非 fēi to not be / not / wrong / incorrect / non- / un- / in- / de- / to reproach or blame / (colloquial) to insist on / simply must 公 gōng public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal) 将 jiàng general / commander-in-chief (military) / king (chess piece) / to command / to lead 亲 qìng parents-in-law of one's offspring 准 zhǔn accurate / standard / definitely / certainly / about to become (bride, son-in-law etc) / quasi- / para- 婆 pó grandmother / matron / mother-in-law / (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship) 峰 fēng (of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit / mountain-like in appearance / highest level / classifier for camels 翁 wēng elderly man / father / father-in-law / neck feathers of a bird (old) 嫂 sǎo older brother's wife / sister-in-law 媳 xí daughter-in-law 倩 qiàn pretty / winsome / to ask for sb's help / son-in-law (old) 娅 yà address term between sons-in-law 杠 gàng coffin-bearing pole (old) / thick pole / bar / rod / thick line / to mark with a thick line / to sharpen (a knife, razor etc) / to get into a dispute with / standard / criterion 婿 xù son-in-law / husband 赘 zhuì superfluous / redundant / cumbersome / refers to a son-in-law living with wife's family 蟊 máo Spanish fly / grain-eating grub 圂 hùn grain-fed animals / pigsty 樏 lěi mountain-climbing shoes 巇 xī mountain-gorge / ravine 壻 xù variant of 婿, son-in-law / husband 周 边 zhōu biān periphery / rim / surroundings / all around / perimeter / peripheral (computing) / spin-offs 婆 婆 pó po husband's mother / mother-in-law / grandma 开 本 kāi běn book format, similar to in-4°, in-8° / etc (a 16-kai format 16開|16开[shi2 liu4 kai1] is roughly A4) / abbr. to 開|开[kai1] 媳 妇 xí fù daughter-in-law / wife (of a younger man) / young married woman / young woman 主 帅 zhǔ shuài (military) commander-in-chief / (sports) team manager / coach 战 友 zhàn yǒu comrade-in-arms / battle companion 居 家 jū jiā to live at home / to stay at home / home (schooling etc) / in-home (care etc) / household (repairs etc) / living (environment etc) 双 赢 shuāng yíng profitable to both sides / a win-win situation 女 婿 nu:3 xù daughter's husband / son-in-law 女 婿 nu:3 xu daughter's husband / son-in-law 老 将 lǎo jiàng lit. old general / commander-in-chief 將帥|将帅, the equivalent of king in Chinese chess / fig. old-timer / veteran 嫂 子 sǎo zi (coll.) older brother's wife / sister-in-law / CL:個|个[ge4] 统 帅 tǒng shuài command / commander-in-chief 大 嫂 dà sǎo older brother's wife / sister-in-law / elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman) 岳 父 yuè fù wife's father, father-in-law 共 赢 gòng yíng mutually profitable / win-win 肤 浅 fū qiǎn skin-deep / superficial / shallow 都 督 dū dū (army) commander-in-chief (archaic) / provincial military governor and civil administrator during the early Republic of China era (1911-1949 AD) 点 水 diǎn shuǐ to skim / lightly touching the water (as the dragonfly in the idiom 蜻蜓點水|蜻蜓点水) / skin-deep 主 将 zhǔ jiàng commander-in-chief (military) / star player (sports) / key figure (in an organization) 连 珠 lián zhū joined as a string of pearls / in rapid succession / alignment / Renju, a Japanese game, also called Gomoku or five-in-a-row 岳 母 yuè mǔ wife's mother, mother-in-law 儿 媳 ér xí daughter-in-law 大 伯 dà bó husband's older brother / brother-in-law 阿 婆 ā pó granny / mother-in-law 公 婆 gōng pó husband's parents / parents-in-law 深 究 shēn jiū to perform an in-depth investigation 大 帅 dà shuài (old) commanding general / commander-in-chief / (Qing dynasty) title for a governor-general (provincial military governor) 總督|总督[zong3 du1] 亲 家 qìng jia parents of one's daughter-in-law or son-in-law / relatives by marriage 驸 马 fù mǎ emperor's son-in-law 婆 媳 pó xí mother-in-law and daughter-in-law 嫂 嫂 sǎo sao older brother's wife / sister-in-law / (polite address to a younger married woman) sister 小 姨 xiǎo yí mother's youngest sister / wife's younger sister / sister-in-law 将 帅 jiàng shuài commander-in-chief, the equivalent of king in Chinese chess 小 姑 xiǎo gū husband's younger sister / sister-in-law 姑 婆 gū pó grandfather's sister / sister of a woman's father-in-law 姑 爷 gū ye son-in-law (used by wife's family) / uncle (husband of father's sister) 阿 公 ā gōng (old) grandfather / polite address for an elderly man, or a woman's father-in-law / (Taiwanese) grandfather 大 姑 dà gū father's oldest sister / husband's older sister / sister-in-law 丈 人 zhàng rén wife's father (father-in-law) / old man 弟 媳 dì xí younger brother's wife / sister-in-law 小 叔 xiǎo shū husband's younger brother / brother-in-law 认 亲 rèn qīn to visit new in-laws after a marriage 姻 亲 yīn qīn affinity / in-laws 新 妇 xīn fù bride / (dialect) daughter-in-law 妯 娌 zhóu li wives of brothers / sisters-in-law 岳 丈 yuè zhàng father-in-law (wife's father) 浮 浅 fú qiǎn skin-deep / superficial / shallow 连 襟 lián jīn husbands of sisters / brothers-in-law / extremely close (of a relationship) 丈 母 zhàng mǔ wife's mother / mother-in-law 弟 妇 dì fù younger brother's wife / sister-in-law 姨 妹 yí mèi wife's younger sister / sister-in-law 阿 里 A1 lǐ Ali (proper name) / Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (c. 600-661), cousin, aid and son-in-law of the Prophet Mohammed 穆罕默德, the fourth Caliph 哈里發|哈里发 / of Islam, reigned 656-661, and the first Imam 伊瑪目|伊玛目 / of Shia Islam / Ngari prefecture in Tibet, Tibetan: Mnga' ris 抄 底 chāo dǐ (finance) to snap up undervalued stocks / bargain-hunting / bottom-fishing 舅 嫂 jiù sǎo wife's brother's wife, sister-in-law 课 金 kè jīn tax levied on a conquered people by an army / fee for a divination session / variant of 氪金[ke4 jin1], in-app purchase (gaming) 姨 姐 yí jiě wife's elder sister / sister-in-law 赘 婿 zhuì xù son-in-law living at wife's parent's house 亚 琛 Yà chēn Aachen, city in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany / Aix-la-Chapelle 叔 子 shū zi brother-in-law / husband's younger brother 周 勃 Zhōu Bó Zhou Bo (?-169 BC), military man and politician at the Qin-Han transition, a founding minister of Western Han 娣 姒 dì sì sisters-in-law (old) / various concubines of a husband (old) 小 婿 xiǎo xù my son-in-law (humble) / I (spoken to parents-in-law) 山 梨 shān lí rowan or mountain-ash (genus Sorbus) 扒 灰 pá huī incest between father-in-law and daughter-in-law 投 币 tóu bì coin-operated / to insert coins 柯 西 Kē xī Augustin-Louis Cauchy (1789-1857), French mathematician 杠 夫 gàng fū pole carrier / coffin-bearer 泥 古 nì gǔ stick-in-the-mud / to stick to old ways / stubbornly conservative 爬 灰 pá huī incest between father-in-law and daughter-in-law / also written 扒灰 福 煦 Fú xù Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929), leading French general and commander-in-chief of allied forces in the latter stages of World War One 翔 凤 xiáng fèng Comac ARJ21, Chinese-built twin-engine regional jet 邹 衍 Zōu Yǎn Zou Yan (305-240 BC), founder of the School of Yin-Yang of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) 阿 亨 A1 hēng Aachen, city in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany / Aix-la-Chapelle / also written 亞琛|亚琛[Ya4 chen1] 全 域 quán yù the entire area / the entire domain / global / domain-wide 泰 水 tài shuǐ (literary) mother-in-law / wife's mother 伯 叔 bó shū father's brother (uncle) / husband's brother (brother-in-law) 内 购 nèi gòu buying direct from your company at preferential prices / (gaming) in-app purchase 姐 丈 jiě zhàng older sister's husband / brother-in-law 婚 友 hūn yǒu singles seeking marriage partners / in-laws and friends 家 婆 jiā pó (dialect) mother-in-law / (house)wife 家 嫂 jiā sǎo (polite) my sister-in-law 翁 婿 wēng xù father-in-law (wife's father) and son-in-law 氪 金 kè jīn to make an in-app purchase in a game 外 舅 wài jiù (literary) father-in-law / wife's father 本 尊 běn zūn (Buddhism) yidam (one's chosen meditational deity) / the principal object of worship on a Buddhist altar / (of a monk who has the ability to appear in multiple places at the same time) the honored one himself (contrasted with his alternate forms, 分身[fen1 shen1]) / (fig.) (jocular) the genuine article / the real McCoy / the man himself / the woman herself / the original manifestation of sth (not a spin-off or a clone) 深 层 次 shēn céng cì deep level / deep-seated / in-depth 总 司 令 zǒng sī lìng commander-in-chief / top military commander for a country or theater of operations 五 子 棋 wǔ zǐ qí five-in-a-row (game similar to tic-tac-toe) / Japanese: gomoku / gobang 丈 母 娘 zhàng mǔ niáng wife's mother / mother-in-law / same as 丈母 儿 媳 妇 ér xí fu daughter-in-law 二 合 一 èr hé yī 2-in-1 / two-in-one 小 姨 子 xiǎo yí zi (coll.) wife's younger sister / sister-in-law (term not used to directly address her) 老 公 公 lǎo gōng gong old man / husband's father / father-in-law / court eunuch 娶 媳 妇 qǔ xí fù to get oneself a wife / to take a daughter-in-law 马 口 铁 mǎ kǒu tiě tinplate / tin (tin-coated steel) 京 津 冀 Jīng Jīn Jì Jing-Jin-Ji (Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei Province) 太 极 图 Tài jí tú diagram of cosmological scheme / Yin-Yang symbol ☯ 童 养 媳 tóng yǎng xí child bride / girl adopted into a family as future daughter-in-law 脸 皮 薄 liǎn pí báo thin-skinned / sensitive 二 把 手 èr bǎ shǒu deputy leader / the second-in-command 元 好 问 Yuán Hào wèn Yuan Haowen (1190-1257), famous poet Northern China during the Jin-Yuan transition 阴 阳 家 Yīn yáng jiā School of Yin-Yang of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) founded by Zou Yan 鄒衍|邹衍[Zou1 Yan3] 许 信 良 Xǔ Xìn liáng Hsu Hsin-liang (1941-), Taiwanese politician 飞 机 餐 fēi jī cān in-flight meal 杨 秀 清 Yáng Xiù qīng Yang Xiuqing (1821-1856), organizer and commander-in-chief of the Taiping Rebellion 上 将 军 shàng jiàng jūn top general / commander-in-chief 主 序 星 zhǔ xù xīng (astronomy) main-sequence star 大 姨 子 dà yí zi sister-in-law / wife's older sister 投 硬 币 tóu yìng bì coin-operated / to insert a coin 拉 法 格 Lā fǎ gé Lafargue (name) / Paul Lafargue (1842-1911), French socialist and revolutionary activist, son-in-law of Karl Marx 斯 当 东 Sī dāng dōng Staunton (name) / Sir George Staunton, 1st Baronet, the second-in-command of the Macartney Mission of 1793 瓦 德 西 Wǎ dé xī Waldersee (name) / Alfred Graf Von Waldersee (1832-1904), commander-in-chief of the Eight-Nation Alliance 八國聯軍|八国联军[Ba1 guo2 Lian2 jun1] 张 成 泽 zhāng chéng zé Jang Song-taek (1946-2013), brother-in-law of Kim Jong-il 金正日[Jin1 Zheng4 ri4], uncle and mentor of Kim Jong-un 金正恩[Jin1 Zheng4 en1], in 2013 accused of being a counter-revolutionary and executed 开 场 戏 kāi chǎng xì curtain-raiser 主 诘 问 examination-in-chief 张 诚 泽 Zhāng Chéng zé Jang Seong-taek or Chang Sŏngt'aek (1946-), brother-in-law of Kim Jong-il 金正日[Jin1 Zheng4 ri4], uncle and regent of Kim Jongeun 金正恩[Jin1 Zheng4 en1] 改 口 费 gǎi kǒu fèi a gift of money given by parents on both sides after a wedding, to their new daughter-in-law or son-in-law 走 地 盘 zǒu dì pán live betting / in-play wagering 金 龟 婿 jīn guī xù wealthy son-in-law / wealthy husband 纹 胸 鹛 wén xiōng méi (bird species of China) pin-striped tit-babbler (Macronus gularis) 老 丈 人 lǎo zhàng ren (coll.) father-in-law (wife's father) 盒 中 袋 hé zhōng dài bag-in-box (packaging) 胡 锡 进 Hú Xī jìn Hu Xijin (1960-), editor-in-chief of the "Global Times" 環球時報|环球时报[Huan2 qiu2 Shi2 bao4] 2005-2021 虎 尾 兰 hǔ wěi lán snake plant aka mother-in-law's tongue (Dracaena trifasciata) 填 充 题 tián chōng tí fill-in-the-blank question 衍 生 剧 yǎn shēng jù spin-off series (TV) 蜡 笔 小 新 Là bǐ Xiǎo xīn Crayon Shin-chan (クレヨンしんちゃん), Japanese manga and anime series popular in China 主 治 医 师 zhǔ zhì yī shī doctor-in-charge / resident physician 乘 龙 快 婿 chéng lóng kuài xù ideal son-in-law 三 教 九 流 sān jiào jiǔ liú the Three Religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) and Nine Schools (Confucians, Daoists, Yin-Yang, Legalists, Logicians, Mohists, Political Strategists, Eclectics, Agriculturists) / fig. people from all trades (often derog.) 薄 膜 沉 积 bó mó chén jī thin-film 便 衣 警 察 biàn yī jǐng chá plain-clothed policeman 引 体 向 上 yǐn tǐ xiàng shàng chin-up (physical exercise) 流 亡 政 府 liú wáng zhèng fǔ government-in-exile 童 养 媳 妇 tóng yǎng xí fù child bride / girl adopted into a family as future daughter-in-law 空 中 加 油 kōng zhōng jiā yóu in-flight refuelling 脑 机 接 口 nǎo jī jiē kǒu brain-computer interface 附 带 利 益 fù dài lì yì spin-off 深 入 研 究 shēn rù yán jiū in-depth study 轮 值 主 席 lún zhí zhǔ xí Chairman-in-Office 入 营 手 续 rù yíng shǒu xù in-processing 厂 内 空 气 in-plant atmosphere 厂 内 大 气 chǎng nèi dài qì in-plant atmosphere 会 期 文 件 in-session document 实 物 捐 助 shí wù juān zhù contribution-in-kind 深 入 审 查 in-depth review 实 物 支 付 shí wù zhī fù in-kind payment 在 行 动 区 in-country 旱 作 作 物 hàn zuò zuò wù rain-fed crops 海 训 方 案 hǎi xùn fāng àn TRAIN-SEA-COAST programme / TSC programme 旋 转 加 快 spin-up 国 内 训 练 guó nèi xùn liàn pre-deployment training / in-country training 糖 酪 油 奶 táng lào yóu nǎi sugar-casein-oil-milk 实 物 援 助 shí wù yuán zhù in-kind aid 在 途 现 金 cash-in-transit 抵 达 盘 存 in-survey / marching-in survey 五 五 一 一 Five-Five Sin-Sin 就 地 隐 蔽 shelter-in-place 双 轨 办 法 twin-track basis 薄 膜 技 术 thin-film technique 就 地 维 修 in-country repair and services 当 地 维 修 in-country repair and services 主 问 证 据 evidence-in-chief 国 内 审 查 in-country review 楼 内 转 移 in-building relocation 在 厂 训 练 in-plant training 定 时 交 货 just-in-time delivery 致 雨 系 统 rain-producing system 光 背 地 鸫 guāng bèi dì dōng (bird species of China) plain-backed thrush (Zoothera mollissima) 针 尾 沙 锥 zhēn wěi shā zhuī (bird species of China) pin-tailed snipe (Gallinago stenura) 针 尾 绿 鸠 zhēn wěi lu:4 jiū (bird species of China) pin-tailed green pigeon (Treron apicauda) 周 边 商 品 zhōu biān shāng pǐn spin-off merchandise 原 地 煤 气 化 in-situ coal gasification 颗 粒 度 分 析 particle-size analysis / grain-size analysis 雨 量 计 数 据 rain-gauge data 在 本 国 国 内 zài běn guó guó nèi in-country 服 务 贸 易 股 fù wù mào yì gǔ Trade-in-Services Unit 不 公 开 审 理 bù gōng kāi shěn lǐ in-camera hearing 部 署 前 训 练 bù shǔ qián xùn liàn pre-deployment training / in-country training 薄 层 色 谱 法 thin-layer chromatography 教 练 训 练 班 train-the-trainer course / train-the-trainer workshop 教 员 训 练 班 train-the-trainer course / train-the-trainer workshop 计 划 内 服 务 in-plan service 行 动 区 网 络 in-country network 无 装 甲 车 辆 soft-skinned vehicle / thin-skinned vehicle 国 内 停 留 期 in-country period 按 职 定 级 法 rank-in-job approach 按 人 定 级 法 rank-in-person approach 行 动 区 训 练 in-theatre training / in-mission training / sustainment training 部 署 后 训 练 in-theatre training / in-mission training / sustainment training 监 管 链 管 理 chain-of-custody management 媳 妇 熬 成 婆 xí fù áo chéng pó lit. even a submissive daughter-in-law will one day become a domineering mother-in-law (idiom) / fig. the oppressed will become the oppressor / what goes around comes around 职 位 任 职 时 间 time-in-post 在 建 工 程 账 户 zài jiàn gōng chéng zhàng hù construction-in-progress account 自 备 标 准 物 质 zì bèi biāo zhǔn wù zhì in-house reference material 处 理 中 的 材 料 in-process materials 就 地 销 毁 地 雷 destruction in situ / in-situ destruction / in-place demolition 自 愿 实 物 捐 助 zì yuàn shí wù juān zhù voluntary contribution in kind / voluntary contribution-in-kind 薄 膜 光 伏 单 元 thin-film photovoltaic module 以 地 震 为 掩 护 hide-in-an-earthquake technique / earthquake masking 旋 压 成 形 机 床 spin-forming machine 五 年 期 一 年 期 Five-Five Sin-Sin 地 形 跟 踪 飞 行 terrain-following flight / terrain flight / contour flight 职 等 任 职 时 间 time-in-grade 流 动 性 工 作 人 员 liú dòng xìng gōng zuò rén yuán staff-in-transit 过 境 运 输 授 权 书 guò jìng yùn shū shòu quán shū in-transit shipment authorization 南 欧 盟 军 总 司 令 Commander-in-Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe 穿 刺 皮 肤 的 手 术 skin-piercing procedure 信 托 基 金 捐 助 者 funds-in-trust donor 举 证 责 任 方 举 证 case-in-chief 法 庭 内 保 护 措 施 in-court protective measure 吉 兰 -巴 雷 综 合 征 Guillain-Barré syndrome 努 因 吉 利 雅 斯 战 役 nǔ yīn jí lì yǎ sī zhàn yì Dagor-nuin-Giliath 室 内 气 候 变 化 倡 议 shì nèi qì hòu biàn huà chàng yì In-House Climate Change Initiative / Cool UN 脱 离 母 公 司 的 公 司 spin-off company / spin-off 网 络 内 服 务 提 供 商 in-network provider 行 动 中 途 改 变 任 务 intra-mission retasking / in-flight retasking 在 职 教 师 培 训 学 院 Institute of In-service Teacher Training 都 柏 林 - 里 约 原 则 Dublin-Rio principles 耐 万 古 霉 素 肠 球 菌 vancomycin-resistant enterococci 行 动 区 内 医 疗 后 送 in-theatre medical evacuation / intra-theatre medical evacuation 南 方 指 挥 部 总 司 令 Commander-in-Chief of Southern Command 抗 耐 甲 氧 西 林 金 葡 菌 kàng nài jiǎ yǎng xī lín jīn pú jūn methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) 占 有 中 的 债 务 人 融 资 debtor-in-possession financing / DIP financing 自 旋 扫 描 摄 云 照 相 机 spin-scan cloud camera 职 务 空 档 期 工 作 人 员 staff-in-between-assignments 海 洋 - 海 岸 训 练 方 桉 TRAIN-SEA-COAST programme / TSC programme 递 延 职 等 内 加 薪 资 格 deferment of eligibility for within-grade increment 扎 伊 尔 信 托 基 金 方 桉 Funds-in-Trust Programme for Zaire 佐 林 - 麦 克 洛 伊 协 议 Zorin-McCloy agreements "不 在 我 的 后 院 "综 合 征 not-in-my-back-yard syndrome 北 莱 茵 · 威 斯 特 法 伦 州 Nordrhein-Westfalen, state of Germany 拦 截 弹 飞 行 中 通 信 系 统 In-Flight Interceptor Communications Systems 联 合 国 军 司 令 部 总 司 令 Commander-in-Chief, United Nations Command 北 莱 茵 ・ 威 斯 特 法 伦 州 Běi lái yīn ˇ Wēi sī tè fǎ lún zhōu Nordrhein-Westfalen, state of Germany 北 莱 茵 · 威 斯 特 法 伦 州 Běi lái yīn ˇ Wēi sī tè fǎ lún zhōu Nordrhein-Westfalen, state of Germany 丑 媳 妇 早 晚 也 得 见 公 婆 chǒu xí fù zǎo wǎn yě děi jiàn gōng pó lit. the ugly daughter-in-law must sooner or later meet her parents-in-law (idiom) / fig. it's not something you can avoid forever 蛋 白 质 - 能 量 营 养 不 良 症 protein-energy malnutrition 海 洋 - 海 岸 训 练 协 调 会 议 TRAIN-SEA-COAST Coordination Conference 联 合 国 扎 伊 尔 中 央 信 托 基 金 United Nations Central Funds-in-Trust for Zaire 耐 甲 氧 西 林 金 黄 色 葡 萄 球 菌 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus 可 见 光 - 红 外 自 旋 扫 描 辐 射 计 Visible and Infrared Spin-Scan Radiometer 刚 果 民 主 共 和 国 信 托 基 金 方 桉 Funds-in-Trust Programme for the Democratic Republic of the Congo 瑞 典 莱 索 托 和 斯 威 士 兰 信 托 基 金 Swedish Funds-in-Trust for Lesotho and Swaziland 阿 拉 伯 国 家 校 内 校 外 教 育 区 域 方 桉 Regional Programme for in-school and out-of-school education in the Arabic countries 联 合 国 系 统 蛋 白 质 - 热 量 咨 询 小 组 Protein-Calorie Advisory Group of the United Nations System 医 学 放 射 性 免 疫 分 析 区 域 教 员 训 练 班 Regional Train-the-Trainers Course in Medical Radioimmunoassay 驻 地 小 组 自 然 灾 害 反 应 准 备 自 我 评 估 表 In-Country Team Self-Assessment Tool for Natural Disaster Response Preparedness 电 焊 工 程 师 区 域 间 工 厂 内 小 组 训 练 课 程 Interregional In-Plant Group Training Programme for Engineers in the Field of Electric Welding 放 射 性 免 疫 分 析 数 据 处 理 区 域 教 员 训 练 班 Regional Train-the-Trainers Course on Data Processing in Radioimmunoassay