Hàn xué
sinology
Chinese studies (in foreign schools)
Han Learning, a Qing dynasty movement aiming at a philological appraisal of the Classics
xiào lián
xiaolian, two examination subjects in Han, later a single subject in Ming and Qing
successful second degree candidate
fù guó qiáng bīng
lit. rich country, strong army (idiom); slogan of legalist philosophers in pre-Han times
Make the country wealthy and the military powerful, slogan of modernizers in Qing China and Meiji Japan (Japanese pronunciation: Fukoku kyōhei)
qīng hán
poor
underprivileged
(of weather) crisp and clear
Mǎn Hàn quán xí
the Manchu Han imperial feast, a legendary banquet in the Qing dynasty
(fig.) a sumptuous banquet