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"Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)" Chinese-English Dictionary

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明朝 míng cháo Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) syn
明代 míng dài the Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
Chinese Pinyin Translation
明清 míng qīng the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties
蟒袍 mǎng páo official robe worn by ministers during the Ming 明 (1368-1644) and Qing 清 (1644-1911) dynasties syn
南京 nán jīng see 南京市[Nan2jing1 Shi4] / Nanjing, capital of the Ming dynasty (1368-1421) and of the Republic of China (1927-1937 and 1946-1949)
凌濛初 líng méng chū Ling Mengchu (1580-1644), Ming dynasty novelist and dramatist / also written 凌蒙初|凌蒙初
凌蒙初 líng méng chū Ling Mengchu (1580-1644), Ming dynasty novelist and dramatist
元世祖 yuán shì zǔ lit. progenitor of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), title of Khubilai Khan (1215-1294), first Yuan dynasty emperor, reigned 1260-1294
后金 後金 hòu jīn Later Jin dynasty (from 1616-) / Manchu Khanate or kingdom that took over as Qing dynasty in 1644
金国汗 金國汗 jīn guó hán the Later Jin dynasty (from 1616-) / the Manchu khanate or kingdom that took over as the Qing dynasty in 1644
汤武革命 湯武革命 tāng wǔ gé mìng the Tang and Wu Revolts: the overthrow (c. 1600 BC) of the Xia Dynasty by the first king, Tang 商湯|商汤[Shang1 Tang1], of the Shang Dynasty, and the overthrow (c. 1046 BC) of the Shang Dynasty by the Zhou Dynasty founder, King Wu 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2]
崇祯 崇禎 chóng zhēn Chongzhen, reign name of last Ming emperor (1628-1644)
明实录 明實錄 míng shí lù Ming Veritable Records, imperial annals of the emperors of the Ming Dynasty
上都 shàng dū Shangdu, also known as Xanadu, summer capital of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)
元代 yuán dài the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
元朝 yuán cháo Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
元末 yuán mò final years of Yuan dynasty (1279-1368) / mid 14th century
唐棣 táng dì shadbush or shadberry (genus Amelanchier) / painter and poet of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)
清代 qīng dài Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
清朝 qīng cháo Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
大清 dà qīng Great Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
马褂 馬褂 mǎ guà buttoned mandarin jacket of the Qing dynasty 清代[Qing1 dai4] (1644-1911) syn
清皇朝 qīng huáng cháo Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
沈阳故宫 瀋陽故宮 shěn yáng gù gōng Mukden Palace, aka Shenyang Imperial Palace, the main imperial palace during the early years of the Qing dynasty (1625-1644), a secondary palace in subsequent years, now a museum
明史 míng shǐ History of the Ming Dynasty, twenty fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Zhang Tingyu 張廷玉|张廷玉[Zhang1 Ting2 yu4] in 1739 during the Qing Dynasty, 332 scrolls
张居正 張居正 zhāng jū zhèng Zhang Juzheng (1525-1582), Grand Secretary during the Ming dynasty, credited with bringing the dynasty to its apogee
元史 yuán shǐ History of the Yuan Dynasty, twenty third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Song Lian 宋濂[Song4 Lian2] in 1370 during the Ming Dynasty, 210 scrolls
刘毅 劉毅 liú yì Liu Yi (-285), famous incorruptible official of Western Jin dynasty the Western Jin dynasty 西晉|西晋[Xi1 Jin4] (265-316) / Liu Yi (-412), general of Eastern Jin dynasty 東晉|东晋[Dong1 Jin4] (317-420)
唐伯虎 táng bó hǔ Tang Bohu or Tang Yin 唐寅 (1470-1523), Ming painter and poet, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子
明太祖 míng tài zǔ Ming Taizu, temple name of first Ming emperor Hongwu 洪武[Hong2 wu3]
唐寅 táng yín Tang Bohu 唐伯虎 or Tang Yin (1470-1523), Ming painter and poet, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子
明孝陵 míng xiào líng Ming tombs in Nanjing, tomb of founding Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋[Zhu1 Yuan2 zhang1], a World Heritage site
明十三陵 míng shí sān líng the Ming tombs (mausoleum park of the Ming emperors in Changping district of Beijing)
徐祯卿 徐禎卿 xú zhēn qīng Xu Zhenqing (1479-1511), Ming writer, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子
文征明 文徵明 wén zhēng míng Wen Zhengming (1470-1559), Ming painter, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子
明仁宗 míng rén zōng Ming Renzong, temple name of fourth Ming emperor Zhu Gaochi 朱高熾|朱高炽[Zhu1 Gao1 chi4]
明成祖 míng chéng zǔ Ming Chengzu, temple name of third Ming Emperor Yongle 永樂|永乐[Yong3 le4]
明熹宗 míng xī zōng Ming Xizong, temple name of fifteenth Ming emperor Tianqi 明天啟|明天启[Ming2 Tian1 qi3]
祝枝山 zhù zhī shān Zhu Zhishan (1460-1526), Ming calligrapher and poet, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子
明武宗 míng wǔ zōng Ming Wuzong, temple name of eleventh Ming emperor Zhengde 正德[Zheng4 de2]
足利·义满 足利·義滿 ZuliYiman ASHIKAGA Yoshimitsu (1358-1408), third Ashikaga shōgun, reigned 1368-1394
足利义满 足利義滿 zú lì yì mǎn ASHIKAGA Yoshimitsu (1358-1408), third Ashikaga shogun, reigned 1368-1394
足利・义满 足利・義滿 zú lì · yì mǎn ASHIKAGA Yoshimitsu (1358-1408), third Ashikaga shōgun, reigned 1368-1394
足利·义满 足利·義滿 zú lì · yì mǎn ASHIKAGA Yoshimitsu (1358-1408), third Ashikaga shōgun, reigned 1368-1394
清政府 qīng zhèng fǔ Qing government (1644-1911)
顺治 順治 shùn zhì reign name of second Qing emperor (1644-1662)
多尔衮 多爾袞 duō ěr gǔn Dorgon (1612-1651), fourteenth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4], successful general, instrumental in Manchu conquest of China, ruled China as regent 1644-1650 for his nephew Emperor Shunzhi 順治帝|顺治帝[Shun4 zhi4 di4]
顺治帝 順治帝 shùn zhì dì Fulin Emperor Shunzhi (1638-1662), second Qing emperor, reigned 1644-1662
大清帝国 大清帝國 dà qīng dì guó Great Qing Empire (1644-1911)
增生 zēng shēng (medicine) hyperplasia / (abbr. for 增廣生員|增广生员[zeng1guang3 sheng1yuan2]) a scholar studying for the Ming dynasty imperial examinations who did not make the quota for support in the form of a monthly allowance of rice that students who made the quota received
老友 lǎo yǒu old friend / sb who passed the county level imperial exam (in Ming dynasty) syn
朱元璋 zhū yuán zhāng Zhu Yuanzhang, personal name of first Ming dynasty emperor Hongwu 洪武[Hong2 wu3]
封神榜 fēng shén bǎng Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc
郑和 鄭和 zhèng hé Zheng He (1371-1433), famous early Ming dynasty admiral and explorer
钱庄 錢莊 qián zhuāng old-style money shop (a type of private bank that first appeared in the Ming dynasty, flourished in the Qing, and was phased out after 1949) / (in recent times) informal financial company, often operating at the edges of what is legal syn
潘金莲 潘金蓮 pān jīn lián Pan Jinlian (name lit. Golden Lotus), heroine of Ming dynasty vernacular novel Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus 金瓶梅
金瓶梅 jīn píng méi Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus (1617), Ming dynasty vernacular novel, formerly notorious and banned for its sexual content
山海关 山海關 shān hǎi guān Shanhai Pass in Hebei, at the eastern terminus of the Ming dynasty Great Wall / Shanhaiguan district of Qinhuangdao city 秦皇島市|秦皇岛市[Qin2 huang2 dao3 shi4], Hebei
李自成 lǐ zì chéng Li Zicheng (1605-1645), leader of peasant rebellion at the end of the Ming Dynasty
湖广 湖廣 hú guǎng Hubei and Hunan provinces (a Ming dynasty province)
秦腔 qín qiāng Qinqiang, an opera style popular in northwest China, possibly originating in Ming dynasty folk music / Shaanxi opera syn
封神演义 封神演義 fēng shén yǎn yì Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc
徐霞客 xú xiá kè Xu Xiake (1587-1641), Ming dynasty travel writer and geographer, author of Xu Xiake's Travel Diaries 徐霞客遊記|徐霞客游记[Xu2 Xia2 ke4 You2 ji4]
绿营 綠營 lǜ yíng Green Standard Army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units
词话 詞話 cí huà form of writing novels that comprise lots of poetry in the body of the text, popular in the Ming Dynasty
诸生 諸生 zhū shēng Imperial scholar from the Ming Dynasty onwards
桃花扇 táo huā shàn The Peach Blossom Fan, historical play about the last days of the Ming dynasty by Kong Shangren 孔尚任[Kong3 Shang4 ren4]
王阳明 王陽明 wáng yáng míng Wang Yangming (1472-1529), Ming dynasty Neo-Confucian philosopher, influential in the School of Mind 心學|心学[xin1 xue2]
冯梦龙 馮夢龍 féng mèng lóng Feng Menglong (1574-1646), late Ming dynasty novelist writing in colloquial (baihua), author of Stories Old and New 古今小說|古今小说[Gu3 jin1 Xiao3 shuo1]
宋濂 sòng lián Song Lian (1310-1381), Ming dynasty writer, historian and politician
西游记 西遊記 xī yóu jì "Journey to the West", Ming dynasty novel by Wu Cheng'en 吳承恩|吴承恩[Wu2 Cheng2 en1], one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, also called "Pilgrimage to the West" or "Monkey"
袁宏道 yuán hóng dào Yuan Hongdao (1568-1610), Ming dynasty poet and travel writer
五人墓碑记 五人墓碑記 wǔ rén mù bēi jì Five Men’s Tombstone Inscription, an essay by Zhang Pu 張溥|张溥[Zhang1 Pu3] commemorating five martyrs who died resisting the tyranny of Wei Zhongxian 魏忠賢|魏忠贤[Wei4 Zhong1xian2] during the late Ming dynasty
初刻拍案惊奇 初刻拍案驚奇 chū kè pāi àn jīng qí Slapping the Table in Amazement (Part I), first of two books of vernacular stories by Ming dynasty novelist Ling Mengchu 凌濛初|凌蒙初[Ling2 Meng2 chu1]
嘉峪关城 嘉峪關城 jiā yù guān chéng Jiayuguan fort in the Gansu corridor / Ming dynasty military fort, the western end of the Great Wall
回回青 huí huí qīng Mohammedan blue (a cobalt blue pigment imported from Persia, used as an underglaze on Chinese porcelain during the Ming dynasty)
大沽炮台 大沽砲臺 dà gū pào tái Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, playing a prominent role during the Opium Wars (1839-1860)
奴儿干 奴兒干 nú ér gān part of Heilongjiang and the Vladivostok area ruled by the Ming dynasty
奴儿干都司 奴兒干都司 nú ér gān dū sī the Ming dynasty provincial headquarters in the Heilongjiang and Vladivostok area
弦而鼓之 xián ér gǔ zhī to put strings on the zither, then play it (line from a Ming dynasty text by 劉伯溫|刘伯温[Liu2 Bo2wen1]) / (fig.) to play music
张廷玉 張廷玉 zhāng tíng yù Zhang Tingyu (1672-1755), Qing politician, senior minister to three successive emperors, oversaw compilation of History of the Ming Dynasty 明史[Ming2 shi3] and the Kangxi Dictionary 康熙字典[Kang1 xi1 Zi4 dian3]
张溥 張溥 zhāng pǔ Ming dynasty scholar (1602-1641), prolific writer, proponent of the Fushe 復社|复社[Fu4she4] cultural renewal movement, author of Five Men’s Tombstone Inscription 五人墓碑記|五人墓碑记[Wu3 Ren2 Mu4bei1ji4]
后西游记 後西遊記 hòu xī yóu jì one of three Ming dynasty sequels to Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
徐渭 xú wèi Xu Wei (1521-1593), Ming dynasty Chinese painter and author
把总 把總 bǎ zǒng low-level officer of the army from the Ming to the mid Qing Dynasty
杨守仁 楊守仁 yáng shǒu rén Yang Shouren (1912-2005), PRC agricultural scientist / Yang Shouren (16th century), Ming dynasty scholar
正教真诠 正教真詮 zhèng jiào zhēn quán Exegesis of the Right Religion by Wang Daiyu 王岱輿|王岱舆[Wang2 Dai4yu2], a study of Islam published during the Ming dynasty
殊域周咨录 殊域周咨錄 shū yù zhōu zī lù Ming dynasty record (1574) of exploration and foreign relations
满剌加 滿剌加 mǎn là jiā Ming Dynasty name for modern day Malacca / see also 馬六甲|马六甲[Ma3 liu4 jia3]
汉明帝 漢明帝 hàn míng dì Emperor Ming of Han (28-75), Western Han Dynasty Emperor 58-75
监织造 監織造 jiān zhī zào supervisor of textiles (official post in Ming dynasty)
社学 社學 shè xué Ming or Qing dynasty school syn
祝允明 zhù yǔn míng Zhu Yunming (1460-1526), Ming dynasty calligrapher
绿旗兵 綠旗兵 lǜ qí bīng same as 綠營|绿营[lu:4 ying2], Green standard army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units
绿营兵 綠營兵 lǜ yíng bīng Green standard army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units
续西游记 續西遊記 xù xī yóu jì one of three Ming dynasty sequels to Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
华林 華林 huá lín Hualinbu, Ming dynasty theatrical troupe in Nanjing
华林部 華林部 huá lín bù Hualinbu, Ming dynasty theatrical troupe in Nanjing
西游补 西遊補 xī yóu bǔ one of three Ming dynasty sequels to Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
金瓶梅词话 金瓶梅詞話 jīn píng méi cí huà Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus (1617), Ming dynasty vernacular novel, formerly notorious and banned for its sexual content
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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