English words from Chinese
- spirit wayAn ornate road leading to the Chinese tomb of a major dignitary.
- Spring FestivalSynonym of Chinese New Year.
- spring rollA type of savoury food consisting of shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake made from rice flour and then fried.
- Suzhou numeralA Chinese numeral character based on Southern Song rod numerals.
- sweet-and-sour sauceA sticky sauce used in Chinese cuisine that tastes both sugary and tart.
- Taiwan authoritiesThe sanctioned name for the government of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) without recognizing its sovereignty.
- temple nameA variant posthumous name used in China and occasionally other East Asian cultures for ritual worship at a dynasty's ancestral temple.
- Temple of HeavenA religious complex in southeastern Beijing, formerly important to Chinese imperial rituals; the present-day park surrounding and preserving the site.
- Thirteen OrphansA hand consisting of one of each terminal and honor tile and a pair.
- Three KingdomsThe tripartite division of China between the states of Wei (魏 (Wèi)), Shu (蜀 (Shǔ)), and Wu (吳／吴 (Wú)), during AD 220–280, following the Han dynasty and preceding the Jin dynasty.
- Three Principles of the PeopleThe political philosophy espoused by Sun Yat-sen and the Chinese Nationalist Party.
- tofu dregA poorly constructed building in China, or the shoddy material(s) used to construct it.
- treasure shipA type of vast, multi-masted Chinese vessel used on the Ming treasure voyages, led by Zheng He in the first half of the 15th century, used for command purposes and the transportation of treasure.
- triple burnerThree sections of the human body within the trunk.
- typhoon shelterA sheltered section of a harbour where small to medium-sized watercraft can dock during typhoons, gales, or other rough weather.
- Western RegionsA geographic region of Central Asia, west of ancient China's Jade Gate along the Silk Road; sometimes including parts of the Indian subcontinent.
- West LakeA lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
- white craneUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see white, crane.
- white teaThe leaves of a tea plant which have been processed in a manner to let them wilt slightly and lose their "grassy" taste of green tea while undergoing minimal oxidation.
- winter melonBenincasa hispida, a species of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae) commonly cultivated in Asia.
- wood earAn edible fungus in the genus Auricularia, shaped like an ear and growing on wood.
- Yellow RiverThe chief river of the North China Plain, the second-longest river in China and sixth-longest river system on Earth, historically prone to massive floods which repeatedly drastically changed its course; it passes through Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan and Shandong provinces as well as Ningxia and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regions.
- Yellow SeaA marginal sea of the Pacific between mainland China and the Korean Peninsula.
- yellow teaA Chinese tea produced in a similar manner to green tea but with the added steps of encasing and steaming the tea leaves, resulting in slower oxidisation and a mellower taste