- as one wishes; as one pleases; at random; negligent; casual; wanton
- to grasp (often fig.); to control; to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny); to master; to know well; to understand sth well and know how to use it; fluency
- imperial power
- to fulfill (a promise); to tread; to walk
- steps leading to the eastern door
- the distant past; ancient times; antiquity; early historical times
- 川 Chuān: 川 Chuan1: short name for Sichuan 四川[Si4 chuan1]川 chuān: 川 chuan1: (bound form) river; creek; plain; an area of level country
- 把 bà: 把 ba4: handle把 bǎ: 把 ba3: to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})
- to send; to give as a present
- to sing the praises of; to extol; to eulogize
- enlightened sage; brilliant master (flattering words applied to ruler)
- benevolent integrity; high mindedness
- specially; intentionally
- jade
- Yu the Great (c. 21st century BC) mythical leader who tamed the floods
- to honor; to commend; to cite (in dispatches)
- huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc)
- feat; contribution; merits and achievements
- to bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce
- auspicious sign
- to initiate; to start; to found
- Zhou dynasty (1046-221 BC)
- posthumous name of the first Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 (256 or 247-195 BC), reigned 202-195 BC
- miracle
- to establish; to fix; to settle
- Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD); refers to the Western Han and Eastern Han
- foundation; base; family estate
- thereby; judging from this
- great cause; great undertaking
- cannot; must not; should not
- to lean against or on; to stand by the side of; to come near to; to depend on; to trust; to fuck (vulgar); traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old)
- resourcefulness; ingenuity
- to swindle; to defraud
- to lean against; to rely on; on the basis of; no matter (how, what etc); proof
- military force
- to fight over; to contest; to vie over
- 昔 Xī: 昔 Xi1: surname Xi昔 xī: 昔 xi1: former times; the past; Taiwan pr. [xi2]
- 季 Jì: 季 Ji4: surname Ji季 jì: 季 ji4: season; the last month of a season; fourth or youngest amongst brothers; classifier for seasonal crop yields
- to wash; to squander; to sweep away; to move; to shake; dissolute; pond
- the whole world; throughout the land; everything under the sun
- 分 fèn: 分 fen4: part; share; ingredient; component分 fēn: 分 fen1: to divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate; to distinguish (good and bad); (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局[fen1 ju2]); fraction; one tenth (of certain units); unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm; minute (unit of time); minute (angular measurement unit); a point (in sports or games); 0.01 yuan (unit of money)
- to collapse; to fall into ruins; death of king or emperor; demise
- emperor of a former dynasty
- beauty; disposition; looks; appearance