上蔡
上蔡 Shàng cài ㄕㄤˋ ㄘㄞˋ soeng6 coi3
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蔡
- 新蔡 Xīn cài ㄒㄧㄣ ㄘㄞˋ san1 coi3 see 新蔡縣|新蔡县[Xin1 cai4 Xian4]
- 蔡伦蔡倫 Cài Lún ㄘㄞˋ ㄌㄨㄣˊ coi3 leon4 Cai Lun (-121), the inventor of the papermaking process
- 蔡甸 Cài diàn ㄘㄞˋ ㄉㄧㄢˋ coi3 din6 see 蔡甸區|蔡甸区[Cai4 dian4 Qu1]
- 蔡襄 Cài Xiāng ㄘㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄤ coi3 soeng1 Cai Xiang (1012-1067), Song calligrapher
- 蔡锷蔡鍔 Cài È ㄘㄞˋ ㄜˋ coi3 ngok6 Cai E (1882–1916), military leader who was a key figure in the establishment the National Protection Army 護國軍|护国军[Hu4 guo2 jun1], which in 1916 fought the forces of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[Yuan2 Shi4 kai3], who had tried to reestablish the monarchy with himself as emperor
- 上蔡县上蔡縣 Shàng cài Xiàn ㄕㄤˋ ㄘㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ soeng6 coi3 jyun6 Shangcai, a county in Zhumadian City 駐馬店市|驻马店市[Zhu4 ma3 dian4 Shi4], Henan
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)