- to know; to recognize; to be familiar with; to get acquainted with sb; knowledge; understanding; awareness; cognition
- Mencius (c. 372-c. 289 BC), Confucian philosopher second only to Confucius; book of the same name, one of the classics of Confucianism
- 王 wàng: 王 wang4: (literary) (of a monarch) to reign over (a kingdom)王 Wáng: 王 Wang2: surname Wang王 wáng: 王 wang2: king or monarch; best or strongest of its type; grand; great
- to speak; to say
- two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid
- letter; symbol; character; word; CL:個|个[ge4]; courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
- 读 dòu: 读 dou4: comma; phrase marked by pause读 dú: 读 du2: to read out; to read aloud; to read; to attend (school); to study (a subject in school); to pronounce
- Confucian school, founded by Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3] (551-479 BC) and Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3] (c. 372-c. 289 BC)
- the classics; scriptures; classical; classic (example, case etc); typical
- way of looking at a thing; view; opinion; CL:個|个[ge4]
- plus; to put in; to add; to add on; to add into; in addition; on top of that
- to have a highly retentive memory; to have sth imprinted in one's memory
- personage; celebrity
- already; since; both... (and...)
- 大名 Dà míng: 大名 Da4 ming2: see 大名縣|大名县[Da4 ming2 Xian4]大名 dà míng: 大名 da4 ming2: famous name; your distinguished name; one's formal personal name; (Japanese history) daimyo
- to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated; hyperbole; (coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous
- rapid; speedy; fast
- to spread widely
- exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even; even if
- public praise; public reputation; commonly held opinions; current idiom
- power; force; strength
- to reach perfection (idiom); a superb artistic achievement
- to make one's name; to become famous
- reputation; fame
- lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom); rapid progress
- upper layer
- 楼 lóu: 楼 lou2: house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor; CL:層|层[ceng2],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4]楼 Lóu: 楼 Lou2: surname Lou
- to doubt (sth); to be skeptical of; to have one's doubts; to harbor suspicions; to suspect that
- next year
- the triennial provincial imperial exam during the Ming and Qing
- especially; particularly
- to arrive; arrival; advent
- to believe firmly without any doubt (idiom); absolute certainty about sth
- Hubei and Hunan provinces (a Ming dynasty province)
- inspector-general of province in Ming and Qing times
- 顾 Gù: 顾 Gu4: surname Gu顾 gù: 顾 gu4: to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to
- luster of gem
- nobility; person of high rank