one's own flesh and blood; blood relative; kinsman; flesh and bone; (one's) body
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to come to bloodshed; to see bloodshed
to cease; to stop; to be over
deep lamentation; bitter grief; deep regret
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
extensive knowledge; erudition; learned; erudite; well-informed
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
foreign court; foreign country
Wei (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period; 220-266 CE); Cao Wei; Wei (kingdom in China during the Warring States period; 403-225 BCE)
Cao Zhi (192-232 AD; poet, son of Cao Cao)
step; stride; counter for steps
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep
poetic sentiment; meaning of a poem
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
behind others; losing out to others
pride; boast; credit (to)
Records of the Three Kingdoms (Chinese historical text)
Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei, father of Emperor Cao Pi; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms
imperial throne; the Crown
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
elegance; taste; refinement
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
traditional performing arts (e.g. shamisen, koto, dance, etc.); accomplishments
florid expression; poetical talent
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
flashiness; showiness; bloom; flowers; Republic of China
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to reach an agreement; to come to an understanding; to compromise (with); to get along well with
one's view of life; attitude toward life; outlook
both extremities; North and South Poles; positive and negative poles
Wu (region in China, south of the lower Yangtze); Wu (kingdom in China during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms era; 902-937 CE); Southern Wu; Wu (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era; 222-280 CE); Eastern Wu; Wu (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn era; 11th century-473 BCE)
Sichuan (province in China); Shu (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era; 221-263); Shu Han; Shu (kingdom in ancient China; ??-316 BCE)