Way of the Celestial Masters (ancient Chinese Daoist movement orig. known as The Way of the Five Pecks of Rice)
Bunna era (of the Northern Court) (1352.9.27-1356.3.28); Bunwa era
government office; public office; government official
scorched-earth strategy (tactics)
Way of the Five Pecks of Rice (ancient Chinese Daoist movement later known as The Way of the Celestial Masters)
three types of relatives (e.g. father, children and grandchildren; parents, siblings, wife and children; etc.)
Yuezhi; Rouzhi; an ancient Central Asian people
(dyed-in-the-wool) party member; party man; party woman
to engrave in one's heart; (lit.) to inscribe on one's liver
selection for high office; selecting of fit (talented) persons for higher positions
Huang Di (The Yellow Emperor; legendary emperor of China)
Tao Qian (2nd century CE Chinese commander and politician)
Xianbei (ancient nomadic tribe of northern Asia)
(arch.) divining; (arch.) telling a fortune; (arch.) predicting; choosing; settling; fixing
economizing; thriftiness; prudence; frugality
to be as plain as daylight; to be as clear as day
round bronze jar used for storing alcohol (Han dynasty China)
6th in rank; sixth sign of the Chinese calendar
popularization; simplification; explaining in simple language; adaptation of history for popular reading (esp. Chinese); historical novel writing
Chinese scholar-bureaucrat; Chinese scholar-official
Yellow Turban Rebellion (China; 184 CE)
group of robbers; gang of robbers
Former Han dynasty (China, 206 BCE-9 CE); Western Han dynasty
Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE)