"(derog.) Korea" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
棒国棒國	bàng guó	(derog.) Korea

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
小子	xiǎo zi	(coll.) boy / (derog.) joker / guy / (despicable) fellow	syn
所谓所謂	suǒ wèi	what is meant by the expression ... / what is referred to as ... / (derog.) so-called
韩国韓國	hán guó	South Korea (Republic of Korea) / Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄\|战国七雄[zhan4 guo2 qi1 xiong2] / Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897
神经病神經病	shén jīng bìng	mental disorder / neuropathy / (derog.) mental case	syn
朝鲜朝鮮	cháo xiǎn	North Korea / Korea as geographic term / Taiwan pr. [Chao2 xian1]
前台前臺	qián tái	stage / proscenium / foreground in politics etc (sometimes derog.) / front desk / reception desk / (computing) front-end / foreground
轮子輪子	lún zi	wheel / (derog.) Falun Gong practitioner / CL:個\|个[ge4]	syn
乡巴佬鄉巴佬	xiāng bā lǎo	(derog.) villager / hick / bumpkin	syn
风头風頭	fēng tóu	wind direction / the way the wind blows / fig. trend / direction of events / how things develop (esp. how they affect oneself) / public opinion (concerning one's actions) / publicity (usually derog.) / limelight	syn
婆娘	pó niáng	woman (derog.)	syn
改头换面改頭換面	gǎi tóu huàn miàn	to change outwardly while remaining essentially the same (derog.) (idiom) / (Tw) (non-derogatory) to change considerably / to undergo a transformation	syn
货色貨色	huò sè	goods / (derog.) stuff / trash	syn
棒子	bàng zi	stick / club / cudgel / maize (corn) / ear of maize / corncob / (derog.) Korean	syn
鬼子	guǐ zi	devil (derog. term for foreign invaders) / (esp. during resistance against Japanese aggression 1931-1945) Jap / Nip	syn
废料廢料	fèi liào	waste products / refuse / garbage / good-for-nothing (derog.)	syn
狼狈狼狽	láng bèi	in a difficult situation / to cut a sorry figure / scoundrel! (derog.)	syn
厮混廝混	sī hùn	(derog.) to hang out (with sb) / to mix (things) together
锦上添花錦上添花	jǐn shàng tiān huā	lit. add flowers to brocade (idiom) / fig. to give sth additional splendor / to provide the crowning touch / (derog.) to benefit sb who is already well off
野种野種	yě zhǒng	(derog.) illegitimate child / bastard
御用禦用	yù yòng	for use by the emperor / imperial / (derog.) in the pay of the ruler
抛头露面拋頭露面	pāo tóu lòu miàn	to show your face in public (derog.)	syn
显形顯形	xiǎn xíng	to show one's true nature (derog.) / to betray oneself	syn
有过之而无不及有過之而無不及	yǒu guò zhī ér wú bù jí	not to be inferior in any aspects (idiom) / to surpass / to outdo / (derog.) to be even worse	syn
戏子戲子	xì zi	(derog.) opera singer / actor	syn
拉拉扯扯	lā lā chě chě	to tug at / to pull at sb aggressively / to take sb's hand or arm in a too familiar way / (derog.) to hobnob / to consort	syn
同党同黨	tóng dǎng	to belong to the same party or organization / member of the same party or organization / (derog.) confederate / accomplice	syn
女流	nǚ liú	(derog.) woman	syn
权术權術	quán shù	art of politics / political tricks (often derog.) / power play / to play at politics / underhand trickery	syn
拐子	guǎi zi	crutch / (derog.) lame person / kidnapper	syn
无独有偶無獨有偶	wú dú yǒu ǒu	not alone but in pairs (idiom, usually derog.) / not a unique occurrence / it's not the only case	syn
小日本	xiǎo rì běn	(derog.) Japanese person / Jap
里人	lǐ rén	person from the same village, town or province / peasant (derog.) / (of a school of thought etc) follower
小白脸小白臉	xiǎo bái liǎn	attractive young man (usually derog.) / pretty boy / gigolo
阿三	ā sān	(derog.) an Indian
老不死	lǎo bù sǐ	(derog.) old but still alive / old fart / old bastard
心猿意马心猿意馬	xīn yuán yì mǎ	lit. heart like a frisky monkey, mind like a cantering horse (idiom) / fig. capricious (derog.) / to have ants in one's pants / hyperactive / adventurous and uncontrollable	syn
美国佬美國佬	měi guó lǎo	an American (derog.) / a Yankee
开城開城	kāi chéng	Kaesong or Gaeseong city in southwest North Korea, close to the border with South Korea and a special economic zone for South Korean companies
秃驴禿驢	tū lǘ	(derog.) Buddhist monk
毛子	máo zi	hairy fellow / foreigner / Russian (derog.) / bandit (old) / tuft of fine hair
依然故我	yī rán gù wǒ	to be one's old self (idiom) / to be unchanged / (derog.) to be stuck in one's ways	syn
和事佬	hé shì lǎo	peacemaker / mediator / (derog.) fixer
韩韓	hán	Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄\|战国七雄 / Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897 / Korea, esp. South Korea 大韓民國\|大韩民国 / surname Han
狗崽子	gǒu zǎi zi	(coll.) puppy / (derog.) son of a bitch	syn
老东西老東西	lǎo dōng xi	(derog.) old fool / old bastard
江原道	jiāng yuán dào	Gangwon Province of Korea during Joseon Dynasty / Kangwon province of North Korea / Gangwon province in northeast South Korea, capital Chuncheon 春川[Chun1 chuan1]
倭	wō	dwarf / Japanese (derog.) (old)	syn
野鸳鸯野鴛鴦	yě yuān yāng	wild mandarin duck / (derog.) illicit lovers / unorthodox couple
汉城漢城	hàn chéng	Hanseong, former name of Seoul (capital of South Korea), replaced in 2005 with 首爾\|首尔[Shou3 er3]
釜山	fǔ shān	Busan Metropolitan City in South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道\|庆尚南道[Qing4 shang4 nan2 dao4], South Korea
平壤	píng rǎng	Pyongyang, capital of North Korea
南韩南韓	nán hán	(Tw, HK) South Korea
联队聯隊	lián duì	wing (of an air force) / sports team representing a combination of entities (e.g. United Korea)
仁川	rén chuān	Incheon Metropolitan City in Gyeonggi Province 京畿道[Jing1 ji1 dao4], South Korea
江南	jiāng nán	south of Changjiang or Yangtze river / south of the lower reaches of Changjiang / often refers to south Jiangsu, south Anhui and north Zhejiang provinces / a province during Qing times / in literature, refers to the sunny south / Gangnam (district in Seoul, South Korea)
金日成	jīn rì chéng	Kim Il Sung (1912-1994) Great Leader of North Korea
高丽高麗	gāo lí	Korean Goryeo dynasty, 918-1392 / Korea, esp. in context of art and culture
大田	dà tián	Datian, a county in Sanming City 三明市[San1ming2 Shi4], Fujian / Daejeon Metropolitan City, capital of South Chungcheong Province 忠清南道[Zhong1qing1nan2dao4], South Korea	syn
鸭绿江鴨綠江	yā lù jiāng	Yalu River, forming part of the China-Korea border
金大中	jīn dà zhōng	Kim Dae-jung (1926-2009), South Korea politician, president 1998-2003, Nobel peace prize laureate 2000
光州	guāng zhōu	Guangzhou, old name for Huangchuan 潢川[Huang2 chuan1] in Xinyang 信陽\|信阳, Henan / Gwangju Metropolitan City, capital of South Jeolla Province 全羅南道\|全罗南道[Quan2 luo2 nan2 dao4], South Korea
韩语韓語	hán yǔ	Korean language (esp. in context of South Korea)
元山	yuán shān	Wonsan city in Kangweon province 江原道 of North Korea
中韩中韓	zhōng hán	China-South Korea
六方会谈六方會談	liù fāng huì tán	six-sided talks (on North Korea)
韩流韓流	hán liú	Korean Wave, aka Hallyu (the increase in international interest in South Korea and its popular culture since the 1990s)
特别行政区特別行政區	tè bié xíng zhèng qū	special administrative region (SAR), of which there are two in the PRC: Hong Kong 香港 and Macau 澳門\|澳门 / refers to many different areas during late Qing, foreign occupation, warlord period and Nationalist government / refers to special zones in North Korea and Indonesia
长白山長白山	cháng bái shān	Changbai or Baekdu mountains 白頭山\|白头山, volcanic mountain range between Jilin province and North Korea, prominent in Manchu and Korean mythology
韩日韓日	hán rì	Korea and Japan
朝中	cháo zhōng	North Korea-China
首尔首爾	shǒu ěr	Seoul, capital of South Korea (Chinese name adopted in 2005 to replace 漢城\|汉城[Han4 cheng2])
中日韩中日韓	zhōng rì hán	China, Japan and Korea
太宗	tài zōng	posthumous name given to the second emperor of a dynasty / King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367-1422), reigned 1400-1418
抗美援朝	kàng měi yuán cháo	Resist US, help North Korea (1950s slogan)
中朝	zhōng cháo	Sino-Korean / China and North Korea
北韩北韓	běi hán	(Tw, HK) North Korea
外务省外務省	wài wù shěng	foreign ministry (e.g. of Japan or Korea)
金成金晟	jīn chéng	Sung KIM, US diplomat and director of US State Department's Korea office
北朝鲜北朝鮮	běi cháo xiǎn	North Korea
金针菇金針菇	jīn zhēn gū	enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes), used in cuisines of Japan, Korea and China, cultivated to be long, thin and white / abbr. to 金菇[jin1 gu1]
朝韩朝韓	cháo hán	North and South Korea
南朝鲜南朝鮮	nán cháo xiǎn	South Korea
大藏经大藏經	dà zàng jīng	Tripitaka Koreana, Buddhist scriptures carved on 81,340 wooden tablets and housed in the Haein Temple 海印寺[Hai3 yin4 si4] in South Gyeongsang province of South Korea	syn
三八线三八線	sān bā xiàn	38th parallel, forming the DMZ border between North and South Korea
金泉	jīn quán	Gimcheon (city in South Korea)
济州岛濟州島	jì zhōu dǎo	Jeju Island special autonomous province, South Korea, a World Heritage site
四小龙四小龍	sì xiǎo lóng	Four Asian Tigers / East Asian Tigers / Four Little Dragons (East Asian economic powers: Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong)
丽麗	lí	Korea	syn
济州濟州	jì zhōu	Jeju Island special autonomous province (Cheju Island), South Korea, a World Heritage site
金正日	jīn zhèng rì	Kim Jong-il (1942-2011), Dear Leader of North Korea 1982-2011
青瓦台青瓦臺	qīng wǎ tái	the Blue House (or Cheong Wa Dae), formerly the residence of the president of South Korea in Seoul (1948-2022), now a public park
水原	shuǐ yuán	Suweon City, capital of Gyeonggi province 京畿道[Jing1 ji1 dao4], South Korea
汉阳漢陽	hàn yáng	Hanyang county in Hubei province / historical name Hanyang for Seoul, Korea
貉	hé	raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) / raccoon of North China, Korea and Japan (Japanese: tanuki) / also pr. [hao2]	syn
三教九流	sān jiào jiǔ liú	the Three Religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) and Nine Schools (Confucians, Daoists, Yin-Yang, Legalists, Logicians, Mohists, Political Strategists, Eclectics, Agriculturists) / fig. people from all trades (often derog.)	syn
咸兴咸興	xián xīng	Hamhung, North Korea
大邱	dà qiū	Daegu Metropolitan City, capital of North Gyeongsang Province 慶尚北道\|庆尚北道[Qing4 shang4 bei3 dao4] in east South Korea
蔚山	wèi shān	Ulsan Metropolitan City in South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道\|庆尚南道[Qing4 shang4 nan2 dao4], South Korea
雪岳山雪嶽山	xuě yuè shān	Seoraksan, mountain near Sokcho, South Korea

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"(derog.) Korea" Chinese-English Dictionary

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