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阿斗 |
阿斗 |
[A1 dou3] |
/A-dou, nickname of Liu Shan 劉禪|刘禅[Liu2 Shan4] (207-271), son of Liu Bei, reigned as Shu Han emperor 233-263/(fig.) weak and inept person/ |
1581
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暗渡陳倉 |
暗渡陈仓 |
[an4 du4 Chen2 cang1] |
/lit. secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wei4 He2] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] of Chu)/fig. to feign one thing while doing another/to cheat under cover of a diversion/ |
4929
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百勝難慮敵，三折乃良醫 |
百胜难虑敌，三折乃良医 |
[bai3 sheng4 nan2 lü4 di2 , san1 zhe2 nai3 liang2 yi1] |
/(a line from a poem by the Tang poet Liu Yuxi 劉禹錫|刘禹锡[Liu2 Yu3 xi1]) one gains very little insight into one's enemy from a hundred victories, but he who breaks his arm three times will be a good doctor/(fig.) one learns more from one's failures than from one's successes/ |
1654
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曹參 |
曹参 |
[Cao2 Can1] |
/Cao Can (-190 BC), second chancellor of Han Dynasty, contributed to its founding by fighting on Liu Bang's 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] side during the Chu-Han Contention 楚漢戰爭|楚汉战争[Chu3 Han4 Zhan4 zheng1]/also pr. [Cao2 Shen1]/ |
4813
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楚漢戰爭 |
楚汉战争 |
[Chu3 Han4 Zhan4 zheng1] |
/Chu-Han Contention (206-202 BC), power struggle between Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] of Han and Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] of Chu/ |
4813
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韓信 |
韩信 |
[Han2 Xin4] |
/Han Xin (-196 BC), famous general of first Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1]/ |
6424
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漢高祖 |
汉高祖 |
[Han4 Gao1 zu3] |
/posthumous name of the first Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 (256 or 247-195 BC), reigned 202-195 BC/ |
6854
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漢文帝 |
汉文帝 |
[Han4 Wen2 di4] |
/Emperor Wen of Han (202-157 BC), fourth Han emperor, personal name Liu Heng 劉恆|刘恒[Liu2 Heng2], reigned 180-157 BC/ |
4752
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漢文帝劉恆 |
汉文帝刘恒 |
[Han4 wen2 di4 Liu2 heng2] |
/Liu Heng (202-157 BC), the fourth Han emperor Han Wendi, reigned 180-157 BC/ |
6711
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漢元帝 |
汉元帝 |
[Han4 Yuan2 di4] |
/Yuan Emperor, reign name of Han Dynasty emperor Liu Shi 劉奭|刘奭[Liu2 Shi4], (74-33 BC), reigned 48-33 BC/ |
6026
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鴻門宴 |
鸿门宴 |
[Hong2 men2 yan4] |
/Hongmen feast/(fig.) banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest/refers to a famous episode in 206 BC when future Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] escaped attempted murder by his rival Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3]/ |
2000
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黃父鬼 |
黄父鬼 |
[Huang2 fu4 gui3] |
/Huang Fugui, ghost of legends who provided Liu Juanzi with his magical recipes 劉涓子鬼遺方|刘涓子鬼遗方/ |
6685
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舊唐書 |
旧唐书 |
[Jiu4 Tang2 shu1] |
/History of the Early Tang Dynasty, sixteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Liu Xu 劉昫|刘昫[Liu2 Xu4] in 945 during Later Jin 後晉|后晋[Hou4 Jin4] of the Five Dynasties, 200 scrolls/ |
4970
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老殘遊記 |
老残游记 |
[Lao3 Can2 You2 ji4] |
/The Travels of Lao Tsan, novel by late Qing novelist Liu E 劉鶚|刘鹗[Liu2 E4]/ |
4075
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劉 |
刘 |
[[Liu2]] |
/surname Liu/ |
932
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劉 |
刘 |
[liu2] |
/(classical) a type of battle-ax/to kill/to slaughter/ |
2382
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劉安 |
刘安 |
[Liu2 An1] |
/Liu An (179-122 BC), King of Huainan under the Western Han, ordered the writing of the 淮南子[Huai2 nan2 zi5]/ |
5840
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劉邦 |
刘邦 |
[Liu2 Bang1] |
/Liu Bang (256 or 247-195 BC), bandit leader who became first Han emperor Han Gaozu 漢高祖|汉高祖 (reigned 202-195 BC)/ |
6891
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劉備 |
刘备 |
[Liu2 Bei4] |
/Liu Bei (161-223), warlord at the end of the Han dynasty and founder of the Han kingdom of Shu 蜀漢|蜀汉 (c. 200-263), later the Shu Han dynasty/ |
6685
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劉表 |
刘表 |
[Liu2 Biao3] |
/Liu Biao (142-208), warlord/ |
6558
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劉賓雁 |
刘宾雁 |
[Liu2 Bin1 yan4] |
/Liu Binyan (1925-2005), journalist and novelist, condemned by Mao as rightist faction in 1957, subsequently dissident writer/ |
6556
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劉伯溫 |
刘伯温 |
[[Liu2 Bo2wen1]] |
/Liu Bowen (1311–1375), general under the first Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋[Zhu1 Yuan2zhang1], with a reputation as a military genius, also known as Liu Ji 劉基|刘基[Liu2 Ji1]/ |
43
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劉慈欣 |
刘慈欣 |
[Liu2 Ci2 xin1] |
/Liu Cixin (1963-), Chinese science fiction writer/ |
4699
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劉德華 |
刘德华 |
[Liu2 De2 hua2] |
/Andy Lau (1961-), Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actor/ |
4695
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劉鶚 |
刘鹗 |
[Liu2 E4] |
/Liu E (1857-1909), late Qing novelist, author of 老殘遊記|老残游记[Lao3 Can2 You2 ji4]/ |
5329
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劉公島 |
刘公岛 |
[Liu2 gong1 Dao3] |
/Liugong island in the Yellow sea/ |
5130
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劉光第 |
刘光第 |
[Liu2 Guang1 di4] |
/Liu Guangdi (1859-1898), one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子[Wu4 xu1 Liu4 jun1 zi5] of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898/ |
4698
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劉貴今 |
刘贵今 |
[[Liu2 Gui4jin1]] |
/Liu Guijin (1945–), Chinese diplomat, ambassador to South Africa 2001–2007/ |
385
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劉海 |
刘海 |
[liu2 hai3] |
/bangs/fringe (hair)/ |
3124
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劉恆 |
刘恒 |
[Liu2 Heng2] |
/Liu Heng, personal name of Han emperor Han Wendi 漢文帝|汉文帝/Liu Heng (1954-), Chinese writer/ |
5009
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劉厚總 |
刘厚总 |
[Liu2 Hou4 zong3] |
/Liu Houzong (1904-1949), originally Hunan guerilla leader, rewarded by Chiang Kaishek for killing Xiang Ying 項英|项英[Xiang4 Ying1] during the 1941 New Fourth Army incident 皖南事變|皖南事变[Wan3 nan2 Shi4 bian4]/ |
1950
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劉基 |
刘基 |
[Liu2 Ji1] |
/Liu Ji or Liu Bowen 劉伯溫|刘伯温[Liu2 Bo2 wen1] (1311-1375), general under the first Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋[Zhu1 Yuan2 zhang1], with a reputation as a military genius/ |
1266
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劉家輝 |
刘家辉 |
[Liu2 Jia1 hui1] |
/Gordon Liu (1955-), Hong Kong action actor/ |
6247
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劉金寶 |
刘金宝 |
[Liu2 Jin1 bao3] |
/Liu Jinbao (1952-), CEO of the Bank of China (Hong Kong) 1997-2003, jailed after being convicted of embezzlement/ |
1967
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劉涓子 |
刘涓子 |
[Liu2 Juan1 zi3] |
/Liu Juanzi, legendary alchemist and creator of magic potions/ |
6685
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劉涓子鬼遺方 |
刘涓子鬼遗方 |
[Liu2 Juan1 zi3 gui3 yi2 fang1] |
/Liu Juanzi's medical recipes bequeathed by the ghost Huang Fugui 黃父鬼|黄父鬼/ |
6685
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劉姥姥進大觀園 |
刘姥姥进大观园 |
[Liu2 lao3 lao5 jin4 Da4 guan1 yuan2] |
/Granny Liu visits the Grand View gardens/(of a simple person) to be overwhelmed by new experiences and luxurious surroundings/ |
6815
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劉青雲 |
刘青云 |
[Liu2 Qing1 yun2] |
/Lau Ching-Wan (1964-), Hong Kong actor/ |
4944
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劉禪 |
刘禅 |
[Liu2 Shan4] |
/Liu Shan (207-271), son of Liu Bei, reigned as Shu Han emperor 233-263/Taiwan pr. [Liu2 Chan2]/ |
1316
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劉少奇 |
刘少奇 |
[Liu2 Shao4 qi2] |
/Liu Shaoqi (1898-1969), Chinese communist leader, a martyr of the Cultural Revolution/ |
6793
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劉師培 |
刘师培 |
[Liu2 Shi1 pei2] |
/Liu Shipei (1884-1919), Chinese anarchist and revolutionary activist/ |
4264
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劉奭 |
刘奭 |
[Liu2 Shi4] |
/Liu Shi, personal name of Han Emperor Yuandi 漢元帝|汉元帝[Han4 Yuan2 di4]/ |
6026
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劉松齡 |
刘松龄 |
[Liu2 Song1 ling2] |
/Ferdinand Augustin Hallerstein (1703-1774), Slovenian Jesuit missionary, astronomer and mathematician, spent 35 years at Emperor Qianlong's court/ |
4683
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劉宋 |
刘宋 |
[Liu2 Song4] |
/Song of the Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479), with capital at Nanjing/ |
6913
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劉宋時代 |
刘宋时代 |
[Liu2 Song4 Shi2 dai4] |
/Song of the Southern dynasties (420-479), with capital at Nanjing/ |
5121
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劉天華 |
刘天华 |
[Liu2 Tian1 hua2] |
/Liu Tianhua (1895-1932), Chinese musician and composer/ |
2528
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劉熙 |
刘熙 |
[Liu2 Xi1] |
/Liu Xi (late Han, c. 200 AD), possibly the author of 釋名|释名[Shi4 ming2]/ |
5272
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劉翔 |
刘翔 |
[Liu2 Xiang2] |
/Liu Xiang (1983-), Chinese gold-medal hurdler of the 2004 Olympic Games/ |
5934
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劉向 |
刘向 |
[Liu2 Xiang4] |
/Liu Xiang (77-6 BC), Han Dynasty scholar and author/ |
4860
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劉曉波 |
刘晓波 |
[Liu2 Xiao3 bo1] |
/Liu Xiaobo (1955-2017), Beijing writer and human rights activist, organizer of petition Charter 2008 零八憲章|零八宪章[Ling2 ba1 Xian4 zhang1], Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 2010/ |
3310
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劉心武 |
刘心武 |
[Liu2 Xin1 wu3] |
/Liu Xinwu (1942-), novelist/ |
6660
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劉昫 |
刘昫 |
[Liu2 Xu4] |
/Liu Xu (887-946), politician in Later Jin of the Five Dynasties 後晉|后晋[Hou4 Jin4], compiled History of Early Tang Dynasty 舊唐書|旧唐书[Jiu4 Tang2 shu1]/ |
1948
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劉洋 |
刘洋 |
[Liu2 Yang2] |
/Liu Yang (1978-), China's first female astronaut in space (June 16, 2012)/ |
5149
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劉毅 |
刘毅 |
[Liu2 Yi4] |
/Liu Yi (-285), famous incorruptible official of Western Jin dynasty the Western Jin dynasty 西晉|西晋[Xi1 Jin4] (265-316)/Liu Yi (-412), general of Eastern Jin dynasty 東晉|东晋[Dong1 Jin4] (317-420)/ |
4969
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劉義慶 |
刘义庆 |
[Liu2 Yi4 qing4] |
/Liu Yiqing (403-444), writer of South Song Dynasty, compiler and editor of A New Account of the Tales of the World 世說新語|世说新语[Shi4 shuo1 Xin1 yu3]/ |
4468
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劉禹錫 |
刘禹锡 |
[Liu2 Yu3 xi1] |
/Liu Yuxi (772-842), Tang poet/ |
6596
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劉裕 |
刘裕 |
[Liu2 Yu4] |
/Liu Yu, founder of Song of the Southern dynasties 劉宋|刘宋[Liu2 Song4], broke away from Eastern Jin in 420, reigned as Emperor Wu of Song 宋武帝[Song4 Wu3 di4]/ |
4752
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劉淵 |
刘渊 |
[[Liu2 Yuan1]] |
/Liu Yuan (c. 251–310), warlord at the end of the Western Jin dynasty 西晉|西晋[Xi1 Jin4], founder of Cheng Han of the Sixteen Kingdoms 成漢|成汉[Cheng2 Han4] (304–347)/ |
385
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劉雲山 |
刘云山 |
[Liu2 Yun2 shan1] |
/Liu Yunshan (1947-), PRC politician, background in journalism in Inner Mongolia, head of the Central Propaganda Department 2002-2012/ |
2346
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留海 |
留海 |
[[liu2hai3]] |
/variant of 劉海|刘海[liu2hai3]/ |
771
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瀏海 |
浏海 |
[[liu2hai3]] |
/variant of 劉海|刘海[liu2hai3]/ |
771
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明修棧道，暗渡陳倉 |
明修栈道，暗渡陈仓 |
[ming2 xiu1 zhan4 dao4 , an4 du4 Chen2 cang1] |
/lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wei4 He2] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] of Chu)/fig. to feign one thing while doing another/to cheat under cover of a diversion/ |
4929
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南朝宋 |
南朝宋 |
[Nan2 chao2 Song4] |
/Song of the Southern dynasties (420-479), with capital at Nanjing/also known as Liu Song 劉宋|刘宋/ |
6913
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沛公 |
沛公 |
[Pei4 gong1] |
/Duke of Pei (i.e. 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1])/ |
4525
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三顧茅廬 |
三顾茅庐 |
[san1 gu4 mao2 lu2] |
/lit. to make three visits to the thatched cottage (idiom) (allusion to an episode in Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4] in which Liu Bei 劉備|刘备[Liu2 Bei4] recruits Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4] to his cause by visiting him three times)/fig. to make earnest and repeated requests of sb/ |
1053
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三國演義 |
三国演义 |
[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4] |
/Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong 羅貫中|罗贯中[Luo2 Guan4 zhong1], one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, a fictional account of the Three Kingdoms at the break-up of the Han around 200 AD, portraying Liu Bei's 劉備|刘备[Liu2 Bei4] Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4] as heroes and Cao Cao's 曹操[Cao2 Cao1] Wei 魏[Wei4] as villains/ |
1925
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世說新語 |
世说新语 |
[Shi4 shuo1 Xin1 yu3] |
/A New Account of the Tales of the World, collection of anecdotes, conversations, remarks etc of historic personalities, compiled and edited by Liu Yiqing 劉義慶|刘义庆[Liu2 Yi4 qing4]/ |
4468
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蜀國 |
蜀国 |
[Shu3 guo2] |
/Sichuan/the state of Shu in Sichuan at different periods/the Shu Han dynasty (214-263) of Liu Bei 劉備|刘备 during the Three Kingdoms/ |
6591
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宋書 |
宋书 |
[Song4 shu1] |
/History of Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋[Nan2 chao2 Song4] or Liu Song 劉宋|刘宋[Liu2 Song4], sixth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Shen Yue 沈約|沈约[Shen3 Yue1] in 488 during Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁[Nan2 chao2 Liang2], 100 scrolls/(not to be confused with 宋史[Song4 shi3])/ |
1451
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宋武帝 |
宋武帝 |
[Song4 Wu3 di4] |
/Emperor Wu of Song (363-422), personal name Liu Yu 劉裕|刘裕[Liu2 Yu4], founder of Song of the Southern dynasties 劉宋|刘宋[Liu2 Song4], broke away from Eastern Jin in 420, reigned 420-422/ |
4752
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唐書 |
唐书 |
[Tang2 shu1] |
/same as 舊唐書|旧唐书[Jiu4 Tang2 shu1], History of the Early Tang Dynasty, sixteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Liu Xu 劉昫|刘昫[Liu2 Xu4] in 945 during Later Jin 後晉|后晋[Hou4 Jin4] of the Five Dynasties, 200 scrolls/ |
4970
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桃園三結義 |
桃园三结义 |
[Tao2 yuan2 San1 Jie2 yi4] |
/Oath of the Peach Garden, sworn by Liu Bei 劉備|刘备[Liu2 Bei4], Zhang Fei 張飛|张飞[Zhang1 Fei1] and Guan Yu 關羽|关羽[Guan1 Yu3] at the start of the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4]/ |
5029
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戊戌六君子 |
戊戌六君子 |
[Wu4 xu1 Liu4 jun1 zi3] |
/the Six Gentlemen Martyrs of the failed reform movement of 1898, executed in its aftermath, namely: Tan Sitong 譚嗣同|谭嗣同[Tan2 Si4 tong2], Lin Xu 林旭[Lin2 Xu4], Yang Shenxiu 楊深秀|杨深秀[Yang2 Shen1 xiu4], Liu Guangdi 劉光第|刘光第[Liu2 Guang1 di4], Kang Guangren 康廣仁|康广仁[Kang1 Guang3 ren2] and Yang Rui 楊銳|杨锐[Yang2 Rui4]/ |
4696
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先帝遺詔 |
先帝遗诏 |
[xian1 di4 yi2 zhao4] |
/posthumous edict of a former emperor/Liu Bei's 劉備|刘备[Liu2 Bei4] edict to posterity/ |
994
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弦而鼓之 |
弦而鼓之 |
[[xian2er2gu3zhi1]] |
/to put strings on the zither, then play it (line from a Ming dynasty text by 劉伯溫|刘伯温[Liu2 Bo2wen1])/(fig.) to play music/ |
799
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項莊舞劍 |
项庄舞剑 |
[Xiang4 Zhuang1 wu3 jian4] |
/lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] (idiom, refers to plot to kill Liu Bang during the Hongmen feast 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hong2 men2 yan4] in 206 BC)/fig. an elaborate deception hiding malicious intent/ |
2000
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項莊舞劍，意在沛公 |
项庄舞剑，意在沛公 |
[Xiang4 Zhuang1 wu3 jian4 , yi4 zai4 Pei4 gong1] |
/lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] (idiom); refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang, aka Duke of Pei 沛公[Pei4 gong1] and the future Han emperor, during a sword dance at the Hongmen feast 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hong2 men2 yan4]/an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent/ |
2000
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蕭何 |
萧何 |
[Xiao1 He2] |
/Xiao He (-193 BC), famous strategist and chancellor, fought on Liu Bang's 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] side during the Chu-Han Contention 楚漢戰爭|楚汉战争[Chu3 Han4 Zhan4 zheng1]/ |
4813
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龑 |
䶮 |
[[yan3]] |
/(rare) character coined for use in the name of Liu Yan 劉龑|刘䶮[Liu2 Yan3] (889–942), founding emperor of Southern Han/ |
129
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趙宋 |
赵宋 |
[Zhao4 Song4] |
/Song dynasty (960-1279)/used to distinguish it from 劉宋|刘宋 Song of Southern dynasties (420-479)/ |
6591
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1 |
