包青天 | bao1 qing1 tian1 | Bao Qingtian, fictional nickname of Bao Zheng 包拯[Bao1 Zheng3] (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty |
台基 | tai2 ji1 | stylobate (architecture) |
潘金莲 | pan1 jin1 lian2 | Pan Jinlian (name lit. Golden Lotus), heroine of Ming dynasty vernacular novel Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus 金瓶梅 |
韩非子 | han2 fei1 zi3 | Han Feizi (c. 280-233 BC) pre-Han dynasty Legalist philosopher |
上都 | shang4 du1 | Shangdu, also known as Xanadu, summer capital of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368) |
中都 | zhong1 du1 | Zhongdu, capital of China during the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), modern day Beijing |
临屯郡 | lin2 tun2 jun4 | Lintun commandery (108 BC-c. 300 AD), one of four Han dynasty commanderies in north Korea |
临渴掘井 | lin2 ke3 jue2 jing3 | lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty |
乐浪郡 | le4 lang4 jun4 | Lelang commandery (108 BC-313 AD), one of four Han dynasty commanderies in north Korea |
冔 | xu3 | cap of Yin dynasty |
刘毅 | liu2 yi4 | Liu Yi (-412), general of Eastern Jin dynasty æ±æ™‰ä¸œæ™‹[Dong1 Jin4] (317-420) |
包龙图 | bao1 long2 tu2 | Bao Longtu, Bao of the Dragon Image, fictional name used for Bao Zheng 包拯[Bao1 Zheng3] (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty |
千部一腔 | qian1 bu4 yi1 qiang1 | thousands of works with the same style |