zhuǎn tóu
to turn one's head
to change direction
U-turn
volte face
to repent
niào mì dìng
uracil nucleotide (U, pairs with adenine A 腺嘌呤 in RNA)
Cí Xǐ
Empress Dowager Cixi or Ts'u Hsi (reigned 1861-1908)
wa
replaces 啊[a5] when following the vowel "u" or "ao"
Yù shù
Yushu Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: yus hru'u bod rigs rang skyong khul) in Qinghai
Dào fú
Dawu county (Tibetan: rta 'u rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
Cí xǐ Tài hòu
Empress Dowager Cixi or Ts'u Hsi (1835-1908), regent 1861-1908
Dào fú xiàn
Dawu county (Tibetan: rta 'u rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
wèi bào
The Guardian (U.K. newspaper)
diào zhuǎn
to reassign sb to a different job
to turn around
to change direction
to make a U turn
Yù shù xiàn
Yushu county (Tibetan: yus hru'u rdzong) in Yushu Tibetan autonomous prefecture 玉樹藏族自治州|玉树藏族自治州[Yu4 shu4 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
Yù shù zhōu
Yushu Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: yus hru'u bod rigs rang skyong khul) in Qinghai
Yù shù Zàng zú zì zhì zhōu
Yushu Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: yus hru'u bod rigs rang skyong khul) in Qinghai
Shuāng hú
two lakes
Shuanghu special district, Tibetan: Mtsho gnyis don gcod khru'u, in Nagchu prefecture 那曲地區|那曲地区[Na4 qu3 di4 qu1], central Tibet
xiàn piào lìng
adenine nucleotide (A, pairs with thymine T 胸腺嘧啶 in DNA and with uracil U 尿嘧啶 in RNA)
Shuāng hú tè bié qū
Shuanghu special district, Tibetan: Mtsho gnyis don gcod khru'u, in Nagchu prefecture 那曲地區|那曲地区[Na4 qu3 di4 qu1], central Tibet
Cí xǐ tài hòu
Empress Dowager Cixi or Ts'u Hsi (1835-1908), regent 1861-1908
Wèi Bào
The Guardian (U.K. newspaper)
róng yù xué wèi
honorary degree
(U.K. etc) honours degree