"Sichuan basin" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
四川盆地	sì chuān pén dì	Sichuan basin

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
盆子	pén zi	basin	syn
盆地	pén dì	(geography) basin / depression	syn
流域	liú yù	river basin / valley / drainage area
脸盆臉盆	liǎn pén	washbowl / basin for washing hands and face / CL:個\|个[ge4]
塔里木	tǎ lǐ mù	the Tarim Basin in southern Xinjiang
长江流域長江流域	cháng jiāng liú yù	Changjiang or Yangtze river basin
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
黄河流域黃河流域	huáng hé liú yù	the Yellow River basin
二连二連	èr lián	Erlian Basin in Inner Mongolia
水盆	shuǐ pén	basin
洗脸盆洗臉盆	xǐ liǎn pén	washbowl / basin for washing hands and face
准噶尔準噶爾	zhǔn gá ěr	Dzungar, Junggar or Dsungharian basin in Xinjiang
洗手盆	xǐ shǒu pén	bathroom sink / wash basin
塔里木盆地	tǎ lǐ mù pén dì	Tarim Basin depression in southern Xinjiang
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]
仰韶文化	yǎng sháo wén huà	Yangshao neolithic culture from the central Yellow river basin, with red and black pottery	syn
盆	pén	basin / flower pot / unit of volume equal to 12 斗[dou3] and 8 升[sheng1], approx 128 liters / CL:個\|个[ge4]	syn
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
盂	yú	basin / wide-mouthed jar or pot
洗手池	xǐ shǒu chí	bathroom sink / wash basin
四川	sì chuān	see 四川省[Si4chuan1 Sheng3]
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
杨森楊森	yáng sēn	Yang Sen (1884-1977), Sichuan warlord and general
天府	tiān fǔ	Heavenly province (epithet of Sichuan, esp. area around Chengdu) / land of plenty	syn
华西華西	huá xī	West China (region in the upper reaches of Yangtze River and Sichuan Province)
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
巴蜀	bā shǔ	Sichuan / originally two provinces of Qin and Han
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
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
川贝川貝	chuān bèi	Sichuan fritillary bulb (Bulbus fritillariae cirrhosae, used in TCM)	syn
天府之国天府之國	tiān fǔ zhī guó	land of plenty (usu. used in reference to Sichuan)	syn
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
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
大英	dà yīng	Daying county in Suining 遂寧\|遂宁[Sui4 ning2], Sichuan / Great Britain
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
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
岷	mín	name of a river in Sichuan
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
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
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
戴盆望天	dài pén wàng tiān	lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head / it is hard to get a clear view of the sky while carrying a platter on one's head / fig. it is hard to get on in one's career while encumbered by family obligations / one can't perform a major task while bothered by other duties	syn
盂方水方	yú fāng shuǐ fāng	If the basin is square, the water in it will also be square. (idiom)
巴山蜀水	bā shān shǔ shuǐ	mountains and rivers of Sichuan (idiom)
焉耆盆地	yān qí pén dì	Yanqi basin in northeast of Tarim basin
Lau弧后盆地 Lau弧後盆地		Lau back-arc basin / Lau basin
森林云雀弧后盆地森林雲雀弧後盆地		Woodlark back-arc basin / Woodlark basin
尼罗河流域国家水事部长理事会尼羅河流域國家水事部長理事會		Council of Ministers of Water Affairs of the Nile Basin States / Nile Basin Council of Ministers / Nile-COM
尼罗河流域部长理事会尼羅河流域部長理事會		Council of Ministers of Water Affairs of the Nile Basin States / Nile Basin Council of Ministers / Nile-COM
马努斯弧后盆地馬努斯弧後盆地		Manus back-arc basin / Manus basin
四大盆地	sì dà pén dì	four great basin depressions of China, namely: Tarim 塔里木盆地 in south Xinjiang, Jungar 準葛爾盆地\|准葛尔盆地 and Tsaidam or Qaidam 柴達木盆地\|柴达木盆地 in north Xinjiang Sichuan 四川盆地
邛崃山脉邛崍山脈	qióng lái shān mài	Qionglai mountains on the boundary of the Sichuan basin 四川盆地
龙门山龍門山	lóng mén shān	Mt Longmen, the northwest boundary of the Sichuan basin, an active geological fault line / Mt Longmen in Shandong / Mt Longmen in Henan
龙门山断层龍門山斷層	lóng mén shān duàn céng	Longmenshan fault line, a tectonically active thrust fault line at the northwest boundary of the Sichuan basin
龙门断层龍門斷層	lóng mén duàn céng	Longmenshan fault line, a tectonically active thrust fault line at the northwest boundary of the Sichuan basin
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
准噶尔盆地准噶爾盆地	zhǔn gá ěr pén dì	Junggar Basin, northern Xinjiang
二连盆地二連盆地	èr lián pén dì	Erlian Basin in Inner Mongolia

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"Sichuan basin" Chinese-English Dictionary

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