- minister; diplomat performing ambassadorial role in Qing times, before regular diplomatic relations
- felt; silken banner
- 皮 Pí: 皮 Pi2: surname Pi皮 pí: 皮 pi2: skin; peel; rind; outer layer; leather; hide; fur; cover; wrapping; outer covering; (of food) no longer crisp; soggy; (coll.) naughty; mischievous; pico- (10⁻¹²)
- to label; to call
- 冠 guàn: 冠 guan4: to put on a hat; to be first; to dub冠 Guàn: 冠 Guan4: surname Guan冠 guān: 冠 guan1: hat; crown; crest; cap
- implement; utensil; equipment
- humble
- to consider oneself as; to believe oneself to be
- in charge of; to control
- artisan; smith
- to drink wine
- keen interest; concentrated attention
- 喝 hè: 喝 he4: to shout喝 hē: 喝 he1: to drink
- in the evening; when night falls; towards evening; at night fall; at dusk
- time; period during the day; one of the 12 two-hour periods enumerated by the earthly branches 地支
- to ignite; to light a fire; to agitate; to start an engine; ignition; fig. to stir up trouble
- lighting; illumination; to light up; to illuminate
- to drink (alcohol)
- to request; to require; requirement; to stake a claim; to ask; to demand; CL:點|点[dian3]
- daytime; during the day; day; CL:個|个[ge4]
- evening; night; CL:個|个[ge4]; in the evening
- to urge to stay; to detain
- from within; therefrom
- to serve; to attend upon
- cautious and timid (idiom); prudent; careful
- so long as; provided; if
- guest and host
- pre-Qin, Chinese history up to the foundation of the Qin imperial dynasty in 221 BC
- excessive; over-; excess; going too far; extravagant; intemperate; overdue
- moderate; reasonable; conveniently situated
- etiquette; (old) gradation of etiquette with social status
- optimum; optimal; peak; best (athlete, movie etc)
- respect; esteem; high regard
- to increase steadily; to grow with each passing day
- to appoint; (job) appointment; CL:紙|纸[zhi3]
- see 于田縣|于田县[Yu2 tian2 Xian4]
- direction; points of the compass; bearing; position; azimuth
- 恒 héng: 恒 heng2: permanent; constant; fixed; usual; ordinary; rule (old); one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes (䷟)恒 Héng: 恒 Heng2: surname Heng
- Emperor Wen of Han (202-157 BC), fourth Han emperor, personal name Liu Heng 劉恆|刘恒[Liu2 Heng2], reigned 180-157 BC
- to avoid mentioning; taboo word; name of deceased emperor or superior
- ninth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; ninth in order; letter "I" or Roman "IX" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; ancient Chinese compass point: 345°; nona
- to lend on interest; to borrow; a loan; leniency; to make excuses; to pardon; to forgive
- married woman
- turbid; muddy; impure