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"traditional peoples" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
传统居民 傳統居民 traditional peoples
Chinese Pinyin Translation
印第安 yìn dì ān (American) Indian / native American / indigenous peoples of the Americas
马赛 馬賽 mǎ sài Marseille, city in south France / Basay, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
玛雅人 瑪雅人 mǎ yǎ rén Maya peoples
原住民 yuán zhù mín indigenous peoples / aborigine
各族人民 gè zú rén mín people of all ethnic groups / the peoples (of a nation)
鲜卑 鮮卑 xiān bēi Xianbei or Xianbi, group of northern nomadic peoples
蛮夷 蠻夷 mán yí common term for non-Han peoples in former times, not exclusively derogatory / barbarian
貉 háo old term for northern peoples / silent syn
貉 mò old term for northern peoples / silent syn
人物 rén wù person / personage / figure (esp. sb of importance) / character (in a play, novel etc) / (genre of traditional Chinese painting) figure painting syn
传统 傳統 chuán tǒng tradition / traditional / convention / conventional / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
天子 tiān zǐ the (rightful) emperor / "Son of Heaven" (traditional English translation) syn
长袍 長袍 cháng páo chang pao (traditional Chinese men's robe) / gown / robe / CL:件[jian4] syn
正宗 zhèng zōng orthodox school / fig. traditional / old school / authentic / genuine syn
西洋 xī yáng the West (Europe and North America) / countries of the Indian Ocean (traditional)
正统 正統 zhèng tǒng orthodoxy / tradition / orthodox / traditional / principles of dynastic succession / (of an heir) legitimate syn
马背 馬背 mǎ bèi horse's back / (traditional Chinese architecture) roof with a low-slung curved ridgelines and geometric shapes on the upper gable walls at the ends of the roof ridges
被窝 被窩 bèi wō (traditional bedding) quilt wrapped around the body as a tube / (contemporary) bedding / bed cover
小脚 小腳 xiǎo jiǎo bound feet (traditional) syn
陈皮 陳皮 chén pí dried tangerine peel (used in cuisine and traditional Chinese medicine)
中医 中醫 zhōng yī traditional Chinese medical science / a doctor trained in Chinese medicine syn
海参崴 海參崴 hǎi shēn wǎi Haishenwai, traditional Chinese name for Vladivostok 符拉迪沃斯托克[Fu2 la1 di2 wo4 si1 tuo1 ke4]
灯会 燈會 dēng huì carnival during the Lantern Festival, with lantern displays and traditional folk performances such as stilt walking and lion dance
太极拳 太極拳 tài jí quán shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan / traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation / a martial art
气功 氣功 qì gōng qigong, a traditional Chinese system of cultivating vital energy 氣|气[qi4] through coordinated breathing, movement and meditation
中药 中藥 zhōng yào traditional Chinese medicine / CL:服[fu4],種|种[zhong3] syn
磕头 磕頭 kē tóu to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground) syn
厢房 廂房 xiāng fáng wing (of a traditional house) / side room syn
干妈 乾媽 gān mā adoptive mother (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications) syn
花红 花紅 huā hóng flowers on red silk (a traditional gift to celebrate weddings etc) / a bonus / crab apple (Malus asiatica) syn
繁体 繁體 fán tǐ traditional form of Chinese, as opposed to simplified form 簡體|简体[jian3 ti3] syn
清官 qīng guān honest and upright official (traditional) syn
仕女 shì nǚ court lady / palace maid / traditional painting of beautiful women syn
民乐 民樂 mín yuè folk music, esp. for traditional instruments syn
狂言 kuáng yán ravings / delirious utterances / kyōgen (a form of traditional Japanese comic theater) syn
正房 zhèng fáng central building (in a traditional house) / primary wife syn
七巧板 qī qiǎo bǎn tangram (traditional Chinese block puzzle)
农历 農曆 nóng lì the traditional Chinese calendar / the lunar calendar syn
中秋 zhōng qiū the Mid-autumn festival, the traditional moon-viewing festival on the 15th of the 8th lunar month syn
长衫 長衫 cháng shān long gown / cheongsam / traditional Asian dress for men or (in Hong Kong) women's qipao syn
叩头 叩頭 kòu tóu to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground) / also written 磕頭|磕头[ke1 tou2] syn
道袍 dào páo Taoist robe / traditional men's gown syn
黑店 hēi diàn lit. inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction) / fig. a scam / protection racket / daylight robbery
帮腔 幫腔 bāng qiāng vocal accompaniment in some traditional Chinese operas / to speak in support of / to chime in syn
土法 tǔ fǎ traditional method
交杯酒 jiāo bēi jiǔ formal exchange of cups of wine between bride and groom as traditional wedding ceremony
兰花指 蘭花指 lán huā zhǐ hand gesture in traditional dances (joined thumb and middle finger, the rest extended) syn
杨柳 楊柳 yáng liǔ willow tree / poplar and willow / name of traditional tune syn
舞狮 舞獅 wǔ shī lion dance (traditional Chinese dance form) syn
丝竹 絲竹 sī zhú traditional Chinese musical instruments / music
月子 yuè zi traditional one-month confinement period following childbirth / puerperium
大福 dà fú a great blessing / daifuku, a traditional Japanese sweet consisting of a soft, chewy outer layer made of glutinous rice (mochi) and a sweet filling, commonly red bean paste (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 大福 "daifuku")
工笔 工筆 gōng bǐ gongbi, traditional Chinese painting method characterized by meticulous brush technique and detailed description
卫道 衛道 wèi dào to defend traditional values
做功 zuò gōng (physics) to do work / non-vocal acting (in traditional Chinese opera)
贤慧 賢慧 xián huì (of a wife) wise and kind / perfect in her traditional roles
楼主 樓主 lóu zhǔ original poster (in an online forum) / landlord of a building (traditional)
简体 簡體 jiǎn tǐ simplified form of Chinese characters, as opposed to traditional form 繁體|繁体[fan2 ti3]
繁体中文 繁體中文 fán tǐ zhōng wén traditional character Chinese
国画 國畫 guó huà traditional Chinese painting syn
中西医结合 中西醫結合 zhōng xī yī jié hé to combine traditional Chinese and Western medicine
韩服 韓服 hán fú hanbok (traditional Korean dress)
简繁 簡繁 jiǎn fán simple versus traditional (Chinese characters)
星宿 xīng xiù constellation (arch., now 星座) / one of the 28 constellations of traditional Chinese astronomy and astrology / motion of stars since one's birth (predetermining one's fate in astrology) syn
繁体字 繁體字 fán tǐ zì traditional Chinese character
中医学 中醫學 zhōng yī xué traditional Chinese medicine / TCM syn
唐装 唐裝 táng zhuāng Tang suit (traditional Chinese jacket)
繁简 繁簡 fán jiǎn complicated and simple / traditional and simplified form of Chinese characters
两广 兩廣 liǎng guǎng the two provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi (traditional)
简体字 簡體字 jiǎn tǐ zì simplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁體字|繁体字[fan2 ti3 zi4] syn
汉服 漢服 hàn fú traditional Han Chinese dress
传统医学 傳統醫學 chuán tǒng yī xué traditional medicine
斗拱 dǒu gǒng interlocking wooden brackets between the top of a column and crossbeams used in traditional Chinese architecture
堂屋 táng wū central room of a traditional Chinese house syn
国乐 國樂 guó yuè national music / Chinese traditional music
相夫教子 xiàng fū jiào zǐ to assist one's husband and educate the children (idiom) / the traditional roles of a good wife
白描 bái miáo line drawing in traditional ink-and-brush style / simple and straightforward style of writing
华容道 華容道 huá róng dào Huarong Road (traditional puzzle involving sliding wooden blocks, loosely based on an episode in Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4])
千字文 qiān zì wén Thousand Character Classic, 6th century poem used as a traditional reading primer
种姓 種姓 zhǒng xìng caste (traditional Indian social division)
影壁 yǐng bì spirit wall (screen wall used to shield an entrance in traditional Chinese architecture) syn
太极剑 太極劍 tài jí jiàn a kind of traditional Chinese sword-play
夏历 夏曆 xià lì the traditional Chinese lunar calendar syn
虚岁 虛歲 xū suì one's age, according to the traditional Chinese method of reckoning (i.e. the number of Chinese calendar years in which one has lived) – In this system, a person's age at birth is one, and increases by one at the beginning of the first solar term 立春[Li4 chun1] each year, rather than on one's birthday. / contrasted with 實歲|实岁[shi2 sui4]
抛绣球 拋繡球 pāo xiù qiú throwing the embroidered ball (traditional Zhuang flirting game at festivals) / (fig.) to make overtures / to court
萧墙 蕭牆 xiāo qiáng (literary) screen wall shielding an entrance in traditional Chinese architecture syn
靠 kào to lean against or on / to stand by the side of / to come near to / to depend on / to trust / to fuck (vulgar) / traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old) syn
节 節 jié joint / node / (bound form) section / segment / solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar) / seasonal festival / (bound form) to economize / to save / (bound form) moral integrity / chastity / classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc / knot (nautical miles per hour) syn
安格斯 ān gé sī Angus, a traditional county of Scotland, now a "council area"
廉 lián incorruptible / honest / inexpensive / to investigate (old) / side wall of a traditional Chinese house (old) syn
吕 呂 lǚ pitchpipe, pitch standard, one of the twelve semitones in the traditional tone system
繁 fán complicated / many / in great numbers / abbr. for 繁體|繁体[fan2 ti3], traditional form of Chinese characters syn
干爹 乾爹 gān diē adoptive father (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
噶玛兰 噶瑪蘭 gá mǎ lán Kavalan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan / old name of Yilan 宜蘭|宜兰[Yi2 lan2] County, Taiwan / Kavalan, a brand of single malt whisky from Taiwan
正体 正體 zhèng tǐ standard form (of a Chinese character) / plain font style (as opposed to bold or italic) / printed style (as opposed to cursive) / (Tw) traditional (i.e. unsimplified) characters syn
干女儿 乾女兒 gān nǚ ér adopted daughter (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
干娘 乾娘 gān niáng adoptive mother (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications) syn
糖瓜 táng guā malt sugar candy, a traditional offering to the kitchen god Zaoshen 灶神
干儿子 乾兒子 gān ér zi adopted son (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications) syn
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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