改革开放 | [gǎi gé kāi fàng, ㄍㄞˇ ㄍㄜˊ ㄎㄞ ㄈㄤˋ, 改 革 开 放 / 改 革 開 放] to reform and open to the outside world; refers to Deng Xiaoping's policies from around 1980 #3,631 [Add to Longdo] | 谢霆锋 | [Xiè Tíng fēng, ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄈㄥ, 谢 霆 锋 / 謝 霆 鋒] Tse Ting-Fung or Nicholas Tse (1980-), cantopop star #15,879 [Add to Longdo] | 四个现代化 | [sì gè xiàn dài huà, ㄙˋ ㄍㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ, 四 个 现 代 化 / 四 個 現 代 化] Deng Xiaoping's four modernizations practised from the 1980s (possibly planned together with Zhou Enlai), namely modernization of industry, agriculture, national defense and science and technology; abbr. to 四化 #26,727 [Add to Longdo] | 施明德 | [Shī Míng dé, ㄕ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄜˊ, 施 明 德] Shih Ming-te (1941-), Taiwanese politician, imprisoned 1962-1977 and 1980-1990 under the Guomindang, subsequently a leader of DPP 民進黨|民进党, since 2006 leader of protests against Chen Shuibian #27,402 [Add to Longdo] | 薄一波 | [Bó Yī bō, ㄅㄛˊ ㄧ ㄅㄛ, 薄 一 波] Bo Yibo (1908-2007), ranking PRC politician, served on State Council from 1950s to 1980s as colleague of Deng Xiaoping #34,761 [Add to Longdo] | 萨特 | [Sà tè, ㄙㄚˋ ㄊㄜˋ, 萨 特 / 薩 特] Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980), French existential philosopher and novelist #43,058 [Add to Longdo] | 萨马兰奇 | [Sà mǎ lán qí, ㄙㄚˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄢˊ ㄑㄧˊ, 萨 马 兰 奇 / 薩 馬 蘭 奇] Juan Antonio Samaranch (1920-), Spanish olympic official, President of International Olympic Committee 1980-2001 #43,575 [Add to Longdo] | 庚申 | [gēng shēn, ㄍㄥ ㄕㄣ, 庚 申] fifty seventh year G9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1980 or 2040 #58,067 [Add to Longdo] | 姚滨 | [Yáo Bīn, ㄧㄠˊ ㄅㄧㄣ, 姚 滨 / 姚 濱] Yao Bin (1957-), PRC champion ice skater during early 1980s and more recently national skating coach #61,804 [Add to Longdo] | 穆加贝 | [Mù jiā bèi, ㄇㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄅㄟˋ, 穆 加 贝 / 穆 加 貝] Robert Mugabe (1924-), Zimbabwean ZANU-PF politician, President of Zimbabwe 1980-2008 #83,835 [Add to Longdo] | 砍大山 | [kǎn dà shān, ㄎㄢˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄕㄢ, 砍 大 山] to chat (1980s Beijing slang); to chew the fat #400,489 [Add to Longdo] | 河殇 | [hé shāng, ㄏㄜˊ ㄕㄤ, 河 殇 / 河 殤] River elegy (influential 1988 CCTV documentary series, that stimulated the Beijing Spring democracy movement of 1980s) [Add to Longdo] | 福寿螺 | [fú shòu luó, ㄈㄨˊ ㄕㄡˋ ㄌㄨㄛˊ, 福 寿 螺 / 福 壽 螺] giant Amazon snail (Ampullaria gigas spix), that has devastated rice paddies in China since its introduction in the 1980s [Add to Longdo] | 草莓族 | [cǎo méi zú, ㄘㄠˇ ㄇㄟˊ ㄗㄨˊ, 草 莓 族] the Strawberry Generation (Taiwanese term, often sarcastic, for those born between 1980 and 1991, well off and influenced by advertising) [Add to Longdo] | 跑酷 | [Pǎo kù, ㄆㄠˇ ㄎㄨˋ, 跑 酷] Le Parkour, a French sport invented by David Belle in 1980s, with aim of moving around urban areas; also written 飛躍道|飞跃道 [Add to Longdo] | 辣妹 | [Là mèi, ㄌㄚˋ ㄇㄟˋ, 辣 妹] hot chick; sexy girl; abbreviated l.m.; Spice girls (1980s UK pop group) [Add to Longdo] | 闯王陵 | [Chuǎng Wáng líng, ㄔㄨㄤˇ ㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ, 闯 王 陵 / 闖 王 陵] mausoleum to late Ming peasant rebel leader Li Zicheng 李自成 (who styled himself Chuang Wang): one in Jiugongshan 九宫山 nature reserve, Tongshan county, Xianning prefecture, Hubei, and another in Shimen 石门, Changde 常德, Hunan, built starting in 1980 [Add to Longdo] | 飞跃道 | [fēi yuè dào, ㄈㄟ ㄩㄝˋ ㄉㄠˋ, 飞 跃 道 / 飛 躍 道] Le Parkour, a French sport invented by David Belle in 1980s, with aim of moving around urban areas); also written 飛躍道|飞跃道 [Add to Longdo] |
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