bā yuè
August
eighth month (of the lunar year)
wēi yán
dignified
imposing
august
awe-inspiring
awe
prestige
dignity
Huò fū màn
Hofmann or Hoffman (name)
August Wilhelm von Hofmann (1818-1892), German chemist
Dustin Hoffman (1937-), US film actor
zūn róng
august countenance
your face (usually mocking)
wèi
not yet
did not
have not
not
8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep
ancient Chinese compass point: 210°
Lì qiū
Liqiu or Start of Autumn, 13th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-22nd August
shēn
to extend
to state
to explain
9th earthly branch: 3-5 p.m., 7th solar month (7th August-7th September), year of the Monkey
ancient Chinese compass point: 240°
Bǎi tuán Dà zhàn
Hundred Regiments offensive of August-December 1940, a large scale offensive against the Japanese by the communists
sān fú
three periods forming the hottest periods of summer, from mid-July to mid-August, namely: 初伏 (mid-July), 中伏 (late July to early August), 末伏 (mid-August)
Dà shǔ
Dashu or Great Heat, 12th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 23rd July-6th August
Nà dá mù
Nadam or Games, Mongolian national harvest festival in July-August
sān fú tiān
three periods forming the hottest periods of summer, from mid-July to mid-August, namely: 初伏 (mid-July), 中伏 (late July to early August), 末伏 (mid-August)
Nán chāng Qǐ yì
Nanchang Uprising, 1st August 1927, the beginning of military revolt by the Communists in the Chinese Civil War
Hóng Bó péi
Jon Huntsman, Jr. (1960-) Governor of Utah from 2005 to 2009, US Ambassador to China since August 2009
zhōng fú
last ten days of July and first ten days of August, the second of 三伏 sān fú, three hottest periods of the year
Chǔ shǔ
Chushu or End of Heat, 14th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 23rd August-7th September
yuè xī
Mid-autumn Festival on lunar 15th August
zhōng zhàn
end of war
armistice
cf Japanese surrender in WWII on 15th August 1945
jiě fàng rì
Liberation Day
cf Japan's surrender on 15th August 1945, celebrated as Liberation Day in Korea
bā yī wǔ
15th August
refers to Japanese surrender in WWII on 15th August 1945
Fú lù bèi ěr
surname Fröbel or Froebel
Friedrich Wilhelm August Fröbel (1782-1852), German pedagogue
mò fú
middle ten days of August, the last of 三伏 sān fú, three hottest periods of the year
èr fú
same as 中伏[zhong1 fu2], last ten days of July and first ten days of August, the second of 三伏[san1 fu2], three hottest periods of the year
huā zhāo yuè xī
a beautiful day
cf Birthday of the Flowers on lunar 15th February and Mid-autumn Festival on lunar 15th August
Bō cí tǎn huì yì
Potsdam conference, July-August 1945, between Truman, Stalin and British prime ministers Churchill and Attlee
bā èr sān pào zhàn
bombardment of Kinmen by PRC forces that started August 23rd 1958, also called second Taiwan strait crisis
bā yuè zhī guāng
Light in August (novel by William Faulkner 威廉·福克納|威廉·福克纳)
Shèng mǔ shēng tiān jié
Assumption of the Virgin Mary (Christian festival on 15th August)
shǔ fú
same as 三伏天[san1 fu2 tian1], three periods forming the hottest periods of summer, from mid-July to mid-August, namely: 初伏 (mid-July), 中伏 (late July to early August), 末伏 (mid-August)
zhōng zhàn rì
armistice day
cf Japan's surrender in WWII on 15th August 1945
Jiě fàng rì
Liberation Day
cf Japan's surrender on 15th August 1945, celebrated as Liberation Day in Korea
Bā yuè
August
eighth month (of the lunar year)
Bā yuè zhī Guāng
Light in August (novel by William Faulkner 威廉·福克納|威廉·福克纳[Wei1 lian2 · Fu2 ke4 na4])
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