The rate is expressed in centipoises, reyns, or seconds Saybolt universal (SSU) depending, respectively, upon whether metric, English, or commercial units are used.
483 BCE 402 BCE Zisi, Wade-Giles romanization Tzu Ssu, also called Kong Ji (born 483 died 402 bce), Chinese philosopher and grandson of Confucius (551 479 bce).
"SSU," he says straightaway.
C. 145 BCE Hancheng, China c. 87 BCE Sima Qian, Wade-Giles romanization Ssu-ma Ch'ien (born c. 145 bce, Longmen, Xiayang [now Hancheng, Shaanxi province], China died c. 87 bce) astronomer, calendar expert, and the first great Chinese historian.
Sima Chengzhen, Wade-Giles romanization Ssu-ma Ch'eng-chen (born 647 died 735), sixth patriarch of the Shangqing school of Daoism, who had many associations with famous poets such as Li Bai and Wang Wei during the Tang dynasty.
Sichuan Basin, Chinese (Pinyin) Sichuan Pendi or (Wade-Giles romanization) Ssu-ch'uan P'en-ti, conventional Szechwan Basin, basin comprising the greater part of eastern Sichuan province and the western portion of Chongqing municipality, southwestern China.
Maoism, Chinese (Pinyin) Mao Zedong Sixiang, (Wade-Giles romanization) Mao Tse-tung Ssu-hsiang ("Mao Zedong Thought"), doctrine composed of the ideology and methodology for revolution developed by Mao Zedong and his associates in the Chinese Communist Party from the 1920s until Mao's death in 1976.
647 735 Sima Chengzhen, Wade-Giles romanization Ssu-ma Ch'eng-chen (born 647 died 735), sixth patriarch of the Shangqing school of Daoism, who had many associations with famous poets such as Li Bai and Wang Wei during the Tang dynasty.
Gang of Four, Chinese (Pinyin) Sirenbang or (Wade-Giles romanization) Ssu-jen-pang, the most powerful members of a radical political elite convicted for implementing the harsh policies directed by Chinese Communist Party (CCP) chairman Mao Zedong during the Cultural Revolution (1966 76).
Sichuan, Wade-Giles romanization Ssu-ch'uan, conventional Szechwan, sheng (province) of China.
Kesi, Wade-Giles romanization k'o-ssu, Chinese silk tapestry woven in a pictorial design.
