Chinese(漢語)
參考例句:The Chinese language is very difficult 漢語是很難學的
bonsai:盆栽(花卉)
參考例句:He used to pot flowers 他過去常用盆栽花
cheongsam :旗袍(音譯粵語“長衫”)
參考例句:Joyce: I am thinking about wearing a reformed cheongsam 我在考慮要不要穿改良式的旗袍
Confucious:孔夫子
參考例句:Confucius never reclaimed land or tilled the soil 開荒種地這件事,連孔夫子也沒有做過。
coolie:苦力
參考例句:his labor did not require a great deal of skill 他的苦力不需要很多技術
Cumshaw:小費,賞錢(音譯閔南語“感謝”)
參考例句:It was mean of him not to give her a tip.=He was mean not to give her a tip 他很小氣,不給她小費
dingho:頂好
參考例句:He said that they would have to mend the roof properly the following year 他說明年他們得把房頂好好修理一下
fengshui:風水
參考例句:You're the feng shui man? 你就是那個看風水的?
ginseng:人參,西洋參
參考例句:You're an addict. You're a ginseng addict? 你是癮君子你對人參上癮?
IChing:易經
參考例句:Buddhist monk Zhen ke s views on Yi :an concrete example of the Buddhisation of Yi jing 真可論《易》——《易經》“佛經化”的一個實例
Kowtow:叩頭,磕頭
參考例句:The act of kneeling and touching the forehead to the ground 叩頭跪下并使前額觸地的動作
Kumquat:金橘
kung fu:中國功夫
參考例句:A lot of China effort also all have true oral tradition in the overseas. 很多中國功夫,在海外也都有真?zhèn)鳌?/p>
mahjong:麻將
參考例句:I was cheaned out last night playing mahjong 昨晚打麻將把錢輸光了
nankeen:南京
參考例句:The train goes from Nanjing to Beijing 火車從南京開往北京
oolong:烏龍茶
參考例句:Oolong tea or jasmine tea? 烏龍茶還是茉莉花茶?
pongee:本織,府綢
參考例句:100% cotton colored poplin shirts for men and women 全棉什色府綢男女襯衣
sampan:舢板
參考例句:Fend off a sampan 把小舢板從岸邊推開
shantung:山東綢
參考例句:The honor attendants wore street-length dresses of lavender shantung 出席的貴賓們都穿著不很長的淡紫色山東綢的衣服
Taiji:太極
參考例句:Images and quintessence of Taijiquan 明確太極拳形象 把握太極拳精髓
Taoteching:道德經
參考例句:Study in Ethics of Market Economy--Ethics of economy and economy of ethics 市場經濟的道德拷問——經濟道德與道德經濟
tea:茶(音譯閔南語)
參考例句:China, lemon, iced tea 中國茶、 檸檬茶、 加冰的茶
tofu:豆腐
參考例句:Beans are crunched down to make bean curd 把大豆碾碎用來做豆腐
typhoon:臺風
參考例句:The typhoon is gathering strength 臺風的風力正逐漸增強
yamen/ yamun:衙門
參考例句:The bureaucratic style of work must be dropped 衙門作風必須拋棄
yeti:雪人
參考例句:skiers gliding across the snow 穿越雪地滑行的滑雪人