Usage of the character 王

Wang Ming (1904-1974), Soviet-trained Chinese communist, Comintern and Soviet stooge and left adventurist in the 1930s, fell out with Mao and moved to Soviet Union from 1956

xiānwáng

先王

[先王]

former sovereigns

fēngwáng

封王

[封王]

to win the championship
(of an emperor) to bestow the title of king on a subject

Wáng Sù

王肃

[王肅]

Wang Su (c. 195-256), classical scholar of Cao Wei dynasty, believed to have forged several classical texts

shèngwáng

圣王

[聖王]

sage ruler

wángbā

王八

[王八]

tortoise
cuckold
(old) male owner of a brothel
pimp

wángguān

王冠

[王冠]

crown

Wáng Zhù

王著

[王著]

Wang Zhu (-c. 990), Song calligrapher and writer

wángquán

王权

[王權]

royalty
royal power

wánghóu

王侯

[王侯]

aristocracy

Wáng Wéi

王维

[王維]

Wang Wei (701-761), Tang Dynasty poet

Fǎwáng

法王

[法王]

Sakyamuni

fēngwáng

蜂王

[蜂王]

queen bee

wángzhà

王炸

[王炸]

both jokers, the unbeatable play in the card game "dou dizhu" 鬥地主／斗地主 (dòudizhù)

Chuǎng Wáng

闯王

[闖王]

Chuangwang or Roaming King, adopted name of late Ming peasant rebel leader Li Zicheng 李自成 (1605-1645)

Wáng Měng

王猛

[王猛]

Wang Meng (325-375), prime minister to Fu Jian 苻堅／苻坚 ( Fú Jiān) of Former Qin 前秦 ( Qián Qín)

dìwáng

帝王

[帝王]

regent
monarch

Wáng Fēi

王菲

[王菲]

Faye Wong (1969-), Hong Kong pop star and actress

Lóngwáng

龙王

[龍王]

Dragon King (mythology)

Wáng Lì

王力

[王力]

Wang Li (1900-1986), one of the pioneers of modern Chinese linguistics

gěngwáng

梗王

[梗王]

(coll.) person who makes people laugh; funny guy

Wáng Píng

王平

[王平]

Wang Ping (1962-2013), PRC crosstalk actor

wángpái

王牌

[王牌]

trump card

xiánwáng

贤王

[賢王]

sage kings

dàiwang

大王

[大王]

robber baron (in opera, old stories)
magnate

wánggōng

王公

[王公]

princes and dukes
aristocrat

Zàowáng

灶王

[灶王]

Zaoshen, the god of the kitchen
also written 灶神

quánwáng

拳王

[拳王]

boxing champion

wángfǎ

王法

[王法]

the law
the law of the land
the law of a state (in former times)
criterion

Wáng Yǐng

王颖

[王穎]

Wayne Wang (1949-), Chinese US film director

wángwèi

王位

[王位]

title of king
kingship

Wáng Zhèn

王震

[王震]

Wang Zhen (1908-1993), Chinese political figure

wángfēi

王妃

[王妃]

princess (in Europe)

míngwáng

冥王

[冥王]

the king of hell

Wáng Yì

王毅

[王毅]

Wang Yi (1953-), PRC foreign minister (2013-) and state councilor (2018-)

Wángmǎ

王码

[王碼]

Wang code, same as 五筆字型／五笔字型 (wǔbǐzìxíng), five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 ( Wáng Yǒngmín) in 1983

wángdào

王道

[王道]

the Way of the King
statecraft
benevolent rule
virtuous as opposed to the Way of Hegemon 霸道

wángshì

王室

[王室]

royal family
royal household

Wáng Yīng

王英

[王英]

Wang Ying (character in the "Water Margin")

tiānwáng

天王

[天王]

emperor
god
Hong Xiuquan's self-proclaimed title
see also 洪秀全 ( Hóng Xiùquán)

wángjiā

王家

[王家]

princely

wángzuò

王座

[王座]

throne

guówáng

国王

[國王]

king

Wáng Dān

王丹

[王丹]

Wang Dan (1969-), Chinese dissident, one of the leaders of the Beijing student democracy movement of 1989

bàwáng

霸王

[霸王]

hegemon
overlord
despot

Wángpī

王伾

[王伾]

Wang Pi (-c. 806), Tang dynasty chancellor and a leader of failed Yongzhen reform 永貞革新／永贞革新 of 805

wángfǔ

王府

[王府]

prince's mansion

wángshuǐ

王水

[王水]

Aqua regia

Wángyì

王益

[王益]

Wangyi District of Tongchuan City 銅川市／铜川市 ( Tóngchuān Shì), Shaanxi

Wáng Nán

王楠

[王楠]

Wang Nan (1978-), female PRC table tennis player, Olympic medalist

qīnwáng

亲王

[親王]

prince

Wángmǔ

王母

[王母]

another name for 西王母 ( Xīwángmǔ), Queen Mother of the West

jūnwáng

君王

[君王]

sovereign king

dàwáng

大王

[大王]

king
magnate
person having expert skill in something

wánghuà

王化

[王化]

beneficial influence of the sovereign

Wáng Dūn

王敦

[王敦]

Wang Dun (266-324), powerful general of Jin dynasty and brother of civil official Wang Dao 王導／王导, subsequently rebellious warlord 322-324

Wáng Càn

王粲

[王粲]

Wang Can (177-217), poet, generally regarded as the most brilliant of "the seven masters of Jian'an" 建安 ( Jiàn'ān)

Wáng Shuò

王朔

[王朔]

Wang Shuo (1958-), Chinese writer, director and actor

qínwáng

勤王

[勤王]

to serve the king diligently
to save the country in times of danger
to send troops to rescue the king

Wáng Mǎng

王莽

[王莽]

Wang Mang (45 BC-23 AD), usurped power and reigned 9-23 between the former and later Han

Wáng Xuǎn

王选

[王選]

Wang Xuan (1937-2006), Chinese printing industry innovator

Yánwang

阎王

[閻王]

(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell
(fig.) cruel and tyrannical person

Wáng Wǔ

王五

[王五]

Wang Wu, name for an unspecified person, third of a series of three: 張三／张三 ( Zhāng Sān), 李四 ( Lǐ Sì), 王五 Tom, Dick and Harry

Wáng Dǎo

王导

[王導]

Wang Dao (276-339), powerful official of Jin dynasty and brother of general Wang Dun 王敦, regent of Jin from 325

wángsūn

王孙

[王孫]

children of the nobility

Wáng Chōng

王充

[王充]

Wang Chong (27-97), rationalist and critical philosopher

Hóuwáng

猴王

[猴王]

Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記／西游记 ( Xīyóu Jì)

wángye

王爷

[王爺]

prince
marquis
nobleman

Wáng Bó

王勃

[王勃]

Wang Bo (650-676), one of the Four Great Poets of the Early Tang 初唐四傑／初唐四杰 ( Chū Táng Sìjié)

qíwáng

棋王

[棋王]

chess champion

wángzǐ

王子

[王子]

prince
son of a king

mówáng

魔王

[魔王]

devil king
evil person

Hǎiwáng

海王

[海王]

Poseidon, Greek god of the sea
Neptune, Roman god of the sea
Aquaman, DC comic book superhero
(slang) womanizer
player

wángchǔ

王储

[王儲]

crown prince

wángguó

王国

[王國]

kingdom
realm

wángcháo

王朝

[王朝]

dynasty

Jié Wáng

桀王

[桀王]

King Jie, the final ruler of the Xia dynasty (until c. 1600 BC), a notoriously cruel and immoral tyrant

jiàn Yánwáng

见阎王

[見閻王]

(coll.) to meet one's maker; to kick the bucket; to die

Wáng Zhìzhì

王治郅

[王治郅]

Wang Zhizhi (1977-), former Chinese basketball player

Zhōu Chéngwáng

周成王

[周成王]

King Cheng of Zhou (1055-1021 BC), reigned 1042-1021 BC as the 2nd king of Western Zhou 西周 ( Xī Zhōu), son of King Wu of Zhou 周武王 ( Zhōu Wǔwáng)

Téngwáng Gé

滕王阁

[滕王閣]

Tengwang Tower in Nanchang, Jiangxi
one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓／岳阳楼 ( Yuèyáng Lóu) in Yueyang, north Hunan, and Yellow Crane Tower 黃鶴樓／黄鹤楼 ( Huánghè Lóu) in Wuhan, Hubei

Wáng Hóngwén

王洪文

[王洪文]

Wang Hongwen (1935-1992), one of the Gang of Four

Yánwángyé

阎王爷

[閻王爺]

(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell

Zhōu Wénwáng

周文王

[周文王]

King Wen of Zhou state (c. 1152-1056 BC), reigned c. 1099-1056 BC as king of Zhou state, leading figure in building the subsequent Western Zhou dynasty, father of King Wu of Zhou 周武王 ( Zhōu Wǔwáng) the first Zhou dynasty king

Wáng Shìchōng

王世充

[王世充]

Wang Shichong (-621), general of late Sui and opponent of early Tang

Gōngqīnwáng

恭亲王

[恭親王]

Grand Prince (Qing title)

Yóuxìwáng

游戏王

[遊戲王]

Yu-Gi-Oh!

Qí Xuānwáng

齐宣王

[齊宣王]

King Xuan of Qi (reigned 342-324 BC)

Wáng Jiāruì

王家瑞

[王家瑞]

Wang Jiarui (1949-), PRC politician and diplomat, head of CCP central committee's international liaison department 對外聯絡部／对外联络部 (duìwàiliánluòbù) 2003-2015

Gù Yěwáng

顾野王

[顧野王]

Gu Yewang (519-581), historian and an interpreter of classical texts, editor of Yupian 玉篇 ( Yùpiān)

Wáng Qíshān

王岐山

[王岐山]

Wang Qishan (1948-), PRC politician

Sìzǐwáng

四子王

[四子王]

Siziwang banner or Dörvön-xüüxed khoshuu in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布／乌兰察布 ( Wūlánchábù), Inner Mongolia

Hǎizéiwáng

海贼王

[海賊王]

One Piece (manga and anime)

Wángfǔjǐng

王府井

[王府井]

Wangfujing neighborhood of central Beijing, famous for shopping

Chǔ Zhuāngwáng

楚庄王

[楚莊王]

King Zhuang of Chu (reigned 613-591 BC), one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸

Wáng Qīnruò

王钦若

[王欽若]

Wang Qinruo (962-1025), Northern Song dynasty official

Wáng Jūnrú

王君如

[王君如]

Cyndi Wang (1982-), Taiwanese singer and actress

Wáng Lìxióng

王力雄

[王力雄]

Wang Lixiong (1953-), Chinese writer, author of Yellow Peril 黃禍／黄祸 ( Huánghuò)

Wáng Xiǎobō

王小波

[王小波]

Wang Xiaobo (1952-1997), scholar and novelist

Wáng Shìzhēn

王士禛

[王士禛]

Wang Shizhen (1634-1711), early Qing poet

Míngwángxīng

冥王星

[冥王星]

Pluto (dwarf planet)

Chǔ Huáiwáng

楚怀王

[楚懷王]

King Huai of Chu (reigned 328-299 BC)
later King Huai of Chu (reigned 208-205 BC)

Wáng Lìqín

王励勤

[王勵勤]

Wang Liqin (1978-), former PRC table tennis player, Olympic medalist

Zhōuwángcháo

周王朝

[周王朝]

the Zhou dynasty from 1027 BC

Wángyì Qū

王益区

[王益區]

Wangyi District of Tongchuan City 銅川市／铜川市 ( Tóngchuān Shì), Shaanxi

Shòuwángfén

寿王坟

[壽王墳]

Shouwangfen town, in Chengde 承德市 ( Chéngdéshì), Hebei

Lǐ'ěrwáng

李尔王

[李爾王]

King Lear, 1605 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞／莎士比亚

Wáng Fūzhī

王夫之

[王夫之]

Wang Fuzhi (1619-1692), wide-ranging scholar of the Ming-Qing transition

Dàoxiāng Wáng

悼襄王

[悼襄王]

King Daoxiang of Zhao 趙國／赵国, reigned 245-236 BC

Ayùwáng

阿育王

[阿育王]

Ashoka (304-232 BC), Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty 孔雀王朝 ( Kǒngquè Wángcháo), ruled 273-232 BC

Wáng Yǔchēng

王禹偁

[王禹偁]

Wang Yucheng (954-1001) Song dynasty literary figure

fēngwángjīng

蜂王精

[蜂王精]

royal jelly

fēngwángrǔ

蜂王乳

[蜂王乳]

royal jelly

Wáng Jiāwèi

王家卫

[王家衛]

Wong Kar-wai (1956-), Hong Kong film director

Wáng Dàiyú

王岱舆

[王岱輿]

Wang Daiyu (1584-1670), Hui Islamic scholar of the Ming-Qing transition

Jīnbàwáng

金霸王

[金霸王]

Duracell (US brand of batteries etc)

Qí Mǐnwáng

齐湣王

[齊湣王]

King Min of Qi (reigned 323-284 BC)

Yàsèwáng

亚瑟王

[亞瑟王]

King Arthur

shèzhèngwáng

摄政王

[攝政王]

regent

Zhuǎnlún Wáng

转轮王

[轉輪王]

Chakravarti raja (Sanskrit: King of Kings)
emperor in Hindu mythology

Dōngwánggōng

东王公

[東王公]

Mu Kung or Tung Wang Kung, God of the Immortals (Taoism)

Wáng Xiānzhī

王仙芝

[王仙芝]

Wang Xianzhi, peasant leader during Huang Chao peasant uprising 黃巢起義／黄巢起义 875-884 in late Tang

Xīlüwáng

希律王

[希律王]

Herod the Great (73 BC - 4 BC), Roman-appointed king of Judea (37-4 BC)

Xiàochéng Wáng

孝成王

[孝成王]

King Xiaocheng of Zhao 趙國／赵国, reigned 266-245 BC

wángbādàn

王八蛋

[王八蛋]

bastard (insult)
son of a bitch

Yánluówáng

阎罗王

[閻羅王]

(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell

Hànbǎowáng

汉堡王

[漢堡王]

Burger King (fast food restaurant)

Wáng Yángmíng

王阳明

[王陽明]

Wang Yangming (1472-1529), Ming dynasty Neo-Confucian philosopher, influential in the School of Mind 心學／心学 (xīnxué)

Wáng Xīzhī

王羲之

[王羲之]

Wang Xizhi (303-361), famous calligrapher of Eastern Jin, known as the sage of calligraphy 書聖／书圣

Wáng Jūnxiá

王军霞

[王軍霞]

Wang Junxia (1973-), Chinese long-distance runner

Wáng Shūwén

王叔文

[王叔文]

Wang Shuwen (735-806), famous Tang dynasty scholar, Go player and politician, a leader of failed Yongzhen Reform 永貞革新／永贞革新 ( Yǒngzhēn Géxīn) of 805

bàwángshù

霸王树

[霸王樹]

Madagascar palm (Pachypodium lamerei)

Shāng Zhòu Wáng

商纣王

[商紂王]

King Zhou of Shang (11th century BC), notorious as a cruel tyrant

Wáng Jiànmín

王建民

[王建民]

Chien-Ming Wang (1980-), Taiwanese starting pitcher for the Washington Nationals in Major League Baseball

Tánjūnwáng

檀君王

[檀君王]

Tangun, legendary founder of Korea in 2333 BC

Xiānwángzuò

仙王座

[仙王座]

Cepheus (constellation)

Wáng Zhāojūn

王昭君

[王昭君]

Wang Zhaojun (52-19 BC), famous beauty at the court of Han emperor Yuan 漢元帝／汉元帝 ( Hàn Yuándì), one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女 (sìdàměinü)

Wáng Guówéi

王国维

[王國維]

Wang Guowei (1877-1927), noted scholar

bàwángbiān

霸王鞭

[霸王鞭]

a rattle stick used in folk dancing
rattle stick dance

Wáng Xīmèng

王希孟

[王希孟]

Wang Ximeng (c. 1096-c. 1119), Song artist, probably teenage prodigy who died young, painter of Thousand Miles of Landscape 千里江山

Wáng Xīnlíng

王心凌

[王心凌]

stage name of Cyndi Wang
see 王君如 ( Wáng Jūnrú)

Xīwángmǔ

西王母

[西王母]

Xi Wangmu, Queen Mother of the West, keeper of the peaches of immortality
popularly known as 王母娘娘

Chuǎng Wánglíng

闯王陵

[闖王陵]

mausoleum to the late-Ming peasant rebel leader Li Zicheng 李自成 ( Lǐ Zèchéng), nicknamed Dashing King 闖王／闯王 ( Chuǎng Wáng)

Wáng Guāngliáng

王光良

[王光良]

Michael Wong (1970-), Malaysian Chinese singer and composer

Wáng Shífǔ

王实甫

[王實甫]

Wang Shifu (fl. 1295-1307), author of Romance of the West Chamber 西廂記／西厢记

Zhōu Xuānwáng

周宣王

[周宣王]

King Xuan, eleventh King of Zhou, reigned (828-782 BC)

Yǔwángtái

禹王台

[禹王台]

Yuwangtai district of Kaifeng city 開封市／开封市 ( Kāifēngshì), Henan

Zhōu Mùwáng

周穆王

[周穆王]

King Mu, fifth king of Zhou, said to have lived to 105 and reigned 976-922 BC or 1001-947 BC, rich in associated mythology

Wáng Yǒngmín

王永民

[王永民]

Wang Yongmin (1943-), inventor of the five stroke input method 五筆輸入法／五笔输入法 (wǔbǐshūrùfǎ)

Mǎ Wángduī

马王堆

[馬王堆]

Mawangdui in Changsha, Hunan, a recent Han dynasty archaeological site

bàwánglóng

霸王龙

[霸王龍]

Tyrannosaurus rex

Wángtàihòu

王太后

[王太后]

Queen Dowager (in Europe)
widowed queen
Queen mother

Zhōu Wǔwáng

周武王

[周武王]

King Wu of Zhou (-1043), personal name Ji Fa 姬發／姬发, reigned 1046-1043 BC as first king of Western Zhou dynasty 1046-1043 BC

dìwángpǔ

帝王谱

[帝王譜]

list of emperors and kings
dynastic genealogy

Wánglǎojí

王老吉

[王老吉]

Wanglaoji (beverage brand)

Wáng Yìfū

王义夫

[王義夫]

Wang Yifu (1960-), male PRC pistol shooter and Olympic medalist

Wáng Lìhóng

王力宏

[王力宏]

Wang Lee-Hom (1976-), Taiwanese-American singer

sùliàowáng

塑料王

[塑料王]

"super plastic" (term used to refer to Teflon)

Dáwèiwáng

达味王

[達味王]

King David

Zhōu Yōuwáng

周幽王

[周幽王]

King You of Zhou (795-771 BC), last king of Western Zhou 西周 ( Xī Zhōu)

wánglǎowǔ

王老五

[王老五]

bachelor (lit. fifth child of the Wangs)

Wáng Anshí

王安石

[王安石]

Wang Anshi (1021-1086), Song dynasty politician and writer, one of the Eight Giants 唐宋八大家

Luò Bīnwáng

骆宾王

[駱賓王]

Luo Binwang (640-684), one of Four Great Poets of the Early Tang 初唐四傑／初唐四杰 ( Chū Táng Sìjié)

Xiàwángcháo

夏王朝

[夏王朝]

Xia dynasty, unconfirmed but placed at c. 2070-c. 1600 BC

Lǐtiānwáng

李天王

[李天王]

the pagoda bearing god

Hǎiwángxīng

海王星

[海王星]

Neptune (planet)

fēngwángjiāng

蜂王浆

[蜂王漿]

royal jelly

Zàowángyé

灶王爷

[灶王爺]

Zaoshen, the god of the kitchen
also written 灶神

Wáng Zǔxián

王祖贤

[王祖賢]

Joey Wong (1967-), Taiwanese actress

Tiānwángxīng

天王星

[天王星]

Uranus (planet)

dàwèiwáng

大胃王

[大胃王]

eating champion

Niúmówáng

牛魔王

[牛魔王]

Gyuumao

gébì Lǎo Wáng

隔壁老王

[隔壁老王]

Mr Wang from next door (term used jocularly to refer to a neighbor who is supposedly sleeping with one's wife)

chéngwángbàikòu

成王败寇

[成王敗寇]

see 成則為王，敗則為寇／成则为王，败则为寇 (chéngzéwéiwáng,bàizéwéikòu)

hēizhěnwángwēng

黑枕王鹟

[黑枕王鶲]

(bird species of China) black-naped monarch (Hypothymis azurea)

wángbādúzi

王八犊子

[王八犢子]

see 王八羔子 (wángbāgāozi)

Zhuànlúnshèng Wáng

转轮圣王

[轉輪聖王]

Chakravarti raja (Sanskrit: King of Kings)
emperor in Hindu mythology

Bàwáng Bié Jī

霸王别姬

[霸王別姬]

The Conqueror Bids Farewell to His Favorite Concubine (tragic opera by Mei Lanfang 梅蘭芳／梅兰芳 ( Méi Lánfāng))
Farewell My Concubine (1993 film by Chen Kaige)

Shìzōng Dàwáng

世宗大王

[世宗大王]

Sejong the Great or Sejong Daewang (1397-1450), reigned 1418-1450 as fourth king of Joseon or Chosun dynasty, in whose reign the hangeul alphabet was invented

Zhāng Wáng Lǐ Zhào

张王李赵

[張王李趙]

any Tom, Dick or Harry; anyone

dìwángqǐ'é

帝王企鹅

[帝王企鵝]

emperor penguin

Yǔwángtáiqū

禹王台区

[禹王台區]

Yuwangtai district of Kaifeng city 開封市／开封市 ( Kāifēngshì), Henan

sìdàtiānwáng

四大天王

[四大天王]

the four heavenly kings (Sanskrit vajra)
the four guardians or warrior attendants of Buddha

Kāizhāngshèngwáng

开漳圣王

[開漳聖王]

Sacred King, founder of Zhangzhou, posthumous title of Tang dynasty general Chen Yuanguang (657-711) 陳元光／陈元光 ( Chén Yuánguāng)

Lièwángjìxià

列王纪下

[列王紀下]

Second book of Kings

wángbāgāozi

王八羔子

[王八羔子]

son of a bitch
bastard

Wáng Yáng Lú Luò

王杨卢骆

[王楊盧駱]

abbr. for 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), the Four Great Poets of the Early Tang

Shòuwángfénzhèn

寿王坟镇

[壽王墳鎮]

Shouwangfen town, in Chengde 承德市 ( Chéngdéshì), Hebei

Lièwángjìxià

列王记下

[列王記下]

Second book of Kings

Liúqiúwángguó

琉球王国

[琉球王國]

Ryūkyū kingdom 1429-1879 (on modern Okinawa)

báimǎ-wángzǐ

白马王子

[白馬王子]

a Prince Charming; the man of one's dreams

Hēihán Wángcháo

黑汗王朝

[黑汗王朝]

Karakhan Dynasty of central Asia, 8th-10th century

Liánhéwángguó

联合王国

[聯合王國]

United Kingdom

Sàshān Wángcháo

萨珊王朝

[薩珊王朝]

Sassanid Empire of Persia (c. 2nd-7th century AD)

hùnshìmówáng

混世魔王

[混世魔王]

devil incarnate (idiom)
fiend in human form

Lièwángjìshàng

列王纪上

[列王紀上]

First book of Kings

Hélánwángguó

荷兰王国

[荷蘭王國]

Koninkrijk der Nederlanden
Kingdom of the Netherlands

xiānwángzhīdào

先王之道

[先王之道]

the way of former kings

mó Wáng Sādàn

魔王撒旦

[魔王撒旦]

Satan, Devil king

Tǔbō Wángcháo

吐蕃王朝

[吐蕃王朝]

Tibetan Tubo Dynasty 7th-11th century AD

Gāolí Wángcháo

高丽王朝

[高麗王朝]

Korean Goryeo Dynasty, 918-1392

bìránwángguó

必然王国

[必然王國]

realm of necessity (philosophy)

Wángmǔniángniáng

王母娘娘

[王母娘娘]

another name for Xi Wangmu 西王母, Queen Mother of the West

Wǔwángfá Zhòu

武王伐纣

[武王伐紂]

King Wu of Zhou 周武王 ( Zhōu Wǔwáng) overthrows tyrant Zhou of Shang 商紂王／商纣王 ( Shāng Zhòuwáng)

xiānwángzhīzhèng

先王之政

[先王之政]

the rule of former kings

Xīnluó Wángcháo

新罗王朝

[新羅王朝]

Silla, Korean kingdom 57 BC-935 AD
one of the Korean Three Kingdoms from 1st century AD, defeating its rivals Paikche 百濟／百济 ( Bǎijì) and Koguryo 高句麗／高句丽 ( Gāogōulí) around 660 in alliance with Tang China
unified Silla 658-935

Tuōtǎtiānwáng

托塔天王

[托塔天王]

the pagoda bearing god

dìwángqiēkāi

帝王切开

[帝王切開]

Cesarean section

chībàwángcān

吃霸王餐

[吃霸王餐]

to dine and dash
to leave without paying

Bàwángzhīdào

霸王之道

[霸王之道]

the Way of the Hegemon
despotic rule
abbr. to 霸道

Wúwáng Hé Lü

吴王阖闾

[吳王闔閭]

King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
also called 吳王闔廬／吴王阖庐

Jiētóu Bàwáng

街头霸王

[街頭霸王]

Street Fighter (video game series)

xiānwángzhīyuè

先王之乐

[先王之樂]

the music of former kings

Dūduó Wángcháo

都铎王朝

[都鐸王朝]

Tudor Dynasty, ruled England 1485-1603

Qín Huìwén Wáng

秦惠文王

[秦惠文王]

King Huiwen of Qin 秦國／秦国, ruled 338-311 BC during the Warring States Period

Lièwángjìshàng

列王记上

[列王記上]

First book of Kings

bàwángtiáokuǎn

霸王条款

[霸王條款]

(law) unfair clause
unequal clause

qínzéiqínwáng

擒贼擒王

[擒賊擒王]

to defeat the enemy by capturing their chief (idiom)

Sìzǐwángqí

四子王旗

[四子王旗]

Siziwang banner or Dörvön-xüüxed khoshuu in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布／乌兰察布 ( Wūlánchábù), Inner Mongolia

Yuè Wáng Gōu Jiàn

越王勾践

[越王勾踐]

King Gou Jian of Yue (c. 470 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸

Sàfēi Wángcháo

萨非王朝

[薩非王朝]

Persian Safavid Dynasty 1501-1722

zìyóuwángguó

自由王国

[自由王國]

realm of freedom (philosophy)

Wúwáng Hé Lú

吴王阖庐

[吳王闔廬]

King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC)
also called 吳王闔閭／吴王阖闾

Sàsāng Wángcháo

萨桑王朝

[薩桑王朝]

Sassanid Empire of Persia (c. 2nd-7th century AD)

Kǒngquè Wángcháo

孔雀王朝

[孔雀王朝]

Maurya Dynasty of India (322-185 BC)

Zhào Huìwén Wáng

赵惠文王

[趙惠文王]

King Huiwen of Zhao 趙國／赵国, reigned 298-266 BC during the Warring States Period

wánghóugōngqīng

王侯公卿

[王侯公卿]

aristocracy

Púgān Wángcháo

蒲甘王朝

[蒲甘王朝]

Bagan (Pagan) Dynasty of Myanmar (Burma), 1044-1287

Tuōlèmì Wáng

托勒密王

[托勒密王]

Ptolemy, kings of Egypt after the partition of Alexander the Great's Empire in 305 BC

wángbùliúxíng

王不留行

[王不留行]

cowherb (Vaccaria segetalis)
cowherb seeds (used in TCM)

Dài'ānnàwángfēi

戴安娜王妃

[戴安娜王妃]

Diana, Princess of Wales (1961-1997)

Wōmǎyà Wángcháo

倭马亚王朝

[倭馬亞王朝]

Umayyad Empire (661-750, in Iberia -1031), successor of the Rashidun caliphate

bàwángyìngshànggōng

霸王硬上弓

[霸王硬上弓]

to force oneself upon sb (idiom)
to rape

Wángguó Jùhuìsuǒ

王国聚会所

[王國聚會所]

Kingdom Hall (place of worship used by Jehovah's Witnesses)

Kālāhán Wángcháo

喀拉汗王朝

[喀拉汗王朝]

Karakhan dynasty of central Asia, 8th-10th century

Mòwò'ér Wángcháo

莫卧儿王朝

[莫臥兒王朝]

Mughal or Mogul Dynasty (1526-1858)

zuànshíwánglǎowǔ

钻石王老五

[鑽石王老五]

highly eligible bachelor
desirable male partner

Yīngliánhéwángguó

英联合王国

[英聯合王國]

United Kingdom

Gōngqīnwáng Yìxīn

恭亲王奕䜣

[恭親王奕訢]

Grand Prince Yixin (1833-1898), sixth son of Emperor Daoguang, prominent politician, diplomat and modernizer in late Qing

Abásī Wángcháo

阿拔斯王朝

[阿拔斯王朝]

Abbasid Empire (750-1258), successor of the Umayyad caliphate

Zhōu Wǔwáng Jī Fā

周武王姬发

[周武王姬發]

King Wu of Zhou, personal name Ji Fa, reigned 1046-1043 BC as first king of Western Zhou dynasty 西周 ( Xī Zhōu) 1046-771 BC

Dìzàngwáng Púsà

地藏王菩萨

[地藏王菩薩]

Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (to save all souls before accepting Bodhi)
also translated Earth Treasury, Earth Womb, or Earth Store Bodhisattva

Shāfǎwéi Wángcháo

沙法维王朝

[沙法維王朝]