秦岭 | Qín lǐng | Qinling Mountain Range in Shaanxi forming a natural barrier between the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原|关中平原[Guan1 zhong1 Ping2 yuan2] and the Han River 漢水|汉水[Han4 shui3] valley | |
西门庆 | Xī mēn Qìng | Ximen Qing, character from 金瓶梅[Jin1 ping2 mei2] and 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4] | |
西门庆 | Xī mén Qìng | Ximen Qing, a fictional character in the novels "Jin Ping Mei" 金瓶梅[Jin1 ping2 mei2] and "Water Margin" 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4] | |
纸上谈兵 | zhǐ shàng tán bīng | lit. military tactics on paper (idiom) / fig. theoretical discussion that is worse than useless in practice / armchair strategist / idle theorizing / cf Zhao Kuo 趙括|赵括[Zhao4 Kuo4] leading an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 長平之戰|长平之战[Chang2 ping2 zhi1 Zhan4] in 260 BC | |
渭河 | Wèi Hé | Wei River in Shaanxi through the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原|关中平原[Guan1 zhong1 Ping2 yuan2] | |
渭水 | wèi shuǐ | Wei River in Shaanxi, through the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原|关中平原[Guan1 zhong1 Ping2 yuan2] | |
居庸关 | Jū yōng guān | Juyongguan, frontier fortress on Great Wall north of Beijing, in Changping district 昌平區|昌平区[Chang1 ping2 qu1] | |
渭 | Wèi | the Wei River in Shaanxi through the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原|关中平原[Guan1 zhong1 Ping2 yuan2] | |
拔刀相助 | bá dāo xiāng zhù | see 路見不平,拔刀相助|路见不平,拔刀相助[lu4 jian4 bu4 ping2 , ba2 dao1 xiang1 zhu4] | |
延平 | Yán píng | Yanping district of Nanping city 南平市[Nan2 ping2 shi4] Fujian / Yanping township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan | |
完县 | Wán xiàn | Wan former county, now Shunping county 順平縣|顺平县[Shun4 ping2 xian4] in Baoding 保定[Bao3 ding4], Hebei | |
延平区 | Yán píng qū | Yanping district of Nanping city 南平市[Nan2 ping2 shi4] Fujian | |
松辽平原 | Sōng liáo píng yuán | Songliao Plain of northeast China including Songhua River 松花江 / through the Liaoning Peninsula, also called the Northeast Plain 東北平原|东北平原[Dong1 bei3 Ping2 yuan2] | |
秦岭山脉 | Qín lǐng shān mài | Qinling Mountain Range in Shaanxi, forming a natural barrier between the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原|关中平原[Guan1 zhong1 Ping2 yuan2] and the Han River 漢水|汉水[Han4 shui3] valley | |
赵括 | Zhào Kuò | Zhao Kuo (-260 BC), hapless general of Zhao 趙國|赵国[Zhao4 Guo2], who famously led an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 長平之戰|长平之战[Chang2 ping2 zhi1 Zhan4] in 260 BC / also called Ma Fuzi 馬服子|马服子[Ma3 Fu2 zi3] | |
金田村 | Jīn tián cūn | Jintian village in Guiping county 桂平[Gui4 ping2], Gveigangj or Guigang prefecture 貴港|贵港[Gui4 gang3], Guangxi, starting point of the Taiping Tianguo 太平天國|太平天国[Tai4 ping2 Tian1 guo2] rebellion in 1851 | |
阜平 | Fù píng | see 阜平縣|阜平县[Fu4 ping2 xian4] | |
马服子 | Mǎ Fú zǐ | Ma Fuzi (-260 BC), hapless general of Zhao 趙國|赵国[Zhao4 Guo2], who famously led an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 長平之戰|长平之战[Chang2 ping2 zhi1 Zhan4] in 260 BC / also called Zhao Kuo 趙括|赵括[Zhao4 Kuo4] | |
半瓶子醋 | bàn píng zi cù | see 半瓶醋[ban4 ping2 cu4] | |
毛邓三 | Máo Dèng Sān | Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory & the Three Represents / abbr. for 毛澤東思想|毛泽东思想[Mao2 Ze2 dong1 Si1 xiang3], 鄧小平理論|邓小平理论[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2 Li3 lun4] and 三個代表|三个代表[San1 ge4 Dai4 biao3] | |
兰陵笑笑生 | Lán líng Xiào xiào shēng | Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng, pseudonym of the Ming dynasty writer and author of the Golden Lotus 金瓶梅[Jin1 ping2 mei2] | |
金平苗瑶傣族自治县 | Jīn píng Miáo Yáo Dǎi zú Zì zhì xiàn | see 金平苗族瑤族傣族自治縣|金平苗族瑶族傣族自治县[Jin1 ping2 Miao2 zu2 Yao2 zu2 Dai3 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4] | |
锐评 | ruì píng | (neologism) incisive commentary (abbr. for 銳利評論|锐利评论[rui4 li4 ping2 lun4]) | |
印太 | Yìn Tài | Indo-Pacific (from 印度洋[Yin4 du4 yang2] and 太平洋[Tai4 ping2 Yang2]) | |