武王伐纣
Wǔ wáng fá Zhòu
Pinyin

Definition

武王伐纣
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Wǔ wáng fá Zhòu
  1. King Wu of Zhou 周武王[Zhōu Wǔ wáng] overthrows tyrant Zhou of Shang 商紂王|商纣王[Shāng Zhòu wáng]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

伐
fá
  1. 1 to cut down
  2. 2 to fell
  3. 3 to dispatch an expedition against
  4. 4 to attack
  5. 5 to boast
  6. 6 Taiwan pr. [fā]
女王
nu:3 wáng
  1. 1 queen
武将
wǔ jiàng
  1. 1 general
  2. 2 military leader
  3. 3 fierce man
武林
wǔ lín
  1. 1 martial arts (social) circles
武汉
Wǔ hàn
  1. 1 Wuhan city on Changjiang, subprovincial city and capital of Hubei province
武艺
wǔ yì
  1. 1 martial art
  2. 2 military skill
武术
wǔ shù
  1. 1 military skill or technique (in former times)
  2. 2 all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development)
  3. 3 self-defense
  4. 4 tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage)
  5. 5 also called kungfu 功夫
  6. 6 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
王
Wáng
  1. 1 surname Wang
王力宏
Wáng Lì hóng
  1. 1 Wang Lee-Hom (1976-), Taiwanese-American singer
王子
wáng zǐ
  1. 1 prince
  2. 2 son of a king
王菲
Wáng Fēi
  1. 1 Faye Wong (1969-), Hong Kong pop star and actress
王道
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
君王
jūn wáng
  1. 1 sovereign king
国王
guó wáng
  1. 1 king
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
大王
dà wáng
  1. 1 king
  2. 2 magnate
  3. 3 person having expert skill in something
天王
tiān wáng
  1. 1 emperor
  2. 2 god
  3. 3 Hong Xiuquan's self-proclaimed title
  4. 4 see also 洪秀全[Hóng Xiù quán]
威武
wēi wǔ
  1. 1 might
  2. 2 formidable
帝王
dì wáng
  1. 1 regent
  2. 2 monarch
步伐
bù fá
  1. 1 pace
  2. 2 (measured) step
  3. 3 march
武
Wǔ
  1. 1 surname Wu

Idioms (20)

假道伐虢
jiǎ dào fá Guó
  1. 1 to obtain safe passage to conquer the State of Guo
  2. 2 to borrow the resources of an ally to attack a common enemy (idiom)
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
南征北伐
nán zhēng běi fá
  1. 1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
口诛笔伐
kǒu zhū bǐ fá
  1. 1 to condemn in speech and in writing (idiom)
  2. 2 to denounce by word and pen
大张挞伐
dà zhāng tà fá
  1. 1 to launch an all-out attack (idiom)
  2. 2 to roundly condemn
  3. 3 to castigate
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
孔武有力
kǒng wǔ yǒu lì
  1. 1 courageous and strong (idiom)
  2. 2 Herculean (physique etc)
吊民伐罪
diào mín fá zuì
  1. 1 to console the people by punishing the tyrants (idiom)
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
才兼文武
cái jiān wén wǔ
  1. 1 talent in both military and civil field (idiom)
擒贼擒王
qín zéi qín wáng
  1. 1 to defeat the enemy by capturing their chief (idiom)
文武合一
wén wǔ hé yī
  1. 1 civilians and the military (working) hand in hand (idiom)
文武双全
wén wǔ shuāng quán
  1. 1 well versed in letters and military technology (idiom); fine scholar and soldier
  2. 2 master of pen and sword
文治武功
wén zhì wǔ gōng
  1. 1 political and military achievements (idiom)
混世魔王
hùn shì mó wáng
  1. 1 devil incarnate (idiom)
  2. 2 fiend in human form
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)
用武之地
yòng wǔ zhī dì
  1. 1 ample scope for abilities
  2. 2 favorable position for the use of one's skills (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)
穷兵黩武
qióng bīng dú wǔ
  1. 1 to engage in wars of aggression at will (idiom)
  2. 2 militaristic
  3. 3 bellicose

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