regime surviving in reduced territory; hold power in a part of the country
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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(of a feudal regime) to survive in a reduced territory after losing the heartland; to maintain power in a corner of the country
formalHistorical term, typically used to describe dynasties (such as the Southern Song) that retreated to the south after losing the Central Plains to northern invaders. Often carries a connotation of complacency or lack of ambition to reclaim lost territory.
Nán南
Sòng宋
piān偏
ān安
yī一
yú隅
，
bù不
sī思
huī恢
fù复
zhōng中
yuán原
。
The Southern Song dynasty held power in a corner of the country, showing no intention of reclaiming the Central Plains.
Zhè这
gè个
wáng王
cháo朝
piān偏
ān安
jiāng江
nán南
dá达
bǎi百
nián年
zhī之
jiǔ久
。
This dynasty survived in Jiangnan for as long as a hundred years.
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Piān偏
ān安
de的
jú局
miàn面
zuì最
zhōng终
nán难
yǐ以
chí持
jiǔ久
。
The situation of maintaining power in reduced territory ultimately could not last.