men
fèng
wáng
zhī
mìng
 
 
lái
zhāi
xiān
táo
We're here to pick peaches according to the Queen Mother's order.
we / us / ourselves / our
= w + o3
men = m + (e)n5
plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
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fèng = f + (e)ng4
to offer (tribute) / to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc) / to esteem / to revere / to believe in (a religion) / to wait upon / to accept orders (from superior)
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another name for 西王母[Xi1 wang2 mu3], Queen Mother of the West
(literary) paternal grandmother
wáng = w + ang2
king or monarch / best or strongest of its type / grand / great
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wàng = w + ang4
to rule / to reign over
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= mu + Ø3
mother / elderly female relative / origin / source / (of animals) female
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zhī = zh + Ø1
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) / him / her / it
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mìng = mi + (e)ng4
life / fate / order or command / to assign a name, title etc
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lái = l + ai2
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zhāi = zh + ai1
to take / to borrow / to pick (flowers, fruit etc) / to pluck / to select / to remove / to take off (glasses, hat etc)
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Xiantao sub-prefecture level city in Hubei
the peaches of immortality of Goddess Xi Wangmu 西王母
xiān = xi + an1
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xiān = xi + an1
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táo = t + ao2
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