SHOU

Meaning of SHOU in English

ˈshō noun

( -s )

Etymology: Chinese (Pekingese) shou 4

: a Chinese character signifying longevity and often used in decoration

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SHOU — Плакать
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SHOU — Кричать
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SHOU — Крик
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SHOU — Громкий крик
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YUN SHOU-P'ING
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SHOU HSING — Pinyin Shou Xing, in Chinese mythology, one of three stellar gods known collectively as Fu-Shou-Lu. He was also called Nan-chi …
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FU-SHOU-LU — Pinyin Fushoulu, in Chinese mythology, a collective term for the three so-called stellar gods, taken from their names: Fu Hsing, …
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CH'EN HUNG-SHOU — born 1598, Chu-chi, Chekiang Province, China died 1652 "A Tall Pine and Taoist Immortal," hanging scroll with self-portrait (bottom centre) …
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SHOU-LAO — [Chinese] The ancient Chinese Taoist god of long life and luck. Shou-lao is the popular name of Shou-xing, the stellar …
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RU SHOU — [Chinese] The messager of the sky-god, similarly to Gou Mang. Ru Shou is associated with the west, autumn and misfortune. …
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ELK — Any of several species of large deer in the genus Cervus , notably the red deer of Europe, the Kashmir …
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SHOUS — plural of shou
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WANG YANG-MING — /wahng" yahng"ming"/ , Wade-Giles, Pinyin. ( Wang Shou-jen, Wang Shouren ) 1472-1529, Chinese scholar and philosopher.
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LU-WANG SCHOOL — /looh"wahng"/ , Philos. See School of Mind . [ after Lu Chin-yüan and Wang Shou-jen, two members of the group …
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POTTERY — one of the oldest and most widespread of the decorative arts, consisting of objects made of clay and hardened with …
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ELK — in Europe, a member of Alces alces, large-hoofed mammals known in North America as the moose (q.v.). The name is …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1996: LITERATURE
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WANG YANG-MING — born 1472, Yu-yao, Chekiang Province, China died 1529, Nan-en, Kiangsi Pinyin Wang Yangming, original name (Wade-Giles romanization) Wang Shou-jen, literary …
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SIX MASTERS OF THE EARLY CH'ING PERIOD
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QIAN ZHONGSHU — born Nov. 21, 1910, Wu-hsi, Kiangsu province, China died Dec. 19, 1998, Peking Wade-Giles romanization Ch'ien Chung-shu Chinese scholar and …
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PA HSIEN — Pinyin Ba Xian, English Eight Immortals heterogeneous group of holy Taoists, each of whom earned the right to immortality and …
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P'AN KU — Pinyin Pan Gu, central figure in Chinese Taoist legends of creation. P'an Ku, the first man, is said to have …
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OU-YANG HSIU — born 1007, Mien-yang, Szechwan, China died 1072, Honan Pinyin Ouyang Xiu, courtesy name (WadeGiles romanization) Yung-shu, literary name Tsui-weng Chinese …
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LU HSING — Pinyin Lu Xing, in Chinese mythology, one of three stellar gods known collectively as Fu-Shou-Lu. He was honoured as a …
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HUAI-NAN — Pinyin Huainan, industrial city, north-central Anhwei sheng (province), China. Until the 20th century Huai-nan was a minor town called T'ien-chia-an, …
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FU HSING — Pinyin Fu Xing, in Chinese mythology, star god of happiness, one of the three stellar divinities known collectively as Fu-Shou-Lu. …
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FA-TSANG — born 643, Ch'ang-an, China died 712, Ch'ang-an Pinyin Fazang, also called Hsien-shou Buddhist monk usually considered to be the founder …
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CHOU — born c. 1154 BC, , China died 1111, China Pinyin Zhou, also called Ti-hsin, or Ti-hsin-shou last sovereign of the …
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AMITAYUR-DHYANA-SUTRA — (Sanskrit: Discourse Concerning Meditation on Amitayus), one of three texts basic to Pure Land Buddhism. Together with the larger and …
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ELK — n. Any of several species of large deer in the genus Cervus , notably the red deer of Europe, the …
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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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