[精卫填海 / 精衛填海, Jīng wèi tián hǎi, ㄐㄧㄥ ㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄞˇ]lit. mythical bird Jingwei tries to fill the ocean with stones (成语 saw); futile ambition; task of Sisyphus; determination in the face of impossible odds#116718[Add to Longdo]
[卫奕信 / 衛奕信, Wèi yì xìn, ㄨㄟˋ ㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋ]David Clive Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn (1935-), British diplomat and China expert, Governor of Hong Kong 1986-1992#135722[Add to Longdo]
[近卫文麿 / 近衛文麿, Jìn wèi Wén mǒ, ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄣˊ ㄇㄛˇ]Prince KONOE Fumimaro (1891-), Japanese nobleman and militarist politician, prime minister 1937-1939 and 1940-1941#319663[Add to Longdo]
[えじ;えいし, eji ; eishi](n) (1) soldiers of the ritsuryo system that guarded gates of the imperial palace, the court, etc.; (2) term used in error to refer to young men that were made to do forced labour in the ritsuryo system; (3) guards originally stationed at the grand shrine at Ise and shrine at Atsuta, Nagoya to protect the officials there[Add to Longdo]