AIDS; acquired immune deficiency syndrome

Eddie (name)

The "at" symbol (@) used in email addresses

(loanword) AIDS; acquired immune deficiency syndrome

Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969), US general and 34th US President

Isaac (name)

Buenos Aires, the capital city of Argentina, located on the shore of the Río de la Plata.

(idiom) rapidly expanding and still growing; flourishing and unlikely to stop in the near future

human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); the AIDS virus

Ahmed (name)

Ai Qing (1910-1996), a famous modern Chinese poet.

Ai Weiwei (1957-), Chinese artist active in architecture, photography, film, as well as cultural criticism and political activism

the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (Η, η)

trade name for sildenafil in mainland China, a medication used to treat erectile dysfunction

Originally meaning to repent and correct one's own errors, but now more commonly used to mean blaming and censuring oneself or wallowing in self-pity.

The leaf of the Chinese mugwort plant, used in traditional Chinese medicine for moxibustion and to make ink paste; also known as Folium Artemisiae argyi.

Acheson or Atchison, name used for both people and places; specifically the city of Atchison in Kansas, USA.

The Eiffel Tower, a landmark wrought-iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France; specifically used in Taiwan

Famous general of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period, known for his stutter and for leading the conquest of Shu Han

(name) Eliot; Elliott; specifically used for authors George Eliot or T.S. Eliot

(bound form) stuttering or stammering. Named after the Three Kingdoms general [[邓艾|鄧艾|deng4 ai4]] who had a stutter and would repeat his own name.

to stutter or speak with a stammer; used to describe hesitant or dysfluent speech

Aibi Lake (Ebinur) in Xinjiang

Iowa, a state of the United States

the steppe polecat (Mustela eversmanii)

moxa floss; a soft, woolly material made from dried and crushed wormwood leaves used in traditional medicine for moxibustion or as an ingredient in red ink pads

(botany) tansy; costmary

The Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia

Addison, a given name or place name.

A traditional Beijing snack consisting of steamed glutinous rice balls with sweet fillings.

Ayding Lake (also known as Aydingkol Lake), located in Xinjiang, China.

Iowa, a state of the United States

Alberta, a province of western Canada

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (1956-), Iranian fundamentalist politician and president of Iran from 2005 to 2013

Awards presented annually for excellence in television programming and production, typically by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

Ahmedabad, the largest city in the state of [[古吉拉特|古吉拉特|gu3 ji2 la1 te4]] in western India

(literary) mugwort and wormwood, which are smelly weeds; used as a metaphor for wicked or unworthy people; evil elements

The Chinese mugwort plant, used in traditional medicine and cooking

(literary) an elderly person; specifically someone over the age of fifty

sambong (Blumea balsamifera); a plant in the family Asteraceae whose leaves are used to produce medicine or incense

mugwort or wormwood, a common aromatic herb used in traditional medicine

(literary) orchids and artemisias; figuratively refers to the noble and the mean or the good and the bad

(proverb) to seek a long-term cure only after an illness has become chronic; used as a metaphor for waiting until the last minute to find a solution when it is already too late. From Mencius: if a seven-year illness requires mugwort aged for three years to heal, searching for the medicine only when the crisis arrives will be fruitless.

Pre-prepared materials or early planning for a future need. From a passage in the Mencius regarding the need to store mugwort for three years to treat a seven-year illness; if one does not store it in advance, it will never be available when needed.

Overijssel, a province of the Netherlands

literally to burn both orchids and weeds; to destroy the noble and the common alike or to have the good and the bad suffer the same fate

(botany) A species of perennial herb in the Asteraceae family with dark green leaves, white undersides, and yellowish-brown flower heads; the dried fruit is used in traditional medicine.

(literary) young and beautiful; a handsome young person or a beautiful young woman

(literary) A young man or woman with beautiful features; a person of striking appearance.