English to Chinese Dictionary

Search:

Did you mean: zhao zhou zhaosu zha zhuo zhaosi zao zhai ?

Zhào surname Zhao
司马昭 Zhāo Sima Zhao (211-265), military general and statesman of Cao Wei 曹魏[Cao2 Wei4]
赵家人 Zhào jiā rén (neologism 2015) the Zhao family (derogatory term for those who hold power in the PRC)
完璧归赵 wán guī Zhào lit. to return the jade annulus to Zhao (idiom); fig. to return something intact to its rightful owner
Zhào surname Zhao / one of the seven states during the Warring States period (476–220 BC) / the Former Zhao 前趙|前赵[Qian2 Zhao4] (304–329) and Later Zhao 後趙|后赵[Hou4 Zhao4] (319–350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms
廉颇 Lián 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
五虎将 jiàng Liu Bei's five great generals in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, namely: Guan Yu 關羽|关羽, Zhang Fei 張飛|张飞, Zhao Yun 趙雲|赵云, Ma Chao 馬超|马超, Huang Zhong 黃忠|黄忠
诏安县 Zhào ān Xiàn Zhao'an, a county in Zhangzhou City 漳州市[Zhang1 zhou1 Shi4], Fujian
赵子龙 Zhào lóng courtesy name of Zhao Yun 趙雲|赵云[Zhao4 Yun2], general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
蔺相如 Lìn Xiāng Ling Xiangru (dates unknown, 3rd century BC), famous statesman of Zhao 趙國|赵国
纸上谈兵 zhǐ shàng tán bīng lit. military tactics on paper (idiom) / fig. theoretical discussion that is worse than useless in practice / armchair strategist / idle theorizing / cf Zhao Kuo 趙括|赵括[Zhao4 Kuo4] leading an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 長平之戰|长平之战[Chang2 ping2 zhi1 Zhan4] in 260 BC
赵本山 Zhào Běn shān Zhao Benshan (1958-), universally known PRC TV comedian
赵薇 Zhào Wēi Zhao Wei or Vicky Zhao (1976-), Chinese film star
赵高 Zhào Gāo Zhao Gao (?-207 BC), one of the most vile, corrupt and powerful eunuchs in Chinese history, responsible for the fall of Qin Dynasty
赵匡胤 Zhào Kuāng yìn Zhao Kuangyin, personal name of founding Song emperor Song Taizu 宋太祖 (927-976)
孝成王 Xiào chéng Wáng King Xiaocheng of Zhao 趙國|赵国, reigned 266-245 BC
长平之战 Cháng píng zhī Zhàn 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
司马昭之心路人皆知 Zhāo zhī xīn rén jiē zhī lit. Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone (idiom) / fig. an open secret
悼襄王 Dào xiāng Wáng King Daoxiang of Zhao 趙國|赵国, reigned 245-236 BC
Zhào surname Zhao
赵公元帅 Zhào gōng yuán shuài Marshal Zhao, aka Zhao Gongming or Zhao Xuantan, God of Wealth in the Chinese folk tradition and Taoism
陈桥兵变 Chén qiáo bīng biàn the military revolt of 960 that led Zhao Kuangyin 趙匡胤|赵匡胤 to found the Song dynasty
赵州桥 Zhào zhōu Qiáo Zhaozhou Bridge over Xiao River 洨河[Xiao2 He2] in Zhao county 趙縣|赵县[Zhao4 Xian4], Shijiazhuang, Hebei, dating back to the Sui dynasty 隋代[Sui2 dai4] (581-617) and the world's oldest extant stone arch bridge
乾嘉三大家 Qián Jiā Sān jiā the three leading poets of the Qianlong-Jiaqing era (1735–1820), who championed personal expression and innovation in Qing poetry: Yuan Mei 袁枚[Yuan2 Mei2], Jiang Shiquan 蔣士銓|蒋士铨[Jiang3 Shi4 quan2] and Zhao Yi 趙翼|赵翼[Zhao4 Yi4]
清史稿 Qīng shǐ gǎo Draft History of the Qing Dynasty, sometimes listed as number 25 or 26 of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Zhao Erxun 趙爾巽|赵尔巽[Zhao4 Er3 xun4] in 1927 during the Northern Warlords period, 536 scrolls


<< back to the home page