魏源
Wèi Yuán
Pinyin

Definition

魏源
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Wèi Yuán
  1. Wei Yuan (1794-1857), Qing dynasty thinker, historian and scholar

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

来源
lái yuán
  1. 1 source (of information etc)
  2. 2 origin
源于
yuán yú
  1. 1 has its origins in
财源
cái yuán
  1. 1 financial resources
  2. 2 source of revenue
资源
Zī yuán
  1. 1 Ziyuan county in Guilin 桂林[Guì lín], Guangxi
来源于
lái yuán yú
  1. 1 to originate in
光源
guāng yuán
  1. 1 light source
婺源
Wù yuán
  1. 1 Wuyuan county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi
左右逢源
zuǒ yòu féng yuán
  1. 1 lit. to strike water right and left (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to turn everything into gold
  3. 3 to have everything going one's way
  4. 4 to benefit from both sides
本源
běn yuán
  1. 1 origin
  2. 2 source
根源
gēn yuán
  1. 1 origin
  2. 2 root (cause)
桃源
Táo yuán
  1. 1 Taoyuan county in Changde 常德[Cháng dé], Hunan
  2. 2 Taoyuan township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan
桃花源
táo huā yuán
  1. 1 the Peach Blossom Spring, a hidden land of peace and prosperity
  2. 2 utopia
水源
shuǐ yuán
  1. 1 water source
  2. 2 water supply
  3. 3 headwaters of a river
河源
Hé yuán
  1. 1 Heyuan prefecture-level city in Guangdong
渊源
yuān yuán
  1. 1 origin
  2. 2 source
  3. 3 relationship
源
yuán
  1. 1 root
  2. 2 source
  3. 3 origin
源代码
yuán dài mǎ
  1. 1 source code (computing)
源泉
yuán quán
  1. 1 fountainhead
  2. 2 well-spring
  3. 3 water source
  4. 4 fig. origin
源源不断
yuán yuán bù duàn
  1. 1 a steady flow (idiom); an unending stream
源码
yuán mǎ
  1. 1 source code (computing)

Idioms (10)

围魏救赵
wéi Wèi jiù Zhào
  1. 1 lit. to besiege 魏[Wèi] and rescue 趙|赵[Zhào] (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the home base of the besiegers
左右逢源
zuǒ yòu féng yuán
  1. 1 lit. to strike water right and left (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to turn everything into gold
  3. 3 to have everything going one's way
  4. 4 to benefit from both sides
源源不断
yuán yuán bù duàn
  1. 1 a steady flow (idiom); an unending stream
源远流长
yuán yuǎn liú cháng
  1. 1 lit. source is distant and the flow is long (idiom); fig. sth goes back to the dim and distant past
  2. 2 a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then
究其根源
jiū qí gēn yuán
  1. 1 to trace something to its source (idiom)
药食同源
yào shí tóng yuán
  1. 1 lit. food and medicine come from the same source (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. there is no clear-cut distinction between food and medicine
财源滚滚
cái yuán gǔn gǔn
  1. 1 profits pouring in from all sides (idiom)
  2. 2 raking in money
  3. 3 bonanza
开源节流
kāi yuán jié liú
  1. 1 lit. to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom); to increase income and save on spending
  2. 2 to broaden the sources of income and economize on expenditure
饮水思源
yǐn shuǐ sī yuán
  1. 1 lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring
  2. 2 Don't forget where your happiness come from.
  3. 3 Be grateful for all your blessings!
饮流怀源
yǐn liú huái yuán
  1. 1 lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring
  2. 2 Don't forget where your happiness come from.
  3. 3 Be grateful for all your blessings!

Sample Sentences