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自用

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obstinately hold to one’s views zì yòng

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a thief, rebel, to harm zéi

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to indulge in, addicted to pleasures dān

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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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‘to kill in war, to massacre; to disgrace’ to peel with a knife lù

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xù anxiety; sympathy; to sympathize; to give relief; to compensate

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an enemy; to hate; a rival; to compare; to verify; to reply, pledge (also 讐)’ chóu

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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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take this into account, take heed of this tú

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to rob, to plunder jié

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to halt, as a post, to put up at, taxed, revenue, duty on goods shuì

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to give up; to abandon; to give alms shě

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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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yuán: ‘to lead; to take hold of; to pull up; to rescue’

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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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to destroy, to damage guǐ

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liè: ‘to arrange in order; to enumerate; to classify; a file or rank

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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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feast, goblet shāng

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蛟龍

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scaly dragon; legendary dragon with the ability to control rain and floods jiāolóng

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sǎ: ‘to sprinkle; to splash; to scatter; to throw

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shé snake; serpent

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伏地

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fúdì to lie prostrate

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鳳凰

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phoenix fèng huáng

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xuán: ‘dark, sombre; black; deep, profound’

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liè: ‘to tear, split, crack, break open’

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33
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帷幕

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wéi mù: ‘a cloth partition or tent’

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huī: ‘to destroy; to overthrow’

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”wǎ: ‘tile; earthenware pottery’

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36
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to lean over; to fall (go down); fú

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hàn: ‘dry weather; drought; dry land

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chì: ‘red; the south; naked; bare’

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39
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癃病

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lóng bìng: ‘infirmity of old age

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ào: ‘a vicious horse; stubborn’

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niǔ: ‘accustomed to; familiar with; inclined to evil; perverse’

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xún to follow; to adhere to; to abide by

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yǐn to administer; to oversee; to run; magistrate (old); (Chinese surname)

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guō outer city wall; (Chinese surname)

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45
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jù to fear

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46
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應敵

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yìng dí: ‘to meet the enemy’

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47
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yuán: ‘a wall’

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zhàng: ‘a measure of ten feet; a senior; elder; husband; one to be respected’

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fā: ‘to issue; to put or to send forth; to rise; to manifest; to issue stores’

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jìn: ‘strong, unyielding, muscular’

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51
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arrow jiàn

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52
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liàn: ‘to smelt; to refine; to discipline’

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53
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tóng: ‘brass, copper, bronze’

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zhù: ‘a pillar; a post; to support’

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zhì: ‘matter; substance; elements’

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56
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(in this context) burst open, to sentence, to decide jué

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guàn: ‘to pour into; to pour on;

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xuán: ‘to hang up; to suspend;

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fǔ: ‘a cauldron, a pot, a pan’

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chuī: ‘to dress food, to steam’

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léi: ‘bound; entangled; lean;

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qián: ‘to hide away; to secret oneself;

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cū: ‘coarse, rough; rude, vulgar;

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且…且…

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grammar construction meaning ‘a mixture of … and …’ qiě… Qiě…

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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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66
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(in this context) moderation jié

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qī: ‘to cheat; to impose on; to take advantage of; to oppress; to double-cross;to deceive’

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旦暮

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‘morning and evening; imminent – illustrates the passage of time dàn mù

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xiàng: ‘opposite; to incline towards; to guide; to approach; indicate one’s mind; to offer a sacrifice; to encourage’

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70
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zhǔ to join together; to fix one’s attention on; to concentrate on

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71
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謀臣

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imperial strategic advisor’ móuchén

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dī: ‘to guard against , a barrier; a dike’

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qín: ‘to seize; to clutch; to arrest; to capture

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pìn: ‘to invite by presents; to betroth;to inquire about’

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dān: ‘temperate; frugal, economical’

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disgrace; dishonor; to insult; to bring disgrace or humiliation to; to be indebted to; self-deprecating rǔ

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guǐ: ‘vessel, bowl’

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xíng: ‘a sacrificial vessel’

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賓服

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bīn fú: ‘to respect, to admire (賓 is to submit; a visitor; a guest)’

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(in this context) to abdicate chán

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jū: ‘a saw; to saw; to mend crockery’

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qī: ‘paint, lacquer; varnish, to paint or varnish’

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shū: ‘to bring in what is due

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rǎn: ‘to dye; to infect; to catch

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85
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mattress yīn

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jiang: ‘a species of aquatic grass

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yuán: ‘the hem of a garment’

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shì: ‘adorn’

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89
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雕琢

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diāo zhuó: ‘to cut and polish

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90
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è: ‘to whitewash’

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內史

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Royal Secretary nèi shǐ

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僻陋

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pì lòu: ‘rustic; remote;

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93
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qīng high ranking official

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qù: ‘to advance quickly; to hasten to; bias, tendency; interesting; amusing; pleasant; to breed’

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匡天下

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kuāng tiān xià: ‘to put the empire in order’

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qiān to move; to shift; to change (a position or location etc); to promote

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zhēng: ‘to steam; to cook bysteaming’

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lián: ‘pure, modest, incorrupt; notavaricious; reasonable in price

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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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lì: ‘to overlook; to manage; to exercise the duties of office; to rule

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101
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bribe; bribery lù

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102
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(in context) liàn: to select’

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103
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miào: ‘a temple; a shrine’

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cí: ‘to worship ancestors; an ancestral hall or temple; to sacrifice

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fèng : ‘to receive with both hands; to offer; to serve; respectfully; to have the honour to

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gǔ: ‘grain; lucky, good, happy

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xī : ‘to comprehend; to know; all, fully, entirely, altogether’

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bì: ‘distressed; fraud; corruption, evil

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109
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冠蓋

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high officials guān gě

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bá; ‘to pluck up; to root up’

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111
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horizontal; across héng

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to invade, to encroach qīn

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113
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violent, cruel bào

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114
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to guard, to defend shǒu

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115
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a pivot, an axis shū

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116
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樞戶

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unhinging doors (breaking into) shū hù

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to expel, to urge on qū

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118
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ancestor, forefather zǔ

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to proclaim, as a king; to appeal to, to encourage, to instruct zhào

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涌泉

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gushing spring yǒng quán

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121
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飄風

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whirlwind piāo fēng

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to drive a chariot yù

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123
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chopped meat or fish kuài

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to visit (a superior) yè

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125
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to put on a hat guān

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126
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demonic, evil xié

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thus; so; like that; you; thou ěr

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妄稱

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to make false and unwarranted declarations wàngchēng

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flank (the side of one’s torso) xié

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to shake, to rock yáo

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without authority, to usurp shàn

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反其本

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return to the correct way fǎn qí běn

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absurd, reckless wàng

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儌倖

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luck; by chance; beyond expectations jiǎo xìng

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confer, to grant fēng

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疾走

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rapid marching or running jízǒu

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meals shàn

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to run, to hasten, to urge qū

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mat xí

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to spread out zhǎn

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to place the hand on àn

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contrary, opposite nì

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inexpensive, lowly jiàn

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to preserve, maintain, hold wéi

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to dispute, to debate biàn

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cruel; ruthless; violent; fierce; courageous, brave hàn

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果敢

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Having decision and daring to carry it out guǒgǎn

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whenever, whomever; all, general, every fán

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fatherless; lonely; solitary gū

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to rouse; to intimidate; overflowing jī

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red, vermillion ;a pill; a decoction that confers immortality dān

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to stop, to cease bà

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usual, ordinary héng

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to defame, to slander, to destroy huǐ

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安可久長

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安 is ‘how?’, 可 is ‘can’, 久長is ‘to be longlasting ān kě jiǔ zhǎng

156
Q

禽獸

A

birds and creatures qínshòu

157
Q

A

daytime zhòu

158
Q

A

chestnut lì

159
Q

A

acorn xiàng

160
Q

A

to perch, to rest qī

161
Q

A

fuel, slary xīn

162
Q

A

molten, smelt yáng

163
Q

麋鹿

A

elk mílù

164
Q

共處

A

commonly well i.e co-exist gòngchǔ

165
Q

A

grand, intense lóng

166
Q

A

cultivate, to study xiū

167
Q

何故

A

for what reason hégù

168
Q

A

salted or pickled vegetables, to mince jū

169
Q

削跡

A

to remove traces xuē jī

170
Q

容身

A

to take shelter róngshēn

171
Q

A

to seem; like; as; if ruò

172
Q

A

wilderness yě

173
Q

A

compassionate, merciful, gentle cí

174
Q

A

to capture, to restrain jū

175
Q

A

worthy, virtuous xián

176
Q

A

to decline cí

177
Q

骨肉

A

flesh and blood gǔròu

178
Q

A

to bury (the dead) zàng

179
Q

A

to burn fán

180
Q

A

bridge liáng

181
Q

A

different yì

182
Q

A

dismemberment of the body zhé

183
Q

剖心

A

to cut out a man’s heart pōu xīn

184
Q

無窮

A

to be endless wúqióng

185
Q

A

mad; wild; violent kuáng

186
Q

虛偽

A

false, hypocritical xūwèi

187
Q

A

to grasp zhí

188
Q

A

reigns pèi

189
Q

得微

A

是不是 dé wēi

190
Q

A

sign tàn

191
Q

A

moxibustion jiǔ

192
Q

A

almost jǐ

193
Q

无双

A

incomparable; matchless; unique wúshuāng

194
Q

贵贱

A

noble and lowly guìjiàn

195
Q

A

all, each and every, in all cases jiē

196
Q

A

to preserve, maintain, hold wéi

197
Q

A

to dispute, to debate, to argue biàn

198
Q

果敢

A

courageous; resolute and guǒgǎn

199
Q

聚眾

A

to gather a crowd, to muster jùzhòng

200
Q

足以

A

sufficient to; so much so zúyǐ

201
Q

A

to weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to chēng

202
Q

将军

A

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

203
Q

A

double; twice; simultaneous; holding two or more (official) posts at the same jiān

204
Q

面目

A

appearance; facial features; miànmù

205
Q

A

to arouse; to incite; to excite; to stimulate; sharp; fierce; jī

206
Q

齿

A

tooth chǐ

207
Q

窮困

A

poverty-stricken; destitute; in dire straits qióngkùn

208
Q

宗族

A

clan; clansman zōngzú

209
Q

A

of the hand; sole of the foot; paw; horseshoe; to slap; to hold in one’s hand; to wield zhǎng

210
Q

A

to sew, to stitch fèng

211
Q

A

shallow, light, easy, simple qiǎn

212
Q

A

to correct, to rectify, to pretend, to feign, strong jiǎo

213
Q

A

o resign, to dismiss, to decline, to take leave cí

214
Q

A

sweet, willing gān

215
Q

A

to put on hat, to be first, hat, crown, crest guān

216
Q

A

to wish for desire appetite yù

217
Q

A

full, filled, surplus yíng

218
Q

志氣

A

ambition, resolve, backbone, drive, spirit zhìqì

219
Q

A

long life, old age, life shòu

220
Q

A

to worry, to concern oneself yōu

221
Q

其中

A

among, included among these qízhōng

222
Q

A

exhaust, use up / poor; povert stricken / limited ; finite qióng

223
Q

A

to grasp, to old, to operate cāo

224
Q

A

to trust, to entrust, to be entrusted with tuō

225
Q

A

different, other, separate yì

226
Q

A

piebald horse qí

227
Q

A

thorough bread horse jì

228
Q

A

to run fast, to speed, to gallop, to spread chí

229
Q

A

crack crevice, gap or interval xì

230
Q

A

to abandon, to relinquish, to discard qì

231
Q

A

urgent jí

232
Q

A

to return, go back, give back guī

233
Q

A

mad, wild, violent kuáng

234
Q

A

to draw(water) jí

235
Q

A

to draw somebody out, to try to extract information by deceit or bluff zhà

236
Q

A

opportunely, coincidentally, as it happens qiǎo

237
Q

A

emptiness, void, empty or unoccupied, false, weak xū

238
Q

A

to hasten, to hurry qū

239
Q

A

to pay respect, worship, visit bài

240
Q

A

to execute ( a plan), to grasp zhí

241
Q

A

bridle, reins pèi

242
Q

A

awn (of cereals), tip (of blade) máng

243
Q

A

crossbar in carriage front shì

244
Q

A

willow liǔ

245
Q

A

season, last month of season, fourth or youngest amongst brothers jì

246
Q

A

old, mistake/ Imperial watchtower, fault, definiency quē

247
Q

A

tiny, miniature wēi

248
Q

A

variant of 蹠 meaning sole of foot, to tread on zhí

249
Q

A

demonic, evil, unhealthy influences xié

250
Q

A

to face upward, to look up yǎng

251
Q

A

to sigh, to exclaim tàn

252
Q

A

thou rǔ

253
Q

A

moxibustion jiǔ

254
Q

A

to weave, to plait, to organise, to arrange biān

255
Q

A

sleeve / tuck inside sleeve xiù

256
Q

A

live in ease and comfort / pleased;delighted / prior yù

257
Q

“焠”

A

dip in water/oil etc.” “cuì”

258
Q

“濡

A

to immerse; moisten; to dampen’ “rú

259
Q

忤視

A

look face to face wǔ shì

260
Q

A

slow; tardy; late chí

261
Q

A

all; completely; entirely jù

262
Q

A

thread/ detailed; in detail/ wisp; strand lǚ

263
Q

A

hold; grasp / support;maintain / manage;run chí

264
Q

寵臣

A

favoured minister’ chǒng chén

265
Q

庶子

A

son by a secondary wife shùzǐ

266
Q

振”

A

shaken; tremble’ zhèn”

267
Q

A

fear; be afraid of bù

268
Q

軍使”

A

Military Commander jūn shǐ”

269
Q

A

cautious; careful; solemnly; sincerely (formal) jǐn

270
Q

A

to offer; to present; to dedicate; to donate; to show; to put on display; worthy person (old) xiàn

271
Q

A

envelope; case; letter hán

272
Q

A

visitor, guest bīn

273
Q

“柙”

A

‘casket; box; cage’ “xiá”

274
Q

A

‘tribute; offer, present, gòng

275
Q

A

‘slay; chop; cut’ [ zhǎn

276
Q

A

to cover up (a shortcoming); to screen off; to hide; zhē

277
Q

A

to frighten, to scare xià

278
Q

表弟

A

younger male cousin down the female line biǎo dì

279
Q

豪放

A

bold and unconstrained háofàng

280
Q

A

gradually jiàn

281
Q

粉黛

A

face powder and eyebrow liner; fěndài

282
Q

貿然

A

rashly; hastily; without careful consideration màorán

283
Q

繩索

A

rope shéngsuǒ

284
Q

望見

A

to espy, to spot wàng jiàn

285
Q

A

to fall; to drop; to weigh down zhuì

286
Q

陰霾

A

haze yīnmái

287
Q

A

to hang; to strangle oneself yì

288
Q

A

bosom huái

289
Q

遮攔

A

to block zhēlán

290
Q

A

to hiss, whistle xiào

291
Q

跳躍

A

to jump, to leap tiàoyuè

292
Q

A

hair fā

293
Q

A

to drape over one’s shoulders; to open; to unroll; to split open; to spread out pī

294
Q

伸舌

A

stretch tongue shēn shé

295
Q

A

to apply paint, to smear tú

296
Q

A

to block zǔ

297
Q

A

the whole of; to finish; to complete; complete; full; finished; bì

298
Q

A

to kneel guì

299
Q

自縊

A

to hang oneself zìyì

300
Q

A

amicable, harmonious mù

301
Q

A

to expect liào

302
Q

A

to stop, to intercept jié

303
Q

A

to seize; to take away forcibly duó

304
Q

超生

A

to be reincarnated chāoshēng

305
Q

道場

A

Taoist or Buddhist rite dàochǎng

306
Q

高僧

A

a senior monk gāosēng

307
Q

往生

A

to be reborn; to live in paradise wǎngshēng

308
Q

A

to hinder; to obstruct; to block ài

309
Q

爽快

A

refreshed; rejuvenated shuǎngkuài

310
Q

恍然大悟

A

to suddenly realize; to suddenly see the light huǎngrándàwù

311
Q

A

forever; always; perpetual yǒng

312
Q

A

evil spirit suì

313
Q

A

violate, go against wéi

314
Q

A

to fear wèi

315
Q

A

extremity, upmost point jí

316
Q

A

this sī

317
Q

A

  • also, for its part
  • instead
  • surely, indeed, greatly
318
Q

觳觫

A

húsù

shiver with fear

319
Q

A

ruò

  • be like
  • (as moveable adverb) if
  • (as pronoun) you (不若 = 不如)
320
Q

A
  • to lose, leave behind, abandon, bequeath
  • (as adjunct) ‘(something) wrong, missed
  • (something) bequeathed
321
Q

A

definitely, certainly