1 nine

2 9

1 six

2 6

1 one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight

1 The Thirty-Six Stratagems, a Chinese essay used to illustrate a series of stratagems used in politics, war, and in civil interaction

2 all the possible schemes and stratagems

1 women with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)

1 one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight

1 women with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)

1 lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)

2 fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation

3 in dire straits

1 all walks of life (idiom)

2 every trade

1 lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes

2 to be extremely considerate towards guests (idiom)