KUAN

Meaning of KUAN in English

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Kuan Yü

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KUAN — ˈgwän, ˈkw- noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Chinese (Pekingese) kuan 1 official 1. : a type of …
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KUAN — Kuan Han ch'ing Kuan Yü Lee Kuan Yew
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LEE KUAN YEW — born Sept. 16, 1923, Singapore Prime minister of Singapore (1959–90). Born to a wealthy Chinese family, Lee studied at the …
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KUAN HUA — ˈgwänˈ(h)wä noun Usage: usually capitalized K&H Etymology: Chinese (Pekingese) kuan 1 hua 4 , from kuan 1 official + hua …
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T'UNG-WEN KUAN — Pinyin Tongwen Guan (Interpreters College), first institution in China for the study of Western thought and society. The T'ung-wen kuan …
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T'UNG-KUAN — Pinyin Tongguan, town in the extreme east of Shensi sheng (province), China. Situated on the south bank of the Huang …
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SHAO-KUAN — formerly Shao-chou, or Ch'-chiang, Pinyin Shaoguan, Shaozhou, or Qujiang city in northern Kwangtung sheng (province), China. Shao-kuan lies along the …
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SHAN-HAI-KUAN — Pinyin Shanhaiguan, town in eastern Hopeh sheng (province), China. It lies on the coast of the Po Hai (Gulf of …
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SAN KUAN — Pinyin San Guan, in Chinese mythology, the Three Officials: T'ien Kuan, official of heaven who bestows happiness; Ti Kuan, official …
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LEE KUAN YEW — born Sept. 16, 1923, Singapore Lee Kuan Yew politician and lawyer who was prime minister of Singapore from 1959 to …
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KUAN-HSIU — born 832, Chin-hua, Chekiang Province, China died 912 Pinyin Guanxiu T'ang dynasty Ch'an (in Japanese, Zen) painter known for his …
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KUAN WARE — Pinyin Guan an imperial variety of stoneware of the Sung dynasty (AD 9601279) of China. Kuan ware is characterized by …
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KUAN TI — Pinyin Guan Di, historical name (WadeGiles romanization) Kuan Y, also called Kuan Kung, or Wu Ti Chinese god of war. …
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KUAN HAN-CH'ING — born 1241?, Ta-tu, now Peking died 1320?, China Pinyin Guan Hanqing dramatist who was considered by many critics to be …
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SINGAPORE — I City (2002 est.: 4,204,000), capital of the Republic of Singapore. A free port centred on the southern part of …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1997: WORLD-AFFAIRS: DEMOCRACY AND ... — Democracy and Development: The East Asian Experience by Richard Saludo In October 1996, 15 months after lifting the house arrest …
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YANG-CH'AN — Pinyin Yangquan, city, eastern Shansi Province (sheng), China. It is a prefecture-level municipality (shih) entirely surrounded by Chin-chung Prefecture (ti-ch'). …
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WEI RIVER — Chinese (Wade-Giles) Wei Ho, or (Pinyin) Wei He river in Kansu and Shensi provinces, China, a western tributary of the …
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TIAN HAN — born March 12, 1898, Ch'ang-sha, Hunan province, China died Dec. 10, 1968, Peking Wade-Giles T'ien Han, pseudonym of Tian Shouchang …
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TA-LI — formerly Hsia-kuan, Pinyin Dali, or Xiaguan, city in western Yunnan sheng (province), China. It is situated at the southern end …
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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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SU-PEI CANAL — WadeGiles romanization Su-pei-kuan-kai-tsung Ch', Pinyin Subei Guangai Zong Qu, English Northern Kiangsu Main Irrigation Canal canal in Kiangsu Province, China, …
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SANG-KAN RIVER — WadeGiles romanization Sang Kan Ho, Pin-yin Sang Gan He river in Shansi and Hopeh provinces, China. The Sang-kan River rises …
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P'U-CHOU — Pinyin Puzhou town in east central Shansi Province (sheng), China. It stands on the east bank of the Huang Ho …
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NAN MOUNTAINS — Chinese (Wade-Giles and Pinyin) Nan Shan, a vast complex of mountain ranges in the northwestern region of China. The ranges …
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LOTUS SUTRA — Sanskrit Saddharmapundarika-sutra (Lotus of the Good Law [or True Doctrine] Sutra), one of the earlier Mahayana Buddhist texts venerated as …
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LIU-P'AN MOUNTAINS — WadeGiles romanization Liu-p'an Shan, Pinyin Liupan Shan, mountain range in northern China extending southward from the Ningsia Hui Autonomous Region …
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HUI TSUNG — born 1082 died 1135 Pinyin Hui Zong, also called Sung Hui-tsung eighth and penultimate emperor (reigned 110025) of the Northern …
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FU-CHOU — Pinyin Fuzhou, conventional Foochow city near the east-central coast of Fukien sheng (province), China. It is the capital of the …
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CHENG-CHOU — formerly (1913-49) Chenghsien, Pinyin Zhengzhou, or Chengxian city in central Honan Province (sheng), China. The provincial capital of Honan since …
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AVALOKITESVARA — (Sanskrit avalokita, looking on; isvara, lord), Chinese Kuan-yin, Japanese Kannon, the bodhisattva (Buddha-to-be) of infinite compassion and mercy, possibly the …
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