[These eight lines were inserted by some unknown writer of the Ming dynasty.]

254α.	胡	元	盛	${\displaystyle \scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}}$	Then the bearded Yüans waxed powerful,
	Hu2	yüan2	shêng4
	Beard	yüan	prosperous

Hu is composed of 肉 jou flesh as radical and 古 ku ancient (line 261) as phonetic. It originally meant dewlap, and having the same sound as the common word for beard, was applied contemptuously to the large beards of the Mongols.

Yüan see lines 94, 254E.

Shêng see line 186.

254β.	滅	遼	金	${\displaystyle \scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}}$	and destroyed the Liao and Chin dynasties.
	Mieh4	liao2	chin1
	Destroy	liao	chin

Mien see line 245.

Liao see line 254A.

Chin see line 254A.

254γ.	承	宋	統	${\displaystyle \scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}}$	They took over the sceptre of the Sungs,
	Ch'êng2	sung4	tung3
	Receive	sung	clue

Ch'êng see line 228.

Sung see line 227.

T'ung see line 238.