| 三国 | [Sān guó, ㄙㄢ ㄍㄨㄛˊ, 三 国 / 三 國] Three Kingdoms period following the break-up of the Han (220-280); several Three Kingdoms periods in Korean history, esp. from 1st century AD to unification under Silla 新羅|新罗 in 658, See also: 新羅, 新罗 #2,792 [Add to Longdo] |
| 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] |
| 布莱尔 | [Bù lái ěr, ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄦˇ, 布 莱 尔 / 布 萊 爾] Blair (name); Braille (name); Louis Braille (1809-1852), the inventor of the Braille alphabet for the blind #9,774 [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] |
| 掉头 | [diào tóu, ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄊㄡˊ, 掉 头 / 掉 頭] to turn through 180 degrees; a U-turn; to turn around #16,287 [Add to Longdo] |
| 汞 | [gǒng, ㄍㄨㄥˇ, 汞] mercury Hg, transition metal, atomic number 80 #17,266 [Add to Longdo] |
| 拿破仑 | [Ná pò lún, ㄋㄚˊ ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄣˊ, 拿 破 仑 / 拿 破 侖] Napoleon (name); Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), Emperor of France 1804-1815 #22,654 [Add to Longdo] |
| 林肯 | [Lín kěn, ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄣˇ, 林 肯] Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), US president 1861-1865 #22,924 [Add to Longdo] |
| 康德 | [Kāng dé, ㄎㄤ ㄉㄜˊ, 康 德] Immanuel Kant (1724-1804), German philosopher #24,253 [Add to Longdo] |
| 东吴 | [Dōng Wú, ㄉㄨㄥ ㄨˊ, 东 吴 / 東 吳] Eastern Wu (222-280); the southern state of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period, founded by Sun Quan 孫權|孙权, See also: 孫權, 孙权 #25,550 [Add to Longdo] |
| 调头 | [diào tóu, ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄊㄡˊ, 调 头 / 調 頭] variant of 掉頭|掉头, to turn through 180 degrees; a U-turn; to turn around, See also: 掉頭, 掉头 #26,172 [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, See also: 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, See also: 民進黨, 民进党 #27,402 [Add to Longdo] |
| 吴国 | [Wú guó, ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ, 吴 国 / 吳 國] Wu state (in south China, in different historical periods); Wu state 220-280, founded by Sun Quan 孫權|孙权 the southernmost of the three Kingdoms, See also: 孫權, 孙权 #28,941 [Add to Longdo] |
| 李斯 | [Lǐ Sī, ㄌㄧˇ ㄙ, 李 斯] Li Si (c. 280-208 BC), Legalist philosopher, calligrapher and Prime minister of Qin kingdom and Qin dynasty from 246 to 208 BC #30,230 [Add to Longdo] |
| 大运河 | [Dà yùn hé, ㄉㄚˋ ㄩㄣˋ ㄏㄜˊ, 大 运 河 / 大 運 河] the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC #30,369 [Add to Longdo] |
| 达尔文 | [Dá ěr wén, ㄉㄚˊ ㄦˇ ㄨㄣˊ, 达 尔 文 / 達 爾 文] Charles Darwin (1809-1882), British biologist and author of the Origin of Species 物種起源|物种起源; Darwin, capital of Australian Northern Territory 北領地|北领地, See also: 物種起源, 物种起源, 北領地, 北领地 #33,149 [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] |
| 麦克阿瑟 | [Mài kè ā sè, ㄇㄞˋ ㄎㄜˋ ㄚ ㄙㄜˋ, 麦 克 阿 瑟 / 麥 克 阿 瑟] General Douglas Macarthur (1880-1964), US commander in chief during WW2 and in Korea; sacked in 1951 by President Truman for exceeding orders in the Korean war #38,450 [Add to Longdo] |
| 雨果 | [Yǔ guǒ, ㄩˇ ㄍㄨㄛˇ, 雨 果] Hugo (name); Victor Hugo (1802-1885), French writer #38,910 [Add to Longdo] |
| 筋斗 | [jīn dǒu, ㄐㄧㄣ ㄉㄡˇ, 筋 斗] to tumble; somersault; a complete turn-around; a 180 degrees turn; fig. a change of mind #40,677 [Add to Longdo] |
| 掉转 | [diào zhuǎn, ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄓㄨㄢˇ, 掉 转 / 掉 轉] to turn about (through 180 degrees) #42,083 [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] |
| 魏征 | [Wèi Zhēng, ㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄥ, 魏 征 / 魏 徵] Wei Zheng (580-643), Tang politician and historian, notorious as a critic, editor of History of the Sui Dynasty 隋書|隋书, See also: 隋書, 隋书 #48,569 [Add to Longdo] |
| 第四纪 | [dì sì jì, ㄉㄧˋ ㄙˋ ㄐㄧˋ, 第 四 纪 / 第 四 紀] fourth period; quaternary (geological period covering the recent ice ages over the last 180, 000 years) #57,640 [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] |
| 麦哲伦 | [Mài zhé lún, ㄇㄞˋ ㄓㄜˊ ㄌㄨㄣˊ, 麦 哲 伦 / 麥 哲 倫] Magellan (1480-1521), Portuguese explorer #66,233 [Add to Longdo] |
| 韩非子 | [Hán fēi zǐ, ㄏㄢˊ ㄈㄟ ㄗˇ, 韩 非 子 / 韓 非 子] Han Feizi (c. 280-233 BC) pre-Han dynasty Legalist philosopher #67,873 [Add to Longdo] |
| 费尔巴哈 | [Fèi ěr bā hā, ㄈㄟˋ ㄦˇ ㄅㄚ ㄏㄚ, 费 尔 巴 哈 / 費 爾 巴 哈] Ludwig Feuerbach (1804-1872), materialist philosopher #69,509 [Add to Longdo] |
| 席勒 | [Xí lè, ㄒㄧˊ ㄌㄜˋ, 席 勒] Schiller (name); Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller or Friedrich Schiller (1759-1805), German poet and dramatist #70,344 [Add to Longdo] |
| 纪昀 | [Jì Yún, ㄐㄧˋ ㄩㄣˊ, 纪 昀 / 紀 昀] Ji Yun (1724-1805), Qing dynasty writer, author of supernatural novel Notes on minutely observed thatched hut 閱微草堂筆記|阅微草堂笔记, See also: 閱微草堂筆記, 阅微草堂笔记 #70,844 [Add to Longdo] |
| 李叔同 | [Lǐ Shū tóng, ㄌㄧˇ ㄕㄨ ㄊㄨㄥˊ, 李 叔 同] Liu Shutong (1880-1942), painter, Buddhist monk and distinguished figure in New Culture movement after the Xinhai revolution 辛亥革命 of 1911, See also: 辛亥革命 #74,172 [Add to Longdo] |
| 汉文帝 | [Hàn wén dì, ㄏㄢˋ ㄨㄣˊ ㄉㄧˋ, 汉 文 帝 / 漢 文 帝] fourth Han emperor Han Wendi (202-157 BC), personal name Liu Heng 劉恆|刘恒 reigned 180-157 BC, See also: 劉恆, 刘恒 #74,991 [Add to Longdo] |
| 京杭运河 | [Jīng Háng yùn hé, ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄤˊ ㄩㄣˋ ㄏㄜˊ, 京 杭 运 河 / 京 杭 運 河] the Grand canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC #75,948 [Add to Longdo] |
| 库仑 | [Kù lún, ㄎㄨˋ ㄌㄨㄣˊ, 库 仑 / 庫 侖] Charles-Augustin de Coulomb (1736-1806), French physicist; Coulomb (unit of charge) #79,370 [Add to Longdo] |
| 鲍耶 | [Bào yē, ㄅㄠˋ ㄧㄝ, 鲍 耶 / 鮑 耶] János Bolyai (1802-1860), one of the discoverers of non-Euclidean geometry #83,328 [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] |
| 杜牧 | [Dù Mù, ㄉㄨˋ ㄇㄨˋ, 杜 牧] Du Mu (803-852) Tang dynasty poet #87,491 [Add to Longdo] |
| 刘熙 | [Liú Xī, ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧ, 刘 熙 / 劉 熙] Liu Xi (late Han, fl. 180), author of etymological dictionary 釋名|释名, See also: 釋名, 释名 #90,028 [Add to Longdo] |
| 王叔文 | [Wáng shū wén, ㄨㄤˊ ㄕㄨ ㄨㄣˊ, 王 叔 文] Wang Shuwen (735-806), famous Tang dynasty scholar, Go player and politician, a leader of failed Yongzhen reform 永貞革新|永贞革新 of 805, See also: 永貞革新, 永贞革新 #109,099 [Add to Longdo] |
| 南史 | [Nán shǐ, ㄋㄢˊ ㄕˇ, 南 史] History of the Southern Dynasties, fourteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Li Yanshou 李延壽|李延寿 in 659 during Tang dynasty, 80 scrolls, See also: 二十四史, 李延壽, 李延寿 #119,482 [Add to Longdo] |
| 震旦纪 | [zhèn dàn jì, ㄓㄣˋ ㄉㄢˋ ㄐㄧˋ, 震 旦 纪 / 震 旦 紀] Sinian (c. 800-542 million years ago), late phase of pre-Cambrian geological era #125,442 [Add to Longdo] |
| 阿贝尔 | [Ā bèi ěr, ㄚ ㄅㄟˋ ㄦˇ, 阿 贝 尔 / 阿 貝 爾] Niels Henrik Abel (1802-1829), Norwegian mathematician; (math.) abelian #149,127 [Add to Longdo] |
| 魏格纳 | [Wèi gé nà, ㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄜˊ ㄋㄚˋ, 魏 格 纳 / 魏 格 納] Alfred Wegener (1880-1930), German meteorologist and geophysicist, the originator of continental drift #158,682 [Add to Longdo] |
| 沈莹 | [Shěn yíng, ㄕㄣˇ ㄧㄥˊ, 沈 莹 / 沈 瑩] Shen ying of Wu, governor (268-280) of coastal province of Wu and compiler of Seaboard geographic gazetteer 臨海水土誌|临海水土志, See also: 臨海水土誌, 临海水土志 #235,160 [Add to Longdo] |
| 韦格纳 | [Wéi gé nà, ㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄜˊ ㄋㄚˋ, 韦 格 纳 / 韋 格 納] Alfred Wegener (1880-1930), German meteorologist and geophysicist, the originator of continental drift; also written 魏格納|魏格纳, See also: 魏格納, 魏格纳 #243,464 [Add to Longdo] |
| 阿里斯托芬 | [Ā lǐ sī tuō fēn, ㄚ ㄌㄧˇ ㄙ ㄊㄨㄛ ㄈㄣ, 阿 里 斯 托 芬] Aristophanes (c. 448-380 BC), Greek comic playwright #365,551 [Add to Longdo] |
| 三国时代 | [sān guó shí dài, ㄙㄢ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄕˊ ㄉㄞˋ, 三 国 时 代 / 三 國 時 代] the Three Kingdoms period after the break-up of the Han (220-280) #379,933 [Add to Longdo] |
| 文化 | [ぶんか, bunka] (n) (1) culture; civilization; civilisation; (2) Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22); (P) #414 [Add to Longdo] |
| 石(P);斛 | [こく, koku] (n) (1) measure of volume (approx. 180.39 liters, 6.37 cub. ft.); (2) measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters); (P) #928 [Add to Longdo] |
| 合 | [ごう, gou] (n) (1) 0.18039 litres (liters); (2) 0.3306 metres square (meters); (3) one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; (4) (See 衝・3) (astronomical) conjunction; (ctr) (5) counter for covered containers; (6) counter for matches, battles, etc.; (P) #2,645 [Add to Longdo] |
| 英雄 | [えいゆう, eiyuu] (n) (1) hero; heroine; great person; (2) Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); (3) (abbr) Heroic Polonaise (Chopin); (P) #2,886 [Add to Longdo] |
| 寛政 | [かんせい, kansei] (n) Kansei era (1789.1.25-1801.2.5) #7,229 [Add to Longdo] |
| 大同 | [だいどう, daidou] (exp) (1) largely the same; (n) (2) Daidou era (806.5.18-810.9.19); (P) #10,016 [Add to Longdo] |
| 海里;浬 | [かいり, kairi] (n) nautical mile; 1852m; 6080ft #14,271 [Add to Longdo] |
| がらっと | [garatto] (adv) (1) (on-mim) to burst open; to open suddenly (of a door); (2) to change completely; to do a 180 [Add to Longdo] |
| アルティアハチハチゼロゼロ | [aruteiahachihachizerozero] (n) { comp } Altair8800 [Add to Longdo] |
| イランイラク戦争 | [イランイラクせんそう, iran'iraku sensou] (n) Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988) [Add to Longdo] |
| グレーン;ゲレイン;ゲレーン | [gure-n ; gerein ; gere-n] (n) grain (1-7000 of a pound, approx. 64.80 mg) [Add to Longdo] |
| シュンガ | [shunga] (n) Shunga (dynasty of India, approx. 180-68 BCE); Sunga [Add to Longdo] |
| ゼットハチマル | [zettohachimaru] (n) { comp } Z80 [Add to Longdo] |
| ナウい | [nau i] (adj-i) (See ナウ) modern (slang from the 1980s); trendy; hip; in; up-to-date [Add to Longdo] |
| ニザダイ科 | [ニザダイか, nizadai ka] (n) Acanthuridae (family of marine tropical surgeonfishes, tangs, and unicornfishes including about 80 species in 6 genera) [Add to Longdo] |
| ニッケル銅 | [ニッケルどう, nikkeru dou] (n) (See 白銅) cupronickel (alloy of approximately 80% copper and 20% nickel) [Add to Longdo] |
| ハチマルハチロク | [hachimaruhachiroku] (n) { comp } 8086 [Add to Longdo] |
| ハチマルペケハチロク | [hachimarupekehachiroku] (n) { comp } 80x86 [Add to Longdo] |
| マラータ戦争 | [マラータせんそう, mara-ta sensou] (n) Anglo-Maratha Wars (1777-1783, 1803-1805, 1817-1818) [Add to Longdo] |
| 亜皮西尼 | [あびしにあ;アビシニア, abishinia ; abishinia] (n) (uk) Abyssinia (Empire of Ethiopia, 980 B.C. to 1974) [Add to Longdo] |
| 一升 | [いっしょう, isshou] (n) unit of old Japanese liquid measurement; 1800 cc [Add to Longdo] |
| 一増一減 | [いちぞういちげん, ichizouichigen] (n) { Buddh } 16, 800, 000-year period over which a human lifespan increases from ten years to 84, 000 years (by one year per century) and then decreases back to ten (by one year per century) [Add to Longdo] |
| 延暦 | [えんりゃく, enryaku] (n) Enryaku era (782.8.19-806.5.18) [Add to Longdo] |
| 黄金比 | [おうごんひ, ougonhi] (n) golden ratio (approx. 1.6180339887) [Add to Longdo] |
| 仮想8086モード | [かそうはちゼロはちろくモード, kasouhachi zero hachiroku mo-do] (n) { comp } virtual 8086 mode [Add to Longdo] |
| 賀の祝;賀の祝い | [がのいわい, ganoiwai] (n) longevity celebration (of age 42, 61, 70, 77, 80, 88, 90 or 99) [Add to Longdo] |
| 享和 | [きょうわ, kyouwa] (n) Kyouwa era (1801.2.5-1804.2.11) [Add to Longdo] |
| 三国時代 | [さんごくじだい, sangokujidai] (n) (1) Three Kingdoms period (of Chinese history, 220-280 CE); (2) Three Kingdoms period (of Korean history, 4th-7th centuries CE) [Add to Longdo] |
| 傘寿 | [さんじゅ, sanju] (n) 80th birthday [Add to Longdo] |
| 鍾馗;鍾き | [しょうき, shouki] (n) (1) Shoki the Plague-Queller; Zhong Kui (traditional Chinese deity said to prevent plagues and ward off evil beings); vanquisher of ghosts and evil beings, and reputedly able to command 80, 000 demons; (2) Shoki (WWII fighter aircraft) [Add to Longdo] |
| 八十万 | [はちじゅうまん;やそよろず, hachijuuman ; yasoyorozu] (n) (1) (arch) 800000; (2) many [Add to Longdo] |
| 八千 | [はっせん;やち, hassen ; yachi] (n) (1) 8000; (2) many [Add to Longdo] |
| 八千年;八千歳 | [はっせんねん(八千年);やちとせ, hassennen ( hassen nen ); yachitose] (n) 8000 years; thousands of years; eternity [Add to Longdo] |
| 八万 | [はちまん;やよろず, hachiman ; yayorozu] (n) (1) 80000; (2) many [Add to Longdo] |
| 百八十度 | [ひゃくはちじゅうど, hyakuhachijuudo] (n) 180 degrees; complete change; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
| 不可思議 | [ふかしぎ, fukashigi] (adj-na, n) (1) (See 不思議) mystery; something inexplicable; wonder; miracle; (2) unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); (n) (3) 10^64; (4) 10^80 [Add to Longdo] |
| 腹八分 | [はらはちぶ, harahachibu] (n) eating moderately; moderation in eating; eating until 80% full [Add to Longdo] |
| 文化文政時代 | [ぶんかぶんせいじだい, bunkabunseijidai] (n) Bunka-Bunsei period (approx. 1804-1830 CE) [Add to Longdo] |
| 満貫 | [まんがん, mangan] (n) winning with the highest possible score (in mah-jongg) (mahjong); a win worth 8000 points (or, if dealer, 12000 points) [Add to Longdo] |
| 役満 | [やくまん, yakuman] (n) (See 満貫) (mah-jongg) a win worth 32000 points (or, if dealer, 48000 points) [Add to Longdo] |
| 阮朝;グエン朝 | [げんちょう(阮朝);グエンちょう(グエン朝), genchou ( gan asa ); guen chou ( guen asa )] (n) Nguyen Dynasty (Vietnam; 1802-1945) [Add to Longdo] |