local gate and its surroundings; alleys and lanes; one's home village or neighborhood

abbreviation for a high-ranking government office in the state of Chu during the Warring States period, responsible for the three royal clans

Official post of the state of Chu during the Spring and Autumn period, responsible for the three royal clans Zhao, Qu, and Jing; also refers specifically to the poet [[屈原|屈原|qu1 yuan2]] who held this post.

Describing a parent or elder waiting anxiously for their children to come home; literally "leaning against the door, leaning against the gate."

(literary) leaning against the village gate; describes a parent's anxious longing for their children to return home

to lean against the door and look out for one's children returning home; a metaphor for deep parental love and longing

King Helu of Wu (reigned 514-496 BC) during the Spring and Autumn period, sometimes considered one of the [[春秋五霸|春秋五霸|chun1 qiu1 wu3 ba4]]

the lower part of the spine

the small bone at the base of the spine; tailbone

Originally referring to local administrative districts in ancient China, now used to mean one's hometown, native village, or neighborhood; small village; hamlet

to improve the social standing or class of one's family by achieving success or moving up in the world

neighborhood; village; lane; street

the rich and powerful; those living on the right side of the lane, historically referring to families of high status or wealth

the tailbone or coccyx

(literary) the poor or the common people; historically referred to the left side of a neighborhood where the poor lived in the Qin Dynasty, as the wealthy lived on the right side

(literary) an alley or a lane

among the common people; the countryside and ordinary neighborhoods of ordinary folks

(literary) the common people; the masses of the population

King Helu of Wu (reigned 514-496 BC) during the Spring and Autumn Period; also written [[阖庐|闔廬|he2 lu2]]

capital city of King Helu of Wu from the 6th century BC, located at modern Wuxi, Jiangsu

The ruins of the capital city of King Helü of Wu, dating from the 6th century BC, located in modern Wuxi, Jiangsu province