吕 不 韦

Lǚ Bù wéidictionary entry

Lü Buwei (?291-235 BC), merchant and politician of the State of Qin 秦國|秦国[Qín guó], subsequent Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qín dài] Chancellor, allegedly the father of Ying Zheng 嬴政[Yíng Zhèng], who subsequently became the first emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qín Shǐ huáng]

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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:

呂不韋 吕不韦 [Lu:3 Bu4 wei2] /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]/

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Other forms in these source records: 呂不韋

吕
lǚ
pitchpipe, pitch standard, one of the twelve semitones in the traditional tone system
Lǚ
surname Lü
不
bù
no / not so / (bound form) not / un-
韦
wéi
soft leather
Wéi
surname Wei

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