| 商纣王 | shāng zhòu wáng | King Zhou of Shang (11th century BC), notorious as a cruel tyrant | |
| 助纣为虐 | zhù zhòu wéi nüè | lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商纣王 in his oppression (idiom); fig. to take the side of the evildoer; giving succor to the enemy | |
| 武王伐纣 | wǔ wáng fá zhòu | King Wu of Zhou 周武王 | |
| 桀纣之恶 | jié zhòu zhī è | The devil is not as black as painted. (idiom) | |
| 纣辛 | zhòu xīn | Zhou Xin (c. 11th century BC), last king of the Shang dynasty |
| 1 | It was something that happens once in the blue moon. | |
| 2 | The dance "Dawu"was composed by the Duke of Zhou after Emperor Wu successfully overthrew the Shang Dynasty. | |
| 3 | Jie and Zhou led on the kingdom with violence, and people followed them. | |
| 4 | King of Wen obtained peace by the means of forgiveness and tolerance; King of Wu crusaded against State of Zhou and made a clean sweep of it to emancipate people. | |
| 5 | Wuwu in Yizhoushu is Suye, the second movement of Dawu, which sings the praise of the deeds that King Wu conquered King Zhou. |
