【特有的一些漢語詞彙】
禪宗ZenBuddhism
禪dhyana; dhgaya
混沌chaos
四諦FourNoble Truth
八正道EightfoldPath
無常anity
五行說Theoryof Five Elements
無我anatman
坐禪metta;transcendentalmeditation
空sunyata
虛無nothingness
雙喜doublehappiness(中)，adoubled stroke of luck(英)
小品wittyskits
相聲cross-talk
噱頭;掉包袱gimmick,stunt
夜貓子nightpeople; night-owls
本命年thisanimal year of sb.
處世之道philosophyof life
姻緣yinyuan(prefixedfate of marriage)
還願redeema wish (vows)
【中國古代獨特事物 (Unique Ancient Chinese Items)】
宣紙 ricepaper
衙門yamen
叩頭kowtow
孔子Confucius
牌樓pailou; pai-loo
武術wushu (Chinese Martial Arts)
功夫kungfu ;kung fu
中庸 theway of medium (cf. Golden Means)
中和harmony (zhonghe)
孝順 toshow filial obedience
孝子dutiful son
家長family head
八股文eight-legged essays
多子多福：Themore sons/children, the more blessing/ great happiness
養兒防老：raisingsons to support one in one’s old age
【見諸報端的中國現代特色詞彙翻譯】
基層監督grass-rootssupervision
基礎稅率basetariff level
婚介所matrimonialagency
婚外戀extramaritallove
婚紗攝影bridephoto
黑心棉shoddycotton
機器閱卷machinescoring
即開型獎券scratch-openticket/lottery
價格聽證會publicp 基層監督grass-rootssupervision
基礎稅率basetariff level
婚介所matrimonialagency
婚外戀extramaritallove
婚紗攝影bridephoto
黑心棉shoddycotton
機器閱卷machinescoring
即開型獎券scratch-openticket/lottery
價格聽證會publicprice hearings
甲A球隊DivisionA Soccer Team
家政服務householdmanagement service
假帳accountingfraud rice hearings
甲A球隊DivisionA Soccer Team
家政服務householdmanagement service
假帳accountingfraud
叫板challenge;pick a quarrel
矯情uselame arguments
漸進式x獨gradualTaiwan independence
借調temporarilytransfer
擴大中等收入者比重Raisethe proportion of the middle-income group.
擴大內需，刺激消費expanddomestic demand and consumption
集中精力把經濟建設搞上去goall out for economic development
加強輿論監督ensurethe correct orientation is maintained in public opinion
【具有文化特色的現代表述】
大陸中國Mainland China
紅寶書little red book
紅色中國socialist China
四化 FourModernizations
終生職業job-for-life
鐵飯碗 ironrice bowl
大鍋飯communal pot
關係戶closely-related units
外出打工人員migrant workers
關係網personal nets, closely-knitted guild
五講：theFive Merits focus on decorum, manners, hygiene, disciplines and moral (講文明、講禮貌、講衛生、講秩序、講道德)
四美： theFour Virtues are golden heart, refined language, civilized behavior, and greenenvironment (心靈美、語言美、行為美、環境美)
