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) 世运 世運 shì yùn World Games (abbr. for 世界運動會|世界运动会[Shi4jie4 Yun4dong4hui4]) / (old) (Tw, HK) Olympic Games 联合国机构间运动会 聯合國機構間運動會 United Nations Inter-Agency Games / Inter-Agency Games 机构间运动会 機構間運動會 United Nations Inter-Agency Games / Inter-Agency Games 东亚和东南亚增长经验区域讨论会 東亞和東南亞增長經驗區域討論會 Regional Seminar on East / South-East Asian Growth Experience 东边 東邊 dōng bian east / east side / eastern part / to the east of syn 东区 東區 dōng qū east district of city / east zone / Tung east district of a Taiwanese city 亚运会 亞運會 yà yùn huì Asian Games 亚运 亞運 yà yùn Asian Games 乐羊羊 樂羊羊 lè yáng yáng Happy sheep (group of five cartoon sheep), mascot of 2010 Guangzhou Asian games 廣州亞運會|广州亚运会 亚洲运动会 亞洲運動會 yà zhōu yùn dòng huì Asian Games 亚冬会 亞冬會 yà dōng huì Asian Winter Games 亚洲国家 亞洲國家 yà zhōu guó jiā Asian country / Asian nation 亚太国家 亞太國家 yà tài guó jiā Asian-Pacific country / Asian-Pacific nation 香蕉人 xiāng jiāo rén banana person (yellow outside, white inside) / mildly pejorative term used by Chinese for assimilated Asian Americans / Westernized person of Asian appearance 亚太农业工程与机械中心 United Nations Asian and Pacific Centre for Agricultural Engineering and Machinery / Asian and Pacific Centre for Agricultural Engineering and Machinery 国际和平年亚太和西亚区域讨论会 國際和平年亞太和西亞區域討論會 Asian and Pacific and Western Asian Regional Seminar for the International Year of Peace 亚洲公路网政府间协定 亞洲公路網政府間協定 Intergovernmental Agreement on the Asian Highway Network / Asian Highway Agreement 亚洲公路协定 亞洲公路協定 yà zhōu gōng lù xié dìng Intergovernmental Agreement on the Asian Highway Network / Asian Highway Agreement 希尔 希爾 xī ěr Hill (name) / Christopher Hill, US undersecretary of state of East Asian affairs 东洋 東洋 dōng yáng Japan (old) / East Asian countries syn 梅雨 méi yǔ East Asian rainy season (in late spring and early summer) syn 早操 zǎo cāo morning exercises (physical exercises commonly performed en masse at schools and workplaces in East Asian countries) 黄祸 黃禍 huáng huò yellow peril (offensive term referring to the perceived threat to Western nations, of immigration or military expansion from East Asian nations) 亚太区 亞太區 yà tài qū Asian area / the Far East / Asia Pacific region 东亚共同体 dōng yà gòng tòng tǐ East Asian Community 东南亚和太平洋地区证卷公司 South-East Asian and Pacific Area Securities 东南亚中央银行研究训练中心 South-East Asian Central Banks Research and Training Centre 东南亚次区域方案 dōng nán yà cì qū yù fāng àn North-east Asian Subregional Programme 东南亚海洋法、政策和管理项目 東南亞海洋法、政策和管理項目 South-East Asian Project on Ocean Law, Policy and Management 东北亚环境合作次级方案 東北亞環境合作次級方案 dōng běi yà huán jìng hé zuò cì jí fāng àn North East Asian Subregional Programme for Environmental Cooperation 东非和亚洲矿物资源开发中心 東非和亞洲礦物資源開發中心 East African and Asian Mineral Resources Development Centres 东亚水域海洋污染问题国际讲习班 東亞水域海洋污染問題國際講習班 dōng yà shuǐ yù hǎi yáng wū rǎn wèn tí guó jì jiǎng xí bān International Workshop on Marine Pollution in East Asian Waters 东南亚区域农业高级研究中心 東南亞區域農業高級研究中心 South-East Asian Regional Centre for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture 东南亚区域计算机联合会 東南亞區域計算機聯合會 South-East Asian Regional Computer Confederation 东北亚区域安全和国际机构的作用 東北亞區域安全和國際機構的作用 North-East Asian Regional Security and the Role of International Institutions 东南亚木材生产者协会 東南亞木材生產者協會 South-East Asian Lumber Producers Association 东南亚数学学会 東南亞數學學會 South-East Asian Mathematical Society 东亚和大洋洲股票交易所联合会 東亞和大洋洲股票交易所聯合會 East Asian and Oceanic Stock Exchanges Federation 东亚大地构造和资源研究 東亞大地構造和資源研究 Studies in East Asian Tectonics and Resources 东亚反对种族隔离行动区域讨论会 東亞反對種族隔離行動區域討論會 Regional Seminar on East Asian Action against Apartheid 东亚- 太平洋环带山区协会 東亞- 太平洋環帶山區協會 East Asian-Pacific Rim Mountain Association 东亚峰会 東亞峰會 dōng yà fēng huì East Asia Summit, annual meeting of leading Asian states 歇山顶 歇山頂 xiē shān dǐng (East Asian) hip-and-gable roof 峇拉煎 bā lā jiān (loanword) belachan (South-East Asian condiment made from fermented shrimp paste) 马拉盏 馬拉盞 mǎ lā zhǎn (loanword) belachan (South-East Asian condiment made from fermented shrimp paste) 大般涅槃经 大般涅槃經 dà bān niè pán jīng (Buddhism) Mahāyāna Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra, aka the Nirvana Sutra, of which two major Chinese translations are extant, influential in the development of East Asian Buddhism 东海 東海 dōng hǎi East China Sea / East Sea (Chinese mythology and ancient geography) 东侧 東側 dōng cè east side / east face syn 东西方 東西方 dōng xī fāng east and west / east to west 辽东 遼東 liáo dōng Liaodong peninsula between Bohai 渤海 and Yellow sea / east and south of Liaoning province / east of Liao river 遼河|辽河 东 東 dōng east / host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) / landlord syn 中东国家 中東國家 zhōng dōng guó jiā Nations of the Middle East / Middle East countries 东西德 東西德 dōng xī dé East and West Germany / refers to the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) and the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) 极东 極東 jí dōng the Far East / East Asia 泰东 泰東 tài dōng the Far East / East Asia 东亚和东南亚及大洋洲区域 East and South-East Asia and Oceania Region 中东和北非区域 中東和北非區域 Middle East and North Africa Region / Middle East and North Africa 中东和东南亚区域空中导航会议 中東和東南亞區域空中導航會議 Middle East - South-East Asia Regional Air Navigation Meeting 东亚和东南亚区域局 東亞和東南亞區域局 East and South-East Asia Regional Bureau 文印马菲增长区 文印馬菲增長區 wén yìn mǎ fěi zēng zhǎng qū Brunei Darussalam Indonesia Malaysia the Philippines - East ASEAN Growth Area / East ASEAN Growth Area 东盟东部增长区 東盟東部增長區 dōng méng dōng bù zēng zhǎng qū Brunei Darussalam Indonesia Malaysia the Philippines - East ASEAN Growth Area / East ASEAN Growth Area 东亚和东南亚地区 東亞和東南亞地區 East and South-East Asia Region 东亚和东南亚处 東亞和東南亞處 East and South East Asia Branch 奥运 奧運 ào yùn Olympic Games / the Olympics (abbr. for 奧林匹克運動會|奥林匹克运动会[Ao4lin2pi3ke4 Yun4dong4hui4]) 奥运会 奧運會 ào yùn huì Olympic Games / the Olympics (abbr. for 奧林匹克運動會|奥林匹克运动会[Ao4lin2pi3ke4 Yun4dong4hui4]) syn 秘籍 mì jí rare book / cheat code (video games) syn 副本 fù běn copy / duplicate / transcript / (in online games) instance syn 梅花 méi huā plum blossom / clubs ♣ (a suit in card games) / wintersweet (dialect) syn 方块 方塊 fāng kuài cube / block / square / rectangle / diamond ♦ (in card games) syn 博弈 bó yì games (such as chess, dice etc) / gambling / contest syn 大牌 dà pái strong card / honor card (card games) / very popular or successful person / self-important 北京奥运 北京奧運 běi jīng ào yùn the Beijing 2008 Olympic games 封神榜 fēng shén bǎng Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc 东道主 東道主 dōng dào zhǔ host / official host (e.g. venue for games or a conference) syn 电子游戏 電子遊戲 diàn zǐ yóu xì computer and video games 红心 紅心 hóng xīn heart ♥ (in card games) / red, heart-shaped symbol / bullseye syn 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]) 打爆 dǎ bào to blow out / to blow off / (computer games) to zap / (phone) to ring off the hook / to be jammed / to max out (credit card etc) 分 fēn to divide / to separate / to distribute / to allocate / to distinguish (good and bad) / (bound form) branch of (an organization) / sub- (as in 分局[fen1 ju2]) / fraction / one tenth (of certain units) / unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm / minute (unit of time) / minute (angular measurement unit) / a point (in sports or games) / 0.01 yuan (unit of money) syn 主 zhǔ owner / master / host / individual or party concerned / God / Lord / main / to indicate or signify / trump card (in card games) syn 红桃 紅桃 hóng táo heart ♥ (in card games) 黑桃 hēi táo spade ♠ (in card games) 封神演义 封神演義 fēng shén yǎn yì Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc 忍者神龟 忍者神龜 rěn zhě shén guī Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, US comic book series, first appeared in 1984, also films, video games etc 球网 球網 qiú wǎng net (for ball games) 残奥会 殘奧會 cán ào huì Paralympic Games 全国运动会 全國運動會 quán guó yùn dòng huì National Games, Chinese athletics competition, organized every four years since 1959 球台 球檯 qiú tái table (for games using balls) 叫牌 jiào pái to bid (bridge and similar card games) 毽子 jiàn zi a kind of shuttlecock used to play games in which it is kept in the air without using the hands, primarily by kicking / game played with such a shuttlecock 农运会 農運會 nóng yùn huì China National Farmers' Games (sports meeting for peasants held every 4 years since 1988) 二次元 èr cì yuán two-dimensional / the fictional worlds of anime, comics and games 御宅族 yù zhái zú otaku, a Japanese term for people with obsessive interests such as anime, manga, and video games / see also 宅男[zhai2 nan2] / see also 宅女[zhai2 nu:3] 水立方 shuǐ lì fāng Water Cube, nickname of Beijing National Aquatics Center 北京國家游泳中心|北京国家游泳中心, swimming venue of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games 闹着玩儿 鬧著玩兒 nào zhe wán r to play games / to joke around / to play a joke on sb syn 盘 盤 pán tray / plate / dish / (finance) (bound form) market prices / (computing) (bound form) disk / to coil (a rope, pigtail etc) / to check / to examine / to investigate / to transfer / to sell (property) / to shift / to move (sth big and heavy) / classifier for things resembling a plate or dish / classifier for coils / classifier for games or matches (chess, table tennis etc) syn 青梅竹马 青梅竹馬 qīng méi zhú mǎ lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom) / fig. innocent children's games / childhood sweethearts / a couple who grew up as childhood friends syn 李宁 李寧 lǐ níng Li Ning (1963-), PRC gymnast, winner of three gold medals at Los Angeles 1984 Olympic games 