fèng cheng
to fawn on
to flatter
to ingratiate oneself
flattery
Yǒng Lè
Yongle Emperor, reign name of third Ming emperor Zhu Di 硃棣|朱棣[Zhù Dī] (1360-1424), reigned 1403-1424, Temple name 明成祖[Míng Chéng zǔ]
Zhū chéng
Zhucheng county level city in Weifang 濰坊|潍坊[Wei2 fang1], Shandong
zhù chéng
to cast in metal
(fig.) to forge
to fashion
fèng cheng tǎo hǎo
to curry favor
to get the desired outcome by flattery
Lǐ xué
School of Principle
Neo-Confucian Rationalistic School (from Song to mid-Qing times, c. 1000-1750, typified by the teachings of Cheng Hao 程顥|程颢[Cheng2 Hao4], Cheng Yi 程頤|程颐[Cheng2 Yi2] and Zhu Xi 朱熹[Zhu1 xi1])