张学良 | zhang1 xue2 liang2 | Zhang Xueliang (1901-2001) son of Fengtian clique warlord, then senior general for the Nationalists and subsequently for the People's Liberation Army |
弦切角 | xian2 qie1 jiao3 | chord angle (i.e. angle a chord of a curve makes to the tangent) |
悌 | ti4 | do ones duty as a younger brother |
悲天悯人 | bei1 tian1 min3 ren2 | to bemoan the state of the universe and pity the fate of mankind |
惠施 | hui4 shi1 | known as æƒ å |
戊戌变法 | wu4 xu1 bian4 fa3 | Hundred Days Reform (1898), failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty |
把舵 | ba3 duo4 | to steer |
报晓 | bao4 xiao3 | herald the break of day |
拨云见日 | bo1 yun2 jian4 ri4 | fig. to restore justice |
按兵不动 | an4 bing1 bu4 dong4 | not throw the troops into battle |
按脉 | an4 mai4 | to feel (take) the pulse |
挡路 | dang3 lu4 | blocking the way |
损人利己 | sun3 ren2 li4 ji3 | personal gain to the detriment of others |