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"Southern Europe" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
南欧 南歐 nán ōu Southern Europe
Chinese Pinyin Translation
闽南话 閩南話 mǐn nán huà Southern Min, a family of Sinitic languages spoken in southern Fujian and surrounding areas / Hokkien, major variety of Southern Min
吴 吳 wú surname Wu / area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai / name of states in southern China at different historical periods
宋书 宋書 sòng shū History of Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋[Nan2 chao2 Song4] or Liu Song 劉宋|刘宋[Liu2 Song4], sixth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Shen Yue 沈約|沈约[Shen3 Yue1] in 488 during Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁[Nan2 chao2 Liang2], 100 scrolls / (not to be confused with 宋史[Song4 shi3])
沈约 沈約 shěn yuē Shen Yue (441-513), writer and historian during Liang of Southern dynasties 南朝梁, compiler of History of Song of the Southern dynasties 宋書|宋书
欧洲 歐洲 ōu zhōu Europe (abbr. for 歐羅巴洲|欧罗巴洲[Ou1luo2ba1 Zhou1])
南方 nán fāng south / southern China (areas to the south of the Yangtze River) syn
南部 nán bù southern part syn
马歇尔 馬歇爾 mǎ xiē ěr Marshall (name) / George Catlett Marshall (1880-1959), US general in WWII and Secretary of State 1947-1949, author of the postwar Marshall plan for Europe and Nobel peace laureate
南边 南邊 nán bian south / south side / southern part / to the south of syn
南非 nán fēi South Africa / Southern Africa
法兰克 法蘭克 fǎ lán kè the Franks (Germanic people who arrived in Europe from 600 AD and took over France)
东欧 東歐 dōng ōu Eastern Europe
王妃 wáng fēi princess (in Europe) syn
北欧 北歐 běi ōu north Europe / Scandinavia
西洋 xī yáng the West (Europe and North America) / countries of the Indian Ocean (traditional)
斯蒂文 sī dì wén Steven (name) / Simon Stevin (1548-1620), Flemish engineer and mathematician, played a key role in introducing the decimal system to Europe
西欧 西歐 xī ōu Western Europe
南端 nán duān southern end or extremity syn
南半球 nán bàn qiú Southern Hemisphere
南亚 南亞 nán yà southern Asia
中原 zhōng yuán Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei syn
阳关 陽關 yáng guān Yangguan or Southern Pass on the south Silk Road in Gansu, 70 km south of Dunhuang 敦煌
乌拉尔 烏拉爾 wū lā ěr the Ural mountains in Russia, dividing Europe from Asia
欧亚 歐亞 ōu yà Europe and Asia / Eurasia
宋朝 sòng cháo Song Dynasty (960-1279) / also Song of Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479)
欧美 歐美 ōu měi Europe and America / the West
南北朝 nán běi cháo Northern and Southern dynasties (420-589)
衡山 héng shān Mt Heng in Hunan, southern mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4] / Hengshan county in Hengyang 衡陽|衡阳[Heng2 yang2], Hunan
塔里木 tǎ lǐ mù the Tarim Basin in southern Xinjiang
南天门 南天門 nán tiān mén South Gate to Heaven, the name a gate constructed on various mountains, most notably on Mount Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] / (mythology) southern gate of the Heavenly Palace
南麓 nán lù the southern foothills (of a mountain) syn
华南 華南 huá nán Southern China
闽南 閩南 mǐn nán Minnan (southern Fujian)
大中华 大中華 dà zhōng huá Greater China / refers to China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (esp. in finance and economics) / refers to all areas of Chinese presence (esp. in the cultural field), including parts of Southeast Asia, Europe and the Americas
南宋 nán sòng the Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)
中欧 中歐 zhōng ōu Central Europe
南航 nán háng China Southern Airlines
周瑜 zhōu yú Zhou Yu (175-210), famous general of the southern Wu kingdom and victor of the battle of Redcliff / in Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], absolutely no match for Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4]
唐伯虎 táng bó hǔ Tang Bohu or Tang Yin 唐寅 (1470-1523), Ming painter and poet, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子
东吴 東吳 dōng wú Eastern Wu (222-280) / the southern state of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period, founded by Sun Quan 孫權|孙权
孙权 孫權 sūn quán Sun Quan (reigned 222-252), southern warlord and king of state of Wu 吳|吴[Wu2] in the Three Kingdoms period
南郊 nán jiāo southern suburbs
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
南疆 nán jiāng southern border (of a country)
南方周末 nán fāng zhōu mò Southern Weekend (newspaper)
陆游 陸遊 lù yóu Lu You (1125-1210), widely regarded as the greatest of the Southern Song poets
南朝 nán cháo Southern Dynasties (420-589)
济公 濟公 jì gōng Jigong or Daoji (1130-1207), Southern Song Dynasty Buddhist monk
夜郎 yè láng small barbarian kingdom in southern China during the Han dynasty
建康 jiàn kāng old name for Nanjing 南京, esp. during Southern dynasties
侗族 dòng zú Kam people, who live mostly in southern China and in the north of Laos and Vietnam
李清照 lǐ qīng zhào Li Qingzhao (1084-c. 1151), southern Song female poet
刘裕 劉裕 liú yù Liu Yu, founder of Song of the Southern dynasties 劉宋|刘宋[Liu2 Song4], broke away from Eastern Jin in 420, reigned as Emperor Wu of Song 宋武帝[Song4 Wu3 di4]
阿里山 ā lǐ shān Alishan mountain range in the central-southern region of Taiwan
南苑 nán yuàn Nanyuan or "Southern Park", an imperial hunting domain during the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, now the site of Nanhaizi Park in the south of Beijing
赤壁之战 赤壁之戰 chì bì zhī zhàn Battle of Redcliff of 208 at Chibi in Huangzhou district 黃州區|黄州区[Huang2 zhou1 qu1] of Huanggang city 黃岡|黄冈[Huang2 gang1], a decisive defeat of Cao Cao 曹操[Cao2 Cao1] at the hands of southern kingdom of Wu / famous episode in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4]
燕国 燕國 yān guó Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning / north Hebei / the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕[Qian2 Yan1] (337-370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕[Hou4 Yan1] (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕[Nan2 Yan1] (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕[Bei3 Yan1] (409-436)
南唐 nán táng Tang of the Five Southern Dynasties 937-975
后汉书 後漢書 hòu hàn shū History of Eastern Han (later Han), third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed by Fan Ye 范曄|范晔[Fan4 Ye4] in 445 during Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋[Nan2 chao2 Song4], 120 scrolls
南拳 nán quán Nanquan - "Southern Fist" (Chinese Martial Art)
打口 dǎ kǒu (of CDs, videos etc) surplus (or "cut-out") stock from Western countries, sometimes marked with a notch in the disc or its case, sold cheaply in China (beginning in the 1990s), as well as Eastern Europe etc
陕南 陝南 shǎn nán Shannan, southern Shaanxi province
唐寅 táng yín Tang Bohu 唐伯虎 or Tang Yin (1470-1523), Ming painter and poet, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子
塔里木盆地 tǎ lǐ mù pén dì Tarim Basin depression in southern Xinjiang
李后主 李後主 lǐ hòu zhǔ Li Houzhu (c. 937-978), the final Southern Tang ruler (ruled 961-975) and a renowned poet / given name Li Yu 李煜
谢灵运 謝靈運 xiè líng yùn Xie Lingyun (385-433) poet during Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋
宋 sòng surname Song / the Song dynasty (960-1279) / Song of the Southern Dynasties (420-479) 南朝宋[Nan2chao2 Song4]
燕 yān Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in present-day Hebei and Liaoning / north Hebei / the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕[Qian2 Yan1] (337-370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕[Hou4 Yan1] (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕[Nan2 Yan1] (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕[Bei3 Yan1] (409-436) / surname Yan syn
窝心 窩心 wō xīn aggrieved / dejected / (Tw, southern China) to be moved by a kind gesture etc / to feel gratified / to feel warm inside syn
艾森豪威尔 艾森豪威爾 ài sēn háo wēi ěr Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969), US army general and politician, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II, US President 1953-1961
坎大哈 kǎn dà hā Kandahar (town in Southern Afghanistan)
波西米亚 波西米亞 bō xī mǐ yà Bohemia, historical region in Central Europe / bohemian (i.e. artistic and unconventional)
喀尔巴阡山脉 喀爾巴阡山脈 kā ěr bā qiān shān mài Carpathian Mountains, 1500-km mountain range in Central and Eastern Europe
谢赫 謝赫 xiè hè Xie He (479-502), portrait painter from Qi of Southern dynasties 南齊|南齐[Nan2 Qi2]
马斯河 馬斯河 mǎ sī hé Maas or Meuse River, Western Europe
汨 mì name of a river, the southern tributary of Miluo river 汨羅江|汨罗江[Mi4 luo2 jiang1]
欧罗巴 歐羅巴 ōu luó bā Europe
南冰洋 nán bīng yáng Southern Ocean
拉普兰 拉普蘭 lā pǔ lán Lapland (northern Europe)
南县 南縣 nán xiàn southern county / Nan county in Yiyang 益陽|益阳[Yi4 yang2], Hunan
朴次茅斯 樸次茅斯 pǔ cì máo sī Portsmouth, southern English seaport
南汉 南漢 nán hàn Southern Han
萧乾 蕭乾 xiāo qián Xiao Qian (1910-1999), Mongolian-born, Cambridge-educated journalist active during Second World War in Europe, subsequently famous author and translator
南朝梁 nán cháo liáng Liang of the Southern dynasties (502-557)
王太后 wáng tài hòu Queen Dowager (in Europe) / widowed queen / Queen mother
梁书 梁書 liáng shū History of Liang of the Southern Dynasties, eighth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Yao Silian 姚思廉[Yao2 Si1 lian2] in 636 during Tang dynasty, 56 scrolls
庾信 yǔ xìn Yu Xin (513-581), poet from Liang of the Southern dynasties 南朝梁朝 and author of Lament for the South 哀江南賦|哀江南赋
莱德杯 萊德杯 lái dé bēi Ryder Cup (US and Europe golf team competition)
东南欧 東南歐 South-Eastern Europe
吴下阿蒙 吳下阿蒙 wú xià ā méng General Lü Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom) / model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)
南箕北斗 nán jī běi dǒu lit. the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom) / fig. sth which, despite its name, is of no practical use syn
欧洲委员会残疾行动计划 歐洲委員會殘疾行動計劃 Council of Europe Action Plan to promote the rights and full participation of people with disabilities in society: improving the quality of life of people with disabilities in Europe 2006-2015 / Council of Europe Disability Action Plan
闽南语 閩南語 mǐn nán yǔ Southern Min, a Sinitic language spoken in southern Fujian and surrounding areas / Hokkien, the most widely spoken variety of Southern Min
亚欧大陸桥 亞歐大陸橋 yà ōu dà lù qiáo New Asia-Europe Land Bridge / rail line from China through Central Asia to Europe
欧洲委员会秘书长 Council of Europe Secretary General / Secretary General of the Council of Europe
联合国欧洲经济委员会 聯合國歐洲經濟委員會 United Nations Economic Commission for Europe / Economic Commission for Europe
欧洲经济委员会 歐洲經濟委員會 United Nations Economic Commission for Europe / Economic Commission for Europe
南欧人类住区问题专家会议 南歐人類住區問題專家會議 Meeting of Experts on Human Settlements Problems in Southern Europe
南欧人类住区问题专家组 南歐人類住區問題專家組 nán ōu rén lèi zhù qū wèn tí zhuān jiā zǔ Group of Experts on Human Settlements Problems in Southern Europe
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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