- unfailing; never-ending
- idol
- Cai E (1882–1916), military leader who was a key figure in the establishment the National Protection Army 護國軍|护国军[Hu4 guo2 jun1], which in 1916 fought the forces of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[Yuan2 Shi4 kai3], who had tried to reestablish the monarchy with himself as emperor
- Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975), military leader, head of the Nationalist government in China 1928-1949 and the government in exile on Taiwan 1950-1975
- to worship; adoration
- to lead troops
- aspiration; ambition
- to bear in mind
- 连 Lián: 连 Lian2: surname Lian连 lián: 连 lian2: to link; to join; to connect; continuously; in succession; including; (used with 也[ye3], 都[dou1] etc) even; company (military)
- to esteem; to admire
- (used after a verb) endlessly; incessantly
- perfect
- accomplishment; success; achievement; CL:個|个[ge4]; to achieve (a result); to create; to bring about
- to request; to require; requirement; to stake a claim; to ask; to demand; CL:點|点[dian3]
- 高 Gāo: 高 Gao1: surname Gao高 gāo: 高 gao1: high; tall; above average; loud; your (honorific)
- to admire
- Confucian scholar
- inevitably
- to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative; stickler for tradition
- the three imperishables, three ways to distinguish oneself that aren't forgotten by history: through one's virtue 立德[li4 de2], one's service 立功[li4 gong1] and one's writings 立言[li4 yan2] (from the Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传[Zuo3 Zhuan4])
- exploit; great undertaking
- 全 quán: 全 quan2: all; whole; entire; every; complete全 Quán: 全 Quan2: surname Quan
- lifelong; all one's life; marriage
- (indicating that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened; (indicating that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly; contrarily; against reason; (indicating that sb or a group is singled out) precisely; only; of all people
- 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]
- empire; imperial
- last phase (of an age)
- eve; the day before
- final radiance of setting sun; fig. dying flash (of lucidity or activity, prior to demise)
- seems as if; rather like; Taiwan pr. [si4 de5]
- to complete; to accomplish
- achievement; accomplishment; (in more recent usage) performance (of a business, employee etc); results
- really; indeed
- (idiom) unprecedented; unheard of
- important official or statesman (in feudal China)
- command; commander-in-chief
- Hunan army, irregular force formed in 1850s to fight the Taiping heavenly kingdom rebellion
- 平定 píng dìng: 平定 ping2 ding4: to pacify平定 Píng dìng: 平定 Ping2 ding4: see 平定縣|平定县[Ping2 ding4 Xian4]
- armed rebellion
- resurgence; recovery; restoration
- is not; has never been; never occurring; unprecedented