- sorrowful; dismal
- for; for the purpose of; in order to
- to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger
- court; imperial household; dynasty
- unlikely to go so far as to; not as bad as
- quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb); (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip")
- to control
- to agree; to consent; to approve
- 暂 zàn: 暂 zan4: temporary; Taiwan pr. [zhan4]暂 zàn: 暂 zan4: to scurry
- to avoid; to shun; to flee; to escape; to keep away from; to leave; to hide from
- 三 Sān: 三 San1: surname San三 sān: 三 san1: three; 3
- to accompany
- to attack (the enemy)
- to attack; to accuse; to study; (LGBT) top
- outside; in addition; foreign; external
- city walls; city; town; CL:座[zuo4],道[dao4],個|个[ge4]
- 也 yě: 也 ye3: also; too; as well; (not ...) either; (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X); (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a5]也 Yě: 也 Ye3: surname Ye
- unable to change sth; unable to deal with
- ordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime
- dignity; prestige; face; honorable; creditable; (of sb's appearance) presentable; respectable
- immediately; at once; at that moment; at the moment
- to shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
- to take; to get; to choose; to fetch
- to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5]); ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2]); for the past (amount of time); (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2 shi4]); (between two verbs) in order to; (after a round number) approximately; (used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2 de5 lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1 bu5 lai2])
- 蓝 Lán: 蓝 Lan2: surname Lan蓝 lán: 蓝 lan2: blue; indigo plant
- 夏 xià: 夏 xia4: summer夏 Xià: 夏 Xia4: the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC; Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407–432); surname Xia
- to wear; to put on; to dress; to bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to penetrate; to pass through; to thread
- 上 shǎng: 上 shang3: used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]上 shàng: 上 shang4: (bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb; to get onto; to go up; to attend (class or university); (directional complement) up; (noun suffix) on; above
- (once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway
- 大 dà: 大 da4: big; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]); greatly; freely; fully; (dialect) father; (dialect) uncle (father's brother)大 dài: 大 dai4: see 大夫[dai4 fu5]
- (familiar) elder brother
- 溥 pǔ: 溥 pu3: extensive; pervading溥 Pǔ: 溥 Pu3: surname Pu
- and; as well as
- empress; imperial consort
- brilliancy (of gems)
- imperial concubine
- 都 dōu: 都 dou1: all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at all都 dū: 都 du1: capital city; metropolis都 Dū: 都 Du1: surname Du
- ordinary people; commoner (contrasted with the privileged); civilian (contrasted with the military)
- dress; clothing; costume; clothes; CL:身[shen1]
- party; delegation
- preparation; to prepare; to intend; to be about to; reserve (fund)
- settled; accomplished; ready; Taiwan pr. [ting2 dang4]
- 后 hòu: 后 hou4: empress; queen; (archaic) monarch; ruler后 Hòu: 后 Hou4: surname Hou后 hòu: 后 hou4: back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; post-