How to say [X] in Chinese

multitude of blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[da4 ban1 Nie4 pan2 jing1])

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众盲摸象

zhòng máng mō xiàng

murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom)

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茅塞顿开

máo sè dùn kāi

mutual support between the military and the people – specifically, support provided by local people and authorities for the military, and preferential treatment of the families of soldiers, on the one hand, and the military's support for the government and care for the general public, on the other

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双拥

shuāng yōng

mutually dependent for life (idiom)

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相依为命

xiāng yī wéi mìng

mythical monster that preys on swimmers

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水猴子

shuǐ hóu zi

mythological daughter of Fiery Emperor 炎帝[Yan2 di4] who turned into bird Jingwei 精衛|精卫[Jing1 wei4] after drowning

communication

女娃

nǚ wá

mythological figure (such as the Grim Reaper) in charge of taking the souls of those who die

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死神

sǐ shén

mythological insect that makes people doze off

communication

瞌睡虫

kē shuì chóng

name

social

名

míng

name

social

名儿

míng ér

name

social

名目

míng mù

name

social

名义

míng yì

name

social

名号

míng hào

name

social

称号

chēng hào

name (of a person or thing)

social

名字

míng zì

name (of a thing)

social

名称

míng chēng

name and address of the sender enclosed

social

内详

nèi xiáng

name and reality

social

名实

míng shí

name day (tradition of celebrating a given name on a certain day of the year)

social

命名日

mìng míng rì

name in religion (of Buddhist or Daoist within monastery)

social

法名

fǎ míng

name in religion (of Buddhist or Daoist within monastery)

social

法号

fǎ hào

name of "cliff" 厂 radical in simplified Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27)

social

厂字旁

chǎng zì páng

name of "cover" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 14)

social

平宝盖

píng bǎo gài

name of "speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149)

social

言字旁

yán zì páng