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家和万事兴 or 家和萬事興 is a Chinese character for an idiom that means harmony in the family leads to prosperity in all undertakings.. It may refer to: Happy Home, All is well, 1986 Taiwanese television series starring Angela Pan
By the Han dynasty, families only had xing or xing-shi. The great majority of Han Chinese surnames (now called xing or xingshi) that survive to modern times have their roots in shi rather than the ancient xing. [1] In modern usage, xing is the surname, but the word shi survives as a word to refer to the clan.
The Chinese expression "Three Zhang Four Li" (simplified Chinese: 张三李四; traditional Chinese: 張三李四; pinyin: Zhāng Sān Lǐ Sì) is used to mean "anyone" or "everyone", [4] but the most common surnames are currently Wang in mainland China [5] and Chen in Taiwan. [6]
Hundred Family Surnames poem written in Chinese characters and Phagspa script, from Shilin Guangji written by Chen Yuanjing in the Yuan dynasty. The Hundred Family Surnames (Chinese: 百家姓), commonly known as Bai Jia Xing, [1] also translated as Hundreds of Chinese Surnames, [2] is a classic Chinese text composed of common Chinese surnames.
Bai Xing Shi Gan Wan 白杏石甘丸: 白杏石甘丸: bái xìng shí gān wán Bai Zi Yang Xin Wan: 柏子养心丸: 柏子養心丸: bǎi zǐ yǎng xīn wán Ba Ji Yin Yang Wan 巴戟阴阳丸: 巴戟陰陽丸: bā jǐ yīn yáng wán Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang Pinellia, Atractylodes Macrocephala, and Gastrodia Decoction 半夏白术天麻汤
The expectant mother, named Wang Shi, claims that when her November due date arrived last year, she went to the hospital intending to deliver; however, doctors diagnosed her with a condition ...
The Three Treasures or Three Jewels (Chinese: 三 寶; pinyin: sānbǎo; Wade–Giles: san-pao) are theoretical cornerstones in traditional Chinese medicine and Taoist cultivation practices such as neidan, qigong and tai chi.
Chinese family names are patrilineal, meaning derived from father to children. [8] [9] After marriage, Chinese women typically retain their maiden name. [10]Two distinct types of Chinese surnames existed in ancient China: Namely xing (Chinese: 姓; pinyin: xìng) or ancestral clan names, and shi (Chinese: 氏; pinyin: shì) or branch lineage names.