"Ruler" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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尺子 chǐ zi rule / ruler (measuring instrument) / CL:把[ba3]
统治者 tǒng zhì zhě ruler
当权者 dāng quán zhě ruler / those in power / the authorities
执政者 zhí zhèng zhě ruler
主宰者 zhǔ zǎi zhě ruler
君 jūn monarch / lord / gentleman / ruler
尺 chǐ a Chinese foot / one-third of a meter / a ruler / a tape-measure / one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine / CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3]
划线板 huà xiàn bǎn ruler (used for drawing lines)
御用 yù yòng for use by the emperor / imperial / (derog.) in the pay of the ruler
君臣 jūn chén a ruler and his ministers (old)
圣贤 shèng xián a sage / wise and holy man / virtuous ruler / Buddhist lama / wine
贵贱 guì jiàn noble and lowly / high versus low social hierarchy of ruler to people, father to son, husband to wife in Confucianism
臣民 chén mín subject (of a kingdom, ruler etc)
恩宠 ēn chǒng special favor from a ruler / Emperor's generosity towards a favorite
资治通鉴 Zī zhì Tōng jiàn A Mirror for the Wise Ruler (or Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government), a vast chronological general history, written by 司馬光|司马光[Si1 ma3 Guang1] Sima Guang (1019-1089) and collaborators during the Northern Song in 1084, covering the period 403 BC-959 AD, 294 scrolls
昏君 hūn jūn incapable ruler
归附 guī fù to realign one's allegiance (to another religion, ruler etc) / to submit
直尺 zhí chǐ straight ruler
李后主 Lǐ Hòu zhǔ Li Houzhu (c. 937-978), the final Southern Tang ruler (ruled 961-975) and a renowned poet / given name Li Yu 李煜
独夫 dú fū sole ruler / dictator
百鸟朝凤 bǎi niǎo cháo fèng lit. all birds paying looking up to the phoenix / fig. peace under a wise ruler
成吉思汗 Chéng jí sī hán Genghis Khan (1162-1227), founder and ruler of the Mongol Empire
阿初佛 A1 chū fó erroneous variant of 阿閦佛, Aksobhya, the imperturbable ruler of Eastern Paradise, Abhirati
李煜 Lǐ Yù Li Yu (c. 937-978), given name of the final ruler of Tang of the Five Southern dynasties Li Houzhu 李後主|李后主, a renowned poet
妺 mò wife of the last ruler of the Xia dynasty
五常 wǔ cháng 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 phases of Chinese philosophy: water 水, fire 火, wood 木, metal 金, earth 土
傅说 Fù Shuō Fu Shuo (c. 14th century BC), legendary sage and principal minister of Shang ruler Wu Ding
匡扶社稷 kuāng fú shè jì (of states within the nation) to support the ruler in governing the country
封建主 fēng jiàn zhǔ feudal ruler
尺规 chǐ guī ruler and compass (in geometric constructions)
尺规作图 chǐ guī zuò tú ruler and compass construction (geometry)
巴布尔 Bā bù ěr Zaheeruddin Babur (1483-1530), first ruler of Mughal dynasty of India
帝辛 Dì Xīn Emperor Xin, last ruler of Shang (11th Century BC), famous as a tyrant
折尺 zhé chǐ folding ruler
木讷老人 mù nè lǎo rén ungraduated ruler / straight edge
东方阿閦佛 Dōng fāng A1 chù fó Aksobhya, the imperturbable ruler of Eastern Paradise, Abhirati
桀王 Jié Wáng King Jie, the final ruler of the Xia dynasty (until c. 1600 BC), a notoriously cruel and immoral tyrant
武丁 Wǔ Dīng Wu Ding (c. 14th century BC), legendary founder and wise ruler of Shang dynasty
瑶之圃 Yáo zhī pǔ jade garden of celestial ruler / paradise
界尺 jiè chǐ ungraduated ruler / straightedge
当政者 dāng zhèng zhě power holder / current political ruler
篡立 cuàn lì to become an unlawful ruler
圣王 shèng wáng sage ruler
圣神 Shèng shén feudal term of praise for ruler, king or emperor / general term for saint in former times / term for God during the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 太平天國|太平天国 / Holy Spirit (in Christian Trinity)
臣一主二 chén yī zhǔ èr One has the right to choose the ruler one serves. (ancient proverb)
丰臣·秀吉  TOYOTOMI Hideyoshi (1536-1598), Japanese warlord, undisputed ruler of Japan 1590-1598
软尺 ruǎn chǐ soft ruler / tape measure
辅弼 fǔ bì to assist a ruler in governing a country / prime minister
阿閦佛 A1 chù fó Aksobhya, the imperturbable ruler of Eastern Paradise, Abhirati
丰臣秀吉 Fēng chén Xiù jí TOYOTOMI Hideyoshi (1536-1598), Japanese warlord, undisputed ruler of Japan 1590-1598
安全尺 ān quán chǐ safety ruler (prop.)
忠君爱国 zhōng jūn ài guó to be faithful to the ruler and love one's country (idiom)
界画 jiè huà accurate depiction of architectural forms with the aid of a ruler (technique of Chinese art) / picture created using this technique
赞普 zàn pǔ (hist.) title of the Tibetan Tufan ruler
稗官 bài guān petty official charged with reporting back to the ruler on what people in a locality are talking about (old) / novel in the vernacular / fiction writer / novelist
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