Words — 74 found
1. century egg; thousand-year old egg; hundred-year old egg; preserved egg (Chinese delicacy)From Chinese “pídàn”
ばく
獏
1. tapir (Tapirus spp.)Usually written using kana alone
2. mo (mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams)
貘 【ばく】、バク
貘: Rarely-used kanji form.
1. Shangdi (supreme deity in ancient Chinese religion)
2. GodChristianity
1. Mount Penglai; Penglai Island; enchanted land of perpetual youth from Chinese mythologyChinese mythology
4. Formosa; Taiwan
さんさい
山塞
1. mountain stronghold
2. den of mountain bandits
3. knock-off (goods, esp. Chinese-made electronics); counterfeit; shanzhaiInternet slang, Only applies to 山寨, Chinese neologism
山砦 【さんさい】、山寨 【さんさい】
しょうき
鍾馗
1. Shōki the Plague-Queller; Zhong Kui; traditional Chinese deity said to prevent plagues and ward off evil and reputedly able to command 80,000 demons
2. Shōki (WWII fighter aircraft)Historical term
鍾き 【しょうき】
いったいいちろ
一帯一路
1. The Belt and Road Initiative (Chinese development strategy); One Belt, One Road
からくだもの
唐果物
1. deep-fried Chinese pastry (sweetened with jiaogulan)
唐菓物 【からくだもの】、唐菓子 【からくだもの】、唐菓子 【とうがし】
2. the second line in a four-line Chinese poem
しゅうてん
周天
1. the full scope of the heavens; 360 degrees; one full revolution of Earth
2. twelve years; one full cycle of the Chinese calendar
かんようおん
慣用音
1. popularly accepted "on" reading of a kanji (as opposed to those derived from Chinese)
つうようおん
通用音
1. popularly accepted "on" reading of a kanji (as opposed to those derived from Chinese)See also 慣用音
えきせいかくめい
易姓革命
1. revolution (change of dynasty) decreed by Heaven when the incumbent emperor is found lacking in moral virtue (old Chinese political thought)Yojijukugo (four character compound), Historical term
じゅせいとう
寿星桃
1. Prunus persica var. densa (Chinese variety of peach)Usually written using kana alone, See also 唐桃
ジュセイトウ
1. decoction (in Chinese medicine)