Wu Zixu (died 484 BC), a famous military strategist during the Spring and Autumn period; originally from the State of Chu, he fled to the State of Wu to seek vengeance after his family was executed, eventually leading an army to capture the Chu capital.

(bound form) a legendary land in Chinese mythology ruled through non-action; a utopia described in the [[列子|列子|lie4 zi3]]

Surname Huxley; specifically refers to the British biologist Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895) or the novelist Aldous Huxley (1894-1963)

alternate name for Wu Zixu, a famous general and politician of the State of Wu during the Spring and Autumn Period

(literary) household servants or slaves

minor official; lower-level clerk in a government office who handles paperwork and documents

scribe; copyist; pen-pusher

(literary) to be involved together in disaster or suffering; to fall into ruin collectively

historic mountain in Inner Mongolia, famous for being the site where General Huo Qubing performed sacrifices to heaven after defeating the Xiongnu

Shen Baoxu, a high official of the State of [[楚|楚|chu3]] during the Spring and Autumn Period; he is famously known for weeping for seven days and nights at the court of [[秦|秦|qin2]] to successfully plead for military aid against the invading State of [[吴|吳|wu2]]

(literary) low-level government official or clerk in imperial China

(literary variant) tassels or fringes used as ornaments

The tidal bore of the Qiantang River (Zhejiang Tide), named after the legend of [[伍子胥|伍子胥|wu3 zi3 xu1]], who was said to have become the god of the tide

minor clerk or local government functionary in imperial China

(literary) an official who managed a small administrative unit or village in ancient China; local village head

clerk or scribe in a government office who handles transcription and paperwork