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Song-Ming -> Romance of the Three Kingdoms -> Behind The Screen, Lady Cai Overhears A Secret; Across The Tan Torrent, The Dilu Horse Carries Its Master -> 10

此时曹操正统兵北征。玄德乃往荆州，说刘表曰：“今曹操北征，许昌空虚，若以荆、襄之众，乘间袭之，大事可就也。”表曰：“吾坐据荆州足矣，岂可别图？”玄德默然。表邀入后堂饮酒。酒至半酣，表忽然长叹。玄德曰：“兄长何故长叹？”表曰：“吾有心事，未易明言。”玄德再欲问时，蔡夫人出立屏后。刘表乃垂头不语。

While Cao Cao was absent from the capital on his northern expedition, Liu Bei went to Liu Biao and said to him, "Why do you not take this opportunity to march against the capital? An empire might follow from that." "I am well placed here," was the reply. "Why should I attempt other things?" Liu Bei said no more. Then the Imperial Protector invited him into the private apartments to drink. While they were so engaged, Liu Biao suddenly began to sigh despondently. "O brother, why do you sigh thus?" asked Liu Bei. "I have a secret sorrow that is difficult to speak about," said Liu Biao. Liu Bei was on the point of asking what it was when Lady Cai came and stood behind the screen, whereat Liu Biao hung his head and became silent.

Character	Composition	Variants	Reading	Meaning	Hanyu	Kangxi	Cihai
此	止+2		cǐ ㄘˇ	This. / Like this. / Here. / Adverb: then.	v2,p1438#03	p.574#10	p.735r4c01
时	日+6	旹时	shí ㄕˊ	Season. / Unit of time equal to two hours. / [The passage of] time. / Time, times. / Age, period, epoch. / Occasion, opportune moment. / On time. / Then, at that time. / Always, constantly. / Same as “伺(1)” sì ㄙˋ: Wait until, wait for (a chance).	v2,p1505#05	p.494#22	p.639r3c04
曹操	曰+7 手+13	曺	cáo cāo ㄘㄠˊ ㄘㄠ	[人名] [Name of a person]	v2,p1511#06 v3,p1969#03	p.502#13 p.458#15	p.651r4c01 p.594r3c01
正	止+1	㱏𣥔𤴓𧾸	zhèng ㄓㄥˋ	Straight, not at an angle. / Appropriate. / Normal. / Decent, upstanding. / Fix, determine. / Govern, rule. / Set punishments. / Formal, primary. / Pure, unadulterated. / Son by one's official wife. / Luckily, fortuitously. / Expresses continuation of an action or state. / Officer. / Only. / Government, state affairs. / Prove, verify.	v2,p1436#01	p.574#02	p.732r5c02
			zhēng ㄓㄥ	First month in the Chinese calander. / Centre of a target. / Attack, punitive expedition.
统	糸+6	綂统	tǒng ㄊㄨㄥˇ	govern, command, control; unite	v5,p3398#05	p.924#02	p.1043r6c03
兵	八+5	𠈯𠡿	bīng ㄅㄧㄥ	soldier, troops	v1,p0244#04	p.127#10	p.162r1c02
北	匕+3	北𧉥	běi ㄅㄟˇ	North. / Go northwards. / Flee in defeat. / Retreating army.	v1,p0262#04	p.152#25	p.203r2c02
			bèi ㄅㄟˋ	Deviate, depart from.
征	彳+5	徰徵	zhēng ㄓㄥ	invade, attack, conquer	v2,p0815#02	p.365#37	p.510r2c01
玄德	玄+0 彳+12	𤣥伭惪悳	xuán dé ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄜˊ	Same as “刘备” liú bèi ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄟˋ: [人名] [Name of a person]	v1,p0280#03 v2,p0841#17	p.725#01 p.371#08	p.883r1c01 p.518r3c01
乃	丿+1	廼𢏩𢎧乃𠄎𠧤	nǎi ㄋㄞˇ	Second person pronoun: you. / Demonstrative pronoun: like this, thus. / Adverb: expresses affirmation. / Adverb: expresses limiting of scope: only, just. / Adverb: and then. / Adverb: just. / Adverb: expresses two contradictory or contrasting states of affairs. / Adverb: expresses beginning, origin. / Connective: hence / Adverb: regarding, as for. / Connective: if. / Particle, no meaning.	v1,p0031#05	p.81#12	p.46r6c01
往	彳+5	徃𢔎𨓹	wǎng wàng ㄨㄤˇ ㄨㄤˋ	go, depart; past, formerly	v2,p0817#06	p.365#32	p.509r6c03
荆	草+6	荆	jīng ㄐㄧㄥ	thorns; brambles; my wife; cane	v1,p0339#02	p.1030#38	p.1148r3c01
州	巛+3	𠄓𠃕𠛏𣧓	zhōu ㄓㄡ	administrative division, state	v1,p0046#03	p.324#01	p.462r3c02
说	言+7	説说	shuō ㄕㄨㄛ	Explain. / Tell. / Advocate. / Oath. / A type of writing expounding upon a canon.	v6,p3979#03	p.1164#08	p.1246r4c02
			shuì ㄕㄨㄟˋ	Recommend, persuade. / Stop.
			yuè ㄩㄝˋ	Same as “悦(1)” yuè ㄩㄝˋ: Happy, pleased, like. / To please.
刘表	刀+13 衣+3	镏𠭱刘𧘝𧞧𧜫表	liú biǎo ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄧㄠˇ	[人名] [Name of a person]	v1,p0359#04 v1,p0021#12	p.144#39 p.1111#13	p.188r5c03 p.1209r2c03
曰	曰+0		yuē ㄩㄝ	Say, speak. / Call, name. / Particle.	v2,p1482#02	p.502#01	p.648r3c03
今	人+2		jīn ㄐㄧㄣ	now, today, modern era	v1,p0105#05	p.91#18	p.83r5c02
许	言+4	许	xǔ hǔ ㄒㄩˇ ㄏㄨˇ	allow, permit; promise; betroth	v6,p3946#09	p.1151#14	p.1239r4c02
昌	日+4	冐	chāng ㄔㄤ	light of sun; good, proper	v2,p1490#03	p.491#10	p.630r5c01
空	穴+3		kōng kòng kǒng ㄎㄨㄥㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄨㄥˇ	empty, hollow, bare, deserted	v4,p2719#08	p.863#01	p.997r6c01
虚	虍+6	𣦄虚	xū ㄒㄩ	false, worthless; empty, hollow	v4,p2825#06	p.1074#11	p.1184r1c06
若	草+5	若𦱡𦱶𧁇	ruò ㄖㄨㄛˋ	Iris. / Same as “北海若” běi hǎi ruò ㄅㄟˇ ㄏㄞˇ ㄖㄨㄛˋ: Ruo, a god of the Northern Sea. / Go by, accord with. / Choose. / Like, similar to. / Identical, the same. / As good as, comparable to. / To, arrive at. / You, your. / This way, like this. / Regarding, as regards. / If, should it be the case. / Or, alternatively. / But, yet. / Adjectival suffix.	v5,p3187#07	p.1023#12	p.1130r1c03
以	人+3	㠯	yǐ ㄧˇ	Use. / Believe. / Command. / Lead. / Connect, implicate. / Have. / Cause, reason. / Preposition: because. / Preposition: from, in. / Preposition: at [some time]. / Preposition: using. / Preposition: in accordance with. / Preposition: relying upon. / Preposition: in the capacity of. / Preposition: with, together with. / Connective: indicates the following action is the objective of the preceding one. / Connective: used between adverbial clause and verb to express modification. / Connective: and. / Connective: but. / Connective: and so, thus. / Particle: used together with some words expressing direction and time. / Modal particle. / Same as “已(1)” yǐ ㄧˇ: Stop, discontinue. / Same as “已(7.2)” yǐ ㄧˇ: Adverb: already. / Same as “已(7.3)” yǐ ㄧˇ: Adverb: extremely.	v1,p0105#07	p.94#01	p.87r6c01
襄	衣+11	㐮𡣿𠆝𧞜	xiāng ㄒㄧㄤ	aid, help, assist; undress	v5,p3109#12	p.1123#31	p.1219r6c01
之	丿+3	㞢	zhī ㄓ	Towards; go to. / Demonstrative pronoun: this, these. / Third person pronoun: him, her, it. / Auxiliary word: of. / Auxiliary word: used between subject and predicate, cancels independence of a clause. / Auxiliary word: used in a sentence for aesthetic purpose only, no meaning.	v1,p0043#01	p.82#04	p.47r2c02
众	目+6	衆𠂝𥅫𠱧众	zhòng ㄓㄨㄥˋ	masses, people, multitude, crowd	v4,p2917#04	p.807#15	p.951r1c02
乘	丿+9	乗𠅞𠓸𨍱	chéng ㄔㄥˊ	Drive. / Ride. / Rule, govern. / Wear, put on. / Ascend, go up. / Defend. / Adjust to, take advantage of. / Depend on, rely on. / Trample. / Bully and humiliate. / Conquer, overcome in battle. / Launch an attack on, chase. / Inherit, carry on the wishes of. / Calculate. / Multiply (arithmetic).	v1,p0040#01	p.83#09	p.47r5c01
			shèng ㄕㄥˋ	Chariot, fighting vehicle with four horses. / Chariot-riding soldiers. / Chariot horse. / Measure word, used for counting vehicles, horses, boats, etc. / Measure word. Unit of area equal to four qiu. / Four. / Pair up. / Name of a book of the state of Jin.
间	门+4	闲间	jiān jiàn jiǎn ㄐㄧㄢㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ	interval, space; place, between	v7,p4288#06	p.1333#01	p.1408r3c01
袭	衣+16	㦻𧟛褶袭	xí ㄒㄧˊ	raid, attack; inherit	v5,p3121#02	p.1127#06	p.1221r3c04
大	大+0	𠘲	dà ㄉㄚˋ	Large, great. / Exceed, be greater than. / Venerate, treat as being great. / Many. / Thick, coarse. / Elder. / Respectful term of address. / Adverb expressing high level or broad range.	v1,p0520#01	p.248#01	p.342r3c03
			tài ㄊㄞˋ	Most (superlative). / Too much. / Peaceful, tranquil.
事	亅+7	亊叓𠭏	shì ㄕˋ	Office, duty. / Job, career. / Things, affairs. / Accident, incident. / Engage (in), pursue. / Serve.	v1,p0023#03	p.85#24	p.58r3c02
可	口+2	歌厥	kě kè ㄎㄜˇ ㄎㄜˋ	may, can, -able; possibly	v1,p0567#07	p.172#12	p.244r1c02
就	尢+9		jiù ㄐㄧㄡˋ	just, simply; to come, go to; to approach, near	v1,p0555#11	p.299#05	p.445r1c05
也	乙+2	𠃟匜	yě ㄧㄝˇ	Modal particle used at the end of a sentence, expressing assertion and affirmation. / Modal particle used at the end of a question for emphasis. / Modal particle used at the end of a cause-effect sentence to express explanation. / Modal particle used in the middle of a sentence to express a pause.	v1,p0050#05	p.84#04	p.55r1c01
表	衣+3	𧘝𧞧𧜫表	biǎo ㄅㄧㄠˇ	show, express, manifest, display	v1,p0021#12	p.1111#13	p.1209r2c03
吾	口+4	𠮣	wú ㄨˊ	First person pronoun: I, we. / Defend, resist.	v1,p0585#13	p.180#03	p.260r5c01
			yú ㄩˊ	See 吾吾.
			yá ㄧㄚˊ	Yunyu, an ancient district.
坐	土+4	座㘸	zuò ㄗㄨㄛˋ	sit; seat; ride, travel by	v1,p0423#12	p.225#15	p.317r1c01
据	手+13	拠据	jù ㄐㄩˋ	to occupy, take possession of; a base	v3,p1967#15	p.459#12	p.595r1c01
足	足+0	疋𤴕	zú jù ㄗㄨˊ ㄐㄩˋ	foot; attain, satisfy, enough	v6,p3686#01	p.1221#17	p.1287r6c03
矣	矢+2	𠤘	yǐ ㄧˇ	Modal particle used to express declaration. / Modal particle used to express exclamation. / Modal particle used to express an order or request.	v4,p2580#04	p.823#37	p.955r5c01
岂	豆+3	岂	qǐ kǎi ㄑㄧˇ ㄎㄞˇ	how? what?	v6,p3565#04	p.1191#20	p.1261r1c01
别	刀+5	𠔁别	bié ㄅㄧㄝˊ	separate, other; do not	v1,p0328#13	p.138#12	p.179r4c01
图	囗+11	図圗𡈖𡇴圕图	tú ㄊㄨˊ	diagram; chart, map, picture	v1,p0725#06	p.220#18	p.308r3c03
默	黑+4	黙嘿	mò ㄇㄛˋ	silent; quiet, still; dark	v7,p4744#11	p.1519#11	p.1562r3c03
然	火+8	燃𤓉	rán ㄖㄢˊ	Burn. / Demonstrative pronoun: like this, like that. / Expresses affirmation: true, indeed so. / Believe correct, affirm. / Adverb: actually, thus. / Connective: but, however, yet. / Particle used at the end of a sentence to express comparison. Like, as if. / Particle used after an adjective or adverb to express state. / Particle used at the end of a sentence to express affirmative mode.	v3,p2213#05	p.675#12	p.852r5c01
邀	辵+13		yāo ㄧㄠ	invite, welcome; meet, intercept	v6,p3890#03	p.1266#16	p.1334r2c01
入	入+0		rù ㄖㄨˋ	Enter, go into. / Put in, bring in. / Pay, offer. / Income, gains. / Inside, within.	v1,p0102#01	p.125#32	p.141r1c03
后	彳+6	𨒥𢔏后	hòu ㄏㄡˋ	Behind, to the rear of. / To be left behind. / Later in time. / Future. / Descendents, offspring.	v2,p0822#03	p.366#18	p.511r2c01
堂	土+8	坣㙶	táng ㄊㄤˊ	hall; government office	v1,p0452#14	p.231#23	p.322r6c01
饮	食+4	飮饮	yǐn yìn ㄧㄣˇ ㄧㄣˋ	drink; swallow; kind of drink	v7,p4445#07	p.1417#33
酒	酉+3		jiǔ ㄐㄧㄡˇ	wine, spirits, liquor, alcoholic beverage	v6,p3574#02	p.1281#03	p.1349r6c03
至	至+0	𦤳𦤴𦤵𡊏	zhì dié ㄓˋ ㄉㄧㄝˊ	reach, arrive; extremely, very	v4,p2814#01	p.1001#11	p.1111r3c04
半	十+3		bàn ㄅㄢˋ	half	v1,p0046#01	p.156#07	p.214r5c02
酣	酉+5		hān hàn ㄏㄢㄏㄢˋ	enjoy intoxicants	v6,p3577#09	p.1282#02	p.1351r3c01
忽	心+4		hū ㄏㄨ	suddenly, abruptly; neglect	v4,p2274#09	p.378#34	p.525r2c02
长	长+0	镸𨱗𠤐𠑷𠔊𠑻𠑿𡕣长	cháng zhǎng zhàng ㄔㄤˊ ㄓㄤˇ ㄓㄤˋ	long; length; excel in; leader	v6,p4050#01	p.1328#07	p.1399r3c04
叹	欠+11	叹	tàn ㄊㄢˋ	sigh, admire	v3,p2149#08	p.571#24	p.731r2c05
兄	儿+3		xiōng ㄒㄩㄥ	elder brother	v1,p0266#04	p.123#09	p.133r5c02
何	人+5		hé ㄏㄜˊ	Ask, enquire. / What. / Who, which one. / How, in what way. / Why, for what reason. / Where, in what place. / How much, to what extent.	v1,p0130#04	p.98#15	p.97r2c04
			hē ㄏㄜ	Criticize, condemn.
			hè ㄏㄜˋ	Carry on one's back. / Bear, carry a burden.
故	攴+5		gù ㄍㄨˋ	Cause. / State of affairs. / Event, incident. / Plot. / Old. / Past, original. / Death. / On purpose. / Originally. / Hence, thus.	v2,p1453#05	p.469#25	p.601r5c01
有	月+2		yǒu ㄧㄡˇ	Have, possess. / Store, collect. / Occupy. / Hold on to, retain. / Have in abundance. / Good harvest. / Obtain. / Only. / Be, exist. / Occur, happen. / Make. / Particle used before a noun with no meaning. / Particle used before a monosyllabic adjective with no meaning. / Particle used before a verb with no meaning. / Still, yet. / Some people. / Region.	v3,p2041#05	p.504#20	p.656r5c01
			yòu ㄧㄡˋ	Help, assist. / Same as “又(3)” yòu ㄧㄡˋ: Moreover.
心	心+0	㣺忄	xīn ㄒㄧㄣ	heart; mind, intelligence; soul	v4,p2267#01	p.375#01	p.521r1c01
未	木+1		wèi ㄨㄟˋ	not yet; 8th terrestrial branch	v2,p1150#01	p.509#05	p.665r4c01
易	日+4	易	yì ㄧˋ	change; easy	v2,p1494#01	p.492#03	p.633r6c01
明	日+4	朙	míng ㄇㄧㄥˊ	Bright, brilliant. / Daytime. / Clear, obvious. / Clarify, make clear. / Understand. / Straightforwardly, clearly. / Clear, clean. / Wise. / Make wise. / Spirit, god. / Respect. / Eyesight. / Good eyesight. / See clearly. / The following (day, month, year, etc.).	v2,p1491#08	p.491#12	p.631r3c01
言	言+0	訁𢍗𢍬	yán ㄧㄢˊ	Speak, say. / Discuss, debate. / Tell. / Doctrine, theory, words. / One word. / Sentence. / Particle, no meaning.	v6,p3936#01	p.1146#01	p.1236r5c03
再	冂+4		zài ㄗㄞˋ	again, twice, re-	v1,p0018#01	p.129#08	p.164r5c05
欲	欠+7	欲	yù ㄩˋ	desire, want, long for; intend	v3,p2140#07	p.567#36	p.729r4c02
问	口+8	𠳅问	wèn ㄨㄣˋ	Ask, inquire. / Investigate, look into. / Inquire after, give regards to. / Interrogate, question. / Visit (another states). / Research, investigate. / Give, present with. / Tell. / Sound. / Same as “闻(7)” wèn ㄨㄣˋ: Reputation, fame.	v7,p4284#03	p.195#10	p.279r3c03
蔡	草+11	𣞖	cài sà cā ㄘㄞˋ ㄙㄚˋ ㄘㄚ	surname; species of tortoise	v5,p3282#10	p.1055#03	p.1164r5c02
夫	大+1		fū ㄈㄨ	General term for adult men. / Adult labourers in particular. / Soldier. / Respectful term for a man. / Husband. / Unit of area equal to one hundred mu.	v1,p0521#01	p.248#11	p.367r2c01
			fú ㄈㄨˊ	Demonstrative pronoun: this, these. / Modal particle used at the start of a sentence for emphasis or to indicate an assertion. / Modal particle used in the middle of a sentence to soften the tone. / Modal particle used at the end of a sentence to express exclamation.
人	人+0	𠔽亻	rén ㄖㄣˊ	Man, person. / Others, other people. / The people, ordinary men. / Talent, material. / [A man's] character. / Affairs of men, world of man. / Benevolence.	v1,p0101#10	p.91#01	p.80r2c01
出	凵+3	岀	chū ㄔㄨ	Go out, exit. / Outside, without. / Take up a post. / Exile, banish. / Abandon (one's wife). / Free, release. / Give out, hand over. / Give, offer. / Send out, distribute. / Exceed. / Appear, emerge. / Create, make. / Produce, cause to grow. / Bear, give birth. / Origin, place of birth. / Part of an object which extends outwards. / Measure word: times, occurrences. / Measure word: section.	v1,p0307#08	p.135#11	p.172r1c01
立	立+0	立	lì ㄌㄧˋ	Stand. / Erect, raise. / Establish, found. / Fix, set. / Determine, decide. / Become independent. / Exist. / Take office. / Become ruler, enthrone. / Stop, prevent from moving. / Immediately.	v4,p2706#01	p.870#17	p.1002r5c01
屏	尸+6	摒屛	píng bǐng bìng ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄅㄧㄥˋ	folding screen, shield	v2,p0973#04	p.301#28
垂	土+5	埀𡍮𠄒𠂹𠣔	chuí ㄔㄨㄟˊ	let down; suspend, hand; down	v1,p0432#05	p.227#16	p.318r4c02
头	页+7	𥘖头	tóu tou ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄡ·	head; top; chief, first; boss	v7,p4372#05	p.1404#20	p.1477r6c01
不	一+3	不𠀚𠙐	bù ㄅㄨˋ	Not have. / To not be. / Negational adverb, used before verbs, adjectives, etc. to indicate negation. / Negational adverb expressing prohibition: do not. / Negational adverb expressing rhetorical question: is not...?	v1,p0011#06	p.76#15	p.30r1c01
			fǒu ㄈㄡˇ	Same as “否(1.2)” fǒu ㄈㄡˇ: Adverb used together with an affirmative word, expressing its negative or opposite. / Same as “否(1.3)” fǒu ㄈㄡˇ: Adverb used at the end of a question to form a yes-no question.
			fū ㄈㄨ	Sepal of a flower.
			pī ㄆㄧ	Same as “丕(1)” pī ㄆㄧ: Large.
			bǐ ㄅㄧˇ	Show disdain for.
语	言+7	语	yǔ ㄩˇ	Speak (with someone). / Spoken words. / Language. / Proverb, saying.	v6,p3974#09	p.1163#08	p.1245r6c03
			yù ㄩˋ	Tell. / Warn, admonish.

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