东吴 (東吳)
Dōng Wú
Pinyin
Definition
东吴 (東吳)
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- Eastern Wu (222-280)
- the southern state of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period, founded by Sun Quan 孫權|孙权
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
付之东流
- 1 to commit to the waters (idiom); to lose sth irrevocably
借东风
- 1 lit. to use the eastern wind (idiom)
- 2 fig. to use sb's help
只欠东风
- 1 all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item
各奔东西
- 1 to go separate ways (idiom)
- 2 to part ways with sb
- 3 Taiwan pr. [gè bēn dōng xī]
吴下阿蒙
- 1 General Lü Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)