- to resist; to withstand
- Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei
- power; influence; a force (military, political etc)
- to invade; to encroach; to infringe; to approach
- ten; 10
- front; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前293年); former; formerly
- 孙 Sūn: 孙 Sun1: surname Sun孙 sūn: 孙 sun1: grandson; descendant
- a place famous for its scenery or historical relics; scenic spot; CL:處|处[chu4]
- children of the nobility
- victory; success; to beat; to defeat; to surpass; victorious; superior to; to get the better of; better than; surpassing; superb (of vista); beautiful (scenery); wonderful (view); (Taiwan pr. [sheng1]) able to bear; equal to (a task)
- crown prince
- to entrap; to set up; to frame (up); to make false charges against
- to run away; to flee (the country)
- 郑 Zhèng: 郑 Zheng4: Zheng, a Zhou-dynasty state in the vicinity of present-day Xinzheng 新鄭|新郑[Xin1 zheng4], a county-level city in Henan; abbr. for Zhengzhou 鄭州|郑州[Zheng4 zhou1], the capital of Henan; surname Zheng郑 zhèng: 郑 zheng4: used in 鄭重|郑重[zheng4 zhong4]
- to treat well
- to conspire; to plot; a conspiracy; a plot
- to combine; to join; unite; alliance
- (bound form) to raid; to attack; (bound form) to continue the pattern; to perpetuate; (literary) classifier for suits of clothing or sets of bedding
- 随 Súi: 随 Sui2: surname Sui随 súi: 随 sui2: to follow; to comply with; varying according to...; to allow; subsequently
- Wu Zixu (–484 BC), Chu-born strategist for Wu. After the King of Chu executed his family, he fled to Wu and masterminded Wu's invasion of Chu (506 BC), destroying its capital in a campaign that doubled as personal vengeance.
- to escape; to run away; to flee
- Wu state (in south China, in different historical periods); Wu state 220-280, founded by Sun Quan 孫權|孙权 the southernmost of the three Kingdoms
- to recall (a product, an ambassador etc)
- 任 Rén: 任 Ren2: surname Ren任 rèn: 任 ren4: to assign; to appoint; to take up a post; office; responsibility; to let; to allow; to give free rein to; no matter (how, what etc); classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友)
- 巢 Cháo: 巢 Chao2: surname Chao巢 cháo: 巢 chao2: nest
- 大夫 dà fū: 大夫 da4 fu1: senior official (in imperial China)大夫 dài fu: 大夫 dai4 fu5: doctor; physician
- to resent; to harbor a grudge against; to loathe; resentment; rancor
- the state of Chu, one of the most important of the small states contending for power in China between 770 and 223 BC, located around present-day Hubei
- a ruler and his ministers (old)
- to attack; to raid; (of medicine) potent
- to take revenge; to avenge
- to kill
- 尹 Yǐn: 尹 Yin3: surname Yin尹 yǐn: 尹 yin3: (literary) to administer; to govern; (bound form) governor; prefect; magistrate (official title in imperial times)
- Minister of War (official title in pre-Han Chinese states); two-character surname Sima
- to control
- to defeat; to overpower; to beat; to be defeated
- to hang oneself
- 申 Shēn: 申 Shen1: old name for Shanghai 上海[Shang4 hai3]; surname Shen申 shēn: 申 shen1: to extend; to state; to explain; 9th earthly branch: 3-5 p.m., 7th solar month (7th August-7th September), year of the Monkey; ancient Chinese compass point: 240°
- (bound form) ordinary; numerous; (bound form) pertaining to a concubine (contrasted with 嫡[di2])
- younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter)
- palm of the hand; sole of the foot; paw; horseshoe; to slap; to hold in one's hand; to wield
- army and government
- power; authority
- 平 Píng: 平 Ping2: surname Ping平 píng: 平 ping2: flat; level; equal; to tie (make the same score); to draw (score); calm; peaceful; abbr. for 平聲|平声[ping2 sheng1]