太史公
Tài shǐ gōng
Pinyin

Definition

太史公
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Tài shǐ gōng
  1. Grand Scribe, the title by which Sima Qian 司馬遷|司马迁[Sī mǎ Qiān] refers to himself in Records of the Historian 史記|史记[Shǐ jì]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

公司
gōng sī
  1. 1 (business) company
  2. 2 company
  3. 3 firm
  4. 4 corporation
  5. 5 incorporated
  6. 6 CL:家[jiā]
太
tài
  1. 1 highest
  2. 2 greatest
  3. 3 too (much)
  4. 4 very
  5. 5 extremely
太阳
tài yang
  1. 1 sun
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
  3. 3 abbr. for 太陽穴|太阳穴[tài yáng xué]
老公
lǎo gōng
  1. 1 (coll.) husband
不公
bù gōng
  1. 1 unjust
  2. 2 unfair
主人公
zhǔ rén gōng
  1. 1 hero (of a novel or film)
  2. 2 main protagonist
公
gōng
  1. 1 public
  2. 2 collectively owned
  3. 3 common
  4. 4 international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar)
  5. 5 make public
  6. 6 fair
  7. 7 just
  8. 8 Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi]
  9. 9 honorable (gentlemen)
  10. 10 father-in-law
  11. 11 male (animal)
公主
gōng zhǔ
  1. 1 princess
公交
gōng jiāo
  1. 1 public transportation
  2. 2 mass transit
  3. 3 abbr. for 公共交通[gōng gòng jiāo tōng]
公交车
gōng jiāo chē
  1. 1 public transport vehicle
  2. 2 town bus
  3. 3 CL:輛|辆[liàng]
公仔
gōng zǎi
  1. 1 doll
  2. 2 cuddly toy
公布
gōng bù
  1. 1 to announce
  2. 2 to make public
  3. 3 to publish
公元
gōng yuán
  1. 1 CE (Common Era)
  2. 2 Christian Era
  3. 3 AD (Anno Domini)
公公
gōng gong
  1. 1 husband's father
  2. 2 grandpa
  3. 3 eunuch
公共
gōng gòng
  1. 1 public
  2. 2 common
  3. 3 communal
公分
gōng fēn
  1. 1 centimeter
  2. 2 gram
公务员
gōng wù yuán
  1. 1 functionary
  2. 2 office-bearer
公告
gōng gào
  1. 1 post
  2. 2 announcement
公园
gōng yuán
  1. 1 park (for public recreation)
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],座[zuò]
公婆
gōng pó
  1. 1 husband's parents
  2. 2 parents-in-law

Idioms (20)

以史为鉴
yǐ shǐ wéi jiàn
  1. 1 to learn from history (idiom)
假公济私
jiǎ gōng jì sī
  1. 1 official authority used for private interests (idiom); to attain private ends by abusing public position
公之于世
gōng zhī yú shì
  1. 1 to announce to the world (idiom)
  2. 2 to make public
  3. 3 to let everyone know
公之于众
gōng zhī yú zhòng
  1. 1 to make known to the masses (idiom); to publicize widely
  2. 2 to let the world know
公事公办
gōng shì gōng bàn
  1. 1 to do things in a strictly businesslike manner (idiom)
公而忘私
gōng ér wàng sī
  1. 1 for the common good and forgetting personal interests (idiom); to behave altruistically
  2. 2 selfless
公说公有理，婆说婆有理
gōng shuō gōng yǒu lǐ , pó shuō pó yǒu lǐ
  1. 1 both sides claim they're right (idiom)
公诸同好
gōng zhū tóng hào
  1. 1 to share pleasure in the company of others (idiom); shared enjoyment with fellow enthusiasts
公诸于世
gōng zhū yú shì
  1. 1 to announce to the world (idiom)
  2. 2 to make public
  3. 3 to let everyone know
克己奉公
kè jǐ fèng gōng
  1. 1 self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
  2. 2 to serve the public interest wholeheartedly
名垂青史
míng chuí qīng shǐ
  1. 1 lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory
因公殉职
yīn gōng xùn zhí
  1. 1 to die as in the line of duty (idiom)
天下太平
tiān xià tài píng
  1. 1 the whole world at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
天公不作美
tiān gōng bù zuò měi
  1. 1 Heaven is not cooperating (idiom)
  2. 2 the weather is not favorable for the planned activity
天公作美
tiān gōng zuò měi
  1. 1 Heaven is cooperating (idiom)
  2. 2 the weather is favorable for the planned activity (a variation of 天公不作美|天公不作美[tiān gōng bù zuò měi])
天公地道
tiān gōng dì dào
  1. 1 absolutely fair and reasonable (idiom); equitable
太公钓鱼，愿者上钩
tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
  1. 1 Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
太平盛世
tài píng shèng shì
  1. 1 peace and prosperity (idiom)
太阳从西边出来
tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái
  1. 1 lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. hell freezes over
  3. 3 pigs can fly
奉公克己
fèng gōng kè jǐ
  1. 1 self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
  2. 2 to serve the public interest wholeheartedly

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