- to have an audience (with the Emperor)
- highest; greatest; too (much); very; extremely
- affair; business; matter; to be engaged in; to attend to; by all means
- to feel vexed; to bother; to trouble; superfluous and confusing; edgy
- 令 lǐng: 令 ling3: classifier for a ream of paper令 líng: 令 ling2: used in 脊令[ji2 ling2]; used in 令狐[Ling2 hu2] (Taiwan pr. [ling4])令 lìng: 令 ling4: to order; to command; an order; warrant; writ; to cause; to make sth happen; virtuous; honorific title; season; government position (old); type of short song or poem
- to employ; to appoint; (bound form) to betroth; (coll.) (of a woman) to get married; to be marrried off; (literary) to visit another state as an envoy on a diplomatic mission; Taiwan pr. [ping4]
- 朝 zhāo: 朝 zhao1: morning朝 Cháo: 朝 Chao2: abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Chao2 xian3] Korea朝 cháo: 朝 chao2: imperial or royal court; government; dynasty; reign of a sovereign or emperor; court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor; to make a pilgrimage to; facing; towards
- younger brother born to the same parents
- 狄 Dí: 狄 Di2: surname Di; generic name for northern ethnic minorities during the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 BC-220 AD)狄 dí: 狄 di2: low ranking public official (old)
- to attack; to accuse; to study; (LGBT) top
- 周 Zhōu: 周 Zhou1: surname Zhou; Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)周 zhōu: 周 zhou1: to make a circuit; to circle; circle; circumference; lap; cycle; complete; all; all over; thorough; to help financially周 zhōu: 周 zhou1: week; weekly
- to flee; to escape into exile
- 向 xiàng: 向 xiang4: towards; to face; to turn towards; direction; to support; to side with; shortly before; formerly; always; all along; (suffix) suitable for ...; oriented to ...向 Xiàng: 向 Xiang4: surname Xiang向 xiàng: 向 xiang4: to tend toward; to guide向 xiàng: 向 xiang4: direction; orientation; to face; to turn toward; to; towards; shortly before; formerly
- to seek help (when in distress or having difficulties)
- to dispatch troops
- to escort; to accompany
- to return to
- 洛 lùo: 洛 luo4: used in transliteration洛 Lùo: 洛 Luo4: surname Luo; old name of several rivers (in Henan, Shaanxi, Sichuan and Anhui)
- city; village
- to restore sb or sth to its original position; to regain the throne; to reset (a dislocated joint, an electronic device etc); reset
- to kill
- 戴 Dài: 戴 Dai4: surname Dai戴 dài: 戴 dai4: to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc); to respect; to bear; to support
- to give one's allegiance; (popular) support
- to believe; to think; to consider; to feel
- to assist (usually a ruler)
- to defend; to uphold; to safeguard
- sophisticated; advanced (technology etc); meritorious; exemplary (deeds etc)
- therefore; as a result; so; the reason why
- old name for China; Cathay
- the populace; the masses; the common people
- so far; to this day; until now
- to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)
- 都 Dū: 都 Du1: surname Du都 dōu: 都 dou1: all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at all都 dū: 都 du1: capital city; metropolis
- to have; to possess
- (of a person) honorable; not devious; (of a behavior) fair and aboveboard; without tricks; openly; (of a situation) out in the open
- reason; grounds; justification; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 从 Cóng: 从 Cong2: surname Cong从 cóng: 从 cong2: from; through; via; (bound form) to follow; (bound form) to obey; (bound form) to engage in (an activity); (used before a negative) ever; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer; attendant; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
- to go home (to one's native country); to return from abroad
- to succeed to the throne; accession
- lit. to proclaim oneself hegemon; to take a leading role; to build a personal fiefdom
- to exhaust; to use up completely
- sly; treacherous
- art of politics; political tricks (often derog.); power play; to play at politics; underhand trickery
- just and honorable