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白起 白起 [Bai2 Qi3] /Bai Qi (-258 BC), famous general of Qin 秦國|秦国, the victor at 長平|长平 in 260 BC/same as 公孫起|公孙起/ 6821 1
北戴河區 北戴河区 [[Bei3dai4he2 Qu1]] /Beidaihe, a district of Qinhuangdao City 秦皇島市|秦皇岛市[Qin2huang2dao3 Shi4], Hebei/ 386 2
扁鵲 扁鹊 [Bian3 Que4] /秦越人[Qin2 Yue4 ren2] (407-310 BC), Warring States physician known for his medical skills, nicknamed Bian Que after the earliest known Chinese physician allegedly from the 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4] era/ 4224 1
昌黎縣 昌黎县 [[Chang1li2 Xian4]] /Changli, a county in Qinhuangdao City 秦皇島市|秦皇岛市[Qin2huang2dao3 Shi4], Hebei/ 379 2
長平之戰 长平之战 [Chang2 ping2 zhi1 Zhan4] /Battle of Changping of 260 BC, at which the Qin army 秦軍|秦军[Qin2 jun1] encircled and annihilated a Zhao army of 400,000/ 1972 1
春秋五霸 春秋五霸 [Chun1 qiu1 Wu3 ba4] /the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC), namely: Duke Huan of Qi 齊桓公|齐桓公[Qi2 Huan2 gong1], Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公|晋文公[Jin4 Wen2 gong1], King Zhuang of Chu 楚莊王|楚庄王[Chu3 Zhuang1 wang2], and alternatively Duke Xiang of Song 宋襄公[Song4 Xiang1 gong1] and Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公[Qin2 Mu4 gong1] or King Helu of Wu 吳王闔閭|吴王阖闾[Wu2 wang2 He2 Lu:2] and King Gou Jian of Yue 越王勾踐|越王勾践[Yue4 wang2 Gou1 Jian4]/ 4702 1
大秦 大秦 [Da4 Qin2] /Han Dynasty term for the Roman Empire 羅馬帝國|罗马帝国[Luo2 ma3 Di4 guo2]/ 6061 1
阿房宮 阿房宫 [[E1pang2 Gong1]] /Epang Palace, palace complex in western Xi'an built by Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3huang2]/also pr. [E1fang2 Gong1]/ 422 2
焚書坑儒 焚书坑儒 [fen2 shu1 keng1 ru2] /to burn the Confucian classics and bury alive the Confucian scholars (acts supposedly committed by the first emperor 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2])/ 3212 1
苻堅 苻坚 [Fu2 Jian1] /Fu Jian (338-385), emperor of Former Qin 前秦[Qian2 Qin2], reigning from 357-385/ 4505 1
伏牛山 伏牛山 [[Fu2niu2 Shan1]] /Funiu Mountains in southwestern Henan, eastern extension of the Qinling mountain range 秦嶺山脈|秦岭山脉[Qin2ling3 Shan1mai4]/ 90 2
撫寧區 抚宁区 [[Fu3ning2 Qu1]] /Funing, a district of Qinhuangdao City 秦皇島市|秦皇岛市[Qin2huang2dao3 Shi4], Hebei/ 366 2
公孫起 公孙起 [Gong1 sun1 Qi3] /Gongsun Qi (-258 BC), famous general of Qin 秦國|秦国, the victor at 長平|长平 in 260 BC/same as Bai Qi 白起/ 6821 1
海港區 海港区 [[Hai3gang3 Qu1]] /Haigang, a district of Qinhuangdao City 秦皇島市|秦皇岛市[Qin2huang2dao3 Shi4], Hebei/ 362 2
後秦 后秦 [Hou4 Qin2] /Later Qin of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-417)/ 6912 1
黃石公 黄石公 [Huang2 Shi2 gong1] /Huang Shigong, also known as Xia Huanggong 夏黃公|夏黄公[Xia4 Huang2 gong1] (dates of birth and death uncertain), Daoist hermit of the Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qin2 dai4] and purported author/ 4990 1
[Hui4] /used in 秦檜|秦桧[Qin2 Hui4]/Taiwan pr. [Kuai4]/ 1088 1
[jiao1] /see 秦艽[qin2 jiao1]/ 4565 1
荊軻 荆轲 [Jing1 Ke1] /Jing Ke (-227 BC), celebrated in verse and fiction as would-be assassin of King Ying Zheng of Qin 秦嬴政 (later the First Emperor 秦始皇)/ 6894 1
廉頗 廉颇 [Lian2 Po1] /Lian Po (327-243 BC), famous general of Zhao 趙國|赵国, repeatedly victorious over Qin 秦國|秦国 and Qi 齊國|齐国/ 6821 1
盧龍縣 卢龙县 [[Lu2long2 Xian4]] /Lulong, a county in Qinhuangdao City 秦皇島市|秦皇岛市[Qin2huang2dao3 Shi4], Hebei/ 379 2
呂不韋 吕不韦 [Lü3 Bu4 wei2] /Lü Buwei (?291-235 BC), merchant and politician of the State of Qin 秦國|秦国[Qin2 guo2], subsequent Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qin2 dai4] Chancellor, allegedly the father of Ying Zheng 嬴政[Ying2 Zheng4], who subsequently became the first emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2]/ 4907 1
呂氏春秋 吕氏春秋 [Lü3 shi4 Chun1 qiu1] /lit. “Mr. Lü's Spring and Autumn (Annals)”, compendium of the philosophies of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家[zhu1 zi3 bai3 jia1], compiled around 239 BC under the patronage of Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qin2 dai4] Chancellor Lü Buwei 呂不韋|吕不韦[Lu:3 Bu4 wei2]/ 4990 1
孟姜女 孟姜女 [Meng4 jiang1 nü3] /heroine of Qin dynasty 秦朝 folk tale, who searched for her husband, and whose tears broke down a stretch of the Great Wall to reveal his body/ 6940 1
前秦 前秦 [[Qian2 Qin2]] /Former Qin (351–395), a dynastic state of China during the Sixteen Kingdoms period/ 394 2
[[Qin2]] /surname Qin/Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3huang2]/short name for 陝西|陕西[Shan3xi1]/ 406 2
秦朝 秦朝 [Qin2 chao2] /Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC)/ 7055 1
秦城監獄 秦城监狱 [Qin2 cheng2 Jian1 yu4] /Qincheng Prison, maximum-security prison located about 30 km north of central Beijing, whose inmates include former high-level officials convicted of corruption/ 3222 1
秦代 秦代 [Qin2 dai4] /Qin dynasty (221-207 BC), founded by the first emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2], the first dynasty to rule the whole of China/ 5892 1
秦二世 秦二世 [Qin2 Er4 shi4] /Qin Ershi (229-207 BC), second Qin emperor/ 5029 1
秦國 秦国 [Qin2 guo2] /the state of Qin, one of the seven states of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)/ 2940 1
秦漢 秦汉 [Qin2 Han4] /the Qin (221-207 BC) and Han (206 BC-220 AD) dynasties/ 6991 1
秦淮八艷 秦淮八艳 [Qin2 huai2 ba1 yan4] /the famous eight beautiful and talented courtesans who lived near the Qinhuai River 秦淮河[Qin2 huai2 He2] in the late Ming or early Qing/ 2025 1
秦淮河 秦淮河 [Qin2 huai2 He2] /Qinhuai River, a tributary of the Yangtze that flows through central Nanjing/ 2025 1
秦檜 秦桧 [Qin2 Hui4] /Qin Hui (1090-1155 AD), Song Dynasty official said to have betrayed General Yue Fei 岳飛|岳飞[Yue4 Fei1]/ 5735 1
秦惠文王 秦惠文王 [Qin2 Hui4 wen2 Wang2] /King Huiwen of Qin 秦國|秦国, ruled 338-311 BC during the Warring States Period/ 2140 1
秦火 秦火 [Qin2 huo3] /the Qin burning of the books in 212 BC/ 6913 1
秦吉了 秦吉了 [qin2 ji2 liao3] /mythical talking bird/mynah bird/ 6768 1
秦艽 秦艽 [qin2 jiao1] /large leaf gentian (Gentiana macrophylla)/ 4565 1
秦椒 秦椒 [Qin2 jiao1] /(dialect) hot pepper (long and thin)/same as 花椒[hua1 jiao1]/ 4756 1
秦鏡高懸 秦镜高悬 [Qin2 jing4 gao1 xuan2] /see 明鏡高懸|明镜高悬[ming2 jing4 gao1 xuan2]/ 5146 1
秦軍 秦军 [Qin2 jun1] /the Qin army (model for the terracotta warriors)/ 6821 1
秦陵 秦陵 [Qin2 ling2] /the tomb of the First Emperor at Mt Li 驪山|骊山[Li2 shan1] near Xi'an (awaits excavation)/ 5855 1
秦嶺 秦岭 [Qin2 ling3] /Qinling Mountain Range in Shaanxi forming a natural barrier between the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原|关中平原[Guan1 zhong1 Ping2 yuan2] and the Han River 漢水|汉水[Han4 shui3] valley/ 1638 1
秦嶺山脈 秦岭山脉 [Qin2 ling3 Shan1 mai4] /Qinling Mountain Range in Shaanxi, forming a natural barrier between the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原|关中平原[Guan1 zhong1 Ping2 yuan2] and the Han River 漢水|汉水[Han4 shui3] valley/ 1638 1
秦嶺蜀棧道 秦岭蜀栈道 [Qin2 ling3 shu3 zhan4 dao4] /the Qinling plank road to Shu, a historical mountain road from Shaanxi to Sichuan/ 6987 1
秦末 秦末 [Qin2 mo4] /the end of the Qin dynasty 207 BC/ 6987 1
秦牧 秦牧 [Qin2 Mu4] /Qin Mu (1919-1992), educator and prolific writer/ 6617 1
秦穆公 秦穆公 [Qin2 Mu4 gong1] /Duke Mu of Qin, the first substantial king of Qin (ruled 659-621 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸/ 6776 1
秦腔 秦腔 [Qin2 qiang1] /Qinqiang, an opera style popular in northwest China, possibly originating in Ming dynasty folk music/Shaanxi opera/ 2786 1
秦始皇 秦始皇 [Qin2 Shi3 huang2] /Qin Shihuang (259-210 BC), the first emperor/ 5892 1
秦始皇帝 秦始皇帝 [Qin2 Shi3 Huang2 di4] /the First Emperor 259-210 BC/ 6325 1
秦始皇帝陵 秦始皇帝陵 [Qin2 Shi3 Huang2 di4 ling2] /the mausoleum of the First Emperor near Xi'an/ 6325 1
秦始皇陵 秦始皇陵 [Qin2 Shi3 huang2 ling2] /the tomb of the first emperor at Mt Li 驪山|骊山[Li2 shan1] near Xi'an (awaits excavation)/ 5855 1
秦韜玉 秦韬玉 [[Qin2 Tao1yu4]] /Qin Taoyu, Tang poet, author of the poem "A Poor Woman" 貧女|贫女[Pin2nu:3]/ 818 2
秦孝公 秦孝公 [Qin2 Xiao4 gong1] /Duke Xiao of Qin, 秦國|秦国[Qin2 guo2], ruled 361-338 BC during the Warring States Period/ 4546 1
秦越人 秦越人 [Qin2 Yue4 ren2] /Qin Yueren (407-310 BC), Warring States physician known for his medical skills/ 4224 1
秦篆 秦篆 [Qin2 zhuan4] /seal script as unified by the Qin dynasty/the small seal 小篆 and great seal 大篆/ 6983 1
秦安 秦安 [[Qin2an1]] /see 秦安縣|秦安县[Qin2an1 Xian4]/ 385 2
秦安縣 秦安县 [[Qin2an1 Xian4]] /Qin'an, a county in Tianshui City 天水市[Tian1shui3 Shi4], Gansu/ 385 2
秦都 秦都 [[Qin2du1]] /see 秦都區|秦都区[Qin2du1 Qu1]/ 151 2
秦都區 秦都区 [[Qin2du1 Qu1]] /Qindu, a district of Xianyang City 咸陽市|咸阳市[Xian2yang2 Shi4], Shaanxi/ 151 2
秦淮 秦淮 [[Qin2huai2]] /see 秦淮區|秦淮区[Qin2huai2 Qu1]/ 333 2
秦淮區 秦淮区 [[Qin2huai2 Qu1]] /Qinhuai, a district of Nanjing City 南京市[Nan2jing1 Shi4], Jiangsu/ 333 2
秦皇島 秦皇岛 [[Qin2huang2dao3]] /see 秦皇島市|秦皇岛市[Qin2huang2dao3 Shi4]/ 703 2
秦皇島市 秦皇岛市 [[Qin2huang2dao3 Shi4]] /Qinhuangdao, prefecture-level city in Hebei Province 河北省[He2bei3 Sheng3]/ 703 2
秦州 秦州 [[Qin2zhou1]] /see 秦州區|秦州区[Qin2zhou1 Qu1]/ 385 2
秦州區 秦州区 [[Qin2zhou1 Qu1]] /Qinzhou, a district of Tianshui City 天水市[Tian1shui3 Shi4], Gansu/ 385 2
青龍滿族自治縣 青龙满族自治县 [[Qing1long2 Man3zu2 Zi4zhi4xian4]] /Qinglong Manchu Autonomous County, in Qinhuangdao City 秦皇島市|秦皇岛市[Qin2huang2dao3 Shi4], Hebei/ 179 2
山海關區 山海关区 [[Shan1hai3guan1 Qu1]] /Shanhaiguan, a district of Qinhuangdao City 秦皇島市|秦皇岛市[Qin2huang2dao3 Shi4], Hebei/ 362 2
陝西省 陕西省 [[Shan3xi1 Sheng3]] /Shaanxi Province, capital Xi'an 西安市[Xi1an1 Shi4] (short name 陝|陕[Shan3] or 秦[Qin2])/ 176 2
商鞅 商鞅 [Shang1 Yang1] /Shang Yang (c. 390-338 BC), legalist philosopher and statesman of the state of Qin 秦國|秦国[Qin2 guo2], whose reforms paved the way for the eventual unification of the Chinese empire by the Qin dynasty 秦朝|秦朝[Qin2 chao2]/ 2940 1
商鞅變法 商鞅变法 [Shang1 Yang1 bian4 fa3] /Shang Yang's political reform of Qin state 秦國|秦国 of 356 BC and 350 BC, that put it on the road to world domination/ 6596 1
蘇秦 苏秦 [Su1 Qin2] /Su Qin (340-284 BC), political strategist of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1] during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)/ 5591 1
太子丹 太子丹 [[Tai4zi3 Dan1]] /Prince Dan of Yan (–226 BC), commissioned the attempted assassination of King Ying Zheng 嬴政[Ying2 Zheng4] of Qin 秦[Qin2] (later the First Emperor 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3huang2]) by Jing Ke 荊軻|荆轲[Jing1 Ke1] in 227 BC/ 89 2
王猛 王猛 [Wang2 Meng3] /Wang Meng (325-375), prime minister to Fu Jian 苻堅|苻坚[Fu2 Jian1] of Former Qin 前秦[Qian2 Qin2]/ 4505 1
尉繚 尉缭 [Wei4 Liao2] /Wei Lao (c. 450 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), advisor to the first Qin emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2], possible author of the Wei Liaozi 尉繚子|尉缭子[Wei4 Liao2 zi5] text on military strategy/ 4706 1
西秦 西秦 [Xi1 Qin2] /Western Qin of the Sixteen Kingdoms (385-431)/ 6912 1
夏黃公 夏黄公 [Xia4 Huang2 gong1] /Xia Huanggong also known as Huang Shigong 黃石公|黄石公[Huang2 Shi2 gong1] (dates of birth and death uncertain), Daoist hermit of the Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qin2 dai4] and purported author of “Three Strategies of Huang Shigong” 黃石公三略|黄石公三略[Huang2 Shi2 gong1 San1 lu:e4], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]/ 1428 1
先秦 先秦 [xian1 Qin2] /pre-Qin, Chinese history up to the foundation of the Qin imperial dynasty in 221 BC/ 6862 1
燕太子丹 燕太子丹 [Yan1 Tai4 zi3 Dan1] /Prince Dan of Yan (-226 BC), commissioned the attempted assassination of King Ying Zheng of Qin 秦嬴政[Qin2 Ying2 Zheng4] (later the First Emperor 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2]) by Jing Ke 荊軻|荆轲[Jing1 Ke1] in 227 BC/ 1969 1
嬴政 嬴政 [Ying2 Zheng4] /Ying Zheng (260-210 BC), personal name of the first emperor 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2]/ 5892 1
玉人吹簫 玉人吹箫 [yu4 ren2 chui1 xiao1] /virtuoso piper wins a beauty/the xiao 簫|箫[xiao1] (mouth organ) virtuoso 蕭史|萧史[Xiao1 Shi3] won for his wife the beautiful daughter of Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公[Qin2 Mu4 gong1]/ 1970 1
戰國策 战国策 [Zhan4 guo2 ce4] /"Strategies of the Warring States", chronicle of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), possibly written by Su Qin 蘇秦|苏秦[Su1 Qin2]/ 5855 1
戰國七雄 战国七雄 [zhan4 guo2 qi1 xiong2] /Seven Powerful States of the Warring States, namely: 齊|齐[Qi2], 楚[Chu3], 燕[Yan1], 韓|韩[Han2], 趙|赵[Zhao4], 魏[Wei4] and 秦[Qin2]/ 5809 1
朝秦暮楚 朝秦暮楚 [zhao1 Qin2 mu4 Chu3] /serve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom); quick to switch sides/ 6354 1
縱橫家 纵横家 [Zong4 heng2 jia1] /School of Diplomacy of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) whose leading advocates were Su Qin 蘇秦|苏秦[Su1 Qin2] and Zhang Yi 張儀|张仪[Zhang4 Yi2]/ 5591 1

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