demon (in Buddhism); ghost; poltergeist (in temple that plays tricks on monks and has a taste for their food); rakshasa; rakshas
basil; sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum); basilikum
rib collar; rib top of socks
to create a disturbance; to make trouble; to harass
a second wall built around a city wall
to display; to spread out; to distribute; old spelling of
盧布, ruble
to create a disturbance; to make trouble; to harass
the intersection of the Moon's orbit with the ecliptic in Vedic astronomy (Sanskrit rahu)
rib (in fabric); ribbed pattern
to frame sb; to cook up imaginary charges against sb
net; fishing net; bird net
to employ; to recruit (talented personnel); to gather together (a team)
humpbacked (e.g. a bridge); in the form of an arch; a hunchback
(old) very short unit of time (loanword, from sanskrit)
a quarrel in which third parties get involved
borscht, a traditional beetroot soup
dogbane (Apocynum venetum), leaves used in TCM
romance; love affair; more commonly written 羅曼史|罗曼史
romance (loanword); love affair
luohan quan; arhat boxing (kungfu style)
sweet fruit of Siraitia grosvenorii (formerly Momordica grosvenori, a gourd of the Curcubitaceae family), grown in Guangxi and used in Chinese medicine
snail fever (bilharzia or schistosomiasis), disease caused by schistosome parasitic flatworm
broad bean (Vicia faba); fava bean; same as 蠶豆|蚕豆
(bird species of China) falcated duck (Anas falcata)
to bow around with hands joined (to people on all sides)
to include; to cover; to embrace
to gather; to collect; to bring together
to gather (people); to collect (talent); to come to an end
proletariat
(loanword); abbr. for
普羅列塔利亞
many things arranged together, or connected together; to go on limitlessly
beautiful silk fabrics; person in beautiful silk dress
net for fishing or bird catching; (fig.) fetters; to snare (a valuable new team member etc); to bring together under the one umbrella
chloroform CHCl3; trichloromethane
tempura; deep-fried cooking; also called
甜不辣
baroque (period in Western art history) (loanword)
flower of north India (Datura stramonium, Sanskrit: mandara), considered sacred and grown in temples, similar to belladonna
jackfruit; breadfruit; Artocarpus heterophyllus
bolero (dance) (loanword)
collotype (printing) (loanword)
arhat (Sanskrit); a holy man who has left behind all earthly desires and concerns and attained nirvana (Buddhism)
incantation (Sanskrit: dharani); religious chant (promoting virtue and obstructing evil)
all-embracing; all-inclusive
proletariat; abbr. for
普羅列塔利亞 plus masses; also written
無產階級 in PRC Marxist theory
to walk right into the trap
prajña paramita (Sanskrit: supreme wisdom - beginning of the Heart Sutra)