tiān
tíng
wēi
yán
bèi
diū
jìn
The celestial court is loosing all its dignity due to him.
middle of the forehead / imperial court / heaven
tiān = ti + an1
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tíng = ti + (e)ng2
main hall / front courtyard / law court
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dignified / imposing / august / awe-inspiring / awe / prestige / dignity
wēi = w + ei1
power / might / prestige
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yán = y + an2
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yán = y + an2
tight (closely sealed) / stern / strict / rigorous / severe / father
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bèi = b + ei4
quilt / by / (indicates passive-voice clauses) / (literary) to cover / to meet with / (coll.) (since c. 2009) used before a verb that does not accurately represent what actually happened, to describe with black humor how sb or sth was dealt with by the authorities (as in 被自殺|被自杀[bei4 zi4 sha1])
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= t + a1
he; him (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant) / (used before sb's name for emphasis) / (used as a meaningless mock object) / (literary) other
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diū = di + ou1
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jǐn = ji + (e)n3
to the greatest extent / (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme / to be within the limits of / to give priority to
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jìn = ji + (e)n4
to use up / to exhaust / to end / to finish / to the utmost / exhausted / finished / to the limit (of sth) / all / entirely
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