东吴 東吳
东吴 東吳 Dōng Wú ㄉㄨㄥ ㄨˊ dung1 ng4
- Eastern Wu (222-280)
- the southern state of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period, founded by Sun Quan 孙权 孫權
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东 東
- 房东 房東 fáng dōng ㄈㄤˊ ㄉㄨㄥ fong4 dung1 landlord
- 东北 東北 dōng běi ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄟˇ dung1 bak1 northeast
- 东南 東南 dōng nán ㄉㄨㄥ ㄋㄢˊ dung1 naam4 southeast
- 东方 東方 dōng fāng ㄉㄨㄥ ㄈㄤ dung1 fong1 east
- 东西 東西 dōng xi ㄉㄨㄥ ˙ㄒㄧ dung1 sai1 thing
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- 东边 東邊 dōng bian ㄉㄨㄥ ˙ㄅㄧㄢ dung1 bin1 east
- 东部 東部 dōng bù ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄨˋ dung1 bou6 the east
- 股东 股東 gǔ dōng ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄨㄥ gu2 dung1 shareholder
- 东道主 東道主 dōng dào zhǔ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄉㄠˋ ㄓㄨˇ dung1 dou6 zyu2 host
- 东奔西走 東奔西走 dōng bēn xī zǒu ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄣ ㄒㄧ ㄗㄡˇ dung1 ban1 sai1 zau2 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
- 东张西望 東張西望 dōng zhāng xī wàng ㄉㄨㄥ ㄓㄤ ㄒㄧ ㄨㄤˋ dung1 zoeng1 sai1 mong6 to look in all directions (idiom)
- 中东 中東 Zhōng dōng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄨㄥ zung1 dung1 Middle East
- 丹东 丹東 Dān dōng ㄉㄢ ㄉㄨㄥ daan1 dung1 see 丹东市
- 乃东 乃東 Nǎi dōng ㄋㄞˇ ㄉㄨㄥ naai5 dung1 see 乃东区
- 亚东 亞東 Yà dōng ㄧㄚˋ ㄉㄨㄥ aa3 dung1 see 亚东县
- 京东 京東 Jīng dōng ㄐㄧㄥ ㄉㄨㄥ ging1 dung1 Jingdong, Chinese e-commerce company
- 以东 以東 yǐ dōng ㄧˇ ㄉㄨㄥ ji5 dung1 to the east of (suffix)
- 作东 作東 zuò dōng ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄨㄥ zok3 dung1 to host (a dinner)
- 做东 做東 zuò dōng ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄨㄥ zou6 dung1 to act as host
- 克东 克東 Kè dōng ㄎㄜˋ ㄉㄨㄥ hak1 dung1 see 克东县
吴 吳
- 吴中 吳中 Wú zhōng ㄨˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ng4 zung1 see 吴中区
- 吴仪 吳儀 Wú Yí ㄨˊ ㄧˊ ng4 ji4 Wu Yi (1938-), one of four vice-premiers of the PRC State Council
- 吴国 吳國 Wú guó ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ng4 gwok3 Wu state (in south China, in different historical periods)
- 吴堡 吳堡 Wú bǔ ㄨˊ ㄅㄨˇ ng4 bou2 see 吴堡县
- 吴子 吳子 Wú zǐ ㄨˊ ㄗˇ ng4 zi2 Wuzi, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书, written by Wu Qi 吴起
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- 吴尊 吳尊 Wú Zūn ㄨˊ ㄗㄨㄣ ng4 zyun1 Wu Zun or Chun Wu (1979-), Bruneian actor, vocalist of Fei Lun Hai (Fahrenheit)
- 吴川 吳川 Wú chuān ㄨˊ ㄔㄨㄢ ng4 cyun1 see 吴川市
- 吴广 吳廣 Wú Guǎng ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄤˇ Wu Guang (died 208 BC), Qin dynasty rebel, leader of the Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising 陈胜吴广起义
- 吴忠 吳忠 Wú zhōng ㄨˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ng4 zung1 see 吴忠市
- 吴旗 吳旗 Wú qí ㄨˊ ㄑㄧˊ ng4 kei4 Wuqi town and county, Shaanxi
- 吴晗 吳晗 Wú Hán ㄨˊ ㄏㄢˊ ng4 ham4 Wu Han (1909-1969), historian, author of biography of Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋, hounded to his death together with several members of his family during the cultural revolution
- 吴楚 吳楚 Wú Chǔ ㄨˊ ㄔㄨˇ ng4 co2 southern states of Wu and Chu
- 吴桥 吳橋 Wú qiáo ㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄠˊ ng4 kiu4 see 吴桥县
- 吴江 吳江 Wú jiāng ㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄤ ng4 gong1 see 吴江区
- 吴淞 吳淞 Wú sōng ㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄥ ng4 sung1 Wusong river and dock area in Shanghai
- 吴用 吳用 Wú Yòng ㄨˊ ㄩㄥˋ ng4 jung6 Wu Yong, character of 水浒传, nicknamed Resourceful Star 智多星
- 吴县 吳縣 Wú xiàn ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ng4 jyun6 Wu county in Jiangsu
- 吴兴 吳興 Wú xīng ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ng4 hing3 see 吴兴区
- 吴语 吳語 Wú yǔ ㄨˊ ㄩˇ ng4 jyu5 Wu dialects (spoken primarily in Shanghai and surrounding areas)
- 吴起 吳起 Wú Qǐ ㄨˊ ㄑㄧˇ ng4 hei2 Wu Qi (440-381 BC), military leader and politician of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), author of Wuzi 吴子, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书
Idioms with these characters
- 拆东补西 拆東補西 chāi dōng bǔ xī ㄔㄞ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄨˇ ㄒㄧ caak3 dung1 bou2 sai1 lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
- 东奔西跑 東奔西跑 dōng bēn xī pǎo ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄣ ㄒㄧ ㄆㄠˇ dung1 ban1 sai1 paau2 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
- 东奔西走 東奔西走 dōng bēn xī zǒu ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄣ ㄒㄧ ㄗㄡˇ dung1 ban1 sai1 zau2 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
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- 东窗事发 東窗事發 dōng chuāng shì fā ㄉㄨㄥ ㄔㄨㄤ ㄕˋ ㄈㄚ dung1 coeng1 si6 faat3 (of a plot etc) to be exposed (idiom)
- 东倒西歪 東倒西歪 dōng dǎo xī wāi ㄉㄨㄥ ㄉㄠˇ ㄒㄧ ㄨㄞ dung1 dou2 sai1 waai1 to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom)
- 东拉西扯 東拉西扯 dōng lā xī chě ㄉㄨㄥ ㄌㄚ ㄒㄧ ㄔㄜˇ dung1 laai1 sai1 ce2 to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently
- 东鳞西爪 東鱗西爪 dōng lín xī zhǎo ㄉㄨㄥ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧ ㄓㄠˇ dung1 leon4 sai1 zaau2 lit. a dragon's scale from the east and a dragon's claw from the west
- 东拼西凑 東拼西湊 dōng pīn xī còu ㄉㄨㄥ ㄆㄧㄣ ㄒㄧ ㄘㄡˋ dung1 ping3 sai1 cau3 (idiom) to assemble from bits and pieces; to combine items from disparate sources
- 东山再起 東山再起 dōng shān zài qǐ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄕㄢ ㄗㄞˋ ㄑㄧˇ dung1 saan1 zoi3 hei2 lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make a comeback
- 东施效颦 東施效顰 Dōng Shī xiào pín ㄉㄨㄥ ㄕ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄆㄧㄣˊ lit. Dong Shi imitates Xi Shi's frown (idiom)
- 吴市吹箫 吳市吹簫 wú shì chuī xiāo ㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄔㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄠ ng4 si5 ceoi1 siu1 (idiom) to beg on the streets; to fall into utter destitution (allusion to Wu Zixu's 伍子胥 exile and humiliation as described in Sima Qian's "Records of the Grand Historian" 史记)
- 吴头楚尾 吳頭楚尾 Wú tóu Chǔ wěi ㄨˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄔㄨˇ ㄨㄟˇ ng4 tau4 co2 mei5 lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together
- 吴下阿蒙 吳下阿蒙 Wú xià ā Méng ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄚ ㄇㄥˊ ng4 haa6 aa3 mung4 General Lü Meng 吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)