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Song-Ming -> Romance of the Three Kingdoms -> Cao Cao Makes Flood In Xiapi; Lu Bu Perishes At The White Gate Tower -> 35.1

rén ㄖㄣˊ
Man, person. / Others, other people. / The people, ordinary men. / Talent, material. / [A man's] character. / Affairs of men, world of man. / Benevolence.
shāng ㄕㄤ
commerce, business, trade
ㄧˋ
consult, talk over, discuss
dìng ㄉㄧㄥˋ
decide, settle, fix
le liǎo ㄌㄜ· ㄌㄧㄠˇ
to finish; particle of completed action
shì ㄕˋ
Straight. / Right, correct. / Believe accurate, affirm. / Demonstrative pronoun: this. / Be (copula). / Auxiliary word, used after moving forward the object.
ㄧㄝˋ
night, dark; in night; by night
hóu hòu ㄏㄡˊ ㄏㄡˋ
marquis, lord; target in archery
chéng ㄔㄥˊ
completed, finished, fixed
àn ㄢˋ
dark; obscure; in secret, covert
zhì dié ㄓˋ ㄉㄧㄝˊ
reach, arrive; extremely, very
ㄇㄚˇ
horse; surname; KangXi radical 187
yuàn ㄩㄢˋ
courtyard, yard, court; school
dào ㄉㄠˋ
rob, steal; thief, bandit
le liǎo ㄌㄜ· ㄌㄧㄠˇ
to finish; particle of completed action
ㄆㄧˇ
bolt of cloth; counter for horses
chì ㄔˋ
red; communist, 'red'; bare
miǎn ㄇㄧㄢˇ
Avoid, prevent. / Pardon, release. / Take off, remove. / Quit, retire from office. / Labour, delivery, give birth. / Encourage.
wèn ㄨㄣˋ
Mourning ritual in which one takes off one's cap and bind one's hair with hemp.
ㄈㄨˇ
Lean, bend over.
ㄇㄚˇ
horse; surname; KangXi radical 187
fēi ㄈㄟ
fly; go quickly; dart; high
bēn ㄅㄣ
Run. / Quickly, hastily. / Flee in defeat. / Flee, go into exile. / Chase, pursue. / Refers to a girl leaving to stay with her lover without approval.
fèn ㄈㄣˋ
Be defeated.
bèn ㄅㄣˋ
Head for, go towards. / Almost, approximately.
dōng ㄉㄨㄥ
east, eastern, eastward
mén ㄇㄣˊ
gate, door, entrance, opening
lái ㄌㄞˊ
Wheat. / Come, approach, draw near. / Return. / Incur, lead to. / Will, in the future. / Since, from some time until now. / Approximate number. / Particle: used when the object of a sentence is moved forward to emphasize the object. / Particle used to alter tempo. / Modal particle expressing suggestion or encouragement.
lài ㄌㄞˋ
See 劳来.
魏续
wèi ㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄩˋ
[人名] [Name of a person]
便
biàn pián ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄆㄧㄢˊ
convenience, ease; expedient
kāi ㄎㄞ
open; initiate, begin, start
mén ㄇㄣˊ
gate, door, entrance, opening
fàng fǎng ㄈㄤˋ ㄈㄤˇ
put, release, free, liberate
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.
què ㄑㄩㄝˋ
still, but; decline; retreat
yáng ㄧㄤˊ
pretend, feign; false, deceitful
zuò ㄗㄨㄛˋ
Arise, stand up. / Grow, flourish. / Begin. / Create, make. / Work, effort. / Serve as, work as. / When, at such time as.
zhuī duī tuī ㄓㄨㄟ ㄉㄨㄟ ㄊㄨㄟ
pursue, chase after; expel
gǎn ㄍㄢˇ
pursue, follow; expel, drive away
zhī
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.
zhuàng ㄓㄨㄤˋ
form; appearance; shape; official
hóu hòu ㄏㄡˊ ㄏㄡˋ
marquis, lord; target in archery
chéng ㄔㄥˊ
completed, finished, fixed
dào ㄉㄠˋ
go to, arrive, been to
曹操
cáo cāo ㄘㄠˊ ㄘㄠ
[人名] [Name of a person]
zhài ㄓㄞˋ
stockade, stronghold, outpost; brothel
xiàn suō ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄙㄨㄛ ㄒㄧ
offer, present; show, display
shàng ㄕㄤˋ
top; superior, highest; go up, send up
ㄇㄚˇ
horse; surname; KangXi radical 187
ㄆㄧˇ
bolt of cloth; counter for horses
bèi ㄅㄟˋ
prepare, ready, perfect
yán ㄧㄢˊ
Speak, say. / Discuss, debate. / Tell. / Doctrine, theory, words. / One word. / Sentence. / Particle, no meaning.
宋宪
sòng xiàn ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
[人名] [Name of a person]
魏续
wèi ㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄩˋ
[人名] [Name of a person]
chā ㄔㄚ
insert, stick into; plant
bái ㄅㄞˊ ㄅㄛˊ
white; pure, unblemished; bright
ㄑㄧˊ
banner, flag, streamer
wéi ㄨㄟˊ
Create, make. / Build, construct. / Do. / Plant, grow. / Govern. / Research, study. / Serve as. / Change into, become. / As, in the role of. / Count as, be considered as. / Called, named. / Expresses judgement: is. / Make, cause (to). / Have. / Take part in. / Write, author. / Connective: if. / Particle used in the middle of a sentence to move forward the object. / Modal particle used at the end of a sentence to express a rhetorical question.
wèi ㄨㄟˋ
Help, assist. / Preposition: for, on behalf of. / Preposition: by (passive). / Preposition: because of, due to. / Preposition: with, together with. / Connective: because. / Say. / False, fake.
hào háo ㄏㄠˋ ㄏㄠˊ
mark, sign; symbol; number
zhǔn ㄓㄨㄣˇ
rule, guideline, standard
bèi ㄅㄟˋ
prepare, ready, perfect
xiàn suō ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄙㄨㄛ ㄒㄧ
offer, present; show, display
mén ㄇㄣˊ
gate, door, entrance, opening
曹操
cáo cāo ㄘㄠˊ ㄘㄠ
[人名] [Name of a person]
wén ㄨㄣˊ
Hear. / Make hear. / Have heard, become aware of. / Knowledge, experience. / Rumour, saying. / Renowned, well-known. / Spread, disseminate.
wèn ㄨㄣˋ
Reputation, fame. / Same as “问(2)wèn ㄨㄣˋ: Inquire after, give regards to.
ㄘˇ
This. / Like this. / Here. / Adverb: then.
xìn ㄒㄧㄣˋ
True, words fitting the truth. / As expected. / Really, actually. / Trust, trustworthy. / Reliable, orderly. / Believe, have confidence in. / Clarify, determine. / Clear, clear-cut. / Certificate, (object of) proof. / Sealed letter, written proof. / Envoy, messenger. / Freely, as one wishes. / Stay for two nights in succession.
shēn ㄕㄣ
Straight, linear. / Uphold, promote.
便
biàn pián ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄆㄧㄢˊ
convenience, ease; expedient
xiá ㄧㄚ ㄒㄧㄚˊ
mortgage, pledge; deposit; to pawn; to arrest, detain, guard
bǎng bàng bēng páng ㄅㄤˇ ㄅㄤˋ ㄅㄥ ㄆㄤˊ
placard; list of successful exam candidates
shù shǔ shuò ㄕㄨˋ ㄕㄨˇ ㄘㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄛˋ
number; several; count; fate
shí ㄕˊ
ten, tenth; complete; perfect
zhāng zhàng ㄓㄤ ㄓㄤˋ
stretch, extend, expand; sheet
shè ㄕㄜˋ ㄧˋ ㄧㄝˋ
shoot, eject, issue forth, emit
ㄖㄨˋ
Enter, go into. / Put in, bring in. / Pay, offer. / Income, gains. / Inside, within.
chéng ㄔㄥˊ
castle; city, town; municipality
ㄑㄩˋ
Leave, go away from. / Send away. / Remove, get rid of. / Banish, discard. / Lose, cease to possess. / Distance, separation. / Previous, past. / Later, after.
ㄐㄩˇ
Collect, keep.
ㄑㄩ
Expel.
ㄑㄧˊ
Third-person possessive pronoun: his, her, its, their. / Demonstrative pronoun: that, those. / Adverb expressing estimation or guess. / Adverb expressing imperative. / Adverb expressing rhetorical question. / Adverb expressing future tense. / Connective expressing hypothesis: if, supposing. / Connective expressing choice: or. / Connective expressing concession: even if. / Particle used after an adjective. / Particle: of. / Particle used for emphasis after single-character adjectives or onomatopoeia. / Particle used in the middle of a sentence to alter the tempo.
ㄐㄧˋ
Particle used after bi and he.
ㄐㄧ
Modal particle expressing interrogative tone. / A year.
bǎng bàng bēng páng ㄅㄤˇ ㄅㄤˋ ㄅㄥ ㄆㄤˊ
placard; list of successful exam candidates
yuē ㄩㄝ
Say, speak. / Call, name. / Particle.
They settled how to carry out the plot, and that very night Hou Cheng sneaked into the stables and got Red Hare away. He hastened to the east gate which was opened to let him through. The guard made a pretense of pursuing him but only a pretense. Hou Cheng reached the besiegers' camp, presented the horse and told Cao Cao what had been arranged. They would show a white flag and open the gates to his army. Hearing this Cao Cao had a few notifications written out, which were attached to arrows and shot over the walls. This is one of them:


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