la
sentence-final particle, contraction of 了啊, indicating exclamation
particle placed after each item in a list of examples
fāng fǎ lùn
methodology
Discours de la méthode by René Descartes 笛卡兒|笛卡儿[Di2 ka3 er2], 1637
tí hú
refined cream cheese
fig. crème de la crème
nirvana
Buddha nature
Buddhist truth
broth
flawless personal character
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
jiǎn pǔ
music notation in which the notes Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La and Si are represented by numerals 1 to 7
pō la
shrewish
pungent
forceful
bold and vigorous
Chéng guān qū
Chengguan district of Lhasa city 拉薩市|拉萨市[Lā sà shì], Tibetan: Lha sa khrin kon chus, Tibet
Chengguan district of Lanzhou city 蘭州市|兰州市[Lán zhōu shì], Gansu
Luó shì
Roche
F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd
Zhōng guó shì
Chinese style
à la chinoise
wǔ yīn
five notes of pentatonic scale, roughly do, re, mi, sol, la
five classes of initial consonants of Chinese phonetics, namely: 喉音[hou2 yin1], 牙音[ya2 yin1], 舌音[she2 yin1], 齒音|齿音[chi3 yin1], 唇音[chun2 yin1]
Zhōng diàn
Gyeltang or Gyalthang town and county, former name of Shangri-La county 香格里拉縣|香格里拉县[Xiang1 ge2 li3 la1 xian4] in Dêqên 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], northwest Yunnan
Bā ěr zhā kè
Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850), French novelist, author of series La comédie humaine
dà shā mò
great desert (e.g. the Taklamakan 塔克拉瑪干|塔克拉玛干[Tǎ kè lā mǎ gàn] or Sahara 撒哈拉[Sā hā lā])
Lā Ní nà
La Niña, equatorial climatic variation over the Eastern Pacific, as opposed to El Niño 厄爾尼諾|厄尔尼诺
É jì nà qí
Ejin banner in Alxa league 阿拉善盟[Ā lā shàn méng], Inner Mongolia (formerly in Gansu 1969-1979)
wàn biàn bù lí qí zōng
many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom); plus ça change, plus ça reste la mème chose
gā la
(onom.) rumbling
rattling
gá la
to quarrel (Northeastern Mandarin)
Yà chēn
Aachen, city in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Aix-la-Chapelle
Lā Kē lǔ ní yà
La Coruña or A Coruña (city in Galicia, Spain)
rén jiān xǐ jù
La comédie humaine, series of novels by 19th century French novelist Honoré de Balzac 巴爾扎克|巴尔扎克[Bā ěr zhā kè]
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
Dí kǎ ér
René Descartes (1596-1650), French philosopher and author of Discours de la méthode 方法論|方法论
Ā méng
Alxa league, a prefecture level subdivision of Inner Mongolia
abbr. for 阿拉善盟[Ā lā shàn méng]
Ā lā shàn zuǒ qí
Alxa left banner, Mongolian Alshaa Züün khoshuu, in Alxa league 阿拉善盟[Ā lā shàn méng], Inner Mongolia (formerly in Gansu 1969-1979)
hā la
rancid
to kill
to slaughter
Lā bā sī
La Paz, administrative capital of Bolivia
Ā lā shàn yòu qí
Alxa right banner, Mongolian Alshaa Baruun khoshuu, in Alxa league 阿拉善盟[Ā lā shàn méng], Inner Mongolia (formerly in Gansu 1969-1979)
hè pǔ dīng
Chinese brand name of Lamivudine 拉米夫定[Lā mǐ fū dìng]
Bā yàn hào tè
Bayan Hot, capital of Alxa league 阿拉善盟[Ā lā shàn méng], Inner Mongolia
pī li pā la
variant of 批哩啪啦[pī li pā la]
pī li pā la
variant of 批哩啪啦[pī li pā la]
gōng shāng jué zhǐ yǔ
pre-Tang names of the five notes of the pentatonic scale, corresponding roughly to do, re, mi, sol, la
Kǎ sī dì lì yà
Castilla, old Spanish kingdom
modern Spanish provinces of Castilla-Leon and Castilla-La Mancha
tā la
to shuffle along (while walking)
to be deliberately slow (in doing sth)
slippers
Hēi shuǐ chéng
ruins of Heishui town of Xixia 西夏[Xī Xià] people, in Eijin banner 額濟納旗|额济纳旗[É jì nà qí], Alxa league 阿拉善盟[Ā lā shàn méng], Inner Mongolia
Zhōng diàn xiàn
Gyeltang or Gyalthang town and county, former name of Shangri-La county 香格里拉縣|香格里拉县[Xiang1 ge2 li3 la1 xian4] in Dêqên 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], northwest Yunnan
Lǐ Wá zhuàn
Tale of courtesan Li Wa, novel by Tang writer Bai Xingjian 白行簡|白行简 along the lines of La Traviata, favorite opera plot
Ā hēng
Aachen, city in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Aix-la-Chapelle
also written 亞琛|亚琛[Ya4 chen1]
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