北魏 Běi Wèi ㄅㄟˇ ㄨㄟˋ bak1 ngai6
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北
- 北京 Běi jīng ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥ bak1 ging1 Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (short name 京)
- 北方 běi fāng ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄤ bak1 fong1 north
- 北极 北極 běi jí ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧˊ bak1 gik6 the North Pole
- 北边 北邊 běi biān ㄅㄟˇ ㄅㄧㄢ bak1 bin1 north
- 北部 běi bù ㄅㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ bak1 bou6 northern part
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- 南北 nán běi ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ naam4 bak1 north and south
- 东北 東北 dōng běi ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄟˇ dung1 bak1 northeast
- 西北 xī běi ㄒㄧ ㄅㄟˇ sai1 bak1 northwest
- 三北 Sān běi ㄙㄢ ㄅㄟˇ saam1 bak1 China's three northern regions, 东北, 华北 and 西北
- 丘北 Qiū běi ㄑㄧㄡ ㄅㄟˇ jau1 bak1 see 丘北县
- 以北 yǐ běi ㄧˇ ㄅㄟˇ ji5 bak1 to the north of (suffix)
- 北上 běi shàng ㄅㄟˇ ㄕㄤˋ bak1 soeng5 to go up north
- 北亚 北亞 Běi Yà ㄅㄟˇ ㄧㄚˋ bak1 aa3 North Asia
- 北伐 Běi fá ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄚˊ bak1 fat6 the Northern Expedition, the Nationalists' campaign of 1926-1928 under Chiang Kai-shek, against the rule of local warlords
- 北佬 běi lǎo ㄅㄟˇ ㄌㄠˇ bak1 lou2 northerner, person from Northern China (Cantonese)
- 北仑 北侖 Běi lún ㄅㄟˇ ㄌㄨㄣˊ bak1 leon4 see 北仑区
- 北侧 北側 běi cè ㄅㄟˇ ㄘㄜˋ bak1 zak1 north side
- 北史 Běi shǐ ㄅㄟˇ ㄕˇ bak1 si2 History of the Northern Dynasties, fifteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Li Yanshou 李延寿 in 659 during Tang Dynasty, 100 scrolls
- 北周 Běi Zhōu ㄅㄟˇ ㄓㄡ bak1 zau1 the Northern Zhou Dynasty (557-581)
- 北国 北國 běi guó ㄅㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ bak1 gwok3 the northern part of the country
魏
- 后魏 後魏 Hòu Wèi ㄏㄡˋ ㄨㄟˋ hau6 ngai6 Wei of the Northern Dynasties 386-534
- 曹魏 Cáo Wèi ㄘㄠˊ ㄨㄟˋ cou4 ngai6 Cao Wei, the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms, established as a dynasty in 220 by Cao Pi 曹丕, son of Cao Cao, replaced by Jin dynasty in 265
- 东魏 東魏 Dōng Wèi ㄉㄨㄥ ㄨㄟˋ dung1 ngai6 Eastern Wei of the Northern dynasties (534-550), formed from the break-up of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏
- 西魏 Xī Wèi ㄒㄧ ㄨㄟˋ sai1 ngai6 Western Wei of the Northern dynasties (535-557), formed from the break-up of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏
- 阿魏 ā wèi ㄚ ㄨㄟˋ aa3 ngai6 Ferula resin (used in TCM)
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- 魏国 魏國 Wèi guó ㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ngai6 gwok3 Wei State (407-225 BC), one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 战国七雄
- 魏巍 Wèi Wēi ㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄟ ngai6 ngai4 Wei Wei (1920–2008), novelist and poet, author of award-winning novel The Orient 东方 about the Korean war
- 魏征 魏徵 Wèi Zhēng ㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄥ ngai6 zing1 Wei Zheng (580-643), Tang politician and historian, notorious as a critic, editor of History of the Sui Dynasty 隋书
- 魏收 Wèi Shōu ㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄡ ngai6 sau1 Wei Shou (506-572), writer and historian of Northern dynasty Qi 北齐, compiler of History of Wei of the Northern dynasties 魏书
- 魏晋 魏晉 Wèi Jìn ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ngai6 zeon3 Wei (220-265) and Jin (265-420) dynasties
- 魏书 魏書 Wèi shū ㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄨ ngai6 syu1 History of Wei of the Northern Dynasties, tenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Wei Shou 魏收 in 554 during Northern Qi Dynasty 北齐, 114 scrolls
- 魏源 Wèi Yuán ㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄢˊ ngai6 jyun4 Wei Yuan (1794-1857), Qing dynasty thinker, historian and scholar
- 魏玛 魏瑪 Wèi mǎ ㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄚˇ ngai6 maa5 Weimar, Germany
- 魏县 魏縣 Wèi Xiàn ㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ngai6 jyun6 Wei County or Weixian, a county in Handan City 邯郸市, Hebei
- 魏都 Wèi dū ㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄨ ngai6 dou1 see 魏都区
- 拓跋魏 Tuò bá Wèi ㄊㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄚˊ ㄨㄟˋ tok3 bat6 ngai6 Wei of the Northern Dynasties (386-534)
- 魏京生 Wèi Jīng shēng ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄥ ngai6 ging1 sang1 Wei Jingsheng (1950-), Beijing-based Chinese dissident, imprisoned 1978-1993 and 1995-1997, released to the US in 1997
- 魏伯阳 魏伯陽 Wèi Bó yáng ㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄧㄤˊ ngai6 baak3 joeng4 Wei Boyang (c. 100-170), Chinese author and alchemist
- 魏德迈 魏德邁 Wèi dé mài ㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄇㄞˋ ngai6 dak1 maai6 Wedemeyer (name)
- 魏忠贤 魏忠賢 Wèi Zhōng xián ㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ngai6 zung1 jin4 Wei Zhongxian (1568-1627), infamous eunuch politician of late Ming
Idioms with these characters
- 北叟失马 北叟失馬 běi sǒu shī mǎ ㄅㄟˇ ㄙㄡˇ ㄕ ㄇㄚˇ bak1 sau2 sat1 maa5 lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
- 大江南北 Dà jiāng nán běi ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ daai6 gong1 naam4 bak1 north and south sides of the Yangtze River (idiom)
- 喝西北风 喝西北風 hē xī běi fēng ㄏㄜ ㄒㄧ ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄥ hot3 sai1 bak1 fung1 lit. to drink the northwest wind (idiom)
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- 南箕北斗 Nán jī Běi dǒu ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧ ㄅㄟˇ ㄉㄡˇ naam4 gei1 bak1 dau2 lit. the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom)
- 南辕北辙 南轅北轍 nán yuán běi zhé ㄋㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄓㄜˊ naam4 jyun4 bak1 cit3 to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)
- 南征北伐 nán zhēng běi fá ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄥ ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄚˊ naam4 zing1 bak1 fat6 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
- 南征北讨 南征北討 nán zhēng běi tǎo ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄥ ㄅㄟˇ ㄊㄠˇ naam4 zing1 bak1 tou2 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
- 南征北战 南征北戰 nán zhēng běi zhàn ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄥ ㄅㄟˇ ㄓㄢˋ naam4 zing1 bak1 zin3 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
- 泰山北斗 Tài shān Běi dǒu ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄢ ㄅㄟˇ ㄉㄡˇ taai3 saan1 bak1 dau2 lit. Mount Tai and the Big Dipper (idiom)
- 天南地北 tiān nán dì běi ㄊㄧㄢ ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄅㄟˇ tin1 naam4 dei6 bak1 (idiom) far apart