蒙學漢文初階 第一百三十九課 Beginning Chinese - Entry Level Lesson #139 新羅之末 new silk [pp] end 弓裔叛於北京 bow descendant rebel from north capital 國號泰封 country name peace bestow 甄萱叛據完山 distinguish/evaluate day_lily rebel seize finish mountain 自稱後白濟 self proclaim latter white alms 新羅見侵削 new silk see incur pared 遂至於亡 thereupon approach at death In the waning days of Silla, Gungye rebelled against the northern capital and called the new state Taebong. Gyeon Hwon rebelled; seized the city of Wansan and self proclaimed to be the Later Baekje. Silla saw its territories incurred and pared away and ultimately led to its demise. Notes: 1. In this context, it means the northern capital and not Beijing which also means the northern capital. 2. 萱堂 "Lily of the Hall" is an honorific and very formal term for mother. 樁萱隸萼 is a colorful and formal term for parents and siblings. 樁 is a legendary ancient tree. 萱 grows in the warmer west side, usually the women's quarters in a traditional housing layout. 隸 means "attached" and 萼 is the calyx.