Compendium Flashcards
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自用
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obstinately hold to one’s views zì yòng
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賊
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a thief, rebel, to harm zéi
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耽
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to indulge in, addicted to pleasures dān
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勢
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power shì
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社稷
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gods of the soil and grain – one’s country, the national altars shèjì
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戮
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‘to kill in war, to massacre; to disgrace’ to peel with a knife lù
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恤
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xù anxiety; sympathy; to sympathize; to give relief; to compensate
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讎
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an enemy; to hate; a rival; to compare; to verify; to reply, pledge (also 讐)’ chóu
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狎
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to approach near; to be familiar with; disrespectful; improper intimacy xiá
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存亡
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alive or dead; to preserve or to ruin; saved or lost’ cún wáng
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此存亡之機也
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this is a matter of life or death cǐ cúnwáng zhī jī yě
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圖
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take this into account, take heed of this tú
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劫
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to rob, to plunder jié
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稅
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to halt, as a post, to put up at, taxed, revenue, duty on goods shuì
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舍
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to give up; to abandon; to give alms shě
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盡
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(in the context) all jǐn
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撫琴
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fǔ qín: ‘to strum the zither’
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援
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yuán: ‘to lead; to take hold of; to pull up; to rescue’
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奏
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(in this context) to play music zòu
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玄鶴
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black or aged crane (crane is a symbol of longevity) xuán hè
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垝
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to destroy, to damage guǐ
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列
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liè: ‘to arrange in order; to enumerate; to classify; a file or rank
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延
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yán: ‘to delay; to lengthen; to protract; to invite; to engage; to receive’
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“頸”
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jǐng: ‘the neck; the throat’
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觴
feast, goblet shāng
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蛟龍
scaly dragon; legendary dragon with the ability to control rain and floods jiāolóng
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灑
sǎ: ‘to sprinkle; to splash; to scatter; to throw
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蛇
shé snake; serpent
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伏地
fúdì to lie prostrate
30
鳳凰
phoenix fèng huáng
31
玄
xuán: ‘dark, sombre; black; deep, profound’
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裂
liè: ‘to tear, split, crack, break open’
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帷幕
wéi mù: ‘a cloth partition or tent’
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隳
huī: ‘to destroy; to overthrow’
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瓦
”wǎ: ‘tile; earthenware pottery’
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伏
to lean over; to fall (go down); fú
37
旱
hàn: ‘dry weather; drought; dry land
38
赤
chì: ‘red; the south; naked; bare’
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癃病
lóng bìng: ‘infirmity of old age
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驁
ào: ‘a vicious horse; stubborn’
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狃
niǔ: ‘accustomed to; familiar with; inclined to evil; perverse’
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循
xún to follow; to adhere to; to abide by
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尹
yǐn to administer; to oversee; to run; magistrate (old); (Chinese surname)
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郭
guō outer city wall; (Chinese surname)
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懼
jù to fear
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應敵
yìng dí: ‘to meet the enemy’
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垣
yuán: ‘a wall’
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丈
zhàng: ‘a measure of ten feet; a senior; elder; husband; one to be respected’
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發
fā: ‘to issue; to put or to send forth; to rise; to manifest; to issue stores’
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勁
jìn: ‘strong, unyielding, muscular’
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箭
arrow jiàn
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鍊
liàn: ‘to smelt; to refine; to discipline’
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銅
tóng: ‘brass, copper, bronze’
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柱
zhù: ‘a pillar; a post; to support’
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質
zhì: ‘matter; substance; elements’
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決
(in this context) burst open, to sentence, to decide jué
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灌
guàn: ‘to pour into; to pour on;
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懸
xuán: ‘to hang up; to suspend;
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釜
fǔ: ‘a cauldron, a pot, a pan’
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炊
chuī: ‘to dress food, to steam’
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羸
léi: ‘bound; entangled; lean;
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潛
qián: ‘to hide away; to secret oneself;
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麤
cū: ‘coarse, rough; rude, vulgar;
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且...且...
grammar construction meaning ‘a mixture of ... and ...’ qiě... Qiě...
65
矜
jīn: to boast; to brag; to pity; to feel for; to have compassion on; to respect; to esteem; to attend to’
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節
(in this context) moderation jié
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欺
qī: ‘to cheat; to impose on; to take advantage of; to oppress; to double-cross;to deceive’
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旦暮
‘morning and evening; imminent – illustrates the passage of time dàn mù
69
嚮
xiàng: ‘opposite; to incline towards; to guide; to approach; indicate one's mind; to offer a sacrifice; to encourage’
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屬
zhǔ to join together; to fix one's attention on; to concentrate on
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謀臣
imperial strategic advisor’ móuchén
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隄
dī: ‘to guard against , a barrier; a dike’
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擒
qín: ‘to seize; to clutch; to arrest; to capture
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聘
pìn: ‘to invite by presents; to betroth;to inquire about’
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儉
dān: ‘temperate; frugal, economical’
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辱
disgrace; dishonor; to insult; to bring disgrace or humiliation to; to be indebted to; self-deprecating rǔ
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簋
guǐ: ‘vessel, bowl’
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鉶
xíng: ‘a sacrificial vessel’
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賓服
bīn fú: ‘to respect, to admire (賓 is to submit; a visitor; a guest)’
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禪
(in this context) to abdicate chán
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鋸
jū: ‘a saw; to saw; to mend crockery’
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漆
qī: ‘paint, lacquer; varnish, to paint or varnish’
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輸
shū: ‘to bring in what is due
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染
rǎn: ‘to dye; to infect; to catch
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茵
mattress yīn
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蔣
jiang: ‘a species of aquatic grass
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緣
yuán: ‘the hem of a garment’
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飾
shì: ‘adorn’
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雕琢
diāo zhuó: ‘to cut and polish
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堊
è: ‘to whitewash’
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內史
Royal Secretary nèi shǐ
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僻陋
pì lòu: ‘rustic; remote;
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卿
qīng high ranking official
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趣
qù: ‘to advance quickly; to hasten to; bias, tendency; interesting; amusing; pleasant; to breed’
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匡天下
kuāng tiān xià: ‘to put the empire in order’
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遷
qiān to move; to shift; to change (a position or location etc); to promote
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蒸
zhēng: ‘to steam; to cook bysteaming’
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廉
lián: ‘pure, modest, incorrupt; notavaricious; reasonable in price
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任
rèn: ‘an official position, an office; to employ, to put in office; to allow; to be responsible for; to confide in’
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蒞
lì: ‘to overlook; to manage; to exercise the duties of office; to rule
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賂
bribe; bribery lù
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練
(in context) liàn: to select’
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廟
miào: ‘a temple; a shrine’
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祠
cí: ‘to worship ancestors; an ancestral hall or temple; to sacrifice
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奉
fèng : ‘to receive with both hands; to offer; to serve; respectfully; to have the honour to
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穀
gǔ: ‘grain; lucky, good, happy
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悉
xī : ‘to comprehend; to know; all, fully, entirely, altogether’
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弊
bì: ‘distressed; fraud; corruption, evil
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冠蓋
high officials guān gě
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拔
bá; ‘to pluck up; to root up’
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橫
horizontal; across héng
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侵
to invade, to encroach qīn
113
暴
violent, cruel bào
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守
to guard, to defend shǒu
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樞
a pivot, an axis shū
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樞戶
unhinging doors (breaking into) shū hù
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驅
to expel, to urge on qū
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祖
ancestor, forefather zǔ
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詔
to proclaim, as a king; to appeal to, to encourage, to instruct zhào
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涌泉
gushing spring yǒng quán
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飄風
whirlwind piāo fēng
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御
to drive a chariot yù
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膾
chopped meat or fish kuài
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謁
to visit (a superior) yè
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冠
to put on a hat guān
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邪
demonic, evil xié
127
爾
thus; so; like that; you; thou ěr
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妄稱
to make false and unwarranted declarations wàngchēng
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脅
flank (the side of one's torso) xié
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摇
to shake, to rock yáo
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擅
without authority, to usurp shàn
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反其本
return to the correct way fǎn qí běn
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妄
absurd, reckless wàng
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儌倖
luck; by chance; beyond expectations jiǎo xìng
135
封
confer, to grant fēng
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疾走
rapid marching or running jízǒu
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膳
meals shàn
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趨
to run, to hasten, to urge qū
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席
mat xí
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展
to spread out zhǎn
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按
to place the hand on àn
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逆
contrary, opposite nì
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賤
inexpensive, lowly jiàn
144
維
to preserve, maintain, hold wéi
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辯
to dispute, to debate biàn
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悍
cruel; ruthless; violent; fierce; courageous, brave hàn
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果敢
Having decision and daring to carry it out guǒgǎn
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凡
whenever, whomever; all, general, every fán
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孤
fatherless; lonely; solitary gū
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激
to rouse; to intimidate; overflowing jī
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丹
red, vermillion ;a pill; a decoction that confers immortality dān
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罷
to stop, to cease bà
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恆
usual, ordinary héng
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毀
to defame, to slander, to destroy huǐ
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安可久長
安 is ‘how?’, 可 is ‘can’, 久長is ‘to be longlasting ān kě jiǔ zhǎng
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禽獸
birds and creatures qínshòu
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昼
daytime zhòu
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栗
chestnut lì
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橡
acorn xiàng
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栖
to perch, to rest qī
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薪
fuel, slary xīn
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煬
molten, smelt yáng
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麋鹿
elk mílù
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共處
commonly well i.e co-exist gòngchǔ
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隆
grand, intense lóng
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修
cultivate, to study xiū
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何故
for what reason hégù
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菹
salted or pickled vegetables, to mince jū
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削跡
to remove traces xuē jī
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容身
to take shelter róngshēn
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若
to seem; like; as; if ruò
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野
wilderness yě
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慈
compassionate, merciful, gentle cí
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拘
to capture, to restrain jū
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賢
worthy, virtuous xián
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辭
to decline cí
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骨肉
flesh and blood gǔròu
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葬
to bury (the dead) zàng
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燔
to burn fán
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梁
bridge liáng
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異
different yì
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磔
dismemberment of the body zhé
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剖心
to cut out a man’s heart pōu xīn
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無窮
to be endless wúqióng
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狂
mad; wild; violent kuáng
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虛偽
false, hypocritical xūwèi
187
執
to grasp zhí
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轡
reigns pèi
189
得微
是不是 dé wēi
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歎
sign tàn
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灸
moxibustion jiǔ
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幾
almost jǐ
193
无双
incomparable; matchless; unique wúshuāng
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贵贱
noble and lowly guìjiàn
195
皆
all, each and every, in all cases jiē
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维
to preserve, maintain, hold wéi
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辯
to dispute, to debate, to argue biàn
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果敢
courageous; resolute and guǒgǎn
199
聚眾
to gather a crowd, to muster jùzhòng
200
足以
sufficient to; so much so zúyǐ
201
称
to weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to chēng
202
将军
general; high-ranking military officer; to check or checkmate; fig. to embarrass; to challenge; to put somebody on the spot; Chiangchun township in Tainan county 台南县, Taiwan jiāngjūn
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兼
double; twice; simultaneous; holding two or more (official) posts at the same jiān
204
面目
appearance; facial features; miànmù
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激
to arouse; to incite; to excite; to stimulate; sharp; fierce; jī
206
齿
tooth chǐ
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窮困
poverty-stricken; destitute; in dire straits qióngkùn
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宗族
clan; clansman zōngzú
209
掌
of the hand; sole of the foot; paw; horseshoe; to slap; to hold in one's hand; to wield zhǎng
210
縫
to sew, to stitch fèng
211
淺
shallow, light, easy, simple qiǎn
212
矯
to correct, to rectify, to pretend, to feign, strong jiǎo
213
辭
o resign, to dismiss, to decline, to take leave cí
214
甘
sweet, willing gān
215
冠
to put on hat, to be first, hat, crown, crest guān
216
欲
to wish for desire appetite yù
217
盈
full, filled, surplus yíng
218
志氣
ambition, resolve, backbone, drive, spirit zhìqì
219
壽
long life, old age, life shòu
220
憂
to worry, to concern oneself yōu
221
其中
among, included among these qízhōng
222
窮
exhaust, use up / poor; povert stricken / limited ; finite qióng
223
操
to grasp, to old, to operate cāo
224
託
to trust, to entrust, to be entrusted with tuō
225
異
different, other, separate yì
226
騏
piebald horse qí
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驥
thorough bread horse jì
228
馳
to run fast, to speed, to gallop, to spread chí
229
隙
crack crevice, gap or interval xì
230
棄
to abandon, to relinquish, to discard qì
231
亟
urgent jí
232
歸
to return, go back, give back guī
233
狂
mad, wild, violent kuáng
234
汲
to draw(water) jí
235
詐
to draw somebody out, to try to extract information by deceit or bluff zhà
236
巧
opportunely, coincidentally, as it happens qiǎo
237
虛
emptiness, void, empty or unoccupied, false, weak xū
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趨
to hasten, to hurry qū
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拜
to pay respect, worship, visit bài
240
執
to execute ( a plan), to grasp zhí
241
轡
bridle, reins pèi
242
芒
awn (of cereals), tip (of blade) máng
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軾
crossbar in carriage front shì
244
柳
willow liǔ
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季
season, last month of season, fourth or youngest amongst brothers jì
246
闕
old, mistake/ Imperial watchtower, fault, definiency quē
247
微
tiny, miniature wēi
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跖
variant of 蹠 meaning sole of foot, to tread on zhí
249
邪
demonic, evil, unhealthy influences xié
250
仰
to face upward, to look up yǎng
251
歎
to sigh, to exclaim tàn
252
汝
thou rǔ
253
灸
moxibustion jiǔ
254
編
to weave, to plait, to organise, to arrange biān
255
袖
sleeve / tuck inside sleeve xiù
256
豫
live in ease and comfort / pleased;delighted / prior yù
257
“焠”
dip in water/oil etc.” “cuì”
258
“濡
to immerse; moisten; to dampen’ “rú
259
忤視
look face to face wǔ shì
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遲
slow; tardy; late chí
261
俱
all; completely; entirely jù
262
缕
thread/ detailed; in detail/ wisp; strand lǚ
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持
hold; grasp / support;maintain / manage;run chí
264
寵臣
favoured minister’ chǒng chén
265
庶子
son by a secondary wife shùzǐ
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振”
shaken; tremble’ zhèn”
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怖
fear; be afraid of bù
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軍使”
Military Commander jūn shǐ”
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謹
cautious; careful; solemnly; sincerely (formal) jǐn
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献
to offer; to present; to dedicate; to donate; to show; to put on display; worthy person (old) xiàn
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函
envelope; case; letter hán
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賓
visitor, guest bīn
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“柙”
‘casket; box; cage’ “xiá”
274
貢
‘tribute; offer, present, gòng
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斬
‘slay; chop; cut’ [ zhǎn
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遮
to cover up (a shortcoming); to screen off; to hide; zhē
277
嚇
to frighten, to scare xià
278
表弟
younger male cousin down the female line biǎo dì
279
豪放
bold and unconstrained háofàng
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漸
gradually jiàn
281
粉黛
face powder and eyebrow liner; fěndài
282
貿然
rashly; hastily; without careful consideration màorán
283
繩索
rope shéngsuǒ
284
望見
to espy, to spot wàng jiàn
285
墜
to fall; to drop; to weigh down zhuì
286
陰霾
haze yīnmái
287
縊
to hang; to strangle oneself yì
288
懷
bosom huái
289
遮攔
to block zhēlán
290
嘯
to hiss, whistle xiào
291
跳躍
to jump, to leap tiàoyuè
292
髮
hair fā
293
披
to drape over one's shoulders; to open; to unroll; to split open; to spread out pī
294
伸舌
stretch tongue shēn shé
295
塗
to apply paint, to smear tú
296
阻
to block zǔ
297
畢
the whole of; to finish; to complete; complete; full; finished; bì
298
跪
to kneel guì
299
自縊
to hang oneself zìyì
300
睦
amicable, harmonious mù
301
料
to expect liào
302
截
to stop, to intercept jié
303
奪
to seize; to take away forcibly duó
304
超生
to be reincarnated chāoshēng
305
道場
Taoist or Buddhist rite dàochǎng
306
高僧
a senior monk gāosēng
307
往生
to be reborn; to live in paradise wǎngshēng
308
礙
to hinder; to obstruct; to block ài
309
爽快
refreshed; rejuvenated shuǎngkuài
310
恍然大悟
to suddenly realize; to suddenly see the light huǎngrándàwù
311
永
forever; always; perpetual yǒng
312
祟
evil spirit suì
313
違
violate, go against wéi
314
畏
to fear wèi
315
極
extremity, upmost point jí
316
斯
this sī
317
亦
yì
* also, for its part
* instead
* surely, indeed, greatly
318
觳觫
húsù
| shiver with fear
319
若
ruò
* be like
* (as moveable adverb) if
* (as pronoun) you (不若 = 不如)
320
遗
* to lose, leave behind, abandon, bequeath
* (as adjunct) ‘(something) wrong, missed
* (something) bequeathed
321
固
gù
| definitely, certainly
