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ladder - 扭羊头 (扭羊頭) niǔ yáng tóu; 征 zhēng; 征子 zhēng zǐ
double ladder - 双征 (shuāng zhēng)
dual ladder breaker - 一子解双征 (一子雙双征) yī zǐ jiě shuāng zhēng; 镇神头 (鎮神頭) zhèn shén tóu
ladder breaker - 引征 yǐn zhēng
loose ladder (full name) - 缓气征吃 (huǎnqì zhēngchī)
loose ladder - 缓征 (緩徵) huǎn zhēng; 缓征子 (緩徵子) huǎn zhēng zǐ
large - 大 dà*
large avalanche - 大雪崩 (dà xuě bēng)
large board (19x19) - 大盘 (大盤) dà pán; 大棋盘 (大棋盤) dà qí pán
large-scale framework - 大模样 (大模樣) dà mó yàng
last play - 收后 (收後) shōu hòu
left - 左 zuǒ*
level
1 dan - 初段 chū duàn
advanced level - 高级 (高級) gāo jí*; 上级 (上級) shàng jí*
beginner level - 初级 (初級) chū jí*
dan - 段 duàn
intermediate level - 中级 (中級) zhōng jí*
kyu - 级 (級) jí
liberty - 气 (氣) qì
Counting/comparing liberties (in a capturing race) - 比气 (比氣) bǐ qì
double shortage of liberties - literally Golden Chicken Standing on One Leg - 金鸡独立 (金雞獨立) jīn jī dú lì
increase liberties - 长气 (長氣) cháng qì; 宽气 (寬氣) kuān qì; 伸气 (伸氣) shēn qì; 松气 (鬆氣) sōng qì; 延气 (延氣) yán qì
liberties surrounded exclusively by one player's stones - 内气 (內氣) nèi qì
outside liberty - 外气 (外氣) wài qì
reduce liberties - 紧气 (緊氣) jǐn qì; 收气 (收氣) shōu qì
reduce self liberties - 撞气 (撞氣) zhuàng qì
shared liberty - 共气 (gòngqì); 公气 (公氣) gōng qì
shortage of liberties - 气紧 (氣緊) qì jǐn
to attack / reduce liberties (?) - 杀气 (殺氣) shā qì
life and death - 死活 sǐ huó
eternal life - 长生 (長生) cháng shēng
false seki - 假双活 (假雙活) jiǎ shuāng huó
life and death problem - 诘棋 (詰棋) jié qí; 死活题 (死活題) sǐ huó tí
living group - 活棋 huó qí
make life - 求活 qiú huó; 做活 zuò huó
seki - 共活 gòng huó; 双活 (雙活) shuāng huó
two-headed dragon - 假眼活 jiǎ yǎn huó
unconditional death - 净杀 (淨殺) jìng shā; 净死 (淨死) jìng sǐ
unconditional life - 净活 (淨活) jìng huó
light - 轻 (輕) qīng*; 轻盈 (輕盈) qīng yíng*
loose; wide - 宽 (寬) kuān*
lose - 负 (負) fù*; 输 (輸) shū*
lose by time - 超时负 / 超时 (超時) chāo shí fù
loss - 吃亏 (吃虧) chī kuī*; 亏 (虧) kuī*; 亏损 (虧損) kuī sǔn*; 损 (損) sǔn*; 损失 (損失) sǔn shī*
low - 低 dī*
lower - 下 xià*
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magic sword - 妖刀 yāo dāo
make use - 利用 lì yòng*
method - 下法 xiàfǎ*
miai - 见合 (見合) jiàn hé
middle game - 中盘 (中盤) zhōng pán
mirror go - 东坡棋 (東坡棋) dōng pō qí; 模仿棋 mó fǎng qí
mistake - 错误 (錯誤) cuò wù*
mouse stealing oil - 老鼠偷油 lǎo shǔ tōu yóu
mouth shape - 方形 fāng xíng
move - 手 shǒu; 着 (著) zhāo
all-or-nothing move - 胜负手 (勝負手) shèng fù shǒu
bad move - 恶手 (惡手) è shǒu
clever move - 巧手 qiǎo shǒu; 巧着 (巧著) qiǎo zhāo
crude move - 俗手 sú shǒu
excellent move - 妙手 miào shǒu; 妙着 (冷著) miào zhāo
forcing move - 先手利 xiān shǒu lì
ghost move - 怪着 (怪著) guài zhāo; 鬼手 guǐ shǒu
hasty move - 随手 (隨手) suí shǒu; 随手棋 (隨手棋) suí shǒu qí
logical order of moves (moving reasonably, beneficially, and with restraint) - 步调 bù diào
losing move - 败着 (敗著) bài zhāo
new move - 新手 xīn shǒu
only move - 只此一手 zhǐ cǐ yī shǒu
proper move - 本手 běn shǒu
proper move - 正着 (正著) zhèng zhāo
questionable move - 疑问手 (疑問手) yí wèn shǒu
sealed move - 封手 fēng shǒu
situational move - 实战手 (實戰手) shí zhàn shǒu
splitting move - 分投 fēn tóu
unexpected move - 冷着 (冷著) lěng zhāo
useless move - 废着 (廢著) fèi zhāo
winning move - 胜着 (勝著) shèng zhāo
mutual damage - 互破 hù pò
mutual surrounding of territory - 互围 (互圍) hù wéi
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national champion - 国手 (國手) guóshǒu* natural style - 自然流 zì rán liú net - 枷 jiā; 枷吃 jiā chī neutral point - 单官 (單官) dān guān new opening - 新布局 (新佈局) xīn bù jú ni ren sei - 二连星 (二連星) èr lián xīng nose tesuji - 鼻顶 (鼻頂) bí dǐng
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occupying four corners and center - 四角穿心 sì jiǎo chuān xīn official challenge match - 争棋 (爭棋) zhēng qí one stone handicap - 授先 shòu xiān one-sided territory - 一方地 yī fāng dì one-space extension - 拆一 chāi yī; 一间拆 (一間拆) yī jiān chāi one-way street - 单行道 (單行道) dān xíng dào* opening - 布局 (佈局) bù jú; 开局 (開局) kāi jú; 序盘 (序盤) xù pán oshitsubushi (bloated bullock) - 胀牯牛 (脹牯牛) zhàng gǔ niú oshitsubushi (bloated dead cow) - 胀死牛 (脹死牛) zhàng sǐ niú overconcentrated - 重复 (重複) chóng fù overconcentrated shape - 凝形 níng xíng overplay - 过分 (過分) guò fèn; 无理 (無理) wú lǐ oversight - 漏着 (漏著) lòu zhāo overturn game - 逆转 (逆轉) nì zhuǎn
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pair go - 联棋 (聯棋) lián qí pass - 虚手 (虛手) xū shǒu; 虚着 (虛著) xū zháo peep - 刺 cì; 觑 (覷) qù pincer - 夹攻 jiā gōng placement; point - 点 (點) diǎn placement - 透点 (透點) tòu diǎn play game - 对局 (對局) duì jú*; 对弈 (對弈) duì yì*; 弈棋 yì qí* player - 棋手 qí shǒu* playing stone on board - 落子 luò zǐ playing style - 棋风 (棋風) qí fēng point - 交叉点 (交叉點) jiāo chā diǎn; 交点 (交點) jiāo diǎn point of territory - 目 mù ponnuki - 开花 (開花) kāi huā positional judgement - 形势判断 (形勢判斷) xíng shì pàn duàn possible - 成立 chéng lì* press - 飞压 (飛壓) fēi yā pressure - 压力 (壓力) yā lì* principle - 原则 (原則) yuán zé* privilege - 权利 quán lì probe - 试应手 (試應手) shì yìng shǒu; 问应手 (問應手) wèn yìng shǒu professional - 职业 (職業) zhí yè*; 专业 (專業) zhuān yè* profit - 利 lì*; 便宜 pián yí* pull back - 退 tuì push down - 压 (壓) yā* push through - 冲 (衝) chōng pushing from behind - 后面推车 (後面推車) hòu miàn tuī chē
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rabbity six - 花六 huā liù; 梅花六 méi huā liù; 葡萄六 pú tao liù ranka - 烂柯 (爛柯) làn kē rectangular six - 板六 bǎn liù rectangular six in the corner - 盘角板六 (盤角板六) pán jiǎo bǎn liù reference - 参考 (參考) cān kǎo* regret - 后悔 (後悔) hòu huǐ* reinforce - 补强 (補强) bǔ qiáng* reluctance to sacrifice - 恋子 (戀子) liàn zǐ remove from board - 提 tí; 提子 tí zǐ reorder sequence - 手割 shǒu gē rescue; save - 救 jiù* resign - 认输 (認輸) rèn shū*; 投降 tóu xiáng*; 投子 tóu zǐ result - 结果 (結果) jié guǒ* retain; preserve - 保留 bǎoliú* reverse komi - 倒贴 (倒貼) dào tiē reverse sente - 逆先 nì xiān; 逆先手 nì xiān shǒu right - 右 yòu* rotating 3-4 points - 错小目 (錯小目) cuò xiǎo mù rules - 规则 (規則) guī zé*
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sabaki - 腾挪 (騰挪) téng nuó
sacrifice - 弃子(棄子) qìzǐ
Sake bottle shape - 猴子脸 hóuzǐ liǎn
san ren sei - 三连星 (三連星) sān lián xīng
satisfied - 满意 (滿意) mǎnyì*
scoring
area scoring - 数子法 shǔzǐfǎ
counting - 点目 (點目) diǎn mù
five points without capturing - 不提五目 bù tí wǔ mù
phase for counting ('arranging stones') - 做棋 zuò qí
stone; unit in chinese counting - 子 zǐ
territory scoring - 数目法 shǔmùfǎ
three points without capturing - 不提三目 bù tí sān mù
seal in - 封 fēng*; 封锁 (封鎖) fēng suǒ*
secrets of success / tricks of the trade - 诀窍 ( 訣竅 ) jué qiào*
sente - 先手 xiān shǒu
sente with hidden gote - 先中后 (先中後) xiān zhōng hòu
sequence - 次序 cì xù*; 手顺 (手順) shǒu shùn; 顺序 (順序) shùn xù*; 顺序 (順序) shùn xù*
settle - 安定 āndìng*
settle - 定型 dìng xíng; 整型 zhěng xíng
shape - 棋形 qí xíng
shape - 形 xíng*; 形状 (形狀) xíng zhuàng*
shoulder hit - 尖冲 (尖衝) jiān chōng
shusaku opening - 秀策流 xiù cè liú
side - 边 (邊) biān*
situation - 形势 (形勢) xíng shì*
situational joseki - 场合定式 (場合定式) chǎng hé dìng shì
slack - 松 (鬆) sōng*
slow - 缓 (緩) huǎn*; 缓慢 (緩慢) huǎn màn*; 缓手 (緩手) huǎn shǒu; 慢 màn*
small - 小 xiǎo*
small board (13x13 or smaller) - 小盘 (小盤) xiǎo pán; 小棋盘 (小棋盤) xiǎo qí pán
snapback - 倒扑 (倒撲) dào pū
a move that threatens a snapback - 装倒扑 (裝倒撲) zhuāng dào pū
double snapback - 双倒扑 (雙倒撲) shuāng dào pū
soft head - 软头 (软頭) ruăn tóu
solid - 坚实 (堅實) jiān shí
solid territory - 实地 (實地) shí dì
solution, answer to a problem - 破解 pòjiè*
solution - 正解 zhèng jiě*
somewhat; a little - 稍 shāo*
space - 空间 (空間) kōng jiān*
split shape - 裂型 (裂型) liè xíng
square four - 方四 fāng sì
squeeze - 滚包 (滾包) gǔn bāo; 滚打 (滾打) gǔn dǎ; 滚打包收 (滾打包收) gǔn dǎ bāo shōu
stable; firm - 稳当 (穩當) wěndang*
push up; stand - 挺 tǐng*
star point - 星 xīng; 星位 xīng wèi
stone - 棋石 qí shí; 棋子 qí zǐ
stone container - 棋盒 qí hé
straight four - 直四 zhí sì
straight three - 直三 zhí sān
straight two - 直二 zhí èr
strength in go - 棋力 qí lì
stretch - 长 (長) cháng
strong - 强 (強) qiáng
student - 学生 (學生) xué shēng*
success - 成功 chéng gōng*
suicide - 不入 bù rù; 不入子 bù rù zǐ; 自杀 (自殺) zì shā*
superior - 优势 (優勢) yōu shì*
surround - 包围 (包圍) bāo wéi*; 围 (圍) wéi*
symmetrical position - 上下同形 shàng xià tóng xíng; 左右同形 zuǒ yòu tóng xíng