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原来 yuán lái original / former / originally / formerly / at first / so, actually, as it turns out
以前 yǐ qián before / formerly / previous / ago
以往 yǐ wǎng in the past / formerly
从前 cóng qián previously / formerly / once upon a time
向 xiàng variant of 向[xiang4] / direction / orientation / to face / to turn toward / to / towards / shortly before / formerly
在前 zài qián ahead / formerly / in the past
在先 zài xiān to come first / previous / prior / beforehand / first / formerly
前 qián front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly
宿昔 sù xī formerly / in the past
旧前 jiù qián in the past / formerly
广电总局 Guǎng diàn Zǒng jú National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) (abbr. for 國家廣播電視總局|国家广播电视总局[Guo2 jia1 Guang3 bo1 Dian4 shi4 Zong3 ju2]) / formerly SAPPRFT, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (2013-2018) and SARFT, the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (prior to 2013)
金瓶梅 Jīn píng méi Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus (1617), Ming dynasty vernacular novel, formerly notorious and banned for its sexual content
更 gēng to change or replace / to experience / one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided / watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
青瓦台 Qīng wǎ tái the Blue House (or Cheong Wa Dae), formerly the residence of the president of South Korea in Seoul (1948-2022), now a public park
菰 gū Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia), now rare in the wild, formerly harvested for its grain, now mainly cultivated for its edible stem known as 茭白筍|茭白笋[jiao1bai2sun3], which is swollen by a smut fungus / (variant of 菇[gu1]) mushroom
钦奈 Qīn nài Chennai, capital of southeast Indian state Tamil Nadu 泰米爾納德邦|泰米尔纳德邦[Tai4 mi3 er3 Na4 de2 bang1] / formerly called Madras 馬德拉斯|马德拉斯[Ma3 de2 la1 si1]
静山 jìng shān Cheng San (precinct in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore) / Cheng Shan GRC, formerly (until the 1997 elections) a group representation constituency (electoral division) in Singapore
拉卜楞寺 Lā bǔ lèng sì Labrang Monastery, Tibetan: bLa-brang bkra-shis-'khyil, in Xiahe county 夏河縣|夏河县[Xia4 he2 Xian4], Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu, formerly Amdo province of Tibet
銤 mǐ formerly used for the chemical elements americium 鎇|镅[mei2] and osmium 鋨|锇[e2]
曏 xiàng variant of 向, direction / orientation / to face / to turn toward / to / towards / shortly before / formerly / to side with / to be partial to / all along (previously)
琀 hán gems or pearls formerly put into the mouth of a corpse
泰米尔纳德邦 Tài mǐ ěr Nà dé bāng Tamil Nadu, southeast Indian state, capital Chennai 欽奈|钦奈[Qin1 nai4] / formerly Madras state 馬德拉斯邦|马德拉斯邦[Ma3 de2 la1 si1 bang1]
皁 zào black / police runners, from the black clothes formerly worn by them
加里宁格勒 Jiā lǐ níng gé lè Kaliningrad, town on Baltic now in Russian republic / formerly Königsberg, capital of East Prussia
夏河 Xià hé Xiahe County in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州[Gan1 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Gansu, formerly Amdo province of Tibet
夏河县 Xià hé xiàn Xiahe County in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州[Gan1 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Gansu, formerly Amdo province of Tibet
大足县 Dà zú xiàn Dazu suburban county in Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
房地美 Fáng dì měi Freddie Mac, US mortgage company / formerly Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
新北市 Xīn běi shì New Taipei City, administrative district in north Taiwan, formerly 臺北縣|台北县[Tai2 bei3 Xian4]
东交民巷 Dōng jiāo mín xiàng East Jiaomin Lane, a street in central Beijing and its surrounding district, formerly known as the Peking Legation Quarter, where foreign diplomatic missions were located during the period 1861-1959
梁平县 Liáng píng xiàn Liangping county in Wanzhou suburbs of north Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
荣昌县 Róng chāng xiàn Rongchang suburban county in Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
武水 Wǔ shuǐ the Wu river in Hunan and Guangdong / formerly Shuang river 瀧水|泷水
武溪 Wǔ xī Wu river in Hunan and Guangdong / formerly Shuang river 瀧水|泷水
武谿 wǔ xī variant of 武溪, Wu river in Hunan and Guangdong / formerly Shuang river 瀧水|泷水
武隆县 Wǔ lóng xiàn Wulong county in Fuling suburbs of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
泰米尔纳德 Tài mǐ ěr Nà dé Tamil Nadu, southeast Indian state, capital Chennai 欽奈|钦奈[Qin1 nai4] / formerly Madras state 馬德拉斯邦|马德拉斯邦[Ma3 de2 la1 si1 bang1]
涪陵地区 Fú líng dì qū Fuling suburbs of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
潼南县 Tóng nán xiàn Tongnan suburban county in Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
璧山县 Bì shān xiàn Bishan suburban county in Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
綦江县 Qí jiāng xiàn Qijiang suburban county in Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
万盛 Wàn shèng Wansheng suburban district of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
万盛区 Wàn shèng qū Wansheng suburban district of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
褒禅山 Bāo chán shān Mt Baochan in Anhui / formerly known as Mt Hua 華山|华山
郭泉 Guō Quán Guo Quan, formerly Professor of Nanjing Normal University, sacked after founding New People's Party of China 中國新民黨|中国新民党
金瓶梅词话 Jīn Píng Méi Cí Huà Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus (1617), Ming dynasty vernacular novel, formerly notorious and banned for its sexual content
铜梁县 Tóng liáng xiàn Tongliang suburban county in Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
开县 Kāi xiàn Kai county in Wanzhou suburbs of north Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
阿姆河 A1 mǔ Hé Amu Darya, the biggest river of Central Asia, from Pamir to Aral sea, forming the boundary between Afghanistan and Tajikistan then flowing through Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan / formerly called Oxus by Greek and Western writers, and Gihon by medieval Islamic writers
双桥 Shuāng qiáo Shuangqia suburban district of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
雷扎耶湖 Léi zhá yē Hú Lake Urmia, northwest Iran, a major salt lake / formerly called lake Rezaiyeh
香格里拉县 Xiāng gé lǐ lā xiàn Shangri-La County in Dêqên or Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Di2 qing4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Yunnan / formerly Gyeltang or Gyalthang, Chinese 中甸[Zhong1 dian4] in Tibetan province of Kham
米国 Mǐ guó United States / name of a country that formerly existed near Samarkand
琶洲 Pá zhōu Pazhou district in Guangzhou, Guangdong / Pazhou Island in Guangzhou, formerly called Whampoa, historical anchoring point for foreign trade ships
国家广播电视总局 Guó jiā Guǎng bō Diàn shì Zǒng jú National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA), formerly SAPPRFT, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (2013-2018) and SARFT, the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (prior to 2013)
拉卜楞寺 Lā bǔ léng Sì Labrang Monastery, Tibetan: bLa-brang bkra-shis-'khyil, in Xiahe county 夏河縣|夏河县[Xia4 he2 Xian4], Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu, formerly Amdo province of Tibet
敖包 áo bāo (loanword from Mongolian) road or boundary marker made of piled up earth or stones, formerly worshipped as the dwelling place of spirits
携程 Xié chéng Trip.com Group, largest travel agency in China, formerly named Ctrip (until 2019)
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