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Gehazi, Geichazi, or Giezi ( Douay-Rheims) ( Hebrew: גֵּיחֲזִי ; Gēḥăzī; "valley of vision"), is a figure found in the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible . A servant of the prophet Elisha, Gehazi enjoyed a position of power but was ultimately corrupt, misusing his authority to cheat Naaman the Syrian, a general afflicted with ...
Emishi. The Emishi ( 蝦夷) (also called Ebisu and Ezo ), written with Kanji that literally mean " shrimp barbarians ," constituted an ancient ethnic group of people who lived in parts of Honshū, especially in the Tōhoku region, referred to as michi no oku (道の奥, roughly "deepest part of the road") in contemporary sources.
A traditional female hostess, entertainer and performing artist. The word geisha consists of two kanji: gei ( 芸, meaning 'art') and sha ( 者, meaning 'person' or 'doer'). Gokagai (五花街, lit. 'five flower towns') The five geisha districts of Kyoto: Gion Kobu and Gion Higashi, Ponto-chō, Miyagawa-chō and Kamishichiken.
Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell ( / ˈaɪlɪʃ / EYE-lish; [1] born December 18, 2001) is an American singer and songwriter. She first gained public attention in 2015 with her debut single "Ocean Eyes", written and produced by her brother Finneas O'Connell, with whom she collaborates on music and live shows.
Xi Shi ( Hsi Shih; Chinese: 西施; pinyin: Xī Shī; Wade–Giles: Hsi1 Shih1, lit. '(Lady) Shi of the West' ), also known by the nickname Xizi ，was one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China. She was said to have lived in a small Yue village (today part of Zhuji, a county-level city in Shaoxing, Zhejiang) during the end of the ...
— Xi Jinping during a speech in 2012 Xi vowed to crack down on corruption immediately after he ascended to power. In his inaugural speech as general secretary, Xi mentioned that fighting corruption was one of the toughest challenges for the party. A few months into his term, Xi outlined the Eight-point Regulation, listing rules intended to curb corruption and waste during official party ...
Hồ Chí Minh [a] [b] ( né Nguyễn Sinh Cung; [c] [d] [e] [3] [4] 19 May 1890 – 2 September 1969), [f] colloquially known as Uncle Ho ( Bác Hồ) or just Uncle ( Bác ), [g] [7] and by other aliases [h] and sobriquets, [i] was a Vietnamese communist revolutionary, nationalist, and politician. He served as prime minister of the Democratic ...
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