wèi
not yet
did not
have not
not
8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep
ancient Chinese compass point: 210°
wèi
variant of 為|为[wei4], because of
for
to
wéi
as (in the capacity of)
to take sth as
to act as
to serve as
to behave as
to become
to be
to do
by (in the passive voice)
wéi
variant of 為|为[wei2]
as (i.e. in the capacity of)
to take sth as
to act as
to serve as
to behave as
to become
to be
to do
wèi
position
location
place
seat
classifier for people (honorific)
classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes)
wēi
tiny
miniature
slightly
profound
abtruse
to decline
one millionth part of
micro-
Taiwan pr. [wei2]
Wēi
surname Wei
ancient Chinese state near present day Chongqing
Taiwan pr. [Wei2]
wěi
tail
remainder
remnant
extremity
sixth of the 28 constellations
classifier for fish
wèi
taste
smell
classifier for drugs (in TCM)
wēi
same as 逶 in 逶迤 winding, curved
wěi
to entrust
to cast aside
to shift (blame etc)
to accumulate
roundabout
winding
dejected
listless
committee member
council
end
actually
certainly
wèi
to guard
to protect
to defend
abbr. for 衛生|卫生, hygiene
health
abbr. for 衛生間|卫生间, toilet
Wèi
surname Wei
vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066-221 BC), located in present day Henan and Hebei Provinces
Wéi
abbr. for Uighur 維吾爾|维吾尔[Wei2 wu2 er3]
surname Wei
wéi
to preserve
to maintain
to hold together
dimension
vitamin (abbr. for 維生素|维生素[wei2 sheng1 su4])
wěi
to wither
to drop
to decline
spiritless
Taiwan pr. [wei1]
wéi
to encircle
to surround
all around
to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl)
wéi
to disobey
to violate
to separate
to go against
wèi
to comfort
to console
to reassure
nǚ láng
young woman
maiden
girl
CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
wěi
(reddish jade)
precious
rare
wéi
Japanese variant of 圍|围[wei2]
wēi
lofty
towering
Taiwan pr. [wei2]
nǚ shì
lady
madam
CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
Dà liáng
capital of Wei 魏 during Warring states
CL:根[gen1]
Běi Wèi
Wei of the Northern Dynasties (386-534), founded by the Tuoba 拓跋 branch of Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑
wěi
reed
rush
Phragmites communis
wēi
to simmer
to roast in ashes
wēi
danger
to endanger
Taiwan pr. [wei2]
wěi
false
fake
forged
bogus
Taiwan pr. [wei4]
Guān zhōng
Guanzhong plain in Shaanxi, valley of the Wei River 渭河
Dù Wēi
Du Wei (1982-), Shanghai soccer star
Dewey (name)
wèi
the Wei river in Shaanxi through the Guanzhong 關中|关中 plain
wèi
hey
to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc)
Wèi
surname Wei
name of vassal state of Zhou dynasty from 661 BC in Shanxi, one of the Seven Hero Warring States
Wei state, founded by Cao Cao 曹操, one of the Three Kingdoms from the fall of the Han
the Wei dynasty 221-265
Wei prefecture and Wei county at different historical periods
wèi
tower over a palace gateway (old)
wèi
Artemisia japonica
luxuriant
resplendent
impressive
Zhào Wēi
Zhao Wei or Vicky Zhao (1976-), Chinese film star
wèi
to speak
to say
to name
to designate
meaning
sense
wěi
latitude
woof (horizontal thread in weaving)
weft
gōng nǚ
palace maid
CL:個|个[gè],名[míng],位[wèi]
huá qiáo
overseas Chinese
(in a restricted sense) Chinese emigrant who still retains Chinese nationality
CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi],名[míng]
fēng
rainy
place name in Shaanxi
Feng River in Shaanxi 陝西|陕西, tributary of Wei River 渭水
Cháng lè
Changle county level city in Fuzhou 福州[Fu2 zhou1], Fujian
Princess Changle of Western Wei of the Northern dynasties 西魏[Xi1 Wei4], given in marriage c. 545 to Bumin Khan 土門|土门[Tu3 men2]
Cáo Cāo
Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei 曹魏, father of Emperor Cao Pi 曹丕
the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义
xuán xué
Wei and Jin philosophical school amalgamating Daoist and Confucian ideals
translation of metaphysics (also translated 形而上學|形而上学)
wēi
Osmunda regalis, a species of fern
Taiwan pr. [wei2]
Lǐ Jìng
Li Jing (570-649 AD), Tang Dynasty general and purported author of "Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang" 唐太宗李衛公問對|唐太宗李卫公问对[Tang2 Tai4 zong1 Li3 Wei4 Gong1 Wen4 dui4], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
Wèi hé
Wei River in Shaanxi through the Guanzhong 關中|关中 plain
Wèi Jìn Nán Běi Cháo
Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties
generic term for historic period 220-589 between Han and Sui
Wèi guó
state of Wei (c. 1040-209 BC), vassal of Zhou
Sān guó yǎn yì
Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong 羅貫中|罗贯中[Lúo Guàn zhōng], one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature
a fictional account of the Three Kingdoms at the break-up of the Han around 200 AD, consistently portraying Liu Bei's Shu Han 劉備, 蜀漢|刘备, 蜀汉 as virtuous heroes and Cao Cao's Wei 曹操, 魏 as tyrannical villains
Wèi Jìn
Wei (220-265) and Jin (265-420) dynasties
Wáng Wéi
Wang Wei (701-761), Tang Dynasty poet
Wèi guó
Wei State (407-225 BC), one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄
Wei State or Cao Wei 曹魏 (220-265), the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms
wèi
variant of 衛|卫[wei4]
to guard
to defend
Cáo Pī
Cao Pi (187-226), second son of Cao Cao 曹操, king then emperor of Cao Wei 曹魏 from 220, ruled as Emperor Wen 魏文帝, also a noted calligrapher
shì wèi zǔ zhī
abbr. for 世界衛生組織|世界卫生组织[Shì jiè Wèi shēng Zǔ zhī]
wéi gǎng
Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong
abbr. for 維多利亞港|维多利亚港[Wéi dūo lì yà gǎng]
wěi
the bright shining of the sun
wèi shuǐ
Wei River in Shaanxi through the Guanzhong 關中|关中 plain
Nǚ wá
mythological daughter of Fiery Emperor 炎帝[Yán dì] who turned into bird Jingwei 精衛|精卫[Jīng wèi] after drowning
wěi
variant of 偽|伪, false
fake
forged
bogus
Páng Dé
Pang De (-219), general of Cao Wei at the start of the Three Kingdoms period, victor over Guan Yu 關羽|关羽
Pound (name)
Ezra Pound (1885-1972), American poet and translator
Wāng Jīng wèi
Wang Ching-wei (1883-1944), left wing Guomingdang politician, subsequently Japanese collaborator
Wēi xiàn
Wei county in Xingtai 邢台[Xing2 tai2], Hebei
Wǔ dìng
Wuding reign name (543-550) during Eastern Wei of the Northern Dynasties 東魏|东魏[Dong1 Wei4]
Wuding county in Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州[Chu3 xiong2 Yi2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
zǐ wēi dòu shù
Zi Wei Dou Shu, a form of Chinese fortune-telling
wéi
curtain
women's apartment
tent
shì zú
land-owning class, esp. during Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties 魏晉南北朝|魏晋南北朝
Cáo Wèi
Cao Wei, the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms, established as a dynasty in 220 by Cao Pi 曹丕, son of Cao Cao, replaced by Jin dynasty in 265
Lín qú xiàn
Linqui county in Weifang 濰坊|潍坊[Wéi fāng], Shandong
Lǚ shì chūn qiū
lit “Mr Lü's Spring and Autumn (Annals)”, compendium of the philosophies of the Hundred Schools of Thought諸子百家|诸子百家 [Zhū zǐ Bǎi Jiā], compiled around 239 BC under the patronage of Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qín Dài] Chancellor Lü Buwei.呂不韋|吕不韦[Lǚ Bù wéi]
Wèi Wēi
Wei Wei (1920-2008), novelist and poet, author of award-winning novel The East 東方|东方 about the Korean war
Wèi xiàn
Wei county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸[Han2 dan1], Hebei
Guó Wù Yuàn Guó yǒu zī chǎn jiān dū guǎn lǐ wěi yuán huì
State-owned assets supervision and administration commission of State Council SACAC
abbr. to 國資委|国资委[Gúo Zī Wěi]
Jīng Wèi fēn míng
as rivers Jing and Wei separate clearly (idiom)
to be entirely different
Máng
Mt Mang at Luoyang in Henan, with many Han, Wei and Jin dynasty royal tombs
Wèi Liú chéng
Wei Liucheng (1946-), fifth governor of Hainan
Guǎng yǎ
earliest extant Chinese encyclopedia from Wei of the Three Kingdoms, 3rd century, modeled on Erya 爾雅|尔雅[Er3 ya3], 18150 entries
měi féng jiā jié bèi sī qīn
doubly homesick for our dear ones at each festive day (from a poem by Wang Wei 王維|王维[Wang2 Wei2])
Guān zhōng dì qū
Guanzhong plain in Shaanxi, valley of the Wei River 渭河
Zá Jiā
Miscellaneous School of Thought of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) whose leading advocate was Lü Buwei 呂不韋|吕不韦[Lu Bù wéi]
àn dù Chén cāng
lit. secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wei4 He2] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] of Chu)
fig. to feign one thing while doing another
to cheat under cover of a diversion
Wèi Zhēng
Wei Zheng (580-643), Tang politician and historian, notorious as a critic, editor of History of the Sui Dynasty 隋書|隋书
diào wèi kǒu
variant of 吊胃口[diào wèi kǒu]
Suí shū
History of the Sui Dynasty, thirteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Wei Zheng 魏徵|魏征[Wei4 Zheng1] in 636 during Tang Dynasty, 85 scrolls
Wèi shū
History of Wei of the Northern Dynasties, tenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Wei Shou 魏收[Wei4 Shou1] in 554 during Northern Qi Dynasty 北齊|北齐[Bei3 Qi2], 114 scrolls
wěi
little tuna
Euthynnus alletteratus
Tuò bá
branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑 nomadic people, founders of Wei 北魏 of the Northern Dynasties (386-534)
also written 拓拔
Wèi Jīng shēng
Wei Jingsheng (1950-), Beijing-based Chinese dissident, imprisoned 1978-1993 and 1995-1997, released to the US in 1997
wéi
door to women's room
gate to palace
Fù píng xiàn
Fuping county in Wèinán 渭南[Wèi nán], Shǎnxī
Dà lì xiàn
Dali county in Wèinán 渭南[Wèi nán], Shǎnxī
dú zài yì xiāng wéi yì kè
a stranger in a strange land (from a poem by Wang Wei 王維|王维[Wang2 Wei2])
wèi
hedgehog (family Erinaceidae)
Lín wèi qū
Linwei district of Wèinán city 渭南市[Wèi nán shì], Shǎnxī
Xī Wèi
Western Wei of the Northern dynasties (535-557), formed from the break-up of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏
Bái shuǐ xiàn
Baishui county in Wèinán 渭南[Wèi nán], Shǎnxī
Pú chéng xiàn
Pucheng county in Wèinán 渭南[Wèi nán], Shǎnxī
Tuò bá
branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑 nomadic people, founders of Wei 北魏 of the Northern Dynasties (386-534)
also written 拓跋
Huá yīn shì
Huayin county level city in Wèinán 渭南[Wèi nán], Shǎnxī
wéi wèi jiù zhào
to besiege 魏[Wèi] and rescue 趙|赵[Zhào]
to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the home base of the besiegers (idiom)
Chéng chéng xiàn
Chengcheng county in Wèinán 渭南[Wèi nán], Shǎnxī
Máng shān
Mt Mang at Luoyang in Henan, with many Han, Wei and Jin dynasty royal tombs
Hé yáng xiàn
Heyang county in Wèinán 渭南[Wèi nán], Shǎnxī
Wéi Yìng wù
Wei Yinwu (737-792), Tang dynasty poet
Tián wén
birth name of Lord Menchang of Qi, Chancellor of Qi and Wei during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
Dōng Wèi
Eastern Wei of the Northern dynasties (534-550), formed from the break-up of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏
Wèi Zhōng xián
Wei Zhongxian (1568-1627), infamous eunuch politician of late Ming
Yáng Wéi
Yang Wei (1979-), PRC badminton player, women's doubles specialist
Hòu Wèi
Wei of the Northern Dynasties 386-534
Tóng guān xiàn
Tongguan county in Wèinán 渭南[Wèi nán], Shǎnxī
Wèi Wén dì
Cao Pi 曹丕, emperor of Wei 220-226
wéi
a kind of shad with a head like a sturgeon
Guān zhōng píng yuán
Guanzhong plain in Shaanxi, valley of the Wei River 渭河
Chì shuǐ hé
Chishui River, tributary of Wei in Shaanxi
Cuī Wéi
Cui Wei (1912-1979), actor, dramatist and movie director
Sān Cáo
the Three Caos (Cao Cao 曹操 and his sons Cao Pi 曹丕 and Cao Zhi 曹植), who established the Wei or Cao Wei dynasty 曹魏, and were all three noted poets and calligraphers
Mèng cháng jūn
Lord Menchang of Qi, Chancellor of Qi and of Wei during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
jiǔ yuè jiǔ rì yì Shān dōng xiōng dì
Remembering my brothers in faraway Shandong on the double ninth festival (poem by Tang Wang Wei's 王維|王维)
Xī Mén bào
Xi Menbao (active around 422 BC), statesman, general and hydraulic engineer of Wei state 魏國|魏国[Wei4 guo2]
Wěi Shēng
Wei Sheng (legendary character who waited for his love under a bridge until he was drowned in the surging waters)
sb who keeps to their word no matter what
Shì Wéi Huì
abbr. for 世界維吾爾代表大會|世界维吾尔代表大会[Shì jiè Wéi wú ěr Dài biǎo dà hùi]
World Uighur Congress
Wèi Chí gōng
General Wei Chigong (585-658), famous military man instrumental in founding the Tang dynasty
Běi Máng
Mt Mang at Luoyang in Henan, with many Han, Wei and Jin dynasty royal tombs
xuán lǐ
profound theory
philosophical theory of Wei and Jin 玄學|玄学 sect
Lǐ Dé lín
Li Delin (530-590), historian of Northern Wei and Sui dynasty
Jiǎng Wěi guó
Chiang Wei-kuo (1916-1997), adopted son of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石
míng xiū zhàn dào , àn dù Chén cāng
lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei river 渭河 at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 in 206 BC against Xiangyu 項羽|项羽 of Chu); fig. fein one thing while doing another
to cheat under cover of a diversion
dì qiú shàng de shēng wù
Life on Earth, 1979 TV series by David Attenborough 大衛·艾登堡|大卫·艾登堡[Dà wèi · Ài dēng bǎo]
Wáng Sù
Wang Su (c. 195-256), classical scholar of Cao Wei dynasty, believed to have forged several classical texts
Wèi Liáo
Wei Lao (c. 450 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), advisor to the first Qin emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2], possible author of the Wei Liaozi 尉繚子|尉缭子[Wei4 Liao2 zi5] text on military strategy
wěi
easeful carriage of one's head
jūn tián zhì
equal-field system of Wei of the Northern dynasties 北魏 and Tang 唐 dynasties
Tiān zhù Zàng zú zì zhì xiàn
Tianzhu Tibetan autonomous county in Wuwei 武威[Wǔ wēi], Gansu
Lǐ Kuī
Li Kui (455-395 BC), legalist philosopher and statesman of Wei state 魏國|魏国[Wei4 guo2]
wěi
be bent
crooked (of bones)
Wèi shōu
Wei Shou (506-572), writer and historian of Northern dynasty Qi 北齊|北齐, compiler of History of Wei of the Northern dynasties 魏書|魏书
wěi
mound
embankment
the earthen altar to the god of the soil
wéi
ancient yak of South East China, also known as 犪牛[kui2 niu2]
Wèi Liáo zi
Wei Liaozi, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], possibly written by Wei Liao 尉繚|尉缭[Wei4 Liao2] during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
Fēng shuǐ
Feng River in Shaanxi 陝西|陕西, tributary of Wei River 渭水
Zhōng Yáo
Zhong Yao (151-230), minister of Cao Wei 曹魏 and noted calligrapher, said to have developed the regular script 楷书
Yí mén
the Yi gate of 大梁, capital of Wei 魏 during Warring states
wēi
cove
bay
a bend or nook in the hills
the curve of a bow
wēi
the pivots, at the top and bottom of a Chinese door, on which the door turns
Wǔ jīng Qī Shū
Seven Military Classics of ancient China viz "Six Secret Strategic Teachings” 六韜|六韬[Lìu Tāo], “Methods of Sima” 司馬法|司马法[Sī mǎ Fǎ], ”Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sūn zǐ Bīng Fǎ], “Wu-zi” 吳子|吴子[Wú zǐ], “Wei Liao-zi” 尉繚子|尉缭子[Wèi Liáo zi], ”Three Strategies of Huang Shigong” 黃石公三略|黄石公三略[Huáng Shí gōng Sān Lüè] and ”Duke Li of Wei answering Emperor Taizong of Tang” 唐太宗李衛公問對|唐太宗李卫公问对[Táng Tài zōng Lǐ Wèi Gōng Wèn Dùi]
Lǐ Wèi Gōng
Li Wei Gong
Duke Li of Wei, official title of Li Jing 李靖 [Lǐ Jìng]
Cháng lè gōng zhǔ
Princess Changle of Western Wei of the Northern dynasties 西魏[Xī Wèi], given in marriage c. 545 to Bumin Khan 土門|土门[Tǔ mén]
Shí liù guó Chūn qiū
history of the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 by Cui Hong 崔鴻|崔鸿, written towards the end of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏, 100 scrolls
Cuī Hóng
Cui Hong, historian at the end of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏
Zhāng Yī
Zhang Yi (c. 3rd century), literary figure from Wei of the Three Kingdoms, other name 稚讓|稚让[Zhi4 rang4], named as compiler of earliest extant Chinese encyclopedia 廣雅|广雅[Guang3 ya3] and several lost works
Táng Tài zōng Lǐ Wèi Gōng Wèn Duì
”Duke Li of Wei answering Emperor Taizong of Tang”, military treatise attributed to Li Jing 李靖[Lǐ Jìng] and one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China武經七書|武经七书[Wǔ jīng Qī Shū]
Hàn mò Wèi chū
late Han and early Wei (roughly, first half of 3rd century AD)
Tuò bá Wèi
Wei of the Northern Dynasties (386-534)
Ān · Hǎi sè wēi
see 安妮・海瑟薇[Ān ní · Hǎi sè wēi]
Ān ní · Xià fēi wéi
see 安妮・海瑟薇[Ān ní · Hǎi sè wēi]
Sāng jiān Pú shàng
Sangjian by the Pu River, a place in the ancient state of Wei known for wanton behavior
lovers' rendezvous
Sān guó Yǎn yì
Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong 羅貫中|罗贯中[Luo2 Guan4 zhong1], one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature
a fictional account of the Three Kingdoms at the break-up of the Han around 200 AD, consistently portraying Liu Bei's Shu Han 劉備, 蜀漢|刘备, 蜀汉 as virtuous heroes and Cao Cao's Wei 曹操, 魏 as tyrannical villains
Zhōng Yáo
Zhong Yao (151-230), minister of Cao Wei 曹魏[Cao2 Wei4] and noted calligrapher, said to have developed the regular script 楷書|楷书[kai3 shu1]
Wèi
the Wei River in Shaanxi through the Guanzhong 關中|关中 plain
Wǔ jīng Qī shū
Seven Military Classics of ancient China viz "Six Secret Strategic Teachings" 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1], "Methods of Sima" 司馬法|司马法[Si1 ma3 Fa3], "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], "Wuzi" 吳子|吴子[Wu2 zi3], "Wei Liaozi" 尉繚子|尉缭子[Wei4 Liao2 zi5], "Three Strategies of Huang Shigong" 黃石公三略|黄石公三略[Huang2 Shi2 gong1 San1 lu:e4] and "Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang" 唐太宗李衛公問對|唐太宗李卫公问对[Tang2 Tai4 zong1 Li3 Wei4 Gong1 Wen4 dui4]
Wèi Hé
Wei River in Shaanxi through the Guanzhong 關中|关中[Guan1 zhong1] plain
wéi
to appear displeased
beautiful
wèi
to exaggerate
to fabricate
falsehood
Wèi Bó yáng
Wei Boyang (c. 100-170), Chinese author and alchemist
Wèi Shōu
Wei Shou (506-572), writer and historian of Northern dynasty Qi 北齊|北齐[Bei3 Qi2], compiler of History of Wei of the Northern dynasties 魏書|魏书[Wei4 shu1]
Wèi Yuán
Wei Yuan (1794-1857), Qing dynasty thinker, historian and scholar
Chì shuǐ Hé
Chishui River, tributary of Wei in Shaanxi
Táng Tài zōng Lǐ Wèi Gōng Wèn duì
"Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang", military treatise attributed to Li Jing 李靖[Li3 Jing4] and one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
Wén huì Bào
Wen Wei Po (Hong Kong newspaper)
Wenhui News (Shanghai newspaper)
zǐ wēi dǒu shù
Zi Wei Dou Shu, a form of Chinese fortune-telling
Cháng lè Gōng zhǔ
Princess Changle of Western Wei of the Northern dynasties 西魏[Xi1 Wei4], given in marriage c. 545 to Bumin Khan 土門|土门[Tu3 men2]
Sī mǎ Zhāo
Sima Zhao (211-265), military general and statesman of Cao Wei 曹魏[Cao2 Wei4]
míng xiū zhàn dào , àn dù Chén cāng
lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wei4 He2] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] of Chu)
fig. to feign one thing while doing another
to cheat under cover of a diversion
Lǐ Wèi gōng
Li Wei Gong
Duke Li of Wei, official title of Li Jing 李靖[Li3 Jing4]
wéi
hello (when answering the phone)
Luò hé
name of several rivers
North Luo river, tributary of Wei river 渭河|渭河[Wei4 He2] in Shaanxi
Hàn zéi bù liǎng lì
lit. Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4] and Cao Wei 曹魏[Cao2 Wei4] cannot coexist (idiom)
fig. two enemies cannot live under the same sky
(former KMT slogan against CPC) "gentlemen and thieves cannot coexist"
shī yí cháng jì yǐ zhì yí
"learn from the foreigners in order to gain command of them", idea advocated by Wei Yuan 魏源[Wei4 Yuan2]
wēi
(dialect) to bend (a long and thin object)