全权 全權 quán quán full powers / total authority / plenipotentiary powers 耍赖 耍賴 shuǎ lài to act shamelessly / to refuse to acknowledge that one has lost the game, or made a promise etc / to act dumb / to act as if sth never happened syn 兵不厌诈 兵不厭詐 bīng bù yàn zhà there can never be too much deception in war / in war nothing is too deceitful / all's fair in war 轴心国 軸心國 zhóu xīn guó Axis powers (World War II) 中立国和人民在陆战中的权利和义务公约 中立國和人民在陸戰中的權利和義務公約 Convention respecting the Rights and Duties of Neutral Powers and Persons in Case of War on Land 关于中立国在海战中的权利和义务公约 關於中立國在海戰中的權利和義務公約 Convention concerning the Rights and Duties of Neutral Powers in Naval War 代理 dài lǐ to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position / to act as an agent or proxy / surrogate / (computing) proxy syn 代办 代辦 dài bàn to act for sb else / to act on sb's behalf / an agent / a diplomatic representative / a chargé d'affaires syn 撒娇 撒嬌 sā jiāo to act like a spoiled child / to throw a tantrum / to act coquettishly syn 作怪 zuò guài (of a ghost) to make strange things happen / to act up / to act behind the scenes / to make mischief / odd / to misbehave (euphemism for having sex) syn 量力而行 liàng lì ér xíng to assess one's capabilities and act accordingly (idiom) / to act within one's competence / One does what one can. 代行 dài xíng to act as a substitute / to act on sb's behalf 蛮干 蠻幹 mán gàn to act rashly / to act precipitously regardless of the consequences / reckless / foolhardy / daredevil syn 便宜行事 biàn yí xíng shì act at one's discretion / act as one sees fit syn 举 舉 jǔ to lift / to hold up / to cite / to enumerate / to act / to raise / to choose / to elect / act / move / deed syn 充 chōng sufficient / full / to fill / to serve as / to act as / to act falsely as / to pose as syn 见机行事 見機行事 jiàn jī xíng shì see the opportunity and act (idiom) / to act according to circumstances / to play it by ear / to use one's discretion syn 量力而为 量力而為 liàng lì ér wéi to weigh one's abilities and act accordingly / to act according to one's means / to cut one's coat according to one's cloth 私行 sī xíng to travel on private business / to act without official approval / to inspect incognito / to act in one's own interest 自作主张 自作主張 zì zuò zhǔ zhāng to think for oneself and act accordingly (idiom) / to act on one's own initiative syn 自专 自專 zì zhuān to act arbitrarily / to act for oneself 戈马承诺协定 戈馬承諾協定 gē mǎ chéng nuò xié dìng Goma act of engagement / act of engagement 承诺协定 承諾協定 chéng nuò xié dìng Goma act of engagement / act of engagement 尼亚美条约 尼亞美條約 Act regarding navigation and economic cooperation between the States of the Niger Basin / Act of Niamey 关于中美洲和平与合作的孔塔多拉文件 關於中美洲和平與合作的孔塔多拉文件 Contadora Act on Peace and Co-operation in Central America / Contadora Act 师出无名 師出無名 shī chū wú míng lit. to go to war without just cause (idiom) / to act without justification syn 战争行为 戰爭行為 zhàn zhēng xíng wéi act of war 大战 大戰 dà zhàn war / to wage war syn 抗战 抗戰 kàng zhàn war of resistance, especially the war against Japan (1937-1945) 备战 備戰 bèi zhàn prepared against war / to prepare for war / warmongering syn 开战 開戰 kāi zhàn to start a war / to make war / to battle against syn 靖国神社 靖國神社 jìng guó shén shè Yasukuni Shrine, Shinto shrine in Tokyo to Japanese war dead, controversial as burial ground of several Class A war criminals 参战 參戰 cān zhàn to go to war / to engage in war 拔河 bá hé tug-of-war / to take part in a tug-of-war 持久战 持久戰 chí jiǔ zhàn prolonged war / war of attrition 淮海战役 淮海戰役 huái hǎi zhàn yì Huaihai Campaign (Nov 1948-Jan 1949), one of the three major campaigns by the People's Liberation Army near the end of the Chinese Civil War, considered the determining battle of the war 先礼后兵 先禮後兵 xiān lǐ hòu bīng lit. peaceful measures before using force (idiom) / fig. diplomacy before violence / jaw-jaw is better than war-war 烽火四起 fēng huǒ sì qǐ the fire of war in all four directions (idiom) / the confusion of war 边币 邊幣 biān bì Border Region currency, issued by the Communist Border Region governments during the War against Japan and the War of Liberation 兵连祸结 兵連禍結 bīng lián huò jié ravaged by successive wars / war-torn / war-ridden syn 不宣而战 不宣而戰 bù xuān ér zhàn open hostilities without declaring war / start an undeclared war 兵乱 兵亂 bīng luàn confusion of war / turmoil of war syn 国共内战 國共內戰 guó gòng nèi zhàn Chinese Civil War, also known as War of Liberation 解放戰爭|解放战争[Jie3 fang4 Zhan4 zheng1] 战火纷飞 戰火紛飛 zhàn huǒ fēn fēi fire of war everywhere (idiom) / enveloped in the flames of war 战争法 zhàn zhēng fǎ laws of war / law of war 战俘临时拘留所 戰俘臨時拘留所 prisoner-of-war cage / POW cage / prisoner-of-war collecting point 战俘收容站 戰俘收容站 prisoner-of-war cage / POW cage / prisoner-of-war collecting point 被控犯战争罪的人 被控犯戰爭罪的人 persons indicted for war crimes person indicted for war crimes 战场残留物 戰場殘留物 remnants of war / battlefield debris / debris of war 战争残留弹药 戰爭殘留彈藥 remnants of war / battlefield debris / debris of war 神功 shén gōng amazing powers / miraculous skill syn 分身 fēn shēn (of one who has supernatural powers) to replicate oneself so as to appear in two or more places at the same time / a derivative version of sb (or sth) (e.g. avatar, proxy, clone, sockpuppet) / to spare some time for a separate task / to cut a corpse into pieces / to pull a body apart by the four limbs / parturition syn 悟空 wù kōng Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers from the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 You2 Ji4] 侵华 侵華 qīn huá to invade China (referring to 19th century imperialist powers and Japan) 灵犀 靈犀 líng xī rhinoceros horn, reputed to confer telepathic powers / fig. mutual sensitivity / tacit exchange of romantic feelings / a meeting of minds 分立 fēn lì to establish as separate entities / to divide (a company etc) into independent entities / discrete / separate / separation (of powers etc) 民族主义 民族主義 mín zú zhǔ yì nationalism / national self-determination / principle of nationalism, the first of Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three Principles of the People 三民主義|三民主义 (at the time, meaning parity between China and the great powers) / racism 列强 列強 liè qiáng the Great Powers (history) syn 力所能及 lì suǒ néng jí as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom) / to the best of one's ability / within one's powers syn 呼风唤雨 呼風喚雨 hū fēng huàn yǔ to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom) / to exercise magical powers / fig. to stir up troubles 分权 分權 fēn quán separation of powers 媚外 mèi wài to fawn on foreigners / to pander to foreign powers 不平等条约 不平等條約 bù píng děng tiáo yuē (term coined c. 1920s) unequal treaty – a treaty between China and one or more aggressor nations (including Russia, Japan and various Western powers) which imposed humiliating conditions on China (in the 19th and early 20th centuries) 尚方宝剑 尚方寶劍 shàng fāng bǎo jiàn variant of 尚方劍|尚方剑[shang4 fang1 jian4] / imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers) / in fiction, Chinese version of 007's license to kill syn 四小龙 四小龍 sì xiǎo lóng Four Asian Tigers / East Asian Tigers / Four Little Dragons (East Asian economic powers: Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong) 三权分立 三權分立 sān quán fēn lì separation of powers 协约国 協約國 xié yuē guó Allies / entente (i.e. Western powers allied to China in WW1) 孙行者 孫行者 sūn xíng zhě Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1], the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4] 三头六臂 三頭六臂 sān tóu liù bì lit. to have three heads and six arms (idiom) / fig. to possess remarkable abilities / a being of formidable powers syn 江郎才尽 江郎才盡 jiāng láng cái jìn Jiang Yan has exhausted his talent (idiom) / fig. to have used up one's creative powers / to have writer's block 孙悟空 孫悟空 sūn wù kōng Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4] / Son Goku, the main character in Dragon Ball 七龍珠|七龙珠[Qi1 long2 zhu1] 上方宝剑 上方寶劍 shàng fāng bǎo jiàn imperial sword (giving bearer plenipotentiary powers) / imperial Chinese version of 007 licensed to kill syn 分权制衡 分權制衡 fēn quán zhì héng separation of powers for checks and balances 善后借款 善後借款 shàn hòu jiè kuǎn reconstruction loan provided by Great Powers to Yuan Shikai in 1913 唤雨呼风 喚雨呼風 huàn yǔ hū fēng to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom) / to exercise magical powers / fig. to stir up troubles / also 呼風喚雨|呼风唤雨[hu1 feng1 huan4 yu3] 尚方剑 尚方劍 shàng fāng jiàn imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers) / in fiction, Chinese version of 007's license to kill syn 崇洋媚外 chóng yáng mèi wài to revere everything foreign and pander to overseas powers (idiom) / blind worship of foreign goods and ideas 猴王 hóu wáng Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4] 符箓 符籙 fú lù (Taoism) talisman in the form of a painting of symbols thought to have magical powers 通商口岸 tōng shāng kǒu àn treaty port, forced on Qing China by the 19th century Great Powers 权力分配 權力分配 quán lì fēn pèi Division of Powers 两个大国 liǎng gè dài guó two major Powers, (the) 未成年人保护的管辖权和准据法公约 未成年人保護的管轄權和準據法公約 Convention concerning the powers of authorities and the law applicable in respect of the protection of minors 中等国家倡议 中等國家倡議 Middle Powers Initiative 盟国欧洲最高总部 盟國歐洲最高總部 Supreme Headquarters of the Allied Powers in Europe 关于准备移交权力和责任的协定 關於準備移交權力和責任的協定 Agreement on Preparatory Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities / Preparatory Transfer Agreement 准备移交协定 準備移交協定 Agreement on Preparatory Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities / Preparatory Transfer Agreement 关于进一步移交权力和责任的议定书 關於進一步移交權力和責任的議定書 Protocol on Further Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities / Further Transfer Protocol 进一步移交议定书 進一步移交議定書 Protocol on Further Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities / Further Transfer Protocol 三权鼎立 三權鼎立 sān quán dǐng lì separation of powers 五通 wǔ tōng bottom bracket shell (in a bicycle frame) / (Buddhism) the five supernatural powers (abbr. for 五神通[wu3 shen2tong1]) 飞符 飛符 fēi fú talisman in the form of a painting of symbols thought to have magical powers (also called 符籙|符箓[fu2 lu4]) / to invoke the magical power of such a talisman / a tiger tally 虎符[hu3 fu2] sent with great urgency 宿命通 sù mìng tōng (Buddhism) recollection of past lives / wisdom of past lives (one of six supernatural powers of Buddhas and arhats) 不会 不會 bù huì improbable / unlikely / will not (act, happen etc) / not able / not having learned to do sth / (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it / not at all syn 作为 作為 zuò wéi one's conduct / deed / activity / accomplishment / achievement / to act as / as (in the capacity of) / qua / to view as / to look upon (sth as) / to take sth to be syn 作用 zuò yòng to act on / to affect / action / function / activity / impact / result / effect / purpose / intent / (suffix) -ation, -tion etc, as in 抑制作用[yi4 zhi4 zuo4 yong4], inhibition syn 动作 動作 dòng zuò movement / motion / action (CL:個|个[ge4]) / to act / to move syn 节目 節目 jié mù (TV or radio) program / show / item / act / segment / number (on the program of a concert, variety show or cultural event) / a planned activity (in one's schedule) / CL:個|个[ge4],場|场[chang3],項|项[xiang4],臺|台[tai2],套[tao4],檔|档[dang4] syn 配合 pèi hé matching / fitting in with / compatible with / to correspond / to fit / to conform to / rapport / to coordinate with / to act in concert with / to cooperate / to become man and wife / to combine parts of machine syn 