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(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his / (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日[ta1 ri4] and 他人[ta1 ren2])
身份 shēn fèn identity; aspect of one's identity (e.g. mayor, father, permanent resident); role; capacity (as in "in his capacity as ..." 以[yi3] + ... + 的身份[de5 shen1 fen4]); status (social, legal etc); position; rank
his / her / its / their / that / such / it (refers to sth preceding it)
当今 dāng jīn the present time / (old) (in reference to the reigning monarch) His Majesty
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)
免职 miǎn zhí to relieve sb of his post / to sack / to demote / dismissal / sacking
及其 (conjunction linking two nouns) and its ...; and their ...; and his ...; and her ...
各奔前程 bèn qián chéng each goes his own way (idiom); each person has his own life to lead
阿来 Ā lái Alai (1959-), ethnic Tibetan Chinese writer, awarded Mao Dun Literature Prize in 2000 for his novel 塵埃落定|尘埃落定[Chen2 ai1 luo4 ding4] "Red Poppies"
精虫冲脑 jīng chóng chōng nǎo lit. the spermatozoons have gone to his head / fig. overwhelmed by lust
鼓盆之戚 pén zhī drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] grieving for his lost wife) / fig. grief for a lost wife
名师出高徒 míng shī chū gāo A famous teacher trains a fine student (idiom). A cultured man will have a deep influence on his successors.
三马同槽 sān tóng cáo three horses at the same trough (idiom, alluding to Sima Yi 司馬懿|司马懿[Si1 ma3 Yi4] and his two sons); conspirators under the same roof
包青天 Bāo Qīng tiān Bao Qingtian, fictional nickname of Bao Zheng 包拯[Bao1 Zheng3] (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty
董奉 Dǒng Fèng Dong Feng, doctor during Three Kingdoms period, famous for refusing fees and requesting that his patients plant apricot trees instead
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]
张旭 Zhāng Zhang Xu (probably early 8th century), Tang dynasty poet and calligrapher, most famous for his grass script 草書|草书
万岁 wàn suì Long live (the king, the revolution etc)! / Your Majesty / His Majesty
面谀 miàn to praise sb to his face
贪渎 tān (of an official) corrupt and negligent of his duty
扁鹊 Biǎn Què 秦越人[Qin2 Yue4 ren2] (407-310 BC), Warring States physician known for his medical skills, nicknamed Bian Que after the earliest known Chinese physician allegedly from the 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4] era
面斥 miàn chì to reproach sb to his face
潘岳 Pān Yuè Pan Yue (247-300), later known as 潘安[Pan1 An1], prominent Western Jin poet, also famous for his good looks, such that his name became a byword for "extremely handsome man"
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


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