Shāng Yāng
Shang Yang (c. 390-338 BC), legalist philosopher and important statesman of Qin state 秦國|秦国 whose militaristic reforms in 356 and 350 BC played a key role in establishing Qin power
Mèng jiāng nǚ
heroine of Qin dynasty 秦朝 folk tale, who searched for her husband, and whose tears broke down a stretch of the Great Wall to reveal his body
Cháng píng zhī zhàn
battle of Changping of 260 BC, at which the Qin army 秦軍|秦军[Qin2 jun1] encircled and annihilated a Zhao army of 400,000
xù xián
to remarry (of a widow)
second wife
qin and se 琴瑟[qin2 se4], two string instruments as a symbol of marital harmony
Zhōu Bó
Zhou Bo (?-169 BC), military man and politician at the Qin-Han transition, a founding minister of Western Han
ā qín
-azine
heterocyclic compound containing nitrogen in their ring such as pyridine 吡啶[bi3 ding4] C5H5N, pyrazine 噠嗪|哒嗪[da1 qin2] C4H4N2 or pyrimidine 嘧啶[mi4 ding4] C4H4N2
yù rén chuī xiāo
virtuoso piper wins a beauty
the xiao 箫 (mouth organ) virtuoso 萧史 won for his wife the beautiful daughter of Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公
Xiǎn yǔn
Zhou Dynasty term for a northern nomadic tribe later called the Xiongnu 匈奴[Xiong1 nu2] in the Qin and Han Dynasties
gǔ yīn
ancient (esp. pre-Qin) pronunciation of a Chinese character
classical speech sounds
Mèng jiāng nǚ
heroine of Qin dynasty 秦朝 folk tale, who searched for her husband, and whose tears broke down a stretch of the Great Wall to reveal his body
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