阿斗 ā dǒu A-dou, nickname of Liu Shan 劉禪|刘禅[Liu2 Shan4] (207-271), son of Liu Bei, reigned as Shu Han emperor 233-263 / (fig.) weak and inept person syn 扶不起的阿斗 扶不起的阿鬥 fú bù qǐ de ā dǒu weak and inept person / hopeless case 烂泥扶不上墙 爛泥扶不上牆 làn ní fú bù shàng qiáng useless (idiom) / worthless / inept 疏谋少略 疎謀少略 shū móu shǎo lüè (idiom) unable to plan / inept at strategy 导师 導師 dǎo shī tutor / teacher / academic advisor syn 谋士 謀士 móu shì skilled manipulator / tactician / strategist / advisor / counsellor syn 姜子牙 薑子牙 jiāng zǐ yá Jiang Ziya (c. 1100 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), partly mythical sage advisor to King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhou1 Wen2 wang2] and purported author of “Six Secret Strategic Teachings” 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1] 伯杰 伯傑 bó jié (name) Berger / Samuel Berger, former US National Security Advisor under President Carter 谘询员 諮詢員 zī xún yuán advisor / consultant 尉缭 尉繚 wèi liáo Wei Lao (c. 450 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), advisor to the first Qin emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2], possible author of the Wei Liaozi 尉繚子|尉缭子[Wei4 Liao2 zi5] text on military strategy 府幕 fǔ mù government advisor 洋员 洋員 yáng yuán Westerner employed in Qing China (as professor or military advisor etc) 程昱 chéng yù Cheng Yu (141-220), advisor to General Cao Cao 曹操 during the Three Kingdoms era 荀彧 xún yù Xun Yu (163-212), brilliant strategist, advisor of Cao Cao in Three Kingdoms 博士导师 博士導師 bó shì dǎo shī doctoral advisor / PhD supervisor 耶律楚材 yē lǜ chǔ cái Yelü Chucai (1190-1244), Khitan statesman and advisor to Genghis Khan and Ögödei Khan, known for convincing the Mongols to tax the conquered population of the north China plains rather than slaughter it 安保部门改革顾问 ān bǎo bù mén gǎi gé gù wèn Security Sector Reform Advisor 洗钱问题顾问 xǐ qián wèn tí gù wèn Advisor on Money Laundering 习惯法顾问 xí guàn fǎ gù wèn Customary Justice Advisor 检察顾问 jiǎn chá gù wèn Prosecutorial Advisor 执行委员会和政策顾问秘书 執行委員會和政策顧問秘書 Secretary to the Executive Committee and Policy Advisor 道德操守顾问 道德操守顧問 dào dé cào shǒu gù wèn Ethics Advisor 高级人口顾问 高級人口顧問 Senior Population Advisor 法庭行政顾问 法庭行政顧問 Court Administration Advisor 反腐败顾问 反腐敗顧問 Anti-corruption Advisor 咨询员 諮詢員 zī xún yuán advisor / consultant 所谓 所謂 suǒ wèi what is meant by the expression ... / what is referred to as ... / (derog.) so-called 小子 xiǎo zi (coll.) boy / (derog.) joker / guy / (despicable) fellow syn 狼狈 狼狽 láng bèi in a difficult situation / to cut a sorry figure / scoundrel! (derog.) syn 前台 前臺 qián tái stage / proscenium / foreground in politics etc (sometimes derog.) / front desk / reception desk / (computing) front-end / foreground 小日本 xiǎo rì běn (derog.) Japanese person / Jap 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 鬼子 guǐ zi devil (derog. term for foreign invaders) / (esp. during resistance against Japanese aggression 1931-1945) Jap / Nip syn 神经病 神經病 shén jīng bìng mental disorder / neuropathy / (derog.) mental case syn 里人 lǐ rén person from the same village, town or province / peasant (derog.) / (of a school of thought etc) follower 废料 廢料 fèi liào waste products / refuse / garbage / good-for-nothing (derog.) syn 轮子 輪子 lún zi wheel / (derog.) Falun Gong practitioner / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 货色 貨色 huò sè goods / (derog.) stuff / trash syn 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 婆娘 pó niáng woman (derog.) syn 御用 禦用 yù yòng for use by the emperor / imperial / (derog.) in the pay of the ruler 棒子 bàng zi stick / club / cudgel / maize (corn) / ear of maize / corncob / (derog.) Korean syn 小白脸 小白臉 xiǎo bái liǎn attractive young man (usually derog.) / pretty boy / gigolo 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 阿三 ā sān (derog.) an Indian 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 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 老不死 lǎo bù sǐ (derog.) old but still alive / old fart / old bastard 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 戏子 戲子 xì zi (derog.) opera singer / actor syn 抛头露面 拋頭露面 pāo tóu lòu miàn to show your face in public (derog.) syn 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 女流 nǚ liú (derog.) woman syn 美国佬 美國佬 měi guó lǎo an American (derog.) / a Yankee 乡巴佬 鄉巴佬 xiāng bā lǎo (derog.) villager / hick / bumpkin syn 秃驴 禿驢 tū lǘ (derog.) Buddhist monk 厮混 廝混 sī hùn (derog.) to hang out (with sb) / to mix (things) together 显形 顯形 xiǎn xíng to show one's true nature (derog.) / to betray oneself syn 毛子 máo zi hairy fellow / foreigner / Russian (derog.) / bandit (old) / tuft of fine hair 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 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 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 野种 野種 yě zhǒng (derog.) illegitimate child / bastard 和事佬 hé shì lǎo peacemaker / mediator / (derog.) fixer 野鸳鸯 野鴛鴦 yě yuān yāng wild mandarin duck / (derog.) illicit lovers / unorthodox couple 倭 wō dwarf / Japanese (derog.) (old) 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 小蜜 xiǎo mì (derog.) girlfriend of a married man 一鼻孔出气 一鼻孔出氣 yī bí kǒng chū qì lit. to breathe through the same nostril (idiom) / fig. two people say exactly the same thing (usually derog.) / to sing from the same hymn sheet syn 丘八 qiū bā soldier (from the two components of the 兵 character) (derog.) 倒弄 dǎo nong to move (things around) / to buy and sell at a profit (derog.) 倭人 wō rén dwarf / (old) (derog.) Japanese person 倭军 倭軍 wō jūn Japanese army (derog.) (old) 吊膀子 diào bàng zi (dialect) to flirt (derog.) syn 小屁孩 xiǎo pì hái kid / youngster / (derog.) brat 拖油瓶 tuō yóu píng (derog.) (of a woman) to bring one's children into a second marriage / children by a previous marriage 狗玩儿的 狗玩兒的 gǒu wán r de beast (derog.) 秧子 yāng zi sapling / seedling / sprout / (esp.) rice seedling / stem / stalk / vine / baby livestock / fry / (dialect) (derog.) suffix used to indicate a type of person syn 穷棒子 窮棒子 qióng bàng zi poor but spirited person / (old) (derog.) peasant syn 膏药旗 膏藥旗 gāo yao qí Japanese flag (derog.) 阿土 ā tǔ country bumpkin / redneck (derog) 韩棒子 韓棒子 hán bàng zi Korean (derog.) 高丽棒子 高麗棒子 gāo lí bàng zi Korean (derog.) 妇道人家 婦道人家 fù dao rén jia woman (derog.) syn 台巴子 tái bā zi (derog.) Taiwanese / person from Taiwan 官僚习气 官僚習氣 guān liáo xí qì (derog.) bureaucracy / red tape 不是东西 不是東西 bù shì dōng xi (derog.) to be a good-for-nothing / worthless nobody / no-good 惯家 慣家 guàn jia (usually derog.) an old hand at sth 狗崽子 gǒu zǎi zi (coll.) puppy / (derog.) son of a bitch syn 老毛子 lǎo máo zi Westerner (esp. a Russian) (derog.) 表功 biǎo gōng to show off one's accomplishments (often derog.) 贼秃 賊禿 zéi tū (derog.) Buddhist monk 老东西 老東西 lǎo dōng xi (derog.) old fool / old bastard 二毛子 èr máo zi lit. secondary foreigner / (derogatory term for Chinese Christians and others associated with foreigners, used at the time of the Boxer Rebellion) / (coll.) westernized Chinese person / (derog.) person of mixed Chinese and Russian blood / (slang) Ukraine / German shepherd dog / (dialect) two-year-old goat 棒国 棒國 bàng guó (derog.) Korea 棒子国 棒子國 bàng zi guó (derog.) Korea, esp. South Korea 毛子国 毛子國 máo zi guó (derog.) Russia 绿教 緑教 lǜ jiào (derog.) Islam 