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Trad. 參孫
- Samson, biblical figure in the Book of Judges known for his strength and feats against the Philistines
Trad. 孫堅
- Sun Jian (155-191), famous general at end of Han dynasty, forerunner of the southern kingdom of Wu of the Three Kingdoms
Trad. 孫子
- Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孫武|孙武[Sun1 Wu3] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
Trad. 孫悅
- Sun Yue (1973-), PRC female pop star
- Sun Yue (1985-), PRC basketball star
Trad. 孫文
- the original name of 孫中山|孙中山[Sun1 Zhong1 shan1], Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), first president of the Republic of China and co-founder of the Guomintang 國民黨|国民党[Guo2 min2 dang3]
Trad. 孫權
- Sun Quan (reigned 222-252), southern warlord and king of state of Wu 吳|吴[Wu2] in the Three Kingdoms period
Trad. 孫武
- Sun Wu, also known as Sun Tzu 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
Trad. 孫策
- Sun Ce (175-200), general and major warlord of the Later Han Dynasty
Trad. 孫臏
- Sun Bin (-316 BC), political strategist of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1] during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC)
Trad. 孫誅
- Sun Zhu (1711-1778), poet and compiler of Three Hundred Tang Poems 唐詩三百首|唐诗三百首[Tang2 shi1 San1 bai3 Shou3]
- also known by assumed name 蘅塘退士[Heng2 tang2 Tui4 shi4]
Trad. 承重孫
- eldest grandson (to sustain upper storeys of ancestor worship)
Trad. 孫中山
- Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), first president of the Republic of China and co-founder of the Guomintang 國民黨|国民党
- same as 孫逸仙|孙逸仙
Trad. 孫傳芳
- Sun Chuanfang (1885-1935) one of the northern warlord, murdered in Tianjin in 1935
Trad. 孫吳縣
- Sunwu, a county in Heihe City 黑河市[Hei1 he2 Shi4], Heilongjiang
Trad. 孫大聖
- Great-Sage Sun
- Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1]
Trad. 孫女婿
- son's daughter's husband
- granddaughter's husband
Trad. 孫思邈
- Sun Simiao (c. 581-682), doctor and herbalist of the Sui and Tang dynasty, author of Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold 千金要方[Qian1 jin1 Yao4 fang1]
Trad. 孫悟空
- Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]
- Son Goku, the main character in Dragon Ball 七龍珠|七龙珠[Qi1 long2 zhu1]
Trad. 孫武子
- Sun Wu, famous general, strategist and Legalist philosopher, contemporary with Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3] (551-479 BC), author of "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], also known as Sun Tzu 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3]
Trad. 孫毓棠
- Sun Yutang (1911-1985), historian and poet, studied in Tokyo, Oxford and Harvard
Trad. 孫燕姿
- Stefanie Sun (1978-), Singaporean singer-songwriter
Trad. 孫繼海
- Sun Jihai (1977-), Chinese footballer, played for Manchester City (2002-2008)
Trad. 孫行者
- Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1], the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]
Trad. 孫逸仙
- Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), first president of the Republic of China and co-founder of the Kuomintang
- same as 孫中山|孙中山
Trad. 公孫起
- Gongsun Qi (-258 BC), famous general of Qin 秦國|秦国, the victor at 長平|长平 in 260 BC
- same as Bai Qi 白起
Trad. 公孫龍
- Gongsun Long (c. 325-250 BC), leading thinker of the School of Logicians of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
Trad. 烏孫國
- Wusun kingdom of central Asia (c. 300 BC-300 AD)
Trad. 炎黃子孫
- descendants of the Fiery Emperor and the Yellow Emperor (i.e. Han Chinese people)
Trad. 外孫女兒
- granddaughter (one's daughter's daughter)
Trad. 長孫無忌
- Zhangsun Wuji (c. 594-659), politician and historian of early Tang
Trad. 孫子兵法
- “Art of War”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], written by Sun Tzu 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3]
Trad. 名落孫山
- lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山|孙山[Sun1 Shan1] (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom)
- fig. to fail an exam
- to fall behind (in a competition)
Trad. 含飴弄孫
- lit. to play with one's grandchildren while eating candy (idiom)
- fig. to enjoy a happy and leisurely old age
Trad. 斷子絕孫
- to die without progeny
- (offensive) may you die childless
- may you be the last of your family line
Trad. 兒孫自有兒孫福
- younger generations will do all right on their own (idiom)