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Noun |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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公民黨
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gung1 man4 dong2 |
gong1 min2 dang3 |
the Civic Party |
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長城抗戰
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coeng4 sing4 kong3 zin3 |
chang2 cheng2 kang4 zhan4 |
the Defense of the Great Wall (from the Japanese) |
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國祚
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gwok3 zou6 |
guo2 zuo4 |
the destiny of a nation |
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糖膠樹
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tong4 gaau1 syu6 |
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the devil tree (Alstonia scholaris) used in TCM |
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八戒
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baat3 gaai3 |
ba1 jie4 |
the eight precepts (Buddhism) |
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選舉人團
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syun2 geoi2 jan4 tyun4 |
xuan3 ju3 ren2 tuan2 |
the electoral college |
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選舉團制度
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syun2 geoi2 tyun4 zai3 dou6 |
xuan3 ju3 tuan2 zhi4 du4 |
the electoral college system |
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人間詞話
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jan4 gaan1 ci4 waa6 |
ren2 jian1 ci2 hua4 |
the essay "Poetic remarks in the human world" by 王國維 |
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聯邦調查局
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lyun4 bong1 diu6 caa4 guk6*2 |
lian2 bang1 diao4 cha2 ju2 |
the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) |
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四大自由
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sei3 daai6 zi6 jau4 |
si4 da4 zi4 you2 |
the four great rights (as written into the PRC constitution) |
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江南四大才子
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gong1 naam4 sei3 daai6 coi4 zi2 |
jiang1 nan2 si4 da4 cai2 zi3 |
the four great southern talents of the Ming |
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四人幫
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sei3 jan4 bong1 |
si4 ren2 bang1 |
the Gang of Four |
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于歸之喜
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jyu4 gwai1 zi1 hei2 |
yu2 gui1 zhi1 xi3 |
the happy occasion of a wedding |
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穹蒼
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kung4 cong1 |
qiong2 cang1 |
the heavens; the vault of heaven; the sky |
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長征
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coeng4 zing1 |
chang2 zheng1 |
the Long March (important event in 20th-century Chinese history) |
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大路元帥
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daai6 lou6 jyun4 seoi3 |
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The Main Road General, the highest position in the triad hierarchy |
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翌晨
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jik6 san4 |
yi4 chen2 |
the next morning |
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核不擴散條約
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hat6 bat1 kong3 saan3 tiu4 joek3 |
he2 bu4 kuo4 san4 tiao2 yue1 |
the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty |
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中英戰爭
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zung1 jing1 zin3 zang1 |
zhong1 ying1 zhan4 zheng1 |
the Opium War |
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鴉片戰爭
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aa1 pin3 zin3 zang1 |
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the Opium War (1840-2) |
