- punitive expedition to the east
- 稍 shāo: 稍 shao1: somewhat; a little稍 shào: 稍 shao4: used in 稍息[shao4 xi1]
- to stop; to pause; to arrange; to lay out; to kowtow; to stamp (one's foot); at once; classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal
- a line of verse; a sentence
- to capture; to seize; to occupy by force
- to loot; to ransack; to pillage
- 把手 bǎ shǒu: 把手 ba3 shou3: to shake hands把手 bǎ shou: 把手 ba3 shou5: handle; grip; knob
- overhead; above
- to kneel
- Muhammad (c. 570–632), central figure of Islam and prophet of God
- to save; to rescue
- Holy City
- to revere; highly esteemed
- to climb over; to ascend onto; to mount
- 罗 Lúo: 罗 Luo2: surname Luo罗 lúo: 罗 luo2: gauze; to collect; to gather; to catch; to sift
- as far as the eye can see
- to take in the whole scene at once; to have a panoramic view
- nearby
- 血 xiě: 血 xie3: see 血[xue4]血 xuè: 血 xue4: blood; colloquial pr. [xie3]; CL:滴[di1],片[pian4]
- to immerse; to soak; to steep; gradually
- 成 Chéng: 成 Cheng2: surname Cheng; short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]成 chéng: 成 cheng2: to succeed; to finish; to complete; to accomplish; to become; to turn into; to be all right; OK!; one tenth
- sandy beach or river bank; sand dune; sandy land
- 尸 shī: 尸 shi1: (literary) person representing the deceased (during burial ceremonies); (literary) to put a corpse on display (after execution)尸 shī: 尸 shi1: (bound form) corpse
- 横 héng: 横 heng2: horizontal; across; crosswise; horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters); to place (sth) flat (on a surface); to cross (a river, etc); in a jumble; chaotic; (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable; violent横 hèng: 横 heng4: harsh and unreasonable; unexpected
- everywhere; all over
- 雨 yù: 雨 yu4: (literary) to rain; (of rain, snow etc) to fall; to precipitate; to wet雨 yǔ: 雨 yu3: rain; CL:陣|阵[zhen4],場|场[chang2]
- distant place
- volley (of gunfire)
- wide expanse; large area; vast stretch; extending widely; blockbuster movie
- smoke (from guns)
- only; sole
- quick and skillful; agile
- Ottoman (empire)
- tent; camp
- to disseminate
- eyesight (i.e. quality of vision)
- new moon; crescent
- 旗 qí: 旗 qi2: flag旗 qí: 旗 qi2: banner; flag; (in Qing times) Manchu (cf. 八旗[Ba1 qi2]); administrative subdivision in inner Mongolia equivalent to 縣|县[xian4] county; CL:面[mian4]
- damp; moist
- sea breeze
- to wave; to flutter; to fly