Lián tōng
China United Telecommunications Corporation
aka China Unicom or Unicom
abbr. for 中國聯通|中国联通
Zhēn wǔ
Lord of profound heaven, major Daoist deity
aka Black Tortoise 玄武 or Black heavenly emperor 玄天上帝
Zhāng Huì mèi
A-Mei, aka Gulilai Amit (1972-), aboriginal Taiwanese pop singer
Dí Rén jié
Di Renjie (607-700), Tang dynasty politician, prime minister under Wu Zetian, subsequently hero of legends
master sleuth Judge Dee, aka Chinese Sherlock Holmes, in novel Three murder cases solved by Judge Dee 狄公案[Di2 gong1 an4] translated by Dutch sinologist R.H. van Gulik 高羅珮|高罗佩[Gao1 Luo2 pei4]
Ā kǎ
Acre, city in Israel, also known as Akko
Láng tú téng
Wolf Totem, novel by Lü Jiamin aka Jiang Rong
huā bān xuǎn
pityriasis versicolor (aka tinea versicolor), blotchy skin condition common in tropical areas, common name 汗斑
pài tì dìng
pethidine (aka meperidine or Demerol)
Hā méi nèi yī
Khamenei, Ayatollah Aly (1939-), Supreme Leader of Iran, aka Ali Khamenei
Yī sī lán guó
Muslim countries
caliphate
Islamic State (aka IS or ISIL or ISIS)
Ruǎn Ān
Nguyen An (1381-1453), aka Ruan An, Vietnamese architect and engineer, principal designer of the Forbidden City
Lǐ Yǔ chūn
Li Yuchun aka Chris Lee (1984-), Chinese pop singer
rè suō guǎn
heat shrink tubing (aka heatshrink) (shrinkable plastic tube used to insulate wires)
Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn , yì zài Pèi gōng
lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] (idiom); refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang, aka Duke of Pei 沛公[Pei4 gong1] and the future Han emperor, during a sword dance at Feast at Hongmen 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hong2 men2 Yan4]
an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent
Láng Tú téng
Wolf Totem, novel by Lü Jiamin aka Jiang Rong
Chéng Yǎo jīn
Cheng Yaojin (589-665), aka 程知節|程知节[Cheng2 Zhi1 jie2], Chinese general of the Tang dynasty
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