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魏忠贤

Wèi Zhōng xiándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Wei Zhongxian (1568-1627), infamous eunuch politician of late Ming
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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.

Source record: cd-770c3ce8c3b21953. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

魏忠賢 魏忠贤 [Wei4 Zhong1 xian2] /Wei Zhongxian (1568-1627), infamous eunuch politician of late Ming/

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Other forms in these source records: 魏忠賢

  • 魏
    wèi

    tower over a palace gateway (old)

    Wèi

    surname Wei / name of a vassal state of the Zhou dynasty from 661 BC in Shanxi, one of the Seven Hero Warring States / Wei state, founded by Cao Cao 曹操[Cáo Cāo], one of the Three Kingdoms after the Han dynasty / the Wei dynasty 221–265 / Wei Prefecture or Wei County at various times in history

  • 忠
    zhōng

    loyal / devoted / faithful

  • 贤
    xián

    worthy or virtuous person / honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation

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