唯一 wéi yī only / sole syn 单 單 dān bill / list / form / single / only / sole / odd number / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 统治者 統治者 tǒng zhì zhě ruler syn 苏丹 蘇丹 sū dān Sudan / sultan (ruler of some Muslim states, esp. Ottoman Emperor) 鞋底 xié dǐ sole (of a shoe) 单一 單一 dān yī single / only / sole syn 臣民 chén mín subject (of a kingdom, ruler etc) 圣贤 聖賢 shèng xián a sage / wise and holy man / virtuous ruler / Buddhist lama / wine syn 御用 禦用 yù yòng for use by the emperor / imperial / (derog.) in the pay of the ruler 辅佐 輔佐 fǔ zuǒ to assist (usually a ruler) syn 脚板 腳板 jiǎo bǎn the sole of the foot syn 当权者 當權者 dāng quán zhě ruler / those in power / the authorities syn 脚掌 腳掌 jiǎo zhǎng the sole of the foot syn 尺子 chǐ zi ruler (measuring instrument) / CL:把[ba3] syn 直尺 zhí chǐ straight ruler syn 贵贱 貴賤 guì jiàn noble and lowly / high versus low social hierarchy of ruler to people, father to son, husband to wife in Confucianism 专司 專司 zhuān sī to work solely on / to have as one's (or its) sole function / person or agency responsible for one specific thing syn 独尊 獨尊 dú zūn to revere as sole orthodoxy / to hold supremacy (of a religion, ideology, cultural norm, social group etc) / to be dominant syn 归附 歸附 guī fù to realign one's allegiance (to another religion, ruler etc) / to submit syn 有道 yǒu dào to have attained the Way / (of a government or a ruler) enlightened / wise and just 君臣 jūn chén a ruler and his ministers (old) 包销 包銷 bāo xiāo to have exclusive selling rights / to be the sole agent for a production unit or firm 行号 行號 háng hào (computing) (text file) line number / (data table or spreadsheet) row number / (Tw) unincorporated firm (typically a smaller business such as a sole proprietorship or partnership) 恩宠 恩寵 ēn chǒng special favor from a ruler / Emperor's generosity towards a favorite 励精图治 勵精圖治 lì jīng tú zhì (of a ruler) to strive to make one's nation strong and prosperous (idiom) syn 独生 獨生 dú shēng only (child) / without siblings / to be the sole survivor 资治通鉴 資治通鑒 zī zhì tōng jiàn A Mirror for the Wise Ruler (or Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government), a vast chronological general history, written by 司馬光|司马光[Si1 ma3 Guang1] Sima Guang (1019-1089) and collaborators during the Northern Song in 1084, covering the period 403 BC-959 AD, 294 scrolls 圣明 聖明 shèng míng enlightened sage / brilliant master (flattering words applied to ruler) 昏君 hūn jūn incapable ruler 臣妾 chén qiè (literary) I, your servant (self-appellation of a lower-rank female) / (archaic) male and female slaves / subjects (of a ruler) 改元 gǎi yuán to change an emperor's or ruler's reign title (old) syn 执政者 執政者 zhí zhèng zhě ruler 赐死 賜死 cì sǐ (of a ruler) to order sb to commit suicide (in lieu of execution) 主宰者 zhǔ zǎi zhě ruler 李后主 李後主 lǐ hòu zhǔ Li Houzhu (c. 937-978), the final Southern Tang ruler (ruled 961-975) and a renowned poet / given name Li Yu 李煜 纳 納 nà to receive / to accept / to enjoy / to bring into / to pay (tax etc) / nano- (one billionth) / to reinforce sole of shoes or stockings by close sewing syn 掌 zhǎng palm of the hand / sole of the foot / paw / horseshoe / to slap / to hold in one's hand / to wield syn 尺 chǐ a Chinese foot / one-third of a meter / a ruler / a tape-measure / one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine / CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3] syn 君 jūn monarch / lord / gentleman / ruler syn 独 獨 dú alone / independent / single / sole / only syn 玺 璽 xǐ ruler's seal syn 埃米尔 埃米爾 āi mǐ ěr Emir (Muslim ruler) / Amir 绱 緔 shàng to sole a shoe 成吉思汗 chéng jí sī hán Genghis Khan (1162-1227), founder and ruler of the Mongol Empire 俞 yú yes (used by Emperor or ruler) / OK / to accede / to assent 鳎 鰨 tǎ sole (fish) syn 跖 zhí metatarsus / (literary) sole of the foot / (literary) to tread on syn 鲆 鮃 píng family of flatfish / sole 鲽 鰈 dié flatfish / flounder / sole 五伦 五倫 wǔ lún the five Confucian relationships (ruler-subject, father-son, brother-brother, husband-wife, friend-friend) syn 蹠 zhí metatarsus / sole of foot / to tread on 爱民如子 愛民如子 ài mín rú zǐ (idiom) to love the common people as one's own children (praise for a virtuous ruler) syn 独苗 獨苗 dú miáo only child / sole scion syn 独霸一方 獨霸一方 dú bà yī fāng to exercise sole hegemony (idiom) / to dominate a whole area (market, resources etc) / to hold as one's personal fiefdom 三纲五常 三綱五常 sān gāng wǔ cháng three principles and five virtues (idiom) / the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信) 爱国如家 愛國如家 ài guó rú jiā to love one's country as one's own family (praise for a virtuous ruler) 百鸟朝凤 百鳥朝鳳 bǎi niǎo cháo fèng lit. all birds paying looking up to the phoenix / fig. peace under a wise ruler 上鞋 shàng xié to sole a shoe / to stitch the sole to the upper 先主 xiān zhǔ former ruler / founding ruler 魬 fǎn sole or flounder 实践是检验真理的唯一标准 實踐是檢驗真理的唯一標準 shí jiàn shì jiǎn yàn zhēn lǐ de wéi yī biāo zhǔn Actual practice is the sole criterion for judging truth (item from Deng Xiaoping theory, from 1978) 罢黜百家，独尊儒术 罷黜百家，獨尊儒術 bà chù bǎi jiā , dú zūn rú shù Dismiss the hundred schools, revere only the Confucian (idiom) / sole dominant ideology 龙利 龍利 lóng lì sole / right-eyed flounder / flatfish / see also 鰈|鲽[die2] 太平洋拟庸鲽 tài píng yáng nǐ yōng dié flathead sole 文责自负 文責自負 wén zé zì fù the author takes sole responsibility for the views expressed here (disclaimer) 孤证 孤證 gū zhèng sole evidence 豆豆鞋 dòu dòu xié loafers (the name comes from the rubber "pebbles", which resemble beans, on the sole of some loafers) 孤例 gū lì isolated case / sole instance 阿初佛 ā chū fó erroneous variant of 阿閦佛, Aksobhya, the imperturbable ruler of Eastern Paradise, Abhirati 李煜 lǐ yù Li Yu (c. 937-978), given name of the final ruler of Tang of the Five Southern dynasties Li Houzhu 李後主|李后主, a renowned poet 妺 mò wife of the last ruler of the Xia dynasty 傅说 傅說 fù shuō Fu Shuo (c. 14th century BC), legendary sage and principal minister of Shang ruler Wu Ding 划线板 劃線板 huà xiàn bǎn ruler (used for drawing lines) 匡扶社稷 kuāng fú shè jì (of states within the nation) to support the ruler in governing the country 封建主 fēng jiàn zhǔ feudal ruler syn 尺规 尺規 chǐ guī ruler and compass (in geometric constructions) 尺规作图 尺規作圖 chǐ guī zuò tú ruler and compass construction (geometry) 巴布尔 巴布爾 bā bù ěr Zaheeruddin Babur (1483-1530), first ruler of Mughal dynasty of India 帝辛 dì xīn Emperor Xin, last ruler of Shang (11th Century BC), famous as a tyrant 庇西特拉图 庇西特拉圖 bì xī tè lā tú Pisistratus (-528 BC), tyrant (ruler) of Athens at different times between 561 BC and 528 BC 折尺 摺尺 zhé chǐ folding ruler 木讷老人 木訥老人 mù nè lǎo rén ungraduated ruler / straight edge 东方阿閦佛 東方阿閦佛 dōng fāng ā chù fó Aksobhya, the imperturbable ruler of Eastern Paradise, Abhirati 桀王 jié wáng King Jie, the final ruler of the Xia dynasty (until c. 1600 BC), a notoriously cruel and immoral tyrant 武丁 wǔ dīng Wu Ding (c. 14th century BC), legendary founder and wise ruler of Shang dynasty 瑶之圃 瑤之圃 yáo zhī pǔ jade garden of celestial ruler / paradise 玺印 璽印 xǐ yìn seal (esp. of ruler) 界尺 jiè chǐ ungraduated ruler / straightedge 当政者 當政者 dāng zhèng zhě power holder / current political ruler 篡立 cuàn lì to become an unlawful ruler 圣王 聖王 shèng wáng sage ruler 圣神 聖神 shèng shén feudal term of praise for ruler, king or emperor / general term for saint in former times / term for God during the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 太平天國|太平天国 / Holy Spirit (in Christian Trinity) 臣一主二 chén yī zhǔ èr One has the right to choose the ruler one serves. (ancient proverb) 丰臣·秀吉 豐臣·秀吉 FengchenXiuji TOYOTOMI Hideyoshi (1536-1598), Japanese warlord, undisputed ruler of Japan 1590-1598 软尺 軟尺 ruǎn chǐ soft ruler / tape measure 辅弼 輔弼 fǔ bì to assist a ruler in governing a country / prime minister 鉨 xǐ variant of 璽|玺 ruler's seal 阿閦佛 ā chù fó Aksobhya, the imperturbable ruler of Eastern Paradise, Abhirati 丰臣秀吉 豐臣秀吉 fēng chén xiù jí TOYOTOMI Hideyoshi (1536-1598), Japanese warlord, undisputed ruler of Japan 1590-1598 