the eight giants of Tang and Song prose, esp. involved in the Classics movement 古文运动[gǔ wén yùn dòng], namely: Han Yu 韩愈[hán yù], Liu Zongyuan 柳宗元[liǔ zōng yuán], Ouyang Xiu 欧阳修[ōu yáng xiū], the three Su's 三苏[sān sū], Wang Anshi 王安石[wáng ān shí], Zeng Gong 曾巩[zēng gǒng]
Great Tangshan Earthquake (1976)
乔治城大学 喬治城大學 qiáo zhì chéng dà xué Georgetown University in Washington D.C., famous as quality Jesuit university and for its basketball team
Great Sichuan Earthquake (2008)
Tetrahydrocannabinol, THC
Oukubo Toshimichi (1830-1878), Japanese politician
great jerboa (Allactaga major)
大修道院长 大修道院長 dà xiū dào yuàn zhǎng abbot
1. Greater London2. London region, England
Gran Canaria (in the Canary Islands)
(Buddhism) Mahasthamaprapta, the Great Strength Bodhisattva
Three Murder Cases Solved by Judge Dee, 1949 novel by R.H. van Gulik, featuring Tang Dynasty politician Di Renjie 狄仁杰[dí rén jié] as master sleuth
大唐芙蓉园 大唐芙蓉園 dà táng fú róng yuán Tang Paradise in Xi'an
Great Tang Records on the Western Regions, travel record of Xuan Zang 玄奘[xuán zàng], compiled by 辩机[biàn jī] in 646
大地水准面 大地水準面 dà dì shuǐ zhǔn miàn geoid
Tatun Volcanic Group, volcanic area to the north of Taipei
1. (maxim) a mere "thank you" is an insufficient response to a huge favor2. (expression of gratitude) words cannot express my appreciation for what you have done
(bird species of China) great barbet (Psilopogon virens)
大政翼赞会 大政翼贊會 dà zhèng yì zàn huì Taisei Yokusankai, Japanese fascist organization created in 1940
大斑啄木鸟 大斑啄木鳥 dà bān zhuó mù niǎo (bird species of China) great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
1. (lit.) looking for rain clouds in times of drought (idiom)2. (fig.) to yearn for relief from a desperate situation
大本涅槃经 大本涅槃經 dà běn niè pán jīng (Buddhism) the Nirvana Sutra
Dawenkou culture (c. 4100-2600 BC), Neolithic culture based in today's Shandong area 山东[shān dōng]
Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, playing a prominent role during the Opium Wars (1839-1860)
大洋型地壳 大洋型地殼 dà yáng xíng dì qiào oceanic crust (geology)
Dazexiang Uprising, another name for 陈胜吴广起义[chén shèng wú guǎng qǐ yì]
大灰啄木鸟 大灰啄木鳥 dà huī zhuó mù niǎo (bird species of China) great slaty woodpecker (Mulleripicus pulverulentus)
1. cannon fire to hit a mosquito2. to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut
1. Bolshoi Ussuriisk Island in the Heilongjiang or Amur river, at mouth of the Ussuri River opposite Khabarovsk2. same as Heixiazi Island 黑瞎子岛[hēi xiā zi dǎo]
大田广域市 大田廣域市 dà tián guǎng yù shì Daejeon Metropolitan City, capital of South Chungcheong Province 忠清南道[zhōng qīng nán dào], South Korea
(idiom) to look at each other, not knowing what to do
大短趾百灵 大短趾百靈 dà duǎn zhǐ bǎi líng (bird species of China) greater short-toed lark (Calandrella brachydactyla)
Epoch Times, US newspaper
大紫胸鹦鹉 大紫胸鸚鵡 dà zǐ xiōng yīng wǔ (bird species of China) Lord Derby's parakeet (Psittacula derbiana)
大紫荆勋章 大紫荊勳章 dà zǐ jīng xūn zhāng Great Bauhinia Medal (GBM), established in 1997 as the highest award under Hong Kong's honors and awards system
"Pregnancy-oriented Economy", new market conditions brought about by a predicted baby boom in China
大肠包小肠 大腸包小腸 dà cháng bāo xiǎo cháng small sausage in large sausage (pork sausage stuffed inside a glutinous rice sausage, a Taiwanese street food specialty)
大肠激躁症 大腸激躁症 dà cháng jī zào zhèng irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
大般涅槃经 大般涅槃經 dà bān niè pán jīng (Buddhism) Mahāyāna Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra, aka the Nirvana Sutra, of which two major Chinese translations are extant, influential in the development of East Asian Buddhism
Alexandra David-Néel (1868-1969), Belgian-French explorer and writer who traveled in Tibet in the 1920s
the Camp David agreement of 1978 brokered by President Jimmy Carter between Israel and Egypt
大邱广域市 大邱廣域市 dà qiū guǎng yù shì Daegu Metropolitan City, capital of North Gyeongsang Province 庆尚北道[qìng shàng běi dào] in east South Korea
大长嘴地鸫 大長嘴地鶇 dà cháng zuǐ dì dōng (bird species of China) long-billed thrush (Zoothera monticola)
(bird species of China) greater crested tern (Thalasseus bergii)