Chinese
87
Loan Word
Kumquat,
comquat
Characters
Kung fu
功夫
Kuomingtang 國民黨
Kuoyu
國語
Kwan-yin
觀音
kylin
麒麟
Lama
喇嘛
*laisee
利是
DEP
**
*Lap sap
垃圾
*Lap sap chung
垃圾蟲
Li
里
WW D
里/座
Loquat
枇杷
Lychee
荔枝
Mafoo
馬夫
Mahjong,
麻將
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mah-jong (g)
Manchu
滿洲
Mao
毛
*Maotai
茅台
Nankeen
南京棉
Oolong
烏龍茶
Meaning
The small round orange fruit of such a tree, with a sweet rind, used in preserves and confections.
A Chinese martial art combining principles of karate and judo.
The main political party of the Republic of China, founded chiefly by Sun Yat-sen in 1911 and led since 1925 by Chiang Kai-shek; the dominant party in mainland China until 1948.
The name given to the Chinese "national tongue", form of Mandarin adopted for official use.
One of the Chinese female Bodhisattvas, noted for her kindness.
A fabulous animal of composite form, figured on Chinese and Japanese pottery.
A Buddhist priest of Mongolia or Tibet. The red packets containing money meant to bring luck given on birthdays and festivals, especially at Chinese New Year.
Rubbish,
Literally 'rubbish worm', meaning a litter-bug.
A Chinese measure of distance 27-4/5 li = 10 miles. or a Chinese weight, one-thousandth part of liang.
A small evergreen tree of the rose family, native to China and Japan; the small yellow, edible plum-like fruit of this tree.
The fruit of the nephelium litchi.
A Chinese stable boy or groom.
An old Chinese game, played usually by four persons with 136 or 144 "tiles".
(One) of the native Mongolian race of Manchuria which formed the ruling class in China from 1644 to 1912.
Adjective from Mao Tse-tung.
Strong Chinese alcoholic drink,
Kind of cotton cloth originally made of naturally yellow cotton.
A dark variety of cured tea.