- to capsize; to collapse; to overturn; to overthrow; to undermine
- propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom); plain sailing; to go smoothly; have a nice trip!
- modest; self-effacing; to make modest remarks
- content with one's situation; to know contentment (hence happiness)
- 荣 róng: 荣 rong2: glory; honor; thriving荣 Róng: 荣 Rong2: surname Rong
- to hold; to grasp; to support; to maintain; to persevere; to manage; to run (i.e. administer); to control
- 背 bèi: 背 bei4: the back of a body or object; to turn one's back; to hide something from; to learn by heart; to recite from memory; (slang) unlucky; hard of hearing背 bēi: 背 bei1: to carry on one's back; (fig.) to bear; to shoulder (a burden, blame etc)
- 丧 sàng: 丧 sang4: to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc); to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc); to die; disappointed; discouraged丧 sāng: 丧 sang1: mourning; funeral; (old) corpse
- the hardships of beginning an undertaking (idiom)
- to know well; to be fully aware of
- difficult; hard; hardship
- to indulge oneself
- easy and comfortable; easy
- to reap where one has not sown (idiom)
- to forfeit (future profit, one's life etc); ruined
- to enjoy the sights (of)
- 池 chí: 池 chi2: pond; reservoir; moat池 Chí: 池 Chi2: surname Chi
- 台 tái: 台 tai2: (classical) you (in letters)台 tāi: 台 tai1: used in place names台 Tái: 台 Tai2: Taiwan (abbr.); surname Tai台 tái: 台 tai2: desk; table; counter台 Tái: 台 Tai2: Taiwan (abbr.)台 tái: 台 tai2: platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; station; broadcasting station; classifier for vehicles or machines台 tái: 台 tai2: typhoon
- frugal; economical; thrifty
- at last; in the end; finally; eventually
- fully content with one's achievements (idiom); complacent
- to be engrossed; to be absorbed with; to lose oneself in; to be addicted to
- vocal music
- Li Linfu (-752), Tang politician, chancellor under Tang emperor Xuanzong 玄宗
- (historical) affairs of state at the imperial court
- to dote on and trust
- An Lushan (703-757), Tang general, leader of the An-Shi Rebellion 安史之亂|安史之乱[An1 Shi3 zhi1 Luan4]
- An-Shi Rebellion (755-763) of 安祿山|安禄山[An1 Lu4 shan1] and 史思明[Shi3 Si1 ming2], a catastrophic setback for Tang dynasty
- (bound form) to decay; to decline; to wane
- proof; certificate; identification; testimonial; CL:個|个[ge4]; to prove; to testify; to confirm the truth of
- 兴国 xīng gúo: 兴国 xing1 guo2: to invigorate the country兴国 Xīng gúo: 兴国 Xing1 guo2: see 興國縣|兴国县[Xing1 guo2 Xian4]
- idleness and pleasure
- profound; deep; deep-going
- sketchy; concise; abbreviated
- mental or spiritual cultivation
- to control; to restrict; to moderate; to temper; moderation; sobriety; to administer
- desire; longing; appetite; craving
- if
- to indulge in debauchery