- blueprint; source material on which later works (books, movies etc) are based
- 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
- same; like; equal to; the same as; just like
- to look for
- must not; may not; not to be allowed; cannot
- outline; main threads
- on the contrary; instead
- resurgence; recovery; restoration
- important official or statesman (in feudal China)
- huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc)
- 注 zhù: 注 zhu4: (bound form) to pour into; to flow into; to inject; (bound form) to focus (one's spirit, gaze etc) on a single point; to concentrate; (bound form) stake (in gambling); classifier for stakes, sums of money, transactions or beams of light注 zhù: 注 zhu4: to annotate; to provide explanatory notes on a written text; an annotation; an explanatory note; (bound form) to put on record; to register
- to worship; adoration
- Zeng Guofan (1811-1872), Qing dynasty politician and military man
- 常 Cháng: 常 Chang2: surname Chang常 cháng: 常 chang2: always; ever; often; frequently; common; general; constant
- to assign; to entrust (a task); to give; to bestow
- to attack; to accuse; to charge; an attack (terrorist or military)
- food; salary (old); a pretext; a cause for gossip
- actually; in fact; really
- equivalent to either 是[shi4] or 就是[jiu4 shi4]
- a sage; wise and holy man; virtuous ruler; Buddhist lama; wine
- birds and animals; creature; beast (brutal person)
- 莫 mò: 莫 mo4: do not; there is none who莫 Mò: 莫 Mo4: surname Mo
- to ask; to inquire
- to harvest; to reap; to gain; crop; harvest; profit; gain; bonus; reward
- plowing and weeding; farm work; fig. to work or study diligently
- to bear in mind
- to endorse; to support
- monarchical power
- loyal; devoted; faithful
- 鲠 gěng: 鲠 geng3: to choke on a piece of food鲠 gěng: 鲠 geng3: to choke on a piece of food; (literary) a fish bone lodged in one's throat
- rather
- inclination; interest
- achievement; outstanding work; glorious deed
- difference; to distinguish; to discriminate; to make a distinction; CL:個|个[ge4]
- preface; foreword; preamble; recital (law); also written 敘文|叙文[xu4 wen2]
- 仆 pū: 仆 pu1: to fall forward; to fall prostrate仆 pú: 仆 pu2: servant
- to taste; to try (food); to experience; (literary) ever; once
- executioner; headsman; slaughterer; fig. indiscriminate murderer
- 离 chī: 离 chi1: mythical beast (archaic)离 Lí: 离 Li2: surname Li离 lí: 离 li2: to leave; to part from; to be away from; (in giving distances) from; without (sth); independent of; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing fire; ☲
- execution ground
- bodhi (Sanskrit); enlightenment (Buddhism)
- some; certain (things)
- flexible; to accommodate; to stretch or get around regulations; a short-term loan
- to compromise; to reach terms; a compromise