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传统 chuán tǒng tradition / traditional / convention / conventional / CL:個|个[ge4]
正统 zhèng tǒng orthodoxy / tradition / orthodox / traditional / principles of dynastic succession / (of an heir) legitimate
正体 zhèng tǐ standard form (of a Chinese character) / plain font style (as opposed to bold or italic) / printed style (as opposed to cursive) / (Tw) traditional (i.e. unsimplified) characters
正体字 zhèng tǐ zì standard form of a Chinese character / (Tw) traditional (i.e. unsimplified) characters
人物 rén wù person / personage / figure (esp. sb of importance) / character (in a play, novel etc) / (genre of traditional Chinese painting) figure painting
简体 jiǎn tǐ simplified form of Chinese characters, as opposed to traditional form 繁體|繁体[fan2 ti3]
中医 Zhōng yī traditional Chinese medical science / a doctor trained in Chinese medicine
繁体 fán tǐ traditional form of Chinese, as opposed to simplified form 簡體|简体[jian3 ti3]
中药 Zhōng yào traditional Chinese medicine / CL:服[fu4],種|种[zhong3]
繁体中文 fán tǐ zhōng wén traditional character Chinese
农历 nóng lì the traditional Chinese calendar / the lunar calendar
中秋 Zhōng qiū the Mid-autumn festival, the traditional moon-viewing festival on the 15th of the 8th lunar month
正宗 zhèng zōng orthodox school / fig. traditional / old school / authentic / genuine
国画 guó huà traditional Chinese painting
太极拳 tài jí quán shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan / traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation / a martial art
气功 qì gōng qigong, a traditional Chinese system of cultivating vital energy 氣|气[qi4] through coordinated breathing, movement and meditation
杨柳 yáng liǔ willow tree / poplar and willow / name of traditional tune
民乐 mín yuè folk music, esp. for traditional instruments
中西医结合 Zhōng Xī yī jié hé to combine traditional Chinese and Western medicine
厢房 xiāng fáng wing (of a traditional house) / side room
长衫 cháng shān long gown / cheongsam / traditional Asian dress for men or (in Hong Kong) women's qipao
简繁 jiǎn fán simple versus traditional (Chinese characters)
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)
繁体字 fán tǐ zì traditional Chinese character
中医学 Zhōng yī xué traditional Chinese medicine / TCM
狂言 kuáng yán ravings / delirious utterances / kyōgen (a form of traditional Japanese comic theater)
灯会 dēng huì carnival during the Lantern Festival, with lantern displays and traditional folk performances such as stilt walking and lion dance
道袍 dào páo Taoist robe / traditional men's gown
陈皮 chén pí dried tangerine peel (used in cuisine and traditional Chinese medicine)
黑店 hēi diàn lit. inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction) / fig. a scam / protection racket / daylight robbery
丝竹 sī zhú traditional Chinese musical instruments / music
繁简 fán jiǎn complicated and simple / traditional and simplified form of Chinese characters
仕女 shì nu:3 court lady / palace maid / traditional painting of beautiful women
月子 yuè zi traditional one-month confinement period following childbirth / puerperium
花红 huā hóng flowers on red silk (a traditional gift to celebrate weddings etc) / a bonus / crab apple (Malus asiatica)
简体字 jiǎn tǐ zì simplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁體字|繁体字[fan2 ti3 zi4]
汉服 hàn fú traditional Han Chinese dress
大福 dà fú a great blessing / daifuku, a traditional Japanese sweet consisting of a soft, chewy outer layer made of glutinous rice (mochi) and a sweet filling, commonly red bean paste (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 大福 / "daifuku")
工笔 gōng bǐ gongbi, traditional Chinese painting method characterized by meticulous brush technique and detailed description
传统医学 chuán tǒng yī xué traditional medicine
斗拱 dǒu gǒng interlocking wooden brackets between the top of a column and crossbeams used in traditional Chinese architecture
卫道 wèi dào to defend traditional values
堂屋 táng wū central room of a traditional Chinese house
国乐 guó yuè national music / Chinese traditional music
帮腔 bāng qiāng vocal accompaniment in some traditional Chinese operas / to speak in support of / to chime in
正房 zhèng fáng central building (in a traditional house) / primary wife
相夫教子 xiàng fū jiào zǐ to assist one's husband and educate the children (idiom) / the traditional roles of a good wife
做功 zuò gōng (physics) to do work / non-vocal acting (in traditional Chinese opera)
贤慧 xián huì (of a wife) wise and kind / perfect in her traditional roles
白描 bái miáo line drawing in traditional ink-and-brush style / simple and straightforward style of writing
土法 tǔ fǎ traditional method
海参崴 Hǎi shēn wǎi Haishenwai, traditional Chinese name for Vladivostok 符拉迪沃斯托克[Fu2 la1 di2 wo4 si1 tuo1 ke4]
千字文 Qiān zì wén Thousand Character Classic, 6th century poem used as a traditional reading primer
影壁 yǐng bì spirit wall (screen wall used to shield an entrance in traditional Chinese architecture)
太极剑 tài jí jiàn a kind of traditional Chinese sword-play
夏历 xià lì the traditional Chinese lunar calendar
交杯酒 jiāo bēi jiǔ formal exchange of cups of wine between bride and groom as traditional wedding ceremony
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]
兰花指 lán huā zhǐ hand gesture in traditional dances (joined thumb and middle finger, the rest extended)
萧墙 xiāo qiáng (literary) screen wall shielding an entrance in traditional Chinese architecture
湘绣 Xiāng xiù Hunan embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the other three being 蘇繡|苏绣[Su1 xiu4], 粵繡|粤绣[Yue4 xiu4] and 蜀繡|蜀绣[Shu3 xiu4])
安格斯 ān gé sī Angus, a traditional county of Scotland, now a "council area"
书圣 Shū shèng great calligraphy master / the Sage of Calligraphy, traditional reference to Wang Xizhi 王羲之[Wang2 Xi1 zhi1] (303-361)
绍兴酒 Shào xīng jiǔ Shaoxing wine a.k.a. "yellow wine", traditional Chinese wine made from glutinous rice and wheat
节 jié joint / node / (bound form) section / segment / solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar) / seasonal festival / (bound form) to economize / to save / (bound form) moral integrity / chastity / classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc / knot (nautical miles per hour)
八段锦 bā duàn jǐn eight-section brocade, a traditional eight-part sequence of qigong exercises
写意画 xiě yì huà freehand drawing or painting in traditional Chinese style
靠 kào to lean against or on / to stand by the side of / to come near to / to depend on / to trust / to fuck (vulgar) / traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old)
反切 fǎn qiè traditional system expressing the phonetic value of a Chinese character using two other characters, the first for the initial consonant, the second for the rhyme and tone
繁 fán complicated / many / in great numbers / abbr. for 繁體|繁体[fan2 ti3], traditional form of Chinese characters
吕 lu:3 pitchpipe, pitch standard, one of the twelve semitones in the traditional tone system
廉 lián incorruptible / honest / inexpensive / to investigate (old) / side wall of a traditional Chinese house (old)
粩 lāo a traditional pastry of Taiwan and Fujian which is fried, then coated with maltose and rolled in sesame seeds or chopped peanuts etc / Taiwan pr. [lao3]
仁义道德 rén yì dào dé compassion, duty, propriety and integrity (idiom) / all the traditional virtues / mainly used sarcastically, to mean hypocritical
苏州码子 Sū zhōu mǎ zi Suzhou numerals, i.e. the ten numerals 〡,〢,〣,〤,〥,〦,〧,〨,〩,〸 / nowadays mainly used in traditional trades such as Chinese medicine / also called 草碼|草码[cao3ma3]
糖瓜 táng guā malt sugar candy, a traditional offering to the kitchen god Zaoshen 灶神
板眼 bǎn yǎn measure in traditional Chinese music / orderliness
传统医药 chuán tǒng yī yào Chinese traditional medicine
传统中国医药 chuán tǒng zhōng guó yī yào Chinese traditional medicine
冰皮月饼 bīng pí yuè bǐng snow skin mooncake (with a soft casing which is not baked, instead of the traditional baked pastry casing)
三合土 sān hé tǔ traditional Chinese building material made by mixing three components (typically lime, clay, and sand)
七情 qī qíng seven emotional states / seven affects of traditional Chinese medical theory and therapy, namely: joy 喜[xi3], anger 怒[nu4], anxiety 憂|忧[you1], thought 思[si1], grief 悲[bei1], fear 恐[kong3], fright 驚|惊[jing1] / seven relations
五常 wǔ cháng the five cardinal virtues in traditional Chinese ethics: benevolence 仁[ren2], justice 義|义[yi4], propriety 禮|礼[li3], wisdom 智[zhi4] and honor 信[xin4] / alternative term for 五倫|五伦[wu3lun2], the five cardinal relationships / alternative term for 五行[wu3xing2], the five elements
交拜 jiāo bài to bow to one another / to kneel and kowtow to one another / formal kowtow as part of traditional wedding ceremony
京都念慈菴枇杷膏 Jīng dū niàn cí ān pí pá gāo Nin Jiom Pei Pa Koa, a Traditional Chinese natural herbal remedy / condensed loquat extract
倒插门 dào chā mén to marry and live with the bride's family (inverting traditional Chinese expectations)
传统词类 chuán tǒng cí lèi traditional parts of speech (grammar)
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
回禄 huí lù traditional Fire God / destruction by fire
坟山 fén shān hill cemetery / graveyard / grave / grave mound / low wall at the back of a traditional tomb
安徽中医学院 An1 huī Zhōng yī Xué yuàn Anhui College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
尤克里里琴 yóu kè lǐ lǐ qín ukulele / traditional form also written 烏克麗麗
帛金 bó jīn traditional money gift at a funeral
招财进宝 zhāo cái jìn bǎo ushering in wealth and prosperity (idiom and traditional greeting, esp. at New Year) / We wish you wealth and success!
东坡肘子 Dōng pō zhǒu zi Dongpo pork shoulder, traditional dish said to have been created by Northern Song dynasty writer Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡
枇杷膏 pí pá gāo Pei Pa Koa, proprietary cough syrup made with traditional Chinese herbs
梓童 zǐ tóng (often used in traditional novels) term used by an emperor to address the empress
清红帮 qīng hóng bāng traditional secret society, Chinese equivalent of Freemasons
荧惑星 Yíng huò xīng Mars in traditional Chinese astronomy
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