- conveniently; in passing; without much extra effort
- Taishang Huang; Retired Emperor; father of the reigning emperor; fig. puppet master
- to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone
- (in) the same place; together; in company (with); altogether; in total; an instance of; a case of (murder, accident, dispute etc)
- 乐 yuè: 乐 yue4: music乐 Lè: 乐 Le4: surname Le乐 Yuè: 乐 Yue4: surname Yue乐 lào: 乐 lao4: used in place names乐 lè: 乐 le4: happy; cheerful; to laugh
- muddle-headed; twilight; to faint; to lose consciousness
- 头 tou: 头 tou5: suffix for nouns头 tóu: 头 tou2: head; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; remnant; chief; boss; side; aspect; first; leading; classifier for pigs or livestock; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 没 mò: 没 mo4: drowned; to end; to die; to inundate没 méi: 没 mei2: (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
- whether (or not); if; is or isn't
- fact; CL:個|个[ge4]
- immediately; at once; at that moment; at the moment
- to inform; to notify
- 说 shùi: 说 shui4: to persuade说 shūo: 说 shuo1: to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrine
- Empress Dowager Cixi or Ts'u Hsi (reigned 1861-1908)
- 比 bǐ: 比 bi3: to compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}; ratio; to gesture; (Taiwan pr. [bi4] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)比 Bǐ: 比 Bi3: Belgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]
- clear-headed; sober; awake
- she
- originally; at first; at the outset
- letter; mail; CL:封[feng1]; to trust; to believe; to profess faith in; truthful; confidence; trust; at will; at random
- Eastern or later Han dynasty, 25-220
- the final years (of a regime)
- 张 zhāng: 张 zhang1: to open up; to spread; sheet of paper; classifier for flat objects, sheet; classifier for votes张 Zhāng: 张 Zhang1: surname Zhang
- 角 jué: 角 jue2: role (theater); to compete; ancient three legged wine vessel; third note of pentatonic scale角 jiǎo: 角 jiao3: angle; corner; horn; horn-shaped; unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime); CL:個|个[ge4]角 Jué: 角 Jue2: surname Jue
- to mislead the public with rumors (idiom); to delude the people with lies
- end; finish
- 致 zhì: 致 zhi4: (bound form) fine; delicate; exquisite致 zhì: 致 zhi4: (literary) to send; to transmit; to convey; (bound form) to cause; to lead to; consequently
- the whole country in rebellion
- destruction
- historical fact
- to refute; to debunk; to deny; to denounce
- but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though
- unwilling to give up; unresigned
- to praise; to approve of; to show approval
- to note clearly; to perceive
- a thousand miles; a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers); a long distance
- to believe firmly; without any doubt
- loyal and devoted (idiom); faithful and true
- (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it
- 臣 Chén: 臣 Chen2: surname Chen臣 chén: 臣 chen2: state official or subject in dynastic China; I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign); Kangxi radical 131
- certainly; of course
- to hoodwink; to deceive; to dupe sb
- cautious; careful; prudent
- to rise; to raise; to get up; to set out; to start; to appear; to launch; to initiate (action); to draft; to establish; to get (from a depot or counter); verb suffix, to start; starting from (a time, place, price etc); classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance; classifier for groups: batch, group
- to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation (CL:點|点[dian3])