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Sui

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Sui  (sw)
A Chinese dynasty (581-618) that reunified China after a period of declining centralized government.
[Chinese (Mandarin) Suí.]
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But that which is specially to be noted is, that those which (as Cicero says of Pompey) are sui amantes, sine rivali, are many times unfortunate.
The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context
* A delicate compliment to the beautiful T`ai Chen, of which the meaning is that, as the Emperor Yang-ti of the Sui dynasty elevated his mistress Fei-yen to share with him the throne, so shall T`ai Chen become the Empress of Ming Huang.
A Lute of Jade by Cranmer-Byng, L. View in context
If I mistake not, he will prove to be sui generis, and akin to no other reptile in creation.
Mosses From An Old Manse and other stories by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
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