八 方 bā fāng : the eight points of the compass; all directions

八 面 玲 瓏 bā miàn líng lóng : be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations)

百 足 之 蟲 死 而 不 僵 bǎi zú zhī chóng sǐ ér bù jiāng : a centipede dies but never falls down; old institutions die hard

拜 壽 bài shòu : congratulate an elderly person on his birthday; offer birthday felicitations

版 次 bǎn cì : the order in which editions are printed

邦 交 bāng jiāo : relations between two countries; diplomatic relations

包 工 bāo gōng : undertake to perform work within a time limit and according to specifications; contract for a job; contractor

包 賠 bāo péi : guarantee to pay compensations

保 留 bǎo liú : continue to have; retain; hold back; reserve; reservations; hold back (approval or acceptance); to preserve; maintain

備 耕 bèi gēng : make preparations for ploughing and sowing

比 價 bǐ jià : price relations; parity; rate of exchange

變 分 法 biàn fēn fǎ : calculus of variations

便 難 biàn màn : retort with challenging questions; debate

兵 工 廠 bīng gōng chǎng : munitions or ordnance factory; arsenal

卜 辭 bǔ cí : oracle inscriptions of the Shang Dynasty (16th-11th century BC) on tortoiseshells or animal bones

捕 風 捉 影 bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng : chase the wind and clutch at shadows - make groundless accusations; speak or act on hearsay evidence

補 助 組 織 bǔ zhù zǔ zhī : auxiliary organizations

不 懷 好 意 bù huái hǎo yì : harbor evil designs; harbor malicious intentions

不 露 聲 色 bù lù shēng sè : not show one's feeling or intentions

不 期 然 而 然 bù qī rán ér rán : happen unexpectedly; turn out contrary to one's expectations

不 聞 不 問 bù wén bù wèn : not bother to ask questions or listen to what's said; show no interest in sth; be indifferent to something

不 爭 氣 bù zhēng qì : be disappointing; fail to live up to expectations

常 問 問 題 cháng wèn wèn tí : frequently asked questions; FAQ

廠 規 chǎng guī : factory regulations

程 chéng : rule; order; regulations; formula; journey; procedure; sequence; a surname

Big5: , Unicode: 7a0b (程),
Links: MT, Cantonese, Ld, Chinese Language

大 局 dà jú : general situation; present conditions

鄧 亮 洪 dèng liàng hóng : Tang Liang Hong (opposition candidate in Jan 1996 Singapore elections)

電 信 diàn xìn : telecommunications

電 信 服 務 diàn xìn fú wù : telecommunications service

電 信 服 務 供 應 商 diàn xìn fú wù gōng yìng shāng : telecommunications service provider

電 信 局 diàn xìn jú : central office; telecommunications office

電 信 網 路 diàn xìn wǎng lù : telecommunications network

東 盟 dōng méng : ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)

東 南 亞 國 家 聯 盟 dōng nán yà guó jiā lián méng : ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)

斷 [断] duàn : absolutely; decidedly (in negative constructions); break; to judge

Big5: , Unicode: 65b7 (斷),
Links: MT, Cantonese, Ld, Chinese Language

斷 交 duàn jiāo : break off diplomatic relations

法 制 fǎ zhì : legal system and institutions

反 而 fǎn ér : instead; contrary (to expectations)

防 止 fáng zhǐ : to prevent; to guard against; to take precautions

吩 fēn : leave instructions; to order

Big5: , Unicode: 5429 (吩),
Links: MT, Cantonese, Ld, Chinese Language

風 土 人 情 fēng tǔ rén qíng : local conditions (human and environmental)

改 善 關 係 gǎi shàn guān xi : to improve relations

改 善 通 訊 gǎi shàn tōng xùn : to improve communications

恭 喜 發 財 gōng xǐ fā cái : congratulations for getting rich (traditional Chinese New Year's future use

關 係 guān xi : relation; relationship; to concern; to affect; to have to do with; relations; guanxi

規 程 guī chéng : rules; regulations

規 則 guī zé : rule; regulation; rules and regulations

國 際 電 信 聯 盟 guó jì diàn xìn lián méng : International Telecommunications Union; ITU

互 通 性 hù tōng xìng : interoperability (of communications equipment)

患 難 huàn nàn : trials and tribulations

回 «囬» huí : (a measure word for matters or actions) a time; to circle; to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return; to revolve

Big5: , Unicode: 56de (回),
Links: MT, Cantonese, Ld, Chinese Language

建 交 jiàn jiāo : to establish diplomatic relations

建 立 正 式 外 交 關 係 jiàn lì zhèng shì wài jiāo guān xì : formally establish diplomatic relations

交 換 機 jiāo huàn jī : switch (telecommunications)

交 易 額 jiāo yì é : sum or volume or amount of business transactions

進 行 通 信 jìn xíng tōng xìn : to communicate; to carry out communications

經 營 管 理 和 維 護 jīng yíng guǎn lǐ hé wéi hù : Operations Administration and Maintenance; OAM

局 限 性 jú xiàn xìng : limitations

開 放 kāi fàng : lift (restrictions); open; to lift a ban; to make open to the public

柯 密 kē mì : Kermit (communications protocol)

困 擾 kùn rǎo : perplex; cause complications

啦 la : (an auxiliary word performing the grammatical functions of mood); fusion of le + a

Big5: , Unicode: 5566 (啦),
Links: MT, Cantonese, Ld, Chinese Language

老 驥 伏 櫪 志 在 千 里 lǎo jì fú lì zhì zài qiān lǐ : (lit.) an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 li; (fig.) old people may still cherish high aspirations

冷 淡 關 係 lěng dàn guān xì : cold relations (e.g. between countries)

蒞 [莅] lì : attend (official functions)

Big5: , Unicode: 849e (蒞),
Links: MT, Cantonese, Ld, Chinese Language

浰 lì : attend (official functions)

Big5: , Unicode: 6d70 (浰),
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聯 邦 電 信 交 通 委 員 會 lián bāng diàn xìn jiāo tōng wěi yuán huì : Federal Communications Commission; FCC

聯 合 國 lián hé guó : United Nations

倫 [伦] «倫» lún : human relationship

Big5: , Unicode: 502b (倫),
Links: MT, Cantonese, Ld, Chinese Language

買 賣 mǎi mài : buying and selling; business dealings; transactions

募 mù : canvass for contributions; to recruit; to collect; to raise

Big5: , Unicode: 52df (募),
Links: MT, Cantonese, Ld, Chinese Language

募 捐 mù juān : to solicit contributions

篇 章 piān zhāng : writing; sections and chapters

普 通 問 題 pǔ tōng wèn tí : common questions; general questions

啟 示 錄 qǐ shì lù : Revelations

氣 候 狀 況 qì hòu zhuàng kuàng : climatic conditions; atmospheric conditions

熱 線 rè xiàn : hotline (communications link)

日 方 rì fāng : the Japanese side or party (in negotiations, etc.)

設 備 shè bèi : equipment; facilities; installations

勢 [势] shì : conditions; influence; tendency

Big5: , Unicode: 52e2 (勢),
Links: MT, Cantonese, Ld, Chinese Language

數 字 通 信 shù zì tōng xìn : digital communications

說 明 shuō míng : to explain; to illustrate; explanation; directions; caption

四 處 sì chù : all over the place; everywhere and all directions

四 面 八 方 sì miàn bā fāng : in all directions; all around; far and near

條 例 tiáo lì : regulations; rules

通 道 tōng dào : (communications) channel; thoroughfare; passage

通 信 負 載 tōng xìn fù zài : communications load

通 信 技 術 tōng xìn jì shù : communications technology

通 信 協 定 tōng xìn jié dìng : communications protocol

通 信 量 tōng xìn liàng : communications volume

通 信 密 度 tōng xìn mì dù : communications density

通 信 網 絡 tōng xìn wǎng luò : communications network

通 訊 tōng xùn : communications; a news story (e.g. dispatched over the wire)

通 訊 行 業 tōng xùn háng yè : communications industry

通 訊 通 道 tōng xùn tōng dào : communications channel

通 訊 協 定 tōng xùn xié dìng : communications protocol

通 訊 自 動 化 tōng xùn zì dòng huà : communications automation

外 交 關 係 wài jiāo guān xì : foreign relations; diplomatic relations

違 章 wēi zhāng : to break the rules; to violate regulations

限 制 xiàn zhì : (impose) restrictions; to limit; to bound; to restrict