Usage of the character 唐
táng
唐
[唐]
- to exaggerate
- empty
- in vain
- old variant of 螗 (táng)
Táng
唐
[唐]
- Tang dynasty (618-907)
- surname Tang
Táng Sòng
唐宋
[唐宋]
- the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties
Tánghé
唐河
[唐河]
- Tanghe county in Nanyang 南陽/南阳 ( Nányáng), Henan
Táng Yáo
唐尧
[唐堯]
- Yao or Tang Yao (c. 2200 BC), one of Five Legendary Emperors 五帝 (wǔdì), second son of Di Ku 帝嚳/帝喾 ( Dì Kù)
tángkǎ
唐卡
[唐卡]
- thangka (Tibetan Buddhist scroll painting)
Tánghǎi
唐海
[唐海]
- Tanghai county in Tangshan 唐山 ( Tángshān), Hebei
Tángdài
唐代
[唐代]
- Tang dynasty (618-907)
Tángxiàn
唐县
[唐縣]
- Tang county in Baoding 保定 ( Bǎodìng), Hebei
Hòu Táng
后唐
[後唐]
- Later Tang of the Five Dynasties (923-936)
tánghuáng
唐璜
[唐璜]
- a dandy
- a fop
- Don Juan
- a ladies man
Gāotáng
高唐
[高唐]
- Gaotang county in Liaocheng 聊城 ( Liáochéng), Shandong
Tángshān
唐山
[唐山]
- Tangshan prefecture-level city in Hebei
- China (a name for China used by some overseas Chinese)
tánglóu
唐楼
[唐樓]
- tenement building, typically of 2-4 stories, with a shop on the ground floor and upper floors used for residential purposes (esp. in southern China)
Tángshū
唐书
[唐書]
- same as 舊唐書/旧唐书 ( Jiù Tángshū), History of the Early Tang Dynasty, sixteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 ( Ershísì Shǐ), compiled under Liu Xu 劉昫/刘昫 ( Liú Xù) in 945 during Later Jin 後晉/后晋 ( Hòu Jìn) of the Five Dynasties, 200 scrolls
Nán Táng
南唐
[南唐]
- Tang of the Five Southern Dynasties 937-975
Táng Yín
唐寅
[唐寅]
- Tang Bohu 唐伯虎 or Tang Yin (1470-1523), Ming painter and poet, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子
tángdì
唐棣
[唐棣]
- shadbush or shadberry (genus Amelanchier)
- painter and poet of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)
Tángmò
唐末
[唐末]
- late Tang period (9th century)
Tángzhuāng
唐装
[唐裝]
- Tang suit (traditional Chinese jacket)
tángyáng
唐扬
[唐揚]
- Japanese-style fried food, usually chicken (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 唐揚げ "karaage")
Tángsēng
唐僧
[唐僧]
- Xuanzang (602-664) Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator, who traveled to India 629-645
Dà Táng
大唐
[大唐]
- the Tang dynasty (618-907)
tánghuā
唐花
[唐花]
- hothouse flower (i.e. flower grown in a greenhouse)
Tángshī
唐诗
[唐詩]
- Tang poetry; a Tang poem
Xíngtáng
行唐
[行唐]
- Xingtang county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊/石家庄 ( Shíjiāzhuāng), Hebei
Tángcháo
唐朝
[唐朝]
- Tang dynasty (618-907)
huāngtáng
荒唐
[荒唐]
- beyond belief
- preposterous
- absurd
- intemperate
- dissipated
Suí Táng
隋唐
[隋唐]
- Sui (581-617) and Tang dynasties (618-907)
tuítáng
颓唐
[頹唐]
- dispirited
- depressed
tánggǒu
唐狗
[唐狗]
- mongrel
tángtū
唐突
[唐突]
- to be rude
- to treat irreverently
Tángnà
唐纳
[唐納]
- Tanner or Donald (name)
Táng Bóhǔ
唐伯虎
[唐伯虎]
- Tang Bohu or Tang Yin 唐寅 (1470-1523), Ming painter and poet, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子
Táng Sānzàng
唐三藏
[唐三藏]
- Tripitaka, the central character of the 16th century novel "Journey to the West" 西遊記/西游记 ( Xīyóu Jì), based on the monk Xuanzang 玄奘 ( Xuánzàng) (602-664)
Táng Tàizōng
唐太宗
[唐太宗]
- Emperor Taizong of Tang, reign name of second Tang emperor Li Shimin 李世民 ( Lǐ Shìmín) (599-649), reigned 626-649
Táng Aīdì
唐哀帝
[唐哀帝]
- Emperor Aidi of Tang, reign name of twenty-first and last Tang emperor Li Zhu 李祝 ( Lǐ Zhù) (892-908), reigned 904-907
Táng Xuánzōng
唐玄宗
[唐玄宗]
- Tang Emperor Xuanzong (685-762), also known as Emperor Ming of Tang 唐明皇 ( Táng Mínghuáng), reign name of seventh Tang emperor 李隆基 ( Lǐ Lōngjī), reigned 712-756
Tángrén Jiē
唐人街
[唐人街]
- Chinatown
- CL:條/条 (tiáo),座 (zuò)
Táng Sùzōng
唐肃宗
[唐肅宗]
- Emperor Suzong of Tang (711-762), reign name of eighth Tang emperor Li Heng 李亨 ( Lǐ Hēng), reigned 756-762
Gāotángxiàn
高唐县
[高唐縣]
- Gaotang county in Liaocheng 聊城 ( Liáochéng), Shandong
Táng Dàizōng
唐代宗
[唐代宗]
- Emperor Taizong of Tang (727-779), reign name of ninth Tang emperor Li Yu 李豫 ( Lǐ Yù), reigned 762-779
Tánghéxiàn
唐河县
[唐河縣]
- Tanghe county in Nanyang 南陽/南阳 ( Nányáng), Henan
Táng Gāozǔ
唐高祖
[唐高祖]
- Emperor Gaozu of Tang, reign name of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 李淵/李渊 ( Lǐ Yuān) (566-635), reigned 618-626
Jiù Tángshū
旧唐书
[舊唐書]
- History of the Early Tang Dynasty, sixteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 ( Ershísì Shǐ), compiled under Liu Xu 劉昫/刘昫 ( Liú Xù) in 945 during Later Jin 後晉/后晋 ( Hòu Jìn) of the Five Dynasties, 200 scrolls
Tángnàdé
唐纳德
[唐納德]
- Donald (name)
Táng Lǎoyā
唐老鸭
[唐老鴨]
- Donald Duck
Tángshǒudào
唐手道
[唐手道]
- Tang soo do (Korean martial art)
Táng Mùzōng
唐穆宗
[唐穆宗]
- Emperor Muzong of Tang (795-825), reign name of thirteenth Tang emperor 李恆/李恒 ( Lǐ Héng) reigned 821-825
Tángshānshì
唐山市
[唐山市]
- Tangshan, prefecture-level city in Hebei
Táng Jiāxuán
唐家璇
[唐家璇]
- Tang Jiaxuan (1938-), politician and diplomat
Táng Jìngzōng
唐敬宗
[唐敬宗]
- Emperor Jingzong of Tang (809-827), reign name of fourteenth Tang emperor 李湛 ( Lǐ Zhàn), reigned 825-827
Tángshìzhèng
唐氏症
[唐氏症]
- Down's syndrome
- mongolism
Xīn Tángshū
新唐书
[新唐書]
- History of the Later Tang Dynasty, seventeenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 ( Ershísì Shǐ), compiled under Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修/欧阳修 ( Oūyáng Xiū) and Song Qi 宋祁 ( Sòng Qí) in 1060 during Northern Song 北宋 ( Běi Sòng), 225 scrolls
Táng Ruìzōng
唐睿宗
[唐睿宗]
- Emperor Ruizong of Tang, reign name of sixth Tang emperor Li Dan 李旦 ( Lǐ Dàn) (662-716), reigned 684-690 and 710-712
Xíngtángxiàn
行唐县
[行唐縣]
- Xingtang county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊/石家庄 ( Shíjiāzhuāng), Hebei
Tánghǎixiàn
唐海县
[唐海縣]
- Tanghai county in Tangshan 唐山 ( Tángshān), Hebei
tángshì'ér
唐氏儿
[唐氏兒]
- Down's syndrome child
Táng Dézōng
唐德宗
[唐德宗]
- Emperor Dezong of Tang (742-805), reign name of tenth Tang emperor Li Kuo 李适 ( Lǐ Kuò), reigned 779-805
Tánggǔlā
唐古拉
[唐古拉]
- Dangla or Tanggula mountain range on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau 青藏高原 ( Qīng Zànggāoyuán)
Tángjiāshān
唐家山
[唐家山]
- area in Beichuan county Sichuan
Tángníng Jiē
唐宁街
[唐寧街]
- Downing Street (London)
Táng Mínghuáng
唐明皇
[唐明皇]
- Emperor Ming of Tang (685-762), also known as Emperor Xuanzong of Tang 唐玄宗 ( Táng Xuánzōng), reigned 712-756
Táng Xiànzōng
唐宪宗
[唐憲宗]
- Emperor Xianzong of Tang (778-820), reign name of twelfth Tang emperor Li Chun 李純/李纯 ( Lǐ Chún) reigned 805-820
Táng Zhāozōng
唐昭宗
[唐昭宗]
- Emperor Zhaozong of Tang, reign name of twentieth Tang emperor 李曄/李晔 ( Lī Yè) (867-904), reigned 888-904
Táng Wénzōng
唐文宗
[唐文宗]
- Emperor Wenzong of Tang (809-840), reign name of fifteenth Tang emperor 李昂 ( Lǐ Ang), reigned 827-840
Táng Gāozōng
唐高宗
[唐高宗]
- Emperor Gaozong of Tang, reign name of third Tang emperor Li Zhi 李治 ( Lǐ Zhì) (628-683), reigned 649-683
Táng Shùnzōng
唐顺宗
[唐順宗]
- Emperor Shunzong of Tang (761-806), reign name of eleventh Tang emperor Li Song 李誦/李诵 ( Lǐ Sòng), reigned 805-806
Táng Zhōngzōng
唐中宗
[唐中宗]
- Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, reign name of fourth Tang emperor Li Zhe 李哲 ( Lǐ Zhé) (656-710), reigned 705-710
Táng Shàoyí
唐绍仪
[唐紹儀]
- Tang Shaoyi (1862-1939), politician and diplomat
Táng Yìzōng
唐懿宗
[唐懿宗]
- Emperor Yizong of Tang (833-873), reign name of eighteenth Tang emperor Li Cui 李漼 ( Lǐ Cuǐ), reigned 859-873
Táng Xīzōng
唐僖宗
[唐僖宗]
- Emperor Xizong of Tang, reign name of nineteenth Tang Emperor Li Xuan 李儇 ( Lǐ Xuān) (862-888), reigned 873-888
Táng Shāngdì
唐殇帝
[唐殤帝]
- Emperor Shang of Tang, reign name of fifth Tang emperor Li Chongmao 李重茂 ( Lǐ Chóngmào) (c. 695-715), reigned 710
Táng Wǔzōng
唐武宗
[唐武宗]
- Emperor Wuzong of Tang (814-846), reign name of sixteenth Tang emperor Li Chan 李瀍 ( Lǐ Chán), reigned 840-846
Táng Xuānzōng
唐宣宗
[唐宣宗]
- Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (810-859), reign name of seventeenth Tang emperor Li Chen 李忱 ( Lǐ Chén), reigned 846-859
Suí Táng Yǎnyì
隋唐演义
[隋唐演義]
- Dramatized History of Sui and Tang, novel by Qing dynasty author Chu Renhuo 褚人獲/褚人获 ( Chǔ Rénhuò)
huāngtángwújī
荒唐无稽
[荒唐無稽]
- preposterous
Táng'ēn Dōulè
唐恩都乐
[唐恩都樂]
- Dunkin' Donuts
Chū Táng Sìjié
初唐四杰
[初唐四傑]
- the Four Great Poets of the Early Tang, namely Wang Bo 王勃 ( Wáng Bó), Yang Jiong 楊炯/杨炯 ( Yáng Jiǒng), Lu Zhaolin 盧照鄰/卢照邻 ( Lú Zhàolín), and Luo Binwang 駱賓王/骆宾王 ( Luò Bīnwáng)
Tánggǔlā Shān
唐古拉山
[唐古拉山]
- Dangla or Tanggula Mountains on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Tángjíhēdé
唐吉诃德
[唐吉訶德]
- Don Quixote
- also written 堂吉訶德/堂吉诃德 ( Tángjíhēdé)
Tángzhāotísì
唐招提寺
[唐招提寺]
- Toushoudaiji, the temple in Nara, Japan founded by Tang dynastic Buddhist monk Jianzhen or Ganjin 鑒真和尚/鉴真和尚 and his last resting place
Tángnà· Chuānpǔ
唐纳·川普
[唐納·川普]
- (Tw) Donald Trump (1946-), American business magnate, US president 2017-2021
Dàtáng Fúróngyuán
大唐芙蓉园
[大唐芙蓉園]
- Tang Paradise in Xi'an
Tángchū Sì Dàjiā
唐初四大家
[唐初四大家]
- Four Great Calligraphers of early Tang
- refers to Yu Shinan 虞世南 ( Yú Shìnán), Ouyang Xun 歐陽詢/欧阳询 ( Oūyáng Xún), Chu Suiliang 褚遂良 ( Chǔ Suìliáng) and Xue Ji 薛稷 ( Xuē Jì)
Tángshān Dàdìzhèn
唐山大地震
[唐山大地震]
- Great Tangshan Earthquake (1976)
Tángshī Sānbǎi Shǒu
唐诗三百首
[唐詩三百首]
- Three Hundred Tang Poems, an anthology collected around 1763 by Sun Zhu 孫誅/孙诛 ( Sūn Zhū)
Dà Táng Xīyù Jì
大唐西域记
[大唐西域記]
- Great Tang Records on the Western Regions, travel record of Xuan Zang 玄奘 ( Xuánzàng), compiled by 辯機/辩机 ( Biànjī) in 646
Tángshìzōnghézhèng
唐氏综合症
[唐氏綜合症]
- Down syndrome
Dà Táng Dí Gōng'àn
大唐狄公案
[大唐狄公案]
- Three Murder Cases Solved by Judge Dee, 1949 novel by R.H. van Gulik, featuring Tang Dynasty politician Di Renjie 狄仁傑/狄仁杰 ( Dí Rénjié) as master sleuth
Táng- Sòngbādàjiā
唐宋八大家
[唐宋八大家]
- the eight giants of Tang and Song prose, esp. involved in the Classics movement 古文運動/古文运动 (guwěnyundòng), namely: Han Yu 韓愈/韩愈 ( Hán Yù), Liu Zongyuan 柳宗元 ( Liǔ Zongyuān), Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修/欧阳修 ( Ouyāng Xiū), the three Su's 三蘇/三苏 ( Sān Sū), Wang Anshi 王安石 ( Wáng Anshī), Zeng Gong 曾鞏/曾巩 ( Zēng Gǒng)
Tánggǔlā Shānmài
唐古拉山脉
[唐古拉山脈]
- Dangla or Tanggula Mountains on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Liáng Táng Jìn Hàn Zhōushū
梁唐晋汉周书
[梁唐晉漢周書]
- another name for History of the Five Dynasties between Tang and Song 舊五代史/旧五代史 ( Jiù Wǔdàishǐ)
Táng Tàizōng Lǐ Wèi Gōng Wènduì
唐太宗李卫公问对
[唐太宗李衛公問對]
- "Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang", military treatise attributed to Li Jing 李靖 ( Lǐ Jìng) and one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書/武经七书 ( Wǔjīng Qīshū)