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In Chinese, the word "Dong" means "winter" while "Zhi" means "arrival" giving the literal meaning of the festival "the coming of winter". Dongzhi celebrates the winter solstice, usually around December 21 to 23, and is observed on the longest night of the year.
The list also offers a table of correspondences between 2,546 Simplified Chinese characters and 2,574 Traditional Chinese characters, along with other selected variant forms. This table replaced all previous related standards, and provides the authoritative list of characters and glyph shapes for Simplified Chinese in China. The Table ...
The traditional Chinese calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms. [1] Dōngzhì, Tōji, Dongji, Tunji (in Okinawan), or Đông chí (in Vietnamese) is the 22nd solar term, and marks the winter solstice.
These characters are Caiyun Xianzi and the demons Gaoming and Gaojue. Caiyun Xianzi is a disciple of Sanxiao Shengmu ( Zhao Yunxiao , Zhao Qiongxiao , and Zhao Bixiao ). Seeking revenge for the death of Zhao Gongming , together with her teacher, she descended from the mountain to aid Wen Zhong 's army in their attack on Xiqi (the Western Capital).
Chinese baby boy names offer a lot of options for parents, from popular to rare. Check out this list for unique, cool and special ideas for Chinese boy names.
This list of Chinese baby names may help in the decision on what to name your child, whether your're looking for cool names, unique names or popular names. 200 Chinese baby names for boys and ...
The Yiqiejing yinyi (c. 649) is the oldest surviving Chinese dictionary of technical Buddhist terminology, and the archetype for later Chinese bilingual dictionaries.This specialized glossary was compiled by the Tang dynasty lexicographer and monk Xuanying (玄應), who was a translator for the famous pilgrim and Sanskritist monk Xuanzang.
Gong Zhi (鞏志), an adviser to Jin Xuan, the Administrator of Wuling Commandery. He urged his lord to surrender when Zhang Fei attacked Wuling but was ignored. Gong Zhi then killed Jin Xuan and surrendered to Zhang Fei. Liu Bei appointed him as Administrator of Wuling Commandery to replace Jin Xuan.