诸侯

xī zhōu cún zài zhè zhǒng jiè yú tiān zǐ yǔ zhū hóu zhī jiān de dì fāng shì lì lèi xíng

西周存在这种介于天子与诸侯之间的地方势力类型。

This was the ruling type between the emperor and the dukes.

tiān zǐ bù rén bù bǎo sì hǎi zhū hóu bù rén bù bǎo shè jì

天子不仁，不保四海；诸侯不仁，不保社稷。

An emperor can not keep the empire within the four seas unless he is benevolent and a feudal lord can not preserve the altars to the gods of earth and grain unless he is benevolent.

mèng zǐ miàn duì de shì zhū hóu fàng zì chǔ shì héng yì de zhèng zhì xíng shì

孟子面对的是诸侯放恣、处士横议的政治形势。

Mencius was confronted with an unbridled political situation.