1 leading role

2 lead

1 north

2 (classical) to be defeated

1 Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China

2 Peking

3 PRC government

1 surname Jue

1 role

2 character in a novel

3 persona

4 also pr. [jiǎo sè]

1 to live miles apart (idiom)

1 lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent

2 first sign of emerging talent

3 budding genius

1 to fight and scheme against each other (idiom)

2 (in palace construction) elaborate and refined

1 lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)

2 fig. a blessing in disguise

3 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good

1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters