first two of the twelve earthly branches 十二地支; by ext., the earthly branches
offspring; child's generation
cotyledon (first embryonic leaf)
children; sons and daughters
offspring; descendants; progeny; children and grandchildren; posterity
child; the younger generation
11 pm-1 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
people (historical); subject (a citizen in a monarchy)
subheading; specific item
"fetal essence", i.e. semen (medical term)
subsidiary company; subsidiary corporation
intrauterine device (IUD)
cervix; neck of the uterus
(military) cluster bomb; shrapnel
fibroid tumor of the uterus; hysteromyoma
bullet train; Shinkansen 新幹線|新干线, Japanese high-speed train
pre-eclampsia, toxaemia of pregnancy (medicine)
intrauterine device (IUD)
thirteenth year C1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1996 or 2056
parent and child; parent-child (relationship); two successive generations
meson; mesotron (physics)
photon (particle physics)
son of an official; son of nobility; your son (honorific)
members (of a class or group); political elements (such as intellectuals or extremists); part
molecule; (math) numerator of a fraction
the only son of a family; (functional programming or philosophy) monad
nobleman; person of noble character
son orphaned of his mother
factor; (genetic) trait; (math.) factor; divisor
forty ninth year I1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1972 or 2032
(literary) virgin; maiden
the (rightful) emperor; "Son of Heaven" (traditional English translation)
(dialect) form of address for one's wife; polite form of address for a woman
youngest brother; a period of two or three months
(literary) student; scholar
unfilial son; unworthy son; illegitimate son; concubine's son
pair of antithetical phrases; antithetical couplet
youngster (literary); young fellow (term of address used by the older generation - old); me (used in speaking to one's elders - old); I (used in speaking to one's elders - old)
thirty seventh year G1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1960 or 2020; cf 庚子國變|庚子国变, the crisis year of 1900 involving the Boxer uprising and the eight nation military invasion
bastard; commoner son of royalty
hadron (particle physics)
twenty fifth year E1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2008 or 2068
to capture stones (in Go)
to educate one's children; godson
chess piece; piece (in a board game); pawn
fruit of the Sapindus trees (used for Buddhist prayer beads)
positron; also called
正電子
mother and child; parent and subsidiary (companies); principal and interest
(of a childless couple) to pray for a son; to try to have a child
loafer; wastrel; prodigal son
person living or traveling far from home
(old) brother's son or daughter; nephew
to give birth to a child or children
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
electronic; electron (particle physics)
white Go chess piece; bee pupa; albino
pebble; cobble; cobblestone; gravel
mill; grain mill; millstone
(elementary) particle; grain
official in feudal court; subject
tiger cub; brave young man
shrimp roe; shrimp eggs; shrimp
various sages; refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism
儒 represented by Confucius
孔子 and Mencius
孟子, Daoism
道 by Laozi
老子 and Zhuangzi
莊子, Mohism
墨 by Mozi
墨子, Legalism
法
proton (positively charged nuclear particle); a prince sent to be held as a hostage in a neighbouring state in ancient China
newborn baby; the people (of a country)
somersault (in gymnastics or dance); head-over-heels; aerial flip
lepton (particle physics)
monkshood (Aconitum carmichaelii)
(slang) girl; chick; babe
neutrino
(particle physics); also written
微中子
young fellow countryman; young person from the same village
schizandra (Schisandra chinensis); Magnolia vine
five-in-a-row (game similar to tic-tac-toe); Japanese: gomoku; gobang
valency electron; outer shell of electrons
common factor; common divisor
monocotyledon (plant family distinguished by single embryonic leaf, includes grasses, orchids and lilies)
atomic pile (original form of nuclear reactor)
atom bomb; nuclear bomb; atomic bomb; A-bomb
ballpoint pen; also written 圓珠筆|圆珠笔
atomic energy; nuclear energy
atomic weight; atomic mass
dicotyledon (plant family distinguished by two embryonic leaves, includes daisies, broadleaved trees, herbaceous plants)
positron; also called
正電子
scarlet kafir lily; Clivia miniata (botany)
first show; maiden appearance
macromolecule (chemistry)
princelings, descendants of senior communist officials (PRC)
noble lady; (honorific) your daughter
to supply the answering phrase
neutrino
(particle physics); also written
中微子
to pick up a girl; to get a girl
kids' game involving throwing and grabbing
cupping technique used in TCM
proof-reader and corrector
a general term for local operas in Shangxi, Henan, Hebei, Shandong etc; the music of such operas
positron (antiparticle of the electron)
jelly fig seed (used in TCM); Ficus Awkeotsang
electron volt (unit of energy used in particle physics, approximately 10^-19 Joules)
electron shell (in the atom)
electronic keyboard (music)
valve (electronics); vacuum tube
man (i.e. manly, masculine)
opium eater; drug addict; chain smoker
cobble; (colloquial) pebble
pomegranate seeds; pomegranate arils
illegitimate child (male); bastard; love child
child soldiers; juvenile militia
urine of boys under 12, used as medicine (TCM)
beam of elementary particles
stream of particles; particle flow
stepchildren; adopted children
peppercorn; seeds of pepper
dead bullet (one that does not fire); a bad move (in a game of chess)
rape (Brassica campestris L.); rapeseed plant; canola plant; a common vegetable with a dark green leaf; also called 油菜
radish seed (used in TCM to treat indigestion)
dodder (Cuscuta sinensis, a parasitic vine with seeds used in medicine)
harmonic oscillator (physics)
spendthrift; wastrel; prodigal
proton number in nucleus; atomic number
quantum foam (in string theory, and science fiction)
scarab (Scarabeus sacer); beetle
positron; also called
正電子
vanilla; Vanilla planifolia
beta particle (electron, esp. high speed electron emitted by radioactive nucleus)
mega electron volt MeV (unit of energy equal to 1.6 x 10-13 Joules)
pampered son of a wealthy family
last disciple of a master
common people; ordinary folk
to make a bad move (in a game of chess)
reactionaries; reactionary elements
giga electron volt GeV (unit of energy equal to 1.6 x 10-10 Joules)
friendship between gentlemen, insipid as water
(idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子)
elementary particle (particle physics)
tutor to the crown prince (in imperial China)
marriage arranged following a pregnancy; marriage necessitated by an unplanned pregnancy
(of a deserving official) to grant his wife a title and make his son heir to his titles
electrically charged particles
the crisis year of 1900 involving the Boxer uprising and the eight nation military invasion
dissidents; dissenting faction
descended from an old family
enemy agents in our midst; reds under the beds
give birth to a son soon (propitiatory compliment to the newly-weds)
(lit.) the gentleman on the roof beam; (fig.) a thief
armed groups; fighters; gunmen
patriotic overseas compatriot
to love the common people as one's own children (praise for a virtuous ruler)
electronic mailbox; e-mail address
department of electronics
electron shell number (chemistry)
electronic organizer; PDA
traffic camera; speed camera; closed-circuit TV police surveillance
intellectual; intelligentsia; learned person
illegitimate child; bastard; love child
hedonistic son of rich parents
dandy; fop; lounge lizard
(lit.) to go on a long detour; (fig.) to speak vaguely around the topic without getting to the point; to beat about the bush
woman from a respectable family; respectable woman
angiosperm (flowering plants with seed contained in a fruit)
gymnosperm (plants with seed contained in a cone)
(of a lazy or incompetent teacher) to hamper students' progress; (of media) to propagate errors; to lead people astray
various sages and ten schools of thought; refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism
儒 represented by Confucius
孔子 and Mencius
孟子, Daoism
道 by Laozi
老子 and Zhuangzi
莊子, Mohism
墨 by Mozi
墨子, Legalism
法
the Hundred Schools of Thought, the various schools of thought and their exponents during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC)
return of the prodigal son
pure and innocent like the heart of a newborn; sincere
to abandon wife and children
atomic scientist; nuclear scientist
(lit.) a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius); (fig.) a nobleman who has seen a living animal cannot bear to see it die, hence he keeps away from the kitchen
many particle systems (physics)
highest common factor HCF; greatest common divisor GCD
the first meridian; the prime meridian
"electrical junk center", site for re-processing of old electrical and electronic equipment
what's gone can never come back
(lit.) father a lion, son cannot be a dog (honorific); With a distinguished father such as you, the son is sure to do well.; like father, like son
angiospermae (phylum of flowering plants with seed contained in a fruit)
gymnosperm (plants with seed contained in a cone)
alpha particle (helium nucleus)
atomic demolition munition
mother-to-infant transmission
electronic exchange of data
(automotive) electronic stability program (ESP)
quantum electrodynamics QED
quantum chromodynamics (particle physics)
a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water
(idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子)
a gentleman uses his mouth and not his fist
(expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control the whole country
(expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control his vassals
positron emission tomography (PET)
a prodigal son returned home is worth more than gold
purge of counter-revolutionaries (esp. Stalin's purges of the 1930 and Mao's purges 1955-57); abbr. to 肅反|肃反
positrion emission tomography (PET)
positron emission tomography (PET)
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