入世 | rù shì | to engage with secular society / to involve oneself in human affairs / to join the WTO (abbr. for 加入世界貿易組織|加入世界贸易组织[jia1 ru4 Shi4 jie4 Mao4 yi4 Zu3 zhi1]) | |
世博会 | Shì bó huì | World Exposition / abbr. for 世界博覽會|世界博览会[Shi4 jie4 Bo2 lan3 hui4], World Expo | |
世卫 | Shì wèi | World Health Organization (WHO) / abbr. for 世界衛生組織|世界卫生组织[Shi4 jie4 Wei4 sheng1 Zu3 zhi1] | |
世博 | Shì bó | abbr. for 世界博覽會|世界博览会[Shi4 jie4 Bo2 lan3 hui4], World Expo | |
世行 | Shì háng | World Bank / abbr. for 世界銀行|世界银行[Shi4 jie4 Yin2 hang2] | |
西安事变 | Xī ān Shì biàn | Xi'an Incident of 12th December 1936 (kidnap of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石[Jiang3 Jie4 shi2]) | |
世维会 | Shì Wéi huì | abbr. for 世界維吾爾代表大會|世界维吾尔代表大会[Shi4 jie4 Wei2 wu2 er3 Dai4 biao3 Da4 hui4] / World Uighur Congress | |
世卫组织 | Shì wèi Zǔ zhī | World Health Organization (WHO) / abbr. for 世界衛生組織|世界卫生组织[Shi4 jie4 Wei4 sheng1 Zu3 zhi1] | |
世运 | Shì Yùn | World Games / abbr. for 世界運動會|世界运动会[Shi4 jie4 Yun4 dong4 hui4] | |
世银 | Shì Yín | World Bank / abbr. for 世界銀行|世界银行[Shi4 jie4 Yin2 hang2] | |
假借义 | jiǎ jiè yì | the meaning of a phonetic loan character 假借字[jia3 jie4 zi4] acquired from a similar-sounding word (e.g. 而[er2] originally meant "beard" but acquired the meaning "and") | |
武陵源 | Wǔ líng yuán | Wulingyuan scenic area, in Zhangjiajie city 張家界市|张家界市[Zhang1 jia1 jie4 shi4], Hunan | |
武陵源区 | wǔ líng yuán qū | Wuling district of Zhangjiajie city 張家界市|张家界市[Zhang1 jia1 jie4 shi4], Hunan | |
永定 | Yǒng dìng | Yongding, county-level city in Longyan 龍岩|龙岩, Fujian / Yongding district of Zhangjiajie city 張家界市|张家界市[Zhang1 jia1 jie4 shi4], Hunan | |
永定区 | Yǒng dìng qū | Yongding district of Zhangjiajie city 張家界市|张家界市[Zhang1 jia1 jie4 shi4], Hunan | |
韩复矩 | Hán Fù jǔ | Han Fuju (1890-1938), Nationalist Kuomintang (KMT) army general and governor of Shandong, executed by Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石[Jiang3 Jie4 shi2] after he abandoned Ji'nan to the Japanese | |
煞有其事 | shà yǒu qí shì | see 煞有介事[sha4 you3 jie4 shi4] | |
蒋公 | Jiǎng gōng | honorific title for Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石[Jiang3 Jie4 shi2] | |
好借好还,再借不难 | hǎo jiè hǎo huán , zài jiè bù nán | see 有借有還,再借不難|有借有还,再借不难[you3 jie4 you3 huan2 , zai4 jie4 bu4 nan2] | |
韩复榘 | Hán Fù jǔ | Han Fuju (1890-1938), Nationalist Kuomintang (KMT) army general and governor of Shandong, executed by Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石[Jiang3 Jie4 shi2] after he abandoned Jinan to the Japanese | |
姓蒋还是姓汪 | xìng Jiǎng hái shi xìng Wāng | friend or foe? (quote from 沙家浜[Sha1 jia1 bang1]) (蔣|蒋[Jiang3] here refers to Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石[Jiang3 Jie4 shi2] and 汪[Wang1] refers to Wang Jingwei 汪精衛|汪精卫[Wang1 Jing1 wei4]) | |