History of Ten States of South China (1669) by Wu Renchen 吴任臣[wú rèn chén], 114 scrolls
the Baidu 10 mythical creatures (a set of hoax animals and puns linked to PRC Internet censorship)
1. lit. in gambling, nine times out of ten you lose (idiom)2. fig. gambling is a mug's game
(astronomy) the Southern Cross
(coll.) to look every bit the big star
1. various sages and ten schools of thought2. refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒[rú] represented by Confucius 孔子[kǒng zǐ] and Mencius 孟子[mèng zǐ], Daoism 道[dào] by Laozi 老子[lǎo zǐ] and Zhuangzi 庄子[zhuāng zǐ], Mohism 墨[mò] by Mozi 墨子[mò zǐ], Legalism 法[fǎ] by Sunzi 孙子[sūn zǐ] and Han Feizi 韩非子[hán fēi zǐ], and numerous others
一力降十会 一力降十會 yī lì xiáng shí huì brute force overcomes clever tactics
1. 38th parallel2. dividing line agreed at Yalta between US and Soviet zones of influence in Korea, now the DMZ between North and South Korea
thirty six initial consonants of Song phonetic theory
Sixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439)
十六国春秋 十六國春秋 shí liù guó chūn qiū history of the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 by Cui Hong 崔鸿, written towards the end of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏, 100 scrolls
Phillips screwdriver (with a cross-shaped tip)
十字军东征 十字軍東征 shí zì jūn dōng zhēng the Crusades
四十二章经 四十二章經 sì shí èr zhāng jīng The Sutra in Forty-two Sections Spoken by the Buddha, the first Chinese Buddhist text, translated in 67 AD by Kasyapa-Matanga 迦叶摩腾[jiā yè mó téng] and Gobharana 竺法兰[zhú fǎ lán] (Dharmaraksha)
1. thirteen peaks of Meili Snow Mountains in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪庆藏族自治州[dí qìng zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan2. also written 梅里雪山[méi lǐ xuě shān]
YAMAMOTO Isoroku (1884-1943), Japanese admiral
Pope Benedict XVI, original name Joseph Alois Ratzinger (1927–2022), pope 2005–2013
蔷薇十字团 薔薇十字團 qiáng wēi shí zì tuán the Rosicrucian order (masonic order)
1. lit. to give each one a flogging of fifty strokes (idiom)2. fig. to punish the guilty and the innocent alike3. to put the blame on both parties
一传十，十传百 一傳十，十傳百 yī chuán shí , shí chuán bǎi (idiom) (of news etc) to spread like wildfire; to be disseminated far and wide
八十天环游地球 八十天環遊地球 bā shí tiān huán yóu dì qiú Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne 儒勒·儒勒·凡尔纳[rú lè fán ěr nà]
十指不沾阳春水 十指不沾陽春水 shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ 1. to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom)2. to lead a pampered life
猎杀红色十月号 獵殺紅色十月號 liè shā hóng sè shí yuè hào "The Hunt for Red October", a novel by Tom Clancy
管他三七二十一 guǎn tā sān qī èr shí yī 1. who cares2. no matter what3. regardless of the consequences
茄二十八星瓢虫 茄二十八星瓢蟲 qié èr shí bā xīng piáo chóng 1. 28-spotted ladybird2. hadda beetle3. Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata
黄帝八十一难经 黃帝八十一難經 huáng dì bā shí yī nàn jīng The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Eighty-one Difficulties, medical text, c. 1st century AD
黄花岗七十二烈士 黃花崗七十二烈士 huáng huā gāng qī shí èr liè shì the seventy two martyrs of the Huanghuagang uprising of 23rd April 1911
三十六计，走为上策 三十六計，走為上策 sān shí liù jì , zǒu wéi shàng cè 1. of the thirty-six stratagems, the best option is to flee (idiom)2. the best thing to do is leave
二十年目睹之怪现状 二十年目睹之怪現狀 èr shí nián mù dǔ zhī guài xiàn zhuàng The Strange State of the World Witnessed Over 20 Years, novel by late Qing novelist Wu Jianren 吴趼人[wú jiǎn rén]
十年树木，百年树人 十年樹木，百年樹人 shí nián shù mù , bǎi nián shù rén (idiom) it takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred years to cultivate people
君子报仇，十年不晚 君子報仇，十年不晚 jūn zi bào chóu , shí nián bù wǎn 1. lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom)2. fig. revenge is a dish best served cold
瓜无滚圆，人无十全 瓜無滾圓，人無十全 guā wú gǔn yuán , rén wú shí quán no gourd is perfectly round, just as no man is perfect (proverb)
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩 yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng 1. (lit.) once bitten by a snake, one is scared all one's life at the mere sight of a rope (saying)2. (fig.) once bitten, twice shy
三十年河东，三十年河西 三十年河東，三十年河西 sān shí nián hé dōng , sān shí nián hé xī 1. the river flows thirty years to the East, thirty years to the West (proverb)2. change is the only constant
宁拆十座庙，不毁一桩婚 寧拆十座廟，不毀一樁婚 nìng chāi shí zuò miào , bù huǐ yī zhuāng hūn rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)
听君一席话，胜读十年书 聽君一席話，勝讀十年書 tīng jūn yī xí huà , shèng dú shí nián shū listening to the words of a wise man can be superior to studying ten years of books (proverb)
台上一分钟，台下十年功 臺上一分鐘，臺下十年功 tái shàng yī fēn zhōng , tái xià shí nián gōng ten years of practice for one minute on the stage (idiom)
躲得过初一，躲不过十五 躲得過初一，躲不過十五 duǒ de guò chū yī , duǒ bù guò shí wǔ 1. lit. you may go undetected during the new moon, but at full moon you'll be found out (idiom)2. fig. you can't put it off forever3. sooner or later you'll have to deal with it
饭后百步走，活到九十九 飯後百步走，活到九十九 fàn hòu bǎi bù zǒu , huó dào jiǔ shí jiǔ walk a hundred steps after each meal and you will live a long life (proverb)
一部二十四史，不知从何说起 一部二十四史，不知從何說起 yī bù èr shí sì shǐ , bù zhī cóng hé shuō qǐ It's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start.