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自用

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obstinately hold to one’s views zì yòng

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賊

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a thief, rebel, to harm

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耽

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to indulge in, addicted to pleasures dān

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勢

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power shì

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社稷

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gods of the soil and grain – one’s country, the national altars

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戮

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‘to kill in war, to massacre; to disgrace’

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恤

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xù anxiety; sympathy; to sympathize; to give relief; to compensate

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讎

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an enemy; to hate; a rival; to compare; to verify; to reply, pledge (also 讐)’ chóu

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狎

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to approach near; to be familiar with; disrespectful; improper intimacy

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存亡

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alive or dead; to preserve or to ruin; saved or lost’ cún wáng

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此存亡之機也

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this is a matter of life or death

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圖

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take this into account, take heed of this

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劫

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to rob, to plunder jié

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稅

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to halt, as a post, to put up at, taxed, revenue, duty on goods

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舍

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to give up; to abandon; to give alms shě

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盡

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(in the context) all

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撫琴

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fǔ qín: ‘to strum the zither’

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援

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yuán: ‘to lead; to take hold of; to pull up; to rescue’

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奏

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(in this context) to play music zòu

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玄鶴

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black or aged crane (crane is a symbol of longevity) xuán hè

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垝

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to destroy, to damage guǐ

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列

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liè: ‘to arrange in order; to enumerate; to classify; a file or rank

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延

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yán: ‘to delay; to lengthen; to protract; to invite; to engage; to receive’

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“頸”

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jǐng: ‘the neck; the throat’

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觴

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feast, goblet shāng

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蛟龍

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scaly dragon; legendary dragon with the ability to control rain and floods

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灑

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sǎ: ‘to sprinkle; to splash; to scatter; to throw

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蛇

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shé snake; serpent

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伏地

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fúdì to lie prostrate

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鳳皇

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phoenix

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玄

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xuán: ‘dark, sombre; black; deep, profound’

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裂

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liè: ‘to tear, split, crack, break open’

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帷幕

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wéi mù: ‘a cloth partition or tent’

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隳

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huī: ‘to destroy; to overthrow’

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瓦

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”wǎ: ‘tile; earthenware pottery’

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伏

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to lean over; to fall (go down); fú

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旱

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hàn: ‘dry weather; drought; dry land

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赤

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chì: ‘red; the south; naked; bare’

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癃病

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lóng bìng: ‘infirmity of old age

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驁

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ào: ‘a vicious horse; stubborn’

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狃

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niǔ: ‘accustomed to; familiar with; inclined to evil; perverse’

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循

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xún to follow; to adhere to; to abide by

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尹

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yǐn to administer; to oversee; to run; magistrate (old); (Chinese surname)

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郭

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guō outer city wall; (Chinese surname)

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懼

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jù to fear

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應敵

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yìng dí: ‘to meet the enemy’

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垣

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yuán: ‘a wall’

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丈

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zhàng: ‘a measure of ten feet; a senior; elder; husband; one to be respected’

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發

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fā: ‘to issue; to put or to send forth; to rise; to manifest; to issue stores’

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勁

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jìn: ‘strong, unyielding, muscular’

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箭

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arrow jiàn

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鍊

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liàn: ‘to smelt; to refine; to discipline’

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銅

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tóng: ‘brass, copper, bronze’

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柱

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zhù: ‘a pillar; a post; to support’

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質

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zhì: ‘matter; substance; elements’

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決

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(in this context) burst open, to sentence, to decide

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灌

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guàn: ‘to pour into; to pour on;

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懸

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xuán: ‘to hang up; to suspend;

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釜

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fǔ: ‘a cauldron, a pot, a pan’

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炊

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chuī: ‘to dress food, to steam’

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羸

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léi: ‘bound; entangled; lean;

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潛

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qián: ‘to hide away; to secret oneself;

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麤

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cū: ‘coarse, rough; rude, vulgar;

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且…且…

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grammar construction meaning ‘a mixture of … and …’

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矜

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jīn: to boast; to brag; to pity; to feel for; to have compassion on; to respect; to esteem; to attend to’

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節

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(in this context) moderation jié

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欺

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qī: ‘to cheat; to impose on; to take advantage of; to oppress; to double-cross;to deceive’

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旦暮

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‘morning and evening; imminent – illustrates the passage of time

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嚮

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xiàng: ‘opposite; to incline towards; to guide; to approach; indicate one’s mind; to offer a sacrifice; to encourage’

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屬

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zhǔ to join together; to fix one’s attention on; to concentrate on

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謀臣

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imperial strategic advisor’

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隄

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dī: ‘to guard against , a barrier; a dike’

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擒

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qín: ‘to seize; to clutch; to arrest; to capture

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聘

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pìn: ‘to invite by presents; to betroth;

to inquire about’

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儉

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dān: ‘temperate; frugal, economical’

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辱

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disgrace; dishonor; to insult; to bring disgrace or humiliation to; to be indebted to; self-deprecating rǔ

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簋

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guǐ: ‘vessel, bowl’

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鉶

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xíng: ‘a sacrificial vessel’

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賓服

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bīn fú: ‘to respect, to admire (賓 is to submit; a visitor; a guest)’

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禪

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(in this context) to abdicate chán

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鋸

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jū: ‘a saw; to saw; to mend crockery’

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漆

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qī: ‘paint, lacquer; varnish, to paint or varnish’

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輸

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shū: ‘to bring in what is due

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染

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rǎn: ‘to dye; to infect; to catch

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茵

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mattress yīn

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蔣

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jiang: ‘a species of aquatic grass

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緣

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yuán: ‘the hem of a garment’

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飾

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shì: ‘adorn’

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雕琢

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diāo zhuó: ‘to cut and polish

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堊

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è: ‘to whitewash’

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內史

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Royal Secretary

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僻陋

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pì lòu: ‘rustic; remote;

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卿

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qīng high ranking official

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趣

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qù: ‘to advance quickly; to hasten to; bias, tendency; interesting; amusing; pleasant; to breed’

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匡天下

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kuāng tiān xià: ‘to put the empire in order’

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遷

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qiān to move; to shift; to change (a position or location etc); to promote

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蒸

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zhēng: ‘to steam; to cook by

steaming’

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廉

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lián: ‘pure, modest, incorrupt; not

avaricious; reasonable in price

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任

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rèn: ‘an official position, an office; to employ, to put in office; to allow; to be responsible for; to confide in’

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蒞

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lì: ‘to overlook; to manage; to exercise the duties of office; to rule

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賂

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bribe; bribery lù

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練

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(in context) liàn: to select’

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廟

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miào: ‘a temple; a shrine’

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祠

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cí: ‘to worship ancestors; an ancestral hall or temple; to sacrifice

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奉

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fèng : ‘to receive with both hands; to offer; to serve; respectfully; to have the honour to

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穀

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gǔ: ‘grain; lucky, good, happy

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悉

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xī : ‘to comprehend; to know; all, fully, entirely, altogether’

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弊

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bì: ‘distressed; fraud; corruption, evil

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冠蓋

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high officials guān gě

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拔

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bá; ‘to pluck up; to root up’

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