Glossary

Ai ren = Sweetheart, lover.

Baobei = Baby, treasure.

Bendan = Idiot. Literally it means 'stupid egg'. Can be an affectionate term used between couples, akin to dummy.

CBO = Chief Brand Officer

Chromodynamics = A branch of physics that deals with the strong nuclear force.

CFO = Chief Financial Officer.

CLO = Chief Legal Officer.

Da-jie = Eldest sister. A formal term.

Didi = Little brother. More affectionate than Xiao-di.

Di-mei = Little sister-in-law. Little brother's wife. Here it is not a reference to her name, An Mei.

Er-jie = Second sister.

Fen-jie = (Given name + jie) is how one addresses one's older sister. Less formal than Da-jie.

GO = A board game that requires strategic thought. Popular in many East Asian countries.

Hao de, laoda = Yes, Boss!

Jie-fu = Brother-in-law, older sister's husband.

Laogong = Husband.

Lao-Yi = Lao means old. Lao-Yi literally means Old Yi. (Lao + Given name) is used among friends, especially for a friend who is older than you.

Li Jiaoshou = Professor Li.

Li Wei = In many eastern cultures the family name is written first, followed by the given name. Here Li is the family name. Wei is his given name.

Qin ai de = Darling.

Renormalization: A collection of advanced techniques in quantum field theory, a branch of theoretical physics.

San-jie = Third sister.

Si-jie = Fourth sister.

Stick figures with lots of squiggly lines = Feynman diagrams. A computational tool used in quantum electrodynamics and other fields related to the study of subatomic particles.

Wei'er = (Given name ' er) is an affectionate nickname used by older family members.

Wei-ge = Literally it means older brother Wei. (Given name + ge) is a term that can be used for older brothers, older male relatives, or older male acquaintances.

Weiwei = A pet name that is derived from doubling a given name (Weiwei is the doubling of Li Wei's given name). It shows affection and endearment.

Xiao-di = Little brother. This is a slightly informal term.

Xiao-Mei = Xiao means little, and Mei is her given name. Xiao-Mei means little Mei. (Xiao + given name) is an affectionate form of address used by someone older.

Zao an = Good morning.