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经纬 jīng wěi warp and woof / longitude and latitude / main points
警卫 jǐng wèi to stand guard over / (security) guard
精卫 Jīng wèi mythological bird, reincarnation of drowned daughter Nüwa 女娃[Nu:3 wa2] of Fiery Emperor 炎帝[Yan2 di4]
女娃 mythological daughter of Fiery Emperor 炎帝[Yan2 di4] who turned into bird Jingwei 精衛|精卫[Jing1 wei4] after drowning
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
精微 jīng wēi subtle / profound
京味 jīng wèi Beijing flavor / Beijing style
敬畏 jìng wèi to revere
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])


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