Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region in northwest China; the capital is [[乌鲁木齐|烏魯木齊|wu1 lu3 mu4 qi2]]

Uyghur ethnic group, one of the ethnic minorities of China mainly living in Xinjiang; the name means "unite" or "ally" in the Uyghur language

The Uyghur ethnic group, primarily living in the Xinjiang region of China

to speak in an evasive or hesitant way; to stall or mumble to avoid giving a direct answer

(literary) we; us; people of our sort; our generation

to respond evasively or vaguely; to speak haltingly while avoiding a direct answer; to stall for time

literary term for we, us, or ourselves; my people

To reflect on one's own words and actions many times every day; originally referring to three specific areas of self-examination mentioned by the philosopher Master Zeng in the "Analects" of Confucius.

Yiwu County in Hami, Xinjiang

(literary) my elder brother; a term used to address one's own brother

Yiwu County in [[哈密市|哈密市|ha1 mi4 shi4]], Xinjiang

(literary) we; us; people like us; our kind

(idiom) to speak in a roundabout way to cover up the truth; to hem and haw; to use vague language to stall or dodge questions

A copper rod coated with gold at both ends, held by certain officials as a symbol of imperial authority.

to suspend a curfew for celebrations such as the Lantern Festival; describes a city where people can move freely and celebrate throughout the night

Miyazaki Gorō (1967-), Japanese film director

An international organization of exiled Uyghur groups that claims to represent the collective interest of the Uyghur people

(onomatopoeia) the sound of reading aloud or chanting

(literary) describing a hesitant or stuttering manner of speaking

(literary) A respectful and affectionate way to address another man, equivalent to "sir" or "you"

Örkesh Dölet (1968-), a prominent leader of the 1989 student democracy movement in Beijing.

my peers; our group; people like us

(literary) my love; my darling; used as a term of endearment for a loved one

Life is finite while knowledge is infinite; a famous quote from Zhuangzi's 'Inner Chapters' meaning that one's lifespan has limits, but the pursuit of knowledge does not.

(literary) we; us

to struggle to cope with a difficult situation; to be in a tight corner or busy defending on all sides

Traditional Confucian teaching emphasizing the extension of care from one's own children to the children of others.

Yu Jianwu (487–551), a writer, poet, and calligraphy theorist of the Liang dynasty; father of the poet [[庾信|庾信|yu3 xin4]]

(Han dynasty) high-ranking official responsible for law and order in the capital city; also known as [[金吾|金吾|jin1 wu2]]

to speak in a roundabout way to avoid telling the truth; to hem and haw

one's former self; the person one used to be

(literary) an ancient state or tribe located in present-day Henan province during the Xia Dynasty, later defeated by the Shang Dynasty; can also refer to its ruler

Guan Yiwu (died 645 BC), a famous statesman and philosopher of the State of Qi during the Spring and Autumn period; also known as [[管仲|管仲|guan3 zhong4]] or [[管子|管子|guan3 zi3]]

Uighur person or people

the written form of the Uyghur language; while historically written in Old Uyghur, Latin, or Cyrillic scripts, it refers primarily to the 32-letter Arabic-based script currently in use, written from right to left

The language spoken by the Uyghur people, part of the Turkic branch of the Altaic family; primarily used in Xinjiang and Central Asia.

To honor other people's elders as we do our own; treat the elderly in general with the same respect shown to one's own aged parents.

To respect and care for the elderly in one's own family and extend that care to the elderly of other families; to love and care for the children in one's own family and extend that care to the children of other families.

a legendary righteous beast in Chinese mythology that appears during the reign of a virtuous ruler