Kamus Bahasa Jepang, Mandarin, dan Korea

growth rate; amplification

Lingshou, a county in Shijiazhuang City 石家莊市|石家庄市[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1 Shi4], Hebei

wound; open sore

Tianzhong or Tienchung Town in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 Xian4], Taiwan

nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year

Longquan Sword, legendary ancient Chinese sword of extraordinary craftsmanship

relative purity of silver or gold; purity in carat weight; quality; fineness

to rush over

China-Nepal

railway platform

to pull into; to draw in

commemorative banknote

agile; nimble; deft

Doha Round (world trade talks that began in Doha, Qatar in 2001)

vital signs

see 雙城區|双城区[Shuang1 cheng2 Qu1]

Oxbridge; Cambridge and Oxford

lit. the kindness of recognizing sb's worth and employing him (idiom); patronage; protection

vassal state

traditional industry (abbr. for 傳統產業|传统产业[chuan2 tong3 chan3 ye4])

to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition; forming a bridge between earlier and later stages

USB key used as a security token in Chinese online banking

return of the emperor

to carry