太 公 望

Tài gōng Wàngdictionary entry

see Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[Jiāng Zǐ yá]

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

太公望太公望 [Tai4 gong1 Wang4] /see Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2]/

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Character information

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太
tài
highest / greatest / too (much) / very / extremely
公
gōng
public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal)
望
wàng
full moon / to hope / to expect / to visit / to gaze (into the distance) / to look towards / towards / 15th day of month (lunar calendar)

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