- Holy City
- sage; the Sage (i.e. Confucius); (old) (respectful way of addressing a monarch) your sagacious majesty; (religion) saint
- emperor; CL:個|个[ge4]
- Qin Shihuang (259-210 BC), the first emperor
- tyranny; despotic rule
- pronoun; synonym; byword
- to esteem; to think highly of; to accord importance to; to revere
- the Legalist school of political philosophy, which rose to prominence in the Warring States period (475–221 BC) (The Legalists believed that social harmony could only be attained through strong state control, and advocated for a system of rigidly applied punishments and rewards for specific behaviors.); a Legalist
- theory; doctrine
- dynasty; reign (of a king)
- to alternate; to change
- bad; spoiled; broken; to break down; (suffix) to the utmost
- characteristic; trait; feature
- chancellor (of a monarchy); cabinet minister
- responsible and diligent (idiom)
- to indulge; to pamper; to connive at; permissive; indulgent; self-indulgent; unrestrained; undisciplined; uncultured; boorish
- outline; silhouette
- handsome; large; long
- (name) Pierre
- Belgium
- to be proficient in; to master (a subject)
- calligraphy; handwriting; penmanship
- to draw; to paint
- unforgettable
- to treasure; to value; to cherish
- to take down (in writing); notes; a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches; CL:本[ben3]
- concentrating one's thoughts and efforts; single-minded; bent on; intently
- painter; CL:個|个[ge4]
- calligrapher
- svelte; elegant manner; graceful bearing
- to decipher; to decode; to interpret
- vitality
- energy; capabilities
- to come across; to run into; to meet; to hit
- to become intoxicated
- different tunes played with equal skill (idiom); different methods leading to the same result; different approach but equally satisfactory outcome
- clever; wonderful
- freshly ground
- prepared Chinese ink
- writing brush; CL:枝[zhi1],管[guan3]
- intermediary; vehicle; vector; medium; media
- to be quick-witted
- to pour into; to empty into
- to flash