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阿鼻地狱(ābídìyù)(Buddh.)the Avici Hell(thelowestlevelofhell)

阿昌族(āchānɡzú)the Achang nationality

阿斗(ādǒu)①Liu Shan(刘禅,207-271, the last emperor of the kingdom of Shu Han)②(fig.)a wimp;a feeble and incompetent person

阿堵物(ādǔwù)①this; this thing②money

阿飞(āfēi)a hooligan

阿訇(āhōnɡ)an imam

阿罗汉(āluóhàn)(Buddh.)Arhat(a Buddhist who has gained a high level of spiritual attainment)

阿Q精神(Ā Q jīnɡshén)(lit.)“Ah Q-ism”-a spirit of self-deception in the face of defeat

《阿Q正传》(Ā Q zhènɡzhuàn)The True Story of Ah Q-a short story by Lu Xun(鲁迅,1881-1936)in 1921-1922

阿哥(àɡe)a Manchu prince

阿妈(àma)Father(Manchu term)

哀辞(āicí)an elegy; a lament

哀歌(āiɡē)a mourning song; an elegy; a dirge

哀祭(āijì)mourning; lamentation;tolament

哀家(āijiā)I, me(a self-appellation by the emperor)

哀荣(āirónɡ)①posthumous honor②an honorable funeral

艾灸(àijiǔ)moxibustion; to cauterize with moxa

艾卷儿(àijuǎnr)a moxa cigarette

艾柱灸(àizhùjiǔ)moxa-cone moxi-bustion

爱称(àichēnɡ)a pet name

爱面子(àimiànzi)to be concerned about saving face

《爱情三部曲》(àiqínɡ sānbùqǔ)Love Trilogy-the three novels, Fog, Rain, Lightning, by Ba Jin(巴金,1904-2005)in 1931

爱新觉罗(àixīnjuéluó)Aisin Gioro(the surname of the imperial dynasty of the Manchus)

碍面子(àimiànzi)to be unwilling to hurt somebody's feelings; to take somebody's sensibilities into consideration

安民告示(ānmín ɡàoshì)an official notice; an official announcement

安清帮(ānqīnɡbānɡ)the Green Gang(a Qing secret society which evolved into a criminal gang in Shanghai in the early 20thcentury)

安史之乱(ānshǐ zhī luàn)the An Shi Rebellion(which heralded the downfall of the Tang Dynasty)

庵堂(āntánɡ)anunnery; a Buddhist convent

按察使(àncháshǐ)the provincial chiefjustice(in the Mingand Qing dynasties)

按语(ànyǔ)anoteorcomment(byan authororeditor)

案牍(àndú)official documents or correspondence

案头(àntóu)on the desk

案头剧(àntóujù)a closet drama

案语(ànyǔ)a note or comment(by an author or editor)

暗娼(ànchānɡ)an unlicensed prostitute; a call girl

暗度陈仓(àn dù chéncānɡ)①(lit.)“to pretend to march along one route while sneaking along another route”-to do something in secret②(fig.)to have an illicit love affair;to commit adultery

暗楼子(ànloúzi)an attic storeroom

暗门子(ànménzi)anunlicensedwho-rehouse

暗转(ànzhuǎn)a blackout(in the middle of a scene or act of a play)

暗香疏影(ànxiānɡ shūyǐnɡ)①secret fragrance and dappled shadows(used as a description of the fragnance and posture of plum blossom)②plum blossom

敖包(áobāo)Mongolian stone heaps(used for worship)

鳌头(áotóu)the head of a legendary turtle-used to mean the first place in a competition etc.