- way; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc); CL:種|种[zhong3]
- wind; news; style; custom; manner; CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1]
- 伯 bǎi: 伯 bai3: one hundred (old)伯 bó: 伯 bo2: father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle; eldest of brothers; respectful form of address; Count, third of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]
- rooster
- (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle; (literary) to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items
- to continue; to go on; to last
- 这 zhè: 这 zhe4: (pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun); (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhei4], esp. in Beijing)这 zhèi: 这 zhei4: (coll.) this
- to explain; to illustrate; to indicate; to show; to prove; explanation; directions; caption; CL:個|个[ge4]
- although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是[ke3 shi4] or 但是[dan4 shi4] etc)
- to appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up
- but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just
- (used to stress that sth did not turn out as one might have expected) did not actually ...; has not actually ...
- to replace; to supersede; to supplant; (chemistry) substitution
- rather
- rather than... (used in expressions of the form 與其|与其[yu3 qi2] + {verb1} + 不如[bu4 ru2] + {verb2} "rather than {verb1}, better to {verb2}")
- peaceful coexistence of nations, societies etc
- among; in; included among these
- peach
- branch; stem; stalk; CL:根[gen1]; to block; to hinder; (neologism that evolved from 哏[gen2], initially in Taiwan, during the first decade of the 21st century) memorable creative idea (joke, catchphrase, meme, neologism, witty remark etc); prominent feature of a creative work (punchline of a joke, trope in a drama, special ingredient in a dish, riff in a pop song etc)
- interesting; meaningful; enjoyable; fun
- early period; early phase; early stage
- people
- true; real
- at the same time; simultaneously
- it can clearly be seen (that this is the case); it is (thus) clear; clear; visible
- to believe in (a religion); firm belief; conviction
- main; principal; major; primary
- Classic of Rites
- according to; basis; foundation
- to consult a reference; to refer to (another document)
- The Analects of Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3]
- another name for Han Fei 韓非|韩非[Han2 Fei1], Legalist philosopher (c. 280-233 BC); Han Feizi, book of Legalist Philosophy authored by Han Fei 韓非|韩非[Han2 Fei1] during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
- lit. “Mr. Lü's Spring and Autumn (Annals)”, compendium of the philosophies of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家[zhu1 zi3 bai3 jia1], compiled around 239 BC under the patronage of Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qin2 dai4] Chancellor Lü Buwei 呂不韋|吕不韦[Lu:3 Bu4 wei2]
- (once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway
- Zuo Zhuan or Tsochuan, Mr Zuo's Annals or Mr Zuo's commentary on 春秋[Chun1 qiu1], early history c. 400 BC attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明[Zuo3 Qiu1 ming2]
- Records of the Grand Historian, by 司馬遷|司马迁[Si1 ma3 Qian1], first of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3]
- notable deeds; exploits
- 相 xiàng: 相 xiang4: appearance; portrait; picture; government minister; (physics) phase; (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features); to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)相 Xiāng: 相 Xiang1: surname Xiang相 xiāng: 相 xiang1: each other; one another; mutually; fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶[pi2 pa5] (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品[pin3])
- to confirm; to corroborate; to verify; proof; evidence
- as things really are; realistic
- 当时 dāng shí: 当时 dang1 shi2: then; at that time当时 dàng shí: 当时 dang4 shi2: immediately; right then
- circumstances; state of affairs; situation; CL:種|种[zhong3]
- we; us; ourselves; our