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前趙
qián zhào
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Former Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms (304-329)
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圍魏救趙
wéi wèi jiù zhào
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lit. to besiege 魏[Wei4] and rescue 趙|赵[Zhao4] (idiom);
fig. to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the home base of the besiegers
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完璧歸趙
wán bì guī zhào
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lit. to return the jade annulus to Zhao (idiom); fig. to return something intact to its rightful owner
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張三，李四，王五，趙六
zhāng sān ， lǐ sì ， wáng wǔ ， zhào liù
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four proverbial names;
Tom, Dick and Harry
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張王李趙
zhāng wáng lǐ zhào
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anyone;
Mr Average;
any Tom, Dick or Harry
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後趙
hòu zhào
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Later Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms (319-350)
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燕趙
yān zhào
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Yan and Zhao, two of the Warring States in Hebei and Shanxi;
beautiful women;
women dancers and singers
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燕趙都市報
yān zhào dū shì bào
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Yanzhao Metropolis Daily
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趙元任
zhào yuán rèn
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Yuen Ren Chao (1892-1982), Chinese-American linguist
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趙公元帥
zhào gōng yuán shuài
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Marshal Zhao, aka Zhao Gongming or Zhao Xuantan, God of Wealth in the Chinese folk tradition and Taoism
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趙公明
zhào gōng míng
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Zhao Gongming, God of Wealth in the Chinese folk tradition and Taoism
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趙匡胤
zhào kuāng yìn
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Zhao Kuangyin, personal name of founding Song emperor Song Taizu 宋太祖 (927-976)
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趙國
zhào guó
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Zhao, one of the seven states during the Warring States Period of Chinese history (475-220 BC)
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趙子龍
zhào zǐ lóng
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courtesy name of Zhao Yun 趙雲|赵云[Zhao4 Yun2], general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
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趙宋
zhào sòng
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Song dynasty (960-1279);
used to distinguish it from 劉宋|刘宋 Song of Southern dynasties (420-479)
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趙客
zhào kè
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knight of the Zhao State;
generic term for a knight-errant
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趙家人
zhào jiā rén
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(neologism 2015) the Zhao family (derogatory term for those who hold power in the PRC)
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趙岐
zhào qí
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Zhao Qi (-201 BC), early Han commentator on Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3]
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趙州橋
zhào zhōu qiáo
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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
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趙忠堯
zhào zhōng yáo
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Zhao Zhongyao (1902-1998), Chinese pioneer nuclear physicist
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趙惠文王
zhào huì wén wáng
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King Huiwen of Zhao 趙國|赵国, reigned 298-266 BC during the Warring States Period
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趙括
zhào kuò
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Zhao Kuo (-260 BC), hapless general of Zhao 趙國|赵国, who famously led an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 長平之戰|长平之战 in 260 BC;
also called Ma Fuzi 馬服子|马服子
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趙曄
zhào yè
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Zhao Ye, Han dynasty historian, author of History of the Southern States Wu and Yue 吳越春秋|吴越春秋
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趙本山
zhào běn shān
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Zhao Benshan (1958-), universally known PRC TV comedian
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趙構
zhào gòu
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Zhao Gou, personal name of the tenth Song Emperor Gaozong 高宗[Gao1 zong1]
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