- etiquette; (old) gradation of etiquette with social status
- agreeable; to conform
- etiquette; ceremonial rites
- Toktoghan (1314-1355), Mongol politician during the Yuan dynasty, prime minister until 1345, compiled three dynastic histories of Song 宋史, Liao 遼史|辽史 and Jin 金史; also written Tuoketuo 托克托
- Song dynasty (960-1279)
- history genre based on biography, such as Sima Qian's Record of the Historian
- idiot; stupid person; a dope
- the Twenty-Four Histories (25 or 26 in modern editions), collection of books on Chinese dynastic history from 3000 BC till 17th century; fig. a long and complicated story
- 辽 liáo: 辽 liao2: (bound form) distant; faraway辽 Liáo: 辽 Liao2: short name for Liaoning 遼寧|辽宁[Liao2 ning2] province; Liao or Khitan dynasty (916-1125)
- Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), founded by the Jurchen 女真[Nu:3 zhen1] people of North China, a precursor of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty
- Song Dynasty (960-1279); also Song of Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479)
- Zhao Gou (1107-1187), personal name of the tenth Song Emperor Gaozong 宋高宗[Song4 Gao1 zong1] (reigned 1127-1162)
- one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth); biological (parents); birth (parents)
- misfortune; adversity; unfortunate; sad; unfortunately; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to die young
- see 紹興市|绍兴市[Shao4 xing1 Shi4]
- to select; to choose; to decide on
- Emperor Taizu of Song, posthumous title of the founding Song emperor Zhao Kuangyin 趙匡胤|赵匡胤 (927-976), reigned from 960
- 琮 cóng: 琮 cong2: jade tube with round hole and rectangular sides, used ceremonially in ancient times琮 Cóng: 琮 Cong2: surname Cong
- adopted son; foster son
- the same year
- to call oneself; to claim to be; to profess; to claim a title
- friendship; camaraderie
- to avail oneself of; to take advantage of
- to visit; to call on sb; to look around
- sincere; cordial
- birthday; CL:個|个[ge4]
- holiday; festival; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to patrol; to perambulate; to travel around within an area
- 运河 yùn hé: 运河 yun4 he2: canal运河 Yùn hé: 运河 Yun4 he2: see 運河區|运河区[Yun4 he2 Qu1]
- river course; river channel