- eight
- row of dancers at sacrifices
- temperature; CL:個|个[ge4]
- can't bear to (do sth emotionally painful)
- 雍 Yōng: 雍 Yong1: surname Yong雍 yōng: 雍 yong1: harmony
- thorough; penetrating; to pervade; to pass through
- 论 lùn: 论 lun4: opinion; view; theory; doctrine; to discuss; to talk about; to regard; to consider; per; by the (kilometer, hour etc)论 Lún: 论 Lun2: abbr. for 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], The Analects (of Confucius)
- (Confucianism) rites and music (the means of regulating society)
- 何 Hé: 何 He2: surname He何 hé: 何 he2: what; how; why; which; carry
- to take care; to look out
- to become
- numb; insensitive; apathetic
- extravagant
- 宁 zhù: 宁 zhu4: to store; to stand; space between the door and the entrance screen宁 Níng: 宁 Ning2: abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Ning2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]; abbr. for Nanjing 南京[Nan2 jing1]; surname Ning宁 níng: 宁 ning2: peaceful; to pacify; to visit (one's parents etc)宁 nìng: 宁 ning4: would rather; to prefer; how (emphatic); Taiwan pr. [ning2]
- fundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all; CL:個|个[ge4]
- soft
- non-Han people, esp. to the East of China; barbarians; to wipe out; to exterminate; to tear down; to raze
- 狄 Dí: 狄 Di2: surname Di; generic name for northern ethnic minorities during the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 BC-220 AD)狄 dí: 狄 di2: low ranking public official (old)
- monarch; lord; gentleman; ruler
- to have confidence in oneself; self-confidence
- trip; travel; to travel; brigade (army)
- 泰山 Tài shān: 泰山 Tai4 shan1: Tarzan (fictional character reared by apes in the jungle); Taishan township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan泰山 Tài Shān: 泰山 Tai4 Shan1: Mt Tai in Shandong, eastern mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]
- 祭 Zhài: 祭 Zhai4: surname Zhai祭 jì: 祭 ji4: to offer a sacrifice to (gods or ancestors); (in classical novels) to recite an incantation to activate a magic weapon; to wield (sth magic); (bound form) ceremony; (Tw) (bound form) (celebratory) festival
- philosophy
- paradox (logic)
- to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary)
- to draw; to paint; to depict; to portray
- after the event; in hindsight; in retrospect
- raw silk; white; plain, unadorned; vegetarian (food); essence; nature; element; constituent; usually; always; ever
- to esteem; to respect; to honor; to value; eminent; serious; proper
- basic; fundamental; main; elementary
- requirement; to require; (economics) demand
- 谈 tán: 谈 tan2: to speak; to talk; to converse; to chat; to discuss谈 Tán: 谈 Tan2: surname Tan
- 足 jù: 足 ju4: excessive足 zú: 足 zu2: (bound form) foot; leg; sufficient; ample; as much as; fully
- rites and music are in ruins (idiom); fig. society in total disarray; cf. 禮樂|礼乐[li3 yue4]
- to have no alternative; frustrated; exasperated; helpless; (conjunction) but unfortunately
- 欲 yù: 欲 yu4: desire; appetite; passion; lust; greed欲 yù: 欲 yu4: to wish for; to desire
- 观 Guàn: 观 Guan4: surname Guan观 guàn: 观 guan4: Taoist monastery; palace gate watchtower; platform观 guān: 观 guan1: to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; to advise; concept; point of view; outlook
- etiquette; ceremony
- current situation
- to sigh with sorrow, regret etc; rueful; deeply moved
- imperial ancestral sacrifice
- essence; nature; innate character; intrinsic quality