zhuó dì
to land
to touch the ground
see also 著地|着地[zháo dì]
Dí
surname Di
variant of 狄[Di2], generic name for northern ethnic minorities during the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 BC-220 AD)
Yáo
surname Yao
Yao or Tang Yao (c. 2200 BC), one of Five legendary Emperors 五帝[wu3 di4], second son of Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4]
Dí
surname Di
generic name for northern ethnic minorities during the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 BC-220 AD)
Yǒng Lè
Yongle Emperor, reign name of third Ming emperor Zhu Di 硃棣|朱棣[Zhù Dī] (1360-1424), reigned 1403-1424, Temple name 明成祖[Míng Chéng zǔ]
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]
Xiāng gé lǐ lā
Shangri-La (mythical location)
Shangri-La town and county in Dêqên or Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Dí qìng Zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], northwest Yunnan
formerly Gyeltang or Gyalthang, Chinese 中甸[Zhōng diàn] in Tibetan province of Kham
biāo di
target
aim
objective
what one hopes to gain
dì di
younger brother
CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
shén tàn
master sleuth
lit. miraculous detective
cf Sherlock Holmes 福爾摩斯|福尔摩斯[Fu2 er3 mo2 si1] or Di Renjie 狄仁傑|狄仁杰[Di2 Ren2 jie2]
xiǎo dì di
little brother
little boy
(coll.) penis
Tuō lǐ
Toli county in Tacheng prefecture 塔城地區|塔城地区[Tǎ chéng dì qū], Xinjiang
Nǚ wá
mythological daughter of Fiery Emperor 炎帝[Yán dì] who turned into bird Jingwei 精衛|精卫[Jīng wèi] after drowning
wǔ dì
Five Emperors from legendary times
possibly tribal leaders before the historiographers got working on them
usually taken to be Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4] and four of his sons Zhuan Xu 顓頊|颛顼[Zhuan1 Xu1], Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4], Tang Yao 唐堯|唐尧[Tang2 Yao2], Yu Shun 虞舜[Yu2 Shun4]
Bā lǐ kūn
Barkol Kazakh autonomous county or Barköl Qazaq aptonom nahiyisi in Kumul prefecture 哈密地區|哈密地区[Hā mì dì qū], Xinjiang
Wǔ Hú
five non-Han people, namely: Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴, Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑, Jié 羯, Dī 氐, Qiāng 羌, esp. in connection with the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 五胡十六國|五胡十六国
Xiāng gé lǐ lā xiàn
Shangri-La county in Dêqên or Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Dí qìng Zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], northwest Yunnan
formerly Gyeltang or Gyalthang, Chinese 中甸[Zhōng diàn] in Tibetan province of Kham
nán jīng
Canon of difficult questions, medical text, c. first century AD
abbr. for 黃帝八十一難經|黄帝八十一难经[Huáng dì bā shí yī nán jīng]
Táng Yáo
Yao or Tang Yao (c. 2200 BC), one of Five legendary Emperors 五帝[wu3 di4], second son of Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4]
Dì Kù
Di Ku or Emperor Ku, one of Five legendary Emperors 五帝[wu3 di4], great-grandson of Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4]
Tuō lǐ xiàn
Toli county in Tacheng prefecture 塔城地區|塔城地区[Tǎ chéng dì qū], Xinjiang
Bā lǐ kūn xiàn
Barkol Kazakh autonomous county or Barköl Qazaq aptonom nahiyisi in Kumul prefecture 哈密地區|哈密地区[Hā mì dì qū], Xinjiang
Hù zhù Tǔ zú zì zhì xiàn
Huzhu Tuzu autonomous county in Haidong prefecture 海東地區|海东地区[Hǎi dōng dì qū], Qinghai
Dí gōng àn
Dee Gong An or Judge Dee's cases, 18th century fantasy featuring Tang dynasty politician Di Renjie 狄仁傑|狄仁杰[Dí Rén jié] as master sleuth, translated by R.H. van Gulik as Three murder cases solved by Judge Dee (lit. the Di Renji case)
Tǎ shí kù ěr gān Tǎ jí kè zì zhì xiàn
Taxkorgan Tajik autonomous county (Tashqurqan Tajik aptonom nahiyisi) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[Kā shí dì qū], west Xinjiang
Yù píng Dòng zú zì zhì xiàn
Yuping Dong autonomous county in Tongren prefecture 銅仁地區|铜仁地区[Tóng rén dì qū], Guizhou
Wēi níng Yí zú Huí zú Miáo zú zì zhì xiàn
Weining Yi, Hui and Miao autonomous county in Bijie prefecture 畢節地區|毕节地区[Bì jié dì qū], Guizhou
Bā lǐ kūn Hā sà kè zì zhì xiàn
Barkol Kazakh autonomous county or Barköl Qazaq aptonom nahiyisi in Kumul prefecture 哈密地區|哈密地区[Hā mì dì qū], Xinjiang
Huà lóng huí zú zì zhì xiàn
Hualong Huizu autonomous county in Haidong prefecture 海東地區|海东地区[Hǎi dōng dì qū], Qinghai
dì tǎng quán
Di Tang Quan - "Ground-Prone Fist"
"Ground Tumbling Boxing" - Martial Art
dà táng Dí gōng àn
Three murder cases solved by Judge Dee (lit. the Tang dynasty Di Renji case), 1949 novel by R.H. van Gulik featuring Tang dynasty politician Di Renjie 狄仁傑|狄仁杰[Dí Rén jié] as master sleuth
Shǐ dì fēn · Hā pò
see 斯蒂芬・哈珀[Sī dì fēn · Hā pò]
Dà wèi · Ài dēng bǎo
David Attenborough (1926-), British naturalist and broadcaster, author of Life on Earth 地球上的生物[dì qíu shàng de shēng wù]
Duō nǎ tài luó
Donatello (c. 1386-1466)
Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi, famous early renaissance painter and sculptor
Chá yǎ xiàn
variant of 察雅縣|察雅县[Chá yǎ xiàn], Zhag'yab county, Tibetan: Brag g-yab rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区[Chāng dū dì qū], Tibet
Dà Táng Dí Gōng àn
Three Murder Cases Solved by Judge Dee, 1949 novel by R.H. van Gulik, featuring Tang Dynasty politician Di Renjie 狄仁傑|狄仁杰[Di2 Ren2 jie2] as master sleuth
Yǒng lè
Yongle Emperor, reign name of third Ming emperor Zhu Di 朱棣[Zhu1 Di4] (1360-1424), reigned 1403-1424, Temple name 明成祖[Ming2 Cheng2 zu3]
Zhū Dì
Zhu Di, personal name of third Ming Emperor Yongle 永樂|永乐[Yong3 le4]
Dí Gōng Àn
Dee Gong An (or Judge Dee's) Cases, 18th century fantasy featuring Tang dynasty politician Di Renjie 狄仁傑|狄仁杰[Di2 Ren2 jie2] as master sleuth, translated by R.H. van Gulik as Three Murder Cases Solved by Judge Dee
Wǔ hú
Five non-Han people, namely: Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴[Xiong1 nu2], Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑[Xian1 bei1], Jie 羯[Jie2], Di 氐[Di1], Qiang 羌[Qiang1], esp. in connection with the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 五胡十六國|五胡十六国[Wu3 hu2 Shi2 liu4 guo2]
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