monk (Sanskrit: Sramana, originally refers to north India) / Buddhist monk
宣纸
xuān zhǐ
fine writing paper, originally from Jing county 涇縣|泾县, Xuancheng 宣城, Anhui
光棍节
Guāng gùn jié
Singles' Day (November 11), originally a day of activities for single people, but now also the world's biggest annual retail sales day
绿营
Lu:4 yíng
Green Standard Army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units
韬略
tāo lu:è
military strategy / military tactics / originally refers to military classics Six Secret Teachings 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1] and Three Strategies 三略[San1 lu:e4]
萧红
Xiāo Hóng
Xiao Hong (1911-1942), prominent woman writer, originally from Heilongjiang
知识就是力量
zhī shi jiù shì lì liang
Knowledge is power, slogan originally due to Francis Bacon 弗蘭西斯·培根|弗兰西斯·培根
哈日族
hā Rì zú
Japanophile (refers to teenage craze for everything Japanese, originally mainly in Taiwan)
友谊商店
Yǒu yì Shāng diàn
Friendship Store, PRC state-run store originally intended for foreigners, diplomats etc, specializing in selling imported Western goods and quality Chinese crafts
一种粗棉布
yī zhǒng cū mián bù
A coarse, loosely woven cotton gauze, originally used for wrapping cheese.
假借义
jiǎ jiè yì
the meaning of a phonetic loan character 假借字[jia3 jie4 zi4] acquired from a similar-sounding word (e.g. 而[er2] originally meant "beard" but acquired the meaning "and")
冏卿
jiǒng qīng
Minister of imperial stud, originally charged with horse breeding / same as 太僕寺卿|太仆寺卿[Tai4 pu2 si4 qing1]
冏寺
jiǒng sì
same as 太僕寺|太仆寺[Tai4 pu2 si4], Court of imperial stud, office originally charged with horse breeding
冏牧
jiǒng mù
Minister of imperial stud, originally charged with horse breeding / same as 太僕寺卿|太仆寺卿[Tai4 pu2 si4 qing1]
刘厚总
Liú Hòu zǒng
Liu Houzong (1904-1949), originally Hunan guerilla leader, rewarded by Chiang Kaishek for killing Xiang Ying 項英|项英[Xiang4 Ying1] during the 1941 New Fourth Army incident 皖南事變|皖南事变[Wan3 nan2 Shi4 bian4]
太仆寺
Tài pú sì
Court of imperial stud, office originally charged with horse breeding / Taibus banner in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xi1 lin2 guo1 le4 Meng2], Inner Mongolia
太仆寺卿
Tài pú sì qīng
Minister of imperial stud, originally charged with horse breeding
摩诃婆罗多
Mó hē pó luó duō
Mahābhārata, second great Indian epic after 羅摩衍那|罗摩衍那[Luo2 mo2 yan3 na4], possibly originally c. 4th century BC
绿旗兵
Lu:4 qí bīng
same as 綠營|绿营[lu:4 ying2], Green standard army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units
绿营兵
Lu:4 yíng bīng
Green standard army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units
自报家门
zì bào jiā mén
to introduce oneself / originally a theatrical device in which a character explains his own role
诺矩罗
Nuò jǔ luó
Nuojuluo, monk at start of Tang dynasty, possibly originally immigrant, lived in Qingshen county 青神[Qing1 shen2], Sichuan
太阳饼
tài yáng bǐng
suncake (small round cake made with flaky pastry and a maltose filling, originally from Taichung, Taiwan)
筒子米糕
tǒng zǐ mǐ gāo
rice tube pudding, a single-serve column of glutinous rice topped with a sauce and garnished (Taiwanese dish, originally prepared by stuffing rice into bamboo tubes and steaming them)
杠杠的
gáng gáng de
(slang, originally northeast dialect) excellent / great
原拟
yuán nǐ
to initially plan to ... / to originally intend to ...
běn