Wēi
surname Wei
ancient Chinese state near present day Chongqing
Taiwan pr. [Wei2]
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
nǚ láng
young woman
maiden
girl
CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
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
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
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
Zhào Wēi
Zhao Wei or Vicky Zhao (1976-), Chinese film star
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)
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
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]
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
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
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
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