[晋 / 晉, Jìn, ㄐㄧㄣˋ]the Jin dynasties (265-420); the Western Jin 西晉|西晋 (265-316), Eastern Jin 東晉|东晋 (317-420) and Later Jin dynasty (936-946); abbr. for Shanxi province 山西#8098[Add to Longdo]
[九州, Jiǔ zhōu, ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄡ]division of China during earliest dynasties; fig. ancient China; Kyūshū, southernmost of Japan's four major islands#21810[Add to Longdo]
[五代, wǔ dài, ㄨˇ ㄉㄞˋ]Five dynasties (in different contexts, from mythology through to Han and the interregnum between Han and Tang); the five dynasties forming the interregnum between Tang and Song (936-947) - namely Later Liang 后梁, Later Tang 后唐, Later Jin 后晋, Later Han 后汉, #29185[Add to Longdo]
[拓跋, Tuò bá, ㄊㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄚˊ]branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鮮卑 nomadic people, founders of Wei 北魏 of the Northern Dynasties (386-534); also written 拓拔#29274[Add to Longdo]
[花木兰 / 花木蘭, Huā Mù lán, ㄏㄨㄚ ㄇㄨˋ ㄌㄢˊ]Hua Mulan, legendary woman warrior (c. fifth century), Northern dynasties folk hero recorded in Sui and Tang literature#36217[Add to Longdo]
[南朝, nán cháo, ㄋㄢˊ ㄔㄠˊ]southern dynasty; the six southern dynasties (317-589), namely Wu 吳|吴, Eastern Jin 東晉|东晋, Song 宋|宋, Qi 齊|齐, Liang 梁, Chen 陳|陈; common term for Southern Song, Qi, Liang and Chen dynasties of 5th and 6th century#36632[Add to Longdo]
[刘裕 / 劉裕, Liú yù, ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄩˋ]Liu Yu, founder of Song of the Southern dynasties 劉宋|刘宋, broke away from Eastern Jin in 420, reigned as Emperor Wudi of Song 宋武帝#39695[Add to Longdo]
[李煜, Lǐ Yù, ㄌㄧˇ ㄩˋ]Li Yu (c. 937-978), given name of the final ruler of Tang of the Southern dynasties Li Houzhu 李後主|李后主, a renowned poet#55362[Add to Longdo]
[东魏 / 東魏, Dōng Wèi, ㄉㄨㄥ ㄨㄟˋ]Eastern Wei of the Northern dynasties (534-550), formed from the break-up of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏#60361[Add to Longdo]
[旧唐书 / 舊唐書, Jiù Táng shū, ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄊㄤˊ ㄕㄨ]History of the Early Tang Dynasty, sixteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Liu Xu 劉昫|刘昫 in 945 during Later Jin 後晉|后晋 of the Five Dynasties, 200 scrolls#63033[Add to Longdo]
[宋书 / 宋書, Sòng shū, ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄨ]History of Song of the Southern dynasties 南朝宋 or Liu Song 劉宋|刘宋, sixth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Shen Yue 沈約 in 488 during Liang of the Southern dynasties 南朝梁, 100 scrolls; (not to be confused with 宋史)#72561[Add to Longdo]
[朱温 / 朱溫, Zhū Wēn, ㄓㄨ ㄨㄣ]Zhu Wen (852-912), military governor 節度使 at the end of Tang, founder of Later Liang of the Five Dynasties (907-923); also called 后梁太祖#83414[Add to Longdo]
[五代史, Wǔ dài shǐ, ㄨˇ ㄉㄞˋ ㄕˇ]History of the Five Dynasties, eighteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Xue Juzheng 薛居正 in 974 during Northern Song 北宋, 150 scrolls#95125[Add to Longdo]
[顾恺之 / 顧愷之, Gù Kǎi zhī, ㄍㄨˋ ㄎㄞˇ ㄓ]Gu Kaizhi or Ku K'aichih (346-407), famous painter of Eastern Jin dynasty, one of the Four Great Painters of the Six dynasties 六朝四大家#105717[Add to Longdo]
[南史, Nán shǐ, ㄋㄢˊ ㄕˇ]History of the Southern Dynasties, fourteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Li Yanshou 李延壽|李延寿 in 659 during Tang dynasty, 80 scrolls#119482[Add to Longdo]
[南朝宋, Nán cháo Sòng, ㄋㄢˊ ㄔㄠˊ ㄙㄨㄥˋ]Song of the Southern dynasties (420-479), with capital at Nanjing; also known as Liu Song 劉宋|刘宋#130641[Add to Longdo]
[きんぶん, kinbun](n) Chinese bronze inscriptions; type of lettering used on metal objects, especially in China during the Yin and Zhou dynasties[Add to Longdo]
[とうてつ, toutetsu](n) (1) (arch) tao-tie (mythological Chinese creature engraved on bronzeware during the Shang & Zhou dynasties); (2) (used as a metaphor for a) brutal person; (3) coveting of wealth (property, etc.)[Add to Longdo]