十個影響世界的“中國”外來詞

　　1. Sichou - silk

　　China is a major sericulture country and the homeland of silk.

　　絲綢：silk

　　中國是一個養(yǎng)蠶大國，也是絲綢之鄉(xiāng)。

　　2. Cha - tea

　　The word "tea" is borrowed from southern Fujian dialect.

　　茶：tea

　　這個詞來自福建南部的方言。

　　3. Shi Wai Tao Yuan - Shangrila (Xanadu)

　　Shangrila and Xanadu are near synonyms for the Chinese word "Shi Wai Tao Yuan"

　　世外桃源：Shangrila or Xanadu

　　“香格里拉”和“仙那度”都是世外桃源的同義詞。

　　4. Feng Shui - Feng Shui

　　Feng Shui is a transliterated word that is imbued with the collective wisdom of ancient Chinese people in arranging houses for the living and cemeteries for the dead.

　　風水：Feng Shui

　　Feng Shui是個直譯詞，是中國古人安排住宅、墳墓的一種智慧。

　　5. Cha Dian - dim sum

　　From its pronunciation we can see that dim sum is a word from Fujian and Guangdong dialects.

　　茶點：dim sum

　　從這個詞的發(fā)音可以知道它來源于福建、廣東一帶的方言。

　　6. Zou Gou - running dogs

　　The Chinese English word is a right word for a servile follower.

　　走狗：running dogs

　　意為順從的追隨者。

　　7. Zhi Laohu - paper tiger

　　The word was created by Mao Zedong, a great national hero.

　　紙老虎：paper tiger

　　這是民族英雄毛澤東造出的一個詞。

　　8. Yin Yang - yin-yang

　　Yin and yang, the two opposing principles in nature,the former feminine and negative and the latter masculine and positive.

　　陰陽的概念，源自古代中國人民的自然觀。古人觀察到自然界中各種對立又相聯(lián)的大自然現(xiàn)象，如天地、日月、晝夜、寒暑、男女、上下等，以哲學的思想方式，歸納出“陰陽”的概念。

　　9. Kou Tou - kowtow

　　Former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission.

　　古代中國的一種習俗，用額頭接觸地面以表達尊敬與服從。

　　10. Xiaofei, Shangqian - Cumshaw

　　The word is transliterated from the word "thanks" in the southern Fujian dialect.

　　小費，賞錢：Cumshaw

　　這個詞是從福建方言中的“謝謝”直譯過來的。