eucommia (a kind of rubber tree)

the middle period or height of the summer season

Guan Zhong (-645 BC), famous politician of the State of Qi during the Spring and Autumn period, also known as Guanzi

Fan Zhongyan (989–1052), Song dynasty scholar and politician, author of On Yueyang Tower ([[岳阳楼记|岳陽樓記|Yue4 yang2 Lou2 Ji4]])

Dong Zhongshu (179-104 BC), philosopher influential in establishing Confucianism as the established system of values of former Han dynasty

almost on a par

middleman; agent; broker

the second month of autumn, traditionally the eighth month of the lunar calendar

Alexandre Dumas, père (1802-1870), French writer

elder and younger brothers, especially used in formal or literary contexts

Zhongba county, Tibetan: 'Brong pa rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet

Zhongba county, Tibetan: 'Brong pa rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet

real estate agent (Taiwan)

another name for [[晏婴|晏嬰|Yan4 Ying1]] or [[晏子|晏子|Yan4 zi3]] (c. 500 BC), a famous statesman from the state of Qi during the Spring and Autumn period

Ming dynasty novelist (c. 1567-c. 1620), attributed author of the fantasy novel "Investiture of the Gods" ([[封神演义|封神演義|Feng1 shen2 Yan3 yi4]])

Chen Zhonglin, aka Xu Zhonglin [[许仲琳|許仲琳|Xu3 Zhong4 lin2]] (c. 1567–c. 1620), Ming novelist, to whom the fantasy novel Investiture of the Gods [[封神演义|封神演義|Feng1 shen2 Yan3 yi4]] is attributed, together with Lu Xixing [[陆西星|陸西星|Lu4 Xi1 xing1]]

A Midsummer Night's Dream, a comedy by William Shakespeare

courtesy name for Confucius

an honorific title sometimes used to refer to Confucius

(idiom) the order of seniority among brothers; from eldest to youngest

To be of equal caliber, excellence, or skill, making it difficult to distinguish which is superior.