上尉
上尉 shàng wèi ㄕㄤˋ ㄨㄟˋ soeng6 wai3
- captain (military rank)
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More words with these characters
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尉
- 中尉 zhōng wèi ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄟˋ zung1 wai3 lieutenant (navy)
- 大尉 dà wèi ㄉㄚˋ ㄨㄟˋ daai6 wai3 captain (army rank)
- 尉氏 Wèi shì ㄨㄟˋ ㄕˋ wai3 si6 see 尉氏縣|尉氏县[Wei4 shi4 Xian4]
- 尉犁 Yù lí ㄩˋ ㄌㄧˊ wai3 lai4 see 尉犁縣|尉犁县[Yu4 li2 Xian4]
- 尉缭尉繚 Wèi Liáo ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄠˊ wai3 liu4 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
- 尉迟尉遲 Yù chí ㄩˋ ㄔˊ wai3 ci4 two-character surname Yuchi
Idioms with these characters
- 巴高望上 bā gāo wàng shàng ㄅㄚ ㄍㄠ ㄨㄤˋ ㄕㄤˋ baa1 gou1 mong6 soeng6 to wish for higher status (idiom); to curry favor in the hope of promotion
- 成千上万成千上萬 chéng qiān shàng wàn ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄕㄤˋ ㄨㄢˋ sing4 cin1 soeng5 maan6 lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom)
- 承上起下 chéng shàng qǐ xià ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ sing4 soeng6 hei2 haa6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
- 赤膊上阵赤膊上陣 chì bó shàng zhèn ㄔˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄓㄣˋ cek3 bok3 soeng5 zan6 lit. to go into battle bare-breasted (idiom)
- 犯上作乱犯上作亂 fàn shàng zuò luàn ㄈㄢˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ faan6 soeng6 zok3 lyun6 to rebel against the emperor (idiom)