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32 Cards in this Set
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齊宣王
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qi2xuan1wang2
King Xuan of Qi. |
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文
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wen2
1. Literary; literature. 2. Culture; civil society. 3. Pattern, ornament. Here, the posthumous title of a duke. Though an extremely common character, it does not occur outside of names in our texts. |
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晉文 (公)
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jin4wen2 gong1
Duke Wen of Jin (r. 636-28 B.C.) |
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尼
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ni2
To obstruct, to block. A fairly rare character, which later comes to be used for the sinicized Sanskrit word for “nun.” Here, it is part of a personal name. |
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仲尼
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zhong4ni2
Zhongni [Polite name of Confucius (孔子)]. |
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保
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bao3
To protect, to preserve, to look after. |
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何由
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he2you2
Because of what? [idiomatic inversion]. This is synonymous with 奚由 (155b). |
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胡
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hu2
[General name for “barbarian” tribes to the north]. Here, a surname. |
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齕
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he2
To gnaw. Here, a personal name. |
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胡齕
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hu2he2
Hu He (a courtier of the king’s). |
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牽
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qian1
To drag, to lead by a rope. |
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牛
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niu2
Cow, steer, ox. |
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釁
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xin4
To smear blood [on something] in an act of ritual consecration. |
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鐘
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zhong1
Bell |
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觳
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hu2
(Used in compound below.) |
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觫
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su4
(Used in compound below.) |
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觳觫
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hu2su4
Trembling with fear. |
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死地
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si3di4
Execution ground. |
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然則
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ran2ze2
If that is so, then . . .” [frequently used locution]. |
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羊
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yang2
Sheep, goat. |
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褊
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bian3
Narrow, tiny, cramped. |
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財
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cai2
Cost, expense; wealth. |
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傷
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shang1
Injury, wound; to wound, to be wounded, to be hurt [emotionally or physically]. |
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術
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shu4
Art, technique, strategy. |
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禽
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qing2
Birds. |
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獸
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shou4
Beasts. |
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庖
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pao2
Kitchen. |
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廚
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chu2
Kitchen. |
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他
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tuo1
Other, another. Note: This is not used as a third-person pronoun, as in modern Mandarin. |
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忖
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cun3
To consider. |
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度
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duo4
*1. To consider, to infer, to calculate. 2. To measure. 3. To cross [usually a river; used for 渡]; to endure. |
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戚戚
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qi1qi1
To match; to be sad [see note 25.20]. |
