Chinese Character Dictionary

宋四大书

Sòng sì dà shū

Four great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of the Taiping era (978) 太平廣記|太平广记, Imperial readings of the Taiping era 太平御覽|太平御览, Prime tortoise of the record bureau 冊府元龜|册府元龟, Finest blossoms in the garden of literature 文苑英華|文苑英华

宋四家

Sòng sì jiā

four famous Song calligraphers, namely: Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼[Sū Shì], Huang Tingjian 黃庭堅|黄庭坚[Huáng Tíng jiān], Mi Fu 米芾[Mĭ Fú] and Cai Xiang 蔡襄[Cài Xiāng]

宋太祖

Sòng Tài zŭ

Emperor Taizu of Song, posthumous title of the founding Song emperor Zhao Kuangyin 趙匡胤|赵匡胤 (927-976), reigned from 960

宋徽宗

Sòng Huī zōng

Emperor Huizong (Song Dynasty)

宋慈

Sòng Cí

Song Ci (1186-1249), Southern Song lawyer, editor of Record of Washed Grievances 洗冤集錄|洗冤集录 (1247), said to be the world's first legal forensic text

宋庆龄

Sòng Qìng líng

Song Qingling or Rosemonde Soong (1893-1981), wife of Sun Yat-sen 孫中山|孙中山[Sūn Zhōng shān]

宋教仁

Sòng Jiào rén

Song Jiaoren (1882-1913), politician of the revolutionary party involved in the 1911 Xinhai revolution, murdered in Shanghai in 1913

宋书

Sòng shū

History of Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋[Nán cháo Sòng] or Liu Song 劉宋|刘宋[Liú Sòng], sixth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shí sì Shĭ], compiled by Shen Yue 沈約|沈约[Shén Yuè] in 488 during Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁[Nán cháo Liáng], 100 scrolls

宋朝

Sòng cháo

Song Dynasty (960-1279)

宋楚瑜

Sòng Chŭ yú

James Soong (1942-), Taiwanese politician expelled from Guomindang in 2000 when he founded People First Party 親民黨|亲民党

宋武帝

Sòng wŭ dì

Emperor Wudi of Song

宋武帝刘裕

Sòng wŭ dì Liú yù

Liu Yu, founder of Southern dynasty Song 劉宋|刘宋, broke away from Eastern Jin in 420

宋江

Sòng Jiāng

Song Jiang, a principal hero of the novel Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传

宋濂

Sòng Lián

Song Lian (1310-1381), Ming dynasty writer, historian and politician

宋白

Sòng bái

Song Bai (936-1012), Northern Song literary man

宋祁

Sòng Qí

Song Qi (998-1061), Song dynasty poet and writer, coauthor of History of the Later Tang Dynasty 新唐書|新唐书

宋美龄

Sòng Mĕi líng

Soong Mei-ling or Song Meiling (1898-2003), Chiang Kai-shek's wife (subsequently widow)

宋襄公

Sòng Xiāng gōng

Duke Xiang of Song (reigned 60-637 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸

宋体

sòng tĭ

Mincho

完

wán

to finish

完事大吉

wán shì dà jí

everything is finished (idiom); And there you are!

完人

wán rén

perfect person

完备

wán bèi

faultless

完备性

wán bèi xìng

completeness

完全

wán quán

complete

完全兼容

wán quán jiān róng

completely compatible

完全懂得

wán quán dŏng de

to understand completely

完全归纳推理

wán quán guī nà tuī lĭ

inference by complete induction

完全愈复

wán quán yù fù

complete recovery (after illness)

完善

wán shàn

perfect

完好

wán hăo

intact

完好如初

wán hăo rú chū

intact

完好无损

wán hăo wú sŭn

excellent and undamaged

完好无缺

wán hăo wú quē

excellent and intact

完完全全

wán wán quán quán

completely

完工

wán gōng

to finish work

完形

wán xíng

total form

完形心理学

wán xíng xīn lĭ xué

Gestalt psychology (concerned with treating a subject as a coherent whole)

完形心理治疗

wán xíng xīn lĭ zhì liáo

Gestalt psychotherapy

完形测验

wán xíng cè yàn

Gestalt test

完成

wán chéng

to complete

完成时

wán chéng shí

perfect tense (grammar)

完整

wán zhĕng

complete

完整性

wán zhĕng xìng

integrity

完满

wán măn

successful

完璧归赵

wán bì guī Zhào

lit. to return the jade annulus to Zhao (idiom); fig. to return something intact to its rightful owner

完毕

wán bì

to finish

完税

wán shuì

to pay tax

完结

wán jié

to finish

完县

Wán xiàn

Wan former county, now Shunping county 順平縣|顺平县[Shùn píng xiàn] in Baoding 保定[Băo dìng], Hebei

完美

wán mĕi

perfect

完美主义者

wán mĕi zhŭ yì zhĕ

perfectionist

完美无瑕

wán mĕi wú xiá

flawless

完美无缺

wán mĕi wú quē

perfect and without blemish

完蛋

wán dàn

fallen from power

宍

ròu

old variant of 肉[ròu]

宏

hóng

great

宏亮

hóng liàng

see 洪亮[hóng liàng]

宏伟

hóng wĕi

grand

宏伟区

Hóng wĕi qū

Hongwei district of Liaoyang city 遼陽市|辽阳市[Liáo yáng shì], Liaoning