pattern composed of a complete chow and an additional tile of its middle rank (e.g. 3445) |
Variations: |
aryanmen あリャンメン |
{mahj} inferior double-sided shape; incomplete chow that may be completed by one of eight tiles of two types, two of which tiles are already consumed by the hand's pair; tile pattern composed of a complete chow and an additional tile of its lowest or highest rank (e.g. 3345 or 3455) |
Variations: |
ryanmenmachi リャンメンまち |
{mahj} double-sided wait (for one's last tile); wait for one of two types of tiles to complete a chow which will finish one's hand |
Variations: |
chauchau; chauchau ちゃうちゃう; チャウチャウ |
(expression) (1) (osb:) (See ちゃう・1) That's not true!; (2) (チャウチャウ only) chow chow (dog) |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Chow Zhou | 周 | shuu / shu | zhōu / zhou1 / zhou | chou |
| Monkey Stealing Peaches | 猴子偷桃 | hóu zi tōu táo hou2 zi5 tou1 tao2 hou zi tou tao houzitoutao | hou tzu t`ou t`ao houtzutoutao hou tzu tou tao |
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| Chow Yun-Fat | 周潤發 周润发 | zhōu rùn fā zhou1 run4 fa1 zhou run fa zhourunfa | chou jun fa choujunfa |
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| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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