the three provinces of Northeast China, namely: Liaoning Province 遼寧省|辽宁省, Jilin Province 吉林省 and Heilongjiang Province 黑龍江省|黑龙江省
发人深省發人深省fa1 ren2 shen1 xing3
to provide food for thought (idiom); thought-provoking
反省反省fan3 xing3
to reflect upon oneself; to examine one's conscience; to question oneself; to search one's soul
福建省福建省fu2 jian4 sheng3
Fujian province (Fukien) in east China, abbr. 閩|闽, capital Fuzhou 福州; Fujian province (Fukien) in Taiwan
副省级副省級fu4 sheng3 ji2
sub-provincial (not provincial status, but independent)
副省级城市副省級城市fu4 sheng3 ji2 cheng2 shi4
subprovincial city (having independent economic status within a province)
甘肃省甘肅省gan1 su4 sheng3
Gansu Province, abbr. 甘, short name 隴|陇, capital Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州
广东省廣東省guang3 dong1 sheng3
Guangdong province (Kwangtung) in south China, short name 粵|粤, capital Guangzhou 廣州|广州
广西省廣西省guang3 xi1 sheng3
Guangxi province in south China; since 1959, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区, location of the Zhuang ethnic group, abbr. 桂, capital Nanning 南寧|南宁
归省歸省gui1 xing3
to go home for a visit; to return to one's parents' home to pay respects
贵州省貴州省gui4 zhou1 sheng3
Guizhou province (Kweichow) in south central China, abbr. to 黔 or 貴|贵, capital Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳
海南省海南省hai3 nan2 sheng3
Hainan Province, in South China Sea, abbr. 瓊|琼, capital Haikou 海口
河北省河北省he2 bei3 sheng3
Hebei Province (Hopeh) in north China surrounding Beijing, short name 冀, capital Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄
河南省河南省he2 nan2 sheng3
Henan province (Honan) in central China, abbr. 豫, capital Zhengzhou 鄭州|郑州
赫拉特省赫拉特省he4 la1 te4 sheng3
Herat province of Afghanistan
黑龙江省黑龍江省hei1 long2 jiang1 sheng3
Heilongjiang Province (Heilungkiang) in northeast China, abbr. 黑, capital Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨
厚生劳动省厚生勞動省hou4 sheng1 lao2 dong4 sheng3
Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (Japan)
厚生省厚生省hou4 sheng1 sheng3
Ministry of Health and Welfare (Japan) (replaced in 2001 by 厚生勞動省|厚生劳动省)
湖北省湖北省hu2 bei3 sheng3
Hubei Province (Hupeh) in central China, abbr. 鄂, capital Wuhan 武漢|武汉
湖南省湖南省hu2 nan2 sheng3
Hunan Province in south central China, abbr. 湘, capital Changsha 長沙|长沙
昏定晨省昏定晨省hun1 ding4 chen2 xing3
seeing to bed in the evening and visiting in the morning (ancient filial duty)
吉林省吉林省ji2 lin2 sheng3
Jilin Province (Kirin) in northeast China, abbr. 吉, capital Changchun 長春|长春
加兹尼省加茲尼省jia1 zi1 ni2 sheng3
Ghazni or Ghaznah province of Afghanistan
俭省儉省jian3 sheng3
thrifty; sparing; economical
江南省江南省jiang1 nan2 sheng3
name of Qing dynasty province covering south Jiangsu, south Anhui and north Zhejiang provinces, with capital at Nanjing
江苏省江蘇省jiang1 su1 sheng3
Jiangsu Province (Kiangsu) in southeast China, abbr. 蘇|苏, capital Nanjing 南京
江西省江西省jiang1 xi1 sheng3
Jiangxi Province (Kiangsi) in southeast China, abbr. 贛|赣, capital Nanchang 南昌
节省節省jie2 sheng3
saving; to save; to use sparingly; to cut down on
坎大哈省坎大哈省kan3 da4 ha1 sheng3
Kandahar province of Afghanistan
辽宁省遼寧省liao2 ning2 sheng3
Liaoning province in northeast China, short name 遼|辽, capital Shenyang 瀋陽|沈阳
麻省理工学院麻省理工學院ma2 sheng3 li3 gong1 xue2 yuan4
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
楠格哈尔省楠格哈爾省nan2 ge2 ha1 er3 sheng3
Nangarhar province of Afghanistan
内省內省nei4 xing3
to reflect upon oneself; introspection
内省性內省性nei4 xing3 xing4
introversion; introspective
宁夏省寧夏省ning2 xia4 sheng3
former Ningxia province, now Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区
农林水产省農林水產省nong2 lin2 shui3 chan3 sheng3
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Japan)
旁遮普省旁遮普省pang2 zhe1 pu3 sheng3
Punjab province of Pakistan
青海省青海省qing1 hai3 sheng3
Qinghai province (Tsinghai) in west China, abbr. 青, capital Xining 西寧|西宁
轻省輕省qing1 sheng5
relaxed; easy
全省全省quan2 sheng3
the whole province
缺省缺省que1 sheng3
default (setting)
山东省山東省shan1 dong1 sheng3
Shandong Province (Shantung) in northeast China, abbr. 魯|鲁, capital Ji'nan 濟南|济南
山西省山西省shan1 xi1 sheng3
Shanxi province (Shansi) in north China between Hebei and Shaanxi, abbr. 晋 capital Taiyuan 太原
陕西省陝西省shan3 xi1 sheng3
Shaanxi Province (Shensi) in northwest China, abbr. 陝|陕, capital Xi'an 西安
省便省便sheng3 bian4
convenient
省称省稱sheng3 cheng1
abbreviation
省城省城sheng3 cheng2
provincial capital
省吃俭用省吃儉用sheng3 chi1 jian3 yong4
to live frugally; to economize on food and clothing; to scrimp and save
省得省得sheng3 de5
to avoid; so as to save (money or time)
省电省電sheng3 dian4
to save electricity
省份省份sheng3 fen4
province
省会省會sheng3 hui4
provincial capital
省级省級sheng3 ji2
(administrative) province-level
省俭省儉sheng3 jian3
frugal; economic; to scrimp and save
省界省界sheng3 jie4
provincial boundaries; provincial boundary
省劲省勁sheng3 jin4
to save labor; to save effort
省劲儿省勁兒sheng3 jin4 er5
erhua variant of 省勁|省劲
省力省力sheng3 li4
to save labor; to save effort
省略省略sheng3 lve4
to leave out; an omission
省略符号省略符號sheng3 lve4 fu2 hao4
apostrophe
省略号省略號sheng3 lve4 hao4
the ellipsis …… (punct., consisting of six dots)
省钱省錢sheng3 qian2
to save money
省去省去sheng3 qu4
to omit; to dispense with; to make unnecesary; to save (time, trouble etc)
省却省卻sheng3 que4
to save; to get rid of (so saving space)
省省吧省省吧sheng3 sheng5 ba5
(coll.) Don't waste your breath.; Save it!
省事省事sheng3 shi4
to simplify matters; to save trouble
省委省委sheng3 wei3
provincial Party committee
省辖市省轄市sheng3 xia2 shi4
provincial city
省心省心sheng3 xin1
to cause no trouble; to be spared worry; worry-free
省油的灯省油的燈sheng3 you2 de5 deng1
sb who is easy to deal with
省垣省垣sheng3 yuan2
a provincial capital
省长省長sheng3 zhang3
governor of a province
省直管县省直管縣sheng3 zhi2 guan3 xian4
direct management of a county by the province (PRC administrative reform)
省治省治sheng3 zhi4
a provincial capital
省字号省字號sheng3 zi4 hao4
an apostrophe (punct.)
四川省四川省si4 chuan1 sheng3
Sichuan province (Szechuan) in southwest China, abbr. 川 or 蜀, capital Chengdu 成都
绥远省綏遠省sui2 yuan3 sheng3
former Suiyuan province in Inner Mongolia and Shanxi
台湾省臺灣省tai2 wan1 sheng3
Taiwan province (PRC term)
瓦尔达克省瓦爾達克省wa3 er3 da2 ke4 sheng3
Wardak (Afghan province)
外务省外務省wai4 wu4 sheng3
foreign ministry (e.g. of Japan or Korea)
万博省萬博省wan4 bo2 sheng3
Huambo province of Angola
文部省文部省wen2 bu4 sheng3
Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (Japan), ceased to exist in 2001 when it was merged with another ministry
西康省西康省xi1 kang1 sheng3
western Kham; historic province of Tibet in Kham region and west Sichuan, a province of Republic of China 1928-49 with capital Ya'an 雅安
信德省信德省xin4 de2 sheng3
Sindh province of Pakistan
行省行省xing2 sheng3
province (old)
省察省察xing3 cha2
to examine; to cast a critical eye over (especially in the context of introspection)
省亲省親xing3 qin1
to visit one's parents
省视省視xing3 shi4
to call upon; to inspect
省事省事xing3 shi4
to handle administrative work
省悟省悟xing3 wu4
to wake up to reality; to come to oneself; to realize; to see the truth
亚齐省亞齊省ya4 qi2 sheng3
Aceh province of Indonesia in northwest Sumatra
玉红省玉紅省yu4 hong2 sheng3
rubicene (chemistry)
云南省雲南省yun2 nan2 sheng3
Yunnan Province in southwest China, bordering on Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar, abbr. 滇 or 雲|云, capital Kunming 昆明
浙江省浙江省zhe4 jiang1 sheng3
Zhejiang Province (Chekiang) in east China, abbr. 浙, capital Hangzhou 杭州
中央省中央省zhong1 yang1 sheng3
central province; Töv Aimag (province) of Mongolia
自省自省zi4 xing3
to examine oneself; to reflect on one's shortcomings; introspection; self-awareness; self-criticism