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敬畏 jìng wèi to revere
警卫 jǐng wèi to stand guard over / (security) guard
精卫填海 Jīng wèi tián hǎi lit. mythical bird Jingwei tries to fill the ocean with stones (idiom); futile ambition / task of Sisyphus / determination in the face of impossible odds
汪精卫 Wāng Jīng wèi Wang Jingwei (1883–1944), Chinese politician who later collaborated with Japan during World War II
姓蒋还是姓汪 xìng Jiǎng hái shi xìng Wāng friend or foe? (quote from 沙家浜[Sha1 jia1 bang1]) (蔣|蒋[Jiang3] here refers to Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石[Jiang3 Jie4 shi2] and 汪[Wang1] refers to Wang Jingwei 汪精衛|汪精卫[Wang1 Jing1 wei4])
精卫 Jīng wèi mythological bird, reincarnation of drowned daughter Nüwa 女娃[Nu:3 wa2] of Fiery Emperor 炎帝[Yan2 di4]
经纬 jīng wěi warp and woof / longitude and latitude / main points
女娃 mythological daughter of Fiery Emperor 炎帝[Yan2 di4] who turned into bird Jingwei 精衛|精卫[Jing1 wei4] after drowning
京味 jīng wèi Beijing flavor / Beijing style
精微 jīng wēi subtle / profound


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