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"historical tales" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
讲史 講史 jiǎng shǐ historical tales
Chinese Pinyin Translation
传 傳 zhuàn biography / historical narrative / commentaries / relay station syn
代 dài to be a substitute for / to act on behalf of / to replace / to substitute / generation / dynasty / age / period / (historical) era / (geological) eon syn
童话 童話 tóng huà children's fairy tales
西服 xī fú suit / Western-style clothes (historical usage) syn
江湖 jiāng hú rivers and lakes / all corners of the country / remote areas to which hermits retreat / section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law / the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武俠|武侠[wu3xia2]) / (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc / demimonde / (in modern times) triads / secret gangster societies / underworld syn
文物 wén wù cultural relic / historical relic / CL:件[jian4],個|个[ge4]
再现 再現 zài xiàn to recreate / to reconstruct (a historical relic) syn
遗迹 遺跡 yí jì trace / vestige / historical remains / remnant
火枪 火槍 huǒ qiāng firearms (in historical context) / flintlock (old powder and shot firearm)
古迹 古跡 gǔ jì places of historic interest / historical sites / CL:個|个[ge4]
普鲁士 普魯士 pǔ lǔ shì Prussia (historical German state)
诗篇 詩篇 shī piān a poem / a composition in verse / fig. epic (compared with historical epic) / the biblical Book of Psalms syn
翻案 fān àn to reverse a verdict / to present different views on a historical person or verdict
成语 成語 chéng yǔ Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation / idiom / proverb / saying / adage / CL:條|条[tiao2],本[ben3],句[ju4]
考证 考證 kǎo zhèng to do textual research / to make textual criticism / to verify by means of research (esp. historical details) / to take an exam to get a certificate (abbr. for 考取證件|考取证件[kao3 qu3 zheng4 jian4]) syn
青史 qīng shǐ annal / historical record / CL:筆|笔[bi3] syn
名胜 名勝 míng shèng a place famous for its scenery or historical relics / scenic spot / CL:處|处[chu4] syn
搬弄是非 bān nòng shì fēi to incite a quarrel (idiom) / to sow discord between people / to tell tales / to make mischief syn
史实 史實 shǐ shí historical fact syn
中华 中華 zhōng huá Zhonghua, historical and cultural term for China, often used to denote Chinese civilization and identity (as in 中華文化|中华文化[Zhong1hua2 wen2hua4] "Chinese culture") / used in the official name of the Republic of China, 中華民國|中华民国[Zhong1hua2 Min2guo2] syn
思潮 sī cháo tide of thought / way of thinking characteristic of a historical period / Zeitgeist syn
国语 國語 guó yǔ Chinese language (Mandarin), emphasizing its national nature / Chinese as a primary or secondary school subject / Chinese in the context of the Nationalist Government / Guoyu, book of historical narrative c. 10th-5th century BC syn
史料 shǐ liào historical material or data
名胜古迹 名勝古跡 míng shèng gǔ jì historical sites and scenic spots syn
历史剧 歷史劇 lì shǐ jù historical drama
演义 演義 yǎn yì to dramatize historical events / novel or play on historical theme
阿拉丁 ā lā dīng Aladdin, character in one of the tales in the The Book of One Thousand and One Nights
秀才 xiù cai a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical) / scholar / skillful writer / fine talent syn
上古 shàng gǔ the distant past / ancient times / antiquity / early historical times syn
月宫 月宮 yuè gōng Palace in the Moon (in folk tales) syn
继往开来 繼往開來 jì wǎng kāi lái to follow the past and herald the future (idiom) / part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages syn
英吉利 yīng jí lì England (historical loan, from English)
织女 織女 zhī nǚ Vega (star) / Weaving girl of folk tales syn
承前启后 承前啟後 chéng qián qǐ hòu to follow the past and herald the future (idiom) / part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages syn
阿凡提 ā fán tí the Effendi (Nasreddin), the hero of folk tales of the Muslim world, known for his wisdom and humor
列传 列傳 liè zhuàn historical biography
戏说 戲說 xì shuō dramatic form consisting of historical narration / history as jocular narrative / to stretch history for a joking story / amusing story with strained interpretations of history / to make an unreasonable comparison in jest syn
历史时期 歷史時期 lì shǐ shí qī historical period
历史人物 歷史人物 lì shǐ rén wù historical person
历史事件 歷史事件 lì shǐ shì jiàn historical incident
历史背景 歷史背景 lì shǐ bèi jǐng historical background
吴国 吳國 wú guó Wu state (in south China, in different historical periods) / Wu state 220-280, founded by Sun Quan 孫權|孙权 the southernmost of the three Kingdoms
历史博物馆 歷史博物館 lì shǐ bó wù guǎn historical museum
历史唯物主义 歷史唯物主義 lì shǐ wéi wù zhǔ yì historical materialism (Marx's theory of history) syn
史籍 shǐ jí historical records syn
掌故 zhǎng gù anecdote / tales (esp. about a historical figure) syn
盛京 shèng jīng historical name of Shenyang 瀋陽|沈阳 in modern Liaoning province
世说新语 世說新語 shì shuō xīn yǔ A New Account of the Tales of the World, collection of anecdotes, conversations, remarks etc of historic personalities, compiled and edited by Liu Yiqing 劉義慶|刘义庆[Liu2 Yi4 qing4]
历史上 歷史上 lì shǐ shàng historical / in history
桃花扇 táo huā shàn The Peach Blossom Fan, historical play about the last days of the Ming dynasty by Kong Shangren 孔尚任[Kong3 Shang4 ren4]
十日谈 十日談 shí rì tán Decameron, collection of 100 tales of love supposedly told by ten young people in ten days, written by Giovanni Boccaccio 薄伽丘[Bo2 jia1 qiu1]
叶 葉 yè leaf / page / lobe / (historical) period / classifier for small boats syn
吴 吳 wú surname Wu / area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai / name of states in southern China at different historical periods
汉阳 漢陽 hàn yáng Hanyang county in Hubei province / historical name Hanyang for Seoul, Korea
波西米亚 波西米亞 bō xī mǐ yà Bohemia, historical region in Central Europe / bohemian (i.e. artistic and unconventional)
评话 評話 píng huà storytelling dramatic art dating back to Song and Yuan periods, single narrator without music, often historical topics with commentary syn
车裂 車裂 chē liè to tear off sb's four limbs and head using five horse-drawn carts (historical form of capital punishment) syn
平话 平話 píng huà storytelling dramatic art dating back to Song and Yuan periods, single narrator without music, often historical topics with commentary
姚雪垠 yáo xuě yín Yao Xueyin (1910-1999), PRC novelist, author of historical novel Li Zicheng 李自成
刘义庆 劉義慶 liú yì qìng Liu Yiqing (403-444), writer of South Song Dynasty, compiler and editor of A New Account of the Tales of the World 世說新語|世说新语[Shi4 shuo1 Xin1 yu3]
乔叟 喬叟 qiáo sǒu Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400), English poet, author of The Canterbury Tales 坎特伯雷故事集[Kan3 te4 bo2 lei2 Gu4 shi4 Ji2]
老城区 老城區 lǎo chéng qū old city district / historical center
阿比西尼亚 阿比西尼亞 ā bǐ xī ní yà Abyssinia, historical name of Ethiopia
波美拉尼亚 波美拉尼亞 bō měi lā ní yà Pomerania, a historical region on the south shore of the Baltic Sea
奇谈怪论 奇談怪論 qí tán guài lùn strange tales and absurd arguments (idiom) / unreasonable remarks syn
拟音 擬音 nǐ yīn to make a sound effect / sound effect / (historical linguistics) to reconstruct the sound system of an archaic language
祦 禑 wú happy / used in historical names
搬唇递舌 搬唇遞舌 bān chún dì shé to pass on stories (idiom) / to sow dissension / to blab / to tell tales
死无对证 死無對證 sǐ wú duì zhèng the dead cannot testify (idiom) / dead men tell no tales
承上起下 chéng shàng qǐ xià to follow the past and herald the future (idiom) / part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
轶事遗闻 軼事遺聞 yì shì yí wén anecdote (about historical person) / lost or apocryphal story
聊斋志异 聊齋志異 liáo zhāi zhì yì Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Qing dynasty book of tales by 蒲松齡|蒲松龄[Pu2 Song1 ling2]
上下五千年 shàng xià wǔ qiān nián Tales from 5000 Years of Chinese History in three volumes by Cao Yuzhang 曹餘章|曹余章[Cao2 Yu2 zhang1]
古今小说 古今小說 gǔ jīn xiǎo shuō Stories Old and New by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍|冯梦龙[Feng2 Meng4 long2], collection of late Ming baihua 白話|白话[bai2 hua4] tales published in 1620
挑拨是非 挑撥是非 tiǎo bō shì fēi to incite a quarrel (idiom) / to sow discord between people / to tell tales / to make mischief
搬口 bān kǒu to pass on stories (idiom) / to sow dissension / to blab / to tell tales
晏子春秋 yàn zǐ chūn qiū Tales of Yanzi, book describing the life and wisdom of Yanzi 晏子 (-c 500 BC), famous statesman from Qi of the Warring States
曹余章 曹餘章 cáo yú zhāng Cao Yuzhang (1924-1996), modern writer and publisher, author of Tales from 5000 Years of Chinese History 上下五千年[Shang4 xia4 Wu3 Qian1 nian2]
风水先生 風水先生 fēng shuǐ xiān sheng feng shui master / geomancer / stock figure in folk tales, as a wise adviser or a charlatan
杰弗里・乔叟 傑弗里・喬叟 jié fú lǐ · qiáo sǒu Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400), English poet, author of The Canterbury Tales 坎特伯雷故事集[Kan3 te4 bo2 lei2 Gu4 shi4 Ji2]
坎特伯雷故事集 kǎn tè bó lái gù shì jí The Canterbury Tales, collection of stories by Geoffrey Chaucer 喬叟|乔叟[Qiao2 sou3]
坎特伯雷故事集 kǎn tè bó léi gù shì jí The Canterbury Tales, collection of stories by Geoffrey Chaucer 喬叟|乔叟[Qiao2 sou3]
杰弗里·乔叟 傑弗里·喬叟 jié fú lǐ · qiáo sǒu Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400), English poet, author of The Canterbury Tales 坎特伯雷故事集[Kan3 te4 bo2 lei2 Gu4 shi4 Ji2]
志怪小说 志怪小說 zhì guài xiǎo shuō tales of the supernatural (genre of fiction)
文献学 文獻學 wén xiàn xué Philology / Historical Linguistics
大长今 大長今 dà cháng jīn Dae Jang Geum, a 2003 Korean historical drama TV series
释迦牟尼佛 釋迦牟尼佛 shì jiā móu ní fó Sakyamuni Buddha (Sanskrit: sage of the Sakya) / Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism
司马辽太郎 司馬遼太郎 sī mǎ liáo tài láng SHIBA Ryotarō (1923-1996), Japanese author of historical novels
索国 索國 suǒ guó Somalia / Somaliland / (Tw) Solomon Islands / Suoguo, a state recorded in the Chinese historical texts, said to have been established by the ancestors of the Göktürks
越国 越國 yuè guó Yue state / generic term for states in south China or southeast Asia at different historical periods
九寨沟风景名胜区 九寨溝風景名勝區 jiǔ zhài gōu fēng jǐng míng shèng qū Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historical Interest Area, Sichuan
亚罗号 亞羅號 yà luó hào the Arrow (a Hong Kong registered ship involved in historical incident in 1856 used as pretext for the second Opium War)
册府元龟 冊府元龜 cè fǔ yuán guī Prime tortoise of the record bureau, Song dynasty historical encyclopedia of political essays, autobiography, memorials and decrees, compiled 1005-1013 under Wang Qinruo 王欽若|王钦若 and Yang Yi 楊億|杨亿, 1000 scrolls
判读 判讀 pàn dú to interpret (a visual document, a medical exam, an historical event etc) / to analyze data (from a chip, a black box etc)
古蹟 gǔ jì variant of 古跡|古迹, place of historic interest / historical site
史传 史傳 shǐ zhuàn historical biography
史传小说 史傳小說 shǐ zhuàn xiǎo shuō historical novel
史观 史觀 shǐ guān historical point of view / historically speaking
吴越 吳越 wú yuè states of south China in different historical periods / proverbially perpetual arch-enemies
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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