- light; radiance; (fig.) bright (prospects etc); openhearted
- (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it
- might (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps; CL:個|个[ge4]
- (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)
- 年 Nián: 年 Nian2: surname Nian年 nián: 年 nian2: year; CL:個|个[ge4]年 nián: 年 nian2: grain; harvest (old)
- straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through
- to believe firmly; without any doubt
- Zeng Guofan (1811-1872), Qing dynasty politician and military man
- to pass away; to die
- to know; to be aware
- (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his; (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日[ta1 ri4] and 他人[ta1 ren2])
- former acquaintance; old friend
- to send; to deliver; to transmit; to give (as a present); to see (sb) off; to accompany; to go along with
- this way; like this; so; (before a noun) this kind of; such
- pair of parallel verses inscribed on streamers, used as funeral decoration
- a thousand years; your birthday (honorific)
- 臣 Chén: 臣 Chen2: surname Chen臣 chén: 臣 chen2: state official or subject in dynastic China; I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign); Kangxi radical 131
- 节 jiē: 节 jie1: see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jie1 gu5 yan3]节 jié: 节 jie2: joint; node; (bound form) section; segment; solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar); seasonal festival; (bound form) to economize; to save; (bound form) moral integrity; chastity; classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc; knot (nautical miles per hour)
- 望 wàng: 望 wang4: full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards望 wàng: 望 wang4: 15th day of month (lunar calendar)
- 隆 Lóng: 隆 Long2: surname Long; short for 吉隆坡[Ji2 long2 po1], Kuala Lumpur隆 lōng: 隆 long1: sound of drums隆 lóng: 隆 long2: grand; intense; prosperous; to swell; to bulge
- 新建 Xīn jiàn: 新建 Xin1 jian4: see 新建區|新建区[Xin1 jian4 Qu1]新建 xīn jiàn: 新建 xin1 jian4: new construction; newly built
- 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]
- an era; an age; a generation
- scholar; Confucian
- 宗 zōng: 宗 zong1: school; sect; purpose; model; ancestor; clan; to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work); classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs宗 Zōng: 宗 Zong1: surname Zong
- Zhuge Liang (181–234), military leader and prime minister of Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4] during the Three Kingdoms period; the main hero of the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], where he is portrayed as a sage and military genius; (fig.) a mastermind
- exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even; even if
- 精神 jīng shen: 精神 jing1 shen5: vigor; vitality; spirited; good-looking精神 jīng shén: 精神 jing1 shen2: spirit; mind; consciousness; thought; mental; psychological; essence; gist; CL:個|个[ge4]
- tutor; teacher; academic advisor
- person (first person, second person etc in grammar); called; known as
- to distinguish oneself through one's writing (one the three imperishables 三不朽[san1 bu4 xiu3]); to expound one's theory
- to render meritorious service (one the three imperishables 三不朽[san1 bu4 xiu3]); to make worthy contributions; to distinguish oneself
- to distinguish oneself through virtue (one the three imperishables 三不朽[san1 bu4 xiu3])
- all; each and every; in all cases
- 居 jū: 居 ju1: to reside; to be (in a certain position); to store up; to be at a standstill; residence; house; restaurant; classifier for bedrooms居 Jū: 居 Ju1: surname Ju居 jī: 居 ji1: (archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting attitude
- (lit. and fig.) summit; peak; extremely; utterly
- Wang Yangming (1472-1529), Ming dynasty Neo-Confucian philosopher, influential in the School of Mind 心學|心学[xin1 xue2]
- (of a deceased) during one's life; while living
- everything
- see 仿傚|仿效[fang3 xiao4]
- see 陽明區|阳明区[Yang2 ming2 Qu1]
- the time after one's death; a place behind sb; (fig.) one's social background
- 得 děi: 得 dei3: to have to; must; ought to; to need to得 dè: 得 de4: used in 得瑟[de4 se5]得 de: 得 de5: structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc得 dé: 得 de2: to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished
- this; these
- don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)