新鲜 xīnxiān, [新鮮], fresh (experience, food etc)/freshness/novel/uncommon 朝鲜 Cháoxiǎn, [朝鮮], North Korea/Korea as geographic term/Taiwan pr. [Cháo xiān] 鲜血 xiānxuè, [鮮血], blood 鲜花 xiānhuā, [鮮花], flower/fresh flowers/CL:朵[duǒ] 鲜 xiǎn/xiān, [尟]/[尠]/[鮮]/[鱻], variant of 鮮|鲜[xiǎn], variant of 尟|鲜[xiǎn], fresh/bright (in color)/delicious/ta... 海鲜 hǎixiān, [海鮮], seafood 鲜明 xiānmíng, [鮮明], bright/clear-cut/distinct 鲜活 xiānhuó, [鮮活], vivid/lively/(of food ingredients) live or fresh 鲜艳 xiānyàn, [鮮艷], bright-colored/gaily-colored 鲜奶 xiānnǎi, [鮮奶], fresh milk 鲜美 xiānměi, [鮮美], delicious/tasty 朝鲜人 Cháoxiǎnrén, [朝鮮人], North Korean (person) 鲜为人知 xiǎnwéirénzhī, [鮮為人知], rarely known to anyone (idiom); almost unknown/secret to all but a few 鲜红 xiānhóng, [鮮紅], scarlet/bright red 光鲜 guāngxiān, [光鮮], bright and neat 屡见不鲜 lǚjiànbùxiān, [屢見不鮮], a common occurrence (idiom) 鲜亮 xiānliang, [鮮亮], bright (color)/vivid 旗帜鲜明 qízhìxiānmíng, [旗幟鮮明], to show one's colors/to have a clear-cut stand (idiom) 朝鲜战争 CháoxiǎnZhànzhēng, [朝鮮戰爭], Korean War (1950-1953) 生鲜 shēngxiān, [生鮮], fresh produce and freshly prepared foods 鲜味 xiānwèi, [鮮味], umami, one of the five basic tastes (cookery) 三鲜 sānxiān, [三鮮], three fresh ingredients (in cooking) 不新鲜 bùxīnxiān, [不新鮮], stale 保鲜期 bǎoxiānqī, [保鮮期], shelf life/freshness date 保鲜纸 bǎoxiānzhǐ, [保鮮紙], plastic wrap/cling wrap/cling film 保鲜膜 bǎoxiānmó, [保鮮膜], plastic wrap/preservative film/cling film 北朝鲜 BěiCháoxiǎn, [北朝鮮], North Korea 南朝鲜 NánCháoxiǎn, [南朝鮮], South Korea 卫氏朝鲜 WèishìCháoxiǎn, [衛氏朝鮮], Wiman Korea (195-108 BC), historical kingdom in Manchuria, Liaoning and North Ko... 卫满朝鲜 WèimǎnCháoxiǎn, [衛滿朝鮮], Wiman Korea (195-108 BC), historical kingdom in Manchuria, Liaoning and North Ko... 地三鲜 dìsānxiān, [地三鮮], dish consisting of stir-fried potato, eggplant and green pepper 小鲜肉 xiǎoxiānròu, [小鮮肉], (coll.) teen idol (male) 延边朝鲜族自治州 YánbiānCháoxiǎnzúZìzhìzhōu, [延邊朝鮮族自治州], Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture in Jilin province 吉林省[Jí lín Shěng] in nort... 德薄能鲜 débónéngxiǎn, [德薄能鮮], little virtue and meager abilities (idiom); I'm a humble person and not much use... 数见不鲜 shuòjiànbùxiān, [數見不鮮], a common occurrence (idiom) 朝鲜中央通讯社 CháoxiǎnZhōngyāngTōngxùnshè, [朝鮮中央通訊社], North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA)/abbr. to 朝中社[Cháo zhōng shè] 朝鲜八道 Cháoxiǎnbādào, [朝鮮八道], the eight provinces of Yi dynasty Korea 朝鲜劳动党 CháoxiǎnLáodòngdǎng, [朝鮮勞動黨], Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of North Korea 朝鲜半岛 CháoxiǎnBàndǎo, [朝鮮半島], Korean Peninsula 朝鲜太宗 CháoxiǎnTàizōng, [朝鮮太宗], King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367-1422), reigned 1400-1418 朝鲜字母 Cháoxiǎnzìmǔ, [朝鮮字母], hangul, Korean phonetic alphabet/Korean letters 朝鲜总督府 Cháoxiǎnzǒngdūfǔ, [朝鮮總督府], Japanese colonial administration of Korea 1910-1945 朝鲜文 Cháoxiǎnwén, [朝鮮文], Korean written language 朝鲜族 Cháoxiǎnzú, [朝鮮族], Korean ethnic group in China (mainly in northeast China)/the Koreans (major ethn... 朝鲜日报 CháoxiǎnRìbào, [朝鮮日報], Chosun Ilbo, a South Korean newspaper 朝鲜核谈 Cháoxiǎnhétán, [朝鮮核談], talks on North Korea's nuclear program 朝鲜海峡 CháoxiǎnHǎixiá, [朝鮮海峽], Korea Strait/Tsushima Strait (between Japan and Korea) 朝鲜筝 Cháoxiǎnzhēng, [朝鮮箏], gayageum/Korean 12-stringed zither 朝鲜语 Cháoxiǎnyǔ, [朝鮮語], Korean language 李氏朝鲜 LǐshìCháoxiǎn, [李氏朝鮮], Joseon, last Korean dynasty (1392-1910) 治大国若烹小鲜 zhìdàguóruòpēngxiǎoxiān, [治大國若烹小鮮], ruling a large nation is like cooking a small delicacy (idiom)/effective governm... 浅鲜 qiǎnxiǎn, [淺鮮], meager/slight 海鲜酱 hǎixiānjiàng, [海鮮醬], hoisin sauce (barbecue sauce)/seafood sauce 肥鲜 féixiān, [肥鮮], fresh and tender (of food)/delicious 轮廓鲜明 lúnkuòxiānmíng, [輪廓鮮明], sharp image/clear-cut/in bold outline/in sharp relief 长白朝鲜族自治县 ChángbáiCháoxiǎnzúZìzhìxiàn, [長白朝鮮族自治縣], Changbai Korean autonomous county in Baishan 白山[Bái shān], Jilin 靡不有初，鲜克有终 mǐbùyǒuchū,xiǎnkèyǒuzhōng, [靡不有初，鮮克有終], almost everything has a start, but not many things have an end (idiom); don't st... 鲜卑 Xiānbēi, [鮮卑], Xianbei or Xianbi, group of northern nomadic peoples 鲜卑族 Xiānbēizú, [鮮卑族], Xianbei or Xianbi, historic ethnic group of northern nomads 鲜啤酒 xiānpíjiǔ, [鮮啤酒], draft beer/unpasteurized beer 鲜奶油 xiānnǎiyóu, [鮮奶油], cream/whipped cream 鲜少 xiǎnshǎo, [鮮少], very few/rarely 鲜明个性 xiānmínggèxìng, [鮮明個性], individuality/clear-cut personality 鲜橙多 Xiānchéngduō, [鮮橙多], Xianchengduo, Chinese brand of orange-flavored soft drink 鲜活货物 xiānhuóhuòwù, [鮮活貨物], live cargo 鲜烈 xiānliè, [鮮烈], fresh and intense/vivid 鲜花插在牛粪上 xiānhuāchāzàiniúfènshàng, [鮮花插在牛糞上], lit. a bunch of flowers poked into a pile of manure/fig. a terrible shame (as wh... 鲜菜 xiāncài, [鮮菜], fresh vegetable 鲜血淋漓 xiānxuèlínlí, [鮮血淋漓], to be drenched with blood/dripping blood 鲜货 xiānhuò, [鮮貨], produce/fresh fruits and vegetables/fresh aquatic food/fresh herbs