周瑜
Zhōu Yú
Pinyin
Definition
周瑜
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- Zhou Yu or Chou Yü (175-210), famous general of the southern Wu kingdom and victor of the battle of Redcliff
- in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, absolutely no match for Zhuge Liang
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 surname Zhou
- 2 Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC)
- 1 surroundings
- 2 environment
- 3 to encompass
- 1 periphery
- 2 rim
- 3 surroundings
- 4 all around
- 5 perimeter
- 6 peripheral (computing)
- 7 spin-offs
- 1 weekend
- 1 Duke of Zhou (11th c. BC), son of King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhōu Wén wáng], played an important role as regent in founding the Western Zhou 西周[Xī Zhōu], and is also known as the "God of Dreams"
Idioms (4)
周游列国
- 1 to travel around many countries (idiom); peregrinations
- 2 refers to the travels of Confucius
瑕不掩瑜
- 1 lit. a blemish does not obscure jade's luster
- 2 the pros outweigh the cons (idiom)
众所周知
- 1 as everyone knows (idiom)
周而复始
- 1 lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom); to move in circles
- 2 the wheel comes full circle