"provinces" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
东三省 東三省 dōng sān shěng the three provinces of Northeast China, namely: Liaoning Province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3], Jilin Province 吉林省[Ji2 lin2 Sheng3] and Heilongjiang Province 黑龍江省|黑龙江省[Hei1 long2 jiang1 Sheng3]
江南 jiāng nán south of Changjiang or Yangtze river / south of the lower reaches of Changjiang / often refers to south Jiangsu, south Anhui and north Zhejiang provinces / a province during Qing times / in literature, refers to the sunny south / Gangnam (district in Seoul, South Korea)
省市 shěng shì provinces and cities
区划 區劃 qū huà subdivision (e.g. of provinces into counties) syn
巴蜀 bā shǔ Sichuan / originally two provinces of Qin and Han
北洋 běi yáng the Qing Dynasty name for the coastal provinces of Liaoning, Hebei, and Shandong
淮海 huái hǎi Huaihai, economic hub around Xuzhou 徐州[Xu2 zhou1], including parts of Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan and Anhui provinces
泛珠三角 fàn zhū sān jiǎo Pan-Pearl River delta / The nine provinces of Southern China around Guangzhou and the Pearl River delta / South China
跨地区 跨地區 kuà dì qū interregional / spanning two or more PRC provinces
大别山 大別山 dà bié shān Dabie mountain range on the borders of Henan, Anhui and Hubei provinces
湖广 湖廣 hú guǎng Hubei and Hunan provinces (a Ming dynasty province)
两广 兩廣 liǎng guǎng the two provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi (traditional)
兩湖 两湖 liǎng hú Hubei 湖北 and Hunan 湖南 provinces
两湖 兩湖 liǎng hú Hubei 湖北 and Hunan 湖南 provinces
花鼓 huā gǔ flower drum, a type of double-skinned Chinese drum / folk dance popular in provinces around the middle reaches of the Yangtze / (bicycle wheel) hub
陕甘宁 陝甘寧 shǎn gān níng Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia provinces
幽 yōu remote / hidden away / secluded / serene / peaceful / to imprison / in superstition indicates the underworld / ancient district spanning Liaonang and Hebei provinces syn
秋收起义 秋收起義 qiū shōu qǐ yì Autumn Harvest Uprising (1927), insurrection in Hunan and Jiangxi provinces led by Mao Zedong
杯酒释兵权 杯酒釋兵權 bēi jiǔ shì bīng quán to dismiss military hierarchy using wine cups / cf Song founding Emperor Song Taizu 宋太祖 holds a banquet in 961 and persuades his senior army commanders to go home to their provinces
河西 hé xī land west of the Yellow river / Shaanxi, Qinghai and Gansu provinces
中央省 zhōng yāng shěng Töv Province (Töv Aimag) of Mongolia / Central Province (the name of provinces in various nations)
区画 區畫 qū huà subdivision (e.g. of provinces into counties)
卡斯蒂利亚 卡斯蒂利亞 kǎ sī dì lì yà Castilla, old Spanish kingdom / modern Spanish provinces of Castilla-Leon and Castilla-La Mancha
吉普斯夸 jí pǔ sī kuā Gipuzkoa or Guipúzcoa, one of the seven Basque provinces in north Spain
朝鲜八道 朝鮮八道 cháo xiǎn bā dào the eight provinces of Yi dynasty Korea
江南省 jiāng nán shěng name of Qing dynasty province covering south Jiangsu, south Anhui and north Zhejiang provinces, with capital at Nanjing
汨罗江 汨羅江 mì luó jiāng Miluo river in Jiangxi and Hunan provinces, flows into Dongting lake
泛珠江三角 fàn zhū jiāng sān jiǎo the Pan-Pearl river delta (economic zone including the 5 provinces around Guangzhou and Hong Kong)
祁连山脉 祁連山脈 qí lián shān mài Qilian Mountains (formerly Richthofen Range), dividing Qinghai and Gansu provinces
陕甘 陝甘 shǎn gān Shaanxi and Gansu provinces
南北基伍省和平、安全与发展会议 南北基伍省和平、安全與發展會議 Conference on Peace, Security and Development for the Provinces of North and South Kivu / Goma conference
戈马会议 Conference on Peace, Security and Development for the Provinces of North and South Kivu / Goma conference
1908年条约 1908年條約 Convention between Italy and Ethiopia for the Settlement of the Frontier Between the Italian Colony of Eritrea and the Provinces of the Ethiopian Empire / 1908 Treaty / 1908 Treaty relating to the Eastern Sector
1908年东段条约 1908年東段條約 Convention between Italy and Ethiopia for the Settlement of the Frontier Between the Italian Colony of Eritrea and the Provinces of the Ethiopian Empire / 1908 Treaty / 1908 Treaty relating to the Eastern Sector
疍民 dàn mín boat-dwelling people of Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian provinces (old)
行政区画 行政區畫 xíng zhèng qū huà administrative subdivision (e.g. of provinces into counties)
淮海地区 淮海地區 huái hǎi dì qū Huaihai, economic hub around Xuzhou 徐州[Xu2 zhou1], including parts of Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan and Anhui provinces
晋察冀 晉察冀 jìn chá jì Shanxi 山西[Shan1 xi1], Chahar 察哈爾|察哈尔[Cha2 ha1 er3] and Hebei 河北[He2 bei3] (three provinces of the Republic of China in the period 1912-1936)
蜑人 dàn rén Tanka, boat-dwelling people of Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Hainan, and Zhejiang provinces / see 蜑家[Dan4 jia1]
蜑家 dàn jiā Tanka, boat-dwelling people of Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Hainan, and Zhejiang provinces
蜑户 蜑戶 dàn hù Tanka, boat-dwelling people of Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Hainan, and Zhejiang provinces / see 蜑家[Dan4 jia1]
蜑民 dàn mín Tanka, boat-dwelling people of Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Hainan, and Zhejiang provinces / see 蜑家[Dan4 jia1]
九野 jiǔ yě the nine "fields" into which Heaven was anciently divided / the Nine Provinces of ancient China
内重外轻 內重外輕 nèi zhòng wài qīng (idiom) Describes a situation in which officials in the capital hold more power than officials in the provinces.
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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