商纣王
Shāng Zhòu wáng
Pinyin

Definition

商纣王
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Shāng Zhòu wáng
  1. King Zhou of Shang (11th century BC), notorious as a cruel tyrant

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

shāng pǐn
  1. 1 commodity
  2. 2 goods
  3. 3 merchandise
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
Shāng chéng
  1. 1 see 商城縣|商城县[Shāng chéng xiàn]
nu:3 wáng
  1. 1 queen
zhì shāng
  1. 1 IQ (intelligence quotient)
Wáng
  1. 1 surname Wang
wáng zǐ
  1. 1 prince
  2. 2 son of a king
Wáng Fēi
  1. 1 Faye Wong (1969-), Hong Kong pop star and actress
wáng dào
  1. 1 the Way of the King
  2. 2 statecraft
  3. 3 benevolent rule
  4. 4 virtuous as opposed to the Way of Hegemon 霸道
gōng yìng shāng
  1. 1 supplier
quàn shāng
  1. 1 securities dealer
  2. 2 share broker
xié shāng
  1. 1 to consult with
  2. 2 to talk things over
  3. 3 agreement
jūn wáng
  1. 1 sovereign king
Shāng
  1. 1 Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC)
  2. 2 surname Shang
shāng rén
  1. 1 merchant
  2. 2 businessman
shāng wù
  1. 1 commercial affairs
  2. 2 commercial
  3. 3 commerce
  4. 4 business
Shāng wù bù
  1. 1 Department of Trade
  2. 2 Department of Commerce
shāng quān
  1. 1 commercial district
  2. 2 business district
shāng bào
  1. 1 business newspaper
shāng chǎng
  1. 1 shopping mall
  2. 2 shopping center
  3. 3 department store
  4. 4 emporium
  5. 5 CL:家[jiā]
  6. 6 the business world
shāng xué yuàn
  1. 1 business school
  2. 2 university of business studies

Idioms (16)

胜者王侯败者寇
shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě kòu
  1. 1 the winners become princes and marquises; the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom)
  2. 2 history is written by the victors
含商咀徵
hán shāng jǔ zhǐ
  1. 1 permeated with beautiful music (idiom)
商飙徐起
shāng biāo xú qǐ
  1. 1 the autumn breeze comes gently (idiom)
大水冲了龙王庙
dà shuǐ chōng le Lóng Wáng miào
  1. 1 lit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to fail to recognize a familiar person
  3. 3 a dispute between close people who fail to recognize each other
成则为王,败则为寇
chéng zé wéi wáng , bài zé wéi kòu
  1. 1 lit. called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. losers are always in the wrong
擒贼擒王
qín zéi qín wáng
  1. 1 to defeat the enemy by capturing their chief (idiom)
有商有量
yǒu shāng yǒu liàng
  1. 1 to talk things through (idiom)
  2. 2 to have an exchange of views
弃农经商
qì nóng jīng shāng
  1. 1 to abandon farming and become a businessman (idiom)
混世魔王
hùn shì mó wáng
  1. 1 devil incarnate (idiom)
  2. 2 fiend in human form
无奸不商
wú jiān bù shāng
  1. 1 all businessmen are evil (idiom)
王婆卖瓜,自卖自夸
wáng pó mài guā , zì mài zì kuā
  1. 1 every potter praises his own pot (idiom)
  2. 2 all one's geese are swans
王顾左右而言他
wáng gù zuǒ yòu ér yán tā
  1. 1 the king looked left and right and then talked of other things
  2. 2 to digress from the topic of discussion (idiom)
神女有心,襄王无梦
shén nu:3 yǒu xīn , Xiāng Wáng wú mèng
  1. 1 lit. the fairy is willing, but King Xiang doesn't dream (idiom)
  2. 2 (said of a woman's unrequited love)
老王卖瓜,自卖自夸
Lǎo Wáng mài guā , zì mài zì kuā
  1. 1 every potter praises his own pot (idiom)
  2. 2 all one's geese are swans
阎王好见,小鬼难当
Yán wáng hǎo jiàn , xiǎo guǐ nán dāng
  1. 1 lit. standing in front of the King of Hell is easy, but smaller devils are difficult to deal with (idiom)
霸王硬上弓
bà wáng yìng shàng gōng
  1. 1 to force oneself upon sb (idiom)
  2. 2 to rape

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