- regent; monarch
- a certain number or amount; how many?; how much?
- important; significant; major
- question; problem; issue; topic; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 应 yìng: 应 ying4: to answer; to respond; to comply with; to deal or cope with应 Yīng: 应 Ying1: surname Ying; Taiwan pr. [Ying4]应 yīng: 应 ying1: to agree (to do sth); should; ought to; must; (legal) shall
- character; intrinsic quality (of a person); quality (of a product or service, or as in "quality of life", "air quality" etc)
- and; to reach; up to; in time for
- to govern; to administer; to manage; to control; governance
- land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; rule
- to follow; to abide by; to comply with
- basic; fundamental; main; elementary
- principle; doctrine; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to indicate; to point out
- representative; delegate; CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4],名[ming2]; to represent; to stand for; on behalf of; in the name of
- day; sky; heaven
- to rule (a country); to govern; rule; regime
- the people
- should; ought to
- heart; mind; intention; center; core; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
- power and virtue
- tolerant; generous; magnanimous; thick and broad (build); thick and deep (voice)
- 民 Mín: 民 Min2: surname Min民 mín: 民 min2: (bound form) the people; inhabitants of a country
- 待 dài: 待 dai4: to wait; to treat; to deal with; to need; going to (do sth); about to; intending to待 dāi: 待 dai1: to stay; to remain
- to receive; to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb; to connect; to catch; to join; to extend; to take one's turn on duty; to take over for sb
- to pursue (a course, a policy)
- 德 Dé: 德 De2: Germany; German; abbr. for 德國|德国[De2 guo2]德 dé: 德 de2: virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favor; character; kind
- to divide and confer (property on one's descendants)
- relatives; members of the same family, clan, tribe etc
- to consolidate; to strengthen; firm; solid; stable
- imperial throne
- sense; meaning; significance; importance; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of
- to isolate; isolated; unrelated; irrelevant
- 侯 hóu: 侯 hou2: marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]; nobleman; high official侯 hòu: 侯 hou4: used in 閩侯|闽侯[Min3 hou4] (the name of a place in Fujian)侯 Hóu: 侯 Hou2: surname Hou
- power; authority
- to rebel; to revolt
- central; middle; center; central authorities (of a state)
- thus; consequently; as a result
- to prevent; to guard against; to take precautions
- trend; tendency; orientation
- rational; reasonable; sensible; fair
- separation of powers
- each other; mutual
- to check and balance (power); checks and balances
- lit. seeing clearly the downy feathers of autumn (idiom, from Mencius); fig. perceptive of even the finest detail