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大帥 大帅 see styles |
dà shuài da4 shuai4 ta shuai |
(old) commanding general; commander-in-chief; (Qing dynasty) title for a governor-general (provincial military governor) 總督|总督[zong3 du1] |
大慧 see styles |
dà huì da4 hui4 ta hui daie だいえ |
(personal name) Daie Mahāmati 摩訶摩底 (1) Great wisdom, the leading bodhisattva of the Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra. (2) Name of a Hangchow master of the Chan school, Zonggao 宗杲 of the Song dynasty, whose works are the 大慧書. (3) Posthumous title of 一行Yixing, a master of the Chan school in the Tang dynasty. |
大清 see styles |
dà qīng da4 qing1 ta ch`ing ta ching daisei / daise だいせい |
Great Qing dynasty (1644-1911) (personal name) Daisei |
大秦 see styles |
dà qín da4 qin2 ta ch`in ta chin taishin たいしん |
Han Dynasty term for the Roman Empire 羅馬帝國|罗马帝国[Luo2 ma3 Di4 guo2] (place-name) Taishin |
大統 大统 see styles |
dà tǒng da4 tong3 ta t`ung ta tung daitō |
The head of the order, an office instituted by Wen Di of the Sui dynasty; cf. 大僧正. |
大賢 大贤 see styles |
dà xián da4 xian2 ta hsien daiken だいけん |
great sage; (given name) Daiken Daxian (Jap. Daiken), a Korean monk who lived in China during the Tang dynasty, of the 法相 Dharmalakṣaṇa school, noted for his annotations on the sūtras and styled 古迹記 the archaeologist. |
天官 see styles |
amakurai あまくらい |
(hist) (See 六官) Ministry of State (Zhou dynasty China); (surname) Amakurai |
太保 see styles |
tài bǎo tai4 bao3 t`ai pao tai pao taibao タイバオ |
a very high official in ancient China; juvenile delinquents (1) Grand Protector (lowest of the top three civil positions of the Zhou Dynasty); (2) Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods); (place-name) Taibao (Taiwan) |
太傅 see styles |
taifu たいふ |
(1) Grand Tutor (second of the top three civil positions of the Zhou dynasty); (2) (See 左大臣) Minister of the Left (official in Nara and Heian periods) |
太學 太学 see styles |
tài xué tai4 xue2 t`ai hsüeh tai hsüeh |
Imperial College of Supreme Learning, established in 124 BC, and the highest educational institute in ancient China until the Sui Dynasty |
太宗 see styles |
tài zōng tai4 zong1 t`ai tsung tai tsung taisou / taiso たいそう |
posomethingumous name given to the second emperor of a dynasty; King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367-1422), reigned 1400-1418 (given name) Taisou |
太師 太师 see styles |
tài shī tai4 shi1 t`ai shih tai shih taishi たいし |
imperial tutor (1) Senior Grand Tutor (senior-most of the top three civil positions of the Zhou Dynasty); (2) Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm |
太祖 see styles |
tài zǔ tai4 zu3 t`ai tsu tai tsu taiso たいそ |
Great Ancestor (posomethingumous title, e.g. for the founder of a dynasty) founder; progenitor; emperor great ancestor |
夾山 夹山 see styles |
jiá shān jia2 shan1 chia shan Kyōzan |
Name of a monastery and monk in 澧州 Lizhou under the Tang dynasty. |
女僧 see styles |
nǚ sēng nv3 seng1 nü seng nyosō |
A nun, or 此丘尼 bhikṣuṇī, which is abbreviated to 尼. The first nunnery in China is said to have been established in the Han dynasty. |
女德 see styles |
nǚ dé nv3 de2 nü te nyotoku |
A woman of virtue, i.e. a nun, or bhikṣuṇī. The emperor Hui Zong of the Song dynasty (A.D. 1101-1126) changed the term 尼 to 女德. |
女真 see styles |
nǚ zhēn nu:3 zhen1 nü chen joshin じょしん |
Jurchen, a Tungus ethnic group, predecessor of the Manchu ethnic group who founded the Later Jin Dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1] and Qing Dynasty Jurchen people |
妲己 see styles |
dá jǐ da2 ji3 ta chi |
Daji (c. 11th century BC), concubine of the last Shang dynasty king Zhou Xin 紂辛|纣辛[Zhou4 Xin1] |
婦好 妇好 see styles |
fù hǎo fu4 hao3 fu hao |
Fu Hao (c. 1200 BC), or Lady Hao, female Chinese general of the late Shang Dynasty 商朝[Shang1 chao2] |
子璿 see styles |
zǐ xuán zi3 xuan2 tzu hsüan Shisen |
A famous learned monk Zixuan, of the Song dynasty whose style was 長水 Changshui, the name of his district; he had a large following; at first he specialized on the Śūraṃgama 楞嚴經; later he adopted the teaching of 賢首 Xianshou of the 華嚴宗 Huayan school. |
孔林 see styles |
kǒng lín kong3 lin2 k`ung lin kung lin |
the Confucius family mausoleum at Qufu 曲阜, rebuilt and extended by every dynasty |
孟郊 see styles |
mèng jiāo meng4 jiao1 meng chiao |
Meng Jiao (751-814), Tang dynasty essayist and poet |
孫堅 孙坚 see styles |
sūn jiān sun1 jian1 sun chien sonken そんけん |
Sun Jian (155-191), famous general at end of Han dynasty, forerunner of the southern kingdom of Wu of the Three Kingdoms (personal name) Sonken |
孫山 孙山 see styles |
sūn shān sun1 shan1 sun shan magoyama まごやま |
Sun Shan, Song Dynasty joker and talented scholar (surname) Magoyama |
孫策 孙策 see styles |
sūn cè sun1 ce4 sun ts`e sun tse sonsaku そんさく |
Sun Ce (175-200), general and major warlord of the Later Han Dynasty (personal name) Sonsaku |
安南 see styles |
ān nán an1 nan2 an nan yasuminami やすみなみ |
Annam (Tang Dynasty protectorate located in what is now northern Vietnam); Annam (autonomous kingdom located in what is now northern Vietnam, 10th-15th century); Annam (central part of Vietnam during the French colonial period); old name for Vietnam; Annan District in Tainan 臺南|台南[Tai2 nan2], Taiwan; Kofi Annan (1938-2018), UN secretary-general 1997-2006 Annam (old name for Vietnam); (surname) Yasuminami |
安遠 安远 see styles |
ān yuǎn an1 yuan3 an yüan An En |
Anyuan county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州[Gan4 zhou1], Jiangxi Two noted monks of the 晉 Chin dynasty, i. e. 道安 Dao-an and 慧遠 Huiyuan. |
宋儒 see styles |
souju / soju そうじゅ |
(hist) Song dynasty Confucian scholars |
宋史 see styles |
sòng shǐ song4 shi3 sung shih soushi / soshi そうし |
History of the Song Dynasty, twentieth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed under Toktoghan 脫脫|脱脱[Tuo1 tuo1] in 1345 during the Yuan Dynasty 元[Yuan2], 496 scrolls; (not to be confused with 宋書|宋书[Song4 shu1]) (work) Songshi; History of Song (one of the official Twenty-Four Histories of China); (wk) Songshi; History of Song (one of the official Twenty-Four Histories of China) |
宋濂 see styles |
sòng lián song4 lian2 sung lien |
Song Lian (1310-1381), Ming dynasty writer, historian and politician |
宋祁 see styles |
sòng qí song4 qi2 sung ch`i sung chi |
Song Qi (998-1061), Song dynasty poet and writer, coauthor of History of the Later Tang Dynasty 新唐書|新唐书 |
宋銭 see styles |
sousen / sosen そうせん |
(hist) Song dynasty copper coin |
宋音 see styles |
souon / soon そうおん |
(See 唐音・とうおん,宋・そう・1) sō-on; Song reading; on reading of a kanji based on Song dynasty and later Chinese (esp. in words related to Zen Buddhism) |
宗伯 see styles |
souhaku / sohaku そうはく |
(hist) (See 六卿) Minister of Rites (Zhou dynasty China); (given name) Souhaku |
官話 官话 see styles |
guān huà guan1 hua4 kuan hua kanwa かんわ |
"officialese"; bureaucratic language; Mandarin (1) (hist) Qing Mandarin (standard variety of Chinese spoken by official classes during the Qing dynasty); (2) Mandarin (branch of Chinese spoken in northern and southwestern China) |
定海 see styles |
dìng hǎi ding4 hai3 ting hai joukai / jokai じょうかい |
Dinghai district of Zhoushan city 舟山市[Zhou1 shan1 shi4], Zhejiang; Qing dynasty name of 舟山市 (given name) Jōkai |
定鼎 see styles |
dìng dǐng ding4 ding3 ting ting |
lit. to set up the sacred tripods (following Yu the Great); to fix the capital; to found a dynasty; used in advertising |
室韋 室韦 see styles |
shì wéi shi4 wei2 shih wei shitsui しつい |
the Shiwei tribes who inhabited an area to the northeast of Tang-dynasty China (hist) Shiwei (Mongolic tribe) |
寇準 寇准 see styles |
kòu zhǔn kou4 zhun3 k`ou chun kou chun koujun / kojun こうじゅん |
Kou Zhun (961-1023), Northern Song politician and poet (person) Kō Zhun (ca. 961-1023); Pingzhong; praised official in ancient China's Northern Song Dynasty |
寶船 宝船 see styles |
bǎo chuán bao3 chuan2 pao ch`uan pao chuan |
Chinese treasure ship, a type of large sailing ship in the fleet of Ming dynasty admiral Zheng He 鄭和|郑和[Zheng4 He2] See: 宝船 |
小篆 see styles |
xiǎo zhuàn xiao3 zhuan4 hsiao chuan shouten / shoten しょうてん |
the small or lesser seal, the form of Chinese character standardized by the Qin dynasty (See 六体) small seal script (arising during China's Warring States period) |
小遠 小远 see styles |
xiǎo yuǎn xiao3 yuan3 hsiao yüan Shōon |
The monk 慧遠 Huiyuan of the Sui dynasty. There was a 晉 Chin dynasty monk of the same name. |
少康 see styles |
shǎo kāng shao3 kang1 shao k`ang shao kang shoukou / shoko しょうこう |
(personal name) Shoukou Shaokang, a famous monk of the Tang dynasty, known as the later 善導 Shandao, his master. |
崔螢 崔萤 see styles |
cuī yíng cui1 ying2 ts`ui ying tsui ying |
Choi Yeong (1316-1388), general of Korean Goryeo dynasty |
崔顥 崔颢 see styles |
cuī hào cui1 hao4 ts`ui hao tsui hao |
Cui Hao (-754), Tang dynasty poet and author of poem Yellow Crane Tower 黃鶴樓|黄鹤楼 |
工部 see styles |
gōng bù gong1 bu4 kung pu koubu / kobu こうぶ |
Ministry of Works (in imperial China) (hist) (See 六部・りくぶ) Ministry of Works (Tang dynasty China) |
左思 see styles |
zuǒ sī zuo3 si1 tso ssu sashi さし |
Zuo Si (3rd century), Jin dynasty writer and poet (personal name) Sashi |
帝乙 see styles |
dì yǐ di4 yi3 ti i |
Di Yi (died 1076 BC), Shang dynasty king, reigned 1101-1076 BC |
帝俊 see styles |
dì jun di4 jun4 ti chün |
Dijun, Shang dynasty protector God, possibly same as legendary Emperor 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4] |
年間 年间 see styles |
nián jiān nian2 jian1 nien chien nenkan ねんかん |
in the years of; during those years; period (of dynasty or decade) (n,adv) (1) (period of) a year; (suffix noun) (2) during the era (of) |
廉俸 see styles |
lián fèng lian2 feng4 lien feng |
extra allowances paid to government officials in the Qing dynasty |
延壽 延寿 see styles |
yán shòu yan2 shou4 yen shou nobutoshi のぶとし |
Yanshou county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1], Heilongjiang; to extend life (personal name) Nobutoshi Prolonged life, the name of Yanshou, a noted Hangzhou monk of the Song dynasty. |
建安 see styles |
jiàn ān jian4 an1 chien an |
reign name (196-219) at the end of the Han dynasty |
張敞 张敞 see styles |
zhāng chǎng zhang1 chang3 chang ch`ang chang chang |
Zhang Chang, official and scholar of the Western Han dynasty |
張旭 张旭 see styles |
zhāng xù zhang1 xu4 chang hsü |
Zhang Xu (probably early 8th century), Tang dynasty poet and calligrapher, most famous for his grass script 草書|草书 |
張溥 张溥 see styles |
zhāng pǔ zhang1 pu3 chang p`u chang pu |
Zhang Pu (1602-1641), Ming dynasty scholar and prolific writer, proponent of 複社|复社[fu4 she4] cultural renewal movement, author of Five tombstone inscriptions 五人墓碑記|五人墓碑记[wu3 ren2 mu4 bei1 ji4] |
張籍 张籍 see styles |
zhāng jí zhang1 ji2 chang chi |
Zhang Ji (767-830), Tang Dynasty poet |
張衡 张衡 see styles |
zhāng héng zhang1 heng2 chang heng choukou / choko ちょうこう |
Zhang Heng (78-139) great Han dynasty astronomer and mathematician (person) Zhang Heng (78-139 CE; Chinese scientist) |
張騫 张骞 see styles |
zhāng qiān zhang1 qian1 chang ch`ien chang chien chouken / choken ちょうけん |
Zhang Qian (-114 BC), Han dynasty explorer of 2nd century BC (personal name) Chōken |
律宗 see styles |
lǜ zōng lv4 zong1 lü tsung risshuu / risshu りっしゅう |
Ritsu (school of Buddhism) The Vinaya school, emphasizing the monastic discipline, founded in China by 道宣 Daoxuan of the Tang dynasty. |
後周 后周 see styles |
hòu zhōu hou4 zhou1 hou chou koushuu; goshuu / koshu; goshu こうしゅう; ごしゅう |
Later Zhou of the Five Dynasties (951-960), centered on Shandong and Hebei, with capital at Kaifeng 開封|开封[Kai1 feng1] (hist) (See 五代・ごだい) Later Zhou dynasty (of China; 951-960); Later Chou dynasty |
後唐 后唐 see styles |
hòu táng hou4 tang2 hou t`ang hou tang koutou; gotou / koto; goto こうとう; ごとう |
Later Tang of the Five Dynasties (923-936) (hist) (See 五代・ごだい) Later Tang dynasty (of China; 923-937); Later T'ang dynasty |
後晋 see styles |
koushin; goshin / koshin; goshin こうしん; ごしん |
(hist) (See 五代) Later Jin dynasty (of China; 936-947); Later Chin dynasty |
後梁 后梁 see styles |
hòu liáng hou4 liang2 hou liang kouryou; goryou / koryo; goryo こうりょう; ごりょう |
Later Liang of the Five Dynasties (907-923) (hist) (See 五代・ごだい) Later Liang dynasty (of China; 907-923) |
後金 后金 see styles |
hòu jīn hou4 jin1 hou chin atokin あときん |
Later Jin dynasty (from 1616-); Manchu Khanate or kingdom that took over as Qing dynasty in 1644 rest of the payment |
徐渭 see styles |
xú wèi xu2 wei4 hsü wei joi じょい |
Xu Wei (1521-1593), Ming dynasty Chinese painter and author (personal name) Joi |
徐福 see styles |
xú fú xu2 fu2 hsü fu jofuku じょふく |
Xu Fu (3rd century BC), Qin dynasty court necromancer (personal name) Jofuku |
德士 see styles |
dé shì de2 shi4 te shih tokushi |
(Singapore, Malaysia) taxi (loanword) Virtuous scholar, a term for a monk in the Tang dynasty. |
慈恩 see styles |
cí ēn ci2 en1 tz`u en tzu en jion じおん |
(given name) Jion Compassion and grace, merciful favour; name of a temple in Luoyang, under the Tang dynasty, which gave its name to Kuiji 窺基 q.v., founder of the 法相 school, known also as the 慈恩 or 唯識 school; he was a disciple of and collaborator with Xuanzang, and died A.D. 682. |
慈明 see styles |
cí míng ci2 ming2 tz`u ming tzu ming yasuaki やすあき |
(personal name) Yasuaki Ciming, a noted monk of the Song dynasty. |
應文 应文 see styles |
yìng wén ying4 wen2 ying wen Ōmon |
Yingwen; the grandson of the founder of the Ming dynasty, Taizu, to whom he succeeded, but was dethroned by Yung Lo and escaped disguised as a monk; he remained hidden as a monk till his 64th year, afterwards he was provided for by the reigning ruler. His name is also given as 應能 Yingneng; 應賢 Yingxian; and posthumously as 允炆 Yunwen. |
戸部 see styles |
tobe とべ |
(hist) (See 六部・りくぶ) Ministry of Revenue (Tang dynasty China); (place-name, surname) Tobe |
把總 把总 see styles |
bǎ zǒng ba3 zong3 pa tsung |
low-level officer of the army from the Ming to the mid Qing Dynasty |
捻軍 捻军 see styles |
niǎn jun nian3 jun1 nien chün nengun ねんぐん |
Nian Army, leading a peasant rebellion against the Qing dynasty in Shandong, Henan, Jiangsu and Anhui 1851-1868, at the same time as the Taiping Rebellion further south (hist) Nian Rebellion (of China; 1851-1868) |
換代 换代 see styles |
huàn dài huan4 dai4 huan tai |
to transition to a new dynasty or regime; to replace an older product with an upgraded, new-generation one |
撥鏤 see styles |
bachiru ばちる |
engraving of lacquer-stained ivory (popular during the Tang dynasty) |
支謙 支谦 see styles |
zhī qiān zhi1 qian1 chih ch`ien chih chien shiken しけん |
(personal name) Shiken Chih-ch'ien; name of a Yueh-chih monk said to have come to Loyang at the end of the Han dynasty and under the Wei; tall, dark, emaciated, with light brown eyes; very learned and wise. |
支那 see styles |
zhī nà zhi1 na4 chih na shina しな |
phonetic transcription of China (Japanese: Shina), colonial term, generally considered discriminatory (sensitive word) (dated) (kana only) (often considered offensive post-WWII, esp. when written in kanji) (See 中国・1) China; (female given name) Shina 指那, 眞丹, 至那, 斯那, 振旦, 震旦, 眞那, 振丹, 脂難, 旃丹; 摩訶至那 Cina; Maha-cina. The name by which China is referred to in the laws of Manu (which assert that the Chinese were degenerate Kṣatriya), in the Mahābharata, and in Buddhist works. This name may have been derived from families ruling in western China under such titles as 晉 Chin at Fen-chou in Shansi 1106-376 B. C., 陳 Ch'en in Honan 1122-479 B. C., 秦 Ch'in in Shensi as early as the ninth century B. C., and to this latter dynasty the designation is generally attributed. |
支郞 see styles |
zhī láng zhi1 lang2 chih lang shirō |
Chih-lang, formerly a polite term for a monk, said to have arisen from the fame of the three 支 Chih of the Wei dynasty 支謙 Chih-ch'ien, 支讖 Chih-ch'an, and 支亮 Chih-liang. |
改朝 see styles |
gǎi cháo gai3 chao2 kai ch`ao kai chao |
to transition to a new dynasty |
文部 see styles |
wén bù wen2 bu4 wen pu ayabe あやべ |
Wenbu or Ombu village in Nyima county 尼瑪縣|尼玛县[Ni2 ma3 xian4], Nagchu prefecture, central Tibet; Tang dynasty equivalent of 吏部, personnel office (abbreviation) (See 文部省) Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (1871-2001); (surname) Ayabe |
新朝 see styles |
xīn cháo xin1 chao2 hsin ch`ao hsin chao |
the Xin dynasty (8-23 AD) of Wang Mang 王莽, forming the interregnum between the former and later Han |
新楽 see styles |
niira / nira にいら |
(1) new music; (2) (See 雅楽) shingaku (post-Tang dynasty gagaku piece); (surname) Niira |
旗籍 see styles |
qí jí qi2 ji2 ch`i chi chi chi |
Manchu household register (during the Qing Dynasty) |
明代 see styles |
míng dài ming2 dai4 ming tai haruyo はるよ |
the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) (hist) (See 明) Ming period (China; 1368-1644); Ming era; (given name) Haruyo |
明史 see styles |
míng shǐ ming2 shi3 ming shih meiji / meji めいじ |
History of the Ming Dynasty, twenty fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Zhang Tingyu 張廷玉|张廷玉[Zhang1 Ting2 yu4] in 1739 during the Qing Dynasty, 332 scrolls (personal name) Meiji |
明朝 see styles |
míng zhāo ming2 zhao1 ming chao minchou / mincho みんちょう |
tomorrow morning; the following morning (1) (hist) Ming dynasty (of China; 1368-1644); (2) (abbreviation) (See 明朝体) Ming (typeface); Minchō |
明藏 see styles |
míng zàng ming2 zang4 ming tsang Myō zō |
The Buddhist canon of the Ming dynasty; there were two editions, one the Southern at Nanjing made by T'ai Tsu, the northern at Beijing by Tai Tsung. A later edition was produced in the reign of Shen Tsung (Wan Li), which became the standard in Japan. |
春官 see styles |
shunkan しゅんかん |
(hist) (See 六官) Ministry of Rites (Zhou dynasty China) |
晉代 晋代 see styles |
jìn dài jin4 dai4 chin tai |
Jin Dynasty (265-420) See: 晋代 |
晉州 晋州 see styles |
jìn zhōu jin4 zhou1 chin chou |
Jinzhou county-level city in Hebei; Jin Prefecture, established under the Northern Wei dynasty, centered on present-day Linfen 臨汾市|临汾市[Lin2 fen2 shi4] in Shanxi See: 晋州 |
晉書 晋书 see styles |
jìn shū jin4 shu1 chin shu |
History of the Jin Dynasty, fifth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Fang Xuanling 房玄齡|房玄龄[Fang2 Xuan2 ling2] in 648 during Tang Dynasty 唐朝[Tang2 chao2], 130 scrolls |
晉朝 晋朝 see styles |
jìn cháo jin4 chao2 chin ch`ao chin chao |
Jin Dynasty (265-420) |
晋書 see styles |
shinjo しんじょ |
History of the Jin Dynasty |
書院 书院 see styles |
shū yuàn shu1 yuan4 shu yüan shoin しょいん |
academy of classical learning (Tang Dynasty - Qing Dynasty) (1) drawing room; study; writing alcove; (2) (in company names) publishing house |
曹參 曹参 see styles |
cáo cān cao2 can1 ts`ao ts`an tsao tsan |
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] See: 曹参 |
曹魏 see styles |
cáo wèi cao2 wei4 ts`ao wei tsao wei sougi / sogi そうぎ |
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 (hist) (See 魏・1) Cao Wei (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period; 220-266); Wei |
曾鞏 曾巩 see styles |
zēng gǒng zeng1 gong3 tseng kung soukyou / sokyo そうきょう |
Zeng Gong (1019-1083), Song dynasty writer, one of the eight giants 唐宋八大家[Tang2-Song4 ba1da4jia1] (personal name) Soukyō |
月支 see styles |
yuè zhī yue4 zhi1 yüeh chih Gasshi げっし |
the Yuezhi, an ancient people of central Asia during the Han dynasty (also written 月氏[Yue4 zhi1]) Yuezhi; Rouzhi; an ancient Central Asian people (月支國) The Yuezhi, or 'Indo-Scythians', 月氏 (國) and a country they at one time occupied, i. e. 都貨羅 Tukhara, Tokharestan, or Badakshan. Driven out from the northern curve of the Yellow River by the Huns, circa 165 B. C., they conquered Bactria 大夏, the Punjab, Kashmir, 'and the greater part of India. ' Their expulsion from the north of Shansi was the cause of the famous journey of Zhangqian of the Han dynasty and the beginning of Chinese expansion to the north-west. Kanishka, king of the Yuezhi towards the end of the first century A. D., became the great protector and propagator of Buddhism. |
月氏 see styles |
yuè zhī yue4 zhi1 yüeh chih Gesshi げっし |
ancient people of central Asia during the Han dynasty Yuezhi; Rouzhi; an ancient Central Asian people Yuezhi |
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Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House
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