The personal name of the Yellow Emperor [[黄帝|黃帝|huang2 di4]], the legendary ancestor of the Chinese people

To act in a way that defeats one's own purpose; to have actions that are diametrically opposite to one's goals, like a person heading south by driving their chariot north.

(historical) A temporary gate formed by the crossing of two carriage shafts, used at imperial rest stops during hunting or travel or at ancient military camps

The two straight wooden poles at the front of a cart or carriage between which a draft animal is hitched.

temporary quarters or office of a high-ranking official when traveling during the imperial era or early 20th century

The clan name of the Yellow Emperor, also known as [[黄帝|黃帝|huang2 di4]]. One of the legendary Five Emperors, he is honored as the ancestor of the Chinese people. He was named after the Hill of Xuanyuan where he lived.

The horse harnessed between the shafts of a cart or carriage

to pull a cart or carriage from between the shafts (specifically of a draft animal)

Literally meaning to change the shafts and the tracks of a carriage; used to describe changing one's direction, method, or attitude.

to head north when wanting to go to the southern state of Chu; to act in a way that defeats one's own purpose

to grasp the carriage shafts and lie in the wheel ruts; an idiom used to describe the people's deep affection for a popular official and their earnest desire to prevent them from leaving office

(variant form) like a mantis trying to stop a chariot with its arms; to overestimate one's own power to resist an overwhelming force

(literary) a place that is topographically inaccessible due to steep and winding terrain; a strategic mountain pass

Regulus, the brightest star in the constellation Leo

(literary) a youth who has seen little of the world or lacks practical experience

A Confucian scholar from the Qi State during the Western Han dynasty. He served as a court academician during the reign of Emperor Jing and was a prominent specialist in the Classic of Poetry. He is also referred to as [[辕固生|轅固生|yuan2 gu4 sheng1]].

Yuan Gu, a prominent scholar and specialist in the Classic of Poetry during the Western Han dynasty

(literary) an inexperienced youth or someone under restraint, like a young horse harnessed to a carriage shaft