- to organize and carry out a funeral
- 若 rě: 若 re3: used in 般若[bo1 re3]; used in 蘭若|兰若[lan2 re3]若 rùo: 若 ruo4: to seem; like; as; if
- not enough; insufficient; inadequate
- direct (opposite: indirect 間接|间接[jian4 jie1]); immediate; straightforward
- 向 Xiàng: 向 Xiang4: surname Xiang向 xiàng: 向 xiang4: towards; to face; to turn towards; direction; to support; to side with; shortly before; formerly; always; all along; (suffix) suitable for ...; oriented to ...向 xiàng: 向 xiang4: to tend toward; to guide向 xiàng: 向 xiang4: direction; orientation; to face; to turn toward; to; towards; shortly before; formerly
- Zhili, a province from Ming times until 1928, roughly corresponding to present-day Hebei
- governor-general; viceroy; governor
- Yuan Shikai (1859-1916), senior general of late Qing, subsequently warlord and self-proclaimed emperor of China
- no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- shortage of money
- road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]); (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization; (Daoism) the Way; the Dao; to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel); (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words); classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; (old) circuit (administrative division)
- to open up
- hand and foot; movement of limbs; action; trick; step in a procedure (CL:道[dao4])
- hastily
- to kneel
- to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)
- to thank sb for favor (esp. emperor or superior official)
- although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是[ke3 shi4] or 但是[dan4 shi4] etc)
- to bestow a reward; a reward
- 白银 Bái yín: 白银 Bai2 yin2: see 白銀區|白银区[Bai2 yin2 Qu1]; see 白銀市|白银市[Bai2 yin2 Shi4]白银 bái yín: 白银 bai2 yin2: silver
- cost; expenditure; expense; CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4]
- to lean against; to rely on; on the basis of; no matter (how, what etc); proof
- 当时 dāng shí: 当时 dang1 shi2: then; at that time当时 dàng shí: 当时 dang4 shi2: immediately; right then
- Great Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
- fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe
- can only; obliged to do sth; to have no other choice
- rich and imposing; rich and overbearing
- not to care
- to be in favor of; to support; to back; support; backing; to stand by; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to begin; beginning; to start; initial; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to arrange matters
- to dispatch sb to do sth; to make sb leave; to pass (the time); (old) to make arrangements; (old) to bestow (alms etc)
- four; 4
- younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter)
- to ascend; to rise; to promote; to elevate; liter; unit of dry measure for grain (= one liter or one-tenth dou 斗[dou3])
- 泰 tài: 泰 tai4: safe; peaceful; most; grand泰 Tài: 泰 Tai4: Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] in Shandong; abbr. for Thailand
- 世 Shì: 世 Shi4: surname Shi世 shì: 世 shi4: life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime; epoch; descendant; noble
- 众 Zhòng: 众 Zhong4: abbr. for 眾議院|众议院[Zhong4 yi4 yuan4], House of Representatives众 zhòng: 众 zhong4: (bound form) crowd; multitude; (bound form) many; numerous
- clansman; clan members; relatives; ethnic minority
- to negotiate; discussion; proposal
- to arrange; to make preparations
- to return to
- see 大城縣|大城县[Da4 cheng2 Xian4]; see 大城鄉|大城乡[Da4 cheng2 Xiang1]