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千字文 - 2/4

by Pacharapol Withayasakpunt

弔民伐罪,周發殷湯。

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吊 (弔) diào a string of 100 cash (arch.) / to lament / to condole with / variant of 吊
吊客 (弔客) diàokè a visitor offering condolences
吊古 (弔古) diàogǔ to revisit the past / to commemorate
吊诡 (弔詭) diàoguǐ bizarre / paradoxical / a paradox (from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子)
凭吊 (憑弔) píngdiào to visit a place for the memories / to pay homage to (the deceased)
开吊 (開弔) kāidiào to hold memorial service / to hold a funeral
吊孝 (弔孝) diàoxiào a condolence visit
吊民伐罪 (弔民伐罪) diàomínfázuì to console the people and punish the tyrant
民族 mínzú nationality / ethnic group / CL: 個|个
民生 mínshēng people's livelihood / people's welfare
人民网 (人民網) Rénmínwǎng online version of the People's Daily, 人民日報|人民日报
移民 yímín to immigrate / to migrate / emigrant / immigrant
中华人民共和国 (中華人民共和國) Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó People's Republic of China
全民 quánmín entire population (of a country)
民政 mínzhèng civil administration
to cut down / to fell / to dispatch an expedition against / to attack / to boast / Taiwan pr. [fa1]
步伐 bùfá pace / (measured) step / march
伐木 fámù to cut wood / tree-felling / lumbering
砍伐 kǎnfá to hew / to cut down
讨伐 (討伐) tǎofá to suppress by armed force / to send a punitive expedition against / to crusade against
采伐 (採伐) cǎifá to fell / to cut
犯罪 fànzuì to commit a crime / crime / offense
罪案 zuì'àn a criminal case
zuì guilt / crime / fault / blame / sin
罪恶 (罪惡) zuì'è crime / evil / sin
罪犯 zuìfàn criminal
认罪 (認罪) rènzuì to admit guilt / to plead guilty
无罪 (無罪) wúzuì innocent / guileless / not guilty (of crime)
罪行 zuìxíng crime / offense
下周 (下週) xiàzhōu next week
周边 (周邊) zhōubiān periphery / rim / surroundings / all around / perimeter / peripheral (computing) / spin-offs
Zhōu surname Zhou / Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC)
zhōu to make a circuit / to circle / circle / circumference / lap / cycle / complete / all / all over / thorough / to help financially
周 (週) zhōu week / weekly / variant of 周
周年 (週年) zhōunián anniversary / annual
周围 (周圍) zhōuwéi surroundings / environment / to encompass
周期 (週期) zhōuqī period / cycle
周末 (週末) zhōumò weekend
发展 (發展) fāzhǎn development / growth / to develop / to grow / to expand
发布 (發佈) fābù to release / to issue / to announce / to distribute / also written 發布|发布
发布 (發布) fābù to release / to issue / to announce / to distribute
开发 (開發) kāifā to exploit (a resource) / to open up (for development) / to develop
发 (發) to send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / to make a bundle of money / classifier for gunshots (rounds)
发现 (發現) fāxiàn to find / to discover
发表 (發表) fābiǎo to issue / to publish
发生 (發生) fāshēng to happen / to occur / to take place / to break out
发行 (發行) fāxíng to publish / to issue (stocks, currency etc) / to release / to distribute (a film)
开发区 (開發區) kāifāqū development zone
批发 (批發) pīfā wholesale / bulk trade / distribution
Yīn surname Yin / dynasty name at the end the Shang dynasty, after their move to Yinxu 殷墟 in modern Henan province
yān dark red
yīn flourishing / abundant / earnest / hospitable
yǐn roll of thunder
殷切 yīnqiè ardent / eager / earnest
殷勤 yīnqín politely / solicitously / eagerly attentive
殷殷 yīnyīn earnest / ardent (hope etc)
献殷勤 (獻殷勤) xiànyīnqín to be particularly attentive to (an attractive young lady or man etc) / to fawn upon (an influential politician etc) / to court sb's favor / to ingratiate oneself
殷红 (殷紅) yānhóng dark red
殷实 (殷實) yīnshí thriving / well-off / substantial
汤 (湯) shāng rushing current
汤 (湯) tāng soup / hot or boiling water / decoction of medicinal herbs / water in which sth has been boiled
汤姆 (湯姆) Tāngmǔ Tom (name)
鸡汤 (雞湯) jītāng chicken stock / chicken soup / (fig.) chicken soup for the soul – i.e. feel-good motivational stories (often used disparagingly because the stories don't really effect change in people's lives)
汤普森 (湯普森) Tāngpǔsēn Thompson (name)
汤汁 (湯汁) tāngzhī soup / broth
汤圆 (湯圓) tāngyuán boiled balls of glutinous rice flour, eaten during the Lantern Festival
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