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北爱尔兰议会 běi ài ěr lán yì huì Northern
北德维纳河 běi dé wéi nà hé Northern
北美水獭 běi měi shuǐ tà Northern
北海狗 běi hǎi gǒu northern
英国 Yīng guó United Kingdom 聯合王國|联合王国[Lian2 he2 wang2 guo2] / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland / abbr. for England 英格蘭|英格兰[Ying1 ge2 lan2]
北方 běi fāng north / the northern part a country / China north of the Yellow River
北部 běi bù northern part
开封 Kāi fēng Kaifeng prefecture-level city in Henan, old capital of Northern Song, former provincial capital of Henan / old name Bianliang 汴梁[Bian4 liang2]
新竹 Xīn zhú Xinzhu or Hsinchu city in northern Taiwan, noted for high tech industries / Xinzhu or Hsinchu county in northwest Taiwan
客家 Kè jiā Hakka ethnic group, a subgroup of the Han that in the 13th century migrated from northern China to the south
北面 běi miàn northern side / north
北宋 Běi Sòng the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127)
陕北 Shǎn běi Shanbei, northern Shaanxi province, including Yulin 榆林 / and Yan'an 延安, a Holy Land of Mao's revolution 革命聖地|革命圣地
苏轼 Sū Shì Su Shi (1037-1101), also known as Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡[Su1 Dong1 po1] northern Song Dynasty writer and calligrapher / one of the Three Su father and sons 三蘇|三苏[San1 Su1] and one of the Eight Giants of Tang and Song Prose 唐宋八大家[Tang2 Song4 Ba1 Da4 jia1]
北国 běi guó the northern part of the country / the North
北边 běi biān north / north side / northern part / to the north of
南北朝 Nán Běi cháo Northern and Southern dynasties (420-589)
北山 Běi shān northern mountain / refers to Mt Mang 邙山 / at Luoyang in Henan
苏东坡 Sū Dōng pō Su Dongpo, another name for Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼 / (1037-1101), northern Song writer and calligrapher
米歇尔 Mǐ xiē ěr Michel or Mitchell (name) / George Mitchell (1933-), US Democratic party politician and diplomat, influential in brokering Northern Ireland peace deal in 1990s, US Middle East special envoy from 2009
达尔文 Dá ěr wén Charles Darwin (1809-1882), British biologist and author of "On the Origin of Species" 物種起源|物种起源[Wu3 zhong3 Qi3 yuan2] / Darwin, capital of the Northern Territory (Australia) 北領地|北领地[Bei3 Ling3 di4]
北伐 Běi fá the Northern Expedition, the Nationalists' campaign of 1926-1928 under Chiang Kai-shek, against the rule of local warlords
北半球 Běi bàn qiú Northern Hemisphere
花木兰 Huā Mù lán Hua Mulan, legendary woman warrior (c. fifth century), Northern dynasties folk hero recorded in Sui and Tang literature
北魏 Běi Wèi Wei of the Northern Dynasties (386-534), founded by the Tuoba 拓跋 / branch of Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑
北郊 běi jiāo northern suburbs
摩羯 Mó jié Capricorn (star sign) / northern people in classical times, a branch of the Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴
包公 Bāo gōng Lord Bao or Judge Bao, fictional nickname of Bao Zheng 包拯[Bao1 Zheng3] (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty
恒山 Héng Shān Mt Heng in Shanxi, northern mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4] / Hengshan district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西[Ji1 xi1], Heilongjiang
鲜卑 Xiān bēi Xianbei or Xianbi, group of northern nomadic peoples
拓拔 Tuò bá branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑 / nomadic people, founders of Wei 北魏 / of the Northern Dynasties (386-534) / also written 拓跋
拓跋 Tuò bá branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑 / nomadic people, founders of Wei 北魏 / of the Northern Dynasties (386-534) / also written 拓拔
欧阳修 Oū yáng Xiū Ouyang Xiu (1007-1072), Northern Song dynasty prose writer and historian
苍鹰 cāng yīng (bird species of China) northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
包青天 bāo qīng tiān Bao Qingtian, fictional nickname of Bao Zheng 包拯[Bao1 Zheng3] (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty
八国联军 Bā guó Lián jūn Eight-Nation Alliance, involved in a military intervention in northern China in 1900
北端 běi duān northern extremity
北大荒 běi dà huāng the Great Northern Wilderness (in Northern China)
司马光 Sī mǎ Guāng Sima Guang (1019-1086), politician and historian of Northern Song, author of Comprehensive Mirror for aid in Government 資治通鑒|资治通鉴
蒙恬 Méng Tián Qin general Meng Tian (-210 BC), involved in 215 BC in fighting the Northern Xiongnu 匈奴 / and building the great wall
资治通鉴 Zī zhì Tōng jiàn A Mirror for the Wise Ruler (or Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government), a vast chronological general history, written by 司馬光|司马光[Si1 ma3 Guang1] Sima Guang (1019-1089) and collaborators during the Northern Song in 1084, covering the period 403 BC-959 AD, 294 scrolls
燕国 Yān guó Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning / north Hebei / the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕[Qian2 Yan1] (337-370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕[Hou4 Yan1] (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕[Nan2 Yan1] (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕[Bei3 Yan1] (409-436)
汴京 Biàn jīng Bianjing, Northern Song capital, now called Kaifeng 開封|开封[Kai1 feng1], Henan
包拯 Bāo Zhěng Bao Zheng (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty / modern day metaphor for an honest politician
范仲淹 Fàn Zhòng yān Fan Zhongyan (989-1052), minister of Northern Song who led the failed reform of 1043, author of On Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記|岳阳楼记
北爱尔兰 Běi Aì ěr lán Northern Ireland
北齐 Běi Qí Qi of the Northern Dynasties (550-557)
高云 Gāo Yún Gao Yun (died 409) emperor of Northern or Later Yan dynasty
北麓 běi lù the northern foothills (of a mountain)
三北 Sān běi China's three northern regions, 東北|东北[Dong1 bei3], 華北|华北[Hua2 bei3] and 西北[Xi1 bei3]
鞑靼 Dá dá Tartar (various northern tribes in ancient China) / Tatar (Turkic ethnic group in central Asia)
北朝 Běi Cháo Northern Dynasties (386-581)
河西走廊 Hé xī Zǒu láng Hexi Corridor (or Gansu Corridor), a string of oases running the length of Gansu, forming part of the Northern Silk Road
北周 Běi Zhōu the Northern Zhou Dynasty (557-581) / one of the Northern Dynasties
北洋军阀 Běi yáng Jūn fá the Northern Warlords (1912-1927)
交趾 Jiāo zhǐ former southernmost province of the Chinese Empire, now northern Vietnam
六盘山 Liù pán Shān Liupan Mountains, mountain range in northern China
新唐书 Xīn Táng shū History of the Later Tang Dynasty, seventeenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修[Ou1 yang2 Xiu1] and Song Qi 宋祁[Song4 Qi2] in 1060 during Northern Song 北宋[Bei3 Song4], 225 scrolls
魏书 Wèi shū History of Wei of the Northern Dynasties, tenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Wei Shou 魏收[Wei4 Shou1] in 554 during Northern Qi Dynasty 北齊|北齐[Bei3 Qi2], 114 scrolls
西魏 Xī Wèi Western Wei of the Northern dynasties (535-557), formed from the break-up of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏
北伐军 běi fá jūn the Northern Expeditionary Army
北爱 Běi Aì abbr. for 北愛爾蘭|北爱尔兰[Bei3 Ai4 er3 lan2], Northern Ireland
北伐战争 Běi fá zhàn zhēng the Northern Expedition, the Nationalists' campaign of 1926-1927 under Chiang Kaishek against the Northern Warlords
东魏 Dōng Wèi Eastern Wei of the Northern dynasties (534-550), formed from the break-up of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏
清史稿 Qīng shǐ gǎo Draft History of the Qing Dynasty, sometimes listed as number 25 or 26 of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Zhao Erxun 趙爾巽|赵尔巽[Zhao4 Er3 xun4] in 1927 during the Northern Warlords period, 536 scrolls
周书 Zhōu shū History of Zhou of the Northern Dynasties, twelfth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Linghu Defen 令狐德棻[Ling2 hu2 De2 fen1] in 636 during Tang Dynasty, 50 scrolls
东坡肉 Dōng pō ròu stir-fried pork, favorite of Northern Song writer Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼, a.k.a. Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡
三苏 Sān Sū the Three Su father and sons (referring to Northern Song literati Su Xun 蘇洵|苏洵[Su1 Xun2], Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼[Su1 Shi4] and Su Zhe 蘇轍|苏辙[Su1 Zhe2])
元好问 Yuán Hào wèn Yuan Haowen (1190-1257), famous poet Northern China during the Jin-Yuan transition
贝尔法斯特 Bèi ěr fǎ sī tè Belfast, capital of Northern Ireland
徐世昌 Xú Shì chāng Xu Shichang (1855-1939), politician associated with the Northern Warlords, president of China in 1921
孙传芳 Sūn Chuán fāng Sun Chuanfang (1885-1935) one of the northern warlord, murdered in Tianjin in 1935
五代史 Wǔ dài shǐ History of the Five Dynasties, eighteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Xue Juzheng 薛居正[Xue1 Ju1 zheng4] in 974 during Northern Song 北宋[Bei3 Song4], 150 scrolls
新五代史 Xīn Wǔ dài shǐ Later History of the Five Dynasties (between Tang and Song), nineteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修[Ou1 yang2 Xiu1] in 1053 during Northern Song Dynasty, 74 scrolls
北齐书 Běi Qí shū History of Qi of the Northern Dynasties, eleventh of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Li Baiyao 李百藥|李百药[Li3 Bai3 yao4] in 636 during Tang Dynasty, 50 scrolls
旧五代史 Jiù Wǔ dài shǐ History of the Five Dynasties (between Tang and Song), eighteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Xue Juzheng 薛居正[Xue1 Ju1 zheng4] in 974 during Northern Song 北宋[Bei3 Song4], 150 scrolls
林逋 Lín Bū Lin Bu (967-1028), Northern Song poet
吴 Wú surname Wu / area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai / name of states in Southern China at different historical periods
燕 Yān Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning / north Hebei / the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕[Qian2 Yan1] (337-370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕[Hou4 Yan1] (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕[Nan2 Yan1] (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕[Bei3 Yan1] (409-436) / surname Yan
虏 lǔ prisoner of war / to capture / to take prisoner / (old) northern barbarian / slave
貉 háo old term for northern peoples / silent
貉 mò old term for northern peoples / silent
北极光 běi jí guāng northern lights / aurora borealis
阿拉斯 A1 lā sī Arras, town in northern France
安南 An1 nán Annam (Tang Dynasty protectorate located in what is now northern Vietnam) / Annam (autonomous kingdom located in what is now northern Vietnam, 10th-15th century) / Annam (central part of Vietnam during the French colonial period) / old name for Vietnam / Annan District in Tainan 臺南|台南[Tai2 nan2], Taiwan / Kofi Annan (1938-2018), UN secretary-general 1997-2006
敦刻尔克 Dūn kè ěr kè Dunkirk, port in northern France
红河 Hóng hé Honghe county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan / Red River in China / Northern Vietnam
长拳 cháng quán Changquan - Northern Shaolin (北少林) - Longfist - Martial Art
长乐 Cháng lè Changle, county-level city in Fuzhou 福州[Fu2 zhou1], Fujian / Princess Changle of Western Wei of the Northern dynasties 西魏[Xi1 Wei4], given in marriage c. 545 to Bumin Khan 土門|土门[Tu3 men2]
巴士海峡 Bā shì Hǎi xiá Bashi Channel in the northern part of the Luzon Strait, just south of Taiwan
北部地区 běi bù dì qū Northern Areas
曹锟 Cáo Kūn Cao Kun (1862-1938), one of the Northern Warlords
奉系军阀 Fèng xì jūn fá Fengtian clique (of northern warlords)
均田制 jūn tián zhì equal-field system of Wei of the Northern dynasties 北魏 / and Tang 唐 / dynasties
开封市 Kāi fēng shì Kaifeng prefecture-level city in Henan, old capital of Northern Song, former provincial capital of Henan / old name Bianliang 汴梁[Bian4 liang2]
罗汉果 luó hàn guǒ monk fruit, the sweet fruit of Siraitia grosvenorii, a vine of the Curcubitaceae family native to southern China and northern Thailand, used in Chinese medicine
庆州 Qìng zhōu Qingzhou, ancient northern province / Gyeongju City, South Korea
塔扎 Tǎ zā Taza (a city in northern Morocco)
准噶尔盆地 zhǔn gá ěr pén dì Junggar Basin, northern Xinjiang
中苏解决悬案大纲协定 Zhōng Sū jiě jué xuán àn dà gāng xié dìng the treaty of 1923 normalizing relations between the Soviet Union and the Northern Warlord government of China
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