xún shì
to patrol
to make a tour
to inspect
to scan with one's eyes
Sān Sū
the Three Su father and sons
refers to northern Song literati Su Xun 蘇洵|苏洵, Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼 and Su Zhe 蘇轍|苏辙
xùn shì
to admonish
instructions
orders
xún shǐ
comet from Saturn, traditionally described as yellow
evil omen
Táng chū Sì Dà jiā
Four Great Poets of early Tang
refers to Yu Shi'nan 虞世南[Yu2 Shi4 nan2], Ouyang Xun 陽歐詢|欧阳询[Ou1 yang2 Xun2], Chu Suiliang 楮遂良[Chu3 Sui4 liang2] and Xue Ji 薛稷[Xue1 Ji4]
xùn shì
to explain
to interpret
interpretation