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Chinese dynasty dating to the period ad 581–618 when China was reunited as a single state. The imperial family, from north China, were of mixed Tartar and Chinese descent. The second ruler brought the dynasty to ruin by excessive extravagance and unsuccessful wars with Korea.

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Sui (swā), dynasty of China that ruled from 581 to 618. This short-lived dynasty reunified China in 589 after 400 years of division and laid the foundation for further consolidation under the T'ang dynasty. The Sui emperors, Yang Chien (reigned 581-604) and his son Yang Kuang (reigned 604-618), extended the empire, reorganized and centralized the state bureaucracy, and formulated a legal code. The Grand Canal, built to link the two great rivers of China-the Huang He and the Chang-enabled the central government to draw on the rich resources of the lower Chang valley and greatly facilitated the integration of the nation. The Great Wall was refortified, and Chang'an, Luoyang, and Yangzhou were reconstructed. Faced with internal rebellion, Yang Kuang ended his campaigns to conquer the Korean kingdom of Koguryo (612-14). After his defeat by the Eastern Turks (615), he fled to S China, where he was assassinated (618).

Bibliography

See A. F. Wright, The Sui Dynasty: The Unification of China, A.D. 581-617 (1978).


Dictionary: Sui   (swā) pronunciation
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A Chinese dynasty (589-618) that reunified China after a period of division.

[Chinese (Mandarin) Suí.]


Translations: Sui
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Dansk (Danish)
idioms:

  • sui generis    enestående
  • sui juris    uafhængig

Français (French)
idioms:

  • sui generis    sui generis
  • sui juris    sui juris

Deutsch (German)
idioms:

  • sui generis    einzigartig
  • sui juris    unabhängig

Ελληνική (Greek)
idioms:

  • sui generis    μοναδικός, ιδιόρρυθμος
  • sui juris    αυτοδικαίως, (επίθ.) ενήλικος

Italiano (Italian)
idioms:

  • sui generis    particolare
  • sui juris    autocrate

Português (Portuguese)
n. - sui

idioms:

  • sui generis    sui generis
  • sui juris    sui juris

Русский (Russian)
свой, своя, свое

idioms:

  • sui generis    в своем роде, своеобразный
  • sui juris    самостоятельный, совершеннолетний, дееспособный

Español (Spanish)
idioms:

  • sui generis    peculiar, excepcional
  • sui juris    independiente, adulto

Svenska (Swedish)
sui generis - ensam i sitt slag, enastående, unik

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
其自己的

idioms:

  • sui generis    独特的, 自成一类的
  • sui juris    具有完全的行为能力, 已成年能够处理自己的事务的, 能负法律责任的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
其自己的

idioms:

  • sui generis    獨特的, 自成一類的
  • sui juris    具有完全的行為能力, 已成年能夠處理自己的事務的, 能負法律責任的

한국어 (Korean)
idioms:

  • sui generis    독창적인, 특이한, 기이한
  • sui juris    성년에 달한, 제 나이에 맞는

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 自殺

idioms:

  • sui generis    独特の
  • sui juris    一人前の

עברית (Hebrew)
sui generis - ‮יחיד במינו, שאין דומה לו‬


 
 
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