View change log entry

+ 蟲洞 虫洞 [chong2 dong4] /worm-hole (in cosmology and science fiction)/

+ 雙鏈核酸 双链核酸 [shuang1 lian4 he2 suan1] /double chain nucleic acid (refer to the double helix DNA as opposed to single chain RNA 單鏈|单链[dan1 lian4])/

+ 顯生代 显生代 [Xian3 sheng1 dai4] /Phanerozoic, geological eon lasting since the Cambrian 武紀|寒武纪, c. 540m year ago/

+ 黃信 黄信 [Huang2 Xin4] /Huang Xin, character in The Water Margin/

+ 微米 微米 [wei1 mi3] /micron (one thousandth of a millimeter or 10^-6 meter)/

+ 轘 轘 [huan4] /to tear between chariots (as punishment)/

+ 顯生宙 显生宙 [Xian3 sheng1 zhou4] /Phanerozoic, geological eon lasting since the Cambrian 武紀|寒武纪, c. 540m year ago/

+ 災變說 灾变说 [zai1 bian4 shuo1] /catastrophism (theory that geological changes are brought about by catastrophes such as the biblical flood)/

+ 長江三角洲經濟區 长江三角洲经济区 [Chang2 jiang1 san1 jiao3 zhou1 jing1 ji4 qu1] /Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone (economic region including Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu)/

+ 款語移時 款语移时 [kuan3 yu3 yi2 shi2] /to talk slowly and in depth (idiom)/

+ 回腸 回肠 [hui2 chang2] /ileum (segment of small intestine between the jejunum 空腸|空肠[kong1 chang2] and appendix 盲腸|盲肠[mang2 chang2])/

+ 長三角經濟區 长三角经济区 [Chang2 san1 jiao3 jing1 ji4 qu1] /Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone (economic region including Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu)/

+ 葉卡捷琳堡 叶卡捷琳堡 [Ye4 ka3 jie2 lin2 bao3] /Yekaterinburg (Russian city, also known as Ekaterinburg or Sverdlovsk)/

+ 空腸 空肠 [kong1 chang2] /jejunum (empty gut, middle segment of small intestine between duodenum 十二指腸|十二指肠[shi2 er4 zhi3 chang2] and ileum 回腸|回肠[hui2 chang2])/

+ 難為 难为 [nan2 wei5] /to bother/to press sb, usu. to do sth/it's a tough job/sorry to bother you (polite, used to thank sb for a favor)/

+ 崔嵬 崔嵬 [Cui1 Wei2] /Cui Wei (1912-1979), actor, dramatist and movie director/

+ 干眼症 干眼症 [gan1 yan3 zheng4] /dry eye/xerophthalmia (drying of the tear glands, often due to lack of vitamin A)/

+ 招財 招财 [zhao1 cai2] /lit. inviting wealth/We wish you success and riches (cf idiom 招財進寶|招财进宝[zhao1 cai2 jin4 bao3])/

+ 特種警察 特种警察 [te4 zhong4 jing3 cha2] /SWAT (Special Weapons And Tactics)/riot police/

+ 筆套 笔套 [bi3 tao4] /the cap of a pen, pencil or writing brush/the sheath of a pen (made of cloth, silk or thread)/

+ 地面零點 地面零点 [di4 mian4 ling2 dian3] /ground zero (refers to the site of the World Trade center destroyed in 9-11-2001 attack)/

+ 藍毗尼 蓝毗尼 [Lan2 pi2 ni2] /Lumbini, Nepal, birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2] founder of Buddhism (also written 嵐毘尼|岚毘尼[Lan2 pi2 ni2], 臘伐尼|腊伐尼[La4 fa2 ni2], 林微尼|林微尼[Lin2 wei1 ni2])/

+ 古生代 古生代 [Gu3 sheng1 dai4] /Paleozoic, geological era 545-250m years ago, covering Cambrian 寒武紀|寒武纪, Ordovician 奧陶紀|奥陶纪, Silurian 志留紀|志留纪, Devonian 泥盆紀|泥盆纪, Carboniferous 石炭紀|石炭纪, Permian 二疊紀|二叠纪/

+ 赤口日 赤口日 [chi4 kou3 ri4] /third day of the lunar year (inauspicious for visits because arguments happen easily on that day)/

+ 曠野呼聲 旷野呼声 [kuang4 ye3 hu1 sheng1] /a voice crying in the wilderness, Isaiah, 40:3/

+ 陳伯達 陈伯达 [Chen2 Bo2 da2] /Chen Boda (1904-1989), communist party theorist, interpreter of Maoism/