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"Japanese tatami matting" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
畳 dié Japanese variant of 疊|叠[die2] / Japanese tatami matting
Chinese Pinyin Translation
榻榻米 tà tà mǐ tatami (loanword from Japanese)
他他米 tā tā mǐ see 榻榻米[ta4 ta4 mi3]
箔 bó plaited matting (of rushes, bamboo etc) / silkworm basket / metal foil / foil paper syn
棕毯 zōng tǎn coir mat / palm fiber matting
苇箔 葦箔 wěi bó reed matting / reed screen
毡合 zhān hé matting
压毡 matting
抠图 摳圖 kōu tú (image processing) to extract a foreground object from its background / image matting
大和 dà hé Yamato, an ancient Japanese province, a period of Japanese history, a place name, a surname etc / Daiwa, a Japanese place name, business name etc
日军 日軍 rì jūn Japanese army / Japanese troops
株式会社 株式會社 zhū shì huì shè Japanese limited company / corporation / public company / Ltd / p.l.c. / Corp / Japanese pr. kabushiki-gaisha
八路军 八路軍 bā lù jūn Eighth Route Army, the larger of the two major Chinese communist forces fighting the Japanese in the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) syn
慰安妇 慰安婦 wèi ān fù comfort woman (woman or girl forced into sex slavery by the Japanese military 1937-1945) (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 慰安婦 "ianfu")
国耻 國恥 guó chǐ national humiliation, refers to Japanese incursions into China in the 1930s and 40s, and more especially to Mukden railway incident of 18th September 1931 九一八事變|九一八事变 and subsequent Japanese annexation of Manchuria
大福 dà fú a great blessing / daifuku, a traditional Japanese sweet consisting of a soft, chewy outer layer made of glutinous rice (mochi) and a sweet filling, commonly red bean paste (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 大福 "daifuku")
周作人 zhōu zuò rén Zhou Zuoren (1885-1967), brother of Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[Lu3 Xun4], academic in Japanese and Greek studies, briefly imprisoned after the war as Japanese collaborator, persecuted and died of unknown causes during the Cultural Revolution
桃太郎 táo tài láng Momotaro or Peach Boy, the hero of a Japanese folk tale / (Tw) Japanese person
浜 bīn Japanese variant of 濱|滨[bin1] / used in Japanese place names such as Yokohama 橫浜|横浜[Heng2 bin1] with phonetic value hama syn
辻 shí (Japanese kokuji) street corner / intersection / used in Japanese personal and place names / pr. tsuji
県 xiàn Japanese variant of 縣|县 / Japanese prefecture
明和 míng hé Minghe, rail station in South Taiwan / Meiwa (Japanese reign name 1764-1772) / Meiwa (common name for Japanese companies or schools)
中山成彬 zhōng shān chéng bīn NAKAYAMA Nariaki (1943-), right-wing Japanese politician and prominent denier of Japanese war crimes
伊藤·博文 YitengBowen ITŌ Hirobumi (1841-1909), Japanese Meiji restoration politician, prime minister on four occasions, influential in Japanese expansionism in Korea, assassinated in Harbin
円 yuán yen (Japanese currency) / Japanese variant of 圓|圆
刈羽 yì yǔ Kariba or Kariwa, Japanese name / Kariwa, site of Japanese nuclear power plant near Niigata 新潟
种子岛 種子島 zhǒng zi dǎo Tanegashima, Japanese Island off Kyushu, the Japanese space launch site
衆議院 zhòng yì yuàn Japanese variant of 眾議院|众议院 / the Japanese House of Representatives
鸠山 鳩山 jiū shān Hatoyama, Japanese name and place name / Hatoyama Yukio (1947-), Japanese Democratic Party politician, prime minister 2009-2010
训读 訓讀 xùn dú a reading of a written Chinese word derived from a synonym (typically, a vernacular synonym) (e.g. in Mandarin, 投子[tou2 zi5] may be pronounced as its synonym 色子[shai3 zi5], and in Wu dialects, 二 is pronounced as its synonym 兩|两 "liahn") / to pronounce a word using such a reading / (Japanese linguistics) kun-reading, a pronunciation of a kanji derived from a native Japanese word that matches its meaning rather than from the pronunciation of the character in a Sinitic language at the time it was imported from China (Note: A kun-reading of a character is distinguished from its on-reading(s) 音讀|音读[yin1 du2]. For example, 山 has a kun-reading "yama" and an on-reading "san".)
摩斯拉 mó sī lā Mothra (Japanese モスラ Mosura), Japanese movie monster
卡美拉 kǎ měi lā Gamera (Japanese ガメラ Gamera), Japanese movie monster
拉顿 拉頓 lā dùn Rodan (Japanese ラドン Radon), Japanese movie monster
唐扬 唐揚 táng yáng Japanese-style fried food, usually chicken (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 唐揚げ "karaage")
匁 xx (Japanese kokuji) momme (Japanese unit of weight equal to 3.75 grams)
日人 rì rén Japanese person / the Japanese
形译 形譯 xíng yì derivation of a Chinese loanword from Japanese by using the same characters (or variants) but applying Chinese pronunciation (e.g. 場合|场合[chang3 he2], derived from Japanese 場合, pronounced "ba'ai")
曲线救国 曲線救國 qū xiàn jiù guó (of sb who ostensibly collaborated with the Japanese during the Sino-Japanese war of 1937-1945) to secretly work for the Nationalists or against the Communists
出汁 chū zhī dashi (soup stock used in Japanese cuisine) (orthographic borrowing from Japanese)
漫画 漫畫 màn huà caricature / cartoon / Japanese manga syn
日本人 rì běn rén Japanese person or people
日语 日語 rì yǔ Japanese language
大名 dà míng famous name / your distinguished name / one's formal personal name / (Japanese history) daimyo syn
佳能 jiā néng Canon (Japanese company)
丰田 豐田 fēng tián Toyota or Toyoda (name) / Toyota, Japanese car make
东芝 東芝 dōng zhī Toshiba, Japanese electronics company
本田 běn tián Honda (Japanese name)
日元 rì yuán Japanese yen (unit of currency) / also written 日圓|日圆[Ri4 yuan2]
富士 fù shì Fuji (Japanese company)
抗日 kàng rì to resist Japan (esp. during WW2) / anti-Japanese (esp. wartime activities)
樱花 櫻花 yīng huā oriental cherry (Prunus serrulata or Prunus yedoensis), prized for its blossom / also known as sakura (Japanese) or Yoshino cherry
物语 物語 wù yǔ monogatari / epic narrative (Japanese literary form)
日文 rì wén Japanese (language)
雅阁 雅閣 yǎ gé Accord (Honda brand Japanese car model)
小泉 xiǎo quán Koizumi (name) / KOIZUMI Jun'ichirō, Japanese LDP politician, prime minister 2001-2006
山下 shān xià Yamashita (Japanese surname) syn
日产 日產 rì chǎn Nissan, Japanese car make / also transliterated 尼桑[Ni2 sang1]
大发 大發 dà fā Daihatsu, Japanese car company
小日本 xiǎo rì běn (derog.) Japanese person / Jap
蔷薇 薔薇 qiáng wēi Japanese rose (Rosa multiflora) syn
金子 jīn zǐ Kaneko (Japanese surname) syn
写真集 寫真集 xiě zhēn jí photobook (loanword from Japanese), generally sexy portraits of an actress or model
爱普生 愛普生 ài pǔ shēng Epson, Japanese electronics company
奥林巴斯 奧林巴斯 ào lín bā sī Olympus, Japanese manufacturer of cameras and optical instruments
靖国神社 靖國神社 jìng guó shén shè Yasukuni Shrine, Shinto shrine in Tokyo to Japanese war dead, controversial as burial ground of several Class A war criminals
三洋 sān yáng Sanyō, Japanese electronics company
会社 會社 huì shè a guild / (in olden times) an association such as a political party, religious group or trade guild / the Japanese word for company
鬼子 guǐ zi devil (derog. term for foreign invaders) / (esp. during resistance against Japanese aggression 1931-1945) Jap / Nip syn
日圆 日圓 rì yuán Japanese yen (unit of currency) / CL:個|个[ge4]
日货 日貨 rì huò Japanese goods
铃木 鈴木 líng mù Suzuki (Japanese surname)
小林 xiǎo lín Kobayashi (Japanese surname)
达人 達人 dá rén (coll.) expert / connoisseur / guru / enthusiast / geek (influenced by Japanese 達人 "tatsujin" c. 2000) / (literary) sensible person / person who understands life / (literary) optimist
二十一条 二十一條 èr shí yī tiáo the Japanese Twenty-One Demands of 1915
日式 rì shì Japanese style
和风 和風 hé fēng breeze / (Tw) Japanese-style (cooking etc) syn
娜娜 nà nà Nana (name) / Nana (1880 novel by Émile Zola) / Nana (Japanese manga series)
本子 běn zi book / notebook / Japanese-style self-published comic (esp. an erotic one), aka "dōjinshi" / CL:本[ben3] / edition syn
理光 lǐ guāng Ricoh, Japanese imaging and electronics company
和田 hé tián see 和田地區|和田地区[He2tian2 Di4qu1] / Wada (Japanese surname and place name)
自卫队 自衛隊 zì wèi duì self-defense force / the Japanese armed forces syn
士官 shì guān warrant officer / petty officer / noncommissioned officer (NCO) / Japanese military officer
资生堂 資生堂 zī shēng táng Shiseidō (Japanese cosmetics company)
高桥 高橋 gāo qiáo Takahashi (Japanese surname)
艺伎 藝伎 yì jì geisha (Japanese female entertainer) / also written 藝妓|艺妓[yi4 ji4]
中日关系 中日關係 zhōng rì guān xì Sino-Japanese relations
日方 rì fāng the Japanese side or party (in negotiations etc)
乌龙 烏龍 wū lóng black dragon / unexpected mistake or mishap / own goal (soccer) / oolong (tea) / (Tw) (loanword from Japanese) udon
田中 tián zhōng Tianzhong Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1hua4 Xian4], Taiwan / Tanaka (Japanese surname)
新干线 新幹線 xīn gàn xiàn Shinkansen (Japanese high-speed train)
铁板 鐵板 tiě bǎn iron panel / hot iron plate for fast grilling (Japanese: teppan)
连珠 連珠 lián zhū joined as a string of pearls / in rapid succession / alignment / Renju, a Japanese game, also called Gomoku or five-in-a-row syn
千叶 千葉 qiān yè Chiba (Japanese surname and place name)
声优 聲優 shēng yōu voice actor (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 声優 "seiyū")
村上 cūn shàng Murakami (Japanese surname)
倭寇 wō kòu Japanese pirates (in 16th and 17th century)
尼桑 ní sāng Nissan, Japanese car make
山本 shān běn Yamamoto (Japanese surname)
漫画家 漫畫家 màn huà jiā cartoon writer (from Japanese mangaka)
日本鬼子 rì běn guǐ zi Japanese devil (common term of abuse in wartime China and in subsequent writing)
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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