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surname Xu

to allow / to permit / to promise / to praise / somewhat / perhaps

7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse / ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south)

"speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149) / see also 言字旁[yan2 zi4 pang2]

perhaps / maybe

to permit / to allow

not to allow / must not / can't

to allow / to grant / to permit

to permit / to allow

a few / a little / a bit

a little / a few

perhaps

(literary) what kind of person

(literary) how many / quite a few

only the official is allowed to light the fire / Gods may do what cattle may not / quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi

forbidden / not allowed

to give one's heart to / to devote one's life to

to dedicate oneself to the cause of one's country (idiom)

(literary) what place / what time / how

favorable / praise

(literary) like this / such (as this) / so much / so many

to offer official positions and material benefits in order to buy people's allegiance

to promise / to allow

written permission / written authorization