| 另见 | lìng jiàn | cf. / see also |  |
| 漏电 | lòu diàn | to leak electricity / (fig.) (coll.) to unintentionally arouse romantic interest (by being solicitous etc) / cf. 放電|放电[fang4 dian4] |  |
| 小灶 | xiǎo zào | mess hall for high-ranking cadres / (fig.) special treatment / cf. 大灶[da4 zao4] | |
| 百年树人 | bǎi nián shù rén | It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom) / fig. a good education program takes a long time to develop / cf. 十年樹木，百年樹人|十年树木，百年树人 | |
| 过街老鼠 | guò jiē lǎo shǔ | sb or sth detested by all / target of scorn / anathema / cf. 老鼠過街，人人喊打|老鼠过街，人人喊打[lao3 shu3 guo4 jie1 , ren2 ren2 han3 da3] | |
| 礼崩乐坏 | lǐ bēng yuè huài | rites and music are in ruins (idiom) / fig. society in total disarray / cf. 禮樂|礼乐[li3 yue4] | |
| 欧洲常规武装力量条约 | ōu zhōu cháng guī wǔ zhuāng lì liàng tiáo | Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe / CFE Treaty | |
| 非洲法郎 | fēi zhōu fǎ láng | CFA franc | |
| 含氯氟烃制冷剂 | hán lu:4 fú tīng zhì lěng jì | chlorofluorocarbon refrigerant / CFC refrigerant | |
| 非洲法郎区 | fēi zhōu fǎ láng qū | CFA Franc Zone | |
| 非全卤化氯氟化碳 | | non-fully halogenated CFC / partially halogenated CFC | |
| 欧洲常规武装力量条约联合协商小组 | | CFE Joint Consultative Group | |
| 中灶 | zhōng zào | mess hall for mid-level cadres / cf. 大灶[da4 zao4] | |
| 海待 | hǎi dài | student who has returned from overseas but is yet to find a job (pun on 海帶|海带[hai3 dai4]) / cf. 海歸|海归[hai3 gui1] | |
| 吐便当 | tǔ biàn dāng | (slang) (of a character) to reappear in a story line after having been supposedly killed off / cf. 領盒飯|领盒饭[ling3 he2 fan4] | |
| 搞头 | gǎo tou | (coll.) likelihood of being worthwhile / cf. 有搞頭|有搞头[you3 gao3 tou5] and 沒搞頭|没搞头[mei2 gao3 tou5] | |
