How to say [X] in Chinese

the Great Sparrow Campaign or the Four Pests Campaign, one of the actions during the Great Leap Forward 大躍進|大跃进[Da4 yue4 jin4] aiming to eliminate four pests: rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows

communication

打麻雀运动

dǎ má què yùn dòng

the guilty party files the suit

social

恶人先告状

è rén xiān gào zhuàng

the hidden and the visible

communication

幽明

yōu míng

the Hong family (household)

social

洪家

hóng jiā

the imperial family

social

皇族

huáng zú

the Japanese side or party (in negotiations etc)

social

日方

rì fāng

the Japanese Twenty-One Demands of 1915

communication

二十一条

èr shí yī tiáo

the K'ung family Masters' anthology, collection of dialogues between Confucius and his disciples, possibly forged in third century by Wang Su 王肅|王肃[Wang2 Su4]

social

孔丛子

kǒng cóng zǐ

the last of the three entry-level exams in the imperial examination system of Ming and Qing dynasties

communication

院试

yuàn shì

the Library Cave, a sealed cave (Cave 17) in the Mogao Caves 莫高窟[Mo4 gao1 ku1], where thousands of manuscripts were discovered in 1900

communication

藏经洞

cáng jīng dòng

the looks of the deceased (esp. in the context of paying one's respects)

communication

遗容

yí róng

the mass line, CCP term for Party policy aimed at broadening and cultivating contacts with the masses

social

群众路线

qún zhòng lù xiàn

the microscopic world

communication

微观世界

wēi guān shì jiè

the military revolt of 960 that led Zhao Kuangyin 趙匡胤|赵匡胤 to found the Song dynasty

communication

陈桥兵变

chén qiáo bīng biàn

the monk coming from afar is good at reading scriptures (idiom)

communication

远来的和尚会念经

yuǎn lái de hé shàng huì niàn jīng

the more knowledgeable, the more reactionary (absurd anti-intellectual slogan attributed after the event to the Gang of Four 四人幫|四人帮[Si4 ren2 bang1])

communication

知识越多越反动

zhī shi yuè duō yuè fǎn dòng

the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles)

communication

丞相

chéng xiàng

the multitudes come out from everywhere, emptying every alleyway (to celebrate)

social

万人空巷

wàn rén kōng xiàng

the name does not correspond to reality (idiom)

social

名不符实

míng bù fú shí

the name does not reflect the reality (idiom)

social

名不副实

míng bú fù shí

the name of Academia Sinica 中央研究院[Zhong1 yang1 Yan2 jiu1 yuan4] when it was founded

social

政府大学院

zhèng fǔ dà xué yuàn

the name of an official position in the imperial court, aka 給事中|给事中[ji3 shi4 zhong1]

social

给事

gěi shì

the name of various contactless smart cards, notably Yikatong (mainly for public transport in Beijing) and iPASS (mainly for public transport in Taiwan)

social

一卡通

yì kǎ tōng

the name of various newspapers, notably Le Monde (France), El Mundo (Spain) and Die Welt (Germany)

social

世界报

shì jiè bào