中国独特词英文表达

    1、中国意念词(Chinesenesses)
    八卦 trigram
    阴、阳 yin, yang
    道 Dao(cf. logo)
    江湖(世界) the jianghu World (the traits' world)

    e.g. You can't control everything in a traits' world. (人在江湖,身不由己)
    道 Daoism(Taoism)
    上火 excessive internal heat
    儒学 Confucianism
    红学(《红楼梦》研究) redology
    世外桃源 Shangri-la or Arcadia
    开放 kaifang (Chinese openness to the outside world)
    大锅饭 getting an equal share regardless of the work done
    伤痕文学 scar literature or the literature of the wounded
    不搞一刀切 no imposing uniformity on …
    合乎国情,顺乎民意 to conform with the national conditions and the will of the people
    乱摊派,乱收费 imposition of arbitrary quotas and service charge
    铁交椅 iron (lifetime) post's; guaranteed leading post
    脱贫 to shake off poverty; anti-poverty
    治则兴,乱则衰 Order leads to prosperity and chaos to decline
    2、中华民族的喜庆节日(Chinese Festivial)
    国庆节 National Day
    中秋节 Mia-Autumn Festival
    春节 Spring Festival
    元宵节 Lantern Festival
    儿童节 Children's Day
    端午节 Dragon Boat Festival
    妇女节 Women's Day
    泼水节 Water-Splashing Day
    教师节 Teachers' Day
    五四青年节 Youth Day
    3、中国独特的传统饮食(Unique Traditional Chinese Foods)
    馄饨 wonton
    锅贴 guotie (fried jiaozi)
    花卷 steamed twisted rolls
    套餐 set meal
    盒饭 box lunch; Chinese take-away
    米豆腐 rice tofu
    魔芋豆腐 konjak tofu
    米粉 rice noodles
    冰糖葫芦 a stick of sugar-coated haws (or apples,etc.)
    火锅 chafing dish
    八宝饭 eight-treasure rice pudding
    粉丝 glass noodles
    豆腐脑 jellied bean curd
    4、中国新兴事物(Newly Sprouted Things)
    中国电信 China Telecom
    中国移动 China Mobile
    十五计划 the 10th Five-Year Plan
    中国电脑联网 Chinanet
    三峡工程 the Three Gorges Project
    希望工程 Project Hope
    京九铁路 Beijing CKowloon Railway
    扶贫工程 Anti-Poverty Project
    菜篮子工程 Vegetable Basket Project
    温饱工程 Decent-Life Project
    安居工程 Economy Housing Project
    扫黄 Porn-Purging Campaign
    西部大开发 Go-West Campaign
    5、特有的一些汉语词汇
    禅宗 Zen Buddhism
    禅 dhyana; dhgaya
    混沌 chaos
    道 Daosim, the way and its power
    四谛 Four Noble Truth
    八正道 Eightfold Path
    无常 anity
    五行说 Theory of Five Elements
    无我 anatman
    坐禅 metta or transcendental meditation
    空 sunyata
    虚无 nothingness
    双喜 double happiness(中),a doubled stroke of luck(英)
    小品 witty skits
    相声 cross-talk
    噱头;掉包袱 gimmick, stunt
    夜猫子 night people; night-owls
    本命年 this animal year of sb.
    处世之道 philosophy of life
    姻缘 yinyuan(prefixed fate of marriage)
    还愿 redeem a wish (vows)
    6、具有文化特色的现代表述
    大陆中国 Mainland China
    红宝书 little red book
    红色中国 socialist China
    四化 Four Modernizations
    终生职业 job-for-life
    铁饭碗 iron rice bowl
    大锅饭 communal pot
    关系户 closely-related units
    外出打工人员 migrant workers
    关系网 personal nets, closely-knitted guild
    五讲(讲文明、讲礼貌、讲卫生、讲秩序、讲道德):the Five Merits focus on decorum, manners, hygiene, disciplines and morals
    四美(心灵美、语言美、行为美、环境美): the Four Virtues are golden heart, refined language, civilized behavior, and green environment
    7、中国古代独特事物(Unique Ancient Chinese Items)
    宣纸 rice paper
    衙门 yamen
    叩头 kowtow
    孔子Confucius
    牌楼 pailou;pai-loo
    武术 wushu(Chinese Martial Arts)
    功夫 kungfu ;kung fu
    中庸 the way of medium (cf. Golden Means)
    中和 harmony (zhonghe)
    孝顺 to show filial obedience
    孝子 dutiful son
    家长 family head
    three cardinal guides: ruler guides subject, father guides son husband guides wife
    三纲:君为臣纲,父为子纲,夫为妻纲
    five constant virtues: benevolence (humanity), righteousness, propriety, wisdom and fidelity
    五常:仁、义、理、智、信
    八股文 eight-legged essays
    多子多福:The more sons/children, the more blessing/ great happiness
    养儿防老:raising sons to support one in one's old age
    8、近一季度见诸报端的中国现代特色词汇翻译
    基层监督 grass-roots supervision
    基础税率 base tariff level
    婚介所 matrimonial agency
    婚外恋 extramarital love
    婚纱摄影 bride photo
    黑心棉 shoddy cotton
    机器阅卷 machine scoring
    即开型奖券 scratch-open ticket/lottery
    集中精力把经济建设搞上去 go all out for economic development
    价格听证会 public price hearings
    甲A球队 Division A Soccer Team
    家政服务 household management service
    加强舆论监督 ensure the correct orientation is maintained in public opinion
    假帐 accounting fraud
    叫板 challenge; pick a quarrel
    矫情 use lame arguments
    渐进式台独 gradual Taiwan independence
    借调 temporarily transfer
    扩大中等收入者比重 Raise the proportion of the middle-income group.
    扩大内需,刺激消费expand domestic demand and consumption

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