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Russia, China and North Korea
in full swing (idiom) / (in a) frenzy / buzzing with activity
toward / to face / to open onto / to turn towards / orientation / exposure / Qibla (Islam)
Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
North Korea / Korea as geographic term / Taiwan pr. [Chao2xian1]
Zhou Dynasty / Western Zhou 西周 (1046-771 BC) and Eastern Zhou 東周|东周 (770-221 BC)
the Zhou dynasty from 1027 BC
to live in the moment (idiom) / to live every day as if it were one's last / to enjoy while one can
a pilgrimage to a holy mountain
South Korea
Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC)
Jin Dynasty (265-420)
Northern and Southern dynasties (420-589)
upside down / upturned
morning and night / all the time
a North Korean; (in broader or historical usage) a Korean
a beautiful day / cf Birthday of the Flowers on lunar 15th February and Mid-autumn Festival on lunar 15th August
new emperor, new officials (idiom) / a new chief brings in new aides
Asahi Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)
pilgrim
People's Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea)
to make a pilgrimage
lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon / indecisive / to blow hot and cold
HSK 7-9
lit. train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning (idiom) / fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
sitting (currently serving, e.g. board members)
Korean Peninsula
Song Dynasty (960-1279) / also Song of Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479)
Korean ethnic group in China (mainly in northeast China) / the Koreans (major ethnic group on the Korean Peninsula)
at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state / imminent crisis / living from hand to mouth
Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
to transition to a new dynasty or regime
Chaotian district of Guangyuan city 廣元市|广元市, Sichuan
to have an audience with the Emperor / to be presented at court / to look skyward / to look up
chili pepper (Capsicum frutescens var)
court / imperial household / dynasty
Northern Dynasties (386-581)
Korean language
Southern Dynasties (420-589)
facing forwards
(dialect) today / (literary) the present; this age
serve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom); quick to switch sides
abbr. for 朝鮮戰爭|朝鲜战争, Korean War (1950-1953)
(falling or suspended) head downwards; headfirst; headlong
Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties, namely: Cao Buxing 曹不興|曹不兴, Gu Kaizhi 顧愷之|顾恺之, Lu Tanwei 陸探微|陆探微 and Zhang Sengyou 張僧繇|张僧繇
Korean War (1950-1953)
human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
court councilor
to present tribute (to the emperor)
Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties / generic term for historic period 220-589 between Han and Sui
(idiom) to seize every minute; to make the best use of one's time
human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
to have an audience (with the Emperor)
Chaoyang, prefecture-level city in Liaoning Province 遼寧省|辽宁省
North and South Korea
to yearn for sth day and night (idiom)
lit. to present oneself confidently to the emperor, without makeup (as did the sister of Yang Guifei 楊貴妃|杨贵妃) (idiom) / fig. (of a woman) to show one's natural features, without makeup / to present oneself just as one is, without artifice
Maurya Dynasty of India (322-185 BC)
Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of North Korea
to spend all one's time together (idiom)
HSK 7-9
backwards / facing back
Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC)
dynasty / reign (of a king)
HSK 7-9
the current imperial dynasty / one's own court
Korean Goryeo dynasty, 918-1392
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abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜 Korea
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imperial or royal court / government / dynasty / reign of a sovereign or emperor / court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor / to make a pilgrimage to / facing / towards
HSK 3
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morning
to be exposed to the sun / in a position facing the sun
the morning sun
Resist US, help North Korea (1950s slogan)
Chosun Ilbo, a South Korean newspaper
talks on North Korea's nuclear program
the imperial court / the government in imperial times
Xia Dynasty (2070-1600 BC)
Qi of Southern dynasties (479-502)
Xia dynasty, unconfirmed but placed at c. 2070-c. 1600 BC
North Korea-China
Bagan (Pagan) Dynasty of Myanmar (Burma), 1044-1287
Umayyad Empire (661-750, in Iberia -1031), successor of the Rashidun caliphate
the Six Dynasties period (222-589) between Han and Tang
the previous dynasty
Tang dynasty (618-907)
Silla, Korean kingdom 57 BC-935 AD / one of the Korean Three Kingdoms from 1st century AD, defeating its rivals Paikche 百濟|百济 and Koguryo 高句麗|高句丽 around 660 in alliance with Tang China / unified Silla 658-935
Asahi (Japanese place name, company name etc)
morning sun
every day (archaic)
lit. heard in the morning and changed by the evening / to correct an error very quickly (idiom)
Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
Wiman Korea (195-108 BC), historical kingdom in Manchuria, Liaoning and North Korea
cautious and diligent all day long (idiom)
laws and discipline of imperial court
dynasty
sunrise industry
morning dew / fig. precarious brevity of human life / ephemeral
Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
tomorrow morning / the following morning
to go on a pilgrimage and offer incense (idiom)
"Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk", a collection of autobiographical essays by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅

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