Qīng míng
Qingming or Pure Brightness, 5th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气[er4 shi2 si4 jie2 qi5] 5th-19th April
Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day (in early April)
qīng míng
clear and bright
sober and calm
(of a government or administration) well ordered
cōng ming
intelligent
clever
bright
smart
acute (of sight and hearing)
tí dū
the local commander
provincial governor (in Qing and Ming times)
tǔ sī
sliced bread (loanword from "toast")
government-appointed hereditary tribal headman in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties
Lǜ yíng
Green standard army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units
xiǎo cōng ming
clever-clever
clever in trivial matters
sharp but petty-minded
Míng shǐ
History of the Ming Dynasty, twenty fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Zhang Tingyu 張廷玉|张廷玉[Zhang1 Ting2 yu4] in 1739 during the Qing Dynasty, 332 scrolls
Míng Qīng
the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties
xún fǔ
inspector-general of province in Ming and Qing times
Míng mò Qīng chū
late Ming and early Qing
around the middle of the 17th century
Zhí lì
Ming and Qing dynasty province directly administered by Beijing, including Beijing, Tianjin, most of Hebei and Henan and part of Shandong
fǎn qīng
anti-Qing
refers to the revolutionary movements in late 19th and early 20th century leading up to 1911 Xinhai revolution 辛亥革命 [xīn hài gé mìng]
bǎ zǒng
low-level officer of the army from the Ming to the mid Qing Dynasty
sǎn qǔ
verse or song form from Yuan, Ming and Qing
Hǎi shēn wǎi
Vladivostok
Ming and Qing name for Vladivostok 符拉迪沃斯託克|符拉迪沃斯托克 and the province around it
xiāng shì
the triennial provincial imperial exam during the Ming and Qing
shè xué
Ming or Qing dynasty school
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
fēng jiāng
border region
regional general acting as governor (in Ming and Qing times)
bīng xuě cōng ming
exceptionally intelligent (idiom)
Lǐ Yú
Li Yu (1611-c. 1680), late Ming and early Qing writer and dramatist
Wáng fū zhī
Wang Fuzhi (1619-1692), wide-ranging scholar of the Ming-Qing transition
Zhāng yí
Zhang Yi (1608-1695), prolific author and poet spanning interregnum between Ming and Qing
Huáng Zōng xī
Huang Zongxi (1610-1695), scholar and writer of the Ming-Qing transition
xiào lián
xiaolian, two examination subjects in Han, later a single subject in Ming and Qing
successful second degree candidate
jìn gǔ
near ancient history (often taken to mean Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing times)
guān fáng
security measures (esp. border security)
official seal (esp. military seal during Qing and Ming times)
Zhāng Tíng yù
Zhang Tingyu (1672-1755), Qing politician, senior minister to three successive emperors, oversaw compilation of History of the Ming Dynasty 明史[Ming2 shi3] and the Kangxi Dictionary 康熙字典[Kang1 xi1 Zi4 dian3]
mǎng páo
official robe worn by ministers during the Ming 明 (1368-1644) and Qing 清 (1644-1911) dynasties
yuàn shì
the last of the three entry-level exams in the imperial examination system of Ming and Qing dynasties
Chén Chén
Chen Chen (1613-1670), novelist and poet at the Ming-Qing transition, author of Water Margin sequel 水滸後傳|水浒后传
cōng ming guò tóu
too clever by half
excessive ingenuity
qiū wéi
autumn exam (triennial provincial exam during Ming and Qing)
Lǜ yíng bīng
Green standard army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units
qiū shì
autumn exam (triennial provincial exam during Ming and Qing)
Féng Wǔ
Feng Doubo or Feng Wu (1672-), calligrapher of the Ming-Qing transition
also called 馮竇伯|冯窦伯[Feng2 Dou4 bo2]
qiū shěn
autumn trial (judicial hearing of capital cases during Ming and Qing)
Wáng Dài yú
Wang Daiyu (1584-1670), Hui Islamic scholar of the Ming-Qing transition
zhì lóng táng sòng
"Ruled better that Tang and Song"
Qing Emperor Kangxi's memorial tribute to the first Ming emperor Hongwu 洪武
shì hòu cōng ming
wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
Lǜ qí bīng
same as 綠營|绿营[lǜ yíng], Green standard army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units
Féng Dòu bó
Feng Doubo or Feng Wu (1672-), calligrapher of the Ming-Qing transition
also called 馮武|冯武[Feng2 Wu3]
àn shǒu
candidate who ranked 1st in imperial examination on prefecture or county level (in Ming and Qing dynasties)
Lǜ qí bīng
same as 綠營|绿营[lu:4 ying2], Green standard army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units
zhì qián
copper coin of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
Nán yuàn
Nanyuan or "Southern Park", an imperial hunting domain during the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, now the site of Nanhaizi Park in the south of Beijing
Shī Láng
Shi Lang (1621-1696), Chinese admiral who served under the Ming and Qing Dynasties
Lǜ yíng
Green Standard Army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units
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