| 左 | 220A15 12.30 | 部居  | 畫數 5 | ㄗㄨㄛˇ [zuo3] | ||
| N. | A surname. | |||||
| V. t. | (U.f. 佐) assist: 左證 [zuo3zheng4], 左驗 [zuo3yan4]↓. | |||||
| Adj. | (1) Left (opp. 右 right): 左面 [zuo3mian4], 左邊 [zuo3bian0], 左方 [zuo3fang1], 左右 [zuo3you4]↓; 左思右想 turn over in one's mind; 左宜右有 talented and capable; 左右逢源 resourceful; 不為左右袒 refuse to take sides in a quarrel or fight, remain strictly neutral; 左右開弓 give s.o. a box on both ears, (Chin. boxing) hit with both hands, kick, with both feet; 左右兩（為）難 caught in a dilemma; 左鄰右舍 next-door neighbors; 左顧右盼 glancing left and right; 左支右吾 equivocate, prevaricate. (2) To the east of person or thing facing south: 山左 Shantung Province, so-called because it lies to the east of Mt. Taiharng; 江左 region east of the Yangtze River. (3) Unorthodox: 左道 [zuo3dao4]↓. (4) Clumsy, awkward (cf. Fr. “gauche”). (5) Wrong, contrary to: 你想左了 you are mistaken; 意見相左 cannot see eye to eye. (6) Queer, odd, stubborn, bigoted: 左性子 [zuo3xing4zi0]; 左見 [zuo3jian4]↓. | |||||
| Words | 1. 左邊（兒） [zuo3bian0] ([zuo3'biaer0]), adj. & adv., on the left (-handed) side, to the left (of a point of reference). 2. 左不過 [zuo3bu0guo4], adv., anyway, anyhow, in any event. 3. 左不是 [zuo3bu0shi4], adv., ditto. 4. 左遷 [zuo3qian1], v.i., (of an official) be demoted, degraded. 5. 左契 [zuo3qi4], n., [zuo3qUan4]↓. 6. 左傾 [zuo3qing1], v. i., & adj., (be) inclined to the left, leftist: 左傾分子 the leftists. 7. 左券 [zuo3qUan4], n., a bond, contract, agreement: 持（操）左券 be confident (of succeeding in an undertaking). 8. 左道 [zuo3dao4], n., (1) heterodoxy, heresy; (2) sorcery, witchcraft: 旁門左道 black magic. 9. 左方 [zuo3fang1], n., the left (-hand) side (of anything). 10. 左顧 [zuo3gu4], v.i., (1) to look to the left; (2) condescend to call on s.o. 11. 左證 [zuo3zheng4], n., evidence (of guilt, innocence), proof (of fact, good faith). 12. 左見 [zuo3jian4], n., prejudice, bias. 13. 左計 [zuo3ji4], n., an impractical plan (scheme). 14. 左近 [zuo3jin4], adv., in the neighborhood (vicinity), not far away, nearby. 15. 左轉 [zuo2zhuan3], v.i., turn to the left. 16. 左傳 [zuo3zhuan4] (usu. wr. Tso Chuan), n., the famous commentary by Tsu Chiu Ming on The Spring and Autumn Annals. 17. 左面 [zuo3mian4], n., the left (-hand) side, page (of an open book). 18. 左派 [zuo3pai4], n., (1) the leftists; (2) the left wing (of party, group) (opp. 右派). 19. 左撇捩 [zuo2pie3lie4], adj., lefthanded, as in writing, holding tennis racket or throwing balls. 20. 左脾氣 [zuo3pi2qi0], n., (of a person) peculiar, odd, eccentric temperament. 21. 左衽 [zuo3ren4], phr., (AC) following the barbarian custom of fastening garment on the left side. 22. 左人 [zuo3ren2], n., a compound surname. 23. 左嗓子 [zuo2sang3zi0], phr., voice that sounds off key. 24. 左性 [zuo3xing0], adj., pigheaded, obstinate: 左性子 [zuo3xing0zi0], ditto. 25. 左行 [zuo3xing2], adj., (writing) from left to right. 26. 左手 [zuo2shou3]1, n., (1) the left hand; (2) the left-hand side. 27. 左首 [zuo2shou3]2, n., the left side. 28. 左袒 [zuo2tan3], v. t., to side with (s.o.) in a dispute. 29. 左側 [zuo3ce4], n., the left side. 30. 左驗 [zuo3yan4], n., a witness (of incident). 31. 左翼 [zuo3yi4], n., (1) the left wing of an army, an airplane; (2) the left wing of a party or group. 32. 左右 [zuo3you4], (1) n., the left and right sides; (2) the entourage of an official; (3) (court. opening of letter) “to be laid before your desk”; (4) v.t., serve as adviser to; (5) adv., pros and cons; (6) anyway: 左右你要去那兒 you have to go there anyway; (7) nearby, not far away; 分左右兒 place according to rank or seniority; 左右手 one's right-hand man; 左右翼 both wings of an army, an airplane. | |||||