Chinese name adopted by Kevin Rudd (1957–), Australian politician proficient in Mandarin, prime minister 2007–2010 and 2013
Japanese-style emoticon, e.g. (⇀‸↼‶)
1. hacker terminology2. leetspeak
(abbr.) humanities and social sciences
Mesopotamian civilization
cultural movement aspiring to study and emulate classic works, at different periods of history, esp. Tang and Song
coin minted in the reign of Emperor Ling of Han 汉灵帝[hàn líng dì], with a square hole in the middle and four lines radiating out from each corner of the square (hence the name 四出文)
spoofing culture (Web-based genre in PRC acquiring cult status from 2005, involving humorous, satirical or fantastical videos, photo collections, texts, poems etc)
1. the alphabet2. latin letters
1. Syriac language (from c. 2nd century BC)2. the Syriac script
文创商品 文創商品 wén chuàng shāng pǐn product that incorporates traditional culture or local elements with innovative design ideas
creative industries (design, music, publishing etc) (abbr. for 文化创意产业[wén huà chuàng yì chǎn yè])
(of a nation) to denounce and threaten with military force; to try to coerce
Short History of Civilization, late Qing novel by Li Boyuan 李伯元[lǐ bó yuán] or Li Baojia 李宝嘉[lǐ bǎo jiā] describing the turmoil after the 1900 Eight-Nation Alliance 八国联军[bā guó lián jūn]
Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of keen awareness
Finest Blossoms in the Garden of Literature, Song dynasty collection of poetry, odes, songs and writings compiled during 982-986 under Li Fang 李昉[lǐ fǎng], Xu Xuan 徐铉[xú xuàn], Song Bai 宋白[sòng bái] and Su Yijian 苏易简[sū yì jiǎn], 1000 scrolls
(computing) disk image (aka image file); ISO image
(bird species of China) tricoloured munia (Lonchura malacca)
shallow orthography (governed by simple rules)
1. oracle script2. oracle bone character (an early form of Chinese script)
(bird species of China) white-rumped munia (Lonchura striata)
King Huiwen of Qin 秦国, ruled 338-311 BC during the Warring States Period
crude and ill-educated (idiom)
1. highly literate2. lit. capable at poetry, proficient at prose
Liangzhu (c. 3400-2250 BC), neolithic culture of Changjiang delta
King Huiwen of Zhao 赵国, reigned 298-266 BC during the Warring States Period
Prince KONOE Fumimaro (1891-), Japanese nobleman and militarist politician, prime minister 1937-1939 and 1940-1941
hangul, Korean phonetic alphabet; Korean letters
early Tang literary style despised as shallow by the classicists
(bird species of China) chestnut munia (Lonchura atricapilla)
Qijia neolithic culture, centered around the Gansu Corridor 河西走廊[hé xī zǒu láng] c. 2000 BC
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