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"bones and ashes" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
骨烬 骨燼 gǔ jìn bones and ashes / remains (after Buddhist cremation)
Chinese Pinyin Translation
甲骨 jiǎ gǔ tortoise shells and animal bones used for divination in the Shang Dynasty (c. 16th to 11th century BC) / oracle bones
龙骨 龍骨 lóng gǔ "dragon bones" (fossilized animal bones or teeth, used in TCM) / breastbone (of a bird) / keel (of a ship) syn
灰飞烟灭 灰飛煙滅 huī fēi yān miè lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom) / fig. to be annihilated / to vanish in a puff of smoke syn
灰烬 灰燼 huī jìn ashes syn
骨灰 gǔ huī bone ash / cremation ashes / cremains
舍利 shè lì ashes after cremation / Buddhist relics (Sanskirt: sarira)
死灰复燃 死灰復燃 sǐ huī fù rán lit. ashes burn once more (idiom) / fig. sb lost returns to have influence / sth malevolent returns to haunt one syn
舍利子 shè lì zi ashes after cremation / Buddhist relics (Sanskirt: sarira)
骨灰盒 gǔ huī hé box for bone ashes / funerary casket syn
炉渣 爐渣 lú zhā furnace slag / ashes from a stove
舍利塔 shè lì tǎ stupa / tower venerating the ashes of the Buddha
蓬 péng fleabane (family Asteraceae) / disheveled / classifier for luxuriant plants, smoke, ashes, campfires: clump, puff syn
磕 kē to tap / to knock (against sth hard) / to knock (mud from boots, ashes from a pipe etc) syn
烬 燼 jìn (bound form) cinders / ashes syn
煨 wēi to simmer / to roast in ashes syn
佛舍利 fó shè lì ashes of cremated Buddha
浴火重生 yù huǒ chóng shēng to rise from the ashes (idiom) / to thrive again after surviving an ordeal
菹醢 zū hǎi to execute sb and mince his flesh and bones (archaic form of retribution)
捡骨 撿骨 jiǎn gǔ bone-gathering, a custom of Fujian and Taiwan in which a son recovers the bones of his deceased father from the grave and places them in an urn for permanent storage at a different location
刻骨铭心 刻骨銘心 kè gǔ míng xīn lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom) / fig. etched in one's memory / unforgettable syn
筋骨 jīn gǔ muscles and bones / physique / strength / courage syn
脱胎换骨 脫胎換骨 tuō tāi huàn gǔ to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom) / born again Daoist / to turn over a new leaf / fig. to change wholly / to create from other material (story, artwork etc) syn
粉身碎骨 fěn shēn suì gǔ lit. torn body and crushed bones (idiom) / fig. to die horribly / to sacrifice one's life syn
掌骨 zhǎng gǔ metacarpal bone (long bones in the hand and feet)
菹 zū marshland / swamp / salted or pickled vegetables / to mince / to shred / to mince human flesh and bones / Taiwan pr. [ju1]
冢中枯骨 塚中枯骨 zhǒng zhōng kū gǔ dried bones in burial mound (idiom) / dead and buried
情同骨肉 qíng tóng gǔ ròu as close as flesh and bones (idiom) / deep friendship
铭心刻骨 銘心刻骨 míng xīn kè gǔ lit. etched into one's heart and bones (idiom) / fig. etched in one's memory / remembered with gratitude as long as one lives syn
铭心镂骨 銘心鏤骨 míng xīn lòu gǔ engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones (idiom) / to remember a benefactor as long as one lives / undying gratitude
镌心铭骨 鐫心銘骨 juān xīn míng gǔ etched in one's bones and heart (idiom) / ever-present memory (esp. resentment)
镌骨铭心 鐫骨銘心 juān gǔ míng xīn etched in one's bones and heart (idiom) / ever-present memory (esp. resentment)
骨肉相连 骨肉相連 gǔ ròu xiāng lián lit. interrelated as bones and flesh (idiom) / inseparably related / closely intertwined syn
摔断 摔斷 shuāi duàn to fall and break / to break (bones) by falling
粘皮著骨 nián pí zhù gǔ to glue skin and bind the bones (idiom) / insistent unrelenting conduct
脱骨成佛 脫骨成佛 tuō gǔ chéng fó to shed one's bones and become a Buddha
脱骨换胎 脫骨換胎 tuō gǔ huàn tāi to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom) / born again Daoist / to turn over a new leaf / fig. to change wholly
皮包骨头 皮包骨頭 pí bāo gǔ tóu to be all skin and bones (idiom) / also written 皮包骨[pi2 bao1 gu3]
螺蛳粉 螺螄粉 luó sī fěn luosifen (rice noodles served in a broth made from river snails and pork bones, often seasoned with stinky fermented bamboo shoots)
骨骼 gǔ gé bones / skeleton syn
白骨 bái gǔ bones of the dead syn
骨骸 gǔ hái bones / skeleton
卜辞 卜辭 bǔ cí oracle inscriptions of the Shang Dynasty (16th-11th century BC) on tortoiseshells or animal bones syn
囟门 囟門 xìn mén fontanel (gap between the bones of an infant's skull)
骸 hái bones of the body
剔 tī to scrape the meat from bones / to pick (teeth etc) / to weed out syn
磋 cuō (old) to polish bones, horns, ivory, etc into tools / (bound form) to deliberate / to consult
颧 顴 quán cheek bones
颞 顳 niè bones of the temple (on the human head) / see 顳顬|颞颥, temple
囟 xìn fontanel (gap between the bones of an infant's skull)
骱 xiè joint of bones syn
骫 wěi be bent / crooked (of bones)
胔 zì rotten meat / bones of dead animal
骾 gěng blunt / fish bones / unyielding
乳突窦 乳突竇 rǔ tū dòu mastoid antrum (bones at the back of tympanic chamber)
囟脑门 囟腦門 xìn nǎo mén fontanel (gap between the bones of an infant's skull)
择刺 擇刺 zhái cì to pick out the bones in a fish
糯米臀 nuò mǐ tún lazy bones (dialect)
鸡蛋里挑骨头 雞蛋裡挑骨頭 jī dàn li tiāo gǔ tou to look for bones in an egg / to find fault / to nitpick (idiom)
精密陶瓷 jīng mì táo cí fine ceramics (used for dental implants, synthetic bones, electronics, knife blades etc) / advanced ceramics / engineered ceramics
跖骨 zhí gǔ metatarsal bones / metatarsus
排骨精 pái gǔ jīng (jocular) anorexic girl / a bag of bones
佛骨 fó gǔ Buddha's bones (as a sacred relic)
幽明 yōu míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts
幽明 yōu - míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts
沉浮 chén fú lit. sinking and floating / to bob up and down on water / ebb and flow / fig. rise and fall / ups and downs of fortune / vicissitudes syn
诸子十家 諸子十家 zhū zǐ shí jiā various sages and ten schools of thought / refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒[ru2] represented by Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3] and Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3], Daoism 道[dao4] by Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3] and Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3], Mohism 墨[mo4] by Mozi 墨子[Mo4 zi3], Legalism 法[fa3] by Sunzi 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3] and Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子[Han2 Fei1 zi3], and numerous others
及其 jí qí (conjunction linking two nouns) and its ... / and their ... / and his ... / and her ... syn
日月 rì yuè the sun and moon / day and month / every day and every month / season / life and livelihood syn
广电总局 廣電總局 guǎng diàn zǒng jú National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) (abbr. for 國家廣播電視總局|国家广播电视总局[Guo2 jia1 Guang3 bo1 Dian4 shi4 Zong3 ju2]) / formerly SAPPRFT, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (2013-2018) and SARFT, the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (prior to 2013)
诸子 諸子 zhū zǐ various sages / refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒[ru2] represented by Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3] and Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3], Daoism 道[dao4] by Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3] and Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3], Mohism 墨[mo4] by Mozi 墨子[Mo4 zi3], Legalism 法[fa3] by Sunzi 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3] and Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子[Han2 Fei1 zi3], and numerous others
张志新 張志新 zhāng zhì xīn Zhang Zhixin (1930-1975) female revolutionary and martyr, who followed the true Marxist-Leninist line as a party member, and was arrested in 1969, then executed in 1975 after opposing the counterrevolutionary party-usurping conspiracies of Lin Biao and the Gang of Four, and only rehabilitated posthumously in 1979
三纲五常 三綱五常 sān gāng wǔ cháng three principles and five virtues (idiom) / the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信)
是非曲直 shì fēi qū zhí lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom) / fig. merits and demerits / pros and cons syn
五劳七伤 五勞七傷 wǔ láo qī shāng (TCM) "five strains and seven impairments", five referring to the five viscera 五臟|五脏[wu3 zang4], and seven to adverse effects on one's body as a result of: overeating (spleen), anger (liver), moisture (kidney), cold (lung), worry (heart), wind and rain (outer appearance) and fear (mind)
三曹 sān cáo the Three Caos (Cao Cao 曹操 and his sons Cao Pi 曹丕 and Cao Zhi 曹植), who established the Wei or Cao Wei dynasty 曹魏, and were all three noted poets and calligraphers
九流 jiǔ liú the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians 儒家[Ru2 jia1], Daoists 道家[Dao4 jia1], Yin and Yang 陰陽家|阴阳家[Yin1 yang2 jia1], Legalists 法家[Fa3 jia1], Logicians 名家[Ming2 jia1], Mohists 墨家[Mo4 jia1], Diplomats 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1], Miscellaneous 雜家|杂家[Za2 jia1], and Agriculturalists 農家|农家[Nong2 jia1]
春秋五霸 chūn qiū wǔ bà the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC), namely: Duke Huan of Qi 齊桓公|齐桓公[Qi2 Huan2 gong1], Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公|晋文公[Jin4 Wen2 gong1], King Zhuang of Chu 楚莊王|楚庄王[Chu3 Zhuang1 wang2], and alternatively Duke Xiang of Song 宋襄公[Song4 Xiang1 gong1] and Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公[Qin2 Mu4 gong1] or King Helu of Wu 吳王闔閭|吴王阖闾[Wu2 wang2 He2 Lu:2] and King Gou Jian of Yue 越王勾踐|越王勾践[Yue4 wang2 Gou1 Jian4]
阿姆河 ā mǔ hé Amu Darya, the biggest river of Central Asia, from Pamir to Aral sea, forming the boundary between Afghanistan and Tajikistan then flowing through Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan / formerly called Oxus by Greek and Western writers, and Gihon by medieval Islamic writers
简化行政、商业、运输手续及惯例中心 簡化行政、商業、運輸手續及慣例中心 United Nations Centre for Facilitation of Procedures and Practices for Administration, Commerce and Transport / Centre for Facilitation of Procedures and Practices for Administration, Commerce and Transport
亚太农业工程与机械中心 United Nations Asian and Pacific Centre for Agricultural Engineering and Machinery / Asian and Pacific Centre for Agricultural Engineering and Machinery
联合国和平与裁军亚洲及太平洋区域中心 United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific / United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament for Asia and the Pacific
一体和相互关系原则 一體和相互關系原則 principle of integration and interrelationship, in particular in relation to human rights and social, economic and environmental objectives / principle of integration and interrelationship / integration principle
金沙萨公约 金沙薩公約 Central African Convention for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons, Their Ammunition and All Parts and Components That Can Be Used for Their Manufacture, Repair and Assembly / Kinshasa Convention
制裁基地组织和塔利班委员会 制裁基地組織和塔利班委員會 Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) concerning Al-Qaida and the Taliban and associated individuals and entities / Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee / 1267 Committee
1267委员会 1267委員會 Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) concerning Al-Qaida and the Taliban and associated individuals and entities / Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee / 1267 Committee
八纲 八綱 bā gāng (TCM) the eight principal syndromes (used to differentiate pathological conditions): yin and yang, exterior and interior, cold and heat, hypofunction and hyperfunction
国家广播电视总局 國家廣播電視總局 guó jiā guǎng bō diàn shì zǒng jú National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA), formerly SAPPRFT, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (2013-2018) and SARFT, the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (prior to 2013)
一人得道，鸡犬升天 一人得道，雞犬升天 yī rén - dé dào , jī quǎn - shēng tiān lit. when a person attains enlightenment and immortality, even his chickens and dogs will ascend to heaven with him (idiom) / fig. when somebody attains a position of power and influence, their relatives and friends also benefit
鸡犬升天 雞犬升天 jī quǎn - shēng tiān lit. (when a person attains enlightenment and immortality), even his chickens and dogs will ascend to heaven with him (idiom) / fig. (when somebody attains a position of power and influence), their relatives and friends also benefit / (2nd half of the saying 一人得道，雞犬升天|一人得道，鸡犬升天[yi1ren2-de2dao4, ji1quan3-sheng1tian1]) syn
思政 sī zhèng ideological and political education (abbr. for 思想政治教育[si1 xiang3 zheng4 zhi4 jiao4 yu4]) (state-directed education in China aimed at promoting Marxism, patriotism and socialist values, particularly in schools and universities – also, more broadly, ideological guidance in workplaces, media and public discourse)
上下 shàng xià up and down / top and bottom / old and young / length / about / more or less syn
纵横 縱橫 zòng héng lit. warp and weft in weaving / vertically and horizontal / length and breadth / criss-crossed / able to move unhindered / abbr. for 合縱連橫|合纵连横[He2 zong4 Lian2 heng2], School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) syn
有无 有無 yǒu wú to have or have not / surplus and shortfall / tangible and intangible / corporeal and incorporeal
两性 兩性 liǎng xìng male and female / both types (acid and alkaline, positive and negative etc) / (chemistry) amphoteric
出入 chū rù to go out and come in / entrance and exit / expenditure and income / discrepancy / inconsistent syn
孙子 孫子 sūn zǐ Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孫武|孙武[Sun1 Wu3] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1] syn
长短 長短 cháng duǎn length / accident / mishap / right and wrong / good and bad / merits and demerits syn
利害 lì hài pros and cons / advantages and disadvantages / gains and losses syn
核定 hé dìng to audit and determine / to check and ratify / to appraise and decide / determination / on a deemed basis (taxation) / to deem syn
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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