1. the Second (of numbered kings)2. second generation (e.g. Chinese Americans)
profligate child of a wealthy family
1. the ways of the world2. social behavior
the world situation; the state of the world
Sejong the Great or Sejong Daewang (1397-1450), reigned 1418-1450 as fourth king of Joseon or Chosun dynasty, in whose reign the hangeul alphabet was invented
the fifth (of series of numbered kings)
世界贸易组织 世界貿易組織 shì jiè mào yì zǔ zhī World Trade Organization (WTO)
1. uncle (affectionate name for a friend older than one's father)2. old friend
abbr. for 世界博览会[shì jiè bó lǎn huì], World Expo
crown prince; heir of a noble house
1. World Honored One2. Revered One of the World (Buddha)
World Bank (abbr. for 世界银行[shì jiè yín háng])
1. World Games (abbr. for 世界运动会[shì jiè yùn dòng huì])2. (old) (Tw, HK) Olympic Games
the mundane world; the world of mortals
1. final phase2. end of a historical era
1. incomparable2. none to compare with at that time
1. to leave this world2. to die
(Buddhism) the world of the living
1. to see the world2. to go out into society3. to gain experience
1. the world in chaos2. troubled times3. the mortal world (Buddhism)
1. the present age2. in office3. the current office holder
1. lit. to descend to earth (of an immortal)2. to be born
1. separated by a generation2. a lifetime ago
1. (archaic) to live in seclusion2. to pass away
Pliocene (geological epoch from 5m-2m years ago)
the name of various newspapers, notably Le Monde (France), El Mundo (Spain) and Die Welt (Germany)
Miocene (geological epoch from 24m-5m years ago)
lit. progenitor of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), title of Khubilai Khan (1215-1294), first Yuan dynasty emperor, reigned 1260-1294
1. creation myth2. Genesis (first book of the Bible)3. the Creation, an epic poem of the Naxi 纳西[nà xī] ethnic group
Palaeocene (geological epoch from 65m-55m years ago)
Eocene (geological epoch from 55m-34m years ago)
Xu Shichang (1855-1939), politician associated with the Northern Warlords, president of China in 1921
Dai Mingshi (1653-1713), early Qing writer
Salvation Army (protestant philanthropic organization founded in London in 1865)
Pleistocene (geological epoch from 2m years ago, covering the most recent ice ages)
Li Shimin, personal name of second Tang emperor Taizong 唐太宗[táng tài zōng] (599-649), reigned 626-649