| 古代 | gǔ dài | ancient times; olden times |
| 灰色 | huī sè | gray; ash gray; grizzly; pessimistic; gloomy; dispirited; ambiguous |
| 的 | de | of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute); (used to form a nominal expression); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) |
| dí | really and truly | |
| dì | aim; clear | |
| dī | see 的士[di1 shi4] | |
| 雅称 | yǎ chēng | elegant name; honorific |