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何 hé (Interrogative adverb) how, why; (Inter. pronoun) what, what sort
of

如 rú (V) to resemble, to be like, to perform, to manage

群 qún (N) a flock; (Adnoun) pluralizes nouns, as “the many”

臣 chén (N) minister, subordinate to a ruler or grandee; (Pronoun) first
person pronoun for subordinates addressing superiors

皆 jie (Adv) all (the most common WYW equivalent of Mandarin dou 都)

君 jun (N) a ruler; (Pronoun) “You, my ruler”; “you” (respectful); “you,
my husband”

次 cì (Adv) in turn, next

至 zhì (V) to reach to; (Adj) utmost

翟 zhái (N) surname

黃 húang (N) yellow, tan [here, a personal name]

翟黃 Zhái Húang: the name of a minister to Wèi Wén-hóu

非 fei (Adnoun) negative modifier preceding nouns (etymologically, a
fusion of 不 bù and 唯 wéi, where wéi functions much like a
copula, thus resembling Mandarin 不是 bù shì)

子 zǐ *(Pronoun) mildly honorific second person pronoun: “You, sir”

何以 hé yǐ (Question phrase) why; for what reason; how; by what means

言 yán (V) to speak, to say; (N) word, phrase, saying, teaching

對 dùi (Adv) in response; (V) to stand facing

伐 fa (V) to attack in war

中 zhong (Adj/SV) central; (N) the center

山 shan (N) mountain