Lesson 1.2

Question 1

乙

Answer 1

yi3

second of the heavenly stems

Question 2

濫

Answer 2

lan4

to handle improperly; to misuse

Question 3

竽

Answer 3

yu2

a pipe like musical instrument popular in ancient China

Question 4

充數

Answer 4

chong1shu4

to make up the numbers; to fill a vacancy in a team

Question 5

齊

Answer 5

qi2

a state located in modern day Shandong

Question 6

宣王

Answer 6

xuan1wang2

king Xuan, king of Qi 齊

Question 7

吹

Answer 7

chui1

to blow; to play (a wind instument)

Question 8

必

Answer 8

bi4

must; always. (an adverb)

Question 9

南郭

Answer 9

nan2guo1

a family name

Question 10

處士

Answer 10

chu3shi4

a scholar in retirement; a private individual; a gentleman

Question 11

請

Answer 11

qing3

to ask; to beg for permission

Question 12

為

Answer 12

wei4

for. (a preposition)

Question 13

說 (later written as 悅)

Answer 13

yue4

to be delighted with

Question 14

廩食

Answer 14

lin3si4
to give (someone) grain from the government granary
when 食 means ‘to feed’ it’s pronounced as si4

Question 15

湣王

Answer 15

min3wang2

king Min, son of king Xuan

Question 16

立

Answer 16

li4

to be enthroned; become established

Question 17

好

Answer 17

hao4

to like

Question 18

一一

Answer 18

yi1yi1

one by one

Question 19

韓非子

Answer 19

han2fei1zi3

Shang Yang’s bitch

Question 20

内儲說

Answer 20

nei4chu3shuo1

inner collected sayings, title from the Hanfeizi