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國 gúo (N) a state, the region of a city-state

如 rú *(V) to travel to

Note: hé xíng rú zhi 何行如之: The zhi in this phrase refers to the
hypothetical wú fù zhi gúo 無父之國 in the previous one.

辭 cí (V) to apologize to, to bid goodbye to

狐 hú (N) a wolf; a surname

突 tú (Adv) suddenly; (Adj) sudden

狐突 Hú Tú: Shensheng’s teacher

罪 zùi (N) a crime, an offense

有罪 yǒu zùi: (V-O) has committed an offense; to be in the wrong

于 yú (Prep.) an allographic variant for 於

伯 bó (N) term of address towards an elder brother or a senior

氏 *shì (N) a clan, a surnamed group; prefaced by a surname [X-shì], it
denotes “one surnamed X”; also used as a suffix to a woman’s
natal lineage name: e.g., 姬氏: Woman Ji

伯氏 Bó-shì: here, used as an honorific pronoun: “You, my elder,”
as befitting a student addressing his teacher

念 nìan *(V) to bear in mind [context: Hú Tú had at an earlier time urged
Shen-sheng to flee]

死 sǐ (N) death; (V) to die

愛 aì (V) to love, to cherish, to value, to begrudge

雖 sui (Adv) Although

雖然 sui rán: [see Grammar 6.3]

老 lăo (SV) to be old