to resist and hold back an enemy attack; to guard

to resist; to withstand; to fend off

An official title in ancient China for someone responsible for monitoring and reporting on other officials or government affairs.

to defend against the cold; to keep warm

(bound form) for the personal use of an emperor or monarch

tending to protect or defend; defensive in nature

a doctor who specifically attends to the emperor and the royal court; also known as [[太医|太醫|tai4 yi1]]

to resist; to combat; to fight back against; to defend against

The elite troops responsible for guarding the palace or the capital in ancient China; also refers to troops personally led by the emperor

(literary) in the presence of the emperor; refers to the area around the emperor's seat or the emperor himself

High-ranking government official in ancient China, second in rank only to the prime minister; responsible for supervising and impeaching other officials and managing imperial archives.

to ride the wind; to fly through the air; to travel with the wind

to drive a horse or a carriage

A garden exclusively for the use of the emperor and the imperial family

To resist or defend against the enemy

road reserved exclusively for the emperor's carriage or imperial processions

Written, composed, or created by an emperor or by imperial decree

defensive structures or works; fortifications; defenses

the handwriting or painting of an emperor

An imperial garden or royal park used by an emperor for raising animals, growing trees, or recreation

(literary) to have control over; to lead and command; to reign

to keep guard and defend against an attack; to protect a position

(idiom) originally referring to an emperor personally leading his troops into battle; now also used to describe a leader personally going to the front lines to handle a situation

a war or battle fought to resist an enemy attack; defensive operations conducted to defend a territory

the carriage or chariot used by the emperor

To resist foreign aggression; to defend against external bullying or intrusion

wine brewed for or served to the emperor; sacred wine

(literary) the hand of an emperor; also used as a respectful way to refer to the emperor himself

a person who drives a carriage or horse-drawn vehicle

the imperial jade seal used by an emperor

to be bestowed or granted by the emperor

earned run average (ERA) in baseball

to defend, guard, or protect against an attack; specifically used in formal or written contexts

Books specifically offered to the emperor for his personal reading.

The Charioteer constellation; a pentagonal-shaped constellation in the northern sky located to the east of Perseus

garden or park belonging to the emperor or the imperial family

To defeat enemy forces and resist foreign invasion; typically used to describe high-level defense or diplomatic skill in protecting a nation.

(literary) The king's attendants and charioteers; those who serve at the ruler's side

internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside; siblings may fight at home but will join forces against outsiders

To tread on thin air and ride the wind like an immortal; floating through the air.

A famous Daoist thinker from the state of Zheng during the Warring States period, also known as [[列子|列子|lie4 zi3]]; he is the central figure of the book bearing his name and is traditionally said to have mastered the ability to ride the wind.

To bring an accusation against someone before the emperor in imperial China

An expansive Song dynasty encyclopedia in 1,000 scrolls compiled between 977 and 983; one of the Four Great Books of Song, it preserves numerous pre-Song texts that were otherwise lost.

Lower-ranking imperial concubines and female attendants at court.

to rule or govern the world or the empire

The ceremonial guard and honorary equipment used by an emperor in processions or state functions.

a packed lunch or bento (chiefly Taiwan)

an honorific name for Nanguan music, referring to its historical performance in the presence of the emperor

a chef who prepares food for the emperor