Vocabulary: 豫章太守汝南封祈、泰山太守周乘
- still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or
- to leave behind; to stay behind; to remain; to keep; not to let (sb) go
- 要 yāo: 要 yao1: (bound form) to demand; to coerce要 yào: 要 yao4: to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should; if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]); (bound form) important
- don't!; must not
- to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth; to make sb (feel sad etc); by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被[bei4])
- disappointed; to lose hope; to despair
- with this; thereby; thus; because of this
- to express; to convey
- to grieve; to mourn; deep sorrow; grief
- (bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion; (bound form) situation; condition
- 和 hè: 和 he4: to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence; to join in the singing; to chime in with others和 hú: 和 hu2: to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards和 húo: 和 huo2: to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water; Taiwan pr. [huo4]和 hùo: 和 huo4: to mix (ingredients) together; to blend; classifier for rinses of clothes; classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs和 hé: 和 he2: (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [han4]); (math.) sum; to make peace; (sports) to draw; to tie; (bound form) harmonious; (bound form) Japan; Japanese和 Hé: 和 He2: surname He
- 当天 dāng tiān: 当天 dang1 tian1: on that day当天 dàng tiān: 当天 dang4 tian1: the same day
- to keep watch beside a coffin; to observe a period of mourning
- 担 dàn: 担 dan4: picul (100 catties, 50 kg); two buckets full; carrying pole and its load; classifier for loads carried on a shoulder pole担 dān: 担 dan1: to undertake; to carry; to shoulder; to take responsibility
- to ascend; to rise; to promote; to elevate; liter; unit of dry measure for grain (= one liter or one-tenth dou 斗[dou3])
- county's head commissioner
- heart; innermost being; (math.) incenter
- to look down upon; to despise
- (pronoun) this; (adjective) this
- to resign; to quit
- an official position; a job in the bureaucracy
- to become; to turn into
- to stand above; to occupy an important position; to rank (among the top few)
- cautious; careful; solemnly; sincerely (formal)
- Xiaojing (Classic of Filial Piety)
- resources; capital; to provide; to supply; to support; money; expense
- matter; thing; item; work; affair; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]
- (bound form) father; (bound form) male relative of father's generation (as in 伯父[bo2 fu4]); (computing) (bound form) parent-
- to visit in person; to personally attend
- thick; deep or profound; kind; generous; rich or strong in flavor; to favor; to stress
- 春秋 chūn qīu: 春秋 chun1 qiu1: spring and autumn; four seasons; year; a person's age; annals (used in book titles)春秋 Chūn qīu: 春秋 Chun1 qiu1: Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC); Spring and Autumn Annals, chronicle of Lu State (722-481 BC)
- Chinese language (Mandarin), emphasizing its national nature; Chinese as a primary or secondary school subject; Chinese in the context of the Nationalist Government; Guoyu, book of historical narrative c. 10th-5th century BC
- people's livelihood; people's welfare
- as; as if; such as
- 礼 Lǐ: 礼 Li3: surname Li; abbr. for 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Classic of Rites礼 lǐ: 礼 li3: gift; rite; ceremony; CL:份[fen4]; propriety; etiquette; courtesy
- to behead (as form of capital punishment); to chop
- (bound form) to decay; to decline; to wane
- scholar officials
- 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
- 臣 chén: 臣 chen2: state official or subject in dynastic China; I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign); Kangxi radical 131臣 Chén: 臣 Chen2: surname Chen
- although; even though
- 察 chá: 察 cha2: to examine; to inquire; to observe; to inspect; to look into; obvious; clearly evident察 Chá: 察 Cha2: short name for Chahar Province 察哈爾|察哈尔[Cha2 ha1 er3]
- 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
- to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist
- visitor; guest; object (in grammar)
- 王 wáng: 王 wang2: king or monarch; best or strongest of its type; grand; great王 Wáng: 王 Wang2: surname Wang王 wàng: 王 wang4: (literary) (of a monarch) to reign over (a kingdom)
- ancient bronze wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle; nobility