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 lu:3 jū chē motorhome / RV (recreational vehicle)
 huáng jiā shèng jí luó sī lián hé R.
 xiōng huā corsage / boutonnière
 Dà Zhòng mǎ Alexandre Dumas, père (1802-1870), French writer
 nǎi zhào bra / brassière
 Mò lǐ āi Molière (1622-1673), French playwright and actor, master of comedy
 pèi luó ruì Pelóri
 yǎ kè dì xiōng Frère
 Shèng dé kè xù bèi lǐ (Antoine de) Saint-Exupéry
 kè lín mǔ jiàng pastry cream / crème pâtissière
 bù kè qi you're welcome / don't mention it / impolite / rude / blunt
 jiǎn pǔ music notation in which the notes Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La and Si are represented by numerals 1 to 7
 shì kě ér zhǐ to stop before going too far (idiom) / to stop while one can / don't overdo it / stop while you're ahead
 wǔ yīn five notes of pentatonic scale, roughly do, re, mi, sol, la / five classes of initial consonants of Chinese phonetics, namely: 喉音[hou2 yin1], 牙音[ya2 yin1], 舌音[she2 yin1], 齒音|齿音[chi3 yin1], 唇音[chun2 yin1]
 hǎo zì wéi zhī to do one's best / to shape up / to behave / to fend for oneself / you're on your own
鹿 mí lù Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus), species of deer native to China that is critically endangered
 Tǔ mén Tumen or Bumin Khan (-553), founder of Göktürk khanate
 sì bù xiàng common name for 麋鹿[mi2 lu4], Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus), which is said to resemble an amalgam of animals such as a cow, deer, donkey and horse / an odd mixture of disparate elements / hodgepodge / farrago
 Dà rùn fā RT Mart (supermarket chain)
 bù dào Cháng chéng fēi hǎo hàn lit. until you reach the Great Wall, you're not a proper person / fig. to get over difficulties before reaching the goal
 miàn mù yī xīn complete change (idiom) / facelift / We're in a wholly new situation.
 Huáng tiān bù fù kǔ xīn rén Heaven will not disappoint the person who tries (idiom). If you try hard, you're bound to succeed eventually.
 yǎng hǔ shāng shēn Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom) / fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later / to cherish a snake in one's bosom
 yǎng hǔ yí huàn Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom) / fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later / to cherish a snake in one's bosom
 yán duō bì shī if you say too much, you're bound to slip up at some point (idiom)
 bù yòng xiè You're welcome / Don't mention it
 Dìng rì Tingri town and county, Tibetan: Ding ri rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, central Tibet
 shè pín gān rǎo radio interference / RF interference
 jiǎn tǔ jīn shǔ alkaline earth (i.e. beryllium Be 鈹|铍, magnesium Mg 鎂|镁, calcium Ca 鈣|钙, strontium Sr 鍶|锶, barium Ba 鋇|钡 / and radium Ra 鐳|镭)
 bù yòng kè qi you're welcome / don't mention it / no need to stand on ceremony
 bié tài kè qi lit. no excessive politeness / Don't mention it! / You're welcome! / Please don't stand on ceremony.
 yīng gāi de you're most welcome / sure thing! / I did what I was supposed to do
 hé sì yǐ chǐ gōng names of the five notes of the Chinese pentatonic scale, corresponding roughly to do, re, mi, sol, la
 nǎ lǐ nǎ lǐ you're too kind / you flatter me
 xǐ gē jù yuàn musical theater / Opéra Comique, Paris
 Jiā lí Lhari county, Tibetan: Lha ri rdzong, in Nagchu prefecture 那曲地區|那曲地区[Na4 qu3 di4 qu1], central Tibet
 Jiā lí xiàn Lhari county, Tibetan: Lha ri rdzong, in Nagchu prefecture 那曲地區|那曲地区[Na4 qu3 di4 qu1], central Tibet
 Dìng rì xiàn Tingri county, Tibetan: Ding ri rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
 gōng shāng jué zhǐ yǔ pre-Tang names of the five notes of the pentatonic scale, corresponding roughly to do, re, mi, sol, la
 shè pín tiáo xié qì RF tuner
 dǎng wèi (in a manual car) gear (i.e. reverse, neutral, 1st, 2nd etc) / (automatic car) transmission mode (P, R, N, D etc) / (electric fan etc) speed setting
 jì lái zhī , zé ān zhī Since they have come, we should make them comfortable (idiom). Since we're here, take it easy. / Since this is so, we should accept it. / Now we have come, let's stay and take the rough with the smooth. / If you can't do anything to prevent it, you might as well sit back and enjoy it.
 Rì tǔ Rutog county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Ru thog rdzong
 Rì tǔ xiàn Rutog county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Ru thog rdzong
 Zhāo sū Zhaosu County or Mongghulküre nahiyisi in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州|伊犁哈萨克自治州[Yi1 li2 Ha1 sa4 ke4 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang
 Zhāo sū xiàn Zhaosu County or Mongghulküre nahiyisi in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州|伊犁哈萨克自治州[Yi1 li2 Ha1 sa4 ke4 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang
 Sāng rì Sangri county, Tibetan: Zangs ri rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區|山南地区[Shan1 nan2 di4 qu1], Tibet
 Sāng rì xiàn Sangri county, Tibetan: Zangs ri rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區|山南地区[Shan1 nan2 di4 qu1], Tibet
 xiē cài Stop it! (Beijing and Internet slang) / Game over! / You're dead!
 Bǐ rú xiàn Biru county, Tibetan: 'Bri ru rdzong, in Nagchu prefecture 那曲地區|那曲地区[Na4 qu3 di4 qu1], central Tibet
 Fǎ xiàng zōng Yogācāra school of Buddhism / Dharma-character school of Buddhism
 qiào shé yīn retroflex sound (e.g. in Mandarin zh, ch, sh, r)
 qí lún manipūra or manipura, the solar plexus chakra 查克拉, residing in the upper abdomen
 shé jiān hòu yīn retroflex sound (e.g. in Mandarin zh, ch, sh, r)
 Rú Zhì juān Ru Zhijuan (1925-1998), female novelist and politician
 niān tǔ fěi scoundrel with an honest demeanor / see also 蔫兒壞|蔫儿坏[nian1 r5 huai4]
 cái wù zài bǎo xiǎn financial reinsurance / fin re
 yùn shén to concentrate / to think what you're doing
 yīn míng names of the notes of a musical scale (e.g. C, D, E or do, re, mi)
 dǐng lún sahasrāra or sahasrara, the crown or fontanel chakra 查克拉, residing at the top of the skull
 Lèi wū qí Riwoqê / county, Tibetan: Ri bo che rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区[Chang1 du1 di4 qu1], Tibet
 Lèi wū qí xiàn Riwoqê / county, Tibetan: Ri bo che rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区[Chang1 du1 di4 qu1], Tibet
 zhēn yǒu nǐ de You're really quite something! / You're just amazing!
  RT polymerase
  RA IV Hurricane Committee
  repatriation, reintegration, rehabilitation and reconstruction / Four Rs
  reversed-phase chromatography / RP chromatography
 yòu yào mǎ r hǎo , yòu yào mǎ r bù chī cǎo see 又要馬兒跑,又要馬兒不吃草|又要马儿跑,又要马儿不吃草[you4 yao4 ma3 r5 pao3 , you4 yao4 ma3 r5 bu4 chi1 cao3]
 méi zhǎng yǎn jing (coll.) are you blind or something? / look where you're going
 gōng shuō gōng yǒu lǐ , pó shuō pó yǒu lǐ both sides claim they're right (idiom)
 jiǔ féng zhī jǐ qiān bēi shǎo a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom) / when you're with close friends, you can let your hair down
 bié ren qiān lu:2 nǐ bá jué zi lit. someone else stole the donkey / you only pulled up the stake it was tethered to (idiom) / fig. you're the least culpable, but you're the one who gets the blame
 hé sì yǐ chě gōng names of the five notes of the Chinese pentatonic scale, corresponding roughly to do, re, mi, sol, la
 yǒu běn shi to have what it takes / (coll.) (often followed by 就[jiu4]) (used to challenge sb) if you're so clever, ..., if she's so tough, ... etc / Example: 有本事就打我[you3 ben3 shi5 jiu4 da3 wo3] Hit me if you dare!
 hào zi wěi zhī you're on your own (pun on 好自為之|好自为之[hao3 zi4 wei2 zhi1])
 shuō nǐ pàng nǐ jiù chuǎn lit. when someone tells you you're fat, you pant (as if you were actually fat) (idiom) / fig. Hey! I pay you a compliment, and you start bragging! (typically jocular and teasing) / flattery, like perfume, should be smelled, not swallowed
 nǐ zhēn xíng you're incredible (often an ironic expression of vexation, but can also express approbation)
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