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阿魏 阿魏 [a1 wei4] /Ferula resin (used in TCM)/Resina Ferulae/ 5018 1
阿育魏實 阿育魏实 [a1 yu4 wei4 shi2] /seed of ajwain/Semen Trachyspermi coptici/ 5524 1
北魏 北魏 [Bei3 Wei4] /Wei of the Northern Dynasties (386-534), founded by the Tuoba 拓跋 branch of Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑/ 6932 1
曹操 曹操 [Cao2 Cao1] /Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei 曹魏, father of Emperor Cao Pi 曹丕/the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义/ 6832 1
曹丕 曹丕 [Cao2 Pi1] /Cao Pi (187-226), second son of Cao Cao 曹操, king then emperor of Cao Wei 曹魏 from 220, ruled as Emperor Wen 魏文帝, also a noted calligrapher/ 6834 1
曹魏 曹魏 [Cao2 Wei4] /Cao Wei, the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms, established as a dynasty in 220 by Cao Pi 曹丕, son of Cao Cao, replaced by Jin dynasty in 265/ 6610 1
長樂公主 长乐公主 [Chang2 le4 Gong1 zhu3] /Princess Changle of Western Wei of the Northern dynasties 西魏[Xi1 Wei4], given in marriage c. 545 to Bumin Khan 土門|土门[Tu3 men2]/ 5187 1
長樂 长乐 [[Chang2le4]] /see 長樂區|长乐区[Chang2le4 Qu1]/Princess Changle of Western Wei of the Northern Dynasties 西魏[Xi1 Wei4], given in marriage c. 545 to Bumin Khan 土門|土门[Tu3men2]/ 386 2
崔鴻 崔鸿 [Cui1 Hong2] /Cui Hong, historian at the end of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏/ 6911 1
大梁 大梁 [Da4 liang2] /capital of Wei 魏 during Warring states/CL:根[gen1]/ 6385 1
東魏 东魏 [Dong1 Wei4] /Eastern Wei of the Northern dynasties (534-550), formed from the break-up of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏/ 6814 1
漢賊不兩立 汉贼不两立 [Han4 zei2 bu4 liang3 li4] /lit. Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4] and Cao Wei 曹魏[Cao2 Wei4] cannot coexist (idiom)/fig. two enemies cannot live under the same sky/(former KMT slogan against CCP) "gentlemen and thieves cannot coexist"/ 2281 1
後魏 后魏 [Hou4 Wei4] /Wei of the Northern Dynasties 386-534/ 6579 1
均田制 均田制 [jun1 tian2 zhi4] /equal-field system of Wei of the Northern dynasties 北魏 and Tang 唐 dynasties/ 6733 1
李悝 李悝 [Li3 Kui1] /Li Kui (455-395 BC), legalist philosopher and statesman of Wei state 魏國|魏国[Wei4 guo2]/ 6595 1
列子 列子 [Lie4 zi3] /Lie Zi, Daoist author, said to be early Warring States period 戰國|战国[Zhan4 guo2]/Daoist text in eight chapters, said to be by Lie Zi, probably compiled during WeiJin times 魏晉|魏晋[Wei4 Jin4] (3rd century AD)/ 1967 1
三曹 三曹 [San1 Cao2] /the Three Caos (Cao Cao 曹操 and his sons Cao Pi 曹丕 and Cao Zhi 曹植), who established the Wei or Cao Wei dynasty 曹魏, and were all three noted poets and calligraphers/ 6832 1
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/ 1945 1
師夷長技以制夷 师夷长技以制夷 [shi1 yi2 chang2 ji4 yi3 zhi4 yi2] /"learn from the foreigners in order to gain command of them", idea advocated by Wei Yuan 魏源[Wei4 Yuan2]/ 4525 1
十六國春秋 十六国春秋 [Shi2 liu4 guo2 Chun1 qiu1] /history of the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 by Cui Hong 崔鴻|崔鸿, written towards the end of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏, 100 scrolls/ 6911 1
士族 士族 [shi4 zu2] /land-owning class, esp. during Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties 魏晉南北朝|魏晋南北朝[Wei4 Jin4 Nan2 Bei3 Chao2]/ 1967 1
司馬昭 司马昭 [Si1 ma3 Zhao1] /Sima Zhao (211-265), military general and statesman of Cao Wei 曹魏[Cao2 Wei4]/ 4268 1
隋書 隋书 [Sui2 shu1] /History of the Sui Dynasty, thirteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Wei Zheng 魏徵|魏征[Wei4 Zheng1] in 636 during Tang Dynasty, 85 scrolls/ 4989 1
拓拔 拓拔 [Tuo4 ba2] /branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑 nomadic people, founders of Wei 北魏 of the Northern Dynasties (386-534)/also written 拓跋/ 5915 1
拓跋 拓跋 [Tuo4 ba2] /branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑 nomadic people, founders of Wei 北魏 of the Northern Dynasties (386-534)/also written 拓拔/ 5915 1
拓跋魏 拓跋魏 [Tuo4 ba2 Wei4] /Wei of the Northern Dynasties (386-534)/ 6933 1
韋格納 韦格纳 [Wei2 ge2 na4] /Alfred Wegener (1880-1930), German meteorologist and geophysicist, the originator of the theory of continental drift/also written 魏格納|魏格纳/ 5847 1
圍魏救趙 围魏救赵 [wei2 Wei4 jiu4 Zhao4] /lit. to besiege 魏[Wei4] and rescue 趙|赵[Zhao4] (idiom)/fig. to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the home base of the besiegers/ 4615 1
[wei4] /tower over a palace gateway (old)/ 6079 1
[[Wei4]] /surname Wei/name of a vassal state of the Zhou dynasty from 661 BC in Shanxi, one of the Seven Hero Warring States/Wei state, founded by Cao Cao 曹操[Cao2 Cao1], one of the Three Kingdoms after the Han dynasty/the Wei dynasty 221–265/Wei Prefecture or Wei County at various times in history/ 405 2
魏伯陽 魏伯阳 [Wei4 Bo2 yang2] /Wei Boyang (c. 100-170), Chinese author and alchemist/ 4229 1
魏德邁 魏德迈 [Wei4 de2 mai4] /Wedemeyer (name)/Albert Coady Wedemeyer (1897-1989), US Army commander/ 4506 1
魏格納 魏格纳 [Wei4 ge2 na4] /Alfred Wegener (1880-1930), German meteorologist and geophysicist, the originator of the theory of continental drift/ 5847 1
魏國 魏国 [Wei4 guo2] /Wei State (407-225 BC), one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄/Wei State or Cao Wei 曹魏 (220-265), the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms/ 6832 1
魏晉 魏晋 [Wei4 Jin4] /Wei (220-265) and Jin (265-420) dynasties/ 5847 1
魏晉南北朝 魏晋南北朝 [Wei4 Jin4 Nan2 Bei3 Chao2] /Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties/generic term for historic period 220-589 between Han and Sui/ 6610 1
魏京生 魏京生 [Wei4 Jing1 sheng1] /Wei Jingsheng (1950-), Beijing-based Chinese dissident, imprisoned 1978-1993 and 1995-1997, released to the US in 1997/ 6820 1
魏收 魏收 [Wei4 Shou1] /Wei Shou (506-572), writer and historian of Northern dynasty Qi 北齊|北齐[Bei3 Qi2], compiler of History of Wei of the Northern dynasties 魏書|魏书[Wei4 shu1]/ 4904 1
魏書 魏书 [Wei4 shu1] /History of Wei of the Northern Dynasties, tenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Wei Shou 魏收[Wei4 Shou1] in 554 during Northern Qi Dynasty 北齊|北齐[Bei3 Qi2], 114 scrolls/ 4904 1
魏巍 魏巍 [[Wei4 Wei1]] /Wei Wei (1920–2008), novelist and poet, author of award-winning novel The Orient 東方|东方[Dong1fang1] about the Korean war/ 405 2
魏文帝 魏文帝 [Wei4 Wen2 di4] /Cao Pi 曹丕, emperor of Wei 220-226/ 6834 1
魏縣 魏县 [[Wei4 Xian4]] /Wei County or Weixian, a county in Handan City 邯鄲市|邯郸市[Han2dan1 Shi4], Hebei/ 365 2
魏源 魏源 [Wei4 Yuan2] /Wei Yuan (1794-1857), Qing dynasty thinker, historian and scholar/ 4525 1
魏徵 魏征 [Wei4 Zheng1] /Wei Zheng (580-643), Tang politician and historian, notorious as a critic, editor of History of the Sui Dynasty 隋書|隋书/ 6890 1
魏忠賢 魏忠贤 [Wei4 Zhong1 xian2] /Wei Zhongxian (1568-1627), infamous eunuch politician of late Ming/ 6718 1
魏都 魏都 [[Wei4du1]] /see 魏都區|魏都区[Wei4du1 Qu1]/ 361 2
魏都區 魏都区 [[Wei4du1 Qu1]] /Weidu, a district of Xuchang City 許昌市|许昌市[Xu3chang1 Shi4], Henan/ 361 2
魏瑪 魏玛 [[Wei4ma3]] /Weimar, Germany/ 564 2
五人墓碑記 五人墓碑记 [[Wu3 Ren2 Mu4bei1ji4]] /Five Men's Tombstone Inscription, an essay by Zhang Pu 張溥|张溥[Zhang1 Pu3] commemorating five martyrs who died resisting the tyranny of Wei Zhongxian 魏忠賢|魏忠贤[Wei4 Zhong1xian2] during the late Ming dynasty/ 463 2
武定 武定 [[Wu3ding4]] /Wuding reign name (543–550) during Eastern Wei of the Northern Dynasties 東魏|东魏[Dong1 Wei4]/see 武定縣|武定县[Wu3ding4 Xian4]/ 405 2
西門豹 西门豹 [Xi1 men2 Bao4] /Ximen Bao (active around 422 BC), statesman and hydraulic engineer of Wei 魏國|魏国[Wei4 guo2]/ 1828 1
西魏 西魏 [Xi1 Wei4] /Western Wei of the Northern dynasties (535-557), formed from the break-up of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏/ 6814 1
夷門 夷门 [Yi2 men2] /the Yi gate of 大梁, capital of Wei 魏 during Warring states/ 6856 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]/ 5808 1
鍾繇 钟繇 [Zhong1 Yao2] /Zhong Yao (151-230), minister of Cao Wei 曹魏[Cao2 Wei4] and noted calligrapher, said to have developed the regular script 楷書|楷书[kai3 shu1]/ 5113 1

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