‘老伶’ (lǎo líng) is a respectful, somewhat li

‘小伶’ (xiǎo líng) is a traditional Chinese te

優伶 (yōu líng) is a classical literary term ref

‘伶人’ is a formal, literary term for ‘performe

‘名伶’ (míng líng) is a formal, literary noun

'Bó dào wú ér' is a classical Chinese idiom re

‘伯仲之间’ literally refers to the relationship

季伯 (jì bó) is a traditional Chinese kinship te

‘Bó lè’ refers to a legendary figure from anci

‘Bó mǔ’ refers specifically to the wife of one

‘Bófù’ (伯父) is a respectful term for one’s

‘口诛笔伐’ is a classical four-character idiom m

Fú Xī is a foundational figure in Chinese mythol

'Sān fú' (the 'three dog days') refers to the ho

'Jiàng lóng fú hǔ' literally means 'to subdue

‘伏击’ (fú jī) literally combines ‘伏’ (to l

‘队列’ (duì liè) literally combines ‘队’ (du

'伍长' (wǔ zhǎng) is a historical Chinese milita

‘仰角’ (yǎng jiǎo) is a technical noun meaning

‘俯仰’ literally combines two verbs: 俯 (fǔ) me

‘酒仙’ (jiǔ xiān) literally means ‘wine immor

'Xiān fēng dào gǔ' literally means 'immortal’

‘仙境’ literally combines ‘仙’ (xiān), meanin

‘仙女’ literally combines ‘仙’ (xiān), meanin

‘武仗’ is a literary and rare noun meaning ‘mil

‘兵仗’ is a classical Chinese compound noun mean

‘宿仇’ literally combines ‘宿’ (sù), meaning

‘血仇’ (xuè chóu) literally means 'blood enmit

‘仇人’ (chóu rén) literally combines ‘仇’ (c

Chángtíng (long pavilion) is a classical Chinese

'Tíng tái lóu gé' is a classical Chinese compo

‘Lán Tíng’ (Orchid Pavilion) is a famous histo

'Tíng·zi jiān' is a Shanghainese term referring

A lùtíng (roadside pavilion) is a small, open-si

凉亭 (liáng tíng) is a traditional Chinese open-

'亦师亦友' (yì shī yì yǒu) is a four-character

‘危亡’ is a compound noun formed by combining 危

'Wáng yáng bǔ láo' is a classical Chinese idio

亡国 (wáng guó) literally means 'lost state'—'

市井 (shì jǐng) literally combines 市 (shì), me