| 末伏 | mo4 fu2 | middle ten days of August, the last of ä¸‰ä¼ sn f, three hottest periods of the year |
| 杂家 | za2 jia1 | miscellaneous scholars |
| 杨凝式 | yang2 ning2 shi4 | Yang Ningshi (873-954) calligrapher of 5 dynasties period between Tang and Song |
| 枕块 | zhen3 kuai4 | pillow of clay (used by filial son during Confucian mourning period) |
| 段里 | duan4 li3 | within a period |
| 法隆寺 | fa3 long1 si4 | Hryji, complex of Buddhist temples near Nara 奈良, Japan, dating back to the Asuka period 飛鳥時代飞鸟时代 (c. 600) |
| 淹留 | yan1 liu2 | to stay for a long period |
| 满城尽带黄金甲 | man3 cheng2 jin4 dai4 huang2 jin1 jia3 man3 cheng2 jin4 dai4 huang2 jin1 jia1 | Curse of the Golden Flower (2007), period drama movie by Zhang Yimou |
| 满孝 | man3 xiao4 | at the end of the mourning period |
| 满服 | man3 fu2 | at the end of the mourning period |
| 留针 | liu2 zhen1 | a needle held inserted in an acupoint |
| 盛季 | sheng4 ji4 | peak season |
| 第四纪 | di4 si4 ji4 | fourth period |