- (area where) vegetation grows; the common people
- to leave one's name; to leave one's mark
- honor; glory
- to warn; to alert; to be on the alert; to stand guard; sentinel
- 上官 Shàng guān: 上官 Shang4 guan1: two-character surname Shangguan上官 shàng guān: 上官 shang4 guan1: high-ranking official; superior
- rare; seldom seen; (formal) it's a rare pleasure to see you
- loud voice; in a loud voice; loudly
- sorghum
- to admire; to praise; to appreciate
- before; previously
- Confucianism
- 宣 Xuān: 宣 Xuan1: surname Xuan宣 xuān: 宣 xuan1: to declare (publicly); to announce
- to hold (expectations, hopes etc); to maintain (an attitude etc); to harbor (doubts etc); to clinch (boxing)
- benevolent policy; humane government
- place; destination
- to practice; field work; to intern; internship
- master's degree; person who has a master's degree; learned person
- rare; rarely seen
- to link up (disparate elements); coherent (narrative, argument etc)
- to sincerely believe
- enumeration comma (、) (used to separate words or phrases in a list)
- countless changes; constant permutation
- to gamble
- everything clear and in good order (idiom); neat and tidy
- to engage with secular society; to involve oneself in human affairs; to join the WTO (abbr. for 加入世界貿易組織|加入世界贸易组织[jia1 ru4 Shi4 jie4 Mao4 yi4 Zu3 zhi1])
- Dong Zhuo (-192), top general of late Han, usurped power in 189, murdered empress dowager and child emperor, killed in 192 by Lü Bu 呂布|吕布
- Chang'an (ancient name of Xi'an 西安[Xi1 an1]), capital of several Chinese dynasties from 202 BC to 907 CE; see 長安區|长安区[Chang2 an1 Qu1]
- (idiom) flourishing; thriving
- floating in the wind; swaying; tottering; unstable
- laws and discipline of imperial court
- lit. wind and rain darken the sky (idiom); fig. the situation looks grim