- surname Peng
- city walls; city; town; CL:座[zuo4],道[dao4],個|个[ge4]
- 相 Xiāng: 相 Xiang1: surname Xiang相 xiāng: 相 xiang1: each other; one another; mutually; fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶[pi2 pa5] (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品[pin3])相 xiàng: 相 xiang4: appearance; portrait; picture; government minister; (physics) phase; (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features); to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)
- 袁 Yuán: 袁 Yuan2: surname Yuan袁 yuán: 袁 yuan2: long robe (old)
- 元 yuán: 元 yuan2: currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); (bound form) first; original; primary; (bound form) basic; fundamental; (bound form) constituent; part; (prefix) meta-; (math.) argument; variable; era (of a reign); (Tw) (geology) eon元 Yuán: 元 Yuan2: surname Yuan; Yuan dynasty (1279–1368)
- 服 fù: 服 fu4: classifier for medicine: dose; Taiwan pr. [fu2]服 fú: 服 fu2: clothes; dress; garment; to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc); to obey; to be convinced (by an argument); to convince; to admire; to acclimatize; to take (medicine); mourning clothes; to wear mourning clothes
- to replace the current name or title of sth with a new one that reflects its true nature; rectification of names (a tenet of Confucian philosophy)
- it can clearly be seen (that this is the case); it is (thus) clear; clear; visible
- no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- to say what everyone says (idiom); to conform to what one perceives to be the majority view; to follow the herd
- to use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions); usefulness; utility; (bound form) expense; outlay; (courteous) to eat; to drink; (literary) hence; therefore
- fact; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word
- lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom); fig. to be practical and realistic
- noble; lofty; refined; exquisite
- character; intrinsic quality (of a person); quality (of a product or service, or as in "quality of life", "air quality" etc)
- Confucius (551-479 BC), Chinese thinker and social philosopher, also known as 孔夫子[Kong3 fu1 zi3]
- to speak; to say
- 众 Zhòng: 众 Zhong4: abbr. for 眾議院|众议院[Zhong4 yi4 yuan4], House of Representatives众 zhòng: 众 zhong4: (bound form) crowd; multitude; (bound form) many; numerous
- good (virtuous); benevolent; well-disposed; good at sth; to improve or perfect
- where; how
- certainly; must; will; necessarily
- 察 Chá: 察 Cha2: short name for Chahar Province 察哈爾|察哈尔[Cha2 ha1 er3]察 chá: 察 cha2: to examine; to inquire; to observe; to inspect; to look into; obvious; clearly evident
- 恶 wù: 恶 wu4: to hate; to loathe; ashamed; to fear; to slander恶 ě: 恶 e3: used in 惡心|恶心[e3 xin1]恶 è: 恶 e4: evil; fierce; vicious; ugly; coarse; to harm
- Mencius 孟子 (c. 372-c. 289), Confucian philosopher
- 云 yún: 云 yun2: (classical) to say云 yún: 云 yun2: cloud; CL:朵[duo3]云 Yún: 云 Yun2: surname Yun; short name for Yunnan 雲南|云南[Yun2 nan2]
- Shun (c. 23rd century BC), mythical sage and leader
- cannot bear or stand; be unequal to; very; extremely
- his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)
- 美 měi: 美 mei3: beautiful; very satisfactory; good; to beautify; to be pleased with oneself美 Měi: 美 Mei3: (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1]); (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國|美国[Mei3 guo2])
- (emperor of Xia dynasty); cruel
- 纣 zhòu: 纣 zhou4: crupper (harness strap running over a horse's hindquarters and under its tail)纣 Zhòu: 纣 Zhou4: Zhou, pejorative name given posthumously to the last king of the Shang dynasty, King Zhou of Shang 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 Wang2] (the name refers to a crupper 紂|纣[zhou4], the piece of horse tack most likely to be soiled by the horse)
- lit. public opinion is powerful enough to melt metal (idiom); fig. public clamor can obscure the actual truth; mass spreading of rumors can confuse right and wrong
- to amass; to accumulate; to store up; (math.) product (the result of multiplication); (TCM) constipation; indigestion
- 毁 hǔi: 毁 hui3: to destroy; to ruin; to defame; to slander毁 hǔi: 毁 hui3: to destroy by fire毁 hǔi: 毁 hui3: to defame; to slander
- to diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce; to idle away (the time); (after 不[bu4] or 只[zhi3] or 何[he2] etc) to need; to require; to take
- 骨 gū: 骨 gu1: used in 骨碌碌[gu1 lu4 lu4]; used in 骨碌[gu1 lu5]; used in 骨朵[gu1 duo5]骨 gǔ: 骨 gu3: bone
- (of a period of time) long
- classical final particle, similar to modern 了[le5]
- to suffer (from illness); to contract (a disease); misfortune; trouble; danger; worry
- happening; instance; reason; cause; intentional; former; old; friend; therefore; hence; (of people) to die, dead
- 乐 Lè: 乐 Le4: surname Le乐 lào: 乐 lao4: used in place names乐 Yuè: 乐 Yue4: surname Yue乐 yuè: 乐 yue4: music乐 lè: 乐 le4: happy; cheerful; to laugh
- 论 Lún: 论 Lun2: abbr. for 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], The Analects (of Confucius)论 lùn: 论 lun4: opinion; view; theory; doctrine; to discuss; to talk about; to regard; to consider; per; by the (kilometer, hour etc)
- 师 shī: 师 shi1: teacher; master; expert; model; army division; (old) troops; to dispatch troops师 Shī: 师 Shi1: surname Shi
- thirty-sixth year F12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1959 or 2019
- to cross a river
- 三 Sān: 三 San1: surname San三 sān: 三 san1: three; 3
- hog; swine
- 文 wén: 文 wen2: language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67文 Wén: 文 Wen2: surname Wen
- 非 Fēi: 非 Fei1: abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa非 fēi: 非 fei1: to not be; not; wrong; incorrect; non-; un-; in-; de-; to reproach; to blame; (coll.) to insist on; simply must