譚 tán

surname; to talk

DEFINITIONS

  • surname
  • to talk
  • surname Tan
  • variant of 談|谈[tan2]

WORDS

天方夜譚 tiān fāng yè tán The Arabian Nights (classic story); fantasy story
譚嗣同 tán sì tóng Tan Sitong (1865-1898), Qing writer and politician, one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子 of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898
譚富英 tán fù yīng Tan Fuying (1906-1977), Beijing opera star, one of the Four great beards 四大鬚生|四大须生
譚盾 tán dùn Tan Dun (1957-) Chinese composer
譚詠麟 tán yǒng lín Alan Tam (1950-), Hong Kong Canto-pop singer and actor
譚鑫培 tán xīn péi Tan Xinpei (1847-1917), noted opera actor
譚震林 tán zhèn lín Tan Zhenlin (1902-1983), PRC revolutionary and military leader, played political role after the Cultural Revolution
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