- ode; eulogy; to praise in writing; to wish (in letters)
- 尚书 shàng shū: 尚书 shang4 shu1: high official; government minister尚书 Shàng shū: 尚书 Shang4 shu1: same as 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1] Book of History
- beautiful jade; star
- 机 jī: 机 ji1: (bound form) machine; mechanism; (bound form) aircraft; (bound form) an opportunity; (bound form) crucial point; pivot; (bound form) quick-witted; flexible; (bound form) organic机 Jī: 机 Ji1: surname Ji
- latch of door; seal
- to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech
- the Yellow Emperor, mythological emperor of China, reigned c. 2697-2597 BC
- great-great-grandson
- (bound form) emperor; sovereign; supreme deity
- chief; head; outstanding; exceptional; stalwart
- as yet; until
- Duke Mu of Qin, the first substantial king of Qin (ruled 659-621 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
- ordinary; commonplace; mundane; temporal; of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels); every; all; whatever; altogether; gist; outline; note of Chinese musical scale
- to break; to snap; to cut off; to give up or abstain from sth; to judge; (usu. used in the negative) absolutely; definitely; decidedly
- 远 yuàn: 远 yuan4: to distance oneself from (classical)远 yuǎn: 远 yuan3: far; distant; remote; (intensifier in a comparison) by far; much (lower etc)
- near; close to; approximately
- 世 shì: 世 shi4: life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime; epoch; descendant; noble世 Shì: 世 Shi4: surname Shi
- 百 bǎi: 百 bai3: hundred; numerous; all kinds of百 Bǎi: 百 Bai3: surname Bai
- eighteen; 18
- to wait; to inquire after; to watch; season; climate; (old) period of five days
- regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to
- later generations
- many; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd; how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]); (bound form) multi-; poly-
- (bound form) to doubt; to suspect
- to comment on; to discuss; to suggest
- king; emperor; (fig.) the best; champion
- 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
- ten; 10
- 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 Hé: 和 He2: surname He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 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
- to meet together
- to go; to visit (e.g. another country); to attend (a banquet etc)
- to kidnap; to hijack; to abduct; to hold under duress
- to blame; to reprove; to reprimand; to expel; to oust; to reconnoiter; (of territory) to expand; saline marsh
- to stop; to prohibit; until; only
- two; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)
- oath of alliance
- 好 hào: 好 hao4: to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to好 hǎo: 好 hao3: good; appropriate; proper; all right!; (before a verb) easy to; (before a verb) good to; (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so; (verb complement indicating completion); (of two people) close; on intimate terms; (after a personal pronoun) hello
- 莱芜 lái wú: 莱芜 lai2 wu2: field with dense growth of wild weeds莱芜 Lái wú: 莱芜 Lai2 wu2: see 萊蕪區|莱芜区[Lai2 wu2 Qu1]
- 南 nā: 南 na1: used in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]; Taiwan pr. [na2]南 Nán: 南 Nan2: surname Nan南 nán: 南 nan2: south
- gorge
- translated text
- to besiege