| 沛 | pèi | copious; abundant |
| 充沛 | chōng pèi | abundant; plentiful; vigorous |
| 丰沛 | fēng pèi | copious; plentiful (of water); surging (of waves); refers to home village of first Han emperor 汉高祖; fig. majestic |
| 沛县 | Pèi xiàn | Pei county in Xuzhou 徐州, Jiangsu |
| 流离颠沛 | liú lí diān pèi | destitute and homeless (idiom); displaced and without means |
| 精力充沛 | jīng lì chōng pèi | vigorous; energetic |
| 阿旺曲沛 | Ā wàng qǔ pèi | Ngawang Choepel (Tibetan, Fulbright scholar) |
项庄舞剑，
志在沛公 | Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn ,
zhì zài Pèi Gōng | lit. Xiangzhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 刘邦 (idiom); refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang 刘邦, Duke of Pei 沛公 and future Han emperor, during a sword dance at Feast at Hongmen 鸿门宴; an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent |
项庄舞剑，
意在沛公 | Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn ,
yì zài Pèi Gōng | lit. Xiangzhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 刘邦 (idiom); refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang 刘邦, Duke of Pei 沛公 and future Han emperor, during a sword dance at Feast at Hongmen 鸿门宴; an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent |
| 颠沛 | diān pèi | destitute; difficulty; hardship; trouble |
| 颠沛流离 | diān pèi liú lí | homeless and miserable (idiom); to wander about in a desperate plight; to drift |
