| 关东 | Guān dōng | Northeast China / Manchuria / lit. east of Shanhai Pass 山海關|山海关[Shan1 hai3 guan1] / Kantō / region of Japan |  |
| 满洲 | Mǎn zhōu | Manchuria | |
| 渤海 | Bó Hǎi | Bohai Sea, or Bo Hai, between Liaoning and Shandong / Parhae, Korean kingdom in Manchuria and Siberia 698-926 | |
| 国耻 | guó chǐ | national humiliation, refers to Japanese incursions into China in the 1930s and 40s, and more especially to Mukden railway incident of 18th September 1931 九一八事變|九一八事变 / and subsequent Japanese annexation of Manchuria | |
| 张作霖 | Zhāng Zuò lín | Zhang Zuolin (c. 1873-1928), warlord of Manchuria 1916-1928 | |
| 勿忘国耻 | wù wàng guó chǐ | Never forget national humiliation, refers to Mukden railway incident of 18th September 1931 九一八事變|九一八事变 / and subsequent Japanese annexation of Manchuria | |
| 红胡子 | hóng hú zi | band of mounted bandits in Manchuria (archaic) | |
| 九一八事变 | Jiǔ Yī bā Shì biàn | the Mukden or Manchurian Railway Incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria / also known as Liutiaogou incident 柳條溝事變|柳条沟事变 | |
| 佟佳江 | Tóng jiā Jiāng | Tongjia River in Manchuria, a tributary of the Yalu River 鴨綠江|鸭绿江[Ya1 lu4 Jiang1] | |
| 柳条沟事变 | liǔ tiáo gōu shì biàn | the Mukden or Manchurian railway incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria / also known as 9-18 incident 九一八事变 | |
| 濊貊 | Huì mò | Yemaek, ancient ethnic group of Manchuria and Korea, precursors of Korean Goguryeo kingdom | |
| 卫氏朝鲜 | Wèi shì Cháo xiǎn | Wiman Korea (195-108 BC), historical kingdom in Manchuria, Liaoning and North Korea | |
| 卫满朝鲜 | Wèi mǎn Cháo xiǎn | Wiman Korea (195-108 BC), historical kingdom in Manchuria, Liaoning and North Korea | |
| 柳条湖事件 | Liǔ tiáo Hú Shì jiàn | the Mukden or Manchurian Railway Incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria / also known as 9-18 incident 九一八事變|九一八事变[Jiu3 Yi1 ba1 Shi4 bian4] | |
| 外东北 | Wài Dōng běi | Outer Manchuria | |
| 外满洲 | Wài Mǎn zhōu | Outer Manchuria | |
