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领导小组 lǐng dǎo xiǎo zǔ leading small group (LSG), a CCP body that exercises general oversight on matters relating to a specific area (LSG for foreign affairs 外事工作, LSG for comprehensively deepening reforms 全面深化改革 / etc) / aka central leading group
本子 běn zi book / notebook / Japanese-style self-published comic (esp. an erotic one), aka "dōjinshi" / CL:本[ben3] / edition
韭菜 jiǔ cài garlic chives (Allium tuberosum), aka Chinese chives / (fig.) retail investors who lose their money to more experienced operators (i.e. they are "harvested" like garlic chives)
千岛湖 Qiān dǎo Hú Qiandao Lake in Zhejiang, aka Xin'an River Reservoir, created as part of a large hydroelectric project in 1959
阿卡 A1 kǎ Acre, city in Israel, also known as Akko
古风 gǔ fēng old style / old custom / a pre-Tang Dynasty genre of poetry aka 古體詩|古体诗[gu3 ti3 shi1]
昙花 tán huā Dutchman's pipe cactus, aka Queen of the Night cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum)
程咬金 Chéng Yǎo jīn Cheng Yaojin (589-665), aka 程知節|程知节[Cheng2 Zhi1 jie2], Chinese general of the Tang dynasty
板面 bǎn miàn pan mee, aka banmian, a Hakka noodle soup dish, popular in Malaysia
真武 Zhēn wǔ Lord of profound heaven, major Daoist deity / aka Black Tortoise 玄武 / or Black heavenly emperor 玄天上帝
杨玉环 Yáng Yù huán Yang Yuhuan, aka Yang Guifei 楊貴妃|杨贵妃[Yang2 Gui4 fei1] (719-756), famous Tang beauty, consort of Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗[Tang2 Xuan2 zong1]
狼图腾 Láng Tú téng Wolf Totem, novel by Lü / Jiamin 呂嘉民|吕嘉民[Lu:3 Jia1 min2] aka Jiang Rong 姜戎[Jiang1 Rong2]
葫芦丝 hú lú sī hulusi, aka cucurbit flute (a kind of free reed wind instrument)
鸿海 Hóng hǎi Hon Hai Precision Industry Company, Taiwan technology company, aka Foxconn
酒神 Jiǔ shén Bacchus (the Greek god of wine), aka Dionysus
茭白 jiāo bái Manchurian wild rice 菰[gu1], aka water bamboo, or its edible stem, which resembles a bamboo shoot
狄仁杰 Dí Rén jié Di Renjie (607-700), Tang dynasty politician, prime minister under Wu Zetian, subsequently hero of legends / master sleuth Judge Dee, aka Chinese Sherlock Holmes, in novel Three murder cases solved by Judge Dee 狄公案[Di2 gong1 an4] translated by Dutch sinologist R.H. van Gulik 高羅珮|高罗佩[Gao1 Luo2 pei4]
淮山 Huái shān Chinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya), aka nagaimo
外高加索 Wài Gāo jiā suǒ Transcaucasia, aka the South Caucasus
柿子椒 shì zi jiāo bell pepper, aka sweet pepper
木卫二 mù wèi èr Europa (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter II
李宇春 Lǐ Yǔ chūn Li Yuchun aka Chris Lee (1984-), Chinese pop singer
楼兰 Lóu lán Loulan, aka Kroraina, ancient oasis town on the Silk Road near Lop Nor 羅布泊|罗布泊[Luo2 bu4 po1]
木卫四 mù wèi sì Callisto (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter IV
木卫三 mù wèi sān Ganymede (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter III
土卫六 tǔ wèi liù Titan (moon of Saturn), aka Saturn VI
中国人民武装警察部队 Zhōng guó Rén mín Wǔ zhuāng Jǐng chá Bù duì Chinese People's Armed Police Force (PAP, aka CAPF)
长鼻猴 cháng bí hóu proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus), aka long-nosed monkey
张惠妹 Zhāng Huì mèi A-Mei, aka Gulilai Amit (1972-), aboriginal Taiwanese pop singer
乙型脑炎 yǐ xíng nǎo yán epidemic encephalitis B, aka Japanese encephalitis
哈梅内伊 Hā méi nèi yī Khamenei, Ayatollah Aly (1939-), Supreme Leader of Iran, aka Ali Khamenei
土卫二 Tǔ wèi èr Enceladus (moon of Saturn), aka Saturn II
安南山脉 An1 nán shān mài Annamite Range, aka Annamese Cordillera, mountain range forming the border between Vietnam and Laos
映像管 yìng xiàng guǎn CRT (cathode ray tube) used in a computer monitor or TV, aka picture tube (Tw) / kinescope
火卫一 huǒ wèi yī Phobos (moon of Mars), aka Mars I
蟏蛸 xiāo shāo long-jawed orb weaver, aka long-jawed spider (family Tetragnathidae)
长山山脉 Cháng shān shān mài Annamite Range, aka Annamese Cordillera, mountain range forming the border between Vietnam and Laos
项庄舞剑，意在沛公 Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn , yì zài Pèi Gōng lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] (idiom) / refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang, aka Duke of Pei 沛公[Pei4 gong1] and the future Han emperor, during a sword dance at the Hongmen feast 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hong2 men2 yan4] / an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent
Ａ咖 A kā class "A" / top grade
芸香科 yún xiāng kē (botany) family Rutaceae (rue family, aka citrus family)
彩虹旗 cǎi hóng qí rainbow flag, aka LGBT pride flag
埃塞俄比亚界 āi sài é bǐ yà jiè Ethiopian Zone, aka Afrotropical realm
火卫二 huǒ wèi èr Deimos (moon of Mars), aka Mars II
木卫一 mù wèi yī Io (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter I
南高加索 nán gāo jiā suǒ Transcaucasia, aka the South Caucasus
纯爱 chún ài pure love / BL, aka boys' love (genre of male homoerotic fictional media)
道台 dào tái (Ming and Qing dynasties) daotai (title for an official responsible for supervising a circuit 道|道[dao4]), aka taotai and circuit intendant
红桧 hóng guì Formosan cypress, aka Taiwan red cedar (Chamaecyparis formosensis)
会奖旅游 huì jiǎng lu:3 yóu MICE tourism (acronym for "meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions"), aka "meetings industry" or "events industry"
马云 mǎ yún Ma Yun (1964-), aka Jack Ma, Chinese billionaire businessman, co-founder of Alibaba 阿里巴巴[A1 li3 ba1 ba1]
棉豆 mián dòu lima bean, aka butter bean (Phaseolus lunatus)
A咖 A kā class "A" / top grade
阮安 Ruǎn An1 Nguyen An (1381-1453), aka Ruan An, Vietnamese architect and engineer, principal designer of the Forbidden City
鹰雕 yīng diāo (bird species of China) mountain hawk-eagle (Nisaetus nipalensis) / aka Hodgson's hawk-eagle
衣索比亚界 Yī suǒ bǐ yà jiè (Tw) Ethiopian Zone, aka Afrotropical realm
沈阳故宫 Shěn yáng Gù gōng Mukden Palace, aka Shenyang Imperial Palace, the main imperial palace during the early years of the Qing dynasty (1625-1644), a secondary palace in subsequent years, now a museum
渐冻人症 jiàn dòng rén zhèng amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), aka motor neurone disease (MND)
荝 cè plant genus Aconitum, aka monkshood or wolf's bane (used as poison and medicine) / Taiwan pr. [ze2]
马化腾 Mǎ Huà téng Ma Huateng aka Pony Ma (1971-), Chinese business magnate, CEO of Tencent
栉孔扇贝 zhì kǒng shàn bèi Farrer's scallop (Chlamys farreri), aka Chinese scallop
滴滴出行 Dī dī Chū xíng Didi Chuxing Technology Co., aka DiDi, app-based transportation company, headquartered in Beijing, founded in 2012
美人腿 měi rén tuǐ (Tw) (coll.) edible stem of Manchurian wild rice 菰[gu1], aka water bamboo
茭白笋 jiāo bái sǔn edible stem of Manchurian wild rice 菰[gu1], aka water bamboo
鲈鳗 lú mán (Tw) giant mottled eel (Anguilla marmorata), aka swamp eel or marbled eel / (coll.) (alternative for the nearly homonymous 流氓[liu2 mang2]) gangster
赵公元帅 Zhào gōng yuán shuài Marshal Zhao, aka Zhao Gongming or Zhao Xuantan, God of Wealth in the Chinese folk tradition and Taoism
泛得林 fàn dé lín ventolin, aka salbutamol, an asthma drug (Tw)
万托林 wàn tuō lín ventolin, aka salbutamol, an asthma drug
吕嘉民 Lu:3 Jiā mín Lü / Jiamin (1946-) aka Jiang Rong 姜戎[Jiang1 Rong2], Chinese writer
牛轭礁 Niú è Jiāo Niu'e Reef, disputed territory in the South China Sea, claimed by China, Vietnam and the Philippines, aka Whitsun Reef or Julian Felipe Reef
虎尾兰 hǔ wěi lán snake plant aka mother-in-law's tongue (Dracaena trifasciata)
光化性角化病 guāng huà xìng jiǎo huà bìng (medicine) actinic keratosis, aka solar keratosis
箭毒木 jiàn dú mù antiaris, aka upas tree (Antiaris toxicaria)
耽美 dān měi (slang) boys' love, aka BL (genre of homoerotic online literature)
鲾 bī the ponyfishes, aka slipmouths (Leiognathidae, a family of fishes in the order Perciformes) / Taiwan pr. [bi4]
非利士地 Fēi lì shì dì Philistia, aka the Land of the Philistines
Chinese Tones