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as the time draws near / at the last moment / temporary / interim / ad hoc
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CE (Common Era) / Christian Era / AD (Anno Domini)
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charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *漢* | 漢* | *漢
Han ethnic group / Chinese (language) / the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
(Tw) Christian era / Gregorian calendar / AD (Anno Domini)
Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-8 AD), also called 前漢|前汉, Former Han Dynasty
Three Kingdoms period (220-280) in Chinese history / any of several Three Kingdoms periods in Korean history, esp. from 1st century AD to unification under Silla 新羅|新罗 in 658
fifth year E5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1988 or 2048
Silla, Korean kingdom 57 BC-935 AD / one of the Korean Three Kingdoms from 1st century AD, defeating its rivals Paikche 百濟|百济 and Koguryo 高句麗|高句丽 around 660 in alliance with Tang China / unified Silla 658-935
thirty-second year B8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1955 or 2015
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *狄* | 狄* | *狄
surname Di / generic name for northern ethnic minorities during the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 BC-220 AD)
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 as villains
Tubo or Tufan, old name for Tibet / the Tibetan Tubo dynasty 7th-11th century AD / also pr. [Tu3 fan1]
Goguryeo (37 BC-668 AD), one of the Korean Three Kingdoms
Zilin, Chinese character dictionary with 12,824 entries from ca. 400 AD
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *隋* | 隋* | *隋
the Sui dynasty (581-617 AD) / surname Sui
Roman Empire (27 BC-476 AD)
the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
Titus Livius or Livy (59 BC-17 AD), Roman historian
Lie Zi, Daoist author, said to be early Warring States period 戰國|战国 / Daoist text in eight chapters, said to be by Lie Zi, probably compiled during WeiJin times 魏晉|魏晋 (3rd century AD)
ancient Central Asian city state, flourished in first millennium AD, in modern Aksu 阿克蘇地區|阿克苏地区, Xinjiang
the Franks (Germanic people who arrived in Europe from 600 AD and took over France)
Yang Xiong (53 BC-18 AD), scholar, poet and lexicographer, author of the first Chinese dialect dictionary 方言
reductio ad absurdum
Longkan Shoujian, Chinese character dictionary from 997 AD containing 26,430 entries, with radicals placed into 240 rhyme groups and arranged according to the four tones, and the rest of the characters similarly arranged under each radical
Qin Hui (1090-1155 AD), Song Dynasty official said to have betrayed General Yue Fei 岳飛|岳飞
Yupian, Chinese dictionary compiled by Gu Yewang 顧野王|顾野王 in 6th century AD
Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
Former Han dynasty (206 BC-8 AD), also called 西漢|西汉, Western Han dynasty
Niya, ancient kingdom near Khotan in Xinjiang, 1st century BC-4th century AD
Asanga (Buddhist philosopher, c. 4th century AD)
Nāgārjuna (c. 150-250 AD), Buddhist philosopher
disproof / rebuttal / reductio ad absurdum
Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) / refers to the Western Han and Eastern Han
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)
Qieyun, the first Chinese rime dictionary from 601 AD, containing 11,500 single-character entries
Fuyu county in Songyuan 松原, Jilin / Pu'yo, Korean Buyeo (c. 200 BC-494 AD), ancient kingdom in northeast frontier region of China
Paekche or Baekje (18 BC-660 AD), one of the Korean Three Kingdoms
provincial military governor during the early Republic of China era (1911-1949 AD)
the Xin dynasty (8-23 AD) of Wang Mang 王莽, forming the interregnum between the former and later Han
(army) commander-in-chief (archaic) / provincial military governor and civil administrator during the early Republic of China era (1911-1949 AD)
Gaya, a Korean confederacy of territorial polities in the Nakdong River basin of southern Korea (42-532 AD)
fifty-fifth year E7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1978 or 2038
forty-fifth year E9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1968 or 2028
The Sutra in Forty-two Sections Spoken by the Buddha, the first Chinese Buddhist text, translated in 67 AD by Kasyapa-Matanga 迦葉摩騰|迦叶摩腾 and Gobharana 竺法蘭|竺法兰 (Dharmaraksha)
reductio ad absurdum / arguing by contradiction / also called 反證法|反证法
formal wife of a Xiongnu chief during the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
thirty-first year A7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1954 or 2014
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *埄* | 埄* | *埄
landmark used during the Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD)
four Han commanderies in north Korea 108 BC-c. 300 AD
A Mirror for the Wise Ruler (or Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government), a vast chronological general history, written by 司馬光|司马光 Sima Guang (1019-1089) and collaborators during the Northern Song in 1084, covering the period 403 BC-959 AD, 294 scrolls
Xuantu commandery (108 BC-c. 300 AD), one of four Han dynasty commanderies in north Korea
Titus (1st century AD), Christian missionary, disciple of St. Paul
variant of 扶餘|扶余 Korean: Buyeo (c. 200 BC-494 AD), ancient kingdom in northeast frontier region of China
Tuyuhun, nomadic people related to the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑 / a state in Qinghai in 4th-7th century AD
last years of the Sui dynasty / early 7th century AD
Mani (3rd century AD), Persian prophet and founder of Manichaeism
Wang Mang (45 BC-23 AD), usurped power and reigned 9-23 between the former and later Han
ad hoc / to set up specially
Xiping steles, calligraphic work on carved steles of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 AD)
Liu Xi (late Han, c. 200 AD), possibly the author of 釋名|释名
Maritime Day (July 11th) commemorating the first voyage of Zheng He 鄭和|郑和 in 1405 AD
Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-8 AD), aka 西漢|西汉
Diophantus of Alexandria (3rd century AD), Greek mathematician
Tibetan Tubo Dynasty 7th-11th century AD
Tunmi Sanghuzha (6th century AD), originator of the Tibetan script
joint name for the Han dynasty emperors Aidi (reigned 7-1 BC) and Pingdi (reigned 1 BC - 6 AD)
ad hoc group (tour group with a customized itinerary)
Pu'yo, Korean Buyeo (c. 200 BC-494 AD), ancient kingdom in northeast frontier region of China
Quirinius, governor of Syria (c. 51 BC - AD 21)
Cen Peng (died 35 AD), Chinese general
ad space; ad slot
ad-blocker
Flavius (Roman historian of 1st century AD)
(of a comedian) to seize on something sb has just said or done to make an ad lib joke
slot advertisement / interstitial ad / splash ad
Silla, Korean kingdom 57 BC-935 AD / one of the Korean Three Kingdoms from 1st century AD, defeating its rivals Paikche 百濟|百济 and Koguryo 高句麗|高句丽 around 660 in alliance with Tang China / unified Silla 658-935
Tonyukuk (died c. 724 AD)
Li Jing (570-649 AD), Tang Dynasty general and purported author of "Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang" 唐太宗李衛公問對|唐太宗李卫公问对, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书
Lelang commandery (108 BC-313 AD), one of four Han dynasty commanderies in north Korea
late Han and early Wei (roughly, first half of 3rd century AD)
Wusun kingdom of central Asia (c. 300 BC-300 AD)
Gandhara Kingdom in northwest India, c. 600 BC-11 AD, on Kabul River in Vale of Peshawar
Zhenpan commandery (108 BC-c. 300 AD), one of four Han dynasty commanderies in north Korea
the Qin (221-207 BC) and Han (206 BC-220 AD) dynasties
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *翟* | 翟* | *翟
surname Di / variant of , generic name for northern ethnic minorities during the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 BC-220 AD)
Lintun Commandery (108 BC-c. 300 AD), one of four Han dynasty commanderies in north Korea
(Tw) slot advertisement / interstitial ad / splash ad
Sassanid Empire of Persia (c. 2nd-7th century AD)
Sassanid Empire of Persia (c. 2nd-7th century AD)
Classic on Medical Problems, c. 1st century AD / abbr. for 黃帝八十一難經|黄帝八十一难经
Asuka Period in Japanese history (538-710 AD)
The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Eighty-one Difficulties, medical text, c. 1st century AD


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