张居正 (張居正)
Zhāng Jū zhèng
Pinyin

Definition

张居正 (張居正)
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Zhāng Jū zhèng
  1. Zhang Juzheng (1525-1582), Grand Secretary during the Ming dynasty, credited with bringing the dynasty to its apogee

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

反正
fǎn zhèng
  1. 1 anyway
  2. 2 in any case
  3. 3 to come over from the enemy's side
居然
jū rán
  1. 1 unexpectedly
  2. 2 to one's surprise
  3. 3 go so far as to
正
zhēng
  1. 1 first month of the lunar year
正在
zhèng zài
  1. 1 just at (that time)
  2. 2 right in (that place)
  3. 3 right in the middle of (doing sth)
正常
zhèng cháng
  1. 1 regular
  2. 2 normal
  3. 3 ordinary

Idioms (20)

上梁不正下梁歪
shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi
  1. 1 lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
偏邪不正
piān xié bù zhèng
  1. 1 biased
  2. 2 prejudiced (idiom)
功成不居
gōng chéng bù jū
  1. 1 not to claim personal credit for achievement (idiom)
安居乐业
ān jū lè yè
  1. 1 to live in peace and work happily (idiom)
就地正法
jiù dì zhèng fǎ
  1. 1 to execute on the spot (idiom); summary execution
  2. 2 to carry out the law on the spot