| 进退为难 | jin4 tui4 wei2 nan2 | trapped |
| 进退有常 | jin4 tui4 you3 chang2 | many translations are possible |
| 送子观音 | song4 zi3 guan1 yin1 | Guanyin, patroness of female fertility |
| 配套标准和政策 | pei4 tao4 biao1 zhun3 he2 zheng4 ce4 | accompanying standards and policies |
| 金钱万能 | jin1 qian2 wan4 neng2 | money speaks |
| 铁板牛柳 | tie3 ban3 niu2 liu3 | fillet beef teppanyaki (fast grilled on hot iron plate) |
| 铁血宰相 | tie3 xue4 zai3 xiang4 | Truncated - click through for definition |
| 镇平县 | zhen4 ping2 xian4 | Zhenping county in Nanyang å—陽å—阳[Nan2 yang2], Henan |
| 长袖善舞 | chang2 xiu4 shan4 wu3 | money and power will help you in any occupation |
| 门兴格拉德巴赫 | men2 xing1 ge2 la1 de2 ba1 he4 | Mnchengladbach (city in Germany) |
| 阿兰若 | a1 lan2 re3 | Buddhist temple (translit. of Sanskrit Aranyakah) |
| 阿尔斯通公司 | a1 er3 si1 tong1 gong1 si1 | Alstom (company name) |
| 阿猫阿狗 | a1 mao1 a1 gou3 | anyone (contemptuous) |