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亲生 qīn shēng one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth) / biological (parents) / birth (parents)
降生 jiàng shēng to be born / arrival of newborn / birth (of a savior or religious leader)
诞 dàn birth / birthday / brag / boast / to increase
出生次序 chū shēng cì xù birth
生产 shēng chǎn to produce / to manufacture / to give birth to a child
生育 shēng yù to bear / to give birth / to grow / to rear / to bring up (children) / fertility
生出 shēng chū to give birth / to grow (whiskers etc) / to generate / to produce
孙子 Sūn zǐ Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孫武|孙武[Sun1 Wu3] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War&rdquo / 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
后天 hòu tiān the day after tomorrow / life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 先天[xian1 tian1]) / acquired (not innate or congenital) / a posteriori
生下 shēng xià to give birth to
出生日期 chū shēng rì qī date of birth
计生 jì shēng planned childbirth / birth control / family planning / abbr. for 計劃生育|计划生育
生子 shēng zǐ to give birth to a child or children
养活 yǎng huo to provide for / to keep (animals, a family etc) / to raise animals / to feed and clothe / support / the necessities of life / to give birth
妇产科 fù chǎn kē department of gynecology and obstetrics / birth clinic
生人 shēng rén stranger / living person / to give birth / to be born (in a certain time or place)
难产 nán chǎn difficult birth / (fig.) difficult to achieve
有生以来 yǒu shēng yǐ lái since birth / for one's whole life
星宿 xīng xiù constellation (arch., now 星座) / one of the 28 constellations of traditional Chinese astronomy and astrology / motion of stars since one's birth (predetermining one's fate in astrology)
生 shēng to be born / to give birth / life / to grow / raw / uncooked / student
早产 zǎo chǎn premature birth / premature labor
剖腹产 pōu fù chǎn cesarean birth
生母 shēng mǔ natural mother / birth mother
本命年 běn mìng nián year of one's birth sign, according to the cycle of 12 animals of the earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1]
盆腔 pén qiāng the pelvic cavity / birth canal
人之初 rén zhī chū man at birth (is fundamentally good in nature) / the first line of Three character classic 三字經|三字经[San1 zi4 jing1]
节育 jié yù to practice birth control
产期 chǎn qī time of birth / period of labor / lying-in
临产 lín chǎn to face childbirth / about to give birth / refers esp. to the onset of regular contractions
铁木真 Tiě mù zhēn Temujin, birth name of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗[Cheng2 ji2 si1 han2]
生辰八字 shēng chén bā zì one's birth data for astrological purposes, combined from year, month, day, hour, heavenly trunk and earthly branch
孙武 Sūn Wǔ Sun Wu, also known as Sun Tzu 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War&rdquo / 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
姜子牙 Jiāng Zǐ yá Jiang Ziya (c. 1100 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), partly mythical sage advisor to King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhou1 Wen2 wang2] and purported author of “Six Secret Strategic Teachings&rdquo / 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
产 chǎn to give birth / to reproduce / to produce / product / resource / estate / property
准生证 zhǔn shēng zhèng birth permit
剖宫产 pōu gōng chǎn birth by caesarean section
老 lǎo prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough
顺产 shùn chǎn to give birth without complications / easy childbirth / safe delivery / natural birth (without surgical operation)
生育率 shēng yù lu:4 birth rate
产仔 chǎn zǐ to give birth (animals) / to bear a litter
助产 zhù chǎn to help a mother give birth
畸形儿 jī xíng ér deformed child / child with birth defect
虚岁 xū suì one's age, according to the traditional Chinese method of reckoning (i.e. the number of Chinese calendar years in which one has lived) &ndash / In this system, a person's age at birth is one, and increases by one at the beginning of the first solar term 立春[Li4 chun1] each year, rather than on one's birthday. / contrasted with 實歲|实岁[shi2 sui4]
石女 shí nu:3 female suffering absence or atresia of vagina (as birth defect)
弥月 mí yuè full moon / first full moon after birth (i.e. entering the second month)
养 yǎng to raise (animals) / to bring up (children) / to keep (pets) / to support / to give birth
下崽 xià zǎi (of animals) to give birth / to foal, to whelp etc
毓 yù (archaic) to give birth to a child / to rear
娩 miǎn to give birth to a child
生来 shēng lái from birth / by one's nature
出生证 chū shēng zhèng birth certificate / CL:張|张[zhang1]
产道 chǎn dào birth canal (in obstetrics)
报户口 bào hù kǒu to apply for residence / to register a birth
先天性缺陷 xiān tiān xìng quē xiàn birth defect
二产妇 èr chǎn fù lady who has given birth twice
人之初，性本善 rén zhī chū , xìng běn shàn man at birth is fundamentally good in nature / the first two lines of Three Character Classic 三字經|三字经[San1 zi4 Jing1]
八苦 bā kǔ the eight distresses - birth, age, sickness, death, parting with what we love, meeting with what we hate, unattained aims, and all the ills of the five skandhas (Buddhism)
出生地点 chū shēng dì diǎn place of birth
出生缺陷 chū shēng quē xiàn birth defect
出生证明 chū shēng zhèng míng birth certificate / CL:張|张[zhang1]
出生证明书 chū shēng zhèng míng shū birth certificate / CL:張|张[zhang1]
司马穰苴 Sī mǎ Ráng jū Sima Rangju (c. 800 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), military strategist of the Qi State 齊國|齐国[Qi2 guo2] and author of “Methods of Sima&rdquo / 司馬法|司马法[Si1 ma3 Fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
问名 wèn míng to enquire, according to custom, after the name and horoscope of intended bride / one of a set of six traditional marriage protocols (六禮|六礼), in which name as well as date and time of birth (for horoscope) are formally requested of the prospective bride's family
喜蛋 xǐ dàn red-painted eggs, traditional celebratory gift on third day after birth of new baby
夏黄公 Xià Huáng gōng Xia Huanggong also known as Huang Shigong 黃石公|黄石公[Huang2 Shi2 gong1] (dates of birth and death uncertain), Daoist hermit of the Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qin2 dai4] and purported author of “Three Strategies of Huang Shigong&rdquo / 黃石公三略|黄石公三略[Huang2 Shi2 gong1 San1 lu:e4], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
实女 shí nu:3 female suffering absence or atresia of vagina (as birth defect)
尉缭 Wèi Liáo Wei Lao (c. 450 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), advisor to the first Qin emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2], possible author of the Wei Liaozi 尉繚子|尉缭子[Wei4 Liao2 zi5] text on military strategy
年庚 nián gēng date and time of a person's birth / age
张戎 Zhāng Róng Jung Chang (1952-), British-Chinese writer, name at birth Zhang Erhong 張二鴻|张二鸿[Zhang1 Er4 hong2], author of Wild Swans 野天鵝|野天鹅[Ye3 Tian1 e2] and Mao: The Unknown Story 毛澤東·鮮為人知的故事|毛泽东·鲜为人知的故事[Mao2 Ze2 dong1 · / Xian1 wei2 ren2 zhi1 de5 Gu4 shi5]
批八字 pī bā zì to have one's fortune read / system of fortune telling based on a person's date and time of birth, according to 干支 / (sexagenary cycle)
早生贵子 zǎo shēng guì zǐ give birth to a son soon (propitiatory compliment to the newly-weds)
晚婚晚育 wǎn hūn wǎn yù to marry and give birth late
残疾儿 cán jí ér a child with a birth defect / a deformed child
江酌之喜 jiāng zhuó zhī xǐ feast at the birth of a child
汤饼筵 tāng bǐng yán dinner party given on the third day after the birth of a baby (traditional)
生卒年 shēng zú nián dates of birth and death (of historical figure)
生肖属相 shēng xiào shǔ xiàng birth year as designated by animal symbols (mouse, ox, tiger etc)
田文 Tián wén birth name of Lord Menchang of Qi, Chancellor of Qi and Wei during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
畸态 jī tài deformity / birth defect / abnormality
姜石年 Jiāng Shí nián Jiang Shinian (c. 2000 BC), birth name of Shennong 神農|神农[Sheng2 nong2] Farmer God, first of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] and creator of agriculture in China
载湉 Zǎi tián birth name of Qing emperor Guangxu 光緒|光绪[Guang1 xu4]
黄石公 Huáng Shí gōng Huang Shigong, also known as Xia Huanggong 夏黃公|夏黄公[Xia4 Huang2 gong1] (dates of birth and death uncertain), Daoist hermit of the Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qin2 dai4] and purported author
紧急避孕 jǐn jí bì yùn emergency contraception / emergency birth control
避孕门诊部 bì yùn mén zhěn bù birth control clinic
节育门诊部 jié yù mén zhěn bù birth control clinic
生育间隔  birth interval
足月生 zú yuè shēng birth at term / full-term birth
足月出生 zú yuè chū shēng birth at term / full-term birth
出生登记 chū shēng dēng jì birth registration
推迟生育 tuī chí shēng yù birth postponement
生育补助 shēng yù bǔ zhù birth grant
出生体重  birth weight
出生时估计寿命  expectation of life at birth
生育指标 shēng yù zhǐ biāo birth quotas
生卒年月 shēng zú nián yuè dates of birth and death (of historical figure)
接生用品包 jiē shēng yòng pǐn bāo birth kit
站着生孩子  vertical birth
垂直姿势分娩  vertical birth
助产人员 zhù chǎn rén yuán birth attendant
活产 huó chǎn live birth
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