Duke of Zhou (11th c. BC), son of King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhou1 Wen2 wang2], played an important role as regent in founding the Western Zhou 西周[Xi1 Zhou1], and is also known as the "God of Dreams"
橄榄球
gǎn lǎn qiú
football played with oval-shaped ball (rugby, American football, Australian rules etc)
异曲同工
yì qǔ tóng gōng
different tunes played with equal skill (idiom) / different methods leading to the same result / different approach but equally satisfactory outcome
ODA Nobunaga (1534-1582), Japanese shogun (warlord), played an important role in unifying Japan
斯蒂文
Sī dì wén
Steven (name) / Simon Stevin (1548-1620), Flemish engineer and mathematician, played a key role in introducing the decimal system to Europe
牌九
pái jiǔ
pai gow (gambling game played with dominoes)
顾炎武
Gù Yán wǔ
Gu Yanwu (1613-1682), late Ming and early Qing Confucian philosopher, linguist and historian, played a founding role in phonology of early Chinese, author of Rizhilu or Record of daily study 日知錄|日知录
荣毅仁
Róng Yì rén
Rong Yiren (1916-2005), PRC Vice President from 1993-1998, played an important role in opening Chinese economy to Western investors
白崇禧
Bái Chóng xǐ
Bai Chongxi (1893-1966), a leader of Guangxi warlord faction, top Nationalist general, played important role in Chiang Kaishek's campaigns 1926-1949
毽子
jiàn zi
a kind of shuttlecock used to play games in which it is kept in the air without using the hands, primarily by kicking / game played with such a shuttlecock
巴乌
bā wū
bawu, a free reed wind instrument shaped like a flute and played transversally, associated particularly with minority cultures of Yunnan
旦角
dàn jué
dan, female roles in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors)
谭震林
Tán Zhèn lín
Tan Zhenlin (1902-1983), PRC revolutionary and military leader, played political role after the Cultural Revolution
dàn