儿 兒 r non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final syn 非 fēi to not be / not / wrong / incorrect / non- / un- / in- / de- / to reproach / to blame / (coll.) to insist on / simply must syn 小说 小說 xiǎo shuō novel / fiction / CL:本[ben3],部[bu4] syn 民间 民間 mín jiān among the people / popular / folk / non-governmental / involving people rather than governments 神仙 shén xiān Daoist immortal / supernatural entity / (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc / fig. lighthearted person syn 内幕 內幕 nèi mù inside story / non-public information / behind the scenes / internal syn 华裔 華裔 huá yì ethnic Chinese / non-Chinese citizen of Chinese ancestry syn 明码 明碼 míng mǎ non-secret code (such as Morse code, Chinese telegraph code, ASCII etc) / plaintext (cryptography) / (of prices) clearly marked syn 不粘锅 不粘鍋 bù zhān guō non-stick pan 刘慈欣 劉慈欣 liú cí xīn Liu Cixin (1963-), Chinese science fiction writer 冷暴力 lěng bào lì non-physical abuse / emotional abuse / the silent treatment 番 fān (bound form) foreign (non-Chinese) / barbarian / classifier for processes or actions that take time and effort / (classifier) a kind / a sort / (classifier) (used after the verb 翻[fan1] to indicate how many times a quantity doubles, as in 翻一番[fan1 yi1 fan1] "to double") syn 蕃 fān variant of 番[fan1] / foreign (non-Chinese) 荤 葷 hūn strong-smelling vegetable (garlic etc) / non-vegetarian food (meat, fish etc) / vulgar / obscene syn 爱人 愛人 ài ren spouse (PRC) / lover (non-PRC) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 实名 實名 shí míng real-name (registration etc) / non-anonymous 言情小说 言情小說 yán qíng xiǎo shuō romance novel / romantic fiction 科幻 kē huàn science fiction / abbr. for 科學幻想|科学幻想[ke1 xue2 huan4 xiang3] 奇幻 qí huàn fantasy (fiction) syn 老外 lǎo wài (coll.) foreigner (esp. non Asian person) / layman / amateur syn 管制 guǎn zhì to control / to restrict / (PRC law) non-custodial sentence with specified restrictions on one's activities for up to 3 years (e.g. not to participate in demonstrations) syn 同人 tóng rén people from the same workplace or profession / co-worker / colleague / pop culture enthusiasts who create fan fiction etc syn 有色金属 有色金屬 yǒu sè jīn shǔ non-ferrous metals (all metals excluding iron, chromium, manganese and their alloys) 不承认 不承認 bù chéng rèn non-recognition 会话 會話 huì huà (language learning) conversation / dialog / to converse (in a non-native language) / (computing) session / CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4] syn 不定期 bù dìng qī non-scheduled / irregularly 有色 yǒu sè colored / non-white / non-ferrous (metals) syn 旁观 旁觀 páng guān spectator / non-participant syn 无我 無我 wú wǒ anatta (Buddhist concept of "non-self") 科幻小说 科幻小說 kē huàn xiǎo shuō science fiction novel 评书 評書 píng shū pingshu, a folk art where a single performer narrates stories from history or fiction syn 后事 後事 hòu shì future events / and what happened next... (in fiction) / funeral arrangements syn 直飞 直飛 zhí fēi to fly non-stop / to fly direct (to ...) 副食品 fù shí pǐn non-staple foods / (Tw) solids (food for infants other than breast milk and formula) syn 非主流 fēi zhǔ liú alternative / non-mainstream 改头换面 改頭換面 gǎi tóu huàn miàn to change outwardly while remaining essentially the same (derog.) (idiom) / (Tw) (non-derogatory) to change considerably / to undergo a transformation syn 副食 fù shí non-staple food / CL:種|种[zhong3] syn 奥特曼 奧特曼 ào tè màn Ultraman, Japanese science fiction superhero 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] 黑店 hēi diàn lit. inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction) / fig. a scam / protection racket / daylight robbery 轻重缓急 輕重緩急 qīng zhòng huǎn jí slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom) / to deal with important matters first / sense of priority syn 科幻电影 科幻電影 kē huàn diàn yǐng science fiction movie 异己 異己 yì jǐ dissident / alien / outsider / non-self / others syn 平滑肌 píng huá jī smooth muscle (anatomy) / non-striated muscle syn 蛮夷 蠻夷 mán yí common term for non-Han peoples in former times, not exclusively derogatory / barbarian 无生命 無生命 wú shēng mìng non-living / inanimate / lifeless 做功 zuò gōng (physics) to do work / non-vocal acting (in traditional Chinese opera) 荤菜 葷菜 hūn cài non-vegetarian dish (including meat, fish, garlic, onion etc) syn 东夷 東夷 dōng yí Eastern Barbarians, non-Han tribe living to the east of China c 2200 BC 无产者 無產者 wú chǎn zhě proletariat / non-propertied person syn 尚方宝剑 尚方寶劍 shàng fāng bǎo jiàn variant of 尚方劍|尚方剑[shang4 fang1 jian4] / imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers) / in fiction, Chinese version of 007's license to kill syn 奶精 nǎi jīng non-dairy creamer 顺风耳 順風耳 shùn fēng ěr sb with preternaturally good hearing (in fiction) / fig. a well-informed person 不干预 不幹預 non-intervention 十六国 十六國 shí liù guó Sixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439) / also written 五胡十六國|五胡十六国 夷狄 yí dí non-Han tribes in the east and north of ancient China / barbarians 托尔金 托爾金 tuō ěr jīn J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973), British philologist and author of fantasy fiction such as Lord of the Rings 魔戒 赵紫阳 趙紫陽 zhào zǐ yáng Zhao Ziyang (1919-2005), PRC reforming politician, general secretary of Chinese Communist Party 1987-1989, held under house arrest from 1989 to his death, and non-person since then 互不侵犯条约 Non-Aggression Pact 不结盟运动 不結盟運動 bù jié méng yùn dòng Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) 泛 fàn (bound form) general / non-specific / extensive / pan- / to flood / (literary) to float about / to be suffused with (a color, emotion, odor etc) syn 夷 yí non-Han people, esp. to the East of China / barbarians / to wipe out / to exterminate / to tear down / to raze syn 虾兵蟹将 蝦兵蟹將 xiā bīng xiè jiàng shrimp soldiers and crab generals (in mythology or popular fiction, the army of the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea) / useless troops (idiom) syn 蹿房越脊 躥房越脊 cuān fáng yuè jǐ lit. to leap the house and cross the roofridge (idiom) / dashing over rooftops (of robbers and pursuing knight-errant 俠客|侠客 in fiction) 锦囊妙计 錦囊妙計 jǐn náng miào jì brocade sack of miracle plans (idiom) / bag of tricks / fiendishly cunning masterplan (written out by strategic genius of fiction, and given to the local commander in a brocade bag) syn 凭轼结辙 憑軾結轍 píng shì jié zhé to drive non-stop as fast as one can (idiom) 杀鸡焉用牛刀 殺雞焉用牛刀 shā jī yān yòng niú dāo don't use a sledgehammer on a nut / aquila non capit muscam 缓急轻重 緩急輕重 huǎn jí qīng zhòng slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom) / to deal with important matters first / sense of priority / also written 輕重緩急|轻重缓急 等额选举 等額選舉 děng é xuǎn jǔ non-competitive election (i.e. with as many candidates as there are seats) / single-candidate election 非政府 fēi zhèng fǔ non-governmental 连轴转 連軸轉 lián zhóu zhuàn (coll.) to work non-stop / to work around the clock syn 旱鸭子 旱鴨子 hàn yā zi non-swimmer 无立管钻探船 non-riser drillship / non-riser drilling vessel / non-riser drilling ship / riserless ship 无损检验 無損檢驗 wú sǔn jiǎn yàn non-destructive assay / non-destructive analysis / non-destructive testing 非破坏性试验 非破坏性試驗 fēi pò huài xìng shì yàn non-destructive assay / non-destructive analysis / non-destructive testing 虚构小说 虛構小說 xū gòu xiǎo shuō fiction 郭敬明 guō jìng míng Guo Jingming (1983-), Chinese young-adult fiction writer and teen pop idol 荆轲 荊軻 jīng kē Jing Ke (-227 BC), celebrated in verse and fiction as would-be assassin of King Ying Zheng of Qin 秦嬴政 (later the First Emperor 秦始皇) 假戏真唱 假戲真唱 jiǎ xì zhēn chàng fiction comes true / play-acting that turns into reality 嫪毐 lào ǎi Lao Ai (-238 BC), man of Qin famous for his giant penis / in fiction, bogus eunuch and the consort of king Ying Zheng's mother lady Zhao 尚方剑 尚方劍 shàng fāng jiàn imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers) / in fiction, Chinese version of 007's license to kill syn 李朝威 lǐ cháo wēi Li Chaowei (c. 766-c. 820), Tang writer of fantasy fiction 傳奇|传奇, author of 柳毅傳|柳毅传 柳毅传 柳毅傳 liǔ yì zhuàn story of Liu Yi, Tang fantasy fiction by Li Chaowei 李朝威, popular with dramatist of subsequent dynasties 杨家将 楊家將 yáng jiā jiàng Yang Saga, a popular fiction from the Northern Song, depicting the heroic Yang family 楊業|杨业 of warriors 科学幻想 科學幻想 kē xué huàn xiǎng science fiction 科技惊悚 科技驚悚 kē jì jīng sǒng techno-thriller (novel) / science fiction thriller 罗懋登 羅懋登 luó mào dēng Luo Maodeng (16th century), Ming author of operas and popular fiction 跳井 tiào jǐng to jump into a well (to drown oneself, esp. of ladies in fiction) 通俗小说 通俗小說 tōng sú xiǎo shuō popular fiction / light literature 量子沫 liàng zǐ mò quantum foam (in string theory, and science fiction) 开黑店 開黑店 kāi hēi diàn lit. to open an inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction) / fig. to carry out a scam / to run a protection racket / daylight robbery 儒勒・凡尔纳 儒勒・凡爾納 rú lè · fán ěr nà Jules Verne (1828-1905), French novelist specializing in science fiction and adventure stories, author of Around the World in Eighty Days 八十天环绕地球 小小说 小小說 xiǎo xiǎo shuō flash fiction 微型小说 微型小說 wēi xíng xiǎo shuō flash fiction 极短篇小说 極短篇小說 jí duǎn piān xiǎo shuō flash fiction 儒勒·凡尔纳 儒勒·凡爾納 rú lè · fán ěr nà Jules Verne (1828-1905), French novelist specializing in science fiction and adventure stories CP C P an imagined romantic relationship between two characters in fiction (or in real life) that one wishes for or fantasizes about (abbr. of "coupling") 稗官 bài guān (old) petty official charged with reporting back to the ruler on what people in a locality are talking about / novel in the vernacular / fiction writer / novelist 霸道总裁 霸道總裁 bà dào zǒng cái handsome high-powered businessman (a type of character in an eponymous genre of romantic fiction who typically has a soft spot for a girl of lower social status) 