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曹魏

cáo wèi·ㄘㄠˊ ㄨㄟˋ

“Cao Wei dynasty (220–265 CE), the Wei state of the Three Kingdoms period, founded by the Cao family; sections from the Book of Odes (Cao and Wei odes)”

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曹

cáo·ㄘㄠˊ

Surname Cao; a vassal state in the Zhou Dynasty; a government department or office in ancient times; a group or generation; plaintiff and defendant in ancient lawsuits.

魏

wèi·ㄨㄟˋ

Surname Wei; name of ancient Chinese states and dynasties; a tower over a palace gateway.

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曹操cáo cāo·ㄘㄠˊ ㄘㄠCao Cao (155–220), late Eastern Han warlord, statesman, and poet; founder of Cao Wei, father of Emperor Cao Pi; main villain in Romance of the Three Kingdoms.