- member of a monarch's inner ministerial circle (old)
- 朝 cháo: 朝 chao2: imperial or royal court; government; dynasty; reign of a sovereign or emperor; court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor; to make a pilgrimage to; facing; towards朝 Cháo: 朝 Chao2: abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Chao2 xian3] Korea朝 zhāo: 朝 zhao1: morning
- farmhouse
- 郎 láng: 郎 lang2: (arch.) minister; official; noun prefix denoting function or status; a youth郎 Láng: 郎 Lang2: surname Lang
- evening; sunset
- the (rightful) emperor; "Son of Heaven" (traditional English translation)
- scholar; intellectual
- unrealistic; impractical
- to fantasize; to imagine; an illusion; a fantasy
- thus; so; like that; you; thou
- to accomplish one's ambition; a dream come true; to enjoy success
- character acquired through long habit; habits and properties
- absolutely unrestrained; unbridled; without the slightest scruple
- to become visible; to reveal
- to bully; to push around
- good
- lousy; rotten
- circumstances; fate
- to clean the street; to clear the road (i.e. get rid of people for passage of royalty or VIP)
- 咸 Xián: 咸 Xian2: surname Xian咸 xián: 咸 xian2: all; everyone; each; widespread; harmonious咸 xián: 咸 xian2: salted; salty; stingy; miserly
- to fit; to suit
- appearance; looks; profile; countenance
- dark (weather, mood)
- to put on a fake smile (idiom); to smile insincerely
- moral character
- 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)
- world-famous (idiom)
- 历数 lì shù: 历数 li4 shu4: (literary) movements of celestial bodies; destiny; calendar system历数 lì shǔ: 历数 li4 shu3: to enumerate; to count (one by one)
- 证 zhèng: 证 zheng4: to admonish证 zhèng: 证 zheng4: certificate; proof; to prove; to demonstrate; to confirm
- reason; grounds; justification; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to climb over; to ascend onto; to mount
- old man; I (an old man referring to himself)
- to look back; to review
- 凄凉 qī liáng: 凄凉 qi1 liang2: mournful; miserable凄凉 qī liáng: 凄凉 qi1 liang2: desolate (place)
- to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate
- refers to academics employed as imperial secretaries from the Tang onwards, forming the Hanlin Imperial Academy 翰林院
- scoundrel; bastard
- 足 zú: 足 zu2: (bound form) foot; leg; sufficient; ample; as much as; fully足 jù: 足 ju4: excessive
- en route
- to study; to examine; to probe; to study the underlying principles
- to appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up
- barrier; obstruction; hindrance; impediment; obstacle
- initial stage; beginning period
- worldview; world outlook; Weltanschauung