- lit. an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom); fig. spent force
- across one's whole face
- blood smears; bloodstains
- spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent; drained; washed out
- the shot hits the bird that pokes its head out (idiom); nonconformity gets punished
- military banner (often used figuratively, usually pejoratively, to mean "pretext" or "ostensible purpose"); flag signal; semaphore
- outsider; foreigner; stranger
- Six Dynasties (220-589)
- former capital; ancient capital
- 荆 Jīng: 荆 Jing1: an early name for the state of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chu3 guo2]; surname Jing荆 jīng: 荆 jing1: chaste tree or its berry (Vitex agnus-castus); (literary) cane or switch made from a chaste tree, used for punishment
- mountains on one side and water on the other
- lit. to set up the sacred tripods (following Yu the Great); to fix the capital; to found a dynasty; used in advertising
- to establish a capital
- fifth
- east; east side; eastern part; to the east of
- 襄 Xiāng: 襄 Xiang1: surname Xiang襄 xiāng: 襄 xiang1: (literary) to assist
- to spy upon; to lie in wait for (an opportunity)
- to take up (one's time etc); to occupy (one's attention etc); to account for (a proportion of sth)
- more than half; greater part; most; probably; most likely
- Haiti
- hunting
- to capture
- to have one's hands tied; helpless; unable to do anything about it
- negative example; sth that teaches one what not to do
- to do the very opposite; to act in a diametrically opposite way
- to attract (customers); to drum up (trade)
- elite; outstanding talent; genius
- valuable; precious; to value; to treasure; to set store by
- to plow; to till
- prepared against war; to prepare for war; warmongering
- to protect
- opinions differ (idiom)
- to feel a chill (as an emotional response); to feel cold (as a clinical symptom)
- to have one's hair stand on end (idiom); to feel one's blood run cold
- current