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  téng

 The state of Teng. Notes: 滕 was a small state on the border of 齊 that was in constant danger of invasion and extermination.

 130 (肉)

 
 文公

  wén gōng

 Duke Wen of Teng.

 

 
 

  jié

 To devote, to put forth effort, to exhaust. Notes: Partial synonym: 盡 (235).

 117 (立)

 
 

 

 The past; in the past.

 72 (日)

 
 大王

  tài wáng

 King Tai [one of the ancestors of the 周 royal house]. Notes: Though his name is written 大, it is actually an early form of 太.

 

 
 

  bīn

 The land of Bin. Notes: Name of an ancient land, original home of the 周; located in modern Shaanxi (陜西).

 163 (邑)

 
 

 

 The Di. Notes: Name of a Western barbarian tribe.

 94 (犬)

 
 

  zhū

 Pearl; jewel.

 96 (玉)

 
 

 

 Jade.

 96 (玉)

 
 

 

 Old, but not elderly; in one’s sixties.

 125 (老)

 
 二三子

  èr sān zĭ

 My followers, my disciples. Notes: Literally, “[my] two or three children” – ever since Confucius used this term affectionately when speaking to his closest followers, it has become a cliché, and need not be limited to only two or three people.

 

 
 

 

 To cross, to pass over.

 157 (足)

 
 梁山

  liáng shān

 Mt. Liang.

 75 (木)

 
 

 

 Mountain path. Notes: Here, the name of a mountain.

 46 (山)

 
 岐山

  qí shān

 Mt. Qi.

 

 
 

  shŏu

 To guard, to keep, to defend.

 40 (宀)

 
 世守

  shì shŏu

 To preserve for generations; to guard for generations.

 

 
 

  xiào

 To devote, to put an effort into, to try one’s best.

 66 (攵)

 
 效死

  xiào sĭ

 To render service at the cost of one’s life.

 

 
 

 

 

 

 
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