"赵" • Chinese-English Dictionary
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| 赵 |  zhào | to surpass (old) |  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 赵云 | Zhào Yún | Zhao Yun (-229), general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 赵军 | Zhào jūn | army of Zhao 趙國|赵国 / during the Warring States | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 赵国 | Zhào Guó | Zhao, one of the seven states during the Warring States Period of Chinese history (475-220 BC) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 赵丹 | zhào dān | Zhao | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 赵高 | Zhào Gāo | Zhao Gao (?-207 BC), one of the most vile, corrupt and powerful eunuchs in Chinese history, responsible for the fall of Qin Dynasty | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 赵构 | Zhào Gòu | Zhao Gou (1107-1187), personal name of the tenth Song Emperor Gaozong 宋高宗[Song4 Gao1 zong1] (reigned 1127-1162) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 赵客 | Zhào kè | knight of the Zhao State / generic term for a knight-errant | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 赵括 | Zhào Kuò | Zhao Kuo (-260 BC), hapless general of Zhao 趙國|赵国[Zhao4 Guo2], who famously led an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 長平之戰|长平之战[Chang2 ping2 zhi1 Zhan4] in 260 BC / also called Ma Fuzi 馬服子|马服子[Ma3 Fu2 zi3] | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 赵岐 | Zhào Qí | Zhao Qi (-201 BC), early Han commentator on Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3] | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 赵宋 | Zhào Sòng | Song dynasty (960-1279) / used to distinguish it from 劉宋|刘宋 / Song of Southern dynasties (420-479) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 赵薇 | Zhào Wēi | Zhao Wei or Vicky Zhao (1976-), Chinese film star | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 赵县 | Zhào Xiàn | Zhao County in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1], Hebei | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 赵晔 | Zhào Yè | Zhao Ye, Han dynasty historian, author of History of the Southern States Wu and Yue 吳越春秋|吴越春秋 | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 赵翼 | Zhào Yì | Zhao Yi (1727-1814), Qing dynasty poet and historian, one of Three great poets of the Qianlong era 乾嘉三大家 | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 赵匡胤 | Zhào Kuāng yìn | Zhao Kuangyin, personal name of founding Song emperor Song Taizu 宋太祖 / (927-976) | |
| 赵灵儿 | zhào líng ér | Zhao | |
| 赵州桥 | Zhào zhōu Qiáo | 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 | |
| 赵紫阳 | Zhào Zǐ yáng | Zhao Ziyang (1919-2005), PRC reforming politician, general secretary of Chinese Communist Party 1987-1989, held under house arrest from 1989 to his death, and non-person since then | |
| 赵树理 | Zhào Shù lǐ | Zhao Shuli (1906-1970), proletarian novelist | |
| 赵乐际 | Zhào Lè jì | Zhao Leji (1957-), member of the Politburo Standing Committee and Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection | |
| 赵本山 | Zhào Běn shān | Zhao Benshan (1958-), universally known PRC TV comedian | |
| 赵承熙 | zhào chéng xī | Seung-Hui | |
| 赵尔巽 | Zhào Er3 xùn | Zhao Erxun (1844-1927), modern historian, compiled the Draft History of the Qing dynasty 清史稿 | |
| 赵公明 | Zhào Gōng míng | Zhao Gongming, God of Wealth in the Chinese folk tradition and Taoism | |
| 赵光祖 | zhào guāng zǔ | Cho | |
| 赵剑华 | zhào jiàn huá | Zhao | |
| 赵家人 | Zhào jiā rén | (neologism 2015) the Zhao family (derogatory term for those who hold power in the PRC) | |
| 赵玄坛 | Zhào Xuán tán | Zhao Xuantan, God of Wealth in the Chinese folk tradition and Taoism | |
| 赵元任 | Zhào Yuán rèn | Yuen Ren Chao (1892-1982), Chinese-American linguist | |
| 赵忠尧 | Zhào Zhōng yáo | Zhao Zhongyao (1902-1998), Chinese pioneer nuclear physicist | |
| 赵子龙 | Zhào Zǐ lóng | courtesy name of Zhao Yun 趙雲|赵云[Zhao4 Yun2], general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms | |
| 赵公元帅 | Zhào gōng yuán shuài | Marshal Zhao, aka Zhao Gongming or Zhao Xuantan, God of Wealth in the Chinese folk tradition and Taoism | |
| 赵惠文王 | Zhào Huì wén Wáng | King Huiwen of Zhao 趙國|赵国, reigned 298-266 BC during the Warring States Period | |
Approximate Results for 赵 | ||||
| 燕赵 | Yān Zhào | Yan and Zhao, two of the Warring States in Hebei and Shanxi / beautiful women / women dancers and singers | | |
| 后赵 | Hòu Zhào | Later Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms (319-350) | | |
| 前赵 | Qián Zhào | Former Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms (304-329) | | |
| 豌豆赵 | wān dòu zhào | "Pea Zhao" (person nickname, pea gruel seller) | | |
| 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 |  | |
| 完璧归赵 | wán bì guī Zhào | lit. to return the jade annulus to Zhao (idiom) / fig. to return something intact to its rightful owner | | |
| 张王李赵 | Zhāng Wáng Lǐ Zhào | anyone / Mr Average / any Tom, Dick or Harry | | |
| 燕赵都市报 | Yān Zhào Dū shì Bào | Yanzhao Metropolis Daily | | |
| 张三，李四，王五，赵六 | Zhāng sān , Lǐ sì , Wáng wǔ , Zhào liù | four proverbial names / Tom, Dick and Harry | | |
