"bronze" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
青铜 青銅 qīng tóng bronze (alloy of copper 銅|铜 and tin 錫|锡[xi1])
烫金 燙金 tàng jīn (printing) to stamp with gold foil / to bronze
青铜时代 青銅時代 qīng tóng shí dài Bronze
Chinese Pinyin Translation
铜牌 銅牌 tóng pái n. bronze medal / bronze plaque bearing a business name or logo etc / CL:枚[mei2]
季军 季軍 jì jūn n. third in a race / bronze medalist
金石 jīn shí metal and stone / fig. hard objects / inscription on metal or bronze
铜像 銅像 tóng xiàng bronze statue / CL:尊[zun1],座[zuo4]
青铜器 青銅器 qīng tóng qì n. bronze implement / refers to ancient bronze artifacts, from c. 2,000 BC
铜器 銅器 tóng qì copper ware / bronze ware
铜鼓 銅鼓 tóng gǔ bronze drum / (Western-style) drum
金文 jīn wén inscription in bronze / bell-cauldron inscription syn
铸铜 鑄銅 zhù tóng bronze casting
鉴 鑒 jiàn bronze mirror (used in ancient times) / to reflect / to mirror / sth that serves as a warning or a lesson / to examine / to scrutinize syn
爵 jué ancient bronze wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle / nobility syn
簋 guǐ ancient bronze food vessel with a round mouth and two or four handles / round basket of bamboo
鑑 jiàn bronze mirror (used in ancient times) / to reflect / to mirror / sth that serves as a warning or a lesson / to examine / to scrutinize / variant of 鑒|鉴 / example / mirror / to view / reflection / to reflect / to inspect / to warn / (ancient bronze mirror)
乐昌之镜 樂昌之鏡 lè chāng zhī jìng (lit.) the story of the broken mirror of Princess Lechang 樂昌公主|乐昌公主[Le4 chang1 Gong1 zhu3] (In the tale, the princess and her husband, fearing separation during the turbulence of war, broke a bronze mirror in half. They each kept one half as a token, with the promise to reunite by matching the pieces together. They were indeed separated, but eventually reunited, with the mirror playing a crucial role in their reunion.) (idiom) / (fig.) the reunion of separated lovers or the restoration of a relationship / see 樂昌破鏡|乐昌破镜[Le4chang1-po4jing4]
古铜色 古銅色 gǔ tóng sè bronze color syn
铜箭头 銅箭頭 tóng jiàn tóu bronze arrowhead
铜铃 銅鈴 tóng líng bell made of copper or bronze
青铜器时代 青銅器時代 qīng tóng qì shí dài the Bronze Age / also written 青銅時代|青铜时代[Qing1 tong2 Shi2 dai4]
铜翅水雉 銅翅水雉 tóng chì shuǐ zhì (bird species of China) bronze-winged jacana (Metopidius indicus)
菱花镜 菱花鏡 líng huā jìng antique bronze mirror with flower petal edging, most commonly from the Tang dynasty
菱镜 菱鏡 líng jìng antique bronze mirror with flower petal edging, most commonly from the Tang dynasty / see 菱花鏡|菱花镜[ling2 hua1 jing4]
铜锤花脸 銅錘花臉 tóng chuí huā liǎn (Chinese opera) tongchui hualian, a military character holding a bronze mace, classified as a jing 淨|净[jing4] role
三星堆 sān xīng duī archaeological site of Sanxingdui outside Chengdu (Sichuan), exhibiting remarkable bronze artifacts from the 11-12th centuries BC
乐昌分镜 樂昌分鏡 lè chāng - fēn jìng (lit.) the story of the broken mirror of Princess Lechang 樂昌公主|乐昌公主[Le4 chang1 Gong1 zhu3] (In the tale, the princess and her husband, fearing separation during the turbulence of war, broke a bronze mirror in half. They each kept one half as a token, with the promise to reunite by matching the pieces together. They were indeed separated, but eventually reunited, with the mirror playing a crucial role in their reunion.) (idiom) / (fig.) the reunion of separated lovers or the restoration of a relationship / see 樂昌破鏡|乐昌破镜[Le4chang1-po4jing4]
乐昌破镜 樂昌破鏡 lè chāng - pò jìng lit. the story of the broken mirror of Princess Lechang 樂昌公主|乐昌公主[Le4chang1 Gong1zhu3] (In the tale, the princess and her husband, fearing separation during the turbulence of war, broke a bronze mirror in half. They each kept one half as a token, with the promise to reunite by matching the pieces together. They were indeed separated, but eventually reunited, with the mirror playing a crucial role in their reunion.) (idiom) / fig. the reunion of separated lovers or the restoration of a relationship
炮烙 páo luò form of torture said to have been used by King Zhou of Shang 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 Wang2] in which the victim was forced onto a bronze pillar heated by a fire
烙 luò form of torture said to have been used by King Zhou of Shang 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 Wang2] in which the victim was forced onto a bronze pillar heated by a fire / used in 炮烙[pao2luo4] syn
铜水 銅水 tóng shuǐ molten copper / molten bronze
昏镜重磨 hūn jìng chóng mó (idiom) To polish a tarnished bronze mirror again. Figuratively, it means regaining light or clarity after a period of darkness.
击钟陈鼎 jī zhōng chén dǐng (idiom) To dine to the sound of bells with bronze vessels set out before one. It describes the luxurious lifestyle and grand display of the nobility.
击钟鼎食 jī zhōng dǐng shí (idiom) To dine to the sound of bells, with food served in rows of bronze vessels. It describes the luxurious lifestyle of aristocrats or the wealthy.
商彝周鼎 shāng yí zhōu dǐng (idiom) Refers to bronze ritual vessels from the Shang and Zhou dynasties, and more generally to exceptionally valuable antiques.
商彝夏鼎 shāng yí xià dǐng (idiom) Refers to ritual bronze vessels from the Xia and Shang, and more generally to exceptionally precious antiques.
棘没铜驼 jí mò tóng tuó (idiom) Thorns cover the bronze camels that once stood outside the palace at Luoyang. It describes the ruin and desolation of a country after its collapse.
金人缄口 jīn rén jiān kǒu (idiom) To remain silent and speak with great caution. The expression is also written as “three seals on the bronze man’s mouth.”
铜驼草莽 tóng tuó cǎo mǎng (idiom) Describes the devastation of a country after its fall. It is synonymous with “the bronze camel amid the brambles.”
鼎食钟鸣 dǐng shí zhōng míng (idiom) To dine amid the ringing of bells and the display of bronze ritual vessels. It describes the lavish splendor and ostentation of the nobility.
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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