SHUI-GUAN

Meaning of SHUI-GUAN in English

[Chinese] One of the San-guan. Shui-guan is the Ruler of Water. He helps the believer to overcome obstacles. All three rulers keep a register of the good and evil deed of people.

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GUAN — noun Etymology: alteration of earlier quam, probably from Kuna (Chibchan language of Panama) kwama Date: 1743 any of various large …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SHUI — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Feng shui {{link=Hung shui River">Hung shui River
Английский словарь Британика
GUAN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Guan Hanqing Guan Yu Guan Di
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GUAN — ˈgwän noun ( -s ) Etymology: American Spanish : any of various large tropical American birds (family Cracidae) that are …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GUAN — (n.) Any one of many species of large gallinaceous birds of Central and South America, belonging to Penelope, Pipile, Ortalis, …
Английский словарь Webster
GUAN — ( n. ) Any one of many species of large gallinaceous birds of Central and South America, belonging to Penelope, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GUAN — /gwahn/ , n. a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GUAN — n. large bird of the curassow family resembling a turkey that lives in trees and eats fruits (native to Central …
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GUAN — noun Etymology: alteration of earlier quam, probably from Kuna (Chibchan language of Panama) kwama Date: 1743 : any of various …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GUAN — noun any one of many species of large gallinaceous birds of central and south america, belonging to penelope, pipile, ortalis, …
Webster English vocab
GUAN — [ gwα:n ] ■ noun a large pheasant-like tree-dwelling bird of tropical American rainforests. [ Penelope and other genera: several …
Concise Oxford English vocab
GUAN — [guan] n [alter. of earlier quam, prob. fr. Cuna (Chibchan language of Panama) kwama] (1743): any of various large tropical …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GUAN — any of several small birds of the curassow family. See curassow.
Britannica English vocabulary
GUAN — n. any of various game-birds of the family Cracidae, of tropical America. [prob. f. a native name]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GUAN — n. any of various game-birds of the family Cracidae, of tropical America. [ prob. f. a native name ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GUAN — n. any of various game-birds of the family Cracidae, of tropical America. Etymology: prob. f. a native name
Oxford English vocab
SHUI — Chen Shui bian Feng shui Hung shui River
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GUAN — n. Guan Hanqing Guan Yu Guan Di
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GUAN — орнит. 1) кракс, гокко; pl краксы, гокко, древесные куры (Cracidae) 2) пенелопа (Penelopa) • - black guan - crested guan - dusky guan - horned guan - sickle-winged …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
GUAN — орнит. 1) кракс, гокко; pl краксы, гокко, древесные куры ( Cracidae ) 2) пенелопа ( Penelopa ) • - black …
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GUAN YU — or Kuan Yü or Guan Di died 219 Military hero of the Three Kingdoms era (3rd century AD) who started …
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GUAN HANQING — or Kuan Han-ch'ing born 1241?, Dadu, China died 1320?, China Chinese dramatist. He belonged to a writers' guild that provided …
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FENG SHUI — Traditional Chinese method of arranging the human and social world in auspicious alignment with the forces of the cosmos, including …
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PIPING GUAN — noun : a guan of the genus Pipile
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FÊNG SHUI — ˈfəŋˈshwā noun Etymology: Chinese (Pekingese) fêng 1 shui 3 , literally, wind and water, from fêng 1 wind + shui …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FENG SHUI — noun Etymology: Chinese (Beijing) fēngshui geomantic omen, literally, wind-water Date: 1797 : a Chinese geomantic practice in which a structure …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHIN-PI SHAN-SHUI — Pinyin jinbi shanshui, English gold-bluegreen landscape, also called ch'ing-l-pai, English green, blue, white style of Chinese landscape painting during the …
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TAN-SHUI — also spelled Tamshui, or Tamsui, coastal chen (town) in T'ai-pei hsien (county), northern Taiwan, on the northern bank of the …
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T'IEN-SHUI — Pinyin Tianshui city, southeast Kansu sheng (province), China. T'ien-shui is situated along the Wei River and was historically an important …
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SONGGYUN'GUAN — original name Kukhak national university of Korea under the Koryo (9351392) and Yi, or Choson (13921910), dynasties. Named the Kukhak …
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HUNG-SHUI RIVER — Wade-Giles romanization Hung-shui Ho, Pinyin Hongshui He, river in Kweichow province and in Kwangsi Chuang Autonomous Region, southern China. It …
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CH'EN SHUI-PIAN — born February 18, 1951, Tainan county, Taiwan also spelled Chen Shui-bian Taiwanese politician who was a prominent pro-independence leader. He …
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FENG SHUI — feng shui BrE AmE ˌfʌŋ ˈʃweɪ ˌfʊŋ-, ˌfeŋ-, ˌ•ˈʃuː i —Chinese fēng shǔi [ 1 fəŋ 3 ʂwei ]
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FENG SHUI — / ˌfeŋ ˈʃuːi; NAmE ; ˌfʊŋ ˈʃweɪ/ noun [ U ] (from Chinese ) a Chinese system for deciding the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FENG SHUI — I. feng shui 1 /ˌfʌŋ ˈʃweɪ/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Chinese ; Origin: 'wind water' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FENG SHUI — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But feng shui consultants can be hard to find. ▪ Does your house have bad …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GUAN YU — or Kuan Yü or Guan Di died 219 Military hero of the Three Kingdoms era (3rd century AD) who started …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GUAN HANQING — or Kuan Han-ch'ing born 1241?, Dadu, China died 1320?, China Chinese dramatist. He belonged to a writers' guild that provided …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TIAN-GUAN — [Chinese] The Ruler of Heaven and one of the three rulers, the San-guan. He bestows wealth and good luck. All …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
SAN-GUAN — [Chinese] "Three rulers", the name for three Taoist deities, namely Tian-guan, Di-guan, and Shui-guan. They play an important part in …
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GUAN-YIN — [Chinese] The Chinese bodhisattva (Buddhistic prophet) to whom childless women turn for help. He manifests himself in any conceivable form …
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GUAN-DI — [Chinese] "Emperor Guan", the Taoist god of war. He opposes all disturbers of the peace. He is charged with the …
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DI-GUAN — [Chinese] The Ruler of the Earth in religious Taoism. One of the three San-guan. He plays an important part in …
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TAIWAN — formerly Formosa Island, off southeastern China, and principal component of the Republic of China (which also includes Matsu and Quemoy …
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LEE TENG-HUI — born Jan. 15, 1923, near Tan-shui, Taiwan First Taiwan-born president (1988–2000) of Taiwan (Republic of China). He became president in …
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FENG — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) K'ai feng Feng t'ien {{link=Feng shui">Feng shui
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YEAR IN REVIEW 2001 — Blee, David Henry American intelligence officer (b. Nov. 20, 1916, San Francisco, Calif.-d. Aug. 4, 2000, Bethesda, Md.), was a …
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TAIWAN, FLAG OF — national flag consisting of a red field (background) with a blue canton incorporating a white sun. The width-to-length ratio of …
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TAIWAN STRAIT — also called Formosa Strait, Chinese (Wade-Giles) T'ai-wan Hai-hsia, or (Pinyin) Taiwan Haixia, arm of the Pacific Ocean, 100 miles (160 …
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TAIPEI — Chinese (Wade-Giles) T'ai-pei, capital of Taiwan (Republic of China). It is situated almost at the northern tip of the island …
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T'AO-YAN — hsien (county), northern Taiwan, with an area of 471 sq mi (1,221 sq km). It is bordered by the hsiens …
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SUP'UNG DAM — Korean Sup'ung-Dam, Chinese (Wade-Giles) Shui-feng Shui-pa, or (Pinyin) Shuifeng Shuiba hydroelectric project on the Yalu River at the Korean border …
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SAN-CH'UNG — shih (municipality), T'ai-pei hsien (county), northern Taiwan. It lies west of Taipei city, in the northern part of the western …
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MBAY — also called Caduveo, or Guaycur, South American Indians of the Argentine, Paraguayan, and Brazilian Chaco, speakers of a Guaycuruan language. …
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LUAN RIVER — WadeGiles romanization Luan Ho, formerly Lei Shui, or Ju Shui, Pinyin Luan He, Lei Shui, or Ru Shui, river in …
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LO KUAN-CHUNG — born c. 1330, , T'ai-yan?, Shansi province, China died c. 1400, , Hangchow?, Chekiang province Pinyin Luo Guanzhong Chinese writer …
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HSI RIVER — Wade-Giles romanization Hsi Chiang, also spelled Si Kiang, Pinyin Xi Jiang, English West River longest river of southern China. It …
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HAN RIVER — WadeGiles romanization Han Shui, Pinyin Han Shui, one of the most important tributaries of the Yangtze River of China. It …
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CHU YI-TSUN — born Oct. 7, 1629, Hsiu-shui, Chekiang province, China died Nov. 14, 1709, Hsiu-shui also spelled Chu I-tsun, also called Chu …
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FENG — shui [noun] [U] - a Chinese philosophy which states that the position of buildings and the arrangement of furniture and …
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LEE TENG-HUI — born Jan. 15, 1923, near Tan-shui, Taiwan First Taiwan-born president (19882000) of Taiwan (Republic of China). He became president in …
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CHINESE MYTHOLOGY — All the articles available in the Chinese mythology section of the Encyclopedia Mythica: Ba; Ba Xian; Bixia Yuanjin; Cai-shen; Cao …
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