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(sòng) surname Song; the Song dynasty (960-1279); also Song of the Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479)

宋代 (w)

(sòngdài) Song dynasty (960-1279)

宋史 (w)

(sòngshǐ) History of the Song dynasty, twentieth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, composed under Toktoghan 脱脱 in 1345 during the Yuan 元 dynasty, 496 scrolls; (not to be confused with 宋書|宋书)

宋四大书 (w)

(sòngsìdàshū) Four great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of the Taiping era (978) 太平廣記|太平广记, Imperial readings of the Taiping era 太平御覽|太平御览, Prime tortoise of the record bureau 冊府元龜|册府元龟, Finest blossoms in the garden of literature 文苑英華|文苑英华

宋四家 (w)

(sòngsìjiā) four famous Song calligraphers, namely: Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼, Huang Tingjian 黃庭堅|黄庭坚, Mi Fei 米芾 and Cai Xiang 蔡襄

宋太祖 (w)

(sòngtàizǔ) Emperor Taizu of Song, posthumous title of the founding Song emperor Zhao Kuangyin 趙匡胤|赵匡胤 (927-976), reigned from 960

宋徽宗 (w)

(sònghuīzōng) Emperor Huizong (Song Dynasty)

宋慈 (w)

(sòngcí) Song Ci (1186-1249), Southern Song lawyer, editor of Record of Washed Grievances 洗冤集錄|洗冤集录 (1247), said to be the world's first legal forensic text

宋庆龄 (w)

(sòngqìnglíng) Song Qingling or Rosemonde Soong (1893-1981), wife of Sun Yat-sen 孫中山|孙中山[Sun1 Zhong1 shan1]

宋教仁 (w)

(sòngjiàorén) Song Jiaoren (1882-1913), politician of the revolutionary party involved in the 1911 Xinhai revolution, murdered in Shanghai in 1913

宋书 (w)

(sòngshū) History of Song of the Southern dynasties 南朝宋 or Liu Song 劉宋|刘宋, sixth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Shen Yue 沈約 in 488 during Liang of the Southern dynasties 南朝梁, 100 scrolls; (not to be confused with 宋史)

宋朝 (w)

(sòngcháo) Song Dynasty (960-1279); also Song of Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479)

宋楚瑜 (w)

(sòngchǔyú) James Soong (1942-), Taiwanese politician expelled from Guomindang in 2000 when he founded People First Party 親民黨|亲民党

宋武帝 (w)

(sòngwǔdì) Emperor Wudi of Song; Liu Yu, founder of Song of the Southern dynasties 劉宋|刘宋, broke away from Eastern Jin in 420

宋武帝刘裕 (w)

(sòngwǔdìliúyù) Liu Yu, founder of Southern dynasty Song 劉宋|刘宋, broke away from Eastern Jin in 420

宋江 (w)

(sòngjiāng) Song Jiang, a principal hero of the novel Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传

宋濂 (w)

(sònglián) Song Lian (1310-1381), Ming dynasty writer, historian and politician

宋白 (w)

(sòngbái) Song Bai (936-1012), Northern Song literary man

宋祁 (w)

(sòngqí) Song Qi (998-1061), Song dynasty poet and writer, coauthor of History of the Later Tang Dynasty 新唐書|新唐书

宋美龄 (w)

(sòngměilíng) Soong Mei-ling or Song Meiling (1898-2003), Chiang Kai-shek's wife (subsequently widow)

宋襄公 (w)

(sòngxiānggōng) Duke Xiang of Song (reigned 650-637 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸

宋体 (w)

(sòngtǐ) Mincho; Song font