"(formerly) Ceylon" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
斯里兰卡斯里蘭卡	sī lǐ lán kǎ	Sri Lanka / (formerly) Ceylon

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
更	gēng	to change or replace / to experience / one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided / watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)	syn
前	qián	front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly	syn
向	xiàng	variant of 向[xiang4] / direction / orientation / to face / to turn toward / to / towards / shortly before / formerly	syn
以前	yǐ qián	before / formerly / previous / ago	syn
原来原來	yuán lái	original / former / originally / formerly / at first / so, actually, as it turns out	syn
从前從前	cóng qián	previously / formerly / once upon a time	syn
以往	yǐ wǎng	in the past / formerly	syn
孟买孟買	mèng mǎi	Mumbai (formerly Bombay)
匪帮匪幫	fěi bāng	gang of bandits / criminal gang (formerly often used of political opponents)	syn
在先	zài xiān	to come first / previous / prior / beforehand / first / formerly	syn
孟加拉国孟加拉國	mèng jiā lā guó	Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan)
锡兰錫蘭	xī lán	Ceylon (former name of Sri Lanka)
在前	zài qián	ahead / formerly / in the past
易趣	yì qù	EachNet, Chinese e-commerce company (formerly owned by eBay and branded as eBay EachNet)
广电总局廣電總局	guǎng diàn zǒng jú	National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) (abbr. for 國家廣播電視總局\|国家广播电视总局[Guo2 jia1 Guang3 bo1 Dian4 shi4 Zong3 ju2]) / formerly SAPPRFT, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (2013-2018) and SARFT, the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (prior to 2013)
金瓶梅	jīn píng méi	Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus (1617), Ming dynasty vernacular novel, formerly notorious and banned for its sexual content
大运大運	dà yùn	a stroke of luck / World University Games (formerly "Universiade") (abbr. for 大學生運動會\|大学生运动会[da4 xue2 sheng1 yun4 dong4 hui4])
海波	hǎi bō	hypo (loanword) / sodium thiosulfate Na2S2O3 used in fixing photos (formerly hyposulfite) / wave (sea)
松下电器松下電器	sōng xià diàn qì	Panasonic Corporation (formerly Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.)
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
德格	dé gé	Dêgê county (Tibetan: sde dge rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
菰	gū	Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia), now rare in the wild, formerly harvested for its grain, now mainly cultivated for its edible stem known as 茭白筍\|茭白笋[jiao1bai2sun3], which is swollen by a smut fungus / (variant of 菇[gu1]) mushroom	syn
斯威士兰斯威士蘭	sī wēi shì lán	Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)
康定	kāng dìng	Dartsendo, Dardo or Kangding county (Tibetan: dar mdo rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
得荣得榮	dé róng	Dêrong county (Tibetan: sde rong rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州\|甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
基里巴斯	jī lǐ bā sī	Kiribati (formerly the Gilbert Islands)
钦奈欽奈	qīn nài	Chennai, capital of southeast Indian state Tamil Nadu 泰米爾納德邦\|泰米尔纳德邦[Tai4 mi3 er3 Na4 de2 bang1] / formerly called Madras 馬德拉斯\|马德拉斯[Ma3 de2 la1 si1]
楞迦	léng jiā	Lanka (old term for Sri Lanka, Ceylon)
楞迦岛楞迦島	léng jiā dǎo	Lanka (old term for Sri Lanka, Ceylon)
巴塘	bā táng	Batang county (Tibetan: 'ba' thang rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
德钦德欽	dé qīn	Dechen County in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州\|迪庆藏族自治州[Di2 qing4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
静山靜山	jìng shān	Cheng San (precinct in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore) / Cheng Shan GRC, formerly (until the 1997 elections) a group representation constituency (electoral division) in Singapore
拉卜楞寺	lā bǔ lèng sì	Labrang Monastery, Tibetan: bLa-brang bkra-shis-'khyil, in Xiahe county 夏河縣\|夏河县[Xia4 he2 Xian4], Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu, formerly Amdo province of Tibet
理塘	lǐ táng	Litang county (Tibetan: li thang rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
銤	mǐ	formerly used for the chemical elements americium 鎇\|镅[mei2] and osmium 鋨\|锇[e2]
曏	xiàng	variant of 向, direction / orientation / to face / to turn toward / to / towards / shortly before / formerly / to side with / to be partial to / all along (previously)
琀	hán	gems or pearls formerly put into the mouth of a corpse
泰米尔纳德邦泰米爾納德邦	tài mǐ ěr nà dé bāng	Tamil Nadu, southeast Indian state, capital Chennai 欽奈\|钦奈[Qin1 nai4] / formerly Madras state 馬德拉斯邦\|马德拉斯邦[Ma3 de2 la1 si1 bang1]
皁	zào	black / police runners, from the black clothes formerly worn by them
丹巴	dān bā	Danba county (Tibetan: rong brag rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州, Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
丹巴县丹巴縣	dān bā xiàn	Danba county (Tibetan: rong brag rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
久治	jiǔ zhì	Jigzhi or Jiuzhi county (Tibetan: gcig sgril rdzong) in Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture 果洛州[Guo3 luo4 zhou1], Qinghai (formerly in Sichuan)
久治县久治縣	jiǔ zhì xiàn	Jigzhi or Jiuzhi county (Tibetan: gcig sgril rdzong) in Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture 果洛州[Guo3 luo4 zhou1], Qinghai (formerly in Sichuan)
九龙县九龍縣	jiǔ lóng xiàn	Jiulong county (Tibetan: brgyad zur rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
加里宁格勒加里寧格勒	jiā lǐ níng gé lè	Kaliningrad, town on Baltic now in Russian republic / formerly Königsberg, capital of East Prussia
卡纳塔克邦卡納塔克邦	kǎ nà tǎ kè bāng	Karnataka (formerly Mysore), southwest Indian state, capital Bangalore 班加羅爾\|班加罗尔[Ban1 jia1 luo2 er3]
夏河	xià hé	Xiahe County in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州[Gan1 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Gansu, formerly Amdo province of Tibet
夏河县夏河縣	xià hé xiàn	Xiahe County in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州[Gan1 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Gansu, formerly Amdo province of Tibet
大足县大足縣	dà zú xiàn	Dazu suburban county in Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
奥里萨邦奧里薩邦	ào lǐ sà bāng	Odisha (formerly Orissa), eastern Indian state
宿昔	sù xī	formerly / in the past
巴塘县巴塘縣	bā táng xiàn	Batang county (Tibetan: 'ba' thang rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
康定县康定縣	kāng dìng xiàn	Dartsendo, Dardo or Kangding county (Tibetan: dar mdo rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
得荣县得榮縣	dé róng xiàn	Dêrong county (Tibetan: sde rong rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
德格县德格縣	dé gé xiàn	Dêgê county (Tibetan: sde dge rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
德钦县德欽縣	dé qīn xiàn	Dechen County in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州\|迪庆藏族自治州[Di2 qing4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
戴绿帽子戴綠帽子	dài lǜ mào zi	to have been cheated on by one's partner (formerly meant "to be a cuckold", i.e. applied to men only)
房地美	fáng dì měi	Freddie Mac, US mortgage company / formerly Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
新北市	xīn běi shì	New Taipei City, administrative district in north Taiwan, formerly 臺北縣\|台北县[Tai2 bei3 Xian4]
新龙新龍	xīn lóng	Xinlong county (Tibetan: nyag rong rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
新龙县新龍縣	xīn lóng xiàn	Xinlong county (Tibetan: nyag rong rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
东交民巷東交民巷	dōng jiāo mín xiàng	East Jiaomin Lane, a street in central Beijing and its surrounding district, formerly known as the Peking Legation Quarter, where foreign diplomatic missions were located during the period 1861-1959
松下公司	sōng xià gōng sī	Panasonic Corporation (formerly Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.)
梁平县梁平縣	liáng píng xiàn	Liangping county in Wanzhou suburbs of north Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
荣昌县榮昌縣	róng chāng xiàn	Rongchang suburban county in Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
武水	wǔ shuǐ	the Wu river in Hunan and Guangdong / formerly Shuang river 瀧水\|泷水
武溪	wǔ xī	Wu river in Hunan and Guangdong / formerly Shuang river 瀧水\|泷水
武谿	wǔ xī	variant of 武溪, Wu river in Hunan and Guangdong / formerly Shuang river 瀧水\|泷水
武隆县武隆縣	wǔ lóng xiàn	Wulong county in Fuling suburbs of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
泰米尔纳德泰米爾納德	tài mǐ ěr nà dé	Tamil Nadu, southeast Indian state, capital Chennai 欽奈\|钦奈[Qin1 nai4] / formerly Madras state 馬德拉斯邦\|马德拉斯邦[Ma3 de2 la1 si1 bang1]
涪陵地区涪陵地區	fú líng dì qū	Fuling suburbs of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
潼南县潼南縣	tóng nán xiàn	Tongnan suburban county in Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
泸定瀘定	lú dìng	Luding county (Tibetan: lcags zam rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
泸定县瀘定縣	lú dìng xiàn	Luding county (Tibetan: lcags zam rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
炉霍爐霍	lú huò	Luhuo county (Tibetan: brag 'go rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
炉霍县爐霍縣	lú huò xiàn	Luhuo county (Tibetan: brag 'go rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
理塘县理塘縣	lǐ táng xiàn	Litang county (Tibetan: li thang rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
璧山县璧山縣	bì shān xiàn	Bishan suburban county in Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
甘孜县甘孜縣	gān zī xiàn	Garzê county (Tibetan: dkar mdzes rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
白玉县白玉縣	bái yù xiàn	Baiyü county (Tibetan: dpal yul rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
石渠县石渠縣	shí qú xiàn	Sêrxü county (Tibetan: ser shul rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
祁连山脉祁連山脈	qí lián shān mài	Qilian Mountains (formerly Richthofen Range), dividing Qinghai and Gansu provinces
稻城	dào chéng	Daocheng county (Tibetan: 'dab pa rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
稻城县稻城縣	dào chéng xiàn	Daocheng county (Tibetan: 'dab pa rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
纳豆菌納豆菌	nà dòu jūn	Bacillus subtilis (formerly Bacillus natto), a common soil bacterium
綦江县綦江縣	qí jiāng xiàn	Qijiang suburban county in Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
旧前舊前	jiù qián	in the past / formerly
色达色達	sè dá	Sêrtar county (Tibetan: gser thar rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
色达县色達縣	shǎi dá xiàn	Sêrtar county (Tibetan: gser thar rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
万盛萬盛	wàn shèng	Wansheng suburban district of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
万盛区萬盛區	wàn shèng qū	Wansheng suburban district of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
叶卡特琳娜堡葉卡特琳娜堡	yè kǎ tè lín nà bǎo	Ekaterinburg or Yekaterinburg (formerly Sverdlovsk), Russian town in the Ural mountains
褒禅山褒禪山	bāo chán shān	Mt Baochan in Anhui / formerly known as Mt Hua 華山\|华山
赤崁楼赤崁樓	chì kǎn lóu	Chihkan Tower (formerly Fort Provintia) in Tainan, Taiwan (also written 赤嵌樓\|赤嵌楼[Chi4 kan3 lou2])
赤嵌楼赤嵌樓	chì kǎn lóu	Chihkan Tower (formerly Fort Provintia) in Tainan, Taiwan (also written 赤崁樓\|赤崁楼[Chi4 kan3 lou2])
走禽	zǒu qín	Ratitae (formerly Cursores) flightless birds such as ostriches
道孚	dào fú	Dawu county (Tibetan: rta 'u rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
道孚县道孚縣	dào fú xiàn	Dawu county (Tibetan: rta 'u rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
郭泉	guō quán	Guo Quan, formerly Professor of Nanjing Normal University, sacked after founding New People's Party of China 中國新民黨\|中国新民党

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