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| 年代 | nián dài | a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties) / age / era / period / CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 世纪 | shì jì | century / CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 近代 | jìn dài | the not-very-distant past / modern times, excluding recent decades / (in the context of Chinese history) the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century to 1919) / capitalist times (pre-1949) |
| 三国 | Sān guó | Three Kingdoms period (220-280) in Chinese history / any of several Three Kingdoms periods in Korean history, esp. from 1st century AD to unification under Silla 新羅|新罗[Xin1luo2] in 658 |
| 梗 | gěng | branch / stem / stalk / CL:根[gen1] / to block / to hinder / (neologism that evolved from 哏[gen2], initially in Taiwan, during the first decade of the 21st century) memorable creative idea (joke, catchphrase, meme, neologism, witty remark etc) / prominent feature of a creative work (punchline of a joke, trope in a drama, special ingredient in a dish, riff in a pop song etc) |
| 客家 | Kè jiā | Hakka ethnic group, a subgroup of the Han that in the 13th century migrated from northern China to the south |
| 倭寇 | Wō kòu | Japanese pirates (in 16th and 17th century) |
| 国语 | Guó yǔ | Chinese language (Mandarin), emphasizing its national nature / Chinese as a primary or secondary school subject / Chinese in the context of the Nationalist Government / Guoyu, book of historical narrative c. 10th-5th century BC |
| 舜 | Shùn | Shun (c. 23rd century BC), mythical sage and leader |
| 尔雅 | Ěr yǎ | "Erya" or "The Ready Guide", first extant Chinese dictionary, c. 3rd century BC, with glossaries on classical texts |
| 百年 | bǎi nián | hundred years / century / lifetime |
| 皮蛋 | pí dàn | century egg; preserved egg |
| 长毛 | Cháng máo | (derog.) the Longhairs (Taiping rebels of the 19th century) |
| 晚清 | wǎn Qīng | the late Qing / late 19th and early 20th century China |
| 妲己 | Dá jǐ | Daji (c. 11th century BC), concubine of the last Shang dynasty king Zhou Xin 紂辛|纣辛[Zhou4 Xin1] |
| 说文解字 | Shuō wén Jiě zì | Shuowen Jiezi, the original Han dynasty Chinese character dictionary with 10,516 entries, authored by Xu Shen 許慎|许慎[Xu3 Shen4] in 2nd century |
| 中叶 | zhōng yè | mid- (e.g. mid-century) / middle period |
| 花木兰 | Huā Mù lán | Hua Mulan, legendary woman warrior (c. fifth century), Northern dynasties folk hero recorded in Sui and Tang literature |
| 侵华 | qīn Huá | to invade China (referring to 19th century imperialist powers and Japan) |
| 列子 | Liè zǐ | Lie Zi, Daoist author, said to be early Warring States period 戰國|战国[Zhan4 guo2] / Daoist text in eight chapters, said to be by Lie Zi, probably compiled during WeiJin times 魏晉|魏晋[Wei4 Jin4] (3rd century AD) |
| 杏林 | xìng lín | forest of apricot trees / (fig.) honorific term for fine doctor (cf Dr Dong Feng 董奉[Dong3 Feng4], 3rd century AD, asked his patients to plant apricot trees instead of paying fees) |
| 庐 | Lú | surname Lu / Luzhou or Lu Prefecture 廬州|庐州[Lu2 Zhou1], a prefecture between the 6th and 13th centuries in present-day Anhui / Mount Lu 廬山|庐山[Lu2 Shan1] in Jiangxi Province |
| 方言 | Fāng yán | the first Chinese dialect dictionary, edited by Yang Xiong 揚雄|扬雄[Yang2 Xiong2] in 1st century, containing over 9000 characters |
| 禹 | Yǔ | Yu the Great (c. 21st century BC), mythical leader who tamed the floods / surname Yu |
| 安南 | Ān nán | Annam (Tang Dynasty protectorate located in what is now northern Vietnam) / Annam (autonomous kingdom located in what is now northern Vietnam, 10th-15th century) / Annam (central part of Vietnam during the French colonial period) / old name for Vietnam / Annan District in Tainan 臺南|台南[Tai2 nan2], Taiwan / Kofi Annan (1938-2018), UN secretary-general 1997-2006 |