| 大陆 | da4 lu4 | continent |
| 两岸 | liang3 an4 | two sides |
| 大地 | da4 di4 | mainland |
| 回归 | hui2 gui1 | to retreat |
| 艘 | | classifier for ships |
| 中国大陆 | zhong1 guo2 da4 lu4 | Chinese mainland |
| 表叔 | biao3 shu1 | second cousin |
| 外企 | wai4 qi3 | foreign firm |
| 陆委会 | lu4 wei3 hui4 liu4 wei3 hui4 | Mainland Affairs Council (Taiwan), abbr. for 大陸委員會大陆委员会 |
| 郑成功 | zheng4 cheng2 gong1 | Koxinga (1624-1662), military leader |
| 个体户 | ge4 ti3 hu4 | self-employed |
| 眷村 | juan4 cun1 | Truncated - click through for definition |
| 第勒尼安海 | di4 le4 ni2 an1 hai3 | Tyrrhenian Sea between Sardinia and the Italian mainland |