盾 dùn shield / (currency) Vietnamese dong / currency unit of several countries (Indonesian rupiah, Dutch gulden etc) syn 越南文 yuè nán wén Vietnamese written language / Vietnamese literature 越文 yuè wén Vietnamese written language / Vietnamese literature 侗 dòng Dong ethnic group (aka Kam people) 断袖之癖 斷袖之癖 duàn xiù zhī pǐ lit. cut sleeve (idiom) / fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書|汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve. 噹 dāng onomat. dong / ding dong bell 本币 本幣 běn bì local currency / our own currency / abbr. for 本位貨幣|本位货币 法币 法幣 fǎ bì fiat currency (abbr. for 法定貨幣|法定货币[fa3ding4 huo4bi4]) / fabi, fiat currency issued by the 國民黨|国民党[Guo2min2dang3], in use 1935-1948 辅币 輔幣 fǔ bì fractional currency (coin or note of value smaller than the country's unit of currency) / token (used instead of money for slot machines etc) syn 货币贬值 貨幣貶值 huò bì biǎn zhí currency devaluation / to devaluate a currency 本位货币 本位貨幣 běn wèi huò bì local currency / our own currency / abbr. to 本幣|本币 当地货币轨道养恤金数额 local currency track pension amount / local currency track amount 交叉货币利率互换 交叉貨幣利率互換 cross-currency interest rate swap / currency swap 托拉尔 托拉爾 tuō lā ěr (loanword) tolar, currency of Slovenia 1991-2007 / tolar, silver coin that served as the main currency of Bohemia 1520-1750 科朗 kē lǎng colón (currency of Costa Rica and former currency of El Salvador) 越南 yuè nán Vietnam / Vietnamese 胡志明 hú zhì míng Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969), former Vietnamese leader / see also 胡志明市[Hu2 Zhi4 ming2 Shi4] 南越 nán yuè South Vietnam / South Vietnamese 越南语 越南語 yuè nán yǔ Vietnamese language, Tiếng Việt 京族 jīng zú Gin or Jing, ethnic minority of China, descendants of ethnic Vietnamese people living mainly in Guangxi / Kinh, the ethnic majority in Vietnam 北越 běi yuè North Vietnam / North Vietnamese 声调语言 聲調語言 shēng diào yǔ yán tonal language (e.g. Chinese or Vietnamese) 农德孟 農德孟 nóng dé mèng Nong Duc Manh (1940-), general secretary of the Vietnamese Communist Party 2001-2011 越南国语字 越南國語字 yuè nán guó yǔ zì Vietnamese 中越战争 中越戰爭 zhōng yuè zhàn zhēng Sino-Vietnamese War (1979) 越侨 越僑 yuè qiáo Vietnamese resident in other countries (including in China) 黎利 lí lì Le Loi, Vietnamese general and emperor who won back independence for Vietnam from China in 1428 黎笋 黎筍 lí sǔn Le Duan (1907-1986), Vietnamese communist politician 越南国家儿童委员会 越南國家兒童委員會 Vietnamese National Committee for Children 阮安 ruǎn ān Nguyen An (1381-1453), aka Ruan An, Vietnamese architect and engineer, principal designer of the Forbidden City 奥黛 奧黛 ào dài ao dai (traditional Vietnamese garment) 越式 yuè shì Vietnamese-style 叮当 叮當 dīng dāng (onom.) ding dong / jingling of bells / clanking sound syn 咚咚 dōng dong Dongdong, cheerleading mascot of 2008 Beijing Olympics syn 叮咚 dīng dōng (onom.) ding dong / jingling of bells / clanking sound syn 律动 律動 lǜ dòng rhythm / to move rhythmically 貂蝉 貂蟬 diāo chán Diaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3], in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓[Dong3 Zhuo2] to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu 呂布|吕布[Lu:3 Bu4] 动 動 dòng (of sth) to move / to set in movement / to displace / to touch / to make use of / to stir (emotions) / to alter / abbr. for 動詞|动词[dong4 ci2], verb syn 东 東 dōng east / host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) / landlord syn 董仲舒 dǒng zhòng shū Dong Zhongshu (179-104 BC), philosopher influential in establishing Confucianism as the established system of values of former Han dynasty 东施效颦 東施傚顰 dōng shī xiào pín lit. Dong Shi imitates Xi Shi's frown (idiom) / fig. to mimick sb's idiosyncrasies but make a fool of oneself syn 董必武 dǒng bì wǔ Dong Biwu (1886-1975), one of the founders of the Chinese communist party 汉献帝 漢獻帝 hàn xiàn dì Emperor Xian of Han (181-234), the final Han emperor, set up by Dong Zhuo 董卓, reigned 189-220, forced to abdicate 220 by Cao Pi 曹丕 叮当响 叮當響 dīng dāng xiǎng (onom.) ding dong / jingling of bells / clanking sound 洞 dòng cave / hole / zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 懂 dǒng to understand / to comprehend syn 冬 鼕 dōng (onom.) beating a drum / rat-a-tat syn 董 dǒng to supervise / to direct / director 冻 凍 dòng to freeze / to feel very cold / aspic or jelly syn 栋 棟 dòng classifier for houses or buildings / ridgepole (old) syn 咚 dōng (onom.) boom (of a drum) / knock (on the door) syn 恫 dòng frighten 峒 dòng cave / cavern 胴 dòng large intestine / torso 胨 腖 dòng see 蛋白腖|蛋白胨[dan4 bai2 dong4] 硐 dòng variant of 洞[dong4] / cave / pit 氡 dōng radon (chemistry) 鸫 鶇 dōng thrush (bird of genus Turdus) 岽 崬 dōng place name in Guangxi province 蝀 dōng rainbow 不知丁董 bù zhī dīng dǒng forgetting the fate of Ding and Dong (idiom) / unheeding the lessons of the past 垌 dòng field / farm / used in place names 苳 dōng Petasites japonicus 鼕 dōng boom (of a drum) 涷 dōng rainstorm 董卓 dǒng zhuó Dong Zhuo (-192), top general of late Han, usurped power in 189, murdered empress dowager and child emperor, killed in 192 by Lü Bu 呂布|吕布 凯里市 凱里市 kǎi lǐ shì Kaili city in Guizhou, capital of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州 丁冬 dīng dōng (onom.) ding dong / jingling of bells / clanking sound 三江侗族自治县 三江侗族自治縣 sān jiāng dòng zú zì zhì xiàn Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County in Liuzhou 柳州市[Liu3zhou1 Shi4], Guangxi 三穗 sān suì Sansui county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou 三穗县 三穗縣 sān suì xiàn Sansui county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou 丹寨 dān zhài Danzhai county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou 丹寨县 丹寨縣 dān zhài xiàn Danzhai county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou 侗人 dòng rén people of the Dong ethnic minority 侗剧 侗劇 dòng jù Dong opera 働 dòng labor / work (Japanese kokuji) 凯里 凱里 kǎi lǐ Kaili city in Guizhou, capital of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州 剑河 劍河 jiàn hé Jianhe county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou 剑河县 劍河縣 jiàn hé xiàn Jianhe county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou 叮叮当当 叮叮當當 dīng dīng dāng dāng (onom.) ding dong / jingling of bells / clanking sound 台江县 台江縣 tái jiāng xiàn Taijiang county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou 国立显忠院 國立顯忠院 guó lì xiǎn zhōng yuàn Korean national memorial cemetery at Dongjak-dong, Seoul 大场·鸫 大場·鶇 DachangDong OHBA Tsugumi (pen-name), author of cult series Death Note 死亡筆記|死亡笔记 天柱县 天柱縣 tiān zhù xiàn Tianzhu county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou 岑巩 岑鞏 cén gǒng Cengong county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou 岑巩县 岑鞏縣 cén gǒng xiàn Cengong county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou 从江 從江 cóng jiāng Congjiang county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou 从江县 從江縣 cóng jiāng xiàn Congjiang county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou 新晃 xīn huǎng Xinhuang Dong autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化[Huai2 hua4], Hunan 新晃侗族自治县 新晃侗族自治縣 xīn huǎng dòng zú zì zhì xiàn Xinhuang Dong autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化[Huai2 hua4], Hunan 新晃县 新晃縣 xīn huǎng xiàn Xinhuang Dong autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化[Huai2 hua4], Hunan 施秉 shī bǐng Shibing county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou 施秉县 施秉縣 shī bǐng xiàn Shibing county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou 春秋繁露 chūn qiū fán lù Luxuriant Dew of the Spring and Autumn Annals, ideological tract by Han dynasty political philosopher Dong Zhongshu 董仲舒[Dong3 Zhong4 shu1] 杏林 xìng lín forest of apricot trees / (fig.) honorific term for fine doctor (cf Dr Dong Feng 董奉[Dong3 Feng4], 3rd century AD, asked his patients to plant apricot trees instead of paying fees) 东安 東安 dōng ān Dongan county in Yongzhou 永州[Yong3 zhou1], Hunan / Dong'an district of Mudanjiang city 牡丹江市, Heilongjiang 东安区 東安區 dōng ān qū Dong'an district of Mudanjiang city 牡丹江市, Heilongjiang 东阿 東阿 dōng ē Dong'e county in Liaocheng 聊城[Liao2 cheng2], Shandong 东阿县 東阿縣 dōng ē xiàn Dong'e county in Liaocheng 聊城[Liao2 cheng2], Shandong 