正教 zhèng jiào lit. true religion / orthodox religion / orthodox Christianity / Islam (in the writing of Chinese or Hui theologians) syn 奧蹟 ào jì variant of 奥迹|奧迹, Holy mystery / Holy sacrament (of Orthodox church) 马其顿东正教 馬其頓東正教 Macedonian Orthodox Church 塞尔维亚东正教 塞爾維亞東正教 Serbian Orthodox Church 塞尔维亚东正教圣主教公会 塞爾維亞東正教聖主教公會 Holy Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church 奥迹 奧迹 ào jì Holy mystery / Holy sacrament (of Orthodox church) 东正教会联合委员会 東正教會聯合委員會 Joint Commission of Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Churches 正宗 zhèng zōng orthodox school / fig. traditional / old school / authentic / genuine syn 神父 shén fu father (Catholic or Orthodox priest) syn 正统 正統 zhèng tǒng orthodoxy / tradition / orthodox / traditional / principles of dynastic succession / (of an heir) legitimate syn 修女 xiū nǚ nun or sister (of the Roman Catholic or Greek Orthodox churches) 南北美洲希腊东正教大主教管区会议 南北美洲希臘東正教大主教管區會議 Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan Council of North and South America 东非行动计划 Action Plan for the Protection and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern African Region / Eastern African Action Plan 刚果民主共和国东部问题特使 剛果民主共和國東部問題特使 Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo / Special Envoy for eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo 美国律师公会中欧和东欧法律倡议 美國律師公會中歐和東歐法律倡議 American Bar Association Central and Eastern European Law Initiative / Central and Eastern European Law Initiative 教会 教會 jiào huì Christian church 教堂 jiào táng church / chapel / CL:座[zuo4],所[suo3],間|间[jian1] syn 破门 破門 pò mén to burst or force open a door / to excommunicate sb (from the Roman Catholic Church) / to score a goal (in football, hockey etc) 执事 執事 zhí shì to perform one's job / attendant / job / duties / (respectful appellation for the addressee) you / your Excellency / (Church) deacon 精神领袖 精神領袖 jīng shén lǐng xiù spiritual leader (of a nation or church) / religious leader 大主教 dà zhǔ jiào archbishop / primate (of a church) / metropolitan 政教 zhèng jiào church and state / government and education / political education 教友 jiào yǒu church member syn 礼拜堂 禮拜堂 lǐ bài táng chapel / church (Protestant) syn 天主教会 天主教會 tiān zhǔ jiào huì the Catholic Church 早课 早課 zǎo kè matins / morning service (in the Catholic Church) / morning chorus (of birds) 做礼拜 做禮拜 zuò lǐ bài to worship / to pray (esp. in a regular religious gathering at a church or mosque) 拱廊 gǒng láng triforium (gallery of arches above side-aisle vaulting in the nave of a church) 家贫如洗 家貧如洗 jiā pín rú xǐ extreme poverty (idiom) / destitute / penniless / poor as church mice 会长团 會長團 huì zhǎng tuán presidency (Mormon Church) 教友大会 教友大會 jiào yǒu dà huì church conference 耶稣基督后期圣徒教会 耶穌基督後期聖徒教會 yē sū jī dū hòu qī shèng tú jiào huì The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 教廷大使 jiào tíng dà shǐ an ambassador of the church / an Apostolic Nuncio (from the Vatican) 末愿 末願 mò yuàn final vows (in a religious order or congregation of the Catholic Church) 枢机主教 樞機主教 shū jī zhǔ jiào cardinal (of the Catholic Church) syn 三自爱国教会 三自愛國教會 sān zì ài guó jiào huì Three-Self Patriotic Movement, PRC government-sanctioned Protestant church from 1949 三自教会 三自教會 sān zì jiào huì Three-Self Patriotic Movement, PRC government-sanctioned Protestant church from 1949 坎特伯雷大主教 kǎn tè bó léi dà zhǔ jiào Archbishop of Canterbury, head of Church of England 玛窦 瑪竇 mǎ dòu Matthew / St Matthew the evangelist / less common variant of 馬太|马太[Ma3 tai4] (preferred by the Catholic Church) 总主教 總主教 zǒng zhǔ jiào archbishop / primate (of a church) / metropolitan 罗马教廷 羅馬教廷 luó mǎ jiào tíng the Church (as Royal Court) / the Holy See / the Vatican 圣母教堂 聖母教堂 shèng mǔ jiào táng Church of Our Lady / Frauenkirche 若望 ruò wàng John / Saint John / less common variant of 約翰|约翰[Yue1 han4] preferred by the Catholic Church 路德宗 lù dé zōng Lutheran church 路德会 路德會 lù dé huì Lutheran church 革出教门 革出教門 gé chū jiào mén to excommunicate (from a church) 马尔谷 馬爾谷 mǎ ěr gǔ Mark / St Mark the evangelist / less common variant of 馬克|马克[Ma3 ke4] preferred by the Catholic Church 政教分离 政教分離 zhèng jiào fēn lí separation of Church and state 圣墓教堂 聖墓教堂 shèng mù jiào táng sepulchral church 教会世界服务社 Church World Service 耶稣如磐石社区教会 Christ the Rock Community Church 德国福音会咨询委员会 Advisory Commission of the Evangelical Church in Germany / EKD Advisory Commission 美国长老会 美國長老會 Presbyterian Church USA 联合国教堂中心 聯合國教堂中心 Church Center for the United Nations 天主教会社会教区服务处 天主教會社會教區服務處 Social Pastoral Service of the Catholic Church 教会间发展援助处 教會間發展援助處 Development Inter-Church Aid 非洲卫理圣公会女传教士协会 非洲衛理聖公會女傳教士協會 Women's Missionary Society of the African Methodist Episcopal Church 统一教团 統一教團 Unification Church 耶稣基督末世圣徒教会 耶穌基督末世聖徒教會 yē sū jī dū mò shì shèng tú jiào huì The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 归正 歸正 guī zhèng to return to the right path / to mend one's ways / to reform / Reformed (church etc) 马龙派 馬龍派 mǎ lóng pài Maronite Church / Maronites 东部 東部 dōng bù the east / eastern part 东欧 東歐 dōng ōu Eastern Europe 匈奴 xiōng nú Xiongnu, a people of the Eastern Steppe who created an empire that flourished around the time of the Qin and Han dynasties 东边 東邊 dōng bian east / east side / eastern part / to the east of syn 东汉 東漢 dōng hàn Eastern or later Han dynasty, 25-220 东吴 東吳 dōng wú Eastern Wu (222-280) / the southern state of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period, founded by Sun Quan 孫權|孙权 契丹 qì dān Qidan or Khitan, ethnic group in ancient China, a branch of the Eastern Hu people inhabiting the valley of the Xar Murun River in the upper reaches of the Liao River 遼河|辽河[Liao2 He2] 建业 建業 jiàn yè an old name for Nanjing, called Jiankang 建康 or Jianye during the Eastern Jin (317-420) syn 龙宫 龍宮 lóng gōng palace of the Dragon King at the bottom of the Eastern Sea syn 山海关 山海關 shān hǎi guān Shanhai Pass in Hebei, at the eastern terminus of the Ming dynasty Great Wall / Shanhaiguan district of Qinhuangdao city 秦皇島市|秦皇岛市[Qin2 huang2 dao3 shi4], Hebei 东郊 東郊 dōng jiāo eastern suburbs 汉书 漢書 hàn shū History of the Former Han Dynasty, second of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed by Ban Gu 班固[Ban1 Gu4] in 82 during Eastern Han (later Han), 100 scrolls 东晋 東晉 dōng jìn Eastern Jin dynasty 317-420 华佗 華佗 huà tuó Hua Tuo (c. 145-208), physician of the Eastern Han dynasty 东段 東段 Eastern Sector 刘裕 劉裕 liú yù Liu Yu, founder of Song of the Southern dynasties 劉宋|刘宋[Liu2 Song4], broke away from Eastern Jin in 420, reigned as Emperor Wu of Song 宋武帝[Song4 Wu3 di4] 王羲之 wáng xī zhī Wang Xizhi (303-361), famous calligrapher of Eastern Jin, known as the sage of calligraphy 書聖|书圣 巴山 bā shān Mt Ba in eastern Sichuan 中国东方航空 中國東方航空 zhōng guó dōng fāng háng kōng China Eastern Airlines 鲁肃 魯肅 lǔ sù Lu Su or Lu Zijing 魯子敬|鲁子敬 (172-217), statesman, diplomat and strategist of Eastern Wu 東吳|东吴 东周 東周 dōng zhōu Eastern Zhou (770-221 BC) 后汉书 後漢書 hòu hàn shū History of Eastern Han (later Han), third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed by Fan Ye 范曄|范晔[Fan4 Ye4] in 445 during Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋[Nan2 chao2 Song4], 120 scrolls 两汉 兩漢 liǎng hàn Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) / refers to the Western Han and Eastern Han 周朝 zhōu cháo Zhou Dynasty / Western Zhou 西周 (1046-771 BC) and Eastern Zhou 東周|东周 (770-221 BC) 后汉 後漢 hòu hàn Later Han or Eastern Han dynasty (25-220) / Later Han of the Five Dynasties (947-950) 依云 依雲 yī yún Evian, mineral water company / Évian-les-Bains, resort and spa town in south-eastern France 拜占庭 bài zhàn tíng Byzantium / Byzantine or Eastern Roman empire (395-1453) 刘毅 劉毅 liú yì Liu Yi (-285), famous incorruptible official of Western Jin dynasty the Western Jin dynasty 西晉|西晋[Xi1 Jin4] (265-316) / Liu Yi (-412), general of Eastern Jin dynasty 東晉|东晋[Dong1 Jin4] (317-420) 东夷 東夷 dōng yí Eastern Barbarians, non-Han tribe living to the east of China c 2200 BC 截拳道 jié quán dào Jeet Kun Do or Way of the Intercepting Fist, a fusion of Eastern and Western martial arts led by Bruce Lee 李小龍|李小龙[Li3 Xiao3 long2] 打口 dǎ kǒu (of CDs, videos etc) surplus (or "cut-out") stock from Western countries, sometimes marked with a notch in the disc or its case, sold cheaply in China (beginning in the 1990s), as well as Eastern Europe etc 瀛洲 yíng zhōu Yingzhou, easternmost of three fabled islands in Eastern sea, home of immortals and source of elixir of immortality 班固 bān gù Ban Gu (32-92), Eastern Han dynasty historian, wrote the Dynastic History of Western Han 漢書|汉书 圣路易斯 聖路易斯 shèng lù yì sī St Louis, large city in eastern Missouri 东魏 東魏 dōng wèi Eastern Wei of the Northern dynasties (534-550), formed from the break-up of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏 东半球 東半球 dōng bàn qiú the Eastern Hemisphere / the Old World 顾恺之 顧愷之 gù kǎi zhī Gu Kaizhi or Ku K'aichih (346-407), famous painter of Eastern Jin dynasty, one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家 图们江 圖們江 tú mén jiāng Tumen river in Jilin province 吉林省, forming the eastern border between China and North Korea 