- to be close to; to approach; to draw near
- always (previously)
- to recruit (followers); to scout for (talent etc); to incur; to lead to
- to criticize
- open; overt; public; to make public; to release
- to criticize; to find fault with; to denounce
- ought to; should; must
- 舍 shě: 舍 she3: to give up; to abandon; to give alms舍 Shè: 舍 She4: surname She舍 shè: 舍 she4: (bound form) residence; house; (bound form) my (in speaking of relatives younger than oneself, as in 舍妹[she4 mei4]); (archaic) unit of distance equal to 30 li 里[li3]
- building; shop; term for certain service establishments; embassy or consulate; schoolroom (old); CL:家[jia1]
- to inspect; (law) to prosecute; to investigate
- corruption and abuse of the law (idiom); to take bribes and bend the law
- circumstances; state of affairs; situation; CL:種|种[zhong3]
- timely; at the right time; promptly; without delay
- to list; to enumerate; (of buildings, objects etc) to be laid out; to be scattered about
- to inform; to report; to make known; report; speech; talk; lecture; CL:篇[pian1],份[fen4],個|个[ge4],通[tong4]
- higher authorities; superiors; CL:個|个[ge4]
- sun; sunlight; sunshine; temple (on the side of the human head) (abbr. for 太陽穴|太阳穴[tai4 yang2 xue2])
- inclining to the west (e.g. of the sun after noon, indicating lateness of the day)
- Mencius (c. 372-c. 289 BC), Confucian philosopher second only to Confucius; book of the same name, one of the classics of Confucianism
- 离 chī: 离 chi1: mythical beast (archaic)离 lí: 离 li2: to leave; to part from; to be away from; (in giving distances) from; without (sth); independent of; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing fire; ☲离 Lí: 离 Li2: surname Li
- surname Lou; one of the 28 lunar mansions in Chinese astronomy
- to think; to consider
- double; twice; simultaneous; holding two or more (official) posts at the same time
- 施 Shī: 施 Shi1: surname Shi施 shī: 施 shi1: (bound form) to put into effect (regulations etc); to distribute (alms etc); to apply (fertilizer etc)
- four; 4
- to not conform to; to be unsuited to; to be out of keeping with; should not; ought out
- 仰 Yǎng: 仰 Yang3: surname Yang仰 yǎng: 仰 yang3: to face upward; to look up; to admire; to rely on
- night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort
- by good fortune; luckily
- 得 dé: 得 de2: to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished得 dè: 得 de4: used in 得瑟[de4 se5]得 de: 得 de5: structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc得 děi: 得 dei3: to have to; must; ought to; to need to
- mud; mire
- to compare; to liken to; metaphor; analogy; figure of speech; figuratively
- deprivation; distressed; miserable
- circumstance
- to ask (a question) in reply; to answer a question with a question; rhetorical question
- tone; manner of speaking; mood; CL:個|个[ge4]
- clear; conspicuous; manifest
- clear; distinct; obvious
- 扬 Yáng: 扬 Yang2: abbr. for Yangzhou 揚州|扬州[Yang2 zhou1] in Jiangsu; surname Yang扬 yáng: 扬 yang2: to raise; to hoist; the action of tossing or winnowing; scattering (in the wind); to flutter; to propagate
- 通 tōng: 通 tong1: to go through; to know well; (suffix) expert; to connect; to communicate; open; to clear; classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc通 tòng: 通 tong4: classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)
- reputation
- 子 zǐ: 子 zi3: son; child; seed; egg; small thing; 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat; viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]; ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north); subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-子 zi: 子 zi5: noun suffix, as in 椅子[yi3 zi5] "chair"
- 渤海 Bó hǎi: 渤海 Bo2 hai3: Parhae, Korean kingdom in Manchuria and Siberia, 698–926渤海 Bó Hǎi: 渤海 Bo2 Hai3: Bohai Sea, between Liaoning and Shandong
- 高 Gāo: 高 Gao1: surname Gao高 gāo: 高 gao1: high; tall; above average; loud; your (honorific)
- city walls; city; town; CL:座[zuo4],道[dao4],個|个[ge4]
- see 河北省[He2 bei3 Sheng3]
- see 鹽山縣|盐山县[Yan2 shan1 Xian4]