乾

乾嘉三大家

qián jiā sān dà jiā

the three leading poets of the Qianlong-Jiaqing era (1735–1820), who championed personal expression and innovation in Qing poetry: Yuan Mei 袁枚[Yuan2 Mei2], Jiang Shiquan 蔣士銓|蒋士铨[Jiang3 Shi4 quan2] and Zhao Yi 趙翼|赵翼[Zhao4 Yi4]

乾坤

qián kūn

yin and yang; heaven and earth; the universe

乾安

qián ān

see 乾安縣|乾安县[Qian2 an1 Xian4]

乾安县

qián ān xiàn

Qian'an, a county in Songyuan City 松原市[Song1 yuan2 Shi4], Jilin

乾旦

qián dàn

male actor playing the female role (Chinese opera)

乾县

qián xiàn

Qian County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xian2 yang2], Shaanxi

乾陵

qián líng

Qianling at Xianyang 咸陽市|咸阳市 in Shaanxi, burial site of third Tang emperor 高宗 and empress Wuzetian 武則天|武则天

乾隆

qián lóng

the Qianlong era

康乾宗迦峰

kāng qián zōng jiā fēng

Kachenjunga (Himalayan peak)

康乾盛世

kāng qián shèng shì

booming and golden age of Qing dynasty (from Kang Xi to Qian Long emperors)

扭转乾坤

niǔ zhuǎn qián kūn

lit. to upend heaven and earth (idiom)

旋乾转坤

xuán qián zhuǎn kūn

lit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom); earth-shattering