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the five directions 五方 east, south, west, north and middle

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东南西北中

dōng nán xī běi zhōng

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the five ranges separating Hunan and Jiangxi from south China, esp. Guangdong and Guangxi, namely: Dayu 大庾嶺|大庾岭[Da4 yu3 ling3], Dupang 都龐嶺|都庞岭[Du1 pang2 ling3], Qitian 騎田嶺|骑田岭[Qi2 tian2 ling3], Mengzhu 萌渚嶺|萌渚岭[Meng2 zhu3 ling3] and Yuecheng 越城嶺|越城岭[Yue4 cheng2 ling3]

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五岭

wǔ lǐng

the five regions: the east, south, west, north and center

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五方

wǔ fāng

the Forbidden City

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故宫

gù gōng

the Forbidden City

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紫禁城

zǐ jìn chéng

the Four Cardinal Principles enunciated by Deng Xiaoping 鄧小平|邓小平[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2] in 1979: to uphold the socialist road, the dictatorship of the proletariat, the leadership of the CCP, and Maoism and Marxism-Leninism

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四项基本原则

sì xiàng jī běn yuán zé

advanced

the last bus (or train)

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末车

mò chē

the Lion City, nickname for Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1]

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狮城

shī chéng

the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom)

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峰回路转

fēng huí lù zhuǎn

the next stop (of a bus etc)

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下一站

xià yí zhàn

the north frigid zone

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北寒带

běi hán dài

the North Pole

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北极

běi jí

the north temperate zone

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北温带

běi wēn dài

the north-facing room opposite the master's in a siheyuan 四合院[si4 he2 yuan4]

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倒座儿

dǎo zuò ér

the northern part of the country

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北国

běi guó

the palm of the Buddha's hand (a metaphor for a higher authority or force from whose control one cannot break free, from 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 ji4], "Journey to the West")

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如来佛的掌心

rú lái fó de zhǎng xīn

advanced

the peoples north, west and south of China

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胡越

hú yuè