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孟 maang6 {Mèng}

surname Meng

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孟 maang6 {mèng}

  1. first month of a season
  2. eldest amongst brothers

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孟村 maang6 cyun1 {Mèng cūn}

Mengcun Hui autonomous county in Cangzhou 滄州, Hebei

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孟郊 maang6 gaau1 {Mèng Jiāo}

Meng Jiao (751-814), Tang dynasty essayist and poet

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孟縣〔-县〕 maang6 jyun6 {Mèng xiàn}

Meng former county, now Mengzhou city 孟州市 in Jiaozuo 焦作, Henan

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孟浪 maang6 long6 {mèng làng}

  1. hasty
  2. rash
  3. impetuous

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孟買〔-买〕 maang6 maai5 {Mèng mǎi}

Mumbai (formerly Bombay)

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孟軻〔-轲〕 maang6 o1 {Mèng Kē}

Mencius 孟子 (c. 372-c. 289), Confucian philosopher

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孟州 maang6 zau1 {Mèng zhōu}

Mengzhou county level city in Jiaozuo 焦作, Henan

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孟津 maang6 zeon1 {Mèng jīn}

Mengjin county in Luoyang 洛陽, Henan

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孟子 maang6 zi2 {Mèng zǐ}

  1. Mencius (c. 372-c. 289 BC), Confucian philosopher second only to Confucius
  2. book of the same name, one of the classics of Confucianism

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孟村縣〔--县〕 maang6 cyun1 jyun6 {Mèng cūn xiàn}

Mengcun Hui autonomous county in Cangzhou 滄州, Hebei

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孟菲斯 maang6 fei1 si1 {Mèng fēi sī}

Memphis (Egypt or Tennessee)

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孟加拉 maang6 gaa1 laai1 {Mèng jiā lā}

  1. Bengal
  2. Bangladesh

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孟姜女 maang6 goeng1 neoi5 {Mèng jiāng nǚ}

heroine of Qin dynasty 秦朝 folk tale, who searched for her husband, and whose tears broke down a stretch of the Great Wall to reveal his body

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孟浩然 maang6 hou6 jin4 {Mèng Hào rán}

Meng Haoran (689-740), Tang Dynasty Poet

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孟連縣〔-连县〕 maang6 lin4 jyun6 {Mèng lián xiàn}

Menglian Dai, Lahu and Va autonomous county in Pu'er 普洱, Yunnan

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孟良崮 maang6 loeng4 gu3 {Mèng liáng gù}

Mt Mengliang in Mengyin county 蒙陰縣, Linyi 臨沂, Shandong

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孟思誠〔--诚〕 maang6 si1 sing4 {Mèng Sī chéng}

Maeng Saseong (1360-1438), Korean politician of the Goryeo-Joseon transition, famous for his honesty and wisdom

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孟嘗君〔-尝-〕 maang6 soeng4 gwan1 {Mèng cháng jūn}

Lord Menchang of Qi, Chancellor of Qi and of Wei during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)

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孟州市 maang6 zau1 si5 {Mèng zhōu shì}

Mengzhou county level city in Jiaozuo 焦作, Henan

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孟津縣〔--县〕 maang6 zeon1 jyun6 {Mèng jīn xiàn}

Mengjin county in Luoyang 洛陽, Henan

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孟母三遷〔---迁〕 maang6 mou5 saam1 cin1 {mèng mǔ sān qiān}

Literally: it is a Proverb "The mother of Mencius changed her home/abode three times to better her son's education (to avoid bad influence on her son)." Metaphor: A wise mother would do everything for the healthy growth of her children.

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孟德斯鳩〔---鸠〕 maang6 dak1 si1 gau1 {Mèng dé sī jiū}

Charles Montesquieu (1689-1755), French political philosopher

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孟加拉國〔---国〕 maang6 gaa1 laai1 gwok3 {Mèng jiā lā guó}

Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan)

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孟加拉語〔---语〕 maang6 gaa1 laai1 jyu5 {Mèng jiā lā yǔ}

Bengali (language)

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孟加拉灣〔---湾〕 maang6 gaa1 laai1 waan1 {Mèng jiā lā wān}

Bay of Bengal

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孟祿主義〔-禄-义〕 maang6 luk6 zyu2 ji6 {Mèng lù zhǔ yì}

Monroe Doctrine

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孟良崮戰役〔---战-〕 maang6 loeng4 gu3 zin3 jik6 {Mèng liáng gù Zhàn yì}

Battle of Mt Mengliang in Shandong of 1947 between the Nationalists and Communists

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孟村回族自治縣〔------县〕 maang6 cyun1 wui4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6 {Mèng cūn Huí zú Zì zhì xiàn}

Mengcun Hui Autonomous County in Cangzhou 滄州, Hebei

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孟加拉人民共和國〔-------国〕 maang6 gaa1 laai1 jan4 man4 gung6 wo4 gwok3 {Mèng jiā lā Rén mín Gòng hé guó}

People's Republic of Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan)

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孟連傣族拉祜族佤族自治縣〔-连---------县〕 maang6 lin4 taai3 zuk6 laai1 wu2 zuk6 ngaa5 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6 {Mèng lián Dǎi zú lā hù zú Wǎ zú zì zhì xiàn}

Menglian Dai, Lahu and Va autonomous county in Pu'er 普洱, Yunnan

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