Lǚ Bù wéi

Traditional: 呂不韋

吕不韦 (Lǚ Bù wéi) is a Chinese word meaning “Lü Buwei (?291-235 BC), merchant and politician of the State of Qin 秦國|秦国[Qin2 guo2], subsequent Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qin2 dai4] Chancellor, allegedly the father of Ying Zheng 嬴政[Ying2 Zheng4], who subsequently became the first emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2]”.

Meanings

  1. 1Lü Buwei (?291-235 BC), merchant and politician of the State of Qin 秦國|秦国[Qin2 guo2], subsequent Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qin2 dai4] Chancellor, allegedly the father of Ying Zheng 嬴政[Ying2 Zheng4], who subsequently became the first emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2]

Characters in 吕不韦

吕lǚ · pitchpipe, pitch standard, one of the twelve semitones in the traditional tone system不bù · no; not so韦wéi · soft leather

Related words

不no; not so不过only不要don't!; must not对不起I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon不错correct不能cannot不管not to be concerned不行won't do不同different不好意思to feel embarrassed不好no good不再no more; no longer

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