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明成祖 明成祖 [Ming2 Cheng2 zu3] /posthumous name of Ming Emperor Yongle/

永樂大典 永乐大典 [Yong3 le3 da4 dian3] /the Yongle Great Encyclopedia (1408)/

明十三陵 明十三陵 [Ming2 shi2 san1 ling2] /the Ming tombs (mausoleum park of the Ming emperors in Changping district of Beijing)/

紫禁城 紫禁城 [Zi3 jin4 cheng2] /the Forbidden City/the Imperial palace in Beijing/same as T:故宮|S:故宫/

大西國 大西国 [Da4 xi1 guo2] /Atlantis/

封土 封土 [feng1 tu3] /to heap earth (to close a tomb)/a mound (covering a tomb)/

墳丘 坟丘 [fen2 qiu1] /a tomb/

陵园 陵园 [ling2 yuan2] /a mausoleum park/

地宮 地宫 [di4 gong1] /underground palace (as part of imperial tomb)/

陪葬品 陪葬品 [pei2 zang4 pin2] /burial objects/

大清 大清 [Da4 Qing1] /the (great) Ch'ing or Qing dynasty (1644-1911)/

秦始皇 秦始皇 [Qin2 shi3 huang2] /the first Qin Emperor (3rd century BC)/

馬噶爾尼 马噶尔尼 [Ma3 ga2 er3 ni2] /Earl George Macartney (1737-1806), leader of British mission to Qing China in 1793/Paul McCartney, former Beatle/

使團 使团 [shi3 tuan2] /diplomatic mission/

馬噶爾尼使團 马噶尔尼使团 [Ma3 ga2 er3 ni2 shi3 tuan2] /the Macartney mission to Qing China in 1793/

额爾金 額尔金 [e2 er3 jin1] /Lord Elgin (who stole the Parthenon marbles)/

綫 线 [xian4] /a thread/a string/a wire/trad variant of T:線|S:线/

脑溢血 脑溢血 [nao3 yi4 xue4] /a cerebral hemorrhage/a stroke/

集權 集权 [ji2 quan2] /centralized power (hist.), e.g. under an Emperor or party/

南北朝 南北朝 [nan2 bei3 chao2] /the North and South dynasties (420-589 A.D.)/

偷安 偷安 [tou1 an1] /to shirk responsability/thoughtless pleasure-seeking/

偷盜 偷盗 [tou1 dao4] /to steal/

偷惰 偷惰 [tou1 duo4] /to skive off work/to be lazy/

偷工 偷工 [tou1 gong1] /to skimp on the job/to avoid work/

偷工減料 偷工减料 [tou1 gong1 jian3 liao4] /to skimp on the job and stint on materials/jerry-building/

鹮 鹮 [huan2] /spoonbill/ibis/family Threskiornidae/

黃鵬 黄鹏 [huang2 peng3] /oriole/black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis)/

白鹭 白鹭 [bai2 lu4] /egret/

朱鹮 朱鹮 [zhu1 huan2] /ibis/toki or Japanese crested ibis (Nipponia nippon)/

朱鷺 朱鹭 [zhu1 lu4] /ibis/Japanese crested ibis (Nipponia nippon)/same as T:朱鹮|S:朱鹮/

稅關 税关 [shui4 guan1] /customs house (in ancient times)/

稅官 税官 [shui4 guan1] /a taxman/a customs officer/

龍船 龙船 [long2 chuan2] /Dragon boat (used at 端午, the Dragon boat festival)/

嘉陵江 嘉陵江 [Jia1 ling2 jiang1] /Jialing river in Sichuan (a tributary of the Yangtze)/

國際日期變更線 国际日期变更线 [guo2 ji4 ri4 qi1 bian4 geng1 xian4] /international date line/

房產 房产 [fang3 chan2] /real estate/the property market (e.g., houses)/

通行證 通行证 [tong1 xing2 zheng4] /authentication/to authenticate/to confirm name and password on a website/

用戶名 用户名 [yong4 hu4 ming2] /username/

關係 关系 [guan1 xi4] /relation/relationship/to concern/to affect/to have to do with/guanxi/

喻 喻 [yu4] /to describe sth as/an analogy/a simile/a metaphor/an allegory/

旋轉 旋转 [xuan2 zhuan3] /to rotate/to revolve/to spin/to whirl/

影音 影音 [ying3 yin1] /recorded media (CD and DVD)/sound and movies/

加 加 [jia1] /to add/plus/abbr. for Canada/

邁凱伊 迈凯伊 [Mai4 kai3 yi1] /McKay or Mackay (name)/

維族 维族 [wei4 zu3] /Uighur nationality of Xinjiang/

蕩然無存 荡然无存 [dang4 ran2 wu2 cun2] /to obliterate completely/to vanish from the face of the earth/

栩栩如生 栩栩如生 [xu3 xu3 ru2 sheng1] /vivid and lifelike/true to life/realistic/

栩栩 栩栩 [xu3 xu3] /vivid/

科教片 科教片 [ke1 jiao4 pian1] /science education film/popular science movie/

科教 科教 [ke1 jiao4] /science education/popular science/

風姿綽約 风姿绰约 [feng1 zi1 chuo4 yao1] /graceful/charming/feminine/

綽約 绰约 [chuo4 yue1] /graceful/charming/

龐雜 庞杂 [pang2 za2] /enormously complex/a vast jumble/

旁白 旁白 [pang2 bai2] /a background narrator or commentator in a play/a chorus (as a subsidiary character in a play)/

貫穿 贯穿 [guan4 chuan1] /to run through/a connecting thread from beginning to end/to link/

首映式 首映式 [shou3 ying4 shi4] /premiere of a movie/

縮影 缩影 [suo1 ying3] /miniature/a big picture in a nutshell/the epitome (of sth)/

奢華 奢华 [she1 hua2] /opulence/luxury/

秉笔 秉笔 [bing3 bi3] /to hold the pen/to do the actual writing/

秉承 秉承 [bing3 cheng2] /to take orders/to receive commands/to perform (a task) under directives/to carry out orders/

离宫 离宫 [li2 gong1] /detached palace/imperial villa/

漢白玉 汉白玉 [han4 bai2 yu4] /white marble/a type of white marble used for building and sculpting/

中央電視臺 中央电视台 [Zhong1 yang1 dian4 shi4 tai2] /CCTV (Chinese state television)/

片 片 [pian4] /a slice/piece/flake/thin/slice/measure word for movies, DVDs, etc./

顯赫 显赫 [xian3 he4] /illustrious/celebrated/

顯赫人物 显赫人物 [xian3 he4 ren2 wu4] /a famous person/a luminary/

雪松 雪松 [xue3 song1] /cedar tree/cedarwood/

綢緞 绸缎 [chou2 duan4] /satin/silk fabric/

火燒 火烧 [huo3 shao1] /to burn down/

擅斷 擅断 [shan4 duan4] /arbitrary/