tǔ sī
sliced bread (loanword from "toast")
government-appointed hereditary tribal headman in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties
Yuán Shì kǎi
Yuan Shikai (1859-1916), senior general of late Qing, subsequently warlord and self-proclaimed emperor of China
jìng huā yuán
Jinghua Yuan or Flowers in the Mirror, Qing novel of fantasy and erudition (early 19th century) by Li Ruzhen 李汝珍
sǎn qǔ
verse or song form from Yuan, Ming and Qing
Yuán Méi
Yuan Mei (1716-1798), famous Qing poet and critic, one of Three great poets of the Qianlong era 乾嘉三大家
yuān qíng
facts of an injustice
circumstances surrounding a miscarriage of justice
jìn gǔ
near ancient history (often taken to mean Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing times)
Lǐ Rǔ zhēn
Li Ruzhen (c. 1763-c. 1830), Qing novelist and phonologist, author of fantasy novel Jinghua Yuan 鏡花緣|镜花缘 or Flowers in the Mirror
qí lù dēng
Lamp in the side-street, novel by Qing dynasty writer Li Lüyuan 李绿园[Lǐ Lǜ yuán]
also written 岐路燈|岐路灯
Xī lóu jì
Qing dynasty novel the Western Chamber by Yuan Yuling 袁于令
same as 西樓夢|西楼梦
Yuán Yú lìng
Yuan Yuling (-1674) Qing writer, author of 西樓記|西楼记[Xi1 lou2 Ji4]
Xī lóu mèng
Qing dynasty novel the Western Chamber by Yuan Yuling 袁于令
same as 西樓記|西楼记
Nán yuàn
Nanyuan or "Southern Park", an imperial hunting domain during the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, now the site of Nanhaizi Park in the south of Beijing
Jìng huā Yuán
Jinghua Yuan or Flowers in the Mirror, Qing novel of fantasy and erudition (early 19th century) by Li Ruzhen 李汝珍[Li3 Ru3 zhen1]
Wèi Yuán
Wei Yuan (1794-1857), Qing dynasty thinker, historian and scholar
Xī lóu Jì
Qing dynasty novel the Western Chamber by Yuan Yuling 袁于令[Yuan2 Yu2 ling4]
same as 西樓夢|西楼梦