Ming vs Sui

Ming

name
  • The era of Chinese history during which the dynasty reigned 

  • A former dynasty in China, reigning from the end of the Yuan to the beginning of the Qing (Ching) 

  • A surname. 

  • A former empire in China, occupying the eastern half of modern China, as well as parts of Russia and northern Vietnam 

  • The pottery of the era, famed for its high quality 

  • A male or female given name 

noun
  • A member of the Ming dynasty 

Sui

name
  • The Sui dynasty of China which ruled from 581 to 618. 

  • A county of Suizhou, Hubei, China. 

  • A surname of Chinese origin. 

  • The language of these people, part of the Kra-Dai language family. 

adj
  • Pertaining to the Sui language or the Sui people. 

noun
  • A member of an ethnic people living primarily in the Guizhou province of China, with around 430,000 people. 

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