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taai3 {tài}

(adjective) (of generations) 1. Great-grand; (noun) 1. Great-grand mother or father; (Reduplication) "太太" = 1. wife; 2. Mrs.

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taai3 {tài}

  1. highest
  2. greatest
  3. too (much)
  4. very
  5. extremely

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太長〔-长〕 taai3 coeng4 {tài zhǎng}

Too long

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太大 taai3 daai6 {tài dà}

Too big

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太傅 taai3 fu6 {tài fù}

a title of one of the three highest officials for governing China during ancient China

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太高 taai3 gou1 {tài gāo}

too high

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太鼓 taai3 gu2 {tài gǔ}

noun; Taiko drum

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太空 taai3 hung1 {tài kōng}

(noun) universe

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太難〔-难〕 taai3 naan4 {tài nán}

too difficult

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太座 taai3 zo6 {tài zuò}

noun; wife (formal)

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太白 taai3 baak6 {Tài bái}

  1. Taibai County in Baoji 寶雞, Shaanxi
  2. Venus

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太保 taai3 bou2 {Tài bǎo}

Taibao or Taipao city in Chiayi county 嘉義縣, west Taiwan

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太保 taai3 bou2 {tài bǎo}

  1. a very high official in ancient China
  2. juvenile delinquents

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太僕〔-仆〕 taai3 buk6 {tài pú}

Grand Servant in Imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿

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太半 taai3 bun3 {tài bàn}

  1. more than half
  2. a majority
  3. most
  4. mostly

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太初 taai3 co1 {tài chū}

the absolute beginning

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太倉〔-仓〕 taai3 cong1 {Tài cāng}

Taicang county level city in Suzhou 蘇州, Jiangsu

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太監〔-监〕 taai3 gaam3 {tài jiàn}

  1. court eunuch
  2. palace eunuch

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太極〔-极〕 taai3 gik6 {Tài jí}

the Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the source of all things according to some interpretations of Chinese mythology

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太古 taai3 gu2 {tài gǔ}

immemorial

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太谷 taai3 guk1 {Tài gǔ}

Taigu county in Jinzhong 晉中, Shanxi

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太公 taai3 gung1 {tài gōng}

  1. great-grandfather
  2. (old) grandfather
  3. father

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太過〔-过〕 taai3 gwo3 {tài guò}

  1. excessively
  2. too

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太后 taai3 hau6 {tài hòu}

Empress Dowager

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太虛〔-虚〕 taai3 heoi1 {Tài xū}

Taixu (famed Buddhist monk, 1890-1947)

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太虛〔-虚〕 taai3 heoi1 {tài xū}

  1. great emptiness
  2. the void
  3. heaven
  4. the skies
  5. universe
  6. cosmos
  7. original essence of the cosmos

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太學〔-学〕 taai3 hok6 {Tài xué}

Imperial College of Supreme Learning, established in 124 BC, and the highest educational institute in ancient China until the Sui Dynasty

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太康 taai3 hong1 {Tài kāng}

Taikang county in Zhoukou 周口, Henan

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太空 taai3 hung1 {tài kōng}

outer space

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太陰〔-阴〕 taai3 jam1 {tài yīn}

the Moon (esp. in Daoism)

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太爺〔-爷〕 taai3 je4 {tài yé}

  1. (respectful for) one's grandfather
  2. sb's father
  3. older people
  4. the head of the house (used by servants)
  5. a district magistrate

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太醫〔-医〕 taai3 ji1 {tài yī}

imperial physician

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太陽〔-阳〕 taai3 joeng4 {tài yang}

  1. sun
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  3. abbr. for 太陽穴

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太原 taai3 jyun4 {Tài yuán}

Taiyuan prefecture level city and capital of Shanxi province 山西省 in central north China

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太妹 taai3 mui6 {tài mèi}

  1. girl delinquent
  2. tomboy
  3. schoolgirl tough

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太平 taai3 ping4 {tài píng}

peace and security

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太平 taai3 ping4 {Tài píng}

place name

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太婆 taai3 po4 {tài pó}

great-grandmother

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太守 taai3 sau2 {tài shǒu}

governor of a province

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太歲〔-岁〕 taai3 seoi3 {Tài suì}

  1. Tai Sui, God of the year
  2. archaic name for the planet Jupiter 木星
  3. nickname for sb who is the most powerful in an area

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太師〔-师〕 taai3 si1 {tài shī}

imperial tutor

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太常 taai3 soeng4 {tài cháng}

Minister of Ceremonies in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿

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太上 taai3 soeng6 {tài shàng}

title of respect for taoists

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太太 taai3 taai2 {tài tai}

  1. married woman
  2. Mrs.
  3. Madam
  4. wife
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太和 taai3 wo4 {Tài hé}

  1. Taihe County in Fuyang 阜陽, Anhui
  2. Taihe district of Jinzhou city 錦州市, Liaoning

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太湖 taai3 wu4 {Tài Hú}

Lake Tai near Wuxi City 無錫, bordering on Jiangsu and Zhejiang, one of China's largest fresh water lakes, currently heavily polluted

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太子 taai3 zi2 {tài zǐ}

crown prince

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太祖 taai3 zou2 {tài zǔ}

Great Ancestor (posthumous title, e.g. for the founder of a dynasty)

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太宗 taai3 zung1 {Tài zōng}

  1. posthumous name given to second emperor of a dynasty
  2. King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367-1422), reigned 1400-1418

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太古城 taai3 gu2 sing4 {tài gǔ chéng}

noun; Taikoo Shing, a private residential development in Quarry Bay, Hong Kong

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太空人 taai3 hung1 jan4 {tài kōng rén}

(slang) immigrants (who always fly back and forth in countries)

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太空褸〔--褛〕 taai3 hung1 lau1 {tài kōng lǚ}

down jacket

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太空衫 taai3 hung1 saam1 {tài kōng shān}

space suit

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太陰曆〔-阴历〕 taai3 jam1 lik6 {tài yīn lì}

Lunar calendar

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太陽蛋〔-阳-〕 taai3 joeng4 daan2 {tài yáng dàn}

sunny side up eggs

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太陽花〔-阳-〕 taai3 joeng4 faa1 {tài yáng huā}

Sunflower

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太陽油〔-阳-〕 taai3 joeng4 jau4 {tài yáng yóu}

noun; sunscreen oil or lotion

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太陽曆〔-阳历〕 taai3 joeng4 lik6 {tài yáng lì}

solar calendar

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太老爺〔--爷〕 taai3 lou5 je4 {tài lǎo yé}

how servants address master's father

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太奶奶 taai3 naai4 naai2 {tài nǎi nai}

father's grandmother

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太平鋪〔--铺〕 taai3 ping4 pou1 {tài píng pū}

noun; a huge common bed for rent for a number of people to share

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太平山 taai3 ping4 saan1 {tài píng shān}

Tai Ping Shan, aka Victoria Peak, the highest peak on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong

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太師椅〔-师-〕 taai3 si1 ji2 {tài shī yǐ}

An Old-fashioned Wooden Armchair

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太子道 taai3 zi2 dou6 {tài zǐ dào}

noun; Prince Edward Road, road in Kowloon, Hong Kong

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太子爺〔--爷〕 taai3 zi2 je2 {tài zǐ yé}

describes a male who was born in a rich family; the son of the boss

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太子女 taai3 zi2 neoi2 {tài zǐ nǚ}

boss's daughter; females who were born in rich families

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太白粉 taai3 baak6 fan2 {tài bái fěn}

  1. cornstarch
  2. potato starch

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太白縣〔--县〕 taai3 baak6 jyun6 {Tài bái Xiàn}

Taibai County in Baoji 寶雞, Shaanxi

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太白山 taai3 baak6 saan1 {Tài bái Shān}

Mt Taibai in Shaanxi

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太白星 taai3 baak6 sing1 {Tài bái xīng}

Venus (planet)

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太保市 taai3 bou2 si5 {Tài bǎo shì}

Taibao or Taipao city in Chiayi county 嘉義縣, west Taiwan

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太僕寺〔-仆-〕 taai3 buk6 zi6 {Tài pú sì}

  1. Court of imperial stud, office originally charged with horse breeding
  2. Taibus banner in Xilin Gol league 錫林郭勒盟, Inner Mongolia

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太倉市〔-仓-〕 taai3 cong1 si5 {Tài cāng shì}

Taicang county level city in Suzhou 蘇州, Jiangsu

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太妃糖 taai3 fei1 tong2 {tài fēi táng}

toffee (loanword)

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太夫人 taai3 fu1 jan4 {tài fū rén}

  1. (old) dowager
  2. old lady (title for the mother of a noble or an official)

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太極劍〔-极剑〕 taai3 gik6 gim3 {tài jí jiàn}

a kind of traditional Chinese sword-play

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太極拳〔-极-〕 taai3 gik6 kyun4 {tài jí quán}

  1. shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan
  2. traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation
  3. a martial art

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太極圖〔-极图〕 taai3 gik6 tou4 {Tài jí tú}

  1. diagram of cosmological scheme
  2. Yin-Yang symbol

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太古代 taai3 gu2 doi6 {Tài gǔ dài}

Archaeozoic (geological era before 2500m years ago)

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太古宙 taai3 gu2 zau6 {Tài gǔ zhòu}

Archaean (geological eon before 2500m years ago)

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太谷縣〔--县〕 taai3 guk1 jyun6 {Tài gǔ xiàn}

Taigu county in Jinzhong 晉中, Shanxi

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太行山 taai3 hang4 saan1 {Tài háng shān}

Taihang Mountains on the border between Hebei and Shanxi

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太康縣〔--县〕 taai3 hong1 jyun6 {Tài kāng xiàn}

Taikang county in Zhoukou 周口, Henan

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太好了 taai3 hou2 liu5 {tài hǎo le}

very good

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太空步 taai3 hung1 bou6 {tài kōng bù}

moonwalk (dance)

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太空艙〔--舱〕 taai3 hung1 cong1 {tài kōng cāng}

  1. space capsule
  2. ejection capsule (cabin)

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太空服 taai3 hung1 fuk6 {tài kōng fú}

spacesuit

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太空人 taai3 hung1 jan4 {tài kōng rén}

astronaut

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太空遊〔--游〕 taai3 hung1 jau4 {tài kōng yóu}

space tourism

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太空梭 taai3 hung1 so1 {tài kōng suō}

space shuttle

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太空船 taai3 hung1 syun4 {tài kōng chuán}

spaceship

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太空站 taai3 hung1 zaam6 {tài kōng zhàn}

space station

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太液池 taai3 jik6 ci4 {Tài yè chí}

area to the west of the Forbidden City, now divided into Zhongnanhai and Beihai

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太陽報〔-阳报〕 taai3 joeng4 bou3 {Tài yáng Bào}

The Sun (the name of various newspapers, notably in the UK and in Hong Kong)

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太陽窗〔-阳-〕 taai3 joeng4 coeng1 {tài yáng chuāng}

  1. sun window
  2. sun roof (of car)

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太陽燈〔-阳灯〕 taai3 joeng4 dang1 {tài yáng dēng}

sunlamp

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太陽風〔-阳风〕 taai3 joeng4 fung1 {tài yáng fēng}

solar wind

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太陽鏡〔-阳镜〕 taai3 joeng4 geng3 {tài yáng jìng}

sunglasses

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太陽光〔-阳-〕 taai3 joeng4 gwong1 {tài yáng guāng}

sunlight

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太陽系〔-阳-〕 taai3 joeng4 hai6 {tài yáng xì}

solar system

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太陽日〔-阳-〕 taai3 joeng4 jat6 {tài yáng rì}

solar day

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太陽翼〔-阳-〕 taai3 joeng4 jik6 {tài yáng yì}

solar panel

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太陽穴〔-阳-〕 taai3 joeng4 jyut6 {tài yáng xué}

temple (on the sides of human head)

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太陽輪〔-阳轮〕 taai3 joeng4 leon4 {tài yáng lún}

solar plexus chakra

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太陽能〔-阳-〕 taai3 joeng4 nang4 {tài yáng néng}

solar energy

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太陽神〔-阳-〕 taai3 joeng4 san4 {tài yáng shén}

  1. Sun God
  2. Apollo

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太陽窩〔-阳窝〕 taai3 joeng4 wo1 {tài yáng wō}

temple (on the sides of human head)

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太原市 taai3 jyun4 si5 {Tài yuán shì}

Taiyuan prefecture level city and capital of Shanxi province 山西省 in central north China

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太魯閣〔-鲁阁〕 taai3 lou5 gok3 {Tài lǔ gé}

  1. Taroko gorge national park in Hualien county 花蓮縣, Taiwan
  2. Taroko ethnic group Taiwan

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太麻里 taai3 maa4 lei5 {Tài má lǐ}

Taimali township in Taitung county 臺東縣, southeast Taiwan

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太平間〔--间〕 taai3 ping4 gaan1 {tài píng jiān}

  1. mortuary
  2. morgue

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太平洋 taai3 ping4 joeng4 {Tài píng Yáng}

Pacific Ocean

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太平區〔--区〕 taai3 ping4 keoi1 {Tài píng qū}

Taiping district of Fuxin city 阜新市, Liaoning

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太平門〔--门〕 taai3 ping4 mun4 {tài píng mén}

emergency exit

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太平鳥〔--鸟〕 taai3 ping4 niu5 {tài píng niǎo}

(Chinese bird species) Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)

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太平市 taai3 ping4 si5 {Tài píng shì}

Taiping city in Taichung county 臺中縣, Taiwan

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太石村 taai3 sek6 cyun1 {tài shí cūn}

Taishi village (in Guangdong province)

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太史公 taai3 si2 gung1 {Tài shǐ gōng}

Grand Scribe, the title by which Sima Qian 司馬遷 refers to himself in Records of the Historian 史記

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太史令 taai3 si2 ling6 {tài shǐ lìng}

grand scribe (official position in many Chinese states up to the Han)

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太上皇 taai3 soeng6 wong4 {Tài shàng huáng}

  1. Taishang Huang
  2. Retired Emperor
  3. father of the reigning emperor
  4. fig. puppet master

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太和殿 taai3 wo4 din6 {Tài hé diàn}

the central pavilion of the Forbidden City rendered in English as "Hall of Supreme Harmony"

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太和縣〔--县〕 taai3 wo4 jyun6 {Tài hé xiàn}

Taihe County in Fuyang 阜陽, Anhui

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太和區〔--区〕 taai3 wo4 keoi1 {Tài hé qū}

Taihe district of Jinzhou city 錦州市, Liaoning

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太湖縣〔--县〕 taai3 wu4 jyun6 {Tài hú xiàn}

Taihu county in Anqing 安慶, Anhui

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太子丹 taai3 zi2 daan1 {Tài zǐ Dān}

Prince Dan of Yan (-226 BC), commissioned the attempted assassination of King Ying Zheng of Qin 秦嬴政 (later the First Emperor 秦始皇) by Jing Ke 荆轲 in 227 BC

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太子黨〔--党〕 taai3 zi2 dong2 {tài zǐ dǎng}

princelings, descendants of senior communist officials (PRC)

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太子港 taai3 zi2 gong2 {Tài zǐ gǎng}

Port-au-Prince, capital of Haiti

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太陽輻射〔-阳辐-〕 taai3 joeng4 fuk1 se6 {tài yáng fú shè}

Solar radiation

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太陽劇團〔-阳剧团〕 taai3 joeng4 kek6 tyun4 {tài yáng jù tuán}

Cirque du Soleil

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太平清醮 taai3 ping4 cing1 ziu3 {tài píng qīng jiào}

Cheung Chau Bun Festival or Cheung Chau Da Jiu Festival is a traditional Chinese festival held annually on the island of Cheung Chau in Hong Kong

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太平山頂〔---顶〕 taai3 ping4 saan1 deng2 {tài píng shān dǐng}

The Peak / Victoria Peak, located in Hong Kong

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太僕寺卿〔-仆--〕 taai3 buk6 zi6 hing1 {Tài pú sì qīng}

Minister of imperial stud, originally charged with horse breeding

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太僕寺旗〔-仆--〕 taai3 buk6 zi6 kei4 {Tài pū sì qí}

Taibus banner in Xilin Gol league 錫林郭勒盟, Inner Mongolia

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太極圖說〔-极图说〕 taai3 gik6 tou4 syut3 {Tài jí Tú shuō}

philosophical book by Song dynasty scholar Zhou Dunyi 周敦頤, starting from an interpretation of the Book of Changes

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太古洋行 taai3 gu2 joeng4 hong4 {Tài gǔ Yáng háng}

Butterfield and Swire (Hong Kong bank)

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太公兵法 taai3 gung1 bing1 faat3 {Tài gōng Bīng fǎ}

alternative name for ”Three Strategies of Huang Shigong” 黃石公三略, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書

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太空飛船〔--飞-〕 taai3 hung1 fei1 syun4 {tài kōng fēi chuán}

space shuttle

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太空行走 taai3 hung1 hang4 zau2 {tài kōng xíng zǒu}

spacewalk

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太空漫步 taai3 hung1 maan6 bou6 {tài kōng màn bù}

space walk

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太空舞步 taai3 hung1 mou5 bou6 {tài kōng wǔ bù}

moonwalk (dance)

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太空探索 taai3 hung1 taam3 saak3 {tài kōng tàn suǒ}

space exploration

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太陽電池〔-阳电-〕 taai3 joeng4 din6 ci4 {tài yáng diàn chí}

solar cell

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太陽公司〔-阳--〕 taai3 joeng4 gung1 si1 {tài yáng gōng sī}

Sun corporation

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太陽光柱〔-阳--〕 taai3 joeng4 gwong1 cyu5 {tài yáng guāng zhù}

  1. solar pillar
  2. sun pillar (atmospheric optics)

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太陽黑子〔-阳--〕 taai3 joeng4 hak1 zi2 {tài yáng hēi zǐ}

sunspot

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太陽能板〔-阳--〕 taai3 joeng4 nang4 baan2 {tài yáng néng bǎn}

solar panel

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太陽眼鏡〔-阳-镜〕 taai3 joeng4 ngaan5 geng2 {tài yáng yǎn jìng}

sunglasses

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太陽活動〔-阳-动〕 taai3 joeng4 wut6 dung6 {tài yáng huó dòng}

  1. sunspot activity
  2. solar variation

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太魯閣族〔-鲁阁-〕 taai3 lou5 gok3 zuk6 {Tài lǔ gé zú}

Taroko, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan

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太麻里鄉〔---乡〕 taai3 maa4 lei5 hoeng1 {Tài má lǐ xiāng}

Taimali township in Taitung county 臺東縣, southeast Taiwan

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太平公主 taai3 ping4 gung1 zyu2 {Tài píng gōng zhǔ}

Princess Taiping (c. 665-713), Tang Dynasty princess, politically powerful and known for her beauty

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太平廣記〔--广记〕 taai3 ping4 gwong2 gei3 {Tài píng Guǎng jì}

Extensive records of the Taiping era (978), fictional history edited by Li Fang 李昉

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太平御覽〔---览〕 taai3 ping4 jyu6 laam5 {Tài píng Yù lǎn}

Imperial Readings of the Taiping Era, general Song dynasty encyclopedia compiled during 977-983 under Li Fang 李昉, 1000 scrolls

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太平紳士〔--绅-〕 taai3 ping4 san1 si6 {tài píng shēn shì}

Justice of the Peace (JP)

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太平盛世 taai3 ping4 sing6 sai3 {tài píng shèng shì}

peace and prosperity (idiom)

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太平天國〔---国〕 taai3 ping4 tin1 gwok3 {Tài píng Tiān guó}

Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (1851-1864)

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太子河區〔---区〕 taai3 zi2 ho4 keoi1 {Tài zǐ hé qū}

Taizi district of Liaoyang city 遼陽市, Liaoning

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太子太保 taai3 zi2 taai3 bou2 {tài zǐ tài bǎo}

tutor to the crown prince (in imperial China)

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太空穿梭機〔----机〕 taai3 hung1 cyun1 so1 gei1 {tài kōng chuān suō jī}

a spaceship

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太陽馬戲團〔-阳马戏团〕 taai3 joeng4 maa5 hei3 tyun4 {tài yáng mǎ xì tuán}

Cirque du Soleil

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太陽電池板〔-阳电--〕 taai3 joeng4 din6 ci4 baan2 {tài yáng diàn chí bǎn}

solar panel

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太陽黑子周〔-阳---〕 taai3 joeng4 hak1 zi2 zau1 {tài yáng hēi zǐ zhōu}

sunspot cycle

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太陽能電池〔-阳-电-〕 taai3 joeng4 nang4 din6 ci4 {tài yáng néng diàn chí}

solar cell

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太陽神計劃〔-阳-计划〕 taai3 joeng4 san4 gai3 waak6 {tài yáng shén jì huà}

the Apollo project

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太陽神經叢〔-阳-经丛〕 taai3 joeng4 san4 ging1 cung4 {tài yáng shén jīng cóng}

solar plexus chakra

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太陽永不落〔-阳---〕 taai3 joeng4 wing5 bat1 lok6 {tài yáng yǒng bù luò}

(on which) the sun never sets

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太平洋潛鳥〔---潜鸟〕 taai3 ping4 joeng4 cim4 niu5 {Tài píng Yáng qián niǎo}

(Chinese bird species) Pacific loon (Gavia pacifica)

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太平洋區域〔---区-〕 taai3 ping4 joeng4 keoi1 wik6 {Tài píng Yáng Qū yù}

  1. the Pacific Region
  2. the Pacific Rim

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太平洋週邊〔---周边〕 taai3 ping4 joeng4 zau1 bin1 {Tài píng Yáng Zhōu biān}

Pacific Rim

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太平洋戰爭〔---战争〕 taai3 ping4 joeng4 zin3 zang1 {Tài píng Yáng Zhàn zhēng}

Pacific War between Japan and the US, 1941-1945

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太子十三峰 taai3 zi2 sap6 saam1 fung1 {Tài zǐ shí sān fēng}

  1. thirteen peaks of Meri snow mountains in Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州, Yunnan
  2. also written 梅里雪山

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太公分豬肉,〔---猪--〕 taai3 gung1 fan1 zyu1 juk6, {tài gōng fēn zhū ròu ,}

everyone gets a portion or share something equally

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太歲頭上動土〔-岁头-动-〕 taai3 seoi3 tau4 soeng6 dung6 tou2 {tài suì tóu shang dòng tǔ}

"to make trouble by daring to leap on an earth god's head"; to provoke somebody far superior in power; Metaphor: to offend those of greater power.

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太陽微系統公司〔-阳--统--〕 taai3 joeng4 mei4 hai6 tung2 gung1 si1 {Tài yáng Wēi xì tǒng gōng sī}

Sun Microsystems

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太平洋聯合鐵路〔---联-铁-〕 taai3 ping4 joeng4 lyun4 hap6 tit3 lou6 {Tài píng Yáng Lián hé Tiě lù}

Union Pacific Railroad

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太陽照在桑乾河上〔-阳---干--〕 taai3 joeng4 ziu3 zoi6 song1 gon1 ho4 soeng6 {Tài yáng Zhào Zài Sāng gān Hé Shàng}

The Sun Shines over the Sanggan River, proletarian novel by Ding Ling, winner of 1951 Stalin prize

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太公釣魚,願者上鉤〔--钓鱼-愿--钩〕 taai3 gung1 diu3 jyu4 ,jyun6 ze2 soeng5 ngau1 {tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu}

Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 薑子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose

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