Chi·na (ch  n ), People's Republic of A country of eastern Asia. Its ancient civilization traditionally dates to c. 2700 b.c.. After a bitter civil war (1946-1949) a people's republic led by Mao Zedong was established on the mainland, and the Nationalists fled to Taiwan. Beijing is the capital and Shanghai the largest city. Population: 1,320,000,000. |
| China, Republic of See Taiwan. |   |
| chi·na (chn) n. 1. High-quality porcelain or ceramic ware, originally made in China. 2. Porcelain or earthenware used for the table. [Persian ch n, ultimately from Chinese (Mandarin) Qín, Qin; see Qin.]Word History: Our term china for porcelain or ceramic ware is a shortening of chinaware and probably china dishes. Although the word china is identical in spelling to the name of the country, there are 16th- and 17th-century spellings like chiney, cheny, and cheney that reflect the borrowing into English of the Persian term for this porcelain, ch n. The Persian word and the Sanskrit word cn  , "Chinese people," which gave us the English name for the country, go back to the Chinese word Qín, the name of the dynasty that ruled China from 221 to 206 b.c. |
china 1
Noun
1. ceramic ware of a type originally from China
2. dishes or ornamental objects made of china [Persian chīnī]
china 2
Noun
Brit & S African informal a friend or companion [from cockney rhyming slang china plate mate]
China
an obsession with China and things Chinese.
anything typically Chinese or made in a Chinese manner.
the philosophy and doctrines espoused by Confucius, 5th century B.C. Chinese philosopher and mor al teacher.
the predominant Chinese form of Buddhism, Foh being the Chinese name for Buddha. — Fohist, n.
1. the political and social theories and policies of Mao Zedong (1893-1976), Chinese communist leader, especially with regard to revolution and agrarian reform.
2. adherence to or belief in Mao’s doctrines. — Maoist, n., adj.
2. adherence to or belief in Mao’s doctrines. — Maoist, n., adj.
the doctrines of Mo-Tze, Chinese sage of the 5th century, B.C., who advocated government by an absolute monarch and universal love. — Mohist, n., adj.
1. a trait or custom peculiar to the Chinese.
2. the use in another language of a Chinese word, idiom, or expression.
2. the use in another language of a Chinese word, idiom, or expression.
the branch of anthropology that studies Chinese culture. — Sinologist, Sinologue, n. — Sinological, adj.
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| Noun | 1. |  China - a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the worldacupuncture, stylostixis - treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin acupressure, G-Jo, shiatsu - treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body Chinese Revolution - the republican revolution against the Manchu dynasty in China; 1911-1912 Chinese Wall, Great Wall, Great Wall of China - a fortification 1,500 miles long built across northern China in the 3rd century BC; it averages 6 meters in width yang - the bright positive masculine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology; "yin and yang together produce everything that comes into existence" yin - the dark negative feminine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology; "the interaction of yin and yang maintains the harmony of the universe" feng shui - rules in Chinese philosophy that govern spatial arrangement and orientation in relation to patterns of yin and yang and the flow of energy (qi); the favorable or unfavorable effects are taken into consideration in designing and siting buildings and graves and furniture Chinese - any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system Sino-Tibetan, Sino-Tibetan language - the family of tonal languages spoken in eastern Asia Cultural Revolution, Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution - a radical reform in China initiated by Mao Zedong in 1965 and carried out largely by the Red Guard; intended to eliminate counterrevolutionary elements in the government it resulted in purges of the intellectuals and socioeconomic chaos dim sum - traditional Chinese cuisine; a variety of foods (including several kinds of steamed or fried dumplings) are served successively in small portions fortune cookie - thin folded wafer containing a maxim on a slip of paper brown sauce, Chinese brown sauce - a sauce based on soy sauce egg foo yong, egg fu yung - omelet containing onions and celery and chopped meat or fish egg roll, spring roll - minced vegetables and meat wrapped in a pancake and fried Red Guard - a radical political movement by Chinese youths who espoused Maoist principles falun gong - a spiritual movement that began in China in the latter half of the 20th century and is based on Buddhist and Taoist teachings and practices Manchuria - a region in northeastern China Beijing, capital of Red China, Peiping, Peking - capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city Chongqing, Chungking - a city in south-central China on the Chang Jiang; a commercial center for western China Canton, Guangzhou, Kuangchou, Kwangchow - a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port Gansu, Gansu province, Kansu - a province in north-central China; formerly part of the Silk Road to Turkistan and India and Persia Hunan, Hunan province - a province in southeastern central China between the Nan Ling mountains and the Chang Jiang; noted for its timber and valuable mineral resources Yunnan, Yunnan province - a province of southern China Luda, Luta - an industrial conurbation in northeastern China on the southern end of the Liaodong Peninsula; it now includes the cities of Dalian and Lushun Dairen, Dalian, Talien - a port and shipbuilding center in northeastern China on the Liaodong Peninsula; now a part of Luda Loyang, Luoyang - a city in east central China; the capital of ancient China during several dynasties Lushun, Port Arthur - a major port city in northeastern China on the Liaodong Peninsula; now a part of Luda |
| 2. | china - high quality porcelain originally made only in China bone china - fine porcelain that contains bone ash porcelain - ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic | |
| 3. |  China - a government on the island of Taiwan established in 1949 by Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the Communists led by Mao ZedongTaichung - a city in Taiwan South China Sea - a tropical arm of the Pacific Ocean near southeastern Asia subject to frequent typhoons Chinese - a native or inhabitant of Communist China or of Nationalist China Taiwanese - a native or inhabitant of Taiwan | |
| 4. |  china - dishware made of high quality porcelainwillow-pattern, willowware - chinaware decorated with a blue Chinese design on a white background depicting a willow tree and often a river |
china 1
china 2
noun Brit., S. African (informal) friend, pal, mate (informal) buddy (informal) companion, best friend, intimate, cock Brit. (informal) close friend, comrade, chum (informal) crony, main man (slang), chiefly U.S. soul mate, homeboy (slang), chiefly U.S. cobber Austral., N.Z. (old-fashioned), (informal) bosom friend, boon companion, E hoa N.Z.
Translations
China [ˈtʃaɪnə] n → Chine f
china [ˈtʃaɪnə] n (= material) → porcelaine f (= crockery); (vaisselle f en) porcelaine
china [ˈtʃaɪnə] n (= material) → porcelaine f (= crockery); (vaisselle f en) porcelaine
n china [ˈtʃainə]
a fine kind of baked and glazed clay; porcelain a plate made of china; (also adjective ) a china vase. porselein صيني، خَزَفٌ صيني порцелан porcelán, porcelánový porcelæn das Porzellan πορσελάνη porcelana portselan ضرف چینی posliini (de) porcelaine קְרָמִיקָה चीनी मिट्टी porculan porcelán porselen postulín porcellana 磁器 도자기 porcelianas porcelāns tembikar porselein; porseleinen porselen; porselens- porcelana porcelana (de) porţelan фарфор porcelán; porcelánový porcelan porcelan porslin เครื่องเคลือบดินเผา porselen 瓷器 фарфор, порцеляна چینی ، چینی کے برتن đồ sứ 瓷器
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