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沛

pèi

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Definitions

  1. 1. copious
  2. 2. abundant

Words Containing 沛

精力充沛
jīng lì chōng pèi

vigorous

项庄舞剑，志在沛公
xiàng zhuāng wǔ jiàn , zhì zài pèi gōng

see 項莊舞劍，意在沛公|项庄舞剑，意在沛公[xiàng zhuāng wǔ jiàn , yì zài pèi gōng]

丰沛
fēng pèi

copious

颠沛
diān pèi

to fall over; to stumble

阿旺曲沛
ā wàng qǔ pèi

Ngawang Choepel (Tibetan, Fulbright scholar)

沛县
pèi xiàn

Pei county in Xuzhou 徐州[xú zhōu], Jiangsu

项庄舞剑，意在沛公
xiàng zhuāng wǔ jiàn , yì zài pèi gōng

lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[liú bāng] (idiom); refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang, aka Duke of Pei 沛公[pèi gōng] and the future Han emperor, during a sword dance at the Hongmen feast 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[hóng mén yàn]

沛公
pèi gōng

Duke of Pei (i.e. 劉邦|刘邦[liú bāng])

流离颠沛
liú lí diān pèi

destitute and homeless (idiom); displaced and without means

充沛
chōng pèi

abundant

颠沛流离
diān pèi liú lí

homeless and miserable (idiom); to wander about in a desperate plight