- to dispute; to disagree; to argue opinionatedly; to wrangle
- to rupture; to burst open; to break; to break off relations with; a rupture
- to recover one's power or authority; restoration (of a past regime)
- autocratic monarchy; imperial regime
- sound of the wind; rumor; talk; news; reputation
- to summon one's courage
- to meet face to face; to meet in person
- to deny flatly
- to listen to information; to get the news; to believe what one hears
- nonsense
- somewhat; a little; slightly
- lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom); fig. to be practical and realistic
- busy with
- (of a ruler) to strive to make one's nation strong and prosperous (idiom)
- dissident; alien; outsider; non-self; others
- to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to seek after; to woo
- internal affairs (of a country)
- to govern; to administer; to manage; to control; governance
- in succession; following closely
- lit. fence town; buffer region (between enemies); Tang dynasty system of provincial administration under a provincial governor 節度使|节度使[jie2 du4 shi3]
- to set up an independent regime; to secede; segmentation; division; fragmentation
- in order; in succession
- southwest
- sovereignty; dominion; dominance
- tax payments
- to transfer (income, profits etc) to higher authorities
- fragmentary; piecemeal; in bits and pieces; sporadic; scattered
- to bring relief; to alleviate (a crisis); to dull (a pain)
- lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom); fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse
- 扣 kòu: 扣 kou4: to fasten; to button; button; buckle; knot; to arrest; to confiscate; to deduct (money); discount; to knock; to smash, spike or dunk (a ball); to cover (with a bowl etc); (fig.) to tag a label on sb; (Tw) (loanword) code扣 kòu: 扣 kou4: button
- repayment; to pay back money
- use; application
- follow-up; (dialect) to remarry
- mechanism; gear; machine-operated; office; agency; organ; organization; establishment; institution; body; stratagem; scheme; intrigue; plot; trick
- to grow; to increase
- style of governing (of minor official); achievement in office
- to be corrupt; corruption; to embezzle