- autocracy; dictatorship
- 袁 yuán: 袁 yuan2: long robe (old)袁 Yuán: 袁 Yuan2: surname Yuan
- glowing; bright; brilliant
- to consult with; to talk things over; agreement
- large and small; size; adults and children; consideration of seniority; at any rate
- upright; upstanding; honest
- to suppress; to beat down
- see 悠哉悠哉[you1 zai1 you1 zai1]
- hardworking; diligent
- that very night; through the night; for several nights in a row
- to work overtime
- 当天 dàng tiān: 当天 dang4 tian1: the same day当天 dāng tiān: 当天 dang1 tian1: on that day
- a pleasant change; a breath of fresh air; refreshing
- malice; ill will
- (idiom) to achieve sth worthwhile; to make a positive contribution
- to push; to cut; to refuse; to reject; to decline; to shirk (responsibility); to put off; to delay; to push forward; to nominate; to elect; massage
- 承 chéng: 承 cheng2: to bear; to carry; to hold; to continue; to undertake; to take charge; owing to; due to; to receive承 Chéng: 承 Cheng2: surname Cheng; Cheng (c. 2000 BC), third of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
- Zhu Houzhao, personal name of tenth Ming emperor 正德[Zheng4 de2] (1491-1521), reigned 1505-1521
- imperial throne
- hometown; native place; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to treat well
- county seat; county town
- general history of a county; county annals
- that's all; nothing more
- outsider; foreigner; stranger
- post; position; job; duties
- (idiom) to not affect sb; irrelevant; of no importance; insignificant
- influence; impact
- reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success
- to criticize
- in private
- aides and advisors of top officials
- surname Wu; area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai; name of states in southern China at different historical periods
- 维 Wéi: 维 Wei2: abbr. for Uighur 維吾爾|维吾尔[Wei2 wu2 er3]; surname Wei维 wéi: 维 wei2: to preserve; to maintain; to hold together; dimension; vitamin (abbr. for 維生素|维生素[wei2 sheng1 su4])
- to wish; to want; ready; willing (to do sth)
- great master; master
- bellyful (of sth); full of (sth)
- 房 Fáng: 房 Fang2: surname Fang房 fáng: 房 fang2: house; room; CL:間|间[jian1]; branch of an extended family; classifier for family members (or concubines)
- room; CL:間|间[jian1]
- an examiner (for tests, interviews etc); (old) imperial examination official
- to pick out; to select; to elect
- to choose; to pick; to select; to elect
- to cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means
- 冠 guàn: 冠 guan4: to put on a hat; to be first; to dub冠 Guàn: 冠 Guan4: surname Guan冠 guān: 冠 guan1: hat; crown; crest; cap
- 范 fàn: 范 fan4: pattern; model; example范 Fàn: 范 Fan4: surname Fan
- custom; convention; popular; common; coarse; vulgar; secular