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the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)

communication

三生有幸

sān shēng yǒu xìng

the Bronze Age

social

青铜器时代

qīng tóng qì shí dài

the brush stroke that dots in the eyes (idiom)

communication

点睛之笔

diǎn jīng zhī bǐ

the capping ceremony, a Confucian coming of age ceremony for males dating from pre-Qin times, performed when a boy reaches the age of 20, involving the ritual placing of caps on the head of the young man

social

冠礼

guān lǐ

the charm lies in what is left unsaid (idiom)

communication

妙在不言中

miào zài bù yán zhōng

the Chinese Nationalist Party and the Chinese Communist Party (abbr. for 國民黨|国民党[Guo2 min2 dang3] + 共產黨|共产党[Gong4 chan3 dang3])

social

国共

guó gòng

the coating of sth that has been chrome-plated or copper-plated etc

communication

镀层

dù céng

the Confucian Six Arts, namely: rites or etiquette 禮|礼[li3] (禮儀|礼仪[li3 yi2]), music 樂|乐[yue3] (音樂|音乐[yin1 yue4]), archery 射[she4] (射箭[she4 jian4]), charioteering 御[yu4] (駕車|驾车[jia4 che1]), calligraphy or literacy 書|书[shu1] (識字|识字[shi2 zi4]), mathematics or reckoning 數|数[shu4] (計算|计算[ji4 suan4])

communication

六艺

liù yì

the Confucius family mausoleum at Qufu 曲阜, rebuilt and extended by every dynasty

social

孔林

kǒng lín

the daily life of a family

social

家常

jiā cháng

the dead cannot testify (idiom)

communication

死无对证

sǐ wú duì zhèng

the death of one's father

communication

父丧

fù sàng

the death of one's mother

communication

母丧

mǔ sàng

the Doctrine of the Mean, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Si4 shu1]

communication

中庸

zhōng yōng

the dragon and phoenix are symbols of good fortune (idiom)

communication

龙凤呈祥

lóng fèng chéng xiáng

the eight giants of Tang and Song prose, esp. involved in the Classics movement 古文運動|古文运动[gu3 wen2 yun4 dong4], namely: Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4], Liu Zongyuan 柳宗元[Liu3 Zong1 yuan2], Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修[Ou1 yang2 Xiu1], the three Su's 三蘇|三苏[San1 Su1], Wang Anshi 王安石[Wang2 An1 shi2], Zeng Gong 曾鞏|曾巩[Zeng1 Gong3]

communication

唐宋八大家

táng sòng bā dà jiā

the Eight Immortals (Daoist mythology)

communication

八仙

bā xiān

the eight influential points (acupuncture)

communication

八会穴

bā huì xué

the eight major cuisines of China, namely 川魯粵蘇浙閩湘徽|川鲁粤苏浙闽湘徽[Chuan1 Lu3 Yue4 Su1 Zhe4 Min3 Xiang1 Hui1]

communication

八大菜系

bā dà cài xì

the eight methods of bonesetting

communication

正骨八法

zhèng gǔ bā fǎ

the eight points of the compass

communication

八方

bā fāng

the eight precepts (Buddhism)

communication

八戒

bā jiè

the eight provinces of Yi dynasty Korea

communication

朝鲜八道

cháo xiān bā dào

the eight stages of the Buddha's life (Buddhism)

communication

八相成道

bā xiāng chéng dào