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Trad. 麴
- fermentation starter; leaven (molds, yeasts or bacteria used in fermenting soy products or brewing etc)
- Taiwan pr. [qu2]
- music played during a movie, play etc
- incidental music
- music played in a theatrical interlude
- (fig.) incident
- episode
Trad. 紅麴
- red yeast (so called, although it's actually a mold, not a yeast), a fermentation product created by culturing rice with the mold Monascus purpureus, producing red pigments and bioactive compounds, used in food for its color, as a flavor enhancer, and for its health benefits
- to feel wronged; to feel aggrieved
- (in set phrases such as 委曲求全[wei3 qu1 qiu2 quan2]) to yield; to make concessions
- (literary) winding; tortuous; indirect
- (literary) detailed; elaborate
Trad. 曲筆
- falsification in writing
- misrepresentation in written history
- deliberate digression
Trad. 崑曲
- Kunqu opera, influential musical theater originating in Kunshan, Jiangsu province in Yuan times
Trad. 黃曲霉
- Aspergillus flavus (fungus typically found on crops)
Trad. 曲周縣
- Quzhou, a county in Handan City 邯鄲市|邯郸市[Han2 dan1 Shi4], Hebei
Trad. 陽曲縣
- Yangqu county in Taiyuan 太原[Tai4 yuan2], Shanxi
Trad. 舟曲縣
- Zhouqu, a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州[Gan1 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Gansu
Trad. 曲水縣
- Qüxü county, Tibetan: Chu shur rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩|拉萨[La1 sa4], Tibet
Trad. 曲江區
- Qujiang, a district of Shaoguan City 韶關市|韶关市[Shao2 guan1 Shi4], Guangdong
- Quchi acupoint LI11, at the lateral end of the elbow crease
- Qufu, hometown of Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3], now a county-level city in Jining 濟寧市|济宁市[Ji3 ning2 Shi4], Shandong
Trad. 曲陽縣
- Quyang, a county in Baoding City 保定市[Bao3 ding4 Shi4], Hebei
- Qujing, prefecture-level city in Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省[Yun2 nan2 Sheng3]
Trad. 曲麻萊
- Qumarlêb County (Tibetan: chu dmar leb rdzong) in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 玉樹藏族自治州|玉树藏族自治州[Yu4 shu4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
Trad. 瑪曲縣
- Maqu, a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州[Gan1 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Gansu
Trad. 鋼曲尺
- steel set square (tool to measure right angles)
Trad. 碌曲縣
- Luqu, a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州[Gan1 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Gansu
Trad. 時代曲
- shidaiqu, a musical genre that originated in Shanghai in the 1920s, a fusion of Chinese folk music and Western jazz
Trad. 垣曲縣
- Yuanqu county in Yuncheng 運城|运城[Yun4 cheng2], Shanxi
- Nagqu, prefecture-level city in Tibet Autonomous Region 西藏自治區|西藏自治区[Xi1 zang4 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]
- constellation governing scholarship and examinations; (fig.) renowned literary genius
- brand name of handheld electronic dictionaries made by Beijing company Golden Global View
Trad. 黃曲霉菌
- Aspergillus flavus (fungus typically found on crops)
Trad. 地方戲曲
- local Chinese opera, such as Shaoxing opera 越劇|越剧[Yue4 ju4], Sichuan opera 川劇|川剧[Chuan1 ju4], Henan opera 豫劇|豫剧[Yu4 ju4] etc
Trad. 盤旋曲折
- (idiom) (of a road etc) to wind circuitously
- Ngawang Choephel (1966-), Tibetan musicologist and dissident, Fullbright scholar (1993-1994), jailed 1995-2002 then released to US
- Ngawang Choepel (Tibetan, Fulbright scholar)
Trad. 曲尺樓梯
- staircase with right-angled turn
- L-shaped staircase
- to bow down to everything sb says or does
- to act submissively in order to ingratiate oneself
- lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom)
- fig. to take preventive measures
Trad. 曲線救國
- (of sb who ostensibly collaborated with the Japanese during the Sino-Japanese war of 1937-1945) to secretly work for the Nationalists or against the Communists
- lit. to use one's bent arm as a pillow (idiom)
- fig. content with simple things
Trad. 雙曲餘割
- hyperbolic cosecant, i.e. function cosech(x)
Trad. 雙曲餘弦
- hyperbolic cosine or cosh (math.)
Trad. 曲阜孔廟
- temple to Confucius in his hometown Qufu
- difficult songs find few singers (idiom)
- highbrow
Trad. 曲麻萊縣
- Qumarlêb County (Tibetan: chu dmar leb rdzong) in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 玉樹藏族自治州|玉树藏族自治州[Yu4 shu4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
Trad. 奏鳴曲式
- sonata form (one of the large-scale structures used in Western classical music)
Trad. 異曲同工
- different tunes played with equal skill (idiom)
- different methods leading to the same result
- different approach but equally satisfactory outcome
- meandering and circuitous (idiom); complicated developments that never get anywhere
- going around in circles
Trad. 活動曲尺
- sliding bevel (to measure angles)
- lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom); fig. merits and demerits
- pros and cons
Trad. 萬能曲尺
- universal bevel (to measure angles)
Trad. 測地線曲率
- geodesic curvature
- Four Great Yuan Dramatists, namely: Guan Hanqing 關漢卿|关汉卿[Guan1 Han4 qing1], Zheng Guangzu 鄭光祖|郑光祖[Zheng4 Guang1 zu3], Ma Zhiyuan 馬致遠|马致远[Ma3 Zhi4 yuan3] and Bai Pu 白樸|白朴[Bai2 Pu3]
Trad. 雙曲拋物面
- (geometry) hyperbolic paraboloid
Trad. 雙曲線正弦
- hyperbolic sine or sinh (math.)
Trad. 單葉雙曲面
- hyperboloid of one sheet (math.)