精卫 (精衛) jīngwèi
jīngwèi
proper noun
Jingwei
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
, Subdomain: Mythology
Notes: Mythological bird, reincarnation of drowned daughter Nüwa 女娃 of Fiery Emperor 炎帝 (CC-CEDICT '精衛')
Contained in
- 精卫填海(精衛填海) mythical bird Jingwei tries to fill the ocean with stones; futile ambition; task of Sisyphus
Also contained in
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- 卷六 Scroll 6 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 4
- 卷三十一 Scroll 31 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 3
- 卷三 北山經 Chapter 3: Classic of the Mountains - North Classic of Mountains and Seas 山海經 — count: 2
- 卷五 Scroll 5 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 2
- 卷之四 詩五言 Scroll 4: Five Character Form Poetry Tao Yuanming Collected Poems 陶淵明集 — count: 1
Collocations
- 精卫衔 (精衛銜) 精衛銜石而遇繳 — Wenxuan 文選, 卷五 Scroll 5 — count: 3
- 曰精卫 (曰精衛) 名曰精衛 — Classic of Mountains and Seas 山海經, 卷三 北山經 Chapter 3: Classic of the Mountains - North — count: 2