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身份 shēn fèn identity / aspect of one's identity (i.e. sth that one is – mayor, father, permanent resident etc) / role / capacity (as in "in his capacity as a ..." 以…的身份[yi3 xx5 de5 shen1 fen4]) / status (social, legal etc) / position / rank
his / her / its / their / that / such / it (refers to sth preceding it)
及其 (conjunction linking two nouns) and its ...; and their ...; and his ...; and her ...
当今 dāng jīn the present time / (old) (in reference to the reigning monarch) His Majesty
免职 miǎn zhí to relieve sb of his post / to sack / to demote / dismissal / sacking
皇上 huáng shang the emperor / Your majesty the emperor / His imperial majesty
剥夺 duó to deprive / to expropriate / to strip (sb of his property)
各奔前程 bèn qián chéng each goes his own way (idiom); each person has his own life to lead
管子 Guǎn Guanzi or Guan Zhong 管仲 (-645 BC), famous politician of Qi 齊國|齐国 of Spring and Autumn period / Guanzi, classical book containing writings of Guan Zhong and his school
成全 chéng quán to help sb accomplish his aim / to help sb succeed / to complete / to make whole / to round off
钉子户 dīng zi householder who refuses to vacate his home despite pressure from property developers
jué to faint / to lose consciousness / his / her / its / their
殿下 diàn xià Your Majesty (honorific) / His or Her Highness
貂蝉 Diāo Chán Diaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3], in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓[Dong3 Zhuo2] to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu 呂布|吕布[Lu:3 Bu4]
qīng high ranking official (old) / term of endearment between spouses (old) / (from the Tang Dynasty onwards) term used by the emperor for his subjects (old) / honorific (old)
陛下 xià Your Majesty / His or Her Majesty
his / her / its / their
杏林 xìng lín forest of apricot trees / (fig.) honorific term for fine doctor (cf Dr Dong Feng 董奉[Dong3 Feng4], 3rd century AD, asked his patients to plant apricot trees instead of paying fees)
乌纱帽 shā mào black gauze hat (worn by an imperial official as a sign of his position) / (fig.) official post
不悱不发 fěi a student should not be guided until he has made an effort to express his thoughts (idiom)
武松 Sōng Wu Song, a heroic outlaw of Liangshan Marsh in the classic novel Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4], whose exploits include killing a tiger with his bare hands
包公 Bāo gōng Lord Bao or Judge Bao, fictional nickname of Bao Zheng 包拯[Bao1 Zheng3] (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty
绝代 jué dài peerless / unmatched in his generation / incomparable (talent, beauty)
阿凡提 Ā fán the Effendi (Nasreddin), the hero of folk tales of the Muslim world, known for his wisdom and humor
霸王别姬 wáng Bié The Conqueror Bids Farewell to His Favorite Concubine (tragic opera by Mei Lanfang 梅蘭芳|梅兰芳[Mei2 Lan2 fang1]) / Farewell My Concubine (1993 film by Chen Kaige)


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