Zhào
surname Zhao
one of the seven states during the Warring States Period (476-220 BC)
the Former Zhao 前趙 (304-329) and Later Zhao 後趙 (319-350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms
zhuó dì
to land
to touch the ground
see also 著地|着地[zháo dì]
zhǐ shàng tán bīng
lit. military tactics on paper (idiom)
fig. theoretical discussion that is worse than useless in practice
armchair strategist
idle theorizing
cf Zhao Kuo 趙括|赵括 leading an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 長平之戰|长平之战 in 260 BC
Zhèng Dé
Zhengde Emperor, reign name of eleventh Ming emperor Zhu Houzhao 朱厚照[Zhù Hòu zhào] (1491-1521), reigned 1505-1521, Temple name 明武宗[Míng Wǔ zōng]
Zhào Wēi
Zhao Wei or Vicky Zhao (1976-), Chinese film star
Zhào Běn shān
Zhao Benshan (1958-), universally known PRC TV comedian
Yān Zhào
Yan and Zhao, two of the Warring States in Hebei and Shanxi
beautiful women
women dancers and singers
Zhào Yún
Zhao Yun (-229), general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Cháng píng
Changping, place name in Gaoping County 高平縣|高平县, southern Shanxi, the scene of the great battle of 262-260 BC between Qin and Zhao
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)
Zhào jūn
army of Zhao 趙國|赵国 during the Warring States
Zhào xiàn
Zhao county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shí jiā zhuāng], Hebei
Zhào Guó
Zhao, one of the seven states during the Warring States Period of Chinese history (475-220 BC)
Lián Pō
Lian Po (327-243 BC), famous general of Zhao 趙國|赵国, repeatedly victorious over Qin 秦國|秦国 and Qi 齊國|齐国
Wǔ hǔ jiàng
Liu Bei's five great generals in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, namely: Guan Yu 關羽|关羽, Zhang Fei 張飛|张飞, Zhao Yun 趙雲|赵云, Ma Chao 馬超|马超, Huang Zhong 黃忠|黄忠
Zhào Zǐ yáng
Zhao Ziyang (1919-2005), PRC reforming politician, general secretary of Chinese Communist Party 1987-1989, held under house arrest from 1989 to his death, and non-person since then
Hòu Zhào
Later Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms (319-350)
Zhào ān
Zhao'an county in Zhangzhou 漳州[Zhang1 zhou1], Fujian
Zhào Kuāng yìn
Zhao Kuangyin, personal name of founding Song emperor Song Taizu 宋太祖 (927-976)
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
Qīng shǐ gǎo
Draft History of the Qing Dynasty, sometimes listed as number 25 or 26 of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Zhao Erxun 趙爾巽|赵尔巽[Zhao4 Er3 xun4] in 1927 during the Northern Warlords period, 536 scrolls
Lìn Xiāng rú
Ling Xiangru (dates unknown, 3rd century BC), famous statesman of Zhao 趙國|赵国
Zhào zhōu qiáo
Zhaozhou bridge over Xiao River 洨河[Xiáo hé] in Zhao county 趙縣|赵县[Zhào xiàn], Shijiazhuang, Hebei, dating back to the Sui dynasty 隋代[Súi dài] (581-617) and the world's oldest extant stone arch bridge
wán bì guī Zhào
lit. to return the jade annulus to Zhao (idiom); fig. to return something intact to its rightful owner
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
Qián Zhào
Former Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms (304-329)
Zhào ān xiàn
Zhao'an county in Zhangzhou 漳州[Zhang1 zhou1], Fujian
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)
Zhào Jùn zhé
Zhao Junzhe (1979-), Chinese football player
Zhào Shù lǐ
Zhao Shuli (1906-1970), proletarian novelist
Lī Yè
Li Ye, personal name of twentieth Tang emperor Zhaozong 昭宗[Zhāo zōng] (867-904), reigned 888-904
Zhào Yì
Zhao Yi (1727-1814), Qing dynasty poet and historian, one of Three great poets of the Qianlong era 乾嘉三大家
Zhào Gòu
Zhao Gou, personal name of the tenth Song Emperor Gaozong 高宗[Gao1 zong1]
Shí Lè
Shi Le, founder of Later Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms 後趙|后赵 (319-350)
Wú Yuè chūn qiū
History of the Southern States Wu and Yue (traditional rivals), compiled by Han historian Zhao Ye 趙曄|赵晔, 10 extant scrolls
Zhào Kuò
Zhao Kuo (-260 BC), hapless general of Zhao 趙國|赵国, who famously led an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 長平之戰|长平之战 in 260 BC
also called Ma Fuzi 馬服子|马服子
Zhào Yè
Zhao Ye, Han dynasty historian, author of History of the Southern States Wu and Yue 吳越春秋|吴越春秋
Chén qiáo bīng biàn
the military revolt of 960 that led Zhao Kuangyin 趙匡胤|赵匡胤 to found the Song dynasty
Lào Ǎi
Lao Ai (-238 BC), man of Qin famous for his giant penis
in fiction, bogus eunuch and the consort of king Ying Zheng's mother lady Zhao
Lǐ Zhào
Li Zhao (c. 800), Tang dynasty scholar and official
Zhào Ěr xùn
Zhao Erxun (1844-1927), modern historian, compiled the Draft History of the Qing dynasty 清史稿
Zhào kè
knight of the Zhao State
generic term for a knight-errant
Xiào chéng Wáng
King Xiaocheng of Zhao 趙國|赵国, reigned 266-245 BC
Zhào Huì wén Wáng
King Huiwen of Zhao 趙國|赵国, reigned 298-266 BC during the Warring States Period
Zhào Zhōng yáo
Zhao Zhongyao (1902-1998), Chinese pioneer nuclear physicist
Mǎ Fú jūn
Ma Fujun, famous general of Zhao 趙國|赵国
Guó yǔ luó mǎ zì
"Gwoyeu Romatzyh" romanization system for Chinese devised by Zhao Yuanren in 1926
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