美貌 měi mào good looks / beauty / good-looking syn 选美 選美 xuǎn měi beauty contest 美发 美髮 měi fà hairdressing / to give sb's hair a cut or other beauty treatment / beautiful hair syn 睡美人 shuì měi rén Sleeping Beauty 佳丽 佳麗 jiā lì a beauty / beautiful syn 美容院 měi róng yuàn beauty salon / beauty parlor syn 雅丽 雅麗 yǎ lì elegant / refined beauty 美感 měi gǎn sense of beauty / aesthetic perception 毁容 毀容 huǐ róng to disfigure / to spoil the beauty of 西施 xī shī Xishi (c. 450 BC), famous Chinese beauty, foremost of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3], given by King Gou Jian 勾踐|勾践[Gou1 Jian4] of Yue as concubine to King of Wu as part of a successful plan to destroy Wu syn 校花 xiào huā the prettiest girl in the school (see also 校草[xiao4 cao3]) / school beauty queen / campus belle / prom queen 豆蔻 dòu kòu cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) / fig. a girl's teenage years / maidenhood / a budding beauty 应接不暇 應接不暇 yìng jiē bù xiá more than one can attend to (idiom) / deluged (with inquiries etc) / overwhelmed (by the beauty of the scenery) syn 沉鱼落雁 沉魚落雁 chén yú luò yàn lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) / fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts syn 王昭君 wáng zhāo jūn Wang Zhaojun (52-19 BC), famous beauty at the court of Han emperor Yuan 漢元帝|汉元帝[Han4 Yuan2 di4], one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3] 画皮 畫皮 huà pí painted skin (which transforms a monster into a beauty) syn 真善美 zhēn shàn měi truth, goodness and beauty 国色天香 國色天香 guó sè tiān xiāng national grace, divine fragrance (idiom) / an outstanding beauty syn 别有洞天 別有洞天 bié yǒu dòng tiān place of charm and beauty / scenery of exceptional charm / completely different world syn 闭月羞花 閉月羞花 bì yuè xiū huā lit. hiding the moon, shaming the flowers (idiom) / fig. female beauty exceeding even that of the natural world syn 绝代 絕代 jué dài peerless / unmatched in his generation / incomparable (talent, beauty) syn 美容店 měi róng diàn beauty salon / CL:家[jia1] 妖姬 yāo jī (literary) beauty (usually of a maid or concubine) 丘比特 qiū bǐ tè Cupid, son of Venus and Mars, Roman god of love and beauty 貂蝉 貂蟬 diāo chán Diaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3], in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓[Dong3 Zhuo2] to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu 呂布|吕布[Lu:3 Bu4] 吹箫 吹簫 chuī xiāo to play the xiao 簫|箫[xiao1] (mouth organ) / to beg while playing pipes / cf politician Wu Zixu 伍子胥[Wu3 Zi3 xu1], c. 520 BC destitute refugee in Wu town, 吳市吹簫|吴市吹箫[Wu2 shi4 chui1 xiao1] / to busk / virtuoso piper wins a beauty, cf 玉人吹簫|玉人吹箫[yu4 ren2 chui1 xiao1] / (slang) fellatio / blowjob 花魁 huā kuí the queen of flowers (refers esp. to plum blossom) / (fig.) nickname for a famous beauty or courtesan syn 杨玉环 楊玉環 yáng yù huán Yang Yuhuan, aka Yang Guifei 楊貴妃|杨贵妃[Yang2 Gui4 fei1] (719-756), famous Tang beauty, consort of Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗[Tang2 Xuan2 zong1] 美神 měi shén goddess of beauty (typically used in reference to Venus 維納斯|维纳斯[Wei2na4si1] or Aphrodite 阿佛洛狄忒[A1fu2luo4di2te4]) 艳色 艷色 yàn sè beauty / glamor / voluptuousness 皓齿 皓齒 hào chǐ white teeth (symbol of youth and beauty) 胆 膽 dǎn gall bladder / courage / guts / gall / inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos) syn 赏 賞 shǎng to bestow (a reward) / to give (to an inferior) / to hand down / a reward (bestowed by a superior) / to appreciate (beauty) syn 姿 zī beauty / disposition / looks / appearance syn 内 內 nèi inside / inner / internal / within / interior syn 理 lǐ texture / grain (of wood) / inner essence / intrinsic order / reason / logic / truth / science / natural science (esp. physics) / to manage / to pay attention to / to run (affairs) / to handle / to put in order / to tidy up syn 迷路 mí lù to lose the way / lost / labyrinth / labyrinthus vestibularis (of the inner ear) syn 套房 tào fáng small room opening off another / inner room / suite / apartment / flat / (Tw) room with private bathroom 心扉 xīn fēi inner heart / soul syn 内在 內在 nèi zài inner / internal / intrinsic / innate 心声 心聲 xīn shēng heartfelt wish / inner voice / aspiration syn 素质 素質 sù zhì inner quality / basic essence 套间 套間 tào jiān vestibule / small inner room (opening to others) / suite / apartment 内涵 內涵 nèi hán meaningful content / implication / (semantics) connotation / inner qualities (of a person) syn 内侧 內側 nèi cè inner side 表里 表裡 biǎo lǐ the outside and the inside / one's outward show and inner thoughts / exterior and interior 眼角 yǎn jiǎo outer or inner corner of the eye / canthus syn 内核 內核 nèi hé core (of a fruit) / (fig.) the essence (of a concept or doctrine etc) / (geology) inner core / (computing) kernel syn 外场 外場 wài chǎng outer area (of a place that has an inner area) / dining area of a restaurant (as opposed to the kitchen) / outfield (baseball etc) / area outside a venue (e.g. exterior of a stadium) / field (maintenance, testing etc) / (Chinese opera) the area in front of the table on the stage syn 表里如一 表裡如一 biǎo lǐ rú yī external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom) / to say what one means / to think and act as one syn 内耳 內耳 nèi ěr inner ear syn 自治区 自治區 zì zhì qū autonomous region, namely: Inner Mongolia 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区[Nei4 meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 qu1], Guangxi 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guang3 xi1 Zhuang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1], Tibet 西藏自治區|西藏自治区[Xi1 zang4 Zi4 zhi4 qu1], Ningxia 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Ning2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1], Xinjiang 新疆維吾爾自治區|新疆维吾尔自治区[Xin1 jiang1 Wei2 wu2 er3 Zi4 zhi4 qu1] 洞房 dòng fáng secret inner room / bridal room syn 蒙古族 měng gǔ zú Mongol ethnic group of north China and Inner Mongolia syn 胸臆 xiōng yì inner feelings / what is deep in one's heart syn 登堂入室 dēng táng rù shì lit. from the main room, enter the inner chamber (idiom) / fig. to go to the next level / to attain a higher level syn 皇城 huáng chéng Imperial City, inner part of Beijing, with the Forbidden City at its center 内室 內室 nèi shì inner room / bedroom syn 阳奉阴违 陽奉陰違 yáng fèng yīn wéi outward devotion but inner opposition (idiom) / to pay lip service / to agree overtly, but oppose in secret syn 满洲里 滿洲里 mǎn zhōu lǐ Manzhouli, county-level city, Mongolian Manzhuur xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔[Hu1 lun2 bei4 er3], Inner Mongolia 临河 臨河 lín hé Linhe district of Bayan Nur city 巴彥淖爾市|巴彦淖尔市[Ba1 yan4 nao4 er3 shi4], Inner Mongolia 阴山 陰山 yīn shān Yin mountains in Inner Mongolia 内蒙古自治区 內蒙古自治區 nèi měng gǔ zì zhì qū Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, capital Hohhot 呼和浩特市[Hu1he2hao4te4 Shi4] (abbr. to 蒙[Meng3]) 内心世界 內心世界 nèi xīn shì jiè (one's) inner world 突厥 tū jué Turkic people, who lived across the Eurasian continent / (esp.) the Göktürks of medieval Inner Asia 脏腑 臟腑 zàng fǔ inner organs syn 辽河 遼河 liáo hé Liao River of northeast China, passing through Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Jilin and Liaoning 大青山 dà qīng shān Daqing Mountain in Hohhot 呼和浩特[Hu1 he2 hao4 te4], Inner Mongolia 意蕴 意蘊 yì yùn inner meaning / implication / connotation syn 热河 熱河 rè hé Rehe, Qing dynasty province abolished in 1955 and divided among Hebei, Liaoning and Inner Mongolia / refers to the Qing imperial resort at Chengde / see also 避暑山莊|避暑山庄[bi4 shu3 shan1 zhuang1] (history) 苏木 蘇木 sū mù sappan wood (Caesalpinia sappan), used in Chinese medicine / administrative subdivision of banner 旗 (county) in Inner Mongolia (Mongol: arrow) 二连 二連 èr lián Erlian Basin in Inner Mongolia 内膜 內膜 nèi mó inner membrane 贺兰山 賀蘭山 hè lán shān Helan Mountains, lying across part of the border between Ningxia and Inner Mongolia 内胎 內胎 nèi tāi inner tube (of a tire) syn 内蒙古大学 內蒙古大學 nèi měng gǔ dà xué Inner Mongolia University 刘云山 劉雲山 liú yún shān Liu Yunshan (1947-), PRC politician, background in journalism in Inner Mongolia, head of the Central Propaganda Department 2002-2012 近臣 jìn chén member of a monarch's inner ministerial circle (old) 阿盟 ā méng Alxa League, a prefecture-level subdivision of Inner Mongolia (abbr. for 阿拉善盟[A1 la1 shan4 Meng2]) 内场 內場 nèi chǎng inner area (of a place that has an outer area) / the kitchen of a restaurant (as opposed to the dining area) / infield (baseball etc) / (Chinese opera) the area behind the table on the stage 绥远 綏遠 suí yuǎn old name for district of Hohhot city 呼和浩特[Hu1 he2 hao4 te4], Inner Mongolia 棺椁 棺槨 guān guǒ inner and outer coffins / coffin syn 旗 qí banner / flag / (in Qing times) Manchu (cf. 八旗[Ba1 qi2]) / administrative subdivision in inner Mongolia equivalent to 縣|县[xian4] county / CL:面[mian4] syn 召 zhào to call together / to summon / to convene / temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia) syn 盟 méng oath / pledge / union / to ally / league, a subdivision corresponding to prefecture in Inner Mongolia syn 里带 裡帶 lǐ dài inner tube (of tire) syn 衷 zhōng inner feelings syn 蕴 蘊 yùn to accumulate / to hold in store / to contain / to gather together / to collect / depth / inner strength / profundity syn 内城 內城 nèi chéng inner castle / donjon 多伦 多倫 duō lún Duolun County in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xi1 lin2 guo1 le4 Meng2], Inner Mongolia 红山 紅山 hóng shān Hongshan District of Chifeng City 赤峰市[Chi4 feng1 Shi4], Inner Mongolia 林西 lín xī Linxi County of Chifeng 赤峰[Chi4 feng1], Inner Mongolia 臆 yì (bound form) chest / breast / (bound form) inner feelings / subjective syn 东河区 東河區 dōng hé qū Donghe district of Baotou city 包頭市|包头市[Bao1 tou2 shi4], Inner Mongolia 根河 gēn hé Genhe, county-level city, Mongolian Gegeen-gol xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔[Hu1 lun2 bei4 er3], Inner Mongolia 内眼角 內眼角 nèi yǎn jiǎo inner corner of the eye 鄂温克族 鄂溫克族 è wēn kè zú Ewenke ethnic group of Inner Mongolia 准格尔 準格爾 zhǔn gé ěr Jungar banner in Ordos 鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯[E4 er3 duo1 si1], Inner Mongolia 闼 闥 tà door of an inner room syn 