胡

white sesame seeds

erhu (2-stringed Chinese instrument played with a bow); erh hu

body odor (odour); abnormal underarm odor

Full name of a particular person

Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969); Nguyen Tat Thanh

Place name

Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam)

fringed iris (Iris japonica); Japanese iris

hutong (narrow street or alley in a traditional residential area of a Chinese city, esp. Beijing)

Elaeagnus multiflora var. hortensis (variety of goumi)

barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China

wild sesame (Perilla frutescens var. frutescens); oilseed perilla; egoma

Manchurian walnut (Juglans mandshurica)

Food, cooking

sesame vinegar

Historical term

northern barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China

Derogatory; Rare term

foreigner; barbarian tribe

Japanese wing nut (Pterocarya rhoifolia)

Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus); northern sea lion

goumi (species of oleaster, Elaeagnus multiflora); cherry silverberry

barbarian territory

barbarous land; uncivilized land (uncivilised)

golden sesame (seeds)

walnut oil

castor oil plant (Ricinus communis); castor oil bean

rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax dentex)

Siebold's arrowwood (Viburnum sieboldii)

black speckles; small black spots (like sprinkled sesame)

blue mackerel (Scomber australasicus)

crescent sweetlips (species of fish, Plectorhinchus cinctus)