A Comprehensive Translation Glossary of Chinese Cultural Terms73

Aesthetics (美学 Měixué)
Conventionality (守正 Shǒuzhèng)
Impulse (意动 Yìdòng)
Implication (意趣 Yìqù)
Vagueness (意境 Yìjìng)

Buddhism (佛教 Fójiào)
Bodhisattva (菩萨 Púsà)
Chan (禅 Chán)
Karma (业障 Yèzhàng)
Mahayana (大乘 Dàchéng)
Nirvana (涅槃 Nièpán)
Stupa (佛塔 Fótǎ)

Relic (舍利 Shèlì)

Zen (禅 Chán)

Confucianism (儒家 Rújiā)
Benevolence (仁 Rén)
Ceremonial Observances (礼 Lǐ)
Filial Piety (孝 Xiào)
Humility (谦 Qían)
Justice (义 Yì)
Legacy (道统 Dàotǒng)
Mandate of Heaven (天命 Tiānmìng)
Righteousness (义 Yì)
Tradition (传承 Chuánchéng)
Virtue (德 Dé)

Cuisine (烹饪 Pēngrèn)
Dim Sum (点心 Diǎnxīn)
Dumpling (饺子 Jiǎozi)
Eight Great Cuisines (八大菜系 Bādà Càixì)

Anhui (徽菜 Huīcài)
Cantonese (粤菜 Yuècài)
Fujian (闽菜 Mǐncài)
Hunan (湘菜 Xiāngcài)
Jiangsu (苏菜 Sūcài)
Shandong (鲁菜 Lǔcài)
Sichuan (川菜 Chuāncài)
Zhejiang (浙菜 Zhècài)

Guotie (锅贴 Guōtiē)
Hot Pot (火锅 Huǒguō)
Longxu Noodle (龙须面 Lóngxū Miàn)
Mala (麻辣 Málà)
Mian (面 Miàn)
Noodles (面条 Miàntiáo)
Rice (米饭 Mǐfàn)
Sesame Oil (芝麻油 Zhīmayóu)
Soy Sauce (酱油 Jiàngyóu)
Spice (香料 Xiāngliào)
Stir-frying (爆炒 Bàocǎo)
Tea (茶 Chá)
Wok (炒锅 Chǎoguō)

Martial Arts (武术 Wǔshù)
Baguazhang (八卦掌 Bāguàzhǎng)
Chen Taijiquan (陈氏太极拳 Chén Shì Tàijíquán)
Eight-Trigram Palm (八卦掌 Bāguàzhǎng)
Iron Sand Palm (铁砂掌 Tiěshāzhǎng)
Jeet Kune Do (截拳道 Jiékquán Dào)
Kung Fu (功夫 Gōngfu)
Mok Gar (莫家拳 Mò jiāquán)
Nanquan (南拳 Nánquán)
Shaolin (少林 Shàolín)
Tai Chi (太极拳 Tàijíquán)
Wing Chun (咏春 Yǒngchūn)

Music (音乐 Yīnyuè)
Erhu (二胡 Èrhú)
Guzheng (古筝 Gǔzhēng)
Kunqu Opera (昆曲 Kūnqǔ)
Opera (戏曲 Xìqǔ)

Beijing Opera (京剧 Jīngjù)
Cantonese Opera (粤剧 Yuèjù)
Qinqiang Opera (秦腔 Qínqiāng)
Shaanxi Opera (秦腔 Qínqiāng)

Pipa (琵琶 Pípǎ)
Traditional Chinese Instruments (中乐 Zhōngyuè)
Zheng (筝 Zhēng)

Philosophy (哲学 Zhéxué)
Daoism (道教 Dàojiào)

Tao (道 Dào)
Wu Wei (无为 Wúwéi)

Legalism (法家 Fǎjiā)
Mohism (墨家 Mòjiā)
Pragmatism (实用主义 Shíyòngzhǔyì)
Socialism with Chinese Characteristics (中国特色社会主义 Zhōngguó tèsè shèhuìzhǔyì)

Poetry (诗歌 Shīgē)
Ci (词 Cí)
Couplet (对联 Duìlián)
Jing (经 Jīng)
Li (诗 Lǐ)
Quan (赋 Fù)
Shi (诗 Shī)
Song Ci (宋词 Sòng Cí)
Tang Poetry (唐诗 Tángshī)
Wu (舞 Wǔ)
Xin Qiji (辛弃疾 Xīn Qìjí)
Yuan Mei (袁枚 Yuán Méi)

2024-10-28

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