How to say [X] in Chinese
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the Eight-fold Noble Way (Buddhism)
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八正道
bā zhèng dào
the eye can see nothing worthwhile all around (idiom)
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目空一切
mù kōng yí qiè
the eye can see nothing worthwhile all around (idiom)
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目空四海
mù kōng sì hǎi
the eye is bewildered by five colors (idiom)
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目迷五色
mù mí wǔ sè
the fabled roc flies ten thousand miles (idiom)
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鹏程万里
péng chéng wàn lǐ
the family's financial circumstances
social
家景
jiā jǐng
the famous eight beautiful and talented courtesans who lived near the Qinhuai River 秦淮河[Qin2 huai2 He2] in the late Ming or early Qing
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秦淮八艳
qín huái bā yàn
the feeling of actually being there
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临场感
lín chǎng gǎn
the feeling that sth is genuine
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真实感
zhēn shí gǎn
the females in a family
social
内眷
nèi juàn
the females in a family
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女眷
nǚ juàn
the first of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏[san1 fu2]), which typically begins in mid-July and lasts 10 days
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初伏
chū fú
the first stick of incense placed in the censer (believed to bring good luck esp. during festivities)
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头香
tóu xiāng
the Five Aggregates (from Sanskrit "skandha") (Buddhism)
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五蕴
wǔ yùn
the five cardinal virtues in traditional Chinese ethics: benevolence 仁[ren2], justice 義|义[yi4], propriety 禮|礼[li3], wisdom 智[zhi4] and honor 信[xin4]
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五常
wǔ cháng
the five Confucian relationships (ruler-subject, father-son, brother-brother, husband-wife, friend-friend)
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五伦
wǔ lún
the five emphases, four beauties and three loves (PRC policy introduced in 1981, including emphasis on manners, beauty of language and love of socialism)
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五讲四美三热爱
wǔ jiǎng sì měi sān rè ài
the five fingers of one's hand
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五指
wǔ zhǐ
the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC), namely: Duke Huan of Qi 齊桓公|齐桓公[Qi2 Huan2 gong1], Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公|晋文公[Jin4 Wen2 gong1], King Zhuang of Chu 楚莊王|楚庄王[Chu3 Zhuang1 wang2], and alternatively Duke Xiang of Song 宋襄公[Song4 Xiang1 gong1] and Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公[Qin2 Mu4 gong1] or King Helu of Wu 吳王闔閭|吴王阖闾[Wu2 wang2 He2 Lu:2] and King Gou Jian of Yue 越王勾踐|越王勾践[Yue4 wang2 Gou1 Jian4]
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春秋五霸
chūn qiū wǔ bà
the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period 春秋[Chun1 qiu1]
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五霸
wǔ bà
the five impurities (Buddhism)
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五浊
wǔ zhuó
the Five Legendary Emperors, usually taken to be the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4], Zhuanxu 顓頊|颛顼[Zhuan1 xu1], Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4], Tang Yao 唐堯|唐尧[Tang2 Yao2] and Yu Shun 虞舜[Yu2 Shun4]
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五帝
wǔ dì
the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉[Nan2 Liang2] (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)
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五凉
wǔ liáng
the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉[Nan2 Liang2] (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)
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凉
liáng
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