| 太乙金华宗旨 |
Tài yǐ Jīn huá Zōng zhǐ |
The Secret of the Golden Flower, a classic of Chinese Taoism published in the late 17th century |
| 太 |
tài |
highest / greatest / too (much) / very / extremely |
| 乙 |
yǐ |
second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / second in order / letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方, as opposed to 甲方) / ethyl / bent / winding / radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5) / ancient Chinese compass point: 105° |
| 乙 |
zhé |
turning stroke (in Chinese characters), aka 折 |
| 金 |
Jīn |
surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean) / Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) |
| 金 |
jīn |
gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音 |
| 金华 |
Jīn huá |
see 金华市 |
| 华 |
Huá |
abbr. for China |
| 华 |
Huà |
Mount Hua 华山 in Shaanxi / surname Hua |
| 华 |
huā |
old variant of 花 / flower |
| 华 |
huá |
magnificent / splendid / flowery |
| 宗 |
Zōng |
surname Zong |
| 宗 |
zōng |
school / sect / purpose / model / ancestor / clan / to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work) / classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs |
| 宗旨 |
zōng zhǐ |
objective / aim / goal |
| 旨 |
zhǐ |
imperial decree / purport / aim / purpose |