| 唐太宗李卫公问对 |
Táng Tài zōng Lǐ Wèi Gōng Wèn duì |
"Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang", military treatise attributed to Li Jing 李靖 and one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书 |
| 唐 |
Táng |
Tang dynasty (618-907) / surname Tang |
| 唐 |
táng |
to exaggerate / empty / in vain / old variant of 螗 |
| 唐太宗 |
Táng Tài zōng |
Emperor Taizong of Tang, reign name of second Tang emperor Li Shimin 李世民 (599-649), reigned 626-649 |
| 太 |
tài |
highest / greatest / too (much) / very / extremely |
| 太宗 |
Tài zōng |
posthumous name given to the second emperor of a dynasty / King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367-1422), reigned 1400-1418 |
| 宗 |
Zōng |
surname Zong |
| 宗 |
zōng |
school / sect / purpose / model / ancestor / clan / to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work) / classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs |
| 李 |
Lǐ |
surname Li |
| 李 |
lǐ |
plum |
| 李卫公 |
Lǐ Wèi gōng |
Li Wei Gong / Duke Li of Wei, official title of Li Jing 李靖 |
| 卫 |
Wèi |
surname Wei / vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066-221 BC), located in present-day Henan and Hebei Provinces |
| 卫 |
wèi |
to guard / to protect / to defend / abbr. for 卫生, hygiene / health / abbr. for 卫生间, toilet |
| 公 |
gōng |
public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal) |
| 问 |
wèn |
to ask; to inquire |
| 对 |
duì |
right; correct / towards; at; for / concerning; regarding / to treat (sb a certain way) / to face / (bound form) opposite; facing; matching / to match together; to adjust / to fit; to suit / to answer; to reply / to add; to pour in (a fluid) / to check; to compare / classifier: couple; pair |