福冈 福岡 fú gāng Fukuoka, capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture in Kyushu, Japan / Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan 干 幹 gàn tree trunk / main part of sth / to manage / to work / to do / capable / cadre / to kill (slang) / to fuck (vulgar) / (coll.) pissed off / annoyed syn 小姐 xiǎo jie young lady / miss / (slang) prostitute / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] syn 面 麵 miàn flour / noodles / (of food) soft (not crunchy) / (slang) (of a person) ineffectual / spineless syn 亲 親 qīn parent / one's own (flesh and blood) / relative / related / marriage / bride / close / intimate / in person / first-hand / in favor of / pro- / to kiss / (Internet slang) dear syn 同志 tóng zhì comrade / (slang) homosexual / CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4] syn 日本 rì běn Japan 机场 機場 jī chǎng airport / airfield / (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for circumventing Internet censorship / CL:家[jia1],處|处[chu4] syn 变态 變態 biàn tài to metamorphose (biology) / abnormal / perverted / hentai / (slang) pervert 玻璃 bō li glass / CL:張|张[zhang1],塊|块[kuai4] / (slang) male homosexual syn 楼上 樓上 lóu shàng upstairs / (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread 沙发 沙發 shā fā sofa (loanword) / CL:條|条[tiao2],張|张[zhang1] / (Internet slang) the first reply or replier to a forum post 膝盖 膝蓋 xī gài knee / (Internet slang) to kneel down (in admiration) syn 东京 東京 dōng jīng Tokyo, capital of Japan / Tonkin (northern Vietnam during the French colonial period) 国会 國會 guó huì Parliament (UK) / Congress (US) / Diet (Japan) / Legislative Yuan (Taiwan) 空军 空軍 kōng jūn air force / (slang) to fail to catch anything (on a fishing trip) / to get skunked syn 鸭子 鴨子 yā zi duck / male prostitute (slang) syn 条子 條子 tiáo zi short note / slip of paper / stripe / (slang) cop / (old) prostitute syn 青蛙 qīng wā frog (CL:隻|只[zhi1]) / (old) (slang) ugly guy syn 首相 shǒu xiàng prime minister (of Japan or UK etc) syn 咪咪 mī mī oboe-like musical instrument used in folk music of Gansu, Qinghai etc / (onom.) meow / kitty kitty! / Mimi (Western name) / tits (i.e. slang for breasts) syn 恐龙 恐龍 kǒng lóng dinosaur (CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1]) / (old) (slang) ugly person 电车 電車 diàn chē tram / streetcar / trolleybus / electric car / e-bike / (in the context of Japan) electric train 马子 馬子 mǎ zi bandit / brigand / gambling chip / chamber pot / (slang) girl / chick / babe syn 溜冰 liū bīng ice skating / (slang) to do meth syn 灯泡 燈泡 dēng pào light bulb / see also 電燈泡|电灯泡[dian4 deng1 pao4] / third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 海龟 海龜 hǎi guī turtle / Internet slang for 海歸|海归[hai3 gui1] 猩猩 xīng xing orangutan / (slang) dialect speaker whose speech is corrupted by Standard Mandarin syn 白金 bái jīn platinum / silver / (slang) handcuffs syn 正点 正點 zhèng diǎn (of a train etc) on time / punctual / (slang) awesome / (Tw) on the hour syn 叶子 葉子 yè zi leaf (CL:片[pian4]) / (slang) marijuana syn 极品 極品 jí pǐn best quality / item of the highest quality / (slang) outrageous / annoying in the extreme / gross / person with these qualities syn 霹雳 霹靂 pī lì thunderclap / (slang) awesome / shocking / terrifying syn 灵光 靈光 líng guāng divine light (around the Buddha) / a halo / a miraculous column of light / (slang) jolly good! syn 大洋 dà yáng ocean / (old) silver dollar / (slang) Chinese yuan syn 天皇 tiān huáng Heavenly Sovereign, one of the three legendary sovereigns 三皇[san1 huang2] / emperor / emperor of Japan syn 机车 機車 jī chē locomotive / train engine car / (Tw) scooter / (Tw) (slang) hard to get along with / to be a pain in the ass / (Tw) damn! / crap! syn 切口 qiè kǒu slang / argot / private language used as secret code syn 飞机场 飛機場 fēi jī chǎng airport / (slang) flat chest / CL:處|处[chu4] syn 哇塞 wā sāi (slang) wow! / also pr. [wa1 sei1] 大阪 dà bǎn Osaka, city in Japan 真空 zhēn kōng (physics, fig.) vacuum / (slang) to not wear underwear 幕府 mù fǔ (orig.) tents forming the offices of a commanding officer / administration of a military government / (medieval Japan) "bakufu", administration of the shogun 小儿科 小兒科 xiǎo ér kē pediatrics / pediatric (department) / sth of little importance / trifle / a child's play / (slang) childish / petty / stingy syn 俚语 俚語 lǐ yǔ slang 电灯泡 電燈泡 diàn dēng pào light bulb / (slang) unwanted third guest syn 菠菜 bō cài spinach (CL:棵[ke1]) / (slang) gambling / gambler (alternative term for 博彩[bo2cai3]) 母鸡 母雞 mǔ jī hen / don't know (humorous slang mimicking Cantonese 唔知, Jyutping: m4 zi1) syn 本州 běn zhōu Honshū, the main island of Japan 菊花 jú huā chrysanthemum / (TCM) chrysanthemum flower / (slang) anus syn 广岛 廣島 guǎng dǎo Hiroshima, Japan 套套 tào tao methods / the old tricks / (slang) condom syn 巨龙 巨龍 jù lóng gigantic dragon (lit. and fig.) / titanosaur (abbr. for 泰坦巨龍|泰坦巨龙[tai4 tan3 ju4 long2]) / (slang) big dick / schlong 阴间 陰間 yīn jiān the nether world / Hades / (neologism) (slang) disturbing / unsettling / awful / detestable syn 冲绳 沖繩 chōng shéng Okinawa, Japan 马甲 馬甲 mǎ jiǎ corset / sockpuppet (Internet slang) / vest (dialect) syn 绿茶 綠茶 lǜ chá green tea / (slang) (of a girl) seemingly innocent and charming but actually calculating and manipulative / a girl who has these qualities 的哥 dī gē male taxi driver / cabbie (slang) syn 白兔 bái tù white rabbit / (fig.) (slang) breast syn 大虾 大蝦 dà xiā prawn / (Internet slang) expert / whiz syn 走后门 走後門 zǒu hòu mén (lit.) to enter through the back door / (fig.) to pull strings / to use connections / (fig.) (slang) to have anal sex syn 野鸡 野雞 yě jī pheasant / unregistered and operating illegally (business) / (slang) prostitute syn 油管 yóu guǎn oil pipe / (slang) YouTube 神户 神戶 shén hù Kobe, city in Japan 放血 fàng xuè to let blood (Chinese medicine) / to bleed / to stab sb (slang) 牛郎 niú láng cowherd boy / (slang) male prostitute syn 北海道 běi hǎi dào Hokkaidō, Japan 凡尔赛 凡爾賽 fán ěr sài Versailles (near Paris) / (slang) to humblebrag / ostensibly modest, but in fact boastful 关东 關東 guān dōng Northeast China / Manchuria / lit. east of Shanhai Pass 山海關|山海关[Shan1 hai3 guan1] / Kantō region of Japan 炒饭 炒飯 chǎo fàn fried rice / (Tw) (slang) to have sex 横滨 橫濱 héng bīn Yokohama, Japan 毒虫 毒蟲 dú chóng poisonous insect (or spider etc) / venomous snake / (slang) junkie 凉拌 涼拌 liáng bàn to dress cold food with sauce / (slang) there's not much you can do about it (wordplay using 拌[ban4] instead of its homophone 辦|办[ban4]) 岛国 島國 dǎo guó island nation (sometimes refers specifically to Japan) 长崎 長崎 cháng qí Nagasaki, Japan 九州 jiǔ zhōu division of China during earliest dynasties / fig. ancient China / Kyūshū, southernmost of Japan's four major islands syn 赖皮 賴皮 lài pí shameless / (slang) rascal syn 打炮 dǎ pào to open fire with artillery / to set off firecrackers / to make one's stage debut / (slang) to have sex / to masturbate syn 秋田 qiū tián Akita prefecture of north Japan 丁丁 dīng dīng (neologism) (slang) penis (丁丁 resembles "JJ", which is short for 雞雞|鸡鸡[ji1ji1]) syn 不买账 不買賬 bù mǎi zhàng not to acknowledge sb as senior or superior / not to believe sth / don't buy it (slang) 奈良 nài liáng Nara, an old capital of Japan 纳豆 納豆 nà dòu nattō, a type of fermented soybean, popular as a breakfast food in Japan 筒子 tǒng zi tube-shaped object / tube / bobbin / (Internet slang) homonym for 同志[tong2 zhi4] syn 米粉 mǐ fěn rice flour / rice-flour noodles / (Internet slang) Xiaomi fan syn 绿化 綠化 lǜ huà to make green with plants / to reforest / (Internet slang) Islamization 札幌 zhá huǎng Sapporo, Japan 关西 關西 guān xī Kansai region, Japan / Guanxi or Kuanhsi town in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan 扶桑 fú sāng Fusang, mythical island of ancient literature, often interpreted as Japan syn 抗战 抗戰 kàng zhàn war of resistance, especially the war against Japan (1937-1945) 琉球 liú qiú Ryūkyū / refers to the Ryūkyū Islands 琉球群島|琉球群岛[Liu2 qiu2 Qun2 dao3] stretching from Japan to Taiwan / Liuchiu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan 宫城 宮城 gōng chéng Miyagi prefecture in the north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1] 萨摩 薩摩 sà mó Satsuma, the name of a former feudal domain in Japan, and of a former province, a battleship, a district, a peninsula etc 日本海 rì běn hǎi Sea of Japan 长野 長野 cháng yě Nagano (name) / Nagano city and prefecture in central Japan 土话 土話 tǔ huà vernacular / slang / dialect / patois syn 裕仁 yù rén Hirohito, personal name of the Shōwa 昭和[Zhao1 he2] emperor of Japan (1901-1989), reigned 1925-1989 白虎 bái hǔ White Tiger (the seven mansions of the west sky) / (slang) hairless female genitalia