六艺 | [liù yì, ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄧˋ, 六艺 / 六藝] the Confucian Six Arts - namely rites or etiquette 禮|礼 (禮儀|礼仪), music 樂|乐 (音樂|音乐), archery 射 (射箭), charioteering 御 (駕車|驾车), calligraphy or literacy T書|书 (識字|识字), mathematics or reckoning 數|数 (計算|计算) |
六亲 | [liù qīn, ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄣ, 六亲 / 六親] one's immediate relatives, namely father 父, mother 母, elder brother 兄, younger brother 弟, wife 妻, male children 子 |
三从四德 | [sān cóng sì dé, ㄙㄢ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄙˋ ㄉㄜˊ, 三从四德 / 三從四德] Confucian moral injunctions for women - namely obey in turn three men father, husband and son, plus the four virtues of morality 德, physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功 |
凉 | [liáng, ㄌㄧㄤˊ, 凉 / 涼] cool; cold; the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely Former Liang 前涼 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼 (397-414), Western Liang 西涼 (400-421) |
三个代表 | [sān gè dài biǎo, ㄙㄢ ㄍㄜˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄅㄧㄠˇ, 三个代表 / 三個代表] the Three Represents enunciated by Jiang Zemin 江澤民|江泽民 as the duty of the Chinese Communist party in 2001, namely to represent productivity of an advanced society, forward progress of advanced culture and the fundamental interests of the people |
五常 | [wǔ cháng, ˇ ㄔㄤˊ, 五常] five constant virtues of Confucianism, namely benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信; five cardinal relationships of Confucianism (between ruler and subject, father and son, husband and wife, brothers, friends); five phas |
五代 | [wǔ dài, ˇ ㄉㄞˋ, 五代] Five dynasties (in different contexts, from mythology through to Han and the interregnum between Han and Tang); the five dynasties forming the interregnum between Tang and Song (936-947) - namely Later Liang 后梁, Later Tang 后唐, Later Jin 后晋, Later Han 后汉, |
五大名山 | [Wǔ dà míng shān, ˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄢ, 五大名山] Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists - namely Mt Tai 泰山 in Shandong, Mt Hua 華山|华山 in Shaanxi, Mt Heng 衡山 in Hunan, Mt Heng 恆山 in Shanxi, Mt Song 嵩山 in Henan |
五岳 | [Wǔ yuè, ˇ ㄩㄝˋ, 五岳 / 五嶽] Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists - namely Mt Tai 泰山 in Shandong, Mt Hua 華山|华山 in Shaanxi, Mt Heng 衡山 in Hunan, Mt Heng 恆山 in Shanxi, Mt Song 嵩山 in Henan |
中国古代四大美女 | [Zhōng guó gǔ dài sì dà měi nǚ, ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄞˋ ㄙˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄟˇ ㄋㄩˇ, 中国古代四大美女 / 中國古代四大美女] Four legendary beauties of ancient China, namely Xi Shi 西施, Wang Zhaojun 王昭君, Diaochan 貂蟬|貂蝉 and Yang Yuhuan 楊玉環|杨玉环 or Yang Guifei 楊貴妃|杨贵妃 |
元曲四大家 | [Yuán qǔ sì dà jiā, ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄩˇ ㄙˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚ, 元曲四大家] Four great Yuan dramatists, namely Guan Hanqing 關漢卿|关汉卿, Zheng Guangzu 鄭光祖|郑光祖, Ma Zhiyuan 馬緻遠|马致远 and Bai Pu 白樸|白朴 |
六朝四大家 | [liù cháo sì dà jiā, ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄔㄠˊ ㄙˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚ, 六朝四大家] Four Great Painters of the Six dynasties, namely Cao Buxing 曹不興|曹不兴, Gu Kaizhi 顧愷之|顾恺之, Lu Tanwei 陸探微|陆探微 and Zhang Sengyou 張僧繇|张僧繇 |
北宋四大部书 | [Běi Sòng sì dà bù shū, ㄅㄟˇ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄙˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄨ, 北宋四大部书 / 北宋四大部書] Four great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely Extensive records of the Taiping era (978) 太平廣記|太平广记, Imperial readings of the Taiping era 太平御覽|太平御览, Prime tortoise of the record bureau 冊府元龜|册府元龟, Finest blossoms in the garden of literature 文苑英華| |
四大盆地 | [sì dà pén dì, ㄙˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄆㄣˊ ㄉㄧˋ, 四大盆地] four great basin depressions of China, namely Tarim 塔里木盆地 in south Xinjiang, Jungar 準葛爾盆地|准葛尔盆地 and Tsaidam or Qaidam 柴達木盆地|柴达木盆地 in north Xinjiang Sichuan 四川盆地 |
七事 | [qī shì, ㄑㄧ ㄕˋ, 七事] the Seven Duties of a sovereign, namely offering sacrifice 祭祀, giving audience 朝覲|朝觐, administering jointly 會同|会同, receiving guests 賓客|宾客, running army 軍旅|军旅, attending to farm work 田役, mourning ceremonial 喪荒|丧荒; 7 up (fizzy drink) |
中央直辖市 | [zhōng yāng zhí xiá shì, ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧㄤ ㄓˊ ㄒㄧㄚˊ ㄕˋ, 中央直辖市 / 中央直轄市] municipality, namely Beijing 北京, Tianjin 天津, Shanghai 上海 and Chongqing 重慶|重庆, the first level administrative subdivision; province level city; also called directly governed city |
直辖市 | [zhí xiá shì, ㄓˊ ㄒㄧㄚˊ ㄕˋ, 直辖市 / 直轄市] municipality, namely Beijing 北京, Tianjin 天津, Shanghai 上海 and Chongqing 重慶|重庆, the first level administrative subdivision; province level city; also called directly governed city |
六家 | [liù jiā, ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄚ, 六家] Six schools of pre-Han philosophy (as analyzed by Sima Tan 司馬談|司马谈), namely Confucians 儒家, Mohists 墨家, Yin-Yang 陰陽|阴阳, Logicians 名家, Legalists 法家, Daoists 道家 |
南朝 | [nán cháo, ㄋㄢˊ ㄔㄠˊ, 南朝] southern dynasty; the six southern dynasties (317-589), namely Wu 吳|吴, Eastern Jin 東晉|东晋, Song 宋|宋, Qi 齊|齐, Liang 梁, Chen 陳|陈; common term for Southern Song, Qi, Liang and Chen dynasties of 5th and 6th century |
五凉 | [Wǔ Liáng, ˇ ㄌㄧㄤˊ, 五凉] the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely Former Liang 前涼 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼 (397-414), Western Liang 西涼 (400-421) |
六朝 | [liù cháo, ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄔㄠˊ, 六朝] the six southern dynasties (317-589), namely Wu 吳|吴, Eastern Jin 東晉|东晋, Song 宋|宋, Qi 齊|齐, Liang 梁, Chen 陳|陈 |
三伏 | [sān fú, ㄙㄢ ㄈㄨˊ, 三伏] three periods forming the hottest periods of summer, from mid-July to mid-August, namely 初伏 (mid-July), 中伏 (late July to early August), 末伏 (mid-August) |