商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 wang2] Chinese English dictionary 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 wang2] translate 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 wang2] pinyin

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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
商紂王 Shāng Zhòu Wáng	商紂王 \| 商紂王* \| *商紂王	King Zhou of Shang (11th century BC), notorious as a cruel tyrant	商纣王

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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
紂 Zhòu	紂 \| 紂* \| *紂	Zhou, pejorative name given posthumously to the last king of the Shang dynasty, King Zhou of Shang 商紂王｜商纣王 (the name refers to a crupper 紂｜纣, the piece of horse tack most likely to be soiled by the horse)	纣


助紂為虐 zhù Zhòuwéinüè	助紂為虐 \| 助紂為虐* \| *助紂為虐	lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商紂王｜商纣王 in his oppression (idiom) / fig. to take the side of the evildoer / giving succor to the enemy	助纣为虐


武王伐紂 Wǔwángfá Zhòu	武王伐紂 \| 武王伐紂* \| *武王伐紂	King Wu of Zhou 周武王 overthrows tyrant Zhou of Shang 商紂王｜商纣王	武王伐纣


炮烙 páoluò	炮烙 \| 炮烙* \| *炮烙	form of torture said to have been used by King Zhou of Shang 商紂王｜商纣王 in which the victim was forced onto a bronze pillar heated by a fire

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