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"eight-to-two powder (TCM)" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
八二丹 bā èr dān eight-to-two powder (TCM)
Chinese Pinyin Translation
五苓散 wǔ líng sǎn wuling powder (decoction of poria mushroom used in TCM) / poria five powder / Hoelen five powder / five ling powder
粉 fěn powder / cosmetic face powder / food prepared from starch / noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour / to turn to powder / (dialect) to whitewash / white / pink / (suffix) fan (abbr. for 粉絲|粉丝[fen3si1]) / to be a fan of syn
粉饼 粉餅 fěn bǐng pressed cosmetic powder (formed into a cake) / compact powder
白粉 bái fěn face powder / chalk powder / heroin syn
香粉 xiāng fěn face powder / talcum powder syn
爽身粉 shuǎng shēn fěn baby powder / talcum powder syn
毒奶粉 dú nǎi fěn poisoned milk powder / refers to 2008 PRC scandal involving milk powder adulterated with melamine 三聚氰胺[san1 ju4 qing2 an4]
二氧化铀粉末 二氧化鈾粉末 èr yǎng huà yóu fěn mò uranium oxide powder / oxide powder / powdered uranium
双管齐下 雙管齊下 shuāng guǎn qí xià lit. to paint holding two brushes (idiom) / fig. to work on two tasks at the same time / to attack one problem from two angles at the same time syn
六书 六書 liù shū Six Methods of forming Chinese characters, according to Han dictionary Shuowen 說文|说文 - namely, two primary methods: 象形 (pictogram), 指事 (ideogram), two compound methods: 會意|会意 (combined ideogram), 形聲|形声 (ideogram plus phonetic), and two transfer methods: 假借 (loan), 轉注|转注 (transfer)
一分为二 一分為二 yī fēn wéi èr one divides into two / to be two-sided / there are two sides to everything / to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom) syn
双向时间 雙向時間 two-way traveltime / two-way transit time / two-way time
一山不容二虎 yī shān bù róng èr hǔ lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom) / fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us / (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
唯二 wéi èr (slang) (adjective) (of one thing) one of the only two / (of two things) the only two
荣辱观 榮辱觀 róng rǔ guān precepts regarding what is honorable and what is shameful (in particular, refers to the Socialist Concepts on Honors and Disgraces, PRC official moral principles promulgated from 2006) / abbr. for 社會主義榮辱觀|社会主义荣辱观 / also known as the Eight Honors and Eight Shames 八榮八恥|八荣八耻[Ba1 Rong2 Ba1 Chi3]
八荣八耻 八榮八恥 bā róng bā chǐ Eight Honors and Eight Shames, PRC official moral guidelines
八天 bā tiān eight-day / eight days
八宝饭 八寶飯 bā bǎo fàn Eight Treasures Rice, Chinese rice pudding dessert usually made with eight types of candied fruits, nuts, seeds etc, popular during the Lunar New Year
八段锦 八段錦 bā duàn jǐn eight-section brocade, a traditional eight-part sequence of qigong exercises
八字方针 八字方針 bā zì fāng zhēn a policy expressed as an eight-character slogan / (esp.) the eight-character slogan for the economic policy proposed by Li Fuchun 李富春[Li3 Fu4chun1] in 1961: 調整、鞏固、充實、提高|调整、巩固、充实、提高 "adjust, consolidate, enrich and improve"
八岐大蛇 bā qí dà shé Yamata no Orochi, serpent with eight heads and eight tails from mythological section of Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan)
八冲 八沖 bā chōng eight surges (a group of eight acupoints in Chinese acupuncture, namely PC-9, TB-1, HT-9 and LV-3, bilaterally)
乳钵 乳缽 rǔ bō small mortar used for grinding medicines into a powder (TCM)
提法 tí fǎ wording (of a proposal) / formulation / viewpoint (on an issue) / (one of eight methods of bonesetting in TCM) restoring the part displaced by a fracture to its correct position by lifting syn
八宝丹 八寶丹 bā bǎo dān eight-jewel elixir (TCM)
八宝眼药 八寶眼藥 bā bǎo yǎn yào eight-jewel eye ointment (TCM)
八法 bā fǎ eight methods of treatment (TCM)
八疸 bā dǎn eight (types of) jaundices (TCM)
八疸身面黄 八疸身面黃 bā dǎn shēn miàn huáng eight types of jaundice with yellowing of body and face (TCM)
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
八纲辨证 八綱辨證 bā gāng biàn zhèng pattern-syndrome identification based on the eight principles (TCM)
八般头风 八般頭風 bā bān tóu fēng (TCM) eight kinds of "head wind" (headache)
江八点 江八點 jiāng bā diǎn Jiang Zemin's 江澤民|江泽民[Jiang1 Ze2min2] eight propositions on developing relations between the two sides of the Taiwan Straits, presented in a 1995 speech
命门 命門 mìng mén (TCM) the right kidney / (TCM) acupuncture point GV-4, midway between the kidneys / the region between the kidneys / the eyes / (fortune-telling) the temples / (fig.) most critical or vulnerable point
髎 liáo (literary) hip bone / (TCM) space between two joints
二次 èr cì second (i.e. number two) / second time / twice / (math.) quadratic (of degree two)
大桥 大橋 dà qiáo Da Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], the two great beauties of ancient China syn
两手 兩手 liǎng shǒu one's two hands / two prongs (of a strategy) / both aspects, eventualities etc / skills / expertise syn
空隙 kòng xì crack / gap between two objects / gap in time between two events syn
小桥 小橋 xiǎo qiáo Xiao Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], the two great beauties of ancient China
夹击 夾擊 jiā jī pincer attack / attack from two or more sides / converging attack / attack on a flank / fork in chess, with one piece making two attacks syn
一举两得 一舉兩得 yī jǔ liǎng dé one move, two gains (idiom) / two birds with one stone syn
两回事 兩回事 liǎng huí shì two quite different things / two unrelated matters syn
夹攻 夾攻 jiā gōng attack from two sides / pincer movement / converging attack / attack on a flank / fork in chess, with one piece making two attacks syn
轮距 輪距 lún jù tread (the distance between the two front – or two rear – wheels of a vehicle)
两码事 兩碼事 liǎng mǎ shì two things that are fundamentally different from each other / two very different things syn
一箭双雕 一箭雙鵰 yī jiàn shuāng diāo lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom) / to kill two birds with one stone syn
拉锯 拉鋸 lā jù a two-man saw / fig. to-and-fro between two sides
脚踏两条船 腳踏兩條船 jiǎo tà liǎng tiáo chuán lit. to stand with each foot in a different boat (idiom) / fig. to have it both ways / to run after two hares / (especially) to have two lovers at the same time
四体 四體 sì tǐ one's four limbs / two arms and two legs
两虎相斗 兩虎相鬥 liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu lit. two tigers fight (idiom) / fig. a dispute between two powerful adversaries / a battle of the giants
一个巴掌拍不响 一個巴掌拍不響 yī ge bā zhǎng pāi bù xiǎng lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb) / fig. it takes two persons to start a dispute / it takes two to tango / it's difficult to achieve anything without support
在天愿做比翼鸟，在地愿做连理枝 在天願做比翼鳥，在地願做連理枝 zài tiān yuàn zuò bǐ yì niǎo , zài dì yuàn zuò lián lǐ zhī In the sky to be two birds flying wing to wing, on earth to be two trees with branches intertwined / wishing for conjugal bliss
对顶角 對頂角 duì dǐng jiǎo angle to the vertical / angle (between two lines or two planes)
一是一，二是二 yī shì yī , èr shì èr lit. one is one, two is two (idiom) / fig. things are (or ought to be) perfectly clear-cut / unequivocal
𬣙 訏 xū to boast / great / large / multicolored silk / piece of silk torn in two, used to verify the holder's identity by matching up the two halves
两重天 兩重天 liǎng chóng tiān two entirely different worlds / two contrasting realities
情头 情頭 qíng tóu "lovers' avatar" – avatar that matches the avatar of a significant other (e.g. two halves of one image, two images drawn in a similar style etc), used to indicate a romantic relationship (abbr. for 情侶頭像|情侣头像[qing2 lu : 3 tou2 xiang4])
面子 miàn zi (medicinal) powder syn
粉末 fěn mò fine powder / dust syn
红粉 紅粉 hóng fěn rouge and powder / (fig.) the fair sex syn
粉尘 粉塵 fěn chén dust / airborne powder / solid particulate matter
剂型 劑型 jì xíng delivery mechanism of a medicine (e.g. pill, powder etc)
洗衣粉 xǐ yī fěn laundry detergent / washing powder
胡椒粉 hú jiāo fěn ground pepper (i.e. powder)
火枪 火槍 huǒ qiāng firearms (in historical context) / flintlock (old powder and shot firearm)
鸡精 雞精 jī jīng chicken bouillon powder (PRC) / essence of chicken, concentrated chicken stock sold as a tonic (Tw)
干粉 乾粉 gān fěn dry powder
粉黛 fěn dài face powder and eyebrow liner / cosmetics / (fig.) beautiful woman
细粉 細粉 xì fěn powder
散粉 sǎn fěn loose powder (makeup)
粉盒 fěn hé (cosmetics) powder box / compact
粉扑 粉撲 fěn pū powder puff (cosmetics)
化妆室 化妝室 huà zhuāng shì dressing room / powder room / (Tw) toilets
散剂 散劑 sǎn jì powder medicine syn
可可粉 kě kě fěn cocoa powder
齑粉 齏粉 jī fěn fine powder / broken pieces syn
火药桶 火藥桶 huǒ yào tǒng powder keg
绵白糖 綿白糖 mián bái táng sugar powder
咖喱粉 gā lí fěn curry powder
黑火药 hēi huǒ yào black powder
牙粉 yá fěn tooth powder
泡打粉 pào dǎ fěn baking powder
沙 shā granule / hoarse / raspy / sand / powder / CL:粒[li4] / abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia syn
末子 mò zi powder / dust syn
发粉 發粉 fā fěn baking powder syn
末 mò tip / end / final stage / latter part / inessential detail / powder / dust / opera role of old man syn
丹 dān red / pellet / powder / cinnabar syn
霜 shuāng frost / white powder or cream spread over a surface / frosting / (skin) cream syn
敷 fū to spread / to lay out / to apply (powder, ointment etc) / sufficient (to cover) / enough syn
撮 cuō to pick up (a powder etc) with the fingertips / to scoop up / to collect together / to extract / to gather up / classifier: pinch / Taiwan pr. [cuo4] syn
搽 chá to apply (ointment, powder) / to smear / to paint on syn
揞 ǎn to apply (medicinal powder to a wound) / to cover up / to conceal
保德河县 保德河縣 bǎo dé hé xiàn Powder
五香粉 wǔ xiāng fěn five-spice powder
好立克 hǎo lì kè Horlicks (malt-flavored powder used to make a hot drink)
抹茶 mǒ chá green tea powder (Japanese: matcha)
敷粉 fū fěn to sprinkle powder / a dusting
末儿 末兒 mò r powder / puree 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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