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鳥の子

see styles
 torinoko
    とりのこ
(1) bird's egg (esp. a chicken egg); (2) chick; baby bird (esp. a baby chicken); (3) (abbreviation) (See 鳥の子紙) eggshell-colored traditional Japanese paper made primarily of Diplomorpha sikokiana fibres (high-quality, glossy); (4) (abbreviation) (See 鳥の子色) eggshell (colour); (5) (abbreviation) (See 鳥の子餅) red and white oval rice cakes; (female given name) Torinoko

鳳梨酥


凤梨酥

see styles
fèng lí sū
    feng4 li2 su1
feng li su
pineapple cake, traditional Taiwanese sweet pastry

黑火藥

see styles
hēi huǒ yào
    hei1 huo3 yao4
hei huo yao
black powder (traditional gunpowder)

黒焼き

see styles
 kuroyaki
    くろやき
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) charring; something charred; (2) traditional medicine made from charred ingredients

アオザイ

see styles
 aozai
    アオザイ
ao dai (traditional Vietnamese dress) (vie: áo dài)

いろは順

see styles
 irohajun
    いろはじゅん
(n,exp) iroha order; traditional ordering of Japanese syllabaries (based on a Buddhist poem)

かっぽれ

see styles
 kappore
    かっぽれ
kappore (traditional Japanese comic dance)

カフィエ

see styles
 kafie
    カフィエ
keffiyeh (ara:); kufiya; traditional Arab headdress

ガメラン

see styles
 gameran
    ガメラン
gamelan (traditional Indonesian music ensemble) (ind:)

ガラケー

see styles
 garakee
    ガラケー
(abbreviation) (kana only) (colloquialism) (Japanese) feature phone; traditional Japanese-style cell phone (in contrast to smart phones); "Galapagos" cell phone (Japanese brand)

ガラケイ

see styles
 garakei / garake
    ガラケイ
(abbreviation) (kana only) (colloquialism) (Japanese) feature phone; traditional Japanese-style cell phone (in contrast to smart phones); "Galapagos" cell phone (Japanese brand)

ガンブー

see styles
 ganbuu / ganbu
    ガンブー
(adjectival noun) (1) (derogatory term) (slang) (from 顔面 and 不細工) ugly mug; (2) gambuh (Balinese traditional dance)

くらべ馬

see styles
 kurabeuma
    くらべうま
traditional horse-racing; originally two horses head-to-head or ten at a time, esp. May 5th event at Kamigamo shrine

すす払い

see styles
 susuharai
    すすはらい
(1) cleaning dust etc. from rooms; housecleaning; (2) (the traditional Japanese end-of-the-year, 13th December) big house cleaning; spring cleaning (only not in spring)

タトゥー

see styles
 tatotoo
    タトゥー
(See 入れ墨) tattoo (esp. one in a style other than traditional Japanese)

チョレイ

see styles
 chorei / chore
    チョレイ
umbrella polypore sclerotium (used as a diuretic, antipyretic, and antitussive in traditional Chinese medicine)

トラッド

see styles
 doratto
    ドラット
(adjectival noun) (1) (abbreviation) traditional (esp. fashion); trad; (2) (abbreviation) {music} (See デキシーランドジャズ) traditional jazz; trad jazz; Dixieland jazz; (personal name) Delatte

トンスル

see styles
 tonsuru
    トンスル
feces wine (kor: ttongsul); faeces wine; traditional Korean medicine made from alcohol and feces (usu. human)

ハマトラ

see styles
 hamatora
    ハマトラ
(abbreviation) style of clothing popular in the late 1970s and resembling a Catholic school uniform (wasei: Yokohama traditional)

ビャクシ

see styles
 byakushi
    ビャクシ
(1) (kana only) bai zhi (Chinese name for angelica species Angelica dahurica); traditional Chinese cure made from the root of this plant; (2) Heracleum nipponicum (species of hogweed)

プンシュ

see styles
 punshu
    プンシュ
punsch (swe:); traditional Swedish arrack liqueur

ミンサー

see styles
 minsaa / minsa
    ミンサー
traditional textile of the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa

下町人情

see styles
 shitamachininjou / shitamachininjo
    したまちにんじょう
the warm feelings of people of the traditional commercial and working-class neighborhoods

下町情緒

see styles
 shitamachijoucho / shitamachijocho
    したまちじょうちょ
the friendly atmosphere of the traditional commercial and working-class neighborhoods

五番目物

see styles
 gobanmemono
    ごばんめもの
last of the traditional set of five noh plays

仁義道德


仁义道德

see styles
rén yì dào dé
    ren2 yi4 dao4 de2
jen i tao te
compassion, duty, propriety and integrity (idiom); all the traditional virtues; mainly used sarcastically, to mean hypocritical

付け下げ

see styles
 tsukesage
    つけさげ
method of patterning traditional Japanese clothing (the tops of all of patterns being pointed at the highest part of the shoulder)

以夷制夷

see styles
yǐ yí zhì yí
    yi3 yi2 zhi4 yi2
i i chih i
 iiseii / ise
    いいせいい
to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties); Use Western science and technology to counter imperialist encroachment. (late Qing modernizing slogan)
(yoji) (See 夷を以て夷を制す) controlling foreigners by foreigners; playing one barbarian state against another

伊呂波順

see styles
 irohajun
    いろはじゅん
(n,exp) iroha order; traditional ordering of Japanese syllabaries (based on a Buddhist poem)

伝統ある

see styles
 dentouaru / dentoaru
    でんとうある
(exp,adj-f) long-established; old-established; traditional

伝統医学

see styles
 dentouigaku / dentoigaku
    でんとういがく
traditional medicine

伝統工芸

see styles
 dentoukougei / dentokoge
    でんとうこうげい
traditional craft; traditional handicrafts

伝統文化

see styles
 dentoubunka / dentobunka
    でんとうぶんか
traditional culture

伝統料理

see styles
 dentouryouri / dentoryori
    でんとうりょうり
traditional cuisine

伝統芸能

see styles
 dentougeinou / dentogeno
    でんとうげいのう
traditional art; traditional performance art

伝統音楽

see styles
 dentouongaku / dentoongaku
    でんとうおんがく
traditional music

傳統詞類


传统词类

see styles
chuán tǒng cí lèi
    chuan2 tong3 ci2 lei4
ch`uan t`ung tz`u lei
    chuan tung tzu lei
traditional parts of speech (grammar)

傳統醫藥


传统医药

see styles
chuán tǒng yī yào
    chuan2 tong3 yi1 yao4
ch`uan t`ung i yao
    chuan tung i yao
Chinese traditional medicine

冬蟲夏草


冬虫夏草

see styles
dōng chóng xià cǎo
    dong1 chong2 xia4 cao3
tung ch`ung hsia ts`ao
    tung chung hsia tsao
caterpillar fungus (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) (The fungus grows within the body of a caterpillar, culminating in the emergence of a stalked fruiting body from the caterpillar's head, and is a much-prized and expensive ingredient used as a tonic in traditional Chinese medicine.)
See: 冬虫夏草

冰皮月餅


冰皮月饼

see styles
bīng pí yuè bǐng
    bing1 pi2 yue4 bing3
ping p`i yüeh ping
    ping pi yüeh ping
snow skin mooncake (with a soft casing which is not baked, instead of the traditional baked pastry casing)

割烹旅館

see styles
 kappouryokan / kapporyokan
    かっぽうりょかん
traditional inn priding itself on its cuisine; Japanese-style restaurant with an attached inn

受命于天

see styles
shòu mìng yú tiān
    shou4 ming4 yu2 tian1
shou ming yü t`ien
    shou ming yü tien
to become Emperor by the grace of Heaven; to "receive the Mandate of Heaven" (traditional English translation)

合掌造り

see styles
 gasshouzukuri / gasshozukuri
    がっしょうづくり
traditional style of Japanese architecture with a steep thatched roof

吉田神道

see styles
 yoshidashintou / yoshidashinto
    よしだしんとう
Yoshida Shinto; fusion of Shinto, Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism stressing traditional Japanese elements

吳越春秋


吴越春秋

see styles
wú yuè chūn qiū
    wu2 yue4 chun1 qiu1
wu yüeh ch`un ch`iu
    wu yüeh chun chiu
History of the Southern States Wu and Yue (traditional rivals), compiled by Han historian Zhao Ye 趙曄|赵晔[Zhao4 Ye4], 10 extant scrolls

Variations:
囃子

 hayashi
    はやし
{music} accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band

地場産業

see styles
 jibasangyou / jibasangyo
    じばさんぎょう
local industry; traditional local industry

大建中湯

see styles
 daikenchuutou / daikenchuto
    だいけんちゅうとう
dai-kenchu-to (traditional Japanese herbal medicine); DKT

嫁たたき

see styles
 yometataki
    よめたたき
traditional Koshogatsu ceremony where the newly-wed wife is hit on the rump with a sacred wooden pole to ensure her fertility

尻たたき

see styles
 shiritataki
    しりたたき
(noun/participle) (1) spanking; (2) traditional ceremony where the newly-wed wife, upon entering her new home, was hit on the rump with a straw bundle etc., to ensure her fertility

市松人形

see styles
 ichimatsuningyou / ichimatsuningyo
    いちまつにんぎょう
ichimatsu doll; traditional Japanese doll with a torso made of hardened sawdust

常德絲弦


常德丝弦

see styles
cháng dé sī xián
    chang2 de2 si1 xian2
ch`ang te ssu hsien
    chang te ssu hsien
Changde sixian, theatrical folk music style with singing in Changde dialect accompanied by traditional string instruments

座敷遊び

see styles
 zashikiasobi
    ざしきあそび
(private) geisha entertainment; being entertained by one or more geisha (in a tea house or traditional Japanese restaurant)

従来農法

see styles
 juurainouhou / jurainoho
    じゅうらいのうほう
traditional farming

從來農法

see styles
 juurainouhou / jurainoho
    じゅうらいのうほう
(out-dated kanji) traditional farming

懐石料理

see styles
 kaisekiryouri / kaisekiryori
    かいせきりょうり
(1) (See 会席料理) traditional Japanese meal brought in courses; (2) tea-ceremony dishes

成木責め

see styles
 narikizeme
    なりきぜめ
traditional Koshogatsu ceremony where one person beats a fruit tree (usu. persimmon tree) with a pole while threatening to cut it down if it does not provide a plentiful harvest, with another person responding "I will, I will" for the tree

招財進寶


招财进宝

see styles
zhāo cái jìn bǎo
    zhao1 cai2 jin4 bao3
chao ts`ai chin pao
    chao tsai chin pao
ushering in wealth and prosperity (idiom and traditional greeting, esp. at New Year); We wish you wealth and success!

放ち出で

see styles
 hanachiide / hanachide
    はなちいで
(obscure) extension of the main room of a home (in traditional palatial-style architecture)

文創商品


文创商品

see styles
wén chuàng shāng pǐn
    wen2 chuang4 shang1 pin3
wen ch`uang shang p`in
    wen chuang shang pin
product that incorporates traditional culture or local elements with innovative design ideas

料理旅館

see styles
 ryouriryokan / ryoriryokan
    りょうりりょかん
traditional inn priding itself on its cuisine; Japanese-style restaurant with an attached inn

日本人形

see styles
 nihonningyou / nihonningyo
    にほんにんぎょう
(See フランス人形) Japanese-style doll; doll with traditional Japanese clothing

日本庭園

see styles
 nihonteien / nihonteen
    にほんていえん
Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden; (place-name) Nihonteien

日本泳法

see styles
 nihoneihou / nihoneho
    にほんえいほう
traditional Japanese swimming

日本男児

see styles
 nippondanji; nihondanji
    にっぽんだんじ; にほんだんじ
Japanese man (esp. with traditional, masculine values); Japanese manhood

日本舞踊

see styles
 nihonbuyou / nihonbuyo
    にほんぶよう
traditional Japanese dance

日本音楽

see styles
 nihonongaku
    にほんおんがく
Japanese music (esp. traditional Japanese music)

昔ながら

see styles
 mukashinagara
    むかしながら
(adv,adj-no) the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional

晴天娃娃

see styles
qíng tiān wá wa
    qing2 tian1 wa2 wa5
ch`ing t`ien wa wa
    ching tien wa wa
teru teru bōzu (traditional Japanese doll hung outside windows in hope of sunny weather)

書院造り

see styles
 shoinzukuri
    しょいんづくり
traditional style of Japanese residential architecture

月子中心

see styles
yuè zi zhōng xīn
    yue4 zi5 zhong1 xin1
yüeh tzu chung hsin
postpartum care center (a facility providing services such as professional care and nutritionally balanced meals for mothers during the traditional month of rest after giving birth)

東坡肘子


东坡肘子

see styles
dōng pō zhǒu zi
    dong1 po1 zhou3 zi5
tung p`o chou tzu
    tung po chou tzu
Dongpo pork shoulder, traditional dish said to have been created by Northern Song dynasty writer Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡

枯れ山水

see styles
 karesansui
    かれさんすい
traditional (Chinese or Japanese) dry landscape garden

柔道整復

see styles
 juudouseifuku / judosefuku
    じゅうどうせいふく
judo therapy; traditional non-surgical osteopathic tissue and bone manipulation therapy

民族衣装

see styles
 minzokuishou / minzokuisho
    みんぞくいしょう
national costume; folk costume; native dress; traditional dress

演歌歌手

see styles
 enkakashu
    えんかかしゅ
enka singer; singer of Japanese traditional ballads

火たたき

see styles
 hitataki
    ひたたき
traditional Japanese fire extinguisher (bamboo pole with a clump of rope attached at the end)

煙管乗車

see styles
 kiserujousha / kiserujosha
    キセルじょうしゃ
(noun/participle) cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey (so-called because traditional pipes had metal only in two short segments at the ends)

獅子舞い

see styles
 shishimai
    ししまい
lion dance; traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume

男左女右

see styles
nán zuǒ nǚ yòu
    nan2 zuo3 nu:3 you4
nan tso nü yu
the left is for males, the right is for females (traditional saying)

皇漢医学

see styles
 koukanigaku / kokanigaku
    こうかんいがく
(See 漢方) traditional Chinese medicine

相夫教子

see styles
xiàng fū jiào zǐ
    xiang4 fu1 jiao4 zi3
hsiang fu chiao tzu
to assist one's husband and educate the children (idiom); the traditional roles of a good wife

社会人枠

see styles
 shakaijinwaku
    しゃかいじんわく
special consideration for non-traditional (older) students

祈福禳災


祈福禳灾

see styles
qí fú ráng zāi
    qi2 fu2 rang2 zai1
ch`i fu jang tsai
    chi fu jang tsai
to pray for luck and sacrifice to avoid disasters (i.e. traditional superstitions)

福建土楼

see styles
 fukkendorou / fukkendoro
    ふっけんどろう
Fujian tulou (traditional rural dwellings in Fujian, China)

空引き機

see styles
 sorabikibata
    そらびきばた
(1) (archaism) type of loom used in olden times; (2) loom; traditional loom

簡繁轉換


简繁转换

see styles
jiǎn fán zhuǎn huàn
    jian3 fan2 zhuan3 huan4
chien fan chuan huan
conversion from simple to traditional Chinese characters

絲竹管弦


丝竹管弦

see styles
sī zhú guǎn xián
    si1 zhu2 guan3 xian2
ssu chu kuan hsien
lit. string and wind instruments (idiom); fig. traditional Chinese ensemble music

聲色犬馬


声色犬马

see styles
shēng sè quǎn mǎ
    sheng1 se4 quan3 ma3
sheng se ch`üan ma
    sheng se chüan ma
lit. music, women, dogs and horses (traditional aristocratic amusements, with dogs and horses referring to activities such as hunting and riding) (idiom); fig. wine, women and song; dissolute pleasures; a life of sensual indulgence

花笠音頭

see styles
 hanagasaondo
    はながさおんど
(See 花笠・はながさ) traditional ballad sung wearing hanagasa (esp. Yamagata Pref.)

茶點時間


茶点时间

see styles
chá diǎn shí jiān
    cha2 dian3 shi2 jian1
ch`a tien shih chien
    cha tien shih chien
tea break; tea and dimsun 點心|点心, traditional Hong Kong lunch

草食男子

see styles
 soushokudanshi / soshokudanshi
    そうしょくだんし
(1) (abbreviation) young men who are not competitive as in the traditional male stereotype, including in the avid pursuit of money and sex, and who may also be kind, co-operative and family-oriented; (2) (abbreviation) (slang) men who pretend they aren't interested in women; spineless males; men with no balls

蘇州碼子


苏州码子

see styles
sū zhōu mǎ zi
    su1 zhou1 ma3 zi5
su chou ma tzu
Suzhou numerals, i.e. the ten numerals 〡,〢,〣,〤,〥,〦,〧,〨,〩,〸 nowadays mainly used in traditional trades such as Chinese medicine; also called 草碼|草码[cao3 ma3]

Variations:
蘇比

 sohi; soi
    そひ; そい
(hist) brownish red (traditional Japanese color name)

衣冠束帯

see styles
 ikansokutai
    いかんそくたい
(yoji) full Japanese court dress of traditional fashion

Variations:

袴下

 paji(袴); bachi
    パジ(袴); バチ
(kana only) traditional Korean pants (kor: paji)

装飾男子

see styles
 soushokudanshi / soshokudanshi
    そうしょくだんし
(irregular kanji usage) (1) (abbreviation) young men who are not competitive as in the traditional male stereotype, including in the avid pursuit of money and sex, and who may also be kind, co-operative and family-oriented; (2) (abbreviation) (slang) men who pretend they aren't interested in women; spineless males; men with no balls

補瀉温涼

see styles
 hoshaonryou / hoshaonryo
    ほしゃおんりょう
(rare) supplementation, causing bowel movements, heating, and cooling (four main treatments of traditional Chinese medicine)

裝飾男子

see styles
 soushokudanshi / soshokudanshi
    そうしょくだんし
(irregular kanji usage) (1) (abbreviation) young men who are not competitive as in the traditional male stereotype, including in the avid pursuit of money and sex, and who may also be kind, co-operative and family-oriented; (2) (abbreviation) (slang) men who pretend they aren't interested in women; spineless males; men with no balls

Variations:

裾着

 ran(襴); susotsuki
    らん(襴); すそつき
horizontally-wrapped fabric forming the bottom part of some traditional Japanese clothing

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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