魏晋南北朝

Traditional: 魏晉南北朝

Wèi Jìn Nán Běi Cháo

Dictionary entry

Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties

What does 魏晋南北朝 mean?

魏晋南北朝 (Wèi Jìn Nán Běi Cháo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties

2generic term for historic period 220-589 between Han and Sui

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魏Wèisurname Wei · name of a vassal state of the Zhou dynasty from 661 BC in Shanxi, one of the Seven Hero Warring States 晋Jìnsurname Jin · the Jin Dynasties (265–420)南Nánsurname Nan 北běinorth · (classical) to be defeated 朝Cháoabbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Chao2 xian3] Korea

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