- the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles); prime minister
- 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])
- 说 shùi: 说 shui4: to persuade说 shūo: 说 shuo1: to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrine
- to use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions); usefulness; utility; (bound form) expense; outlay; (courteous) to eat; to drink; (literary) hence; therefore
- to acknowledge allegiance to (some regime); to serve
- sage
- now; at present; currently
- very; quite; (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)
- danger; dangerous
- 啊 ǎ: 啊 a3: interjection of surprise or doubt; Eh?; My!; what's up?啊 à: 啊 a4: interjection or grunt of agreement; uhm; Ah, OK; expression of recognition; Oh, it's you!啊 a: 啊 a5: modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent啊 á: 啊 a2: interjection expressing doubt or requiring answer; Eh?; what?啊 ā: 啊 a1: interjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh!
- to decline gratefully
- to depart; to leave
- to tour; to travel
- afterwards; later; newly arrived
- the state of Qin, one of the seven states of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
- to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)
- to employ; to hire
- seven; 7
- to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary)
- to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining
- righteousness; justice
- 贵 gùi: 贵 gui4: expensive; (bound form) highly valued; precious; (bound form) noble; of high rank; (prefix) (honorific) your贵 Gùi: 贵 Gui4: short name for Guizhou 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1]
- 籍 jí: 籍 ji2: (bound form) book; record; register; (bound form) place of one's family or ancestral records; (bound form) membership籍 Jí: 籍 Ji2: surname Ji
- although; even though
- 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
- poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly
- to reject; to expel; to discard; to exclude; to renounce
- as if; (just) like; just as; still; yet
- to dismiss from office; to expel
- 志 zhì: 志 zhi4: aspiration; ambition; the will志 zhì: 志 zhi4: sign; mark; to record; to write a footnote
- (bound form) disease; ailment; (bound form) swift; (literary) to hate; to abhor
- the world in chaos; troubled times; the mortal world (Buddhism)
- political; politics; government
- 国 gúo: 国 guo2: country; nation; state; (bound form) national国 Gúo: 国 Guo2: surname Guo
- in confusion or disorder; in a confused state of mind; disorder; upheaval; riot; illicit sexual relations; to throw into disorder; to mix up; indiscriminate; random; arbitrary
- 危 wēi: 危 wei1: danger; to endanger; Taiwan pr. [wei2]危 Wēi: 危 Wei1: surname Wei
- to observe; to obey; to follow; to comply with
- main street; avenue
- camp; barracks; battalion; to build; to operate; to manage; to strive for
- (classical particle similar to 於|于[yu2]) in; at; from; because; than; (classical final particle similar to 嗎|吗[ma5], 吧[ba5], 呢[ne5], expressing question, doubt or astonishment)
- 巫 Wū: 巫 Wu1: surname Wu; also pr. [Wu2]巫 wū: 巫 wu1: witch; wizard; shaman; also pr. [wu2]
- 祝 zhù: 祝 zhu4: to pray for; to wish (sb bon voyage, happy birthday etc); person who invokes the spirits during sacrificial ceremonies祝 Zhù: 祝 Zhu4: surname Zhu
- letter; mail; CL:封[feng1]; to trust; to believe; to profess faith in; truthful; confidence; trust; at will; at random
- auspicious; propitious
- Su Qin (340-284 BC), political strategist of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1] during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
- Zhang Yi (-309 BC), political strategist of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1] during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)