to notify at a different time / to notify later / to give prior notice
蓝本
lán běn
blueprint / source material on which later works (books, movies etc) are based
垫付
diàn fù
to pay sb else's expense with the expectation of being reimbursed by that person later
吴三桂
Wú Sān guì
Wu Sangui (1612-1678), Chinese general who let the Manchus into China and helped them establish the Qing Dynasty, later leading a revolt against Qing in an effort to start his own dynasty
女真
Nu:3 zhēn
Jurchen, a Tungus ethnic group, predecessor of the Manchu ethnic group who founded the Later Jin Dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1] and Qing Dynasty
留待
liú dài
to leave sth for later / to postpone (work, a decision etc)
内定
nèi dìng
to select sb for a position without announcing the decision until later / to decide behind closed doors / all cut and dried
努尔哈赤
Nǔ ěr hā chì
Nurhaci (1559-1626), founder and first Khan of the Manchu Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1] (from 1616)
后话
hòu huà
something to be taken up later in speech or writing
八旗
bā qí
Eight Banners, military organization of Manchu later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1] from c. 1600, subsequently of the Qing dynasty
继往开来
jì wǎng kāi lái
to follow the past and herald the future (idiom) / part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
王莽
Wáng Mǎng
Wang Mang (45 BC-23 AD), usurped power and reigned 9-23 between the former and later Han
燕国
Yān guó
Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning / north Hebei / the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕[Qian2 Yan1] (337-370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕[Hou4 Yan1] (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕[Nan2 Yan1] (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕[Bei3 Yan1] (409-436)
高云
Gāo Yún
Gao Yun (died 409) emperor of Northern or Later Yan dynasty
承前启后
chéng qián qǐ hòu
to follow the past and herald the future (idiom) / part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
后汉
Hòu Hàn
Later Han or Eastern Han dynasty (25-220) / Later Han of the Five Dynasties (947-950)
潘岳
Pān Yuè
Pan Yue (247-300), later known as 潘安[Pan1 An1], prominent Western Jin poet, also famous for his good looks, such that his name became a byword for "extremely handsome man"
History of the Early Tang Dynasty, sixteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Liu Xu 劉昫|刘昫[Liu2 Xu4] in 945 during Later Jin 後晉|后晋[Hou4 Jin4] of the Five Dynasties, 200 scrolls
新唐书
Xīn Táng shū
History of the Later Tang Dynasty, seventeenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修[Ou1 yang2 Xiu1] and Song Qi 宋祁[Song4 Qi2] in 1060 during Northern Song 北宋[Bei3 Song4], 225 scrolls
后唐
Hòu Táng
Later Tang of the Five Dynasties (923-936)
石勒
Shí Lè
Shi Le, founder of Later Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms 後趙|后赵[Hou4 Zhao4] (319-350)
后梁
Hòu Liáng
Later Liang of the Five Dynasties (907-923)
唐书
Táng shū
same as 舊唐書|旧唐书[Jiu4 Tang2 shu1], History of the Early Tang Dynasty, sixteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Liu Xu 劉昫|刘昫[Liu2 Xu4] in 945 during Later Jin 後晉|后晋[Hou4 Jin4] of the Five Dynasties, 200 scrolls
黄巾起义
Huáng jīn Qǐ yì
Yellow Turbans Peasant Uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)
寅吃卯粮
yín chī mǎo liáng
lit. eating away next year's food in advance / fig. to dip into the next month's check / live now, pay later
新五代史
Xīn Wǔ dài shǐ
Later History of the Five Dynasties (between Tang and Song), nineteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修[Ou1 yang2 Xiu1] in 1053 during Northern Song Dynasty, 74 scrolls
Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning / north Hebei / the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕[Qian2 Yan1] (337-370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕[Hou4 Yan1] (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕[Nan2 Yan1] (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕[Bei3 Yan1] (409-436) / surname Yan
来日方长
lái rì fāng cháng
the future is long (idiom) / there will be ample time for that later / We'll cross that bridge when we get there
承上起下
chéng shàng qǐ xià
to follow the past and herald the future (idiom) / part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
颐养天年
yí yǎng tiān nián
lit. to nurture one's years (idiom) / fig. to enjoy one's later years
养虎伤身
yǎng hǔ shāng shēn
Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom) / fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later / to cherish a snake in one's bosom
养虎遗患
yǎng hǔ yí huàn
Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom) / fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later / to cherish a snake in one's bosom
Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei 曹魏, father of Emperor Cao Pi 曹丕 / the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义
Later Jin dynasty (from 1616-) / Manchu Khanate or kingdom that took over as Qing dynasty in 1644
一小时以后
yì xiǎo shí yǐ hòu
a short time later
后秦
Hòu Qín
Later Qin of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-417)
后燕
Hòu Yān
Later Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-409)
皇甫嵩
Huáng fǔ Sōng
Huangfu Song (-195), later Han general and warlord
黄巾民变
Huáng jīn Mín biàn
the Yellow Turbans Peasant Uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)
一回生，二回熟
yī huí shēng , èr huí shú
lit. at first raw, later ripe (idiom) / unfamiliar at first but you get used to it / strangers at first meeting, but soon friends / awkward at first but becoming skillful later / an acquired taste
五凉
Wǔ Liáng
the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 / (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 / (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 / (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉[Nan2 Liang2] (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 / (400-421)
先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐
xiān tiān xià zhī yōu ér yōu , hòu tiān xià zhī lè ér lè
The first concern is affairs of state, enjoying the pleasure comes later. Quotation from essay On Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記|岳阳楼记 / by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 范仲淹[Fan4 Zhong4 yan1]
刘昫
Liú Xù
Liu Xu (887-946), politician in Later Jin of the Five Dynasties 後晉|后晋[Hou4 Jin4], compiled History of Early Tang Dynasty 舊唐書|旧唐书[Jiu4 Tang2 shu1]
失之东隅，收之桑榆
shī zhī dōng yú , shōu zhī sāng yú
to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom) / to compensate later for one's earlier loss / what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts
宋祁
Sòng Qí
Song Qi (998-1061), Song dynasty poet and writer, coauthor of History of the Later Tang Dynasty 新唐書|新唐书
后晋
Hòu Jìn
Later Jin of the Five Dynasties (936-946)
後凉
hòu liáng
Later Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms (386-403)
后赵
Hòu Zhào
Later Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms (319-350)
新朝
Xīn cháo
the Xin dynasty (8-23 AD) of Wang Mang 王莽, forming the interregnum between the former and later Han
朱俊
Zhū Jùn
Zhu Jun (-195), politician and general at the end of later Han
朱温
Zhū Wēn
Zhu Wen (852-912), military governor 節度使|节度使[jie2 du4 shi3] at the end of Tang, founder of Later Liang of the Five Dynasties (907-923), also known as Emperor Taizu of Later Liang 後梁太祖|后梁太祖[Hou4 Liang2 Tai4 zu3]
东现汉纪
Dōng xiàn hàn jì
Records of the Eastern Han, model for History of Later Han 後漢書|后汉书
东观汉记
Dōng guān Hàn jì
History of Later Han dynasty, internal palace record by many 1st and 2nd century authors, 143 scrolls
民国通俗演义
Mín guó tōng sú yǎn yì
Dramatized history of Republican China until 1927 by Cai Dongfan 蔡東藩|蔡东藩, and later chapters by Xu Qinfu 許廑父|许廑父
清太宗
Qīng tài zōng
posthumous title of Hong Taiji 皇太極|皇太极[Huang2 Tai4 ji2] (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4], reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1], then founded the Qing dynasty 大清[Da4 Qing1] and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor
清太祖
Qīng Tài zǔ
posthumous title of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4] (1559-1626), founder and first Khan of the Manchu Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1] (from 1616)
皇太极
Huáng Tài jí
Hong Taiji (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4], reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1], then founded the Qing dynasty 大清[Da4 Qing1] and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor / posthumous name 清太宗[Qing1 Tai4 zong1]
皇太极清太宗
Huáng tài jí Qīng tài zōng
Hong Taiji (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4], reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1], then founded the Qing dynasty 大清[Da4 Qing1] and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor
赶前不赶后
gǎn qián bù gǎn hòu
it's better to hurry at the start than to rush later (idiom)
跑了和尚，跑不了寺
pǎo le hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo sì
the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom) / you can run this time, but you'll have to come back / I'll get you sooner or later
跑了和尚，跑不了庙
pǎo le hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo miào
the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom) / you can run this time, but you'll have to come back / I'll get you sooner or later
跑得了和尚，跑不了庙
pǎo dé liǎo hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo miào
the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom) / you can run this time, but you'll have to come back / I'll get you sooner or later
金国汗
Jīn guó hán
the Later Jin dynasty (from 1616-) / the Manchu khanate or kingdom that took over as the Qing dynasty in 1644
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