pèi
沛 (pèi) is a Chinese word meaning “copious; abundant”.
Meanings
- 1copious
- 2abundant
Related words
精力充沛vigorous充沛abundant; plentiful颠沛流离homeless and miserable (idiom); to wander about in a desperate plight丰沛copious流离颠沛destitute and homeless (idiom); displaced and without means颠沛to fall over; to stumble沛公Duke of Pei (i.e. 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1])沛县Pei County or Peixian, a county in Xuzhou City 徐州市[Xu2 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangsu阿旺曲沛Ngawang Choepel (Tibetan, Fulbright scholar)项庄舞剑，意在沛公lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] (idiom); refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang, aka Duke of Pei 沛公[Pei4 gong1] and the future Han emperor, during a sword dance at the Hongmen feast 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hong2 men2 yan4]项庄舞剑，志在沛公see 項莊舞劍，意在沛公|项庄舞剑，意在沛公[Xiang4 Zhuang1 wu3 jian4 , yi4 zai4 Pei4 gong1]