kǒng pà
fear
to dread
I'm afraid that...
perhaps
maybe
zhàng
measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m)
to measure
husband
polite appellation for an older male
lǐ
mile (unit of length equal to 1,609.344 m)
old form of modern 英里[Ying1 li3]
bìng gòu
merger and acquisition (M and A)
acquisition
to take over
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°
lǐ
li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m
neighborhood
ancient administrative unit of 25 families
(Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels
zǐ
son
child
seed
egg
small thing
1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat
Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]
ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)
xià wǔ
afternoon
CL:個|个[ge4]
p.m.
liàn
chain
cable (unit of length: 100 fathoms, about 185 m)
chain (unit of length: 66 feet, about 20 m)
to chain
to enchain
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°
duì bu qǐ
unworthy
to let down
I'm sorry
excuse me
pardon me
if you please
sorry? (please repeat)
chǒu
clown
2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox
ancient Chinese compass point: 30°
sì
6th earthly branch: 9-11 a.m., 4th solar month (5th May-5th June), year of the Snake
ancient Chinese compass point: 150°
yīng chǐ
foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m)
wǔ
7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse
ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south)
yín
3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger
ancient Chinese compass point: 60°
hài
12th earthly branch: 9-11 p.m., 10th solar month (7th November-6th December), year of the Boar
ancient Chinese compass point: 330°
xū
11th earthly branch: 7-9 p.m., 9th solar month (8th October-6th November), year of the Dog
ancient Chinese compass point: 300°
yǒu
10th earthly branch: 5-7 p.m., 8th solar month (8th September-7th October), year of the Rooster
ancient Chinese compass point: 270° (west)
mǎo
mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon)
4th earthly branch: 5-7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March-4th April), year of the Rabbit
ancient Chinese compass point: 90° (east)
variant of 鉚|铆[mao3]
to exert one's strength
chén
5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon
ancient Chinese compass point: 120°
pái liè
array
arrangement
permutation (i.e. ordered choice of n elements out of m)
chǐ
foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m)
old form of modern 英尺[ying1 chi3]
hòu huì yǒu qī
I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom)
Hope to see you again.
dǎ jiàng yóu
to buy soy sauce
it's none of my business ("I’m just here to buy some soy sauce")
zhǐ pà
I'm afraid that...
perhaps
maybe
very likely
shuǐ diāo
mink (Mustela lutreola, M. vison)
duì bù zhù
to let sb down
to be unfair
I'm sorry
pardon me (formal)
Méi lǐ xuě shān
Meilixue or Meri snow mountains, with peaks up to 6000 m., in Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Di2 qing4 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
Tè kè sī
Tekesi county or Tékes Nahiyisi in Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州|伊犁哈萨克自治州[Yi1 li2 Ha1 sa4 ke4 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang
tex, unit of fiber density used in textile industry defined as mass in grams per 1000 m of fiber (loan)
Bèi Yù míng
Pei Ieoh Ming or I.M. Pei (1917-), famous Chinese-American architect
lǐ xué shuò shì
M.Sc. (Master of Science degree)
báo jiǔ
dilute wine
insipid wine
I'm sorry the wine I offer you is so poor. (humble)
Ní kè sēn
Nixon (name)
Richard M Nixon (1913-1994), US president 1969-1974
jiān bìng yǔ shōu gòu
mergers and acquisitions (M&A)
Dí lā kè
P.A.M. Dirac (1902-1984), British physicist
m25
interjection, exclamation or a grunt expressing question(叹词 interjection)
m45
interjection, exclamation or a grunt expressing consent (叹词 interjection)
um
Bái mǎ xuě shān
Baimaxue mountains, up to 5430 m., in Dechen or Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Di2 qing4 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
kuì bù gǎn dāng
lit. I'm ashamed and dare not (accept the honor); fig. I do not deserve your praise.
You flatter me too much.
wǒ zuì yù mián
lit. I'm drunk and would like to sleep (idiom)
(used to indicate one's sincere and straightforward nature)
Xī xià bāng mǎ fēng
Mt Shishapangma or Xixiabangma in Tibet (8012 m)
Kǎ wǎ gé bó fēng
Mt Kawakarpo (6740 m) in Yunnan, the highest peak of Meri snow mountains 梅里雪山[Mei2 li3 xue3 shan1]
shuāng chún yīn
bilabial consonant (b, p, or m)
qián bàn tiān
morning
a.m.
first half of the day
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