Táng
Tang dynasty (618-907)
surname Tang
Wén bù
Wenbu or Ombu village in Nyima county 尼瑪縣|尼玛县[Ni2 ma3 xian4], Nagchu prefecture, central Tibet
Tang dynasty equivalent of 吏部, personnel office
lǚ xíng
to travel
journey
trip
CL:趟[tàng],次[cì],個|个[gè]
táng
(main) hall
large room for a specific purpose
CL:間|间[jian1]
relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family
of the same clan
classifier for classes, lectures etc
classifier for sets of furniture
fǔ
seat of government
government repository (archive)
official residence
mansion
presidential palace
(honorific) Your home
prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
táng
to exaggerate
empty
in vain
old variant of 螗[tang2]
táng
sugar
sweets
candy
CL:顆|颗[ke1],塊|块[kuai4]
zhōng gǔ
medieval
Middle Ages
Chinese middle antiquity, 3rd to 9th centuries, including Sui and Tang Dynasties
Middle (of a language, e.g. Middle English)
used
second-hand
gǔ wén
old language
the Classics
classical Chinese as a literary model, esp. in Tang and Song prose
classical Chinese as a school subject
chuán qí
legendary
fantasy saga
romance
short stories of the Tang and Song Dynasty
tāng
soup
hot or boiling water
decoction of medicinal herbs
water in which sth has been boiled
Zhú
surname Zhu
abbr. for 天竺[Tian1 zhu2] India (esp. in Tang or Buddhist context)
Buddhism (archaic)
Wǔ Zé tiān
Wu Zetian (624-705), Tang empress, reigned 690-705
Bái Jū yì
Bai Juyi (772-846), Tang dynasty poet
Sū Shì
Su Shi (1037-1101), also known as Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡[Su1 Dong1 po1] northern Song Dynasty writer and calligrapher
one of the Three Su father and sons 三蘇|三苏[San1 Su1] and one of the Eight Giants of Tang and Song Prose 唐宋八大家[Tang2 Song4 Ba1 Da4 jia1]
Lǐ Bái
Li Bai (701-762), famous Tang Dynasty poet
Dù Fǔ
Du Fu (712-770), great Tang dynasty poet
tǎng
to drip
to trickle
to shed (tears)
Tiān zhú
the Indian subcontinent (esp. in Tang or Buddhist context)
fǔ chéng
capital of 府 prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
prefectural seat
táng
chest (of body)
hollow space
throat
Táng Tài zōng
Emperor Taizong of Tang, reign name of second Tang emperor Li Shimin 李世民[Li3 Shi4 min2] (599-649), reigned 626-649
Yáo
surname Yao
Yao or Tang Yao (c. 2200 BC), one of Five legendary Emperors 五帝[wu3 di4], second son of Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4]
Sān Xiá
Three Gorges on the Changjiang or Yangtze, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峽|瞿塘峡[Qū táng Xiá], Wuxia Gorge 巫峽|巫峡[Wū Xiá] and Xiling Gorge 西陵峽|西陵峡[Xī líng Xiá]
tāng
to wade
to trample
to turn the soil
tàng
classifier for times, round trips or rows
a time
a trip
Táng Bó hǔ
Tang Bohu or Tang Yin 唐寅 (1470-1523), Ming painter and poet, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子
pàn guān
magistrate (during Tang and Song dynasties)
mythological underworld judge
qīng
high ranking official (old)
term of endearment between spouses (old)
(from the Tang Dynasty onwards) term used by the emperor for his subjects (old)
honorific (old)
Dí Rén jié
Di Renjie (607-700), Tang dynasty politician, prime minister under Wu Zetian, subsequently hero of legends
master sleuth Judge Dee, aka Chinese Sherlock Holmes, in novel Three murder cases solved by Judge Dee 狄公案[Di2 gong1 an4] translated by Dutch sinologist R.H. van Gulik 高羅珮|高罗佩[Gao1 Luo2 pei4]
zhēng
guzheng or long zither
long zither with 13 to 16 strings, developed from guqin 古琴 during Tang and Song times
Japanese koto
táng
dyke
embankment
pool or pond
hot-water bathing pool
Ní cháng
Nichang, abbr. for the Tang Dynasty song "Raiment of Rainbows and Feathers" 霓裳羽衣曲[Ni2 chang2 yu3 yi1 qu1] or 霓裳羽衣舞[Ni2 chang2 yu3 yi1 wu3]
Táng sēng
Xuanzang (602-664) Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator, who traveled to India 629-645
Lǐ Shì mín
Li Shimin, personal name of second Tang emperor Taizong 唐太宗[Tang2 Tai4 zong1] (599-649), reigned 626-649
Sān zàng
Tripitaka (602-664) Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator, who traveled to India 629-645
same as 玄奘
tàng
variant of 燙|烫[tang4]
variant of 趟[tang4]
Hán Yù
Han Yu (768-824), Tang dynasty essayist and poet, advocate of the classical writing 古文運動|古文运动 and neoclassical 復古|复古 movements
zǒng jiān
head
director (of an organizational unit)
(police) commissioner
inspector-general
rank of local governor in Tang dynasty administration
Hàn lín
refers to academics employed as imperial secretaries from the Tang onwards, forming the Hanlin Imperial Academy 翰林院
tàng
to scald
to burn (by scalding)
to blanch (cooking)
to heat (sth) up in hot water
to perm
to iron
scalding hot
gǔ zhēng
zither or guzheng
large zither with 13 to 25 strings, developed from guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] during Tang and Song times
Cháng ān
Chang'an (ancient name of Xi'an 西安[Xi1 an1]) capital of China during Tang Dynasty 唐朝[Tang2 chao2]
now 長安區|长安区[Chang2 an1 Qu1], a district of Xi'an
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