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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
草 cǎo	草 \| 草* \| *草	grass / straw / manuscript / draft (of a document) / careless / rough / CL: 棵, 撮, 株, 根	HSK 2


三国演义 Sānguó Yǎnyì	三国演义 \| 三国演义* \| *三国演义	Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong 羅貫中｜罗贯中, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, a fictional account of the Three Kingdoms at the break-up of the Han around 200 AD, portraying Liu Bei's 劉備｜刘备 Shu Han 蜀漢｜蜀汉 as heroes and Cao Cao's 曹操 Wei 魏 as villains	三國演義


曹操 Cáo Cāo	曹操 \| 曹操* \| *曹操	Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei 曹魏, father of Emperor Cao Pi 曹丕 / the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義｜三国演义


上下五千年 Shàngxià Wǔ Qiānnián	上下五千年 \| 上下五千年* \| *上下五千年	Tales from 5000 Years of Chinese History in three volumes by Cao Yuzhang 曹餘章｜曹余章


曹雪芹 Cáo Xuěqín	曹雪芹 \| 曹雪芹* \| *曹雪芹	Cao Xueqin (c. 1715-c. 1764), accepted author of A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢｜红楼梦


赤壁之战 Chìbìzhī Zhàn	赤壁之战 \| 赤壁之战* \| *赤壁之战	Battle of Redcliff of 208 at Chibi in Huangzhou district 黃州區｜黄州区 of Huanggang city 黃岡｜黄冈, a decisive defeat of Cao Cao 曹操 at the hands of southern kingdom of Wu / famous episode in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義｜三国演义	赤壁之戰


说曹操曹操就到 shuō Cáo Cāo Cáo Cāojiùdào	说曹…就到 \| 说曹…就到* \| *说曹…就到	lit. speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives / fig. speak of the devil and he doth appear	說曹操曹操就到


司马昭 Sīmǎ Zhāo	司马昭 \| 司马昭* \| *司马昭	Sima Zhao (211-265), military general and statesman of Cao Wei 曹魏	司馬昭


操 cāo	操 \| 操* \| *操	to grasp / to hold / to operate / to manage / to control / to steer / to exercise / to drill (practice) / to play / to speak (a language)


肏 cào	肏 \| 肏* \| *肏	to fuck (vulgar)


红楼梦 Hónglóu Mèng	红楼梦 \| 红楼梦* \| *红楼梦	A Dream of Red Mansions (first completed edition 1791) by Cao Xueqin 曹雪芹, one of the four great novels	紅樓夢


槽 cáo	槽 \| 槽* \| *槽	trough / manger / groove / channel / (Tw) (computing) hard drive	HSK 7-9


萧规曹随 Xiāoguī Cáosuí	萧规曹随 \| 萧规曹随* \| *萧规曹随	lit. Xiao's 蕭何｜萧何 governance followed by Cao 曹參｜曹参 (idiom) / fig. to strictly adhere to the policies of the predecessor / to follow precedent	蕭規曹隨


汉献帝 Hàn Xiàndì	汉献帝 \| 汉献帝* \| *汉献帝	Emperor Xian of Han (181-234), the final Han emperor, set up by Dong Zhuo 董卓, reigned 189-220, forced to abdicate 220 by Cao Pi 曹丕	漢獻帝


六朝四大家 Liù Cháo Sì Dàjiā	六朝四大家 \| 六朝四大家* \| *六朝四大家	Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties, namely: Cao Buxing 曹不興｜曹不兴, Gu Kaizhi 顧愷之｜顾恺之, Lu Tanwei 陸探微｜陆探微 and Zhang Sengyou 張僧繇｜张僧繇


司马懿 Sīmǎ Yì	司马懿 \| 司马懿* \| *司马懿	Sima Yi (179-251), warlord under Cao Cao and subsequently founder of the Jin dynasty	司馬懿


庞德 Páng Dé	庞德 \| 庞德* \| *庞德	Pang De (-219), general of Cao Wei at the start of the Three Kingdoms period, victor over Guan Yu 關羽｜关羽 / Pound (name) / Ezra Pound (1885-1972), American poet and translator	龐德


魏国 Wèiguó	魏国 \| 魏国* \| *魏国	Wei State (407-225 BC), one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄｜战国七雄 / Wei State or Cao Wei 曹魏 (220-265), the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms	魏國


周瑜打黄盖 Zhōu Yúdǎ Huáng Gài	周瑜打黄盖 \| 周瑜打黄盖* \| *周瑜打黄盖	fig. with the connivance of both sides / fig. by mutual consent / cf Wu patriot Huang Gai submits to mock beating at the hands of General Zhou Yu to deceive Cao Cao 曹操 before the 208 battle of Redcliff 赤壁之戰｜赤壁之战	周瑜打黃蓋


漕 cáo	漕 \| 漕* \| *漕	to transport (esp. grain) by water / (literary) watercourse; canal


程昱 Chéng Yù	程昱 \| 程昱* \| *程昱	Cheng Yu (141-220), advisor to General Cao Cao 曹操 during the Three Kingdoms era


草 cǎo	草 \| 草* \| *草	variant of 草	艸 HSK 2


幸甚至哉 xìngshènzhìzāi	幸甚至哉 \| 幸甚至哉* \| *幸甚至哉	filled with joy (quotation from poems by Cao Cao 曹操)


曹植 Cáo Zhí	曹植 \| 曹植* \| *曹植	Cao Zhi (192-232), son of Cao Cao 曹操, noted poet and calligrapher


王肃 Wáng Sù	王肃 \| 王肃* \| *王肃	Wang Su (c. 195-256), classical scholar of Cao Wei dynasty, believed to have forged several classical texts	王肅


魏 Wèi	魏 \| 魏* \| *魏	surname Wei / name of a vassal state of the Zhou dynasty from 661 BC in Shanxi, one of the Seven Hero Warring States / Wei state, founded by Cao Cao 曹操, one of the Three Kingdoms after the Han dynasty / the Wei dynasty 221–265 / Wei Prefecture or Wei County at various times in history


嘈 cáo	嘈 \| 嘈* \| *嘈	bustling / tumultuous / noisy


魏文帝 Wèi Wéndì	魏文帝 \| 魏文帝* \| *魏文帝	Cao Pi 曹丕, emperor of Wei 220-226


曹魏 Cáo Wèi	曹魏 \| 曹魏* \| *曹魏	Cao Wei, the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms, established as a dynasty in 220 by Cao Pi 曹丕, son of Cao Cao, replaced by Jin dynasty in 265


曹 Cáo	曹 \| 曹* \| *曹	surname Cao / Zhou Dynasty vassal state


曹 cáo	曹 \| 曹* \| *曹	class or grade / generation / plaintiff and defendant (old) / government department (old)


官渡之战 Guāndùzhī Zhàn	官渡之战 \| 官渡之战* \| *官渡之战	Battle of Guandu of 199 that established Cao Cao's 曹操 domination over north China, at Guandu (near modern 許昌｜许昌 in north Henan)	官渡之戰


曹县 Cáoxiàn	曹县 \| 曹县* \| *曹县	Cao county in Heze 菏澤｜菏泽, Shandong	曹縣


螬 cáo	螬 \| 螬* \| *螬	used in 蠐螬｜蛴螬


曹冲 Cáo Chōng	曹冲 \| 曹冲* \| *曹冲	Cao Chong (196-208), son of Cao Cao 曹操	曹沖


汉贼不两立 Hànzéibùliǎnglì	汉贼不两立 \| 汉贼不两立* \| *汉贼不两立	lit. Shu Han 蜀漢｜蜀汉 and Cao Wei 曹魏 cannot coexist (idiom) / fig. two enemies cannot live under the same sky / (former KMT slogan against CCP) "gentlemen and thieves cannot coexist"	漢賊不兩立


曹丕 Cáo Pī	曹丕 \| 曹丕* \| *曹丕	Cao Pi (187-226), second son of Cao Cao 曹操, king then emperor of Cao Wei 曹魏 from 220, ruled as Emperor Wen 魏文帝, also a noted calligrapher


高平市 Gāopíng Shì	高平市 \| 高平市* \| *高平市	Gaoping, a county-level city in Jincheng City 晉城市｜晋城市, Shanxi / Cao Bang, a city in northern Vietnam


生石灰 shēngshíhuī	生石灰 \| 生石灰* \| *生石灰	calcium oxide CaO / quicklime


鄵 Cào	鄵 \| 鄵* \| *鄵	ancient place name (between present-day Xinzheng County 新鄭｜新郑 and Lushan County 魯山｜鲁山, Henan)


钟繇 Zhōng Yáo	钟繇 \| 钟繇* \| *钟繇	Zhong Yao (151-230), minister of Cao Wei 曹魏 and noted calligrapher, said to have developed the regular script 楷書｜楷书	鍾繇


身在曹营心在汉 shēnzài Cáoyíngxīnzài Hàn	身在…在汉 \| 身在…在汉* \| *身在…在汉	live in Cao camp but have the heart in Han camp (idiom) / to be somewhere while longing to be somewhere else	身在曹營心在漢


三曹 Sān Cáo	三曹 \| 三曹* \| *三曹	the Three Caos (Cao Cao 曹操 and his sons Cao Pi 曹丕 and Cao Zhi 曹植), who established the Wei or Cao Wei dynasty 曹魏, and were all three noted poets and calligraphers


氧化钙 yǎnghuàgài	氧化钙 \| 氧化钙* \| *氧化钙	calcium oxide, CaO / (slang) (used as a substitute for 肏, since CaO resembles cào)	氧化鈣


糙 cāo	糙 \| 糙* \| *糙	rough / coarse (in texture)


曹参 Cáo Cān	曹参 \| 曹参* \| *曹参	Cao Can (-190 BC), second chancellor of Han Dynasty, contributed to its founding by fighting on Liu Bang's 劉邦｜刘邦 side during the Chu-Han Contention 楚漢戰爭｜楚汉战争 / also pr. [Cao2 Shen1]	曹參


曹禺 Cáo Yú	曹禺 \| 曹禺* \| *曹禺	Cao Yu (1910-1997), PRC dramatist


曹余章 Cáo Yúzhāng	曹余章 \| 曹余章* \| *曹余章	Cao Yuzhang (1924-1996), modern writer and publisher, author of Tales from 5000 Years of Chinese History 上下五千年	曹餘章


艹 cǎo	艹 \| 艹* \| *艹	grass radical 草字頭兒｜草字头儿


曹刚川 Cáo Gāngchuān	曹刚川 \| 曹刚川* \| *曹刚川	Cao Gangchuan (1935-), former artillery officer, senior PRC politician and army leader	曹剛川


曹锟 Cáo Kūn	曹锟 \| 曹锟* \| *曹锟	Cao Kun (1862-1938), one of the Northern Warlords	曹錕


曹不兴 Cáo Bùxīng	曹不兴 \| 曹不兴* \| *曹不兴	Cao Buxing or Ts'ao Pu-hsing (active c. 210-250), famous semilegendary painter, one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家	曹不興


荀彧 Xún Yù	荀彧 \| 荀彧* \| *荀彧	Xun Yu (163-212), brilliant strategist, advisor of Cao Cao in Three Kingdoms


长坂坡七进七出 chángbǎnpōqījìnqīchū	长坂…七出 \| 长坂…七出* \| *长坂…七出	famous scene in Romance of the Three Kingdoms in which Zhao Yun 趙雲｜赵云 charges seven times through the ranks of Cao Cao's armies	長坂坡七進七出


蓸 cáo	蓸 \| 蓸* \| *蓸	(a kind of herb)


懆 cǎo	懆 \| 懆* \| *懆	anxious / sad


曹靖华 Cáo Jìnghuá	曹靖华 \| 曹靖华* \| *曹靖华	Cao Jinghua (1897-1987), translator from Russian, professor of Peking University and essayist	曹靖華


操 cāo	操 \| 操* \| *操	old variant of 操	撡


操 cào	操 \| 操* \| *操	variant of 肏


艚 cáo	艚 \| 艚* \| *艚	seagoing junk


草 cào	草 \| 草* \| *草	variant of 肏

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