魏 wèi wéi wēi

kingdom of Wei; surname

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DEFINITIONS

魏 wèi
  • surname Wei
  • name of vassal state of Zhou dynasty from 661 BC in Shanxi, one of the Seven Hero Warring States
  • Wei state, founded by Cao Cao 曹操[Cao2 Cao1], one of the Three Kingdoms after the Han dynasty
  • the Wei dynasty 221-265
  • Wei prefecture and Wei county at different historical periods
  • tower over a palace gateway (old)

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魏玛 wèi mǎ Weimar
北魏 běi wèi Wei of the Northern Dynasties (386-534), founded by the Tuoba 拓跋 branch of Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑
围魏救赵 wéi wèi jiù zhào 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
圍魏救趙 wéi wèi jiù zhào 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
后魏 hòu wèi Wei of the Northern Dynasties 386-534
後魏 hòu wèi Wei of the Northern Dynasties 386-534
拓跋魏 tuò bá wèi Wei of the Northern Dynasties (386-534)
曹魏 cáo wèi Cao Wei, the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms, established as a dynasty in 220 by Cao Pi 曹丕, son of Cao Cao, replaced by Jin dynasty in 265
东魏 dōng wèi Eastern Wei of the Northern dynasties (534-550), formed from the break-up of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏
東魏 dōng wèi Eastern Wei of the Northern dynasties (534-550), formed from the break-up of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏
汉末魏初 hàn mò wèi chū late Han and early Wei (roughly, first half of 3rd century AD)
漢末魏初 hàn mò wèi chū late Han and early Wei (roughly, first half of 3rd century AD)
西魏 xī wèi Western Wei of the Northern dynasties (535-557), formed from the break-up of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏
阿育魏实 ā yù wèi shí seed of ajwain; Semen Trachyspermi coptici
阿育魏實 ā yù wèi shí seed of ajwain; Semen Trachyspermi coptici
阿魏 ā wèi Ferula resin (used in TCM); Resina Ferulae
魏京生 wèi jīng shēng Wei Jingsheng (1950-), Beijing-based Chinese dissident, imprisoned 1978-1993 and 1995-1997, released to the US in 1997
魏伯阳 wèi bó yáng Wei Boyang (c. 100-170), Chinese author and alchemist
魏伯陽 wèi bó yáng Wei Boyang (c. 100-170), Chinese author and alchemist
魏国 wèi guó Wei State (407-225 BC), one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄; Wei State or Cao Wei 曹魏 (220-265), the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms
魏國 wèi guó Wei State (407-225 BC), one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄; Wei State or Cao Wei 曹魏 (220-265), the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms
魏巍 wèi wēi Wei Wei (1920-2008), novelist and poet, author of award-winning novel The East 東方|东方 about the Korean war
魏征 wèi zhēng Wei Zheng (580-643), Tang politician and historian, notorious as a critic, editor of History of the Sui Dynasty 隋書|隋书
魏徵 wèi zhēng Wei Zheng (580-643), Tang politician and historian, notorious as a critic, editor of History of the Sui Dynasty 隋書|隋书
魏德迈 wèi dé mài Wedemeyer (name); Albert Coady Wedemeyer (1897-1989), US Army commander
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