阿育王
Ā yù wáng
Pinyin

Definition

阿育王
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Ā yù wáng
  1. Ashoka (304-232 BC), Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty 孔雀王朝[Kǒng què Wáng cháo], ruled 273-232 BC

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

nǚ wáng
  1. 1 queen
jiào yù
  1. 1 to educate
  2. 2 to teach
  3. 3 education
Wáng
  1. 1 surname Wang
Wáng Lì hóng
  1. 1 Wang Lee-Hom (1976-), Taiwanese-American singer
wáng zǐ
  1. 1 prince
  2. 2 son of a king

Idioms (14)

胜者王侯败者寇
shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě kòu
  1. 1 the winners become princes and marquises; the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom)
  2. 2 history is written by the victors
吴下阿蒙
Wú xià ā Méng
  1. 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)
大水冲了龙王庙
dà shuǐ chōng le Lóng Wáng miào
  1. 1 lit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to fail to recognize a familiar person
  3. 3 a dispute between close people who fail to recognize each other
封沙育林
fēng shā yù lín
  1. 1 to plant trees in order to stabilize sand (idiom)
成则为王,败则为寇
chéng zé wéi wáng , bài zé wéi kòu
  1. 1 lit. called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. losers are always in the wrong