1. uncontroversial2. accepted
scrimmage line (American football)
1. to do (sb) proud; to be a credit to (one's school etc)2. to make oneself look good; to build up one's image
first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)
1. succession struggle2. dispute over inheritance
second Manchu invasion of Korea (1636)
中越战争 中越戰爭 zhōng yuè zhàn zhēng Sino-Vietnamese War (1979)
Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988)
the Six-Day War of June 1967 between Israel and its Arab neighbors
war of 1915 against Yuan Shikai and for the Republic
the three Punic Wars (264-146 BC) between Rome and Carthage
Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871)
Chu-Han Contention (206-202 BC), power struggle between Liu Bang 刘邦[liú bāng] of Han and Xiang Yu 项羽[xiàng yǔ] of Chu
正邪相争 正邪相爭 zhèng xié xiāng zhēng term in TCM describing the progress of disease as an opposition between vital energy 正气[zhèng qì] and pathogeny 邪气[xié qì]
to strive to get sth done while the timing is right
The Wars of the Roses (1455-1485)
1. direct competitor2. direct competition
war of 1920 between Northern Warlords, in which the Zhili faction beat the Anhui faction and took over the Beijing government
competing product; competitor's product
蒋桂战争 蔣桂戰爭 jiǎng guì zhàn zhēng confrontation of 1929 between Chiang Kaishek and the Guangxi warlord faction
National Protection War or Campaign to Defend the Republic (1915), a rebellion against the installation of Yuan Shikai 袁世凯[yuán shì kǎi] as emperor
National protection war or Campaign to defend the republic (1915), a rebellion against the installation of Yuan Shikai as emperor
不正当竞争 不正當競爭 bù zhèng dàng jìng zhēng 1. unfair competition2. illicit competition
克里木战争 克里木戰爭 kè lǐ mù zhàn zhēng the Crimean War (1853-1856)
六二五战争 六二五戰爭 liù èr wǔ zhàn zhēng the Korean War (started June 25 1950)
反右派斗争 反右派鬥爭 fǎn yòu pài dòu zhēng Anti-Rightist Movement, Mao's purge of "rightists" after the Hundred Flowers Campaign ended in 1957
战争与和平 戰爭與和平 zhàn zhēng yǔ hé píng War and Peace by Tolstoy 托尔斯泰
赎罪日战争 贖罪日戰爭 shú zuì rì zhàn zhēng the Yom Kippur war of October 1973 between Israel and her Arab neighbors
美国独立战争 美國獨立戰爭 měi guó dú lì zhàn zhēng American War of Independence (1775-1783)
不蒸馒头争口气 不蒸饅頭爭口氣 bù zhēng mán tou zhēng kǒu qì 1. not to be crushed (idiom)2. to be determined to have one's revenge
国际战争罪法庭 國際戰爭罪法庭 guó jì zhàn zhēng zuì fǎ tíng International war crimes tribunal
第二次鸦片战争 第二次鴉片戰爭 dì èr cì yā piàn zhàn zhēng the Second Opium War (1856–1860)
两国相争，不斩来使 兩國相爭，不斬來使 liǎng guó xiāng zhēng , bù zhǎn lái shǐ when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)
两虎相争，必有一伤 兩虎相爭，必有一傷 liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng , bì yǒu yī shāng 1. (lit.) if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)2. (fig.) if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt
百花齐放，百家争鸣 百花齊放，百家爭鳴 bǎi huā qí fàng , bǎi jiā zhēng míng a hundred flowers bloom, a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC, but adopted for Mao's campaign of 1956
鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利 鷸蚌相爭，漁翁得利 yù bàng xiāng zhēng , yú wēng dé lì 1. lit. when the snipe and the clam grapple with each other, the fisherman catches them both (idiom)2. fig. when two sides are locked in dispute, it's often a third party that benefits
StarCraft (video game series) (Tw)