Wáng Lì Hóng
Wang Lee-Hom (1976-), Taiwanese-American singer
Wáng Xī zhī
Wang Xizhi (303-361), famous calligrapher of Eastern Jin, known as the sage of calligraphy 書聖|书圣
Wáng Zhì zhì
Wang Zhizhi (1977-), former Chinese basketball player
Wáng Shuò
Wang Shuo (1958-), Chinese writer, director and actor
wáng
king or monarch
best or strongest of its type
grand
great
wǎng
to go (in a direction)
to
towards
(of a train) bound for
past
previous
wàng
to forget
to overlook
to neglect
wàng
full moon
to hope
to expect
to visit
to gaze (into the distance)
to look towards
towards
wàng
prosperous
flourishing
(of flowers) blooming
(of fire) roaring
Wáng Xīn líng
stage name of Cyndi Wang
see 王君如[Wang2 Jun1 ru2]
wáng
to die
to lose
to be gone
to flee
deceased
wāng
expanse of water
ooze
(onom.) bark
classifier for liquids: pool, puddle
wàng
absurd
fantastic
presumptuous
rash
sì rén bāng
Gang of Four: Jiang Qing 江青, Zhang Chunqiao 張春橋, Yao Wenyuan 姚文元, Wang Hongwen 王洪文, who served as scapegoats for the excesses of the cultural revolution
wǎng
to twist
crooked
unjust
in vain
wǎng
to deceive
there is none
old variant of 網|网[wang3]
dài wang
robber baron (in opera, old stories)
magnate
Wáng Ān shí
Wang Anshi (1021-1086), Song dynasty politician and writer, one of the Eight Giants 唐宋八大家
yuān wang
to accuse wrongly
to treat unjustly
injustice
wronged
not worthwhile
Wáng Nán
Wang Nan (1978-), female PRC table tennis player, Olympic medalist
Wáng Měng
Wang Meng (325-375), prime minister to Fu Jian 苻堅|苻坚[Fu2 Jian1] of Former Qin 前秦[Qian2 Qin2]
Wáng Lì qín
Wang Liqin (1978-), former PRC table tennis player, Olympic medalist
yuān wang qián
pointless expense
not worth the money spent
Zhōng guó Jiào yù hé Kē yán Jì suàn jī wǎng
China Education and Research Network (CERNET)
abbr. to 中國教育網|中国教育网[Zhōng gúo Jiào yù wǎng]
Wáng Jiàn mín
Chien-Ming Wang (1980-), Taiwanese starting pitcher for the Washington Nationals in Major League Baseball
sì dà měi nǚ
Four legendary beauties of ancient China, namely: Xi Shi 西施, Wang Zhaojun 王昭君, Diaochan 貂蟬|貂蝉 and Yang Yuhuan 楊玉環|杨玉环 or Yang Guifei 楊貴妃|杨贵妃
wǔ bǐ shū rù fǎ
five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983
Wáng Píng
Wang Ping (1962-2013), PRC crosstalk actor
Wáng Wéi
Wang Wei (701-761), Tang Dynasty poet
yuè xiāng
phases of moon, namely: new moon 朔[shùo], first quarter or waxing moon 上弦[shàng xián], full moon 望[wàng] and last quarter or waning moon 下弦[xià xián]
Wáng Dān
Wang Dan (1969-), Chinese dissident, one of the leaders of the Beijing student democracy movement of 1989
wǔ bǐ
abbr. of 五筆字型|五笔字型, five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983
Wáng Xiǎo bō
Wang Xiaobo (1952-1997), scholar and novelist
Zhōng guó Jiào yù wǎng
abbr. for 中國教育和科研計算機網|中国教育和科研计算机网[Zhōng gúo Jiào yù hé Kē yán Jì suàn jī wǎng]
Wáng Yǐng
Wayne Wang (1949-), Chinese US film director
Xī xiāng jì
Romance of the West Chamber by Wang Shifu 王實甫|王实甫
Wáng Yīng
Wang Ying (character in the "Water Margin")
Wáng Guó wéi
Wang Guowei (1877-1927), noted scholar
Wáng Míng
Wang Ming (1904-1974), Soviet trained Chinese communist, Comintern and Soviet stooge and left adventurist in the 1930s, fell out with Mao and moved to Soviet Union from 1956
Wáng Zhèn
Wang Zhen (1908-1993), Chinese political figure
Wáng Mǎng
Wang Mang (45 BC-23 AD), usurped power and reigned 9-23 between the former and later Han
Wáng Wǔ
Wang Wu, name for an unspecified person, third of a series of three: 張三|张三[Zhang1 San1], 李四[Li3 Si4], 王五 Tom, Dick and Harry
Wāng Jīng wèi
Wang Ching-wei (1883-1944), left wing Guomingdang politician, subsequently Japanese collaborator
Wáng Bó
Wang Bo (650-676), Tang poet
Wáng Zhāo jūn
Wang Zhaojun (52-19 BC), famous beauty at the court of Han emperor Yuan 漢元帝|汉元帝[Han4 Yuan2 di4], one of the Four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3]
yuān wang lù
pointless trip
not worth the trip
Wáng Xuǎn
Wang Xuan (1937-2006), Chinese printing industry innovator
Táng Sòng bā dà jiā
Eight Giants of Tang and Song prose, esp. involved in the Classics movement 古文運動|古文运动, namely: Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈, Liu Zongyuan 柳宗元, Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修, the Three Su father and sons 三蘇|三苏, Wang Anshi 王安石, Zeng Gong 曾鞏|曾巩
měi féng jiā jié bèi sī qīn
doubly homesick for our dear ones at each festive day (from a poem by Wang Wei 王維|王维[Wang2 Wei2])
Shū shèng
great calligraphy master
the Sage of Calligraphy, traditional reference to Wang Xizhi 王羲之[Wang2 Xi1 zhi1] (303-361)
wǔ bǐ zì xíng
five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983
xīn xué
School of Mind
Neo-Confucian Idealistic School (from Song to mid-Qing times, c. 1000-1750, typified by the teachings of Wang Yangming 王陽明|王阳明[Wang2 Yang2 ming2])
Wáng Hóng wén
Wang Hongwen (1935-1992), one of the Gang of Four
Wáng Chōng
Wang Chong (27-97), rationalist and critical philosopher
Wáng mǎ
Wang code, same as 五筆字型|五笔字型[wu3 bi3 zi4 xing2], five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民[Wang2 Yong3 min2] in 1983
Wáng fū zhī
Wang Fuzhi (1619-1692), wide-ranging scholar of the Ming-Qing transition
dú zài yì xiāng wéi yì kè
a stranger in a strange land (from a poem by Wang Wei 王維|王维[Wang2 Wei2])
Wáng Dǎo
Wang Dao (276-339), powerful official of Jin dynasty and brother of general Wang Dun 王敦, regent of Jin from 325
wàng
15th day of month (lunar calendar)
Xīn cháo
the Xin dynasty (8-23 AD) of Wang Mang 王莽, forming the interregnum between the former and later Han
wàng
to deceive
to scare
to travel
Wáng Jūn xiá
Wang Junxia (1973-), Chinese long-distance runner
Wáng Yì fū
Wang Yifu (1960-), male PRC pistol shooter and Olympic medalist
Wāng Dào hán
Wang Daohan (1915-2005), former president of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits
Wáng Jiā ruì
Wang Jiarui (1949-), PRC politician and diplomat, from 2006 head of CPC central committee's external affairs department 對外聯絡部|对外联络部[dui4 wai4 lian2 luo4 bu4]
Wáng Shí fǔ
Wang Shifu (fl. 1295-1307), author of Romance of the West Chamber 西廂記|西厢记
jiǔ yuè jiǔ rì yì Shān dōng xiōng dì
Remembering my brothers in faraway Shandong on the double ninth festival (poem by Tang Wang Wei's 王維|王维)
Zhōng guó gǔ dài sì dà měi nǚ
Four legendary beauties of ancient China, namely: Xi Shi 西施, Wang Zhaojun 王昭君, Diaochan 貂蟬|貂蝉 and Yang Yuhuan 楊玉環|杨玉环 or Yang Guifei 楊貴妃|杨贵妃
Wáng Shì chōng
Wang Shichong (-621), general of late Sui and opponent of early Tang
Wáng Sù
Wang Su (c. 195-256), classical scholar of Cao Wei dynasty, believed to have forged several classical texts
Kǒng zi jiā yǔ
book of sayings of Confucius and his disciples, probably by third century forger Wang Su 王肅|王肃
Wáng Dūn
Wang Dun (266-324), powerful general of Jin dynasty and brother of civil official Wang Dao 王導|王导, subsequently rebellious warlord 322-324
Wáng Zhù
Wang Zhu (-c. 990), Song calligrapher and writer
Wáng Yǒng mín
Wang Yongmin (1943-), inventor of the five stroke input method 五筆輸入法|五笔输入法[wu3 bi3 shu1 ru4 fa3]
Cè fǔ yuán guī
Prime tortoise of the record bureau, Song dynasty historical encyclopedia of political essays, autobiography, memorials and decrees, compiled 1005-1013 under Wang Qinruo 王欽若|王钦若 and Yang Yi 楊億|杨亿, 1000 scrolls
Wáng Qīn ruò
Wang Qinruo (962-1025), Northern Song dynasty official
Wáng Yǔ chēng
Wang Yucheng (954-1001) Song dynasty literary figure
Wáng shū wén
Wang Shuwen (735-806), famous Tang dynasty scholar, Go player and politician, a leader of failed Yongzhen reform 永貞革新|永贞革新 of 805
Wāng Xiào fēng
Wang Xiaofeng (1944-), fourth governor of Hainan
Wáng Shì zhēn
Wang Shizhen (1634-1711), early Qing poet
Dōng wáng gōng
Mu Kung or Tung Wang Kung, God of the Immortals (Taoism)
Yǒng zhēn gé xīn
Yongzhen reform, Tang dynasty failed reform movement of 805 led by Wang Shuwen 王叔文
Kǒng cóng zǐ
the K'ung family Masters' anthology, collection of dialogues between Confucius and his disciples, possibly forged in third century by Wang Su 王肅|王肃[Wang2 Su4]
Wáng Xiān zhī
Wang Xianzhi, peasant leader during Huang Chao peasant uprising 黃巢起義|黄巢起义 875-884 in late Tang
Wáng Xī mèng
Wang Ximeng (c. 1096-c. 1119), Song artist, probably teenage prodigy who died young, painter of Thousand Miles of Landscape 千里江山
Wáng Shū wén
Wang Shuwen (personal name)
Wáng Xīn líng
Cyndi Wang (1982-), Taiwanese singer and actress
Chuǎng Wáng líng
mausoleum to late Ming peasant rebel leader Li Zicheng 李自成 (who styled himself Chuang Wang): one in Jiugongshan 九宫山 nature reserve, Tongshan county, Xianning prefecture, Hubei, and another in Shimen 石门, Changde 常德, Hunan, built starting in 1980
Wáng Dài yú
Wang Daiyu (1584-1670), Hui Islamic scholar of the Ming-Qing transition
Wáng pī
Wang Pi (-c. 806), Tang dynasty chancellor and a leader of failed Yongzhen reform 永貞革新|永贞革新 of 805
zhèng jiào zhēn quán
Exegesis of true religion by Wang Daiyu 王岱輿|王岱舆[Wang2 Dai4 yu2], a study of Islam
also translated as Real hermeneutics of orthodox religion
Wáng Lì
Wang Li (1900-1986), one of the pioneers of modern Chinese linguistics
Wáng Lì hóng
Wang Lee-Hom (1976-), Taiwanese-American singer
Wáng Lì xióng
Wang Lixiong (1953-), Chinese writer, author of Yellow Peril 黃禍|黄祸[Huang2 huo4]
Wáng Shū wén
Wang Shuwen (735-806), famous Tang dynasty scholar, Go player and politician, a leader of failed Yongzhen Reform 永貞革新|永贞革新[Yong3 zhen1 Ge2 xin1] of 805
Wáng Jūn rú
Cyndi Wang (1982-), Taiwanese singer and actress
Wáng Fū zhī
Wang Fuzhi (1619-1692), wide-ranging scholar of the Ming-Qing transition
Wáng Qí shān
Wang Qishan (1948-), PRC politician
Wáng Bì
Wang Bi (226-249), Chinese neo-Daoist philosopher
wàng
15th day of month (lunar calendar)
old variant of 望[wang4]
Yǒng zhēn Gé xīn
Yongzhen Reform, Tang dynasty failed reform movement of 805 led by Wang Shuwen 王叔文[Wang2 Shu1 wen2]
Xī xiāng Jì
Romance of the West Chamber by Wang Shifu 王實甫|王实甫[Wang2 Shi2 fu3]
Kǒng zǐ Jiā yǔ
Book of Sayings of Confucius and his disciples, probably by 3rd century forger Wang Su 王肅|王肃[Wang2 Su4], abbr. to 家語|家语
sì dà měi nǚ
Four legendary beauties of ancient China, namely: Xishi 西施[Xi1 shi1], Wang Zhaojun 王昭君[Wang2 Zhao1 jun1], Diaochan 貂蟬|貂蝉[Diao1 Chan2] and Yang Yuhuan 楊玉環|杨玉环[Yang2 Yu4 huan2]
Wāng Dōng chéng
Jiro Wang (1981-), Taiwanese singer and actor
Huáng huò
Yellow Peril, political novel by Wang Lixiong 王力雄[Wang2 Li4 xiong2]