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surname Song; the Song dynasty (960-1279); also Song of the Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479)

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北宋 北宋 bei3 song4
the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127)

北宋四大部书 北宋四大部書 bei3 song4 si4 da4 bu4 shu1
Four great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of the Taiping era (978) 太平廣記|太平广记, Imperial readings of the Taiping era 太平御覽|太平御览, Prime tortoise of the record bureau 冊府元龜|册府元龟, Finest blossoms in the garden of literature 文苑英華

仿宋 仿宋 fang3 song4
imitation Song dynasty typeface; Fangsong font

杰瑞·宋飞 傑瑞·宋飛 jie2 rui4 - song4 fei1
Jerry Seinfeld

两宋 兩宋 liang3 song4
the Song dynasty (960-1279); refers to the Northern (960-1127) and Southern Song (1128-1279)

刘宋 劉宋 liu2 song4
Song of the Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479), with capital at Nanjing

刘宋时代 劉宋時代 liu2 song4 shi2 dai4
Song of the Southern dynasties (420-479), with capital at Nanjing

罗宋汤 羅宋湯 luo2 song4 tang1
borscht, a traditional beetroot soup

吕宋岛 呂宋島 lv3 song4 dao3
Luzon Island, north Philippines

吕宋海峡 呂宋海峽 lv3 song4 hai3 xia2
Luzon Strait between Taiwan and Luzon Island (Philippines)

南朝宋 南朝宋 nan2 chao2 song4
Song of the Southern dynasties (420-479), with capital at Nanjing; also known as Liu Song 劉宋|刘宋

南宋 南宋 nan2 song4
the Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)

宋白 宋白 song4 bai2
Song Bai (936-1012), Northern Song literary man

宋朝 宋朝 song4 chao2
Song Dynasty (960-1279); also Song of Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479)

宋楚瑜 宋楚瑜 song4 chu3 yu2
James Soong (1942-), Taiwanese politician expelled from Guomindang in 2000 when he founded People First Party 親民黨|亲民党

宋慈 宋慈 song4 ci2
Song Ci (1186-1249), Southern Song lawyer, editor of Record of Washed Grievances 洗冤集錄|洗冤集录 (1247), said to be the world's first legal forensic text

宋代 宋代 song4 dai4
Song dynasty (960-1279)

宋干节 宋干節 song4 gan1 jie2
Songkran (Thai New Year festival)

宋徽宗 宋徽宗 song4 hui1 zong1
Emperor Huizong (Song Dynasty)

宋江 宋江 song4 jiang1
Song Jiang, a principal hero of the novel Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传

宋教仁 宋教仁 song4 jiao4 ren2
Song Jiaoren (1882-1913), politician of the revolutionary party involved in the 1911 Xinhai revolution, murdered in Shanghai in 1913

宋濂 宋濂 song4 lian2
Song Lian (1310-1381), Ming dynasty writer, historian and politician

宋美龄 宋美齡 song4 mei3 ling2
Soong Mei-ling (1898-2003), Chiang Kai-shek's second wife

宋祁 宋祁 song4 qi2
Song Qi (998-1061), Song dynasty poet and writer, coauthor of History of the Later Tang Dynasty 新唐書|新唐书

宋庆龄 宋慶齡 song4 qing4 ling2
Song Qingling or Rosemonde Soong (1893-1981), wife of Sun Yat-sen 孫中山|孙中山

宋任穷 宋任窮 song4 ren4 qiong2
Song Renqiong (1909-2005), general of the People's Liberation Army

宋史 宋史 song4 shi3
History of the Song Dynasty, twentieth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, composed under Toktoghan 脫脫|脱脱 in 1345 during the Yuan Dynasty 元, 496 scrolls; (not to be confused with 宋書|宋书)

宋书 宋書 song4 shu1
History of Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋 or Liu Song 劉宋|刘宋, sixth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Shen Yue 沈約|沈约 in 488 during Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁, 100 scrolls; (not to be confused with 宋史)

宋四大书 宋四大書 song4 si4 da4 shu1
Four great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of the Taiping era (978) 太平廣記|太平广记, Imperial readings of the Taiping era 太平御覽|太平御览, Prime tortoise of the record bureau 冊府元龜|册府元龟, Finest blossoms in the garden of literature 文苑英華

宋四家 宋四家 song4 si4 jia1
four famous Song calligraphers, namely: Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼, Huang Tingjian 黃庭堅|黄庭坚, Mi Fu 米芾 and Cai Xiang 蔡襄

宋太祖 宋太祖 song4 tai4 zu3
Emperor Taizu of Song, posthumous title of the founding Song emperor Zhao Kuangyin 趙匡胤|赵匡胤 (927-976), reigned from 960

宋体 宋體 song4 ti3
Mincho; Song font

宋武帝 宋武帝 song4 wu3 di4
Emperor Wu of Song (363-422), personal name Liu Yu 劉裕|刘裕, founder of Song of the Southern dynasties 劉宋|刘宋, broke away from Eastern Jin in 420, reigned 420-422

宋武帝刘裕 宋武帝劉裕 song4 wu3 di4 liu2 yu4
Liu Yu, founder of Southern dynasty Song 劉宋|刘宋, broke away from Eastern Jin in 420

宋襄公 宋襄公 song4 xiang1 gong1
Duke Xiang of Song (reigned 650-637 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸

宋祖英 宋祖英 song4 zu3 ying1
Song Zuying (1966-), Chinese folk music singer

唐宋 唐宋 tang2 song4
the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties

唐宋八大家 唐宋八大家 tang2 song4 ba1 da4 jia1
Eight Giants of Tang and Song prose, esp. involved in the Classics movement 古文運動|古文运动, namely: Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈, Liu Zongyuan 柳宗元, Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修, the Three Su father and sons 三蘇|三苏, Wang Anshi 王安石, Zeng Gong 曾鞏|曾巩

赵宋 趙宋 zhao4 song4
Song dynasty (960-1279); used to distinguish it from 劉宋|刘宋 Song of Southern dynasties (420-479)