since / as / this being the case

already / since / both... (and...)

correct / right / so / thus / like this / -ly

the Jade Emperor

jade

emperor

to ask / to invite / please (do sth) / to treat (to a meal etc) / to request

I (northern dialects)

prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough

surname Sun

grandson / descendant

Heaven / Providence / God / the day before / the sky above / to fly to the sky / to take off and fly into space / to die / to pass away

used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]

(bound form) up; upper; above; previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb; to get onto; to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on; above

day / sky / heaven