- 丁 Dīng: 丁 Ding1: surname Ding丁 dīng: 丁 ding1: male adult; the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干[tian1 gan1]; fourth (used like "4" or "D"); small cube of meat or vegetable; (literary) to encounter; (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195°; (chemistry) butyl丁 zhēng: 丁 zheng1: used in 丁丁[zheng1 zheng1]
- twenty-fifth year E1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2008 or 2068
- twenty-sixth year F2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2009 or 2069
- to meet by chance
- bandits
- 平安 píng ān: 平安 ping2 an1: safe and sound; well; without mishap; quiet and safe; at peace平安 Píng ān: 平安 Ping2 an1: see 平安區|平安区[Ping2 an1 Qu1]
- osmanthus flowers; Osmanthus fragrans
- Chuangwang or Roaming King, adopted name of late Ming peasant rebel leader Li Zicheng 李自成 (1605-1645)
- to send troops
- to rebel; to rise in revolt
- 山海关 Shān hǎi Guān: 山海关 Shan1 hai3 Guan1: Shanhai Pass in Hebei, at the eastern terminus of the Ming dynasty Great Wall山海关 Shān hǎi guān: 山海关 Shan1 hai3 guan1: see 山海關區|山海关区[Shan1 hai3 guan1 Qu1]
- Wu Sangui (1612-1678), Chinese general who let the Manchus into China and helped them establish the Qing Dynasty, later leading a revolt against Qing in an effort to start his own dynasty
- Qing troops; Manchu soldiers
- to enter a pass; to go through customs
- clown
- to hold in one's arms; to embrace; to surround; to gather around; to throng; to swarm; (bound form) to support (as in 擁護|拥护[yong1 hu4]); (literary) to have; to possess; Taiwan pr. [yong3]
- advice; to advise
- uninspired; dejected; discouraged
- lit. to ascend to heaven; to die
- crafty scoundrel; villain
- plum blossom; clubs ♣ (a suit in card games); (dialect) wintersweet
- to collapse; to fall into ruins; death of king or emperor; demise
- to assist; assistant; aide; to accompany
- fearful; apprehensive
- content with one's situation; to know contentment (hence happiness)
- silk brocade bag, used in ancient times to hold poetry manuscripts and other precious items; (fig.) tip (a piece of practical advice)
- from age to age
- Manchurian Qing (refers to the Qing dynasty, esp. at its decline, or as an anti-Qing slogan)
- Taiwan
- (literary) elevated sunlit ground
- any; arbitrary; at will; at random
- to make an excursion; to ramble; to travel
- a castrate
- see 修武縣|修武县[Xiu1 wu3 Xian4]