- the time before a certain date; in advance; beforehand; premature; initial period
- to prohibit; to forbid; to ban
- soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
- to set out (of troops); departure; start date (of military expedition)
- (military) to march; to advance; (fig.) to enter and compete in a new market, field, region or arena
- (bound form) to dispatch; to send; (bound form) to drive away; to dispel
- respectful
- talks; discussions; CL:次[ci4]
- in principle; generally
- harmony; pleased
- wall
- Ministry of War (in imperial China)
- 尚书 Shàng shū: 尚书 Shang4 shu1: same as 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1] Book of History尚书 shàng shū: 尚书 shang4 shu1: high official; government minister
- to consult; to talk over; to discuss
- details; particulars
- 亲 qìng: 亲 qing4: parents-in-law of one's offspring亲 qīn: 亲 qin1: parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative; related; marriage; bride; close; intimate; in person; first-hand; in favor of; pro-; to kiss; (Internet slang) dear
- to hand over; to pass on; to deliver; (bound form) progressively; in the proper order
- credentials (of a diplomat); documents exchanged between nations; national or dynastic history book
- to authorize
- resolute; definitive; categorically; absolutely
- to agree; to consent; to be willing to
- don't tell me ...; could it be that...?
- to screen (a movie); to stage (a play); a screening; a staging
- theatrical piece; (fig.) scenario (in real life)
- to be patient; patience
- who would have thought?; who could have imagined?; unexpectedly
- to meet; to run into; to come across
- commander-in-chief; top military commander for a country or theater of operations
- to clutch; to grab; to capture
- (coll.) exactly!; indeed; that's for sure
- outer; excluded
- monarch; lord; gentleman; ruler
- to inspire; to incite
- especially
- 越 Yuè: 越 Yue4: generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods; abbr. for Vietnam 越南越 yuè: 越 yue4: to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more
- crafty; tricky
- to start; to put one's hand to; to set about; the seat to the right of the main guest
- vicious; malicious; savage