"Sichuan" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
巴蜀	bā shǔ	Sichuan / originally two provinces of Qin and Han
蜀国蜀國	shǔ guó	Sichuan / the state of Shu in Sichuan at different periods / the Shu Han dynasty (214-263) of Liu Bei 劉備\|刘备 during the Three Kingdoms
四川足球俱乐部四川足球俱樂部	sì chuān zú qiú jù lè bù	Sichuan

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
华西華西	huá xī	West China (region in the upper reaches of Yangtze River and Sichuan Province)
川贝川貝	chuān bèi	Sichuan fritillary bulb (Bulbus fritillariae cirrhosae, used in TCM)	syn
四川	sì chuān	see 四川省[Si4chuan1 Sheng3]
天府	tiān fǔ	Heavenly province (epithet of Sichuan, esp. area around Chengdu) / land of plenty	syn
变脸變臉	biàn liǎn	to turn hostile suddenly / face changing, a device of Sichuan Opera, a dramatic change of attitude expressing fright, anger etc	syn
川菜	chuān cài	Sichuan or Szechuan cuisine
花椒	huā jiāo	Sichuan pepper / Chinese prickly ash	syn
四川大学四川大學	sì chuān dà xué	Sichuan University
峨眉山	é méi shān	Mount Emei in Sichuan, one of the four sacred mountains of Chinese Buddhism
泸沽湖瀘沽湖	lú gū hú	Lugu Lake, alpine lake on the border of Yunnan and Sichuan
水煮鱼水煮魚	shuǐ zhǔ yú	Sichuan poached sliced fish in hot chili oil
巴山	bā shān	Mt Ba in eastern Sichuan
川西	chuān xī	Western Sichuan
益州	yì zhōu	name of old state in modern Sichuan
岷江	mín jiāng	Min River, Sichuan
羌族	qiāng zú	Qiang ethnic group, nowadays esp. in north Sichuan
蜀汉蜀漢	shǔ hàn	Shu Han (c. 200-263), Liu Bei's kingdom in Sichuan during the Three Kingdoms, claiming legitimacy as successor of Han
川藏	chuān zàng	Sichuan and Tibet
李冰	lǐ bīng	Li Bing (c. 3rd century BC) hydraulic engineer who designed the Dujiangyan 都江堰[Du1 jiang1 yan4] irrigation system in Sichuan
四川日报四川日報	sì chuān rì bào	Sichuan Daily
川剧川劇	chuān jù	Sichuan opera
嘉陵江	jiā líng jiāng	Jialing River in Sichuan (a tributary of the Yangtze)
大渡河	dà dù hé	Dadu River in Sichuan
杨森楊森	yáng sēn	Yang Sen (1884-1977), Sichuan warlord and general
新都桥新都橋	xīn dū qiáo	Xinduqiao town in Dartsendo county 康定縣\|康定县[Kang1 ding4 xian4], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
天府之国天府之國	tiān fǔ zhī guó	land of plenty (usu. used in reference to Sichuan)	syn
泸定桥瀘定橋	lú dìng qiáo	Luding Bridge over Dadu river 大渡河[Da4 du4 he2] in Sichuan, built by Kangxi in 1706, linking Luding county Sichuan Luding county 瀘定縣\|泸定县[Lu2 ding4 xian4] with 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]
地方戏地方戲	dì fāng xì	local Chinese opera, such as Shaoxing opera 越劇\|越剧[Yue4 ju4], Sichuan opera 川劇\|川剧[Chuan1 ju4], Henan opera 豫劇\|豫剧[Yu4 ju4] etc
云贵川雲貴川	yún guì chuān	Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan
得陇望蜀得隴望蜀	dé lǒng wàng shǔ	lit. covet Sichuan once Gansu has been seized / fig. endless greed / insatiable desire	syn
跑马山跑馬山	pǎo mǎ shān	Paoma Mountain in Kangding 康定[Kang1 ding4], Sichuan
白鹤梁白鶴梁	bái hè liáng	White Crane Ridge at Fuling, Sichuan on the Changjiang River, that used to show above the water at dry periods, with famous carvings
蜀	shǔ	short name for Sichuan 四川[Si4 chuan1] province / one of the Three Kingdoms 三國\|三国[San1 guo2] after the Han dynasty, also called 蜀漢\|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4], situated around what is now Sichuan province
渝	yú	short name for Chongqing 重慶\|重庆[Chong2 qing4] / old name of Jialing River 嘉陵江[Jia1 ling2 Jiang1] in Sichuan
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
岷	mín	name of a river in Sichuan
崃崍	lái	name of a mountain in Sichuan
邡	fāng	name of a district in Sichuan
蜀犬吠日	shǔ quǎn fèi rì	lit. Sichuan dogs bark at the sun (idiom) / fig. a simpleton will marvel at even the most common things / alludes to the Sichuan foggy weather where it's uncommon to see a sunny day	syn
巴山蜀水	bā shān shǔ shuǐ	mountains and rivers of Sichuan (idiom)
大英	dà yīng	Daying county in Suining 遂寧\|遂宁[Sui4 ning2], Sichuan / Great Britain
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)
屏山	píng shān	Pingshan county in Yibin 宜賓\|宜宾[Yi2 bin1], Sichuan
康巴	kāng bā	Khampa, subdivision of Tibetan ethnic group / former Tibetan province of Kham, now split between Tibet and Sichuan
新都	xīn dū	Xindu or Newtown district of Chengdu city 成都市[Cheng2 du1 shi4], Sichuan
小金	xiǎo jīn	Xiaojin County (Tibetan: btsan lha rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州\|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[A1 ba4 Zang4 zu2 Qiang1 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Sichuan
金阳金陽	jīn yáng	Jinyang county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彝族自治州\|凉山彝族自治州[Liang2 shan1 Yi2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], south Sichuan
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)
东兴東興	dōng xīng	Dongxing district of Neijiang city 內江市\|内江市[Nei4 jiang1 shi4], Sichuan / Dongxing, county-level city in Fangchenggang 防城港[Fang2 cheng2 gang3], Guangxi
万县萬縣	wàn xiàn	Wanxian port city on the Changjiang or Yangtze river in Sichuan, renamed Wanzhou district in Chongqing municipality in 1990
峨眉	é méi	(used in place names, notably 峨眉山[E2mei2 Shan1] Mount Emei in Sichuan)
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)
叙永敘永	xù yǒng	Xuyong county in Luzhou 瀘州\|泸州[Lu2 zhou1], Sichuan
四川省	sì chuān shěng	Sichuan Province, capital Chengdu 成都市[Cheng2du1 Shi4] (abbr. to 川[Chuan1] or 蜀[Shu3])
仪陇儀隴	yí lǒng	Yilong county in Nanchong 南充[Nan2 chong1], Sichuan
东坡東坡	dōng pō	Dongpo District of Meishan City 眉山市[Mei2 shan1 Shi4], Sichuan
汶川	wèn chuān	Wenchuan County (Tibetan: wun khron rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州\|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[A1 ba4 Zang4 zu2 Qiang1 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Sichuan
自流井	zì liú jǐng	Ziliujing District of Zigong City 自貢市\|自贡市[Zi4 gong4 Shi4], Sichuan
九寨沟九寨溝	jiǔ zhài gōu	Jiuzhaigou Valley, Sichuan / Jiuzhaigou county, Sichuan
川震	chuān zhèn	Sichuan great earthquake, the magnitude 8 earthquake of May 2008 at Wenchuan 汶川, Sichuan, that killed more than 80,000 people / same as 四川大地震[Si4 chuan1 Da4 di4 zhen4]
白沙工农区白沙工農區	bái shā gōng nóng qū	Baisha Gongnong area in Dazhou 達州\|达州[Da2 zhou1], Sichuan northeast Sichuan, amalgamated into Wanyuan, county-level city 萬源\|万源[Wan4 yuan2] in 1993
绵阳地区綿陽地區	mián yáng dì qū	Mianyang prefecture in north Sichuan around Mianyang, Sichuan's second city
都江堰	dū jiāng yàn	Dujiangyan in Sichuan, a famous water engineering project and World Heritage Site / Dujiangyan, county-level city in Chengdu 成都[Cheng2du1], Sichuan
串串	chuàn chuàn	(coll.) skewers / barbecued food on sticks / (in Sichuan) Sichuan-style hotpot skewers (abbr. for 串串香[chuan4 chuan4 xiang1]) / (coll.) non-pedigree pet (esp. dog or cat) / mutt / mixed-breed cat
巴适巴適	bā shì	(Sichuan dialect) comfortable / suitable / excellent / really good / (Sichuan dialect) to be close to (sb) / to curry favor with
巴塘	bā táng	Batang county (Tibetan: 'ba' thang 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)
葛洲坝葛洲壩	gé zhōu bà	name of a place, Gezhouba Dam on the Changjiang River, in Sichuan
理塘	lǐ táng	Litang county (Tibetan: li thang 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)
巂	suǐ	place name in Sichuan
澦	yù	place name in Sichuan
成都市	chéng dū shì	Chengdu, sub-provincial city and capital of Sichuan Province 四川省[Si4chuan1 Sheng3]
担担面擔擔麵	dàn dàn miàn	Sichuan noodles with a spicy and numbing sauce
德阳市德陽市	dé yáng shì	Deyang, prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province 四川省[Si4chuan1 Sheng3]
金沙江	jīn shā jiāng	Jinsha river, upper reaches of Yangtze river or Changjiang 長江\|长江 in Sichuan and Yunnan
玃	jué	legendary ape of Sichuan and Yunnan, with a penchant for carrying off girls
仁和	rén hé	Renhe district of Panzhihua city 攀枝花市[Pan1 zhi1 hua1 shi4], south Sichuan
四川盆地	sì chuān pén dì	Sichuan basin
万源市萬源市	wàn yuán shì	Wanyuan, county-level city in Dazhou 達州\|达州[Da2 zhou1], Sichuan
雅砻江雅礱江	yǎ lóng jiāng	Yalong river of Tibet and Sichuan
邛崃邛崍	qióng lái	Qionglai, county-level city in Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1], Sichuan
三台	sān tái	Santai county in Mianyang 綿陽\|绵阳[Mian2 yang2], north Sichuan
三台县三台縣	sān tái xiàn	Santai county in Mianyang 綿陽\|绵阳[Mian2 yang2], north Sichuan
三江生态旅游区三江生態旅遊區	sān jiāng shēng tài lǚ yóu qū	Sanjiang Ecological Tourist Area in Wenchuan county 汶川縣\|汶川县[Wen4 chuan1 xian4], northwest Sichuan
中江	zhōng jiāng	Zhongjiang county in Deyang 德陽\|德阳[De2 yang2], Sichuan
中江县中江縣	zhōng jiāng xiàn	Zhongjiang county in Deyang 德陽\|德阳[De2 yang2], Sichuan
丹巴	dān bā	Danba county (Tibetan: rong brag rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州, Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
丹巴县丹巴縣	dān bā xiàn	Danba county (Tibetan: rong brag 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)
丹棱丹稜	dān léng	Danleng County in Meishan 眉山市[Mei2 shan1 Shi4], Sichuan
丹棱县丹稜縣	dān léng xiàn	Danleng County in Meishan 眉山市[Mei2 shan1 Shi4], Sichuan
久治	jiǔ zhì	Jigzhi or Jiuzhi county (Tibetan: gcig sgril rdzong) in Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture 果洛州[Guo3 luo4 zhou1], Qinghai (formerly in Sichuan)
久治县久治縣	jiǔ zhì xiàn	Jigzhi or Jiuzhi county (Tibetan: gcig sgril rdzong) in Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture 果洛州[Guo3 luo4 zhou1], Qinghai (formerly in Sichuan)
九寨沟县九寨溝縣	jiǔ zhài gōu xiàn	Jiuzhaigou county, Sichuan
九寨沟风景名胜区九寨溝風景名勝區	jiǔ zhài gōu fēng jǐng míng shèng qū	Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historical Interest Area, Sichuan
九龙县九龍縣	jiǔ lóng xiàn	Jiulong county (Tibetan: brgyad zur 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)
五通桥五通橋	wǔ tōng qiáo	Wutongqiao district of Leshan city 樂山市\|乐山市[Le4 shan1 shi4], Sichuan
五通桥区五通橋區	wǔ tōng qiáo qū	Wutongqiao district of Leshan city 樂山市\|乐山市[Le4 shan1 shi4], Sichuan
井研	jǐng yán	Jingwan county in Leshan 樂山\|乐山[Le4 shan1], Sichuan

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"Sichuan" Chinese-English Dictionary

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