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wheel / (derog.) Falun Gong practitioner / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
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  *宫* | 宫* | *宫
surname Gong
Tudi Gong, the local tutelary god (in Chinese folk religion)
the eight giants of Tang and Song prose, esp. involved in the Classics movement 古文運動|古文运动, namely: Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈, Liu Zongyuan 柳宗元, Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修, the three Su's 三蘇|三苏, Wang Anshi 王安石, Zeng Gong 曾鞏|曾巩
Gong'an, a county in Jingzhou City 荊州市|荆州市, Hubei
master sleuth / lit. miraculous detective / cf Sherlock Holmes 福爾摩斯|福尔摩斯 or Di Renjie 狄仁傑|狄仁杰
lit. urgent beating of gongs and drums (idiom) / fig. to urgently prepare for an upcoming event
Gong Li (1965–), Chinese actress
to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat / to egg people on or to call them back
opening gong / gong strokes announcing start of opera performance
General Yuchi Gong (585-658), famous military man instrumental in founding the Tang dynasty
Haidilao (aka Hai Di Lao), hot pot restaurant chain founded in Sichuan in 1994
to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat
gong bao chicken / spicy diced chicken
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  *筛* | 筛* | *筛
(bound form) a sieve / to sieve; to sift; to filter / to eliminate through selection / to warm a pot of rice wine (over a fire or in hot water) / to pour (wine or tea) / (dialect) to strike (a gong)
HSK 7-9
(PRC) China Zhi Gong Party, one of the eight legally recognized minor political parties following the direction of the CCP
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  *贡* | 贡* | *贡
surname Gong
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  *锣* | 锣* | *锣
gong / CL:
gongs and drums / Chinese percussion instruments
lit. to beat a gong; fig. to irritate sb / a provocation
to patrol at night, marking the time by sounding clappers or gongs
Di Renjie (607-700), Tang dynasty politician, prime minister under Wu Zetian, subsequently hero of legends / master sleuth Judge Dee, aka Chinese Sherlock Holmes, in novel Three murder cases solved by Judge Dee 狄公案 translated by Dutch sinologist R.H. van Gulik 高羅珮|高罗佩
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  *尧* | 尧* | *尧
surname Yao / Yao or Tang Yao (c. 2200 BC), one of the Five legendary Emperors 五帝, second son of Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾
Yao or Tang Yao (c. 2200 BC), one of Five Legendary Emperors 五帝, second son of Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾
to beat a gong
Li Wei Gong / Duke Li of Wei, official title of Li Jing 李靖
Gong Cha, international franchise selling Taiwan-style milk tea and smoothies etc, established in Kaohsiung in 2006
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  *钲* | 钲* | *钲
gong used to halt troops
Zhu Di, personal name of third Ming Emperor Yongle 永樂|永乐
lit. gong facing gong, drum opposite drum (idiom) / fig. to come together to thrash out the issue face to face
to beat the gong to open a performance
to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat
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  *弓* | 弓* | *弓
surname Gong
Zeng Gong (1019–1083), Song dynasty writer, one of the eight giants 唐宋八大家
Yongle Emperor, reign name of third Ming emperor Zhu Di 朱棣 (1360-1424), reigned 1403-1424, temple name 明成祖
Falun Gong (Chinese spiritual movement founded in 1992, regarded as a cult by the PRC government)
small gong
Gong Zizhen (1792-1841), Chinese man of letters, calligrapher and poet
Five non-Han people, namely: Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴, Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑, Jie , Di , Qiang , esp. in connection with the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 五胡十六國|五胡十六国
Gong county in Yibin 宜賓|宜宾, Sichuan
sound of gong
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  *巩* | 巩* | *巩
surname Gong
to beat a gong
to strike the edge of the gong / (fig.) to stir the pot (i.e. cause or exacerbate a dispute)
Dee Gong An (or Judge Dee's) Cases, 18th century fantasy featuring Tang dynasty politician Di Renjie 狄仁傑|狄仁杰 as master sleuth, translated by R.H. van Gulik as Three Murder Cases Solved by Judge Dee
Lei Gong or Duke of Thunder, the God of Thunder in Chinese mythology
Donatello (c. 1386-1466) / Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi, famous early Renaissance painter and sculptor
to beat the gong to clear the way / (fig.) to pave the way for sth
Di Tang Quan - "Ground-Prone Fist" / "Ground Tumbling Boxing" - Martial Art
gong
Three Murder Cases Solved by Judge Dee, 1949 novel by R.H. van Gulik, featuring Tang Dynasty politician Di Renjie 狄仁傑|狄仁杰 as master sleuth
gongs and drums overture to a Chinese opera / to create a disturbance
to clear a street by banging gongs and shouting loudly (idiom)
to beat a gong / to sound the retreat
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  *狄* | 狄* | *狄
surname Di / generic name for northern ethnic minorities during the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 BC-220 AD)
to sound the night watches (on clappers or gongs, in former times)
to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat / to egg people on or to call them back
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  *邸* | 邸* | *邸
surname Di
the Five Legendary Emperors, usually taken to be the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝, Zhuanxu 顓頊|颛顼, Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾, Tang Yao 唐堯|唐尧 and Yu Shun 虞舜
Zi Gong or Duanmu Ci 端木賜|端木赐 (520 BC-), disciple of Confucius
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  *呯* | 呯* | *呯
(onom.) bang! (gong, gun firing etc)
Di Yi (died 1076 BC), Shang dynasty king, reigned 1101-1076 BC
Di Ku or Emperor Ku, one of the Five Legendary Emperors 五帝, great-grandson of the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝
Gong county in Henan
di-n-propyl ether
(onom.) clang / clank of metal / sound of striking a gong
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  *鞮* | 鞮* | *鞮
surname Di
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  *铮* | 铮* | *铮
clang of metals / small gong
Duanmu Ci (520 BC-446 BC), disciple of Confucius, also known as Zi Gong 子貢|子贡
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  *龚* | 龚* | *龚
surname Gong
Li Hongzhi (1951-), founder of Falun Gong 法輪功|法轮功
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  *翟* | 翟* | *翟
surname Di / variant of , generic name for northern ethnic minorities during the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 BC-220 AD)


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