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卫报
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Wèi Bào |
The Guardian (U.K. newspaper) |
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哈利·波特
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Hā lì · Bō tè |
Harry Potter, boy wizard in the novels by J.K. Rowling 罗琳 |
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双减
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Shuāng jiǎn |
(PRC) Double Reduction Policy, announced in 2021, aiming to ease pressure on K-12 students by reducing homework and banning for-profit after-school academic classes |
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角鸮
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jiǎo xiāo |
screech owl (genus Megascops, a.k.a. Otus) |
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胡志明市
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Hú Zhì míng Shì |
Ho Chi Minh City a.k.a. Saigon, Vietnam |
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巴德尔
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Bā dé ěr |
Baldr or Baldur, god in Norse mythology / Andreas Baader (1943-1977), leader of Red Army Faction, a.k.a. the Baader-Meinhof group |
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东坡肉
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Dōng pō ròu |
stir-fried pork, favorite of Northern Song writer Su Shi 苏轼, a.k.a. Su Dongpo 苏东坡 |
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潮虫
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cháo chóng |
woodlouse (suborder Oniscidea within the order Isopoda) / a.k.a. roly-poly, pill bug, sow bug etc |
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荣誉学位
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róng yù xué wèi |
honorary degree / (U.K. etc) honours degree |
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船政学堂
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Chuán zhèng Xué táng |
Fuzhou Naval College, a.k.a. Foochow Naval Dockyard School, set up in 1866 by the Qing dynasty |
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天津环球金融中心
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Tiān jīn Huán qiú Jīn róng Zhōng xīn |
Tianjin World Financial Center, skyscraper a.k.a. the Tianjin Tower or Jin Tower / abbr. to 津塔 |
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紫杉醇
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zǐ shān chún |
Taxol (a.k.a. Paclitaxel), mitotic inhibitor used in cancer chemotherapy |
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缂丝
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kè sī |
kesi or k’o-ssu, Chinese silk tapestry woven in a pictorial design |
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孔丛子
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Kǒng cóng zǐ |
the K'ung family Masters' anthology, collection of dialogues between Confucius and his disciples, possibly forged in third century by Wang Su 王肃 |
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或称
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huò chēng |
also called / also known as / a.k.a. |
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绍兴酒
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Shào xīng jiǔ |
Shaoxing wine a.k.a. "yellow wine", traditional Chinese wine made from glutinous rice and wheat |
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沪宁铁路
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Hù Níng Tiě lù |
Shanghai-Nanjing Railway, a.k.a. Huning Railway |
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曾参
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Zēng Shēn |
Zeng Shen (505-435 BC), a.k.a. 曾子, student of Confucius, presumed editor or author of Confucian classic the Great Learning 大学 |
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红豆杉醇
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hóng dòu shān chún |
Taxol (a.k.a. Paclitaxel), mitotic inhibitor used in cancer chemotherapy |
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津塔
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Jīn tǎ |
Jin Tower / abbr. for 天津环球金融中心 Tianjin World Financial Center, skyscraper a.k.a. the Tianjin Tower |