地铁 地鐵 dì tiě underground railway / subway / subway train 列车 列車 liè chē (railway) train 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 铁路 鐵路 tiě lù railroad / railway / CL:條|条[tiao2] 车门 車門 chē mén car door / door of bus, railway carriage etc 站台 zhàn tái platform (at a railway station) / (Tw) (of an influential person) to publicly lend one's support (e.g. for an election candidate) / (Tw) website syn 铁丝 鐵絲 tiě sī iron wire / CL:根[gen1] / subway enthusiast (abbr. for 地鐵粉絲|地铁粉丝[di4 tie3 fen3 si1]) / railway enthusiast (abbr. for 鐵路粉絲|铁路粉丝[tie3 lu4 fen3 si1]) 月台 月臺 yuè tái railway platform syn 铁道 鐵道 tiě dào railway line / rail track 龙华 龍華 lóng huá Longhua, the name of numerous streets, railway stations, temples and city districts etc, notably Longhua Temple 龍華寺|龙华寺[Long2 hua2 Si4] in Shanghai and Longhua District 龍華區|龙华区[Long2 hua2 Qu1] of Shenzhen, Guangdong 沿线 沿線 yán xiàn along the line (e.g. railway) / the region near the line 全线 全線 quán xiàn the whole front (in a war) / the whole length (of a road or railway line) 铁路线 鐵路線 tiě lù xiàn railway line 青稞 qīng kē highland barley (grown in Tibet and Qinghai) / qingke barley syn 土族 tǔ zú Tu or White Mongol ethnic group of Qinghai 开通 開通 kāi tōng to open (a new road or railway line) / to set up (a hotline) / to launch (a service) / to subscribe to (a members-only service) syn 青海 qīng hǎi see 青海省[Qing1hai3 Sheng3] 花儿 花兒 huā ér style of folk song popular in Gansu, Qinghai and Ningxia / CL:首[shou3] syn 青藏 qīng zàng Qinghai and Tibet 青藏高原 qīng zàng gāo yuán Qinghai-Tibetan plateau 北京站 běi jīng zhàn Beijing railway station 青海湖 qīng hǎi hú Qinghai Lake (Tibetan: mtsho-sngon) 接驳 接駁 jiē bó to access / to transfer passengers between two railway lines 陇海 隴海 lǒng hǎi Jiangsu-Gansu railway / abbr. for 隴海鐵路|陇海铁路[Long3 Hai3 tie3 lu4] 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 城铁 城鐵 chéng tiě rapid transit system / urban railway 座车 座車 zuò chē (railway) carriage 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 援藏 yuán zàng pro-Tibet / to support Tibet / to support Tibetan independence 撒拉 sā lā Salar ethnic group of Qinghai province 勿忘国耻 勿忘國恥 wù wàng guó chǐ Never forget national humiliation, refers to Mukden railway incident of 18th September 1931 九一八事變|九一八事变 and subsequent Japanese annexation of Manchuria 唐古拉山 táng gǔ lā shān Dangla or Tanggula Mountains on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau 塔尔寺 塔爾寺 tǎ ěr sì Kumbum Monastery in Qinghai 青藏线 青藏線 qīng zàng xiàn the Qinghai-Tibet route 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 铺轨 鋪軌 pū guǐ to lay railway track 卧轨 臥軌 wò guǐ to lie across the railway tracks (to commit suicide or to prevent trains from getting through) 撒拉族 sā lā zú Salar ethnic group of Qinghai province 龙羊峡 龍羊峽 lóng yáng xiá Longyangxia canyon on the upper reaches of the Yellow River, Gonghe county 共和縣|共和县[Gong4 he2 xian4] in Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Qinghai 自治区 自治區 zì zhì qū autonomous region, namely: Inner Mongolia 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区[Nei4 meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 qu1], Guangxi 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guang3 xi1 Zhuang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1], Tibet 西藏自治區|西藏自治区[Xi1 zang4 Zi4 zhi4 qu1], Ningxia 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Ning2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1], Xinjiang 新疆維吾爾自治區|新疆维吾尔自治区[Xin1 jiang1 Wei2 wu2 er3 Zi4 zhi4 qu1] 西藏自治区 西藏自治區 xī zàng zì zhì qū Tibet Autonomous Region, capital Lhasa 拉薩市|拉萨市[La1sa4 Shi4] (abbr. to 藏[Zang4]) 布达拉宫 布達拉宮 bù dá lā gōng Potala, winter palace of Dalai Lamas in Lhasa, Tibet 吐蕃 tǔ bō Tubo or Tufan, old name for Tibet / the Tibetan Tubo dynasty 7th-11th century AD / also pr. [Tu3 fan1] 川藏 chuān zàng Sichuan and Tibet 纳木错 納木錯 nà mù cuò Namtso or Lake Nam (officially Nam Co), mountain lake at Nakchu in central Tibet 雅鲁藏布江 雅魯藏布江 yǎ lǔ zàng bù jiāng Yarlung Tsangpo River, Tibet 天珠 tiān zhū dzi bead, a type of stone bead highly prized in Tibet for many centuries, reputed to hold supernatural power 樟木 zhāng mù Dram (Chinese Zhangmu), town at Tibet-Nepal border syn 景颇族 景頗族 jǐng pō zú Jingpo ethnic group of Tibet and Yunnan 普兰 普蘭 pǔ lán Burang county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Spu hreng rdzong 德格 dé gé Dêgê county (Tibetan: sde dge rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet) 那曲 nǎ qū Nagchu town and prefecture in central Tibet 安多 ān duō Amdo county, Tibetan: A mdo rdzong, in Nagchu prefecture 那曲地區|那曲地区[Na4 qu3 di4 qu1], central Tibet 康巴 kāng bā Khampa, subdivision of Tibetan ethnic group / former Tibetan province of Kham, now split between Tibet and Sichuan 白朗 bái lǎng Bainang county, Tibetan: Pa snam rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet 城北区 城北區 chéng běi qū north city district / Chengbei district of Xining city 西寧市|西宁市[Xi1 ning2 shi4], Qinghai 大通 dà tōng Datong, a district of Huainan City 淮南市[Huai2nan2 Shi4], Anhui / Datong Hui and Tu Autonomous County in Xining 西寧|西宁[Xi1ning2], Qinghai 洛扎 luò zhā Lhozhag county, Tibetan: Lho brag rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區|山南地区[Shan1 nan2 di4 qu1], Tibet 乐都 樂都 lè dū Ledu county in Haidong prefecture 海東地區|海东地区[Hai3 dong1 di4 qu1], Qinghai 康定 kāng dìng Dartsendo, Dardo or Kangding county (Tibetan: dar mdo rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet) 吉隆 jí lóng Gyirong county, Tibetan: Skyid grong rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet 甘德 gān dé Gadê or Gande county (Tibetan: dga' bde rdzong) in Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture 果洛州[Guo3 luo4 zhou1], Qinghai 得荣 得榮 dé róng Dêrong county (Tibetan: sde rong rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州|甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet) 当雄 當雄 dāng xióng Damxung county, Tibetan: 'Dam gzhung rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩|拉萨[La1 sa4], Tibet 萨嘎 薩嘎 sà gā Saga county, Tibetan: Sa dga' rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet 隆子 lóng zǐ Lhünzê county, Tibetan: Lhun rtse rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區|山南地区[Shan1 nan2 di4 qu1], Tibet 城中区 城中區 chéng zhōng qū city central district / Chengzhong district of Liuzhou city 柳州市[Liu3 zhou1 shi4], Guangxi / Chengzhong district of Xining city 西寧市|西宁市[Xi1 ning2 shi4], Qinghai 城东区 城東區 chéng dōng qū east city district / Chengdong district of Xining city 西寧市|西宁市[Xi1 ning2 shi4], Qinghai 城西区 城西區 chéng xī qū west city district / Chengxi district of Xining city 西寧市|西宁市[Xi1 ning2 shi4], Qinghai 河西 hé xī land west of the Yellow river / Shaanxi, Qinghai and Gansu provinces 玛多 瑪多 mǎ duō Madoi or Maduo county (Tibetan: rma stod rdzong) in Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture 果洛州[Guo3 luo4 zhou1], Qinghai 门源 門源 mén yuán Menyuan Hui Autonomous County in Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海北藏族自治州[Hai3 bei3 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai syn 康马 康馬 kāng mǎ Kangmar county, Tibetan: Khang dmar rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet 札达 札達 zhá dá Zanda county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Rtsa mda' rdzong 江达 江達 jiāng dá Jomdo county, Tibetan: 'Jo mda' rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区[Chang1 du1 di4 qu1], Tibet 班戈 bān gē Baingoin county, Tibetan: Dpal mgon rdzong, in Nagchu prefecture 那曲地區|那曲地区[Na4 qu3 di4 qu1], central Tibet 盐井 鹽井 yán jǐng Yanjing, common place name / former county 1983-1999, now part of Markam county 芒康縣|芒康县[Mang2 kang1 xian4] in Chamdo prefecture, Tibet 锡金 錫金 xī jīn Sikkim, Indian state bordering Tibet 八角街 bā jiǎo jiē Barkhor street, central business area and pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet, aka 八廓街[Ba1 kuo4 Jie1] 哲蚌寺 zhé bàng sì Drepung monastery, Lhasa, Tibet 色拉寺 sè lā sì Sera monastery near Lhasa, Tibet 八廓街 bā kuò jiē Barkhor street, central business area and pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet 景颇 景頗 jǐng pō Jingpo ethnic group of Tibet and Yunnan 甘丹寺 gān dān sì Ganden monastery, Tibetan: dGa' ldan rNam rgyal gling, Dagzê county 達孜縣|达孜县[Da2 zi1 xian4], Lhasa, Tibet 珞巴族 luò bā zú Lhoba ethnic group of southeast Tibet 沪宁铁路 滬寧鐵路 hù níng tiě lù Shanghai-Nanjing Railway, a.k.a. Huning Railway 粤汉铁路 粵漢鐵路 yuè hàn tiě lù Canton-Hankou Railway, linking Guangzhou and Wuchang, incorporated since 1957 into the Jing-Guang Railway 京廣鐵路|京广铁路[Jing1 Guang3 Tie3 lu4] 河南县 河南縣 hé nán xiàn Henan Mengguzu Autonomous County in Qinghai / in Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 黃南藏族自治州|黄南藏族自治州[Huang2 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai 河南蒙古族自治县 河南蒙古族自治縣 hé nán méng gǔ zú zì zhì xiàn Henan Mengguzu Autonomous County in Qinghai / in Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 黃南藏族自治州|黄南藏族自治州[Huang2 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai 世界屋脊 shì jiè wū jǐ the roof of the world (usually refers to Tibet or Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau 青藏高原[Qing1 Zang4 gao1 yuan2]) 唐古拉山脉 唐古拉山脈 táng gǔ lā shān mài Dangla or Tanggula Mountains on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau 巴颜喀拉 巴顏喀拉 bā yán kā lā Bayankala mountain range in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, watershed of 黃河|黄河[Huang2 He2] Huang He river 青藏公路 qīng zàng gōng lù Qinghai-Tibet Highway 康巴藏区 康巴藏區 kāng bā zàng qū former Kham province of Tibet, now split between Tibet and Sichuan 拉达克 拉達克 lā dá kè Ladakh, the eastern part of Jammu and Kashmir in northwest India, adjacent to Kashmir and Tibet, know as "Little Tibet" 宝成铁路 寶成鐵路 bǎo chéng tiě lù Baoji-Chengdu Railway 京广铁路 京廣鐵路 jīng guǎng tiě lù Jing-Guang (Beijing-Guangzhou) Railway 京九铁路 京九鐵路 jīng jiǔ tiě lù JingJiu (Beijing-Kowloon) railway 