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  *当* | 当* | *当
(onom.) dong / ding dong (bell)
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Dong District or Dongqu, a district of Panzhihua City 攀枝花市, Sichuan
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  *东* | 东* | *东
surname Dong
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  *云* | 云* | *云
surname Yun / short name for Yunnan 雲南|云南
Chow Yun-Fat (1955-), Hong Kong TV and film star
(onom.) ding dong / jingling of bells / clanking sound
Yun'an, a district of Yunfu City 雲浮市|云浮市, Guangdong
Ma Yun (1964-), aka Jack Ma, Chinese billionaire businessman, co-founder of Alibaba 阿里巴巴
Dong'an, a district of Mudanjiang City 牡丹江市, Heilongjiang
Liu Bei's five great generals in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, namely: Guan Yu 關羽|关羽, Zhang Fei 張飛|张飞, Zhao Yun 趙雲|赵云, Ma Chao 馬超|马超, Huang Zhong 黃忠|黄忠
forest of apricot trees / (fig.) honorific term for fine doctor (cf Dr Dong Feng 董奉, 3rd century AD, asked his patients to plant apricot trees instead of paying fees)
(idiom) Zhu Yun breaks the railing (Zhu Yun was a Han Dynasty official who accused the emperor's tutor of corruption, and when sentenced to death, clung to the palace hall railing so fiercely while demanding justice that he broke it); (fig.) to speak the truth with unwavering courage; to admonish fearlessly / also pr. [zhu1yun2-she2jian4]
Kaili, a county-level city in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州, Guizhou
Danzhai, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州, Guizhou
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
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  *盾* | 盾* | *盾
shield (CL:) / (currency) Vietnamese dong / currency unit of several countries (Indonesian rupiah, Dutch gulden etc)
Treatise 134 BC by Han dynasty philosopher Dong Zhongshu 董仲舒
courtesy name of Zhao Yun 趙雲|赵云, general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Dong'an, a county in Yongzhou City 永州市, Hunan
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  *冬* | 冬* | *冬
surname Dong
Tianzhu, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州, Guizhou
Dong Zhuo (-192), top general of late Han, usurped power in 189, murdered empress dowager and child emperor, killed in 192 by Lü Bu 呂布|吕布
(onom.) ding dong / jingling of bells / clanking sound
Dong opera
(onom.) ding dong / jingling of bells / clanking sound
(onom.) ding dong
Congjiang, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州, Guizhou
Dong ethnic group
Huangping, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州, Guizhou
forgetting the fate of Ding and Dong (idiom) / unheeding the lessons of the past
people of the Dong ethnic minority
Taijiang, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州, Guizhou
Shibing, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州, Guizhou
Dong Feng, doctor during Three Kingdoms period, famous for refusing fees and requesting that his patients plant apricot trees instead
Chen Yun (1905-1995), communist leader and economist
lit. Dong Shi imitates Xi Shi's frown (idiom) / fig. to mimick sb's idiosyncrasies but make a fool of oneself
Gao Yun (died 409) emperor of Northern or Later Yan dynasty
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  *恽* | 恽* | *恽
surname Yun
Sansui, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州, Guizhou
Cengong, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州, Guizhou
(onom.) ding dong / jingling of bells / clanking sound
Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County, in Liuzhou City 柳州市, Guangxi
(onom.) ding dong / jingling of bells / clanking sound
Zhijiang Dong Autonomous County, in Huaihua City 懷化市|怀化市, Hunan
Shanghai Y-10 / Yun-10 commercial jet aircraft
Notes on a Minutely Observed Thatched Hut by Ji Yun 紀昀|纪昀, novel of the supernatural / The Thatched Study of Close Scrutiny
Yun County or Yunxian, a county in Lincang City 臨滄市|临沧市, Yunnan
Majiang, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州, Guizhou
Rongjiang, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州, Guizhou
Yuping Dong Autonomous County, in Tongren City 銅仁市|铜仁市, Guizhou
Dong Zhongshu (179-104 BC), philosopher influential in establishing Confucianism as the established system of values of former Han dynasty
Dong'e, a county in Liaocheng City 聊城市, Shandong
Dong Biwu (1886-1975), one of the founders of the Chinese communist party
Zhao Yun (-229), general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Luxuriant Dew of the Spring and Autumn Annals, ideological tract by Han dynasty political philosopher Dong Zhongshu 董仲舒
Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County, in Huaihua City 懷化市|怀化市, Hunan
Liping, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州, Guizhou
Jianhe, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州, Guizhou
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  *董* | 董* | *董
surname Dong
Ji Yun (1724-1805), Qing Dynasty writer, author of supernatural novel Notes on a Minutely Observed Thatched Hut 閱微草堂筆記|阅微草堂笔记
Diaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女, in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓 to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu 呂布|吕布
Xinhuang Dong Autonomous County, in Huaihua City 懷化市|怀化市, Hunan
lit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書|汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve.
Vietnamese dong (currency)
Tongdao Dong Autonomous County, in Huaihua City 懷化市|怀化市, Hunan
Leishan, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州, Guizhou
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  *侗* | 侗* | *侗
Dong ethnic group
Yun Poseon (1897-1990), South Korean Democratic party politician, mayor of Seoul from 1948, president 1960-1962
Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, in Guizhou Province 貴州省|贵州省
Zhenyuan, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州, Guizhou
Jinping, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州, Guizhou
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
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  *妘* | 妘* | *妘
surname Yun / (used in given names, mostly female names)


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