"legends" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
正史 zhèng shǐ the 24 or 25 official dynastic histories / true history, as opposed to fictional adaptation or popular legends
野史 yě shǐ unofficial history / history as popular legends
狄仁杰 狄仁傑 dí rén jié Di Renjie (607-700), Tang dynasty politician, prime minister under Wu Zetian, subsequently hero of legends / master sleuth Judge Dee, aka Chinese Sherlock Holmes, in novel Three murder cases solved by Judge Dee 狄公案[Di2 gong1 an4] translated by Dutch sinologist R.H. van Gulik 高羅珮|高罗佩[Gao1 Luo2 pei4]
狼孩 láng hái wolf child / human child raised by wolves (in legends)
吠陀 fèi tuó Vedas (Hindu sacred writings or legends)
诤人 諍人 zhèng rén dwarf in legends
阆苑 閬苑 làng yuàn Langyuan paradise, home of the immortals in verse and legends
阆风 閬風 láng fēng Langfeng Mountain / same as Langyuan 閬苑|阆苑[Lang4 yuan4] paradise, home of the immortals in verse and legends
阆风巅 閬風巔 láng fēng diān Langfeng Mountain / same as Langyuan 閬苑|阆苑[Lang4 yuan4] paradise, home of the immortals in verse and legends
阆凤山 閬鳳山 láng fèng shān Langfeng Mountain / same as Langyuan 閬苑|阆苑[Lang4 yuan4] paradise, home of the immortals in verse and legends
黄父鬼 黃父鬼 huáng fù guǐ Huang Fugui, ghost of legends who provided Liu Juanzi with his magical recipes 劉涓子鬼遺方|刘涓子鬼遗方
搜神记 搜神記 sōu shén jì In Search of the Supernatural, compilation of legends about spirits, ghosts and other supernatural phenomena, written and compiled by 干寶|干宝[Gan1 Bao3] in Jin dynasty
英雄联盟 英雄聯盟 yīng xióng lián méng League of Legends (video game)
玉液琼浆 玉液瓊漿 yù yè qióng jiāng (idiom) A wondrous drink or delicious wine. In ancient legends, it evokes a jade liquor whose consumption could grant immortality. syn
拔宅飞升 bá zhái fēi shēng (idiom) In Taoist legends, to ascend to immortality together with one’s entire family. It can also suggest a leader’s spectacular rise carrying others along with it.
洗耳投渊 洗耳投淵 xǐ ěr tóu yuān (idiom) Refers to the legends that Yao wished to yield the throne to Xu You and Shun to Beiduo.
琼浆金液 瓊漿金液 qióng jiāng jīn yè (idiom) In ancient legends, it refers to a drink made from jade that supposedly granted immortality. By extension, it denotes fine wine or a sweet, delicious beverage.
祥麟瑞凤 xiáng lín ruì fèng (idiom) In ancient legends, the qilin and the phoenix were auspicious creatures that appeared only in times of peace and prosperity.
金乌玉兔 jīn wū yù tù (idiom) Refers to the passage of time, alluding to the sun and moon in ancient legends.
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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