90 Words
- 1 banzai A Japanese cheer or war cry, roughly meaning "long live," shouted to express enthusiasm, celebrate a victory,...
- 2 Beijing The capital city of China.
- 3 brainwash To forcibly and systematically pressure someone into abandoning their existing beliefs and adopting new ones.
- 4 brainwashing The systematic use of pressure, repetition, or coercion to make someone abandon their beliefs for another set...
- 5 Burmese Relating to Burma (Myanmar), or to its people, culture, or language.
- 6 Chen A common Chinese surname.
- 7 Cheung A Cantonese surname.
- 8 China A large country in East Asia, the People's Republic of China.
- 9 Chong A surname of Chinese or Korean origin.
- 10 chopstick One of a pair of slender sticks used, held in one hand, to pick up and eat food, especially in East Asian cuis...
- 11 chow Informal: food, especially a meal or snack.
- 12 chu A sound imitating a kiss.
- 13 daimyo A powerful feudal lord in pre-modern Japan who controlled large areas of land.
- 14 dao A traditional Chinese single-edged sword with a curved blade, used mainly for slashing and chopping.
- 15 dong The basic unit of currency in Vietnam.
- 16 doot A Scots dialect word meaning to doubt or suspect.
- 17 futon A thin, padded cotton mattress that can be laid on the floor or placed on a folding frame that converts betwee...
- 18 ginseng A plant with a forked, root that is dried and used in traditional medicine and supplements, believed to boost...
- 19 Gui A Chinese surname, from Mandarin.
- 20 haiku A short Japanese poem written in three lines, traditionally with five, seven, and five syllable-like units, of...
- 21 han A deep, culturally specific feeling of sorrow, resentment, and unresolved grief in Korean identity.
- 22 Hangzhou A city in eastern China, the capital of Zhejiang province and a former imperial capital.
- 23 hoa An old-fashioned shout used to get someone's attention, similar to "hey" or "ho."
- 24 hong A historical foreign trading company or firm in China.
- 25 Hou A Chinese surname, also the name of a town near Xi'an, China.
- 26 Hwang A Korean surname.
- 27 Jang A group of fermented seasoning pastes, such as soy sauce or soybean paste, used as the flavor base in Korean c...
- 28 jiao A Chinese unit of currency equal to one tenth of a yuan.
- 29 Jie An ancient nomadic people of northern China, historically grouped by the Han Chinese among the so-called "Five...
- 30 ju A unit of a traditional Chinese book, roughly equivalent to a chapter or volume.
- 31 kana The two Japanese phonetic writing systems, hiragana and katakana, in which each symbol represents a spoken syl...
- 32 kang A traditional heated platform bed found in northern China, built from brick or clay and warmed from beneath.
- 33 Ke A Chinese surname.
- 34 Kee A surname, sometimes a shortened form of McKee or an anglicization of Chinese surnames.
- 35 ketchup A thick, tangy tomato-based sauce commonly used as a condiment.
- 36 kI The life force or inner energy said to flow through the body, central to martial arts such as aikido and karat...
- 37 kirin A mythical hooved chimerical creature from East Asian folklore, similar to the qilin; the term is typically us...
- 38 Kowloon A densely populated peninsula and urban area of Hong Kong, across the harbor from Hong Kong Island.
- 39 kowtow To kneel and bow so low that the forehead touches the ground, as a sign of deep respect or submission.
- 40 kuya In Filipino usage, an older brother, or a respectful term used to address or refer to an older male, whether o...
- 41 lah A sentence-ending word used in Singapore/Malaysia English and similar varieties to add emphasis, reassurance,...
- 42 lau (dialectal) To lay or set something down onto a surface.
- 43 Leung A Chinese (Cantonese) surname.
- 44 li A traditional Chinese unit of distance, now standardized at about half a kilometer.
- 45 liang A traditional Chinese unit of weight, roughly 40 grams, historically also used to measure silver currency.
- 46 liao (Chinese, and in Singlish/Manglish) A word placed at the end of a sentence to show that an action is finished...
- 47 Lim A common Korean surname.
- 48 lor A sentence-ending word (used mainly in Singlish and similar dialects) that adds a tone of resignation, inevita...
- 49 Lui A Chinese surname, a romanization of a Cantonese family name.
- 50 Luk A surname derived from a Cantonese Chinese family name.
- 51 Ly A Vietnamese surname.
- 52 mah A sentence-final particle (used in some varieties of English influenced by Cantonese) implying something is ob...
- 53 Maltese Relating to Malta, its people, or its language.
- 54 manga A comic or graphic novel originating in Japan.
- 55 manju A traditional Japanese confection with a soft outer dough and a sweet filling, often red bean paste.
- 56 Miao The Miao, an ethnic group from China and Vietnam whose languages belong to the Hmong-Mien family.
- 57 momo A steamed or fried dumpling from Nepal, Tibet, and neighbouring Himalayan regions, filled with meat or vegetab...
- 58 mou A sentence-final particle used in some Chinese dialects to turn a statement into a yes/no question.
- 59 mui The Chinese plum, a small sour fruit often preserved in salt, sugar, or licorice.
- 60 oolong A partially fermented Chinese tea that sits between green and black tea in flavor and processing.
- 61 Piao A Chinese surname.
- 62 ramen A Japanese noodle soup dish made with wheat noodles in a savoury broth, typically topped with meat, egg, or ve...
- 63 se A large Chinese plucked string instrument similar to a zither, traditionally strung with 25 strings and played...
- 64 shanghai To trick or force someone into doing something, or going somewhere, against their will.
- 65 Shek A surname of Cantonese origin.
- 66 shen In Chinese folk religion, a spirit or deity.
- 67 shifu A respected master or teacher, especially of a martial art or craft; a variant spelling of sifu.
- 68 Shinto Japan's indigenous religion, centred on the worship of nature spirits and ancestors.
- 69 sifu A skilled teacher or master in Chinese martial arts such as kung fu or tai chi.
- 70 Sui A member of an ethnic group native to Guizhou province in southern China, numbering around 430,000 people.
- 71 taipan A foreign business executive or tycoon, especially historically in China.
- 72 tao In Taoism, the fundamental principle underlying and unifying the universe, and the natural way of living in ha...
- 73 tofu A soft food made by pressing curdled soy milk into blocks, high in protein.
- 74 toyo Soy sauce, especially in Filipino cooking and English.
- 75 tung The tung tree, an East Asian tree whose seeds are pressed for tung oil, a fast-drying oil used in wood finishi...
- 76 udon A thick, chewy Japanese noodle made from wheat flour.
- 77 Viennese Of or relating to Vienna.
- 78 Vietnamese Of or relating to Vietnam, its people, culture, or language.
- 79 wang Vulgar slang for the penis.
- 80 Wei The name of several ancient Chinese states and a kingdom, including a major power during the Three Kingdoms pe...
- 81 wok A large, round-bottomed pan used for stir-frying and other East Asian cooking.
- 82 wonton A small Chinese dumpling, typically filled with meat or seafood and served in soup or fried.
- 83 Wu A group of closely related Chinese language varieties spoken around the lower Yangtze River, including Shangha...
- 84 yang In Chinese philosophy, the active, bright, hot, and masculine principle that pairs with yin to form a balanced...
- 85 yen The official currency of Japan, symbol ¥.
- 86 yin In Chinese philosophy, the passive, dark, and feminine principle, traditionally paired with yang.
- 87 yu An ornate bronze wine vessel used in ancient China, often fitted with a decorative lid.
- 88 yue A traditional unit of volume used in ancient China, roughly equal to the space taken up by 1,200 millet seeds.
- 89 yuen A crowned or pileated gibbon, a small ape native to Southeast Asia.
- 90 Yun A surname found in Mandarin Chinese, Korean, and Khmer.