"grand duke" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
大公	dà gōng	grand duke / impartial	syn

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
伟大偉大	wěi dà	huge / great / grand / worthy of the greatest admiration / important (contribution etc)	syn
王	wáng	king or monarch / best or strongest of its type / grand / great	syn
公	gōng	public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal)	syn
公爵	gōng jué	duke / dukedom	syn
大厦大廈	dà shà	(used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老匯大廈\|百老汇大厦 Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or 帝國大廈\|帝国大厦 Empire State Building etc)	syn
盛大	shèng dà	grand / majestic / magnificent	syn
隆重	lóng zhòng	grand / prosperous / ceremonious / solemn	syn
风光風光	fēng guāng	scene / view / sight / landscape / to be well-regarded / to be well-off / grand (dialect) / impressive (dialect)	syn
宏伟宏偉	hóng wěi	grand / imposing / magnificent	syn
雷公	léi gōng	Lei Gong or Duke of Thunder, the God of Thunder in Chinese mythology
大酒店	dà jiǔ diàn	grand hotel	syn
大法官	dà fǎ guān	grand justice / high court justice / supreme court justice	syn
大名鼎鼎	dà míng dǐng dǐng	grand reputation / renowned / famous	syn
雄伟雄偉	xióng wěi	grand / imposing / magnificent / majestic	syn
大奖赛大獎賽	dà jiǎng sài	grand prix
盛典	shèng diǎn	majestic pomp / grand ceremony	syn
盛事	shèng shì	grand occasion	syn
堂堂	táng táng	grand / magnificent / stately / majestic appearance	syn
宏大	hóng dà	great / grand	syn
总计總計	zǒng jì	(grand) total	syn
宏图宏圖	hóng tú	major undertaking / vast plan / grand prospect	syn
爵位	jué wèi	order of feudal nobility, namely: Duke 公[gong1], Marquis 侯[hou2], Count 伯[bo2], Viscount 子[zi3], Baron 男[nan2]	syn
赌客賭客	dǔ kè	gambler	syn
排场排場	pái chang	ostentation / a show of extravagance / grand style / red tape	syn
盛况盛況	shèng kuàng	grand occasion
周公	zhōu gōng	Duke of Zhou (11th c. BC), son of King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhou1 Wen2 wang2], played an important role as regent in founding the Western Zhou 西周[Xi1 Zhou1], and is also known as the "God of Dreams"
盛举盛舉	shèng jǔ	grand event / magnificent undertaking
堂皇	táng huáng	imposing / grand	syn
民不聊生	mín bù liáo shēng	The people have no way to make a living (idiom, from Record of the Grand Historian 史記\|史记[Shi3 ji4]) / no way of getting by	syn
大运河大運河	dà yùn hé	the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC
盛极一时盛極一時	shèng jí yī shí	all the rage for a time / grand fashion for a limited time	syn
司马迁司馬遷	sī mǎ qiān	Sima Qian (145-86 BC), Han Dynasty historian, author of Records of the Grand Historian 史記\|史记[Shi3 ji4], known as the father of Chinese historiography
壮阔壯闊	zhuàng kuò	grand / majestic / vast	syn
泱泱	yāng yāng	grand / magnificent / vast	syn
史记史記	shǐ jì	Records of the Grand Historian, by 司馬遷\|司马迁[Si1 ma3 Qian1], first of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3]
大峡谷大峽谷	dà xiá gǔ	great valley / Grand Canyon of Colorado River
大满贯大滿貫	dà mǎn guàn	grand slam
漕河	cáo hé	waterway used for the transportation of grain (in ancient times) (esp. the Grand Canal 大運河\|大运河[Da4 Yun4 he2])
京杭大运河京杭大運河	jīng háng dà yùn hé	the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC
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
齐桓公齊桓公	qí huán gōng	Duke Huan of Qi (reigned 685-643 BC), one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
恭亲王恭親王	gōng qīn wáng	Grand Prince (Qing title)
泰	tài	safe / peaceful / most / grand	syn
隆	lóng	grand / intense / prosperous / to swell / to bulge
豪	háo	grand / heroic	syn
雄	xióng	male / staminate / grand / imposing / powerful / mighty / person or state having great power and influence	syn
浩	hào	grand / vast (water)	syn
满贯滿貫	mǎn guàn	to win every trick in a card game / grand slam / fig. total success	syn
雄心勃勃	xióng xīn bó bó	aggressive and grand (idiom) / ambitious / pushy	syn
大公国大公國	dà gōng guó	grand duchy	syn
丕	pī	grand	syn
傀	guī	grand / strange / exotic
嘏	jiǎ	far / grand
颙顒	yóng	grand / majestic / just / stern
大观园大觀園	dà guān yuán	Prospect Garden / Grand View Garden, a garden in Dream of the Red Chamber
盛景	shèng jǐng	grand view / magnificent landscape
侄孙女姪孫女	zhí sūn nǚ	grand niece
矞	yù	grand / elegant / propitious
渤澥桑田	bó xiè sāng tián	lit. blue seas where once was mulberry fields (idiom, from 史記\|史记[Shi3 ji4], Record of the Grand Historian) / time brings great changes / life's vicissitudes
春秋五霸	chūn qiū wǔ bà	the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC), namely: Duke Huan of Qi 齊桓公\|齐桓公[Qi2 Huan2 gong1], Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公\|晋文公[Jin4 Wen2 gong1], King Zhuang of Chu 楚莊王\|楚庄王[Chu3 Zhuang1 wang2], and alternatively Duke Xiang of Song 宋襄公[Song4 Xiang1 gong1] and Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公[Qin2 Mu4 gong1] or King Helu of Wu 吳王闔閭\|吴王阖闾[Wu2 wang2 He2 Lu:2] and King Gou Jian of Yue 越王勾踐\|越王勾践[Yue4 wang2 Gou1 Jian4]
瓛	huán	(old) jade tablet or scepter held by a duke at ceremonies
李靖	lǐ jìng	Li Jing (570-649 AD), Tang Dynasty general and purported author of "Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang" 唐太宗李衛公問對\|唐太宗李卫公问对[Tang2 Tai4 zong1 Li3 Wei4 Gong1 Wen4 dui4], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書\|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
五等爵位	wǔ děng jué wèi	five orders of feudal nobility, namely: Duke 公[gong1], Marquis 侯[hou2], Count 伯[bo2], Viscount 子[zi3], Baron 男[nan2]
介之推	jiè zhī tuī	Jie Zhitui (7th century BC), legendary selfless subject of Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公\|晋文公[Jin4 Wen2 gong1], in whose honor the Qingming festival 清明[Qing1 ming2] (Pure brightness or tomb-sweeping festival) is said to have been initiated
唐太宗李卫公问对唐太宗李衛公問對	táng tài zōng lǐ wèi gōng wèn duì	"Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang", military treatise attributed to Li Jing 李靖[Li3 Jing4] and one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書\|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
威灵顿威靈頓	wēi líng dùn	Wellington, capital of New Zealand (Tw) / Wellington (name) / Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (1769-1851)
宋襄公	sòng xiāng gōng	Duke Xiang of Song (reigned 650-637 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
晋文公晉文公	jìn wén gōng	Duke Wen of Jin (697-628 BC, reigned 636-628 BC), one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸[Chun1 qiu1 Wu3 ba4]
李卫公李衛公	lǐ wèi gōng	Li Wei Gong / Duke Li of Wei, official title of Li Jing 李靖[Li3 Jing4]
武经七书武經七書	wǔ jīng qī shū	Seven Military Classics of ancient China viz "Six Secret Strategic Teachings" 六韜\|六韬[Liu4 tao1], "Methods of Sima" 司馬法\|司马法[Si1 ma3 Fa3], "The Art of War" 孫子兵法\|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], "Wuzi" 吳子\|吴子[Wu2 zi3], "Wei Liaozi" 尉繚子\|尉缭子[Wei4 Liao2 zi5], "Three Strategies of Huang Shigong" 黃石公三略\|黄石公三略[Huang2 Shi2 gong1 San1 lu:e4] and "Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang" 唐太宗李衛公問對\|唐太宗李卫公问对[Tang2 Tai4 zong1 Li3 Wei4 Gong1 Wen4 dui4]
玉人吹箫玉人吹簫	yù rén chuī xiāo	virtuoso piper wins a beauty / the xiao 簫\|箫[xiao1] (mouth organ) virtuoso 蕭史\|萧史[Xiao1 Shi3] won for his wife the beautiful daughter of Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公[Qin2 Mu4 gong1]
秦孝公	qín xiào gōng	Duke Xiao of Qin, 秦國\|秦国[Qin2 guo2], ruled 361-338 BC during the Warring States Period
秦穆公	qín mù gōng	Duke Mu of Qin, the first substantial king of Qin (ruled 659-621 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
项庄舞剑，意在沛公項莊舞劍，意在沛公	xiàng zhuāng wǔ jiàn , yì zài pèi gōng	lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦\|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] (idiom) / refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang, aka Duke of Pei 沛公[Pei4 gong1] and the future Han emperor, during a sword dance at the Hongmen feast 鴻門宴\|鸿门宴[Hong2 men2 yan4] / an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent
骊姬之乱驪姬之亂	lí jī zhī luàn	Li Ji Rebellion in 657-651 BC, where concubine Li Ji tried to throne her son but was eventually defeated by Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公\|晋文公[Jin4 Wen2 gong1]
沛公	pèi gōng	Duke of Pei (i.e. 劉邦\|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1])
列侯	liè hóu	duke (old) / nobleman / gentry
大明鼎鼎	dà míng dǐng dǐng	a grand reputation / renowned / famous
大陪审团大陪審團	dà péi shěn tuán	grand jury
澔	hào	grand / vast (of water)
大国家党大國家黨	dà guó jiā dǎng	South Korean Grand national party
巨正则系综巨正則系綜	jù zhèng zé xì zōng	grand
上海大剧院上海大劇院	shàng hǎi dà jù yuàn	Shanghai Grand Theater
台北君悦大饭店台北君悅大飯店	tái běi jūn yuè dà fàn diàn	Grand
京杭运河京杭運河	jīng háng yùn hé	the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC
侠盗猎车手俠盜獵車手	xiá dào liè chē shǒu	Grand Theft Auto (video game series)
侠盗飞车俠盜飛車	xiá dào fēi chē	Grand Theft Auto (video game series)
光禄大夫光祿大夫	guāng lù dài fu	honorific title during Tang to Qing times, approx. "Glorious grand master"
刘姥姥进大观园劉姥姥進大觀園	liú lǎo lao jìn dà guān yuán	Granny Liu visits the Grand View gardens / (of a simple person) to be overwhelmed by new experiences and luxurious surroundings
君悦君悅	jūn yuè	Grand Hyatt (hotel brand)
嘉会嘉會	jiā huì	auspicious occasion / grand feast
大山谷州立大学大山谷州立大學	dà shān gǔ zhōu lì dà xué	Grand Valley State University (Michigan), USA
大钢琴大鋼琴	dà gāng qín	grand piano
太史令	tài shǐ lìng	grand scribe (official position in many Chinese states up to the Han)
太史公	tài shǐ gōng	Grand Scribe, the title by which Sima Qian 司馬遷\|司马迁[Si1 ma3 Qian1] refers to himself in Records of the Historian 史記\|史记[Shi3 ji4]
奇伟奇偉	qí wěi	singular and majestic / strange and grand	syn
奕䜣奕訢	yì xīn	Grand Prince Yixin (1833-1898), sixth son of Emperor Daoguang, prominent politician, diplomat and modernizer in late Qing
怒江大峡谷怒江大峽谷	nù jiāng dà xiá gǔ	the Grand Canyon of the Nujiang river in Tibet and Yunnan
恭亲王奕䜣恭親王奕訢	gōng qīn wáng yì xīn	Grand Prince Yixin (1833-1898), sixth son of Emperor Daoguang, prominent politician, diplomat and modernizer in late Qing

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"grand duke" Chinese-English Dictionary

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