the Tibetan Tubo dynasty that ruled the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau from the 7th to 9th centuries; also used in historical texts for the region and its people into the Ming dynasty

tomato; the plant or its fruit

Yan Shifan (?-1565), a corrupt official of the Ming Dynasty and the son of the powerful minister [[严嵩|嚴嵩|yan2 song1]]. He was known for his greed and arrogance, and he is often cited as the historical basis for the character [[西门庆|西門慶|xi1 men2 qing4]] in the novel [[金瓶梅|金瓶梅|jin1 ping2 mei2]].

The Tibetan Tubo Dynasty, which ruled from the 7th to the 11th century AD

(literary variant) to be no lack of such people; to have many of the same kind

A designated residential area or settlement for foreigners in Chinese cities during the Song dynasty; typically managed by a foreign official appointed by the Chinese government

exceedingly pretty or charming; splendid; magnificent

flourishing and thriving; growing in great abundance

numerous; very many; abundant

to propagate; to increase in number; to multiply in population or quantity

To be prosperous and growing; flourishing

to breed or propagate in large numbers

to reproduce; to multiply; to proliferate

to multiply or increase in number; to grow and spread

foreign boat; specifically used to refer to merchant ships from distant lands during the Tang dynasty

growing in great numbers; lush and thriving

tomato ketchup; tomato sauce

sweet potato; an edible root vegetable with creeping stems and heart-shaped leaves

to multiply or reproduce; to increase gradually in number or quantity; (of plants) to be large and luxuriant

A prominent official of the Eastern Han Dynasty known for opposing the power of palace eunuchs. After plotting to eliminate the eunuchs [[曹节|曹节|cao2 jie2]] and [[王甫|王甫|wang2 fu3]] with General [[窦武|竇武|dou4 wu3]], he was killed when the plan was discovered.