厉害 厲害 lì hai (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible / intense / severe / devastating / amazing / awesome / outstanding / (of a person) stern / strict / harsh / shrewd / tough / (of an animal) fierce / (of a resemblance) striking / (of liquor or chili pepper) strong / (of bacteria) virulent syn 辣椒 là jiāo hot pepper / chili syn 胡椒 hú jiāo pepper syn 辣椒酱 辣椒醬 là jiāo jiàng red pepper paste / chili sauce 胡椒粉 hú jiāo fěn ground pepper (i.e. powder) 青椒 qīng jiāo Capsicum annuum / green pepper syn 红辣椒 紅辣椒 hóng là jiāo hot red pepper / chili 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 辣子 là zi cayenne pepper / chili syn 尖椒 jiān jiāo chili pepper 黑胡椒 hēi hú jiāo black pepper 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] 辣 là hot (spicy) / pungent / (of chili pepper, raw onions etc) to sting / to burn syn 椒 jiāo pepper 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 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 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 柿子椒 shì zi jiāo bell pepper, aka sweet pepper syn 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 番椒 fān jiāo hot pepper / chili syn 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 巴山蜀水 bā shān shǔ shuǐ mountains and rivers of Sichuan (idiom) 牛角椒 niú jiǎo jiāo Cayenne pepper / red pepper / chili 麻椒 má jiāo an extra strong type of Sichuan pepper, dark green when ripe but light brown after air drying 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 地三鲜 地三鮮 dì sān xiān dish consisting of stir-fried potato, eggplant and green pepper 多香果 duō xiāng guǒ all-spice (Pimenta dioica) / Jamaican pepper 烤胡椒香肠 烤胡椒香腸 kǎo hú jiāo xiāng cháng roast pepper sausage / pepperoni 牙买加胡椒 牙買加胡椒 yá mǎi jiā hú jiāo Jamaican pepper / allspice (Pimenta dioica) 众香子 眾香子 zhòng xiāng zi all-spice (Pimenta dioica) / Jamaican pepper 红辣椒粉 紅辣椒粉 hóng là jiāo fěn red pepper powder / paprika 胡椒子 hú jiāo zǐ peppercorn / seeds of pepper 胡椒属 胡椒屬 hú jiāo shǔ pepper genus (Piper spp.) 胡椒粒 hú jiāo lì peppercorn / seeds of pepper 辣胡椒 là hú jiāo hot pepper 香辣椒 xiāng là jiāo all-spice (Pimenta dioica) / Jamaican pepper 胡椒喷雾 胡椒噴霧 hú jiāo pēn wù pepper spray / OC spray 建立辣椒共同体协定 建立辣椒共同体協定 jiàn lì là jiāo gòng tòng tǐ xié dìng Agreement Establishing the International Pepper Community 国际胡椒共同体 國際胡椒共同体 guó jì hú jiāo gòng tòng tǐ International Pepper Community 辣椒喷雾剂 辣椒噴霧劑 pepper spray / oleoresin capsicum spray 朝天椒 cháo tiān jiāo chili pepper (Capsicum frutescens var) 秦椒 qín jiāo (dialect) hot pepper (long and thin) / same as 花椒[hua1 jiao1] 