- should; ought
- anger against a common enemy (idiom); joined in opposition to the same adversary
- to quarrel; to bicker; glib repartee
- age (number of years old)
- (idiom) to flaunt one's seniority; to rely on one's age or length of experience to control or belittle others
- Sun Wu, also known as Sun Tzu 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
- air of arrogance; haughtiness
- plain white cloth; calico
- experiment; test; CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4]; to experiment; experimental
- 台前 tái qián: 台前 tai2 qian2: front of the stage台前 Tái qián: 台前 Tai2 qian2: see 台前縣|台前县[Tai2 qian2 Xian4]
- (bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this; (bound form) this; the current (year etc); (bound form) original; (bound form) inherent; originally; initially; capital; principal; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
- knight; Sir; (loanword) jazz
- to excuse sb; to exempt; to remove or dismiss from office; to avoid; to avert; to escape; to be prohibited
- to meet; to see each other; CL:次[ci4]
- etiquette
- non-Han people, esp. to the East of China; barbarians; to wipe out; to exterminate; to tear down; to raze
- 狄 Dí: 狄 Di2: surname Di; generic name for northern ethnic minorities during the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 BC-220 AD)狄 dí: 狄 di2: low ranking public official (old)
- monarch; lord; gentleman; ruler
- not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to
- 诸 zhū: 诸 zhu1: all; various诸 Zhū: 诸 Zhu1: surname Zhu
- to die; to lose; to be gone; to flee; deceased
- old name for China; Cathay
- to be applicable
- to meet with (sb who is paying a visit); CL:次[ci4]
- Great Britain
- 马 Mǎ: 马 Ma3: surname Ma; abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]马 mǎ: 马 ma3: horse; CL:匹[pi3]; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess
- 嘎 gā: 嘎 ga1: (onom.) short but loud sound嘎 gǎ: 嘎 ga3: (dialect) ill-tempered; ornery; (dialect) naughty; mischievous嘎 gá: 嘎 ga2: cackling sound
- thus; so; like that; you; thou
- 哦 o: 哦 o5: sentence-final particle that conveys informality, warmth, friendliness or intimacy; may also indicate that one is stating a fact that the other person is not aware of哦 ò: 哦 o4: oh (interjection indicating that one has just learned sth)哦 ó: 哦 o2: oh (interjection indicating doubt or surprise)哦 é: 哦 e2: to chant
- 国 gúo: 国 guo2: country; nation; state; (bound form) national国 Gúo: 国 Guo2: surname Guo
- sovereignty
- equal; equality
- to salute; to make one's salutations
- to bow to; to pay one's respects; (bound form) to extend greetings (on a specific occasion); to make a courtesy call; (bound form) (of a monarch) to appoint sb to (a position) by performing a ceremony; to acknowledge sb as one's (master, godfather etc); (used before some verbs to indicate politeness)
- Zhonghua, historical and cultural term for China, often used to denote Chinese civilization and identity (as in 中華文化|中华文化[Zhong1 hua2 wen2 hua4] "Chinese culture"); used in the official name of the Republic of China, 中華民國|中华民国[Zhong1 hua2 Min2 guo2]
- emperor; CL:個|个[ge4]
- my country; our country
- why
- to recognize; to know; to admit