straw mattress; palliasse
1.steamed bun stuffed with vegetables2.(fig.) useless person3.a good-for-nothing
1.vegetable or food basket2.(fig.) food supply
dodder (Cuscuta sinensis, a parasitic vine with seeds used in medicine)
radish seed (used in TCM to treat indigestion)
Xiao Zixian (487-537), writer and historian of Liang of Southern Dynasties, compiler of History of Qi of the Southern dynasties 南齐书[nán qí shū]
debut (by a male performer or sports player)
harmonic oscillator (physics)
(of a woman) to be fiercely protective of one's children
1.to allow sb to save face2.to defer to
He Zizhen (1910-1984), Mao Zedong's third wife
1.(in storytelling) to keep listeners in suspense2.(in general) to keep people on tenterhooks
to show deference to sb by obliging them (or by obliging sb associated with them)
courtesy name of Zhao Yun 赵云[zhào yún], general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
1.hopscotch2.to play hopscotch
(coll.) physique; physical constitution; health
1.(lit.) the soft knife2.(fig.) underhanded tactics3.devious means of attack
1.(coll.) pushover2.soft touch
1.lit. a soft nail2.fig. a tactful retort or rejection
sassy young woman or pretty girl (esp. one from China's spice belt: Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan and Yunnan)
laziji, spicy dish of chicken cubes stir-fried with chili peppers
1.now2.at present3.at this juncture
Guo Ziyi (697–781), Tang dynasty general who helped suppress the An Lushan Rebellion and served multiple emperors
1.vinegar jar2.(fig.) person of a jealous nature
chinaberry (Melia azedarach)
1.string of copper coins (in ancient China)2.(fig.) an overly money-oriented person3.(zoology) centipede
1.(coll.) purse; money bag2.(fig.) one's money; one's savings
Zhangzi, a county in Changzhi City 长治市[cháng zhì shì], Shanxi
1.a dike breaks2.fig. to provide facilities (for evil deeds)3.to open the floodgates
Chen Zi'ang (c. 661-702), Tang dynasty poet
1.positron2.also called 正电子[zhèng diàn zǐ]
Lhünzê, a county in Shannan City 山南市[shān nán shì], Tibet
1.(astronomy) binary star2.(fig.) two prominent entities regarded as a pair (often complementary or in rivalry)
dicotyledon (plant family distinguished by two embryonic leaves, includes daisies, broadleaved trees, herbaceous plants)