Kamus Bahasa Mandarin

histosol (soil taxonomy)

to make a racket; clamour; uproar

Christmas tree

cost-performance ratio

to shake; to fling one's arm; to lash; to swing

to pick a quarrel; to find fault; nitpicking

Tianwen, or Questions to Heaven, a long poem by Chu Yuan 屈原[Qu1 Yuan2]; Tianwen, a series of interplanetary missions developed by the China National Space Administration starting in 2016, named after the poem

boiled egg

tortoise; cuckold

to inquire

neon Ne (chemistry) (now written 氖[nai3])

(Christianity) Precious Blood (of Jesus Christ); Blood of Christ

lit. if you agree to bet you must accept to lose; fig. you bet, you pay

variant of 隙[xi4]

burpee (loanword)

variant of 島|岛[dao3], island; used as second component of Japanese names with phonetic value -shima or -jima

poliomyelitis

posthumous or ghost marriage (in which at least one of the bride and groom is dead)

genetic engineering

ornamental piece of jade

knife; CL:把[ba3]

James Soong (1942-), Taiwanese politician expelled from Guomindang in 2000 when he founded People First Party 親民黨|亲民党

positive point; merit; redeeming quality

to trot; to jog