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Vocabulary

讓 ràng (V) to abdicate, to cede, to give way

昭 zhao (V) to shine, to reflect on

楚昭王 Chǔ Zhao Wáng: King Zhao of Chǔ

Note: King Zhao ruled the powerful state of Chǔ during the early
fifth century B.C. Early in his reign, armies from the neighboring
state of Wú 吳 invaded Chǔ and occupied its capital city, driving
King Zhao into exile. Only after several years did Wú’s armies
withdraw, allowing the king to return.

屠 tú (V) to butcher, to slaughter, to massacre

羊 yáng (N) sheep (Note that the printed graph uses a slightly variant form.)

屠羊 túyáng: (N) a sheep-butcher, a seller of lamb meat, a
butcher’s market stall

說 *yùe (V) to be pleased [regularly written 悅; 說 is a cognate variant
(reconstructed in Old Chinese as 說 *lhot / 悅 *lot). [Note: the
character form appearing in your text is a common print variant.]

屠羊說 Túyáng Yùe: (Name) Sheep-butcher Yue

Note: In your text, the normal character for yùe 悅 has been added
by an annotator; it appears in small print immediately after the
original text character.

從 zòng *(V) to travel as a follower, to travel in someone’s party (Cognate
with cóng: to follow, to come after)

賞 shăng (V) to reward; (N) a reward

祿 lù (N) stipend, salary

復 fù *(V) to return, to restore, to repeat

強 qǐang* (V) to compel, coerce [distinguish cognate qíang: (Adj/SV) strong].
N.B. In your text, the term shăngsheng 上聲 (third tone) appears in
small print, a standard way to alert readers to a pòyin 破音 reading.