sòng
to deliver
to carry
to give (as a present)
to present (with)
to see off
to send
gē
song
CL:支[zhi1],首[shou3]
to sing
liú xíng
(of a contagious disease etc) to spread
to propagate
(of a style of clothing, song etc) popular
fashionable
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
chuán chàng
(of a song) to pass from person to person
Běi Sòng
the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127)
Sòng
surname Song
the Song dynasty (960-1279)
also Song of the Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479)
Sòng cháo
Song Dynasty (960-1279)
also Song of Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479)
Sòng Měi líng
Soong Mei-ling or Song Meiling (1898-2003), Chiang Kai-shek's wife (subsequently widow)
qǔ mù
repertoire
program
song
piece of music
Sòng Qìng líng
Song Qingling or Rosemonde Soong (1893-1981), wife of Sun Yat-sen 孫中山|孙中山[Sun1 Zhong1 shan1]
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]
Wǔ yuè
Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] in Shandong, Mt Hua 華山|华山[Hua4 Shan1] in Shaanxi, Mt Heng 衡山[Heng2 Shan1] in Hunan, Mt Heng 恆山|恒山[Heng2 Shan1] in Shanxi, Mt Song 嵩山[Song1 Shan1] in Henan
míng qǔ
famous song
well-known piece of music
mín gē
folk song
CL:支[zhi1],首[shou3]
Zhū Xī
Zhu Xi or Chu Hsi (1130-1200), also known as Master Zhu 朱子, Song dynasty Confucian writer and propagandist, founder of neo-Confucianism
Sōng shān
Mt Song in Henan, central of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳
jiào tóu
sporting coach
military drill master (in Song times)
Nán sòng
the Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)
Sū Dōng pō
Su Dongpo, another name for Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼 (1037-1101), northern Song writer and calligrapher
kāi piān
start of literary work
opening song of ballad in Tanci style 彈詞|弹词[tan2 ci2]
Yuè Fēi
Yue Fei (1103-1142), Song dynasty patriot and general
gāo cháo
high tide
high water
upsurge
climax
orgasm
chorus (part of a song)
Lù Yóu
Lu You (1125-1210), widely regarded as the greatest of the Southern Song poets
Wáng Ān shí
Wang Anshi (1021-1086), Song dynasty politician and writer, one of the Eight Giants 唐宋八大家
pàn guān
magistrate (during Tang and Song dynasties)
mythological underworld judge
sòng
ode
eulogy
to praise in writing
to wish (in letters)
zhēng
guzheng or long zither
long zither with 13 to 16 strings, developed from guqin 古琴 during Tang and Song times
Japanese koto
sǒng
to excite
to raise up
to shrug
high
lofty
towering
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]
yín
to chant
to recite
to moan
to groan
cry (of certain animals and insects)
song (ancient poem)
fǎng Sòng
imitation Song dynasty typeface
Fangsong font
kǎi gē
triumphal hymn
victory song
paean
Bāo Gōng
Lord Bao or Judge Bao, fictional nickname of Bao Zheng 包拯[Bāo Zhěng] (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty
āi gē
mournful song
dirge
elegy
xiǎo diào
xiaodiao, a Chinese folk song genre
minor key (in music)
gāo gē
to sing loudly
to lift one's voice in song
Kāi fēng
Kaifeng prefecture level city in Henan, old capital of Northern Song, former provincial capital of Henan
old name Bianliang 汴梁
Sòng Jiāng
Song Jiang, a principal hero of the novel Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传
gǔ zhēng
zither or guzheng
large zither with 13 to 25 strings, developed from guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] during Tang and Song times
tào shù
song cycle in Chinese opera
(fig.) a series of tricks
polite remarks
number of (things that are counted in 套[tao4], like houses)
Jiā dìng
Jiading district of northwest Shanghai
final reign name 1208-1224 of South Song emperor Ningzong 寧宗|宁宗[Ning2 zong1]
fù gǔ
to return to old ways (a Confucian aspiration)
to turn back the clock
neoclassical school during Tang and Song associated with classical writing 古文
retro (fashion style based on nostalgia, esp. for 1960s)
yo
(sentence-final particle expressing exhortation)
(syllable filler in a song)
fān chàng
cover song
to cover a song
wǔ dài
Five dynasties (in different contexts, from mythology through to Han and the interregnum between Han and Tang)
the five dynasties forming the interregnum between Tang and Song (936-947), namely: Later Liang 后梁, Later Tang 后唐, Later Jin 后晋, Later Han 后汉, Later Zhou 后周
Wǔ Sōng
Wu Song, a heroic outlaw of Liangshan po 梁山泊 in the classic novel Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传, whose exploits including killing a tiger with his bare hands
shēng gē
music and song (formal writing)
Kāi fēng shì
Kaifeng prefecture level city in Henan, old capital of Northern Song, former provincial capital of Henan
old name Bianliang 汴梁
Lǐ Qīng zhào
Li Qingzhao (1084-c. 1151), southern Song female poet
shuāng huáng
a form or theatrical double act, popular since Qing times, with one player seated stage front and acting out the poem or song of the second player hidden at the back (also written 雙黄|双黄)
double reed (as used in oboe or bassoon)
an oboe or bassoon
Bǎi jiā xìng
The Book of Family Names, anonymous Song dynasty reading primer listing 438 surnames
zuò wén zhāng
to make an issue of sth
to fuss
to make a song and dance
Táng Sòng
the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties
Ā lǐ láng
Arirang 아리랑, famous Korean song of love and tragic separation, based on folk tale from Georyo dynasty
Arirang, series of Korean earth observation space satellites
huā ér
style of folk song popular in Gansu, Qinghai and Ningxia
CL:首[shou3]
Bāo Qīng tiān
Bao Qingtian, fictional nickname of Bao Zheng 包拯[Bao1 Zheng3] (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty
dōng fāng hóng
The East is red (Dongfanghong), north Shaanxi folk song
Ōu yáng Xiū
Ouyang Xiu (1007-1072), Northern Song dynasty prose writer and historian
Gāo Zōng
Gaozong Emperor, Temple name of the tenth Song Emperor Zhao Gou 趙構|赵构[Zhào Gòu] (1107-1187 CE), reigned (1127-1162 CE)
Zī zhì tōng jiàn
A mirror for the wise ruler (or Comprehensive Mirror for aid in Government), a vast chronological general history, written by 司馬光|司马光 Sima Guang (1019-1089) and collaborators during the Northern Song in 1084, covering the period 403 BC-959 AD, 294 scrolls
yǎ gē
part of the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经
a song
a poem set to elegant music
a refined chant
the biblical Song of Solomon
Yáng jiā jiàng
Yang Saga, a popular fiction from the Northern Song, depicting the heroic Yang family 楊業|杨业 of warriors
Fàn Zhòng yān
Fan Zhongyan (989-1052), minister of Northern Song, led failed reform of 1043
also writer and author of On Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記|岳阳楼记
Hòu Hàn shū
History of Eastern Han (later Han), third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed by Fan Ye 範曄|范晔[Fan4 Ye4] in 445 during Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋[Nan2 chao2 Song4], 120 scrolls
Sī mǎ Guāng
Sima Guang (1019-1086), politician and historian of Northern Song, author of Comprehensive Mirror for aid in Government 資治通鑒|资治通鉴
Sòng shǐ
History of the Song Dynasty, twentieth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed under Toktoghan 脫脫|脱脱[Tuo1 tuo1] in 1345 during the Yuan Dynasty 元[Yuan2], 496 scrolls
(not to be confused with 宋書|宋书[Song4 shu1])
dào xué
Confucian study of ethics
study of Daoism
school for Daoism in Tang and Song times
Daoist magic
another name for 理學|理学, rational learning of Song dynasty neo-Confucianism
Wén Tiān xiáng
Wen Tianxiang (1236-1283), Song dynasty politician and poet, folk hero in resisting Mongol invasion in Jiangxi in 1275
Huáng Tíng jiān
Huang Tingjian (1045-1105), Song poet and calligrapher
zhōng yuè
Mt Song 嵩山 in Henan, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳
tuán jié jiù shì lì liang
unity is strength (revolutionary slogan and popular song of 1943)
chán míng
song of cicadas
chirping of insects
sōng
(cabbage)
Brassica chinensis
Tuō tuō
Toktoghan (1314-1355), Mongol politician during the Yuan dynasty, prime minister until 1345, compiled three dynastic histories of Song 宋史, Liao 遼史|辽史 and Jin 金史
also written Tuoketuo 托克托
Sòng Huī zōng
Emperor Huizong (Song Dynasty)
Mǐ Fèi
Mi Fei (1051-1107), Song poet and calligrapher
pí pa xíng
Song of the Pipa Player, long poem by Tang poet Bai Juyi 白居易
Liǎng Sòng
the Song dynasty (960-1279)
refers to the Northern (960-1127) and Southern Song (1128-1279)
sǒng
respectful
horrified
to raise (one's shoulders)
to stand on tiptoe
to crane
Liǔ Yǒng
Liu Yong (987-1053), Song poet
Sōng xiàn
Song county in Luoyang 洛陽|洛阳, Henan
jié dù shǐ
Tang and Song dynasty provincial governor, in Tang times having military and civil authority, but only civil authority in Song
huà běn
Song and Yuan literary form based on vernacular folk stories
Bāo Zhěng
Bao Zheng (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty
modern day metaphor for an honest politician
Yuán shǐ
History of the Yuan Dynasty, twenty third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Song Lian 宋濂[Song4 Lian2] in 1370 during the Ming Dynasty, 210 scrolls
Táng Sòng bā dà jiā
Eight Giants of Tang and Song prose, esp. involved in the Classics movement 古文運動|古文运动, namely: Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈, Liu Zongyuan 柳宗元, Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修, the Three Su father and sons 三蘇|三苏, Wang Anshi 王安石, Zeng Gong 曾鞏|曾巩
Dōng pō ròu
stir-fried pork, favorite of Northern Song writer Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼, a.k.a. Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡
Xīn Táng shū
History of the Later Tang Dynasty, seventeenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修[Ou1 yang2 Xiu1] and Song Qi 宋祁[Song4 Qi2] in 1060 during Northern Song 北宋[Bei3 Song4], 225 scrolls
Zhào Kuāng yìn
Zhao Kuangyin, personal name of founding Song emperor Song Taizu 宋太祖 (927-976)
xián gē
to sing to a string accompaniment
education (a reference to teaching the people Confucian values by means of song in ancient times)
Qīn Huì
Qin Hui (1090-1155 AD), Song Dynasty official said to have betrayed General Yue Fei 岳飛|岳飞[Yuè Fēi]
sǎn qǔ
verse or song form from Yuan, Ming and Qing
guǎng yùn
Guangyun, Song dynasty rhyming dictionary
sòng
side dish
groceries (Cantonese)
Sòng Tài zǔ
Emperor Taizu of Song, posthumous title of the founding Song emperor Zhao Kuangyin 趙匡胤|赵匡胤 (927-976), reigned from 960
Kāi fēng fǔ
Kaifeng as the capital of Northern Song dynasty
Yuè yáng lóu jì
On Yueyang Tower (1045), essay by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 範仲淹|范仲淹
xīn xué
School of Mind
Neo-Confucian Idealistic School (from Song to mid-Qing times, c. 1000-1750, typified by the teachings of Wang Yangming 王陽明|王阳明[Wang2 Yang2 ming2])
Nán cháo Sòng
Song of the Southern dynasties (420-479), with capital at Nanjing
also known as Liu Song 劉宋|刘宋
fēng
landmark used during the Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD)
Sān Sū
the Three Su father and sons
refers to northern Song literati Su Xun 蘇洵|苏洵, Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼 and Su Zhe 蘇轍|苏辙
xiān tiān xià zhī yōu ér yōu , hòu tiān xià zhī lè ér lè
The first concern is affairs of state, enjoying the pleasure comes later. Quotation from essay On Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記|岳阳楼记 by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 範仲淹|范仲淹
Yǒu yì dì jiǔ tiān cháng
Auld Lang Syne, Scottish song with lyrics by Robert Burns 羅伯特·伯恩斯|罗伯特·伯恩斯[Luo2 bo2 te4 · Bo2 en1 si1], sung to mark the start of a new year or as a farewell
also rendered 友誼萬歲|友谊万岁[You3 yi4 wan4 sui4] or 友誼天長地久|友谊天长地久[You3 yi4 tian1 chang2 di4 jiu3]
Sū Zhé
Su Zhe (1039-1112), northern Song writer and calligrapher
one of 三苏 and one of 唐宋八大家
Xiè Líng yùn
Xie Lingyun (385-433) poet during Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋
Wǔ dài shǐ
History of the Five Dynasties, eighteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Xue Juzheng 薛居正[Xue1 Ju1 zheng4] in 974 during Northern Song 北宋[Bei3 Song4], 150 scrolls
Zhōu Dūn yí
Zhou Dunyi (1017-1073), Song dynasty neo-Confucian scholar
Fàn Yè
historian from Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋, author of History of Eastern Han 後漢書|后汉书
pí huáng
Beijing opera (or styles of song in)
abbr. for 西皮二黃|西皮二黄
Sòng Jiào rén
Song Jiaoren (1882-1913), politician of the revolutionary party involved in the 1911 Xinhai revolution, murdered in Shanghai in 1913
Cài Xiāng
Cai Xiang (1012-1067), Song calligrapher
Zēng Gǒng
Zeng Gong (1019-1083), Song dynasty writer, one of the Eight Giants 唐宋八大家
yǐ qí rén zhī dào , huán zhì qí rén zhī shēn
to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹); to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game
to give sb a taste of his own medicine
Sòng Lián
Song Lian (1310-1381), Ming dynasty writer, historian and politician
Sū Xún
Su Xun (1009-1066), northern Song writer of prose
one of the Three Su 三苏 and one of Eight Giants 唐宋八大家
Lǐ Fǎng
Li Fang (925-996), scholar between Tang and Song dynasties, author of fictional history
Chéng Hào
Cheng Hao (1032-1085), Song neo-Confucian scholar
Liú Sòng
Song of the Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479), with capital at Nanjing
Chéng Yí
Cheng Yi (1033-1107), Song neo-Confucian scholar
Sòng shū
History of Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋[Nan2 chao2 Song4] or Liu Song 劉宋|刘宋[Liu2 Song4], sixth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Shen Yue 沈約|沈约[Shen2 Yue4] in 488 during Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁[Nan2 chao2 Liang2], 100 scrolls
(not to be confused with 宋史[Song4 shi3])
píng huà
storytelling dramatic art dating back to Song and Yuan periods, single narrator without music, often historical topics with commentary
Zhào Gòu
Zhao Gou, personal name of the tenth Song Emperor Gaozong 高宗[Gao1 zong1]
Tài píng yù lǎn
Imperial Readings of the Taiping Era, general Song dynasty encyclopedia compiled during 977-983 under Li Fan 李昉, 1000 scrolls
jìn gǔ
near ancient history (often taken to mean Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing times)
Shěn Yuē
Shen Yue (441-513), writer and historian during Liang of Southern dynasties 南朝梁, compiler of History of Song of the Southern dynasties 宋書|宋书
Kòu Zhǔn
Kou Zhun (961-1023), Northern Song politician and poet
chūn qiū wǔ bà
the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC), namely: Duke Huan of Qi 齊桓公|齐桓公, Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公|晋文公, King Zhuang of Chu 楚莊王|楚庄王, and alternatively Duke Xiang of Song 宋襄公 and Duke Mu of Qin 楚莊王|楚庄王 or King Helu of Wu 吳王闔閭|吴王阖闾 and King Gou Jian of Yue 越王勾踐|越王勾践
Níng zōng
Emperor Ningzong of Southern Song (1168-1224)
táng
variety of small cicada with a green back and a clear song (in ancient books)
Shào Yōng
Shao Yong (1011-1077), Northern Song poet and Rationalist scholar 理學家|理学家
Liú yù
Liu Yu, founder of Song of the Southern dynasties 劉宋|刘宋, broke away from Eastern Jin in 420, reigned as Emperor Wudi of Song 宋武帝
lián huā lào
genre of folk song with accompaniment of bamboo clappers
píng huà
storytelling dramatic art dating back to Song and Yuan periods, single narrator without music, often historical topics with commentary
Sòng Qí
Song Qi (998-1061), Song dynasty poet and writer, coauthor of History of the Later Tang Dynasty 新唐書|新唐书
Zhāng Zé duān
Zhang Zeduan (1085-1145), Song dynasty painter
Yáng yè
famous Song dynasty family of warriors (c. 10th century AD), resisted the Liao 遼|辽 and defended the Song
the subject of the popular fiction Yang Saga 楊家將|杨家将
Xīn Wǔ dài shǐ
Later History of the Five Dynasties (between Tang and Song), nineteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修[Ou1 yang2 Xiu1] in 1053 during Northern Song Dynasty, 74 scrolls
gǔ wén yùn dòng
cultural movement aspiring to study and emulate classic works, at different periods of history, esp. Tang and Song
Zhào Sòng
Song dynasty (960-1279)
used to distinguish it from 劉宋|刘宋 Song of Southern dynasties (420-479)
shuō Yuè quán zhuàn
"The Story of Yue Fei", biography of Song dynasty patriot and general Yue Fei 岳飛|岳飞[Yuè Fēi]
bēi jiǔ shì bīng quán
to dismiss military hierarchy using wine cups
cf Song founding Emperor Song Taizu 宋太祖 holds a banquet in 961 and persuades his senior army commanders to go home to their provinces
Dà dì zhī gē
Song of the Earth
Das Lied von der Erde
wǔ dēng huì yuán
Song dynasty history of Zen Buddhism in China (1252), 20 scrolls
Jiù Wǔ dài shǐ
History of the Five Dynasties (between Tang and Song), eighteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Xue Juzheng 薛居正[Xue1 Ju1 zheng4] in 974 during Northern Song 北宋[Bei3 Song4], 150 scrolls
Sòng Cí
Song Ci (1186-1249), Southern Song lawyer, editor of Record of Washed Grievances 洗冤集錄|洗冤集录 (1247), said to be the world's first legal forensic text
Xiào sù
Xiaosu, posthumous name of Bao Zheng 包拯[Bao1 Zheng3] (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty
Sòng Xiāng gōng
Duke Xiang of Song (reigned 650-637 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
Chén qiáo bīng biàn
the military revolt of 960 that led Zhao Kuangyin 趙匡胤|赵匡胤 to found the Song dynasty
Bó yán
Bayan (name)
Bayan of the Baarin (1236-1295), Mongol Yuan general under Khubilai Khan, victorious over the Southern Song 1235-1239
Bayan of the Merkid (-1340), Yuan dynasty general and politician
Wáng Zhù
Wang Zhu (-c. 990), Song calligrapher and writer
Sòng sì jiā
four famous Song calligraphers, namely: Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼[Su1 Shi4], Huang Tingjian 黃庭堅|黄庭坚[Huang2 Ting2 jian1], Mi Fu 米芾[Mi3 Fu2] and Cai Xiang 蔡襄[Cai4 Xiang1]
Huáng fǔ Sōng
Huangfu Song (-195), later Han general and warlord
è shēng
malicious abuse
lewd song
evil reputation
Dōng pō zhǒu zi
Dongpo pork shoulder, traditional dish said to have been created by Northern Song dynasty writer Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡
Cè fǔ yuán guī
Prime tortoise of the record bureau, Song dynasty historical encyclopedia of political essays, autobiography, memorials and decrees, compiled 1005-1013 under Wang Qinruo 王欽若|王钦若 and Yang Yi 楊億|杨亿, 1000 scrolls
Sòng wǔ dì
Emperor Wudi of Song
Liu Yu, founder of Song of the Southern dynasties 劉宋|刘宋, broke away from Eastern Jin in 420
Wú Zì mù
Wu Zimu (lived c. 1270), writer at the end of the Song dynasty
Bāo Lóng tú
Bao Longtu, ”Bao of the Dragon Image”, fictional name used for Bao Zheng 包拯[Bao1 Zheng3] (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty
Wǔ dà míng shān
Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai 泰山 in Shandong, Mt Hua 華山|华山 in Shaanxi, Mt Heng 衡山 in Hunan, Mt Heng 恆山 in Shanxi, Mt Song 嵩山 in Henan
Wáng Qīn ruò
Wang Qinruo (962-1025), Northern Song dynasty official
Dòu niú shì zhī gē
Toreador Song (Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre), famous aria from opera Carmen 卡門|卡门 by Georges Bizet
Wáng Yǔ chēng
Wang Yucheng (954-1001) Song dynasty literary figure
Guō Mào qiàn
Guo Maoqian (11th-12th century), Song poetry collector, editor of Collection of yuefu lyric poems 樂府詩集|乐府诗集
Xī rén
Xiren, courtesy title of Bao Zheng 包拯[Bao1 Zheng3] (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty
Yáng Níng shì
Yang Ningshi (873-954) calligrapher of 5 dynasties period between Tang and Song
Lǐ Gé fēi
Li Gefei (active c. 1090), Northern Song writer and father of southern Song female poet Li Qingzhao 李清照
Chá mǎ hù shì
old tea-horse market between Tibet, China, Southeast Asia and India, formalized as a state enterprise under the Song dynasty
Wén yuàn yīng huá
Finest blossoms in the garden of literature, Song dynasty collection of poetry, odes, songs and writings compiled during 982-986 under Li Fan 李昉, Xu Xuan 徐鉉|徐铉, Song Bai 宋白 and Su Yijian 蘇易簡|苏易简, 1000 scrolls
Yáng Yì
Yang Yi (974-1020), Northern Song dynasty writer and poet
Xǐ yuān jí lù
Record of Washed Grievances (1247) by Song Ci 宋慈, said to be the world's first legal forensic text
hú quán
Hu Quan (1102-1180, Song Dynasty official and poet)
hǎi shàng huā liè zhuàn
The Sing-Song Girls of Shanghai by Han Bangqing 韓邦慶|韩邦庆, long novel of lower life in classical Chinese and Jiangsu vernacular
translated into Putonghua as 海上花 by Iris Chang
Tài jí tú shuō
philosophical book by Song dynasty scholar Zhou Dun'yi 周敦頤|周敦颐, starting from an interpretation of the Book of Changes
Qìng lì xīn zhèng
failed reform of Northern Song government in 1043
Táng Shùn zōng
Emperor Shunzong of Tang (761-806), reign name of eleventh Tang emperor Li Song 李誦|李诵[Li3 Song4], reigned 805-806
bīng hú qiū yuè
jade ice jug and autumn moon (idiom, from poem by Song writer Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡); fig. spotless white and pure
flawless person
Xuē Jū zhèng
Xue Juzheng (912-981), Song historian and compiler of History of the Five Dynasties between Tang and Song 舊五代史|旧五代史
Sòng wǔ dì Liú yù
Liu Yu, founder of Southern dynasty Song 劉宋|刘宋, broke away from Eastern Jin in 420
Wáng Xī mèng
Wang Ximeng (c. 1096-c. 1119), Song artist, probably teenage prodigy who died young, painter of Thousand Miles of Landscape 千里江山
Lǐ Sòng
Li Song, personal name of eleventh Tang emperor Shunzong 順宗|顺宗[Shun4 zong1] (761-806), reigned 805-806
Sòng bái
Song Bai (936-1012), Northern Song literary man
Yú Wén bào
Yu Wenbao (lived around 1240), prolific Song dynasty poet
Ní Guì zhēn
Ni Guizhen or Ni Kwei-Tseng (1869 - 1931), mother of Song Ailing 宋藹齡|宋蔼龄[Song4 Ai3 ling2], Song Qingling 宋慶齡|宋庆龄[Song4 Qing4 ling2] and Song Meiling 宋美齡|宋美龄[Song4 Mei3 ling2]
Sū Yì jiǎn
Su Yijian (958-997), Northern Song writer and poet
Bāo Dài zhì
Bao Daizhi, "Edict Attendant Bao", fictional name used for Bao Zheng 包拯[Bao1 Zheng3] (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty
sān shí liù zì mǔ
thirty six initial consonants of Song phonetic theory
kuài bǎn r
clapper talk
patter song (in opera) with clapperboard accompaniment
ōu yín
song
chant
rhythmic declamation
zhì lóng táng sòng
"Ruled better that Tang and Song"
Qing Emperor Kangxi's memorial tribute to the first Ming emperor Hongwu 洪武
Liú Sòng shí dài
Song of the Southern dynasties (420-479), with capital at Nanjing
Hán Yàn zhí
Han Yanzhi (1131-?), Song dynasty botanist, author of classification of orange trees 橘錄|橘录[ju2 lu4]
guò tíng lù
lit. Notes on passing the hall, historical jottings by 12th century Southern Song poet Fan Gongcheng 範公偁|范公偁, containing moral instructions derived from great men of Song dynasty
dé bó néng xiǎn
little virtue and meager abilities (idiom); I'm a humble person and not much use at anything (Song writer Ouyang Xiu 欧阳修)
jú lù
classification of orange trees by 12th century Song dynasty botanist Han Yanzhi 韓彥直|韩彦直[Han2 Yan4 zhi2]
Sòng sì dà shū
Four great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of the Taiping era (978) 太平廣記|太平广记, Imperial readings of the Taiping era 太平御覽|太平御览, Prime tortoise of the record bureau 冊府元龜|册府元龟, Finest blossoms in the garden of literature 文苑英華|文苑英华
yān huā fěn dài
woman
prostitute
lovemaking
literary or theatrical form in Tang, Song and Yuan
Fàn Gōng chēng
Fan Gongcheng (12th century), Southern Song author of 過庭錄|过庭录
Liáng Táng Jìn Hàn Zhōu shū
another name for History of the Five Dynasties between Tang and Song 舊五代史|旧五代史
Wú Yuè qū
folk song from Wu or from south China more generally
Máng shān xíng
a form of Yuefu 樂府|乐府 mourning song or elegy
lit. to visit a tomb on Mt Mang
Běi Sòng sì dà bù shū
Four great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of the Taiping era (978) 太平廣記|太平广记, Imperial readings of the Taiping era 太平御覽|太平御览, Prime tortoise of the record bureau 冊府元龜|册府元龟, Finest blossoms in the garden of literature 文苑英華|文苑英华
Dù Qiū niáng gē
song of lady Du Qiu, poem by Du Mu 杜牧
Dōng fāng Hóng
The East is Red, north Shaanxi folk song
Chūn qiū Wǔ bà
the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC), namely: Duke Huan of Qi 齊桓公|齐桓公[Qi2 Huan2 gong1], Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公|晋文公[Jin4 Wen2 gong1], King Zhuang of Chu 楚莊王|楚庄王[Chu3 Zhuang1 wang2], and alternatively Duke Xiang of Song 宋襄公[Song4 Xiang1 gong1] and Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公[Qin2 Mu4 gong1] or King Helu of Wu 吳王闔閭|吴王阖闾[Wu2 wang2 He2 Lu:2] and King Gou Jian of Yue 越王勾踐|越王勾践[Yue4 wang2 Gou1 Jian4]
Zī zhì Tōng jiàn
A Mirror for the Wise Ruler (or Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government), a vast chronological general history, written by 司馬光|司马光[Si1 ma3 Guang1] Sima Guang (1019-1089) and collaborators during the Northern Song in 1084, covering the period 403 BC-959 AD, 294 scrolls
ōu gē
(literary) to celebrate in song
to eulogize
Sòng Rèn qióng
Song Renqiong (1909-2005), general of the People's Liberation Army
Sòng Wǔ dì
Emperor Wu of Song (363-422), personal name Liu Yu 劉裕|刘裕[Liu2 Yu4], founder of Song of the Southern dynasties 劉宋|刘宋[Liu2 Song4], broke away from Eastern Jin in 420, reigned 420-422
Sòng Zǔ yīng
Song Zuying (1966-), Chinese folk music singer
Bà yán
Bayan (name)
Bayan of the Baarin (1236-1295), Mongol Yuan general under Khubilai Khan, victorious over the Southern Song 1235-1239
Bayan of the Merkid (-1340), Yuan dynasty general and politician
kǒu shuǐ gē
bubblegum pop song
cover song
shí diào
regional folk song popular during a certain period of time
Wǔ Jīng Zǒng Yào
"Collection of the Most Important Military Techniques", book published in 1044 during the Northern Song Dynasty
Jì gōng
Jigong or Daoji (1130-1207), Southern Song Dynasty Buddhist monk
Hǎi shàng Huā Liè zhuàn
The Sing-Song Girls of Shanghai by Han Bangqing 韓邦慶|韩邦庆[Han2 Bang1 qing4], long novel of lower life in classical Chinese and Jiangsu vernacular
translated into Putonghua as 海上花 by Iris Chang
Lín Bū
Lin Bu (967-1028), Northern Song poet
Hú Quán
Hu Quan (1102-1180), Song Dynasty official and poet
jiào bǎn
to signal the musicians (in Chinese opera, by prolonging a spoken word before attacking a song)
(coll.) to challenge
lǎng lǎng shàng kǒu
to flow right off the tongue (of lyrics or poetry)
to recite with ease
catchy (of a song)
Bāo gōng
Lord Bao or Judge Bao, fictional nickname of Bao Zheng 包拯[Bao1 Zheng3] (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty
Mǐ Fú
Mi Fu (1051-1107), Song poet and calligrapher
Kǎ qiū shā
Katyusha (name)
name of a Russian wartime song
nickname of a rocket launcher used by the Red Army in WWII
also written 喀秋莎
shàng bǎng
to appear on the public roll of successful examinees (i.e. pass an exam)
to make the list
(of a song) to hit the charts
xiǎo qǔ
popular song
folk tune
ballad
jī gǔ chuán huā
beat the drum, pass the flower (game in which players sit in a circle passing a flower around while a drum is beaten – when the drumbeat stops, the player holding the flower must sing a song, answer a question, or drink a glass of wine etc)
chàng shāng
one's ability to give a convincing performance of a song
Wén yuàn Yīng huá
Finest Blossoms in the Garden of Literature, Song dynasty collection of poetry, odes, songs and writings compiled during 982-986 under Li Fang 李昉[Li3 Fang3], Xu Xuan 徐鉉|徐铉[Xu2 Xuan4], Song Bai 宋白[Song4 Bai2] and Su Yijian 蘇易簡|苏易简[Su1 Yi4 jian3], 1000 scrolls
Lǐ xué
School of Principle
Neo-Confucian Rationalistic School (from Song to mid-Qing times, c. 1000-1750, typified by the teachings of Cheng Hao 程顥|程颢[Cheng2 Hao4], Cheng Yi 程頤|程颐[Cheng2 Yi2] and Zhu Xi 朱熹[Zhu1 xi1])
sóng
(coll.) semen
weak and incompetent
èr rén tái
genre of song-and-dance duet popular in Inner Mongolia
èr rén zhuàn
genre of song-and-dance duet popular in northeast China
Tài píng Yù lǎn
Imperial Readings of the Taiping Era, general Song dynasty encyclopedia compiled during 977-983 under Li Fang 李昉[Li3 Fang3], 1000 scrolls
Tài jí Tú shuō
philosophical book by Song dynasty scholar Zhou Dunyi 周敦頤|周敦颐[Zhou1 Dun1 yi2], starting from an interpretation of the Book of Changes
Liú Sòng Shí dài
Song of the Southern dynasties (420-479), with capital at Nanjing
Liú Yì qìng
Liu Yiqing (403-444), writer of South Song Dynasty, compiler and editor of A New Account of the Tales of the World 世說新語|世说新语[Shi4 shuo1 Xin1 yu3]
Shuō Yuè Quán zhuàn
"The Story of Yue Fei", biography of Song dynasty patriot and general Yue Fei 岳飛|岳飞[Yue4 Fei1]
Liú Yù
Liu Yu, founder of Song of the Southern dynasties 劉宋|刘宋[Liu2 Song4], broke away from Eastern Jin in 420, reigned as Emperor Wu of Song 宋武帝[Song4 Wu3 di4]
Pí pa Xíng
Song of the Pipa Player, long poem by Tang poet Bai Juyi 白居易[Bai2 Ju1 yi4]
Sōng
name of a river in Jiangsu Province
Zhōng yuè
Mt Song 嵩山 in Henan, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]
Wǔ dài
Five Dynasties, period of history between the fall of the Tang dynasty (907) and the founding of the Song dynasty (960), when five would-be dynasties were established in quick succession in North China
Sūn Shān
Sun Shan, Song Dynasty joker and talented scholar
Shěn Kuò
Shen Kuo (1031-1095), Chinese polymath, scientist and statesman of Song dynasty, author of Dream Pool Essays 夢溪筆談|梦溪笔谈[Meng4 Xi1 Bi3 tan2]
Kā qiū shā
Katyusha (name)
name of a Russian wartime song
nickname of a rocket launcher used by the Red Army in WWII
Wǔ dà Míng shān
Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] in Shandong, Mt Hua 華山|华山[Hua4 Shan1] in Shaanxi, Mt Heng 衡山[Heng2 Shan1] in Hunan, Mt Heng 恆山|恒山[Heng2 Shan1] in Shanxi, Mt Song 嵩山[Song1 Shan1] in Henan
Ōu gē dōng
(bird species of China) song thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Qín Huì
Qin Hui (1090-1155 AD), Song Dynasty official said to have betrayed General Yue Fei 岳飛|岳飞[Yue4 Fei1]
Wǔ dēng Huì yuán
Song Dynasty History of Zen Buddhism in China (1252), 20 scrolls
Gāo zōng
Gaozong Emperor, Temple name of the tenth Song Emperor Zhao Gou 趙構|赵构[Zhao4 Gou4] (1107-1187 AD), reigned (1127-1162 AD)
Sōng Shān
Mt Song in Henan, central of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]