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"Pearl River (Guangdong)" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
珠江 zhū jiāng Pearl River (Guangdong)
Chinese Pinyin Translation
泛珠三角 fàn zhū sān jiǎo Pan-Pearl River delta / The nine provinces of Southern China around Guangzhou and the Pearl River delta / South China
虎门 虎門 hǔ mén the Bocca Tigris, a narrow strait in the Pearl River Delta, Guangdong / Humen Town 虎門鎮|虎门镇[Hu3 men2 Zhen4]
玑 璣 jī (literary) baroque pearl / irregular pearl
珠玑 珠璣 zhū jī (literary) pearl / gem / (literary) (fig.) eloquent phrase / pearl of wisdom
泷 瀧 shuāng Shuang river in Hunan and Guangdong (modern Wu river 武水)
布吉河 bù jí hé Buji River, tributary of Shenzhen or Shamchun River 深圳河[Shen1 zhen4 He2], Guangdong
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
泷水 瀧水 shuāng shuǐ Shuang river in Hunan and Guangdong (modern Wu river 武水)
洭河 kuāng hé Kuang River, ancient name of a river in present-day Guangdong
淮河 huái hé Huai River, main river of east China, between the Yellow River 黃河|黄河[Huang2 He2] and the Changjiang 長江|长江[Chang2 Jiang1]
内流河 內流河 nèi liú hé inward flowing river / river flowing into desert or salt lake, e.g. Tarim river 塔里木河
济水 濟水 jǐ shuǐ Ji River, former river of north-eastern China which disappeared after the Yellow River flooded in 1852
珠三角 zhū sān jiǎo Pearl River Delta
珠江三角洲 zhū jiāng sān jiǎo zhōu Pearl River Delta (PRD)
灵渠 靈渠 líng qú Lingqu, canal in Xing'an county 興安|兴安[Xing1 an1], Guangxi, built in 214 BC to link the Yangtze 長江|长江[Chang2 Jiang1] to the Pearl River 珠江[Zhu1 jiang1]
泛珠江三角 fàn zhū jiāng sān jiǎo the Pan-Pearl river delta (economic zone including the 5 provinces around Guangzhou and Hong Kong)
番禺 pān yú Panyu District of Guangzhou City 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong / Panyu County in Guangdong province
潮洲 cháo zhōu Chaozhou or Teochew, a town near Guangdong, with famous cuisine / Chaozhou, variant of Minnan dialect 閩南語|闽南语[Min3 nan2 yu3] spoken in east Guangdong
粤港澳大湾区 粵港澳大灣區 yuè gǎng ào dà wān qū Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, established in 2017, consisting of Hong Kong, Macao and nine cities in Guangdong
深圳河 shēn zhèn hé Shenzhen or Shamchun river Guangdong, the border between Hong Kong new territories and PRC
浈 湞 zhēn river in Guangdong province
韩江 韓江 hán jiāng the Han river in Guangdong
洭 kuāng ancient name of a river 洭河[Kuang1 He2] in present-day Guangdong / (used in ancient place names)
黑龙江 黑龍江 hēi lóng jiāng see 黑龍江省|黑龙江省[Hei1long2jiang1 Sheng3] / Heilong River or Amur River, forming the border between northeast China and Russia
河道 hé dào river course / river channel syn
大河 dà hé large river (esp the Yellow River)
沿江 yán jiāng along the river / the region around the river
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]
河滩 河灘 hé tān river bank / river shore / strand
江流 jiāng liú river / river flow / current syn
澜沧江 瀾滄江 lán cāng jiāng Lancang River of Qinghai and Yunnan, the upper reaches of Mekong River 湄公河[Mei2 gong1 He2] of Southeast Asia
三江源 sān jiāng yuán Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve, high plateau region of Qinghai containing the headwaters of Changjiang or Yangtze, Huanghe or Yellow River and Lancang or Mekong River
河工 hé gōng river conservancy works (dike maintenance, dredging etc) / river conservancy worker syn
开河 開河 kāi hé to open a river / to dig a canal / to thaw (of river) syn
河 hé river (CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]) / (bound form) the Yellow River / (bound form) the Milky Way / (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉[he2fen3] syn
内陆河 內陸河 nèi lù hé inland river / river draining to inland sea
浦 pǔ river bank / shore / river drainage ditch (old)
汶 wèn Wen River in northwest Sichuan (same as 汶川) / classical name of river in Shandong, used to refer to Qi 齊國|齐国
沣 灃 fēng rainy / place name in Shaanxi / Feng River in Shaanxi 陝西|陕西, tributary of Wei River 渭水[Wei4 Shui3]
汨 mì name of a river, the southern tributary of Miluo river 汨羅江|汨罗江[Mi4 luo2 jiang1]
金沙江 jīn shā jiāng Jinsha river, upper reaches of Yangtze river or Changjiang 長江|长江 in Sichuan and Yunnan
怒江 nù jiāng see 怒江傈僳族自治州[Nu4jiang1 Li4su4zu2 Zi4zhi4zhou1] / Nujiang river of south Tibet and northwest Yunnan, the upper reaches of Salween river 薩爾溫江|萨尔温江, forming border of Myanmar and Thailand
伊洛瓦底江 yī luò wǎ dǐ jiāng Irrawaddy or Ayeyarwaddy River, the main river of Myanmar (Burma)
佟佳江 tóng jiā jiāng Tongjia River in Manchuria, a tributary of the Yalu River 鴨綠江|鸭绿江[Ya1 lu4 Jiang1]
依洛瓦底 yī luò wǎ dǐ Irrawaddy or Ayeyarwaddy River, the main river of Myanmar (Burma) / also written 伊洛瓦底
大乌苏里岛 大烏蘇里島 dà wū sū lǐ dǎo Bolshoi Ussuriisk Island in the Heilongjiang or Amur river, at mouth of the Ussuri River opposite Khabarovsk / same as Heixiazi Island 黑瞎子島|黑瞎子岛[Hei1 xia1 zi5 Dao3]
抚远三角洲 撫遠三角洲 fǔ yuǎn sān jiǎo zhōu Bolshoi Ussuriisk Island in the Heilongjiang or Amur river, at mouth of the Ussuri River opposite Khabarovsk / same as Heixiazi Island 黑瞎子島|黑瞎子岛[Hei1 xia1 zi5 Dao3]
昭披耶河 zhāo pī yē hé Chao Phraya River, the main river of Thailand
河伯 hé bó name or river God associated with Yellow river
湟水 huáng shuǐ Huangshui River, upper reaches of the Yellow River 黃河|黄河[Huang2 He2], flowing through Qinghai and Gansu
沣水 灃水 fēng shuǐ Feng River in Shaanxi 陝西|陕西[Shan3 xi1], tributary of Wei River 渭水[Wei4 Shui3]
特克斯河 tè kè sī hé Tekes River in southeast Kazakhstan and northwest China, a tributary of the Ili River 伊犁河[Yi1 li2 He2]
万里长江 萬里長江 wàn lǐ cháng jiāng Changjiang River / Yangtze River
杂谷脑 雜谷腦 zá gǔ nǎo Zagunao River in Sichuan, tributary of the Min River 岷江[Min2 Jiang1]
额尔古纳河 額爾古納河 é ěr gǔ nà hé Argun River of Mongolia and Heilongjiang province, tributary of Heilongjiang River 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]
黑瞎子岛 黑瞎子島 hēi xiā zi dǎo Bolshoi Ussuriisk Island in the Heilongjiang or Amur river, at mouth of the Ussuri River opposite Khabarovsk / Heixiazi (black blind man) Island
黑龙江河 黑龍江河 hēi lóng jiāng hé Heilongjiang River / Amur River (the border between northeast China and Russia)
波河 bō hé Po River, longest river in Italy
湄南河 méi nán hé Chao Phraya River (aka Menam), the main river of Thailand
保护和可持续利用多瑙河合作公约 保護和可持續利用多瑙河合作公約 Convention on Cooperation for the Protection and Sustainable Use of the River Danube / Danube River Protection Convention
保护多瑙河公约 保護多瑙河公約 Convention on Cooperation for the Protection and Sustainable Use of the River Danube / Danube River Protection Convention
怀伊河协议 懷伊河協議 Wye River agreement / Wye River Memorandum
怀伊河备忘录 懷伊河備忘錄 Wye River agreement / Wye River Memorandum
汨水 mì shuǐ name of a river, the southern tributary of Miluo river 汨羅江|汨罗江[Mi4 luo2 jiang1]
罗水 羅水 luó shuǐ name of a river, the northern tributary of Miluo river 汨羅江|汨罗江[Mi4 luo2 jiang1]
赫特河公国 赫特河公國 hè tè hé gōng guó Principality of Hutt River (formerly Hutt River Province)
马尔卡河 馬爾卡河 mǎ ěr kǎ hé Malka River, Russia, a.k.a. Balyksu River
伊水 yī shuǐ Yi river in west Henan, tributary of North Luo river 洛河|洛河[Luo4 he2]
洛河 luò hé name of several rivers / North Luo river, tributary of Wei river 渭河|渭河[Wei4 He2] in Shaanxi
昭披耶河 zhāo pī yé hé Chao Phraya River, the main river of Thailand
乌东德 烏東德 wū dōng dé Wudongde, the name of a hydroelectric dam on the Jinsha River 金沙江[Jin1 sha1 jiang1] at a point where the river forms a border between Yunnan and Sichuan
白鹤滩 白鶴灘 bái hè tān Baihetan, the name of a hydroelectric dam on the Jinsha River 金沙江[Jin1 sha1 jiang1] at a point where the river forms a border between Yunnan and Sichuan
珍珠 zhēn zhū pearl (CL:顆|颗[ke1],粒[li4]) / (fig.) teardrop / tear syn
明月 míng yuè bright moon / refers to 夜明珠, a legendary pearl that can glow in the dark / CL:輪|轮[lun2] syn
明珠 míng zhū pearl / jewel (of great value)
珠子 zhū zi pearl / bead / CL:粒[li4],顆|颗[ke1] syn
珍珠港 zhēn zhū gǎng Pearl Harbor (Hawaii)
珍珠奶茶 zhēn zhū nǎi chá pearl milk tea / tapioca milk tea / bubble milk tea
掌上明珠 zhǎng shàng míng zhū lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom) / fig. beloved person (esp. daughter) syn
璎珞 瓔珞 yīng luò jade or pearl necklace
火龙果 火龍果 huǒ lóng guǒ red pitaya / dragon fruit / dragon pearl fruit (genus Hylocereus)
赛珍珠 賽珍珠 sài zhēn zhū Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973), American writer known for her novels on Asian cultures, Pulitzer Prize and Nobel Prize laureate
薏苡 yì yǐ Job's tears plant (Coix lacryma-jobi) / Chinese pearl barley
珠 zhū bead / pearl / CL:粒[li4],顆|颗[ke1] syn
瑶 瑤 yáo jade / precious stone / mother-of-pearl / nacre / precious / used a complementary honorific
珥 ěr pearl or jade earring syn
珧 yáo mother-of-pearl
蠙 bīn pearl-oyster
探骊得珠 探驪得珠 tàn lí dé zhū to pluck a pearl from the black dragon (idiom, from Zhuangzi) / fig. to pick out the salient points (from a tangled situation) / to see through to the nub
珠流璧转 珠流璧轉 zhū liú bì zhuǎn lit. pearl flows, jade moves on (idiom) / fig. the passage of time / water under the bridge
珠联璧合 珠聯璧合 zhū lián bì hé string of pearl and jade (idiom) / ideal combination / perfect pair syn
剖腹藏珠 pōu fù cáng zhū lit. cutting one's stomach to hide a pearl (idiom) / fig. wasting a lot of effort on trivialities syn
老蚌生珠 lǎo bàng shēng zhū lit. an old oyster producing a pearl (idiom) / fig. birthing a son at an advanced age
璸 bīn (pearl)
无价珍珠 無價珍珠 wú jià zhēn zhū Pearl of Great Price (Mormonism)
玥 yuè pearl used in sacrifice
采珠人 採珠人 cǎi zhū rén The Pearl Fishers, 1863 opera by Georges Bizet 比才[Bi4 cai2]
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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