哈利·波特 | Hā lì · Bō tè | Harry Potter, boy wizard in the novels by J.K. Rowling 羅琳|罗琳 |
卫报 | Wèi Bào | The Guardian (U.K. newspaper) |
缂丝 | kè sī | kesi or k’o-ssu, Chinese silk tapestry woven in a pictorial design |
潮虫 | cháo chóng | woodlouse (suborder Oniscidea within the order Isopoda) / a.k.a. roly-poly, pill bug, sow bug etc |
东坡肉 | Dōng pō ròu | stir-fried pork, favorite of Northern Song writer Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼, a.k.a. Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡 |
曾参 | Zēng Shēn | Zeng Shen (505-435 BC), a.k.a. 曾子[Zeng1 zi3], student of Confucius, presumed editor or author of Confucian classic the Great Learning 大學|大学[Da4 xue2] |
紫杉醇 | zǐ shān chún | Taxol (a.k.a. Paclitaxel), mitotic inhibitor used in cancer chemotherapy |
巴德尔 | Bā dé ěr | Baldr or Baldur, god in Norse mythology / Andreas Baader (1943-1977), leader of Red Army Faction, a.k.a. the Baader-Meinhof group |
顾恺之 | Gù Kǎi zhī | Gu Kaizhi or Ku K'aichih (346-407), famous painter of Eastern Jin dynasty, one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家 |
孔丛子 | Kǒng cóng zǐ | the K'ung family Masters' anthology, collection of dialogues between Confucius and his disciples, possibly forged in third century by Wang Su 王肅|王肃[Wang2 Su4] |
胡志明市 | Hú Zhì míng Shì | Ho Chi Minh City a.k.a. Saigon, Vietnam |
双减 | Shuāng jiǎn | (PRC) Double Reduction Policy, announced in 2021, aiming to ease pressure on K-12 students by reducing homework and banning for-profit after-school academic classes |
天津环球金融中心 | Tiān jīn Huán qiú Jīn róng Zhōng xīn | Tianjin World Financial Center, skyscraper a.k.a. the Tianjin Tower or Jin Tower / abbr. to 津塔[Jin1 ta3] |
船政学堂 | Chuán zhèng Xué táng | Fuzhou Naval College, a.k.a. Foochow Naval Dockyard School, set up in 1866 by the Qing dynasty |
角鸮 | jiǎo xiāo | screech owl (genus Megascops, a.k.a. Otus) |
鸣角鸮 | Míng jiǎo xiāo | Screech-owl (genus Megascops, a.k.a. Otus) |
或称 | huò chēng | also called / also known as / a.k.a. |
荣誉学位 | róng yù xué wèi | honorary degree / (U.K. etc) honours degree |
津塔 | Jīn tǎ | Jin Tower / abbr. for 天津環球金融中心|天津环球金融中心[Tian1 jin1 Huan2 qiu2 Jin1 rong2 Zhong1 xin1] Tianjin World Financial Center, skyscraper a.k.a. the Tianjin Tower |
沪宁铁路 | Hù Níng Tiě lù | Shanghai-Nanjing Railway, a.k.a. Huning Railway |
红豆杉醇 | hóng dòu shān chún | Taxol (a.k.a. Paclitaxel), mitotic inhibitor used in cancer chemotherapy |
绍兴酒 | Shào xīng jiǔ | Shaoxing wine a.k.a. "yellow wine", traditional Chinese wine made from glutinous rice and wheat |
醋磺内酯钾 | cù huáng nèi zhǐ jiǎ | acesulfame potassium; acesulfame K (an artificial sweetener) |
陈香梅 | Chén Xiāng méi | Chen Xiangmei (1925-2018), a.k.a. Anna Chennault, born in Beijing, US Republican Party politician, wife of Claire Lee Chennault 陳納德|陈纳德[Chen2 na4 de2] |
马尔卡河 | Mǎ ěr kǎ Hé | Malka River, Russia, a.k.a. Balyksu River |