- servant girl; maid
- slave girl; servant girl
- neither for nor against sth; indifferent
- enchanting; alluring (of a girl)
- natural charm; grace
- to select; to choose; to settle on
- rare; rarely seen
- serve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom); quick to switch sides
- concentrating one's thoughts and efforts; single-minded; bent on; intently
- chastity
- front; obverse side; right side; positive; direct; open
- to not mind (at all, a bit); to not care in the slightest
- to spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
- (literary) to covet; to cast greedy eyes on
- charm; loveliness (of a woman)
- lit. to push the boat with the current; fig. to take advantage of the situation for one's own benefit
- lit. to punish a little to prevent a lot (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent large scale repetition
- Confucian moral injunctions for women, namely: obey in turn three men father, husband and son, plus the four virtues of morality 德[de2], physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功
- responsibility
- (usu. pejorative) conduct; behavior; act; path; trail
- cannot bear to see; to hate; to dislike; to disapprove
- to uphold virtue and condemn evil (idiom)
- (idiom) to rob the rich to help the poor
- to help the poor
- advanced guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (soccer position)
- courage; daring; boldness; resolution; drive
- none lacking; none missing; everything is there; everyone without exception
- to revolve around; to center on (an issue)
- beautiful; wonderful; splendid
- books; works
- shy; embarrassed; bashful
- to declare at the outset (idiom)
- to fantasize; (esp.) to have a sexual fantasy about (sb)
- gossip; hearsay; rumor
- famous piece of writing
- aforementioned; above-mentioned