first two of the ten Heavenly Stems
十天干
hyperthyroidism; abbr. for
甲状腺功能亢进
thirty-first year A7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1954 or 2014
carapace; crust; outer shell; also pr. [jia3 ke2]
first year of the sixty-year cycle
(where each year is numbered with one of the 10 heavenly stems 天干 and one of the 12 earthly branches 地支); the sixty-year cycle
51st year A3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1974 or 2034
eleventh year A11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1994 or 2054
first party
(law); see also
乙方
type A influenza; abbr. for 甲型H1N1流感; refers to H1N1 influenza of 2009
21st year A9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2004 or 2064
residence of a noble; top candidate in the imperial examinations
first rate; top class; excellent
toluene C6H5CH3; methylbenzene
41st year A5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1964 or 2024
formylic acid (HCOOH); formic acid; methanoic acid
methyl alcohol; methanol CH3OH; wood alcohol; wood spirit
tortoise shell and animal bones used in divination; oracle bone inscriptions (an early form of Chinese script)
turtle; terrapin; Taiwan pr. [jia4 yu2]
beetle; order Coleoptera; the Beatles (1960s UK pop group)
metronidazole (antibacterial agent); Flagyl (trade name)
methamidophos (chemistry)
beetle (nickname for VW car)
oracle script; oracle bone inscriptions (an early form of Chinese script)
methicillin (a semi-synthetic penicillin) (loanword)
thyroid hormone; thyroxine (used to treat underactive thyroid)
goiter (enlargement of thyroid gland)
methionine (Met), an essential amino acid
oracle script; oracle bone character (an early form of Chinese script)
alpha globulin; alpha fetoprotein (AFP)
hyperthyroidism; abbr. to
甲亢
1st rank or top three candidates who passed the imperial examination
(i.e. 状元, 榜眼, and 探花, respectively)
3rd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination
2nd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination (i.e. 4th place and up)
somebody; certain individual
armor; body armor and helmet
complete sexagenary cycle; a 60 year-old person; passage of time
to remove armor; to return to civilian life
mail plating; armor; armor plating
corset; sockpuppet (Internet slang); vest (dialect)
onychophagia (nail biting)
pangolin (Manis pentadactylata); scaly ant-eater
red waistcoat; floor trader in stock market; stockbroker
boat deck (upper deck on which lifeboats are stored)
benzaldehyde C6H5CHO, the simplest aromatic aldehyde
ironclad; an armor-plated battleship
pangolin (Manis pentadactylata); scaly ant-eater
chloroform CHCl3; trichloromethane
armillarisin (fungal enzyme used as antibiotic)
the Bao-Jia system (an administrative system organized on basis of households)
ancient Chinese divination tradition (still in use today)
benzoil chloride C6H5COCl
sodium benzoate, E211 (a food preservative)
to remove armor and return to the farm; to return to civilian life
dimethylarsenic acid (CH3)2AsO2H; cacodylic acid
dimethylarsenic acid (CH3)2AsO2H; cacodylic acid
anti-bacterial metronidazole
boat deck (upper deck on which lifeboats are stored)
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)