WEI CHENG

Meaning of WEI CHENG in English

[Chinese] The Chinese deity who guards the back door of domestic dwellings and public buildings. A former minister of emperor Tang Tai-zong, Wei Cheng is far less popular as a guardian of doorways then the Men-shen.

Encyclopedia Mythica English dictionary. Английский энциклопедический словарь греческой мифологии. 2012

WEI — geographical name river about 535 miles (860 kilometers ) N central China flowing E to join the Huang
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WEI — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Jiang Wei K'ang Yu wei Northern Wei dynasty Northern Wei sculpture Wang Ching wei …
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CHENG — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Cheng chou Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi Cheng Zhu school Tan Cheng Lock {{link=Wen …
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CHENG — variant of sheng
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CHENG — (n.) A chinese reed instrument, with tubes, blown by the mouth.
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CHENG — ( n. ) A chinese reed instrument, with tubes, blown by the mouth.
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WEI — /way/ , n. any of several dynasties that ruled in North China, esp. one ruling A.D. 220-265 and one ruling …
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WEI — geographical name river about 535 miles (860 kilometers ) N central China flowing E to join the Huang
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CHENG — noun a chinese reed instrument, with tubes, blown by the mouth.
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CHENG — also called Tranh, musical instrument, a Chinese board zither with 13 to 16 strings and having movable bridges; it originated …
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WEI — one of the many warring states into which China was divided during the Eastern Chou period (770-221 BC). The state …
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WEI — wei ch'i Jiang Wei K'ang Yu wei Northern Wei dynasty Northern Wei sculpture Wang Ching wei Wei River Wei Zhongxian …
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CHENG — Cheng hsien Cheng chou Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi Cheng Zhu school Tan Cheng Lock Wen Cheng ming Chang Chü …
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WEI — Wei
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WEI — Wei
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CHENG — Cheng
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CHENG — Cheng
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WEI — Вэй
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WEI — Wei
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CHENG — Cheng
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WEI — Wei
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CHENG — Cheng
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CHENG HAO AND CHENG YI — or Ch'eng Hao and Ch'eng I born 1032, Henan, China died 1085, Henan born 1033, Henan died 1107, Henan Brothers …
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CHENG HAO AND CHENG YI — or Ch'eng Hao and Ch'eng I born 1032, Henan, China died 1085, Henan born 1033, Henan died 1107, Henan Brothers …
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WEI ZHONGXIAN — or Wei Chung-hsien born 1568, Suning, Heibei province, China died 1627, Anhui province Eunuch who dominated the Chinese government in …
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NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY — or Toba dynasty (AD 386–534/35) Longest-lived and most powerful of the northern Chinese dynasties that ruled after the Han dynasty …
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CHENG-ZHU SCHOOL — or Ch'eng-Chu school Chinese school of Neo-Confucianism . Its leading philosophers were Cheng Yi (see Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi …
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WEI-SO — Pinyin Weisuo (Chinese: "guard post"), any of the military garrison units utilized by China's Ming dynasty (1368-1644) to maintain peace …
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YUNG-CHENG — born Dec. 13, 1678, Peking, China died Oct. 8, 1735, Peking Pinyin Yongzheng (reign name), personal name (Wade-Giles) Yin-chen, temple …
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WU-WEI
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WEN CHENG-MING — born 1470, Heng-yang, Hunan province, China died 1559 Pinyin Wen Zhengming, original name Wen Pi Chinese painter, calligrapher, and scholarly …
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WEI-HAI — also called Wei-hai-wei, Pinyin Weihai, or Weihaiwei, port city, Shantung sheng (province), China. It lies on the north coast of …
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WEI-FANG — formerly (until 1949) Wei-hsien, Pinyin Weifang, or Weixian city, east-central Shantung sheng (province), China. Wei-fang is situated on the main …
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WEI YAN — born April 23, 1794, Shao-yang, Hunan, China died 1856, Hangchow Pinyin Wei Yuan historian and geographer of the Ch'ing dynasty …
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WEI RIVER
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WEI DYNASTY — in full Northern Wei, Wade-Giles romanization Pei Wei, Pinyin Bei Wei, also called T'o-pa, Toba, or Tabgatch (AD 386-534/535), the …
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WEI CHUNG-HSIEN — born 1568, China died 1627, China Pinyin Wei Zhongxian, also called (Wade-Giles romanization) Li Chin-chung eunuch who completely dominated the …
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WANG WEI — born 699, Ch'i-hsien, Shansi Province, China died 759 Pinyin Wang Wei, also called Wang Mo-ch'i one of the most famous …
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TAN CHENG LOCK — also spelled Tan Cheng-lock (b. April 5, 1883, Malacca, Straits Settlements [now in Malaysia]d. Dec. 8, 1960, Malacca, Malaya). Malaysian …
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NORTHERN WEI SCULPTURE — Chinese sculpture dating from the Northern Wei period (ad 386534/535) of the Six Dynasties (220589) and representing the first major …
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CHENG-TING — Pinyin Zhengding town in western Hopeh sheng (province), China. The town has been strategically important throughout history, being situated on …
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CHENG-TE — born 1491, China died 1521, China Pinyin Zhengde(reign name, or nien-hao), personal name (hsing-ming) Chu Hou-chao, posthumous name (shih) I-ti, …
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CHENG-T'UNG — born 1427, Peking died 1464, Peking Pinyin Zhengtong (reign title), personal name (Wade-Giles romanization) Chu Ch'i-chen, posthumous name (shih) Jui-ti, …
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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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CHENG HO — born c. 1371, , K'unming, Yunnan Province, China died 1435, China The voyages of Cheng Ho. Pinyin Zheng He, original …
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CHENG CHIH-LUNG — born 1604, Nan-an, Fukien Province, China died Nov. 24, 1661, Peking Pinyin Zheng Zhilong Chinese pirate leader who achieved great …
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CHENG CHEN-TO — born 1898, Foochow, Fukien Province, China died Oct. 17, 1958, en route from China to Afghanistan Pinyin Zheng Zhenduo literary …
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CHENG CH'ENG-KUNG — born Aug. 28, 1624, Hirado, Japan died June 23, 1662, Taiwan Pinyin Zheng Chenggong, Western name Koxinga, or Coxinga pirate …
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WEI ZHONGXIAN — or Wei Chung-hsien born 1568, Suning, Heibei province, China died 1627, Anhui province Eunuch who dominated the Chinese government in …
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CHENG-ZHU SCHOOL — or Ch'eng-Chu school Chinese school of Neo-Confucianism . Its leading philosophers were Cheng Yi (see Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi …
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ZHU XI — or Chu Hsi born Oct. 18, 1130, Yu-hsi, Fukien province, China died April 23, 1200, China Chinese philosopher and proponent …
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YUN-KANG CAVES — Pinyin Yungang, series of magnificent Chinese Buddhist cave temples, created in the 5th century AD (Six Dynasties period). They are …
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TS'AO P'EI — born AD 187, Po-hsien [now in modern Anhwei province], China died 226, China Pinyin Cao Pei, posthumous name (shih) Wen-ti, …
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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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SIX DYNASTIES — (AD 220589), in China, the period between the end of the Han dynasty (AD 220) and the foundation of the …
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SHENSI
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SHANTUNG
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HUANG HO — The Huang Ho basin and the Yangtze River basin and their drainage networks. also spelled Hwang Ho, Pinyin Huang He, …
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HSIEN-YANG — Pinyin Xianyang city, Shensi sheng (province), China. Hsien-yang is situated on the north bank of the Wei River about 12 …
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HONG KONG — Chinese (Pinyin) Xianggang, or (Wade-Giles) Hsiang-Kang special administrative region (Wade-Giles: t'e-pieh hsing-cheng-ch'; Pinyin: tebie xingzhengqu) of China located to the …
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HONAN — Chinese (Wade-Giles) Ho-nan, (Pinyin) Henan, sheng (province) of north-central China. It has an area of 64,700 square miles (167,700 square …
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CONFUCIANISM
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CHINA 1 — also called Chicom 1, or PRC 1 first Earth satellite orbited by the People's Republic of China. It was launched …
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CH'ENG HAO AND CH'ENG I — born AD 1032, , Honan, China died 1085, Honan born 1033, Honan died 1107, Honan Ch'eng I also spelled (Wade-Giles …
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