Vocabulary: 安定太守汝南胡伊伯、建平长樊绍
- to press; to push; to leave aside or shelve; to control; to restrain; to keep one's hand on; to check or refer to; according to; in the light of; (of an editor or author) to make a comment
- 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)春秋 chūn qīu: 春秋 chun1 qiu1: spring and autumn; four seasons; year; a person's age; annals (used in book titles)
- senior; of a senior generation; to honor; to respect; honorific; classifier for cannons and statues; ancient wine vessel
- his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)
- words; speech; to say; to talk
- (fig.) the whole world
- 无 mó: 无 mo2: used in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]无 wú: 无 wu2: not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less
- to gather; to unite; to unify; whole
- where; how
- Mencius 孟子 (c. 372-c. 289), Confucian philosopher
- 称 chēng: 称 cheng1: to weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to praise称 chèn: 称 chen4: to fit; to match; to suit; (coll.) to have; to possess; Taiwan pr. [cheng4]
- to twist; crooked; unjust; in vain
- 尺 chě: 尺 che3: one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜|工尺谱[gong1 che3 pu3]尺 chǐ: 尺 chi3: a Chinese foot; one-third of a meter; a ruler; a tape-measure; one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine; CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3]
- 直 zhí: 直 zhi2: straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters直 Zhí: 直 Zhi2: surname Zhi; Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
- to search; to look for; to seek
- moreover; situation
- straight ruler
- road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]); (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization; (Daoism) the Way; the Dao; to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel); (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words); classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; (old) circuit (administrative division)
- happening; instance; reason; cause; intentional; former; old; friend; therefore; hence; (of people) to die, dead
- 三 sān: 三 san1: three; 3三 Sān: 三 San1: surname San
- to dismiss from office; to expel
- Confucius (551-479 BC), Chinese thinker and social philosopher, also known as 孔夫子[Kong3 fu1 zi3]
- respectful
- 见 xiàn: 见 xian4: to appear; also written 現|现[xian4]见 jiàn: 见 jian4: to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth); to interview; opinion; view
- to weave; to plait; to organize; to group; to arrange; to edit; to compile; to write; to compose; to fabricate; to make up
- 会 hùi: 会 hui4: can; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to; to meet; to get together; meeting; gathering; (suffix) union; group; association; (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [hui3])会 kuài: 会 kuai4: (bound form) to reckon accounts
- 礼 lǐ: 礼 li3: gift; rite; ceremony; CL:份[fen4]; propriety; etiquette; courtesy礼 Lǐ: 礼 Li3: surname Li; abbr. for 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Classic of Rites
- 游 Yóu: 游 You2: surname You游 yóu: 游 you2: to swim游 yóu: 游 you2: to walk; to tour; to roam; to travel
- to draw (e.g. a bow); to pull; to stretch sth; to extend; to lengthen; to involve or implicate in; to attract; to lead; to guide; to leave; to provide evidence or justification for; old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhang4], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters
- ear; handle (archaeology); and that is all (Classical Chinese)
- 义 yì: 义 yi4: justice; righteousness; meaning; foster (father etc); adopted; artificial (tooth, limb etc); relationship; friendship义 Yì: 义 Yi4: surname Yi; (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利|义大利[Yi4 da4 li4])
- this; these
- heart; mind; intention; center; core; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
- 明 Míng: 明 Ming2: Ming Dynasty (1368–1644); surname Ming; Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God明 míng: 明 ming2: bright; opposite: dark 暗[an4]; (of meaning) clear; to understand; next; public or open; wise; generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
- to examine; to investigate; carefully; to try (in court)
- near; close to; approximately
- tip; end; final stage; latter part; inessential detail; powder; dust; opera role of old man
- 司徒 Sī tú: 司徒 Si1 tu2: two-character surname Situ司徒 sī tú: 司徒 si1 tu2: minister of land and people (in ancient times)
- great; liberal
- 农 nóng: 农 nong2: (bound form) agriculture农 Nóng: 农 Nong2: surname Nong
- 董 Dǒng: 董 Dong3: surname Dong董 dǒng: 董 dong3: to supervise; to direct; director
- to pass a university entrance exam
- must not; may not; not to be allowed; cannot
- 暂 zàn: 暂 zan4: temporary; Taiwan pr. [zhan4]暂 zàn: 暂 zan4: to scurry
- urgent; pressing; rapid; hurried; worried; to make (sb) anxious
- 假 jià: 假 jia4: vacation假 jiǎ: 假 jia3: fake; false; artificial; to borrow; if; suppose假 gēi: 假 gei1: used in 假掰[gei1 bai1]假 jiǎ: 假 jia3: to borrow