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The archaic term jianxiong (姦雄) is composed of two Chinese characters – jian (姦; "crafty", "villainous") and xiong (雄; "majestic", "heroic"). It was used to describe a person who is very ambitious (typically power hungry) and who resorts to cunning means to achieve aims. In literary terms, it can be likened to antihero. See the dictionary definition of jianxiong.
The archaic term jianxiong (姦雄) is composed of two Chinese characters – jian (姦; "crafty", "villainous") and xiong (雄; "majestic", "heroic"). It was used to describe a person who is very ambitious (typically power hungry) and who resorts to cunning means to achieve aims. In literary terms, it can be likened to antihero. See the dictionary definition of jianxiong.
The name of the Bronze Sparrow Platform was written as 銅爵臺; tóng jué tái instead of 銅雀臺; tóng què tái. The former has been superseded by the latter, which has become the more common term used in modern times to refer to the platform. See the dictionary definition of 銅雀臺.
The term cuan ni (篡逆) is composed of two Chinese characters which mean "usurp" and "defy" respectively. In ancient China, it was used as a derogatory term in political contexts to accuse persons of harbouring the intention of usurping the emperor's throne, which was regarded as treasonous in nature. See the dictionary definition of 篡逆.
