- ode; eulogy; to praise in writing; to wish (in letters)
- to start out by; to grow an enterprise beginning with; to begin one's career by
- south; southern direction; (in China) southern regions, often referring to areas south of the Yangtze River
- to revitalize; to restore (prestige, prosperity etc); revival; recovery
- deficiency; lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of
- cadre; official; officer; manager
- (idiom) to run neck and neck; to keep pace with; to keep abreast of; on par with one another
- tycoon; magnate; big player (including company, country, school etc); big shot
- men and horses; troops; group of people; troop; staff; centaur
- inner quality; basic essence
- ability to judge; judgment
- leader
- well qualified; competent; to be equal to the task; able to do sth very well
- to drink wine
- surname Liao
- poetry in the old style
- lone; lonely
- fragrant
- poetry circles; poetry world
- top-quality
- mixed in as part of a community; hiding one's identity; occupying a position while not deserving it
- secret society; underworld gang
- wrist; trickery; finesse; ability; skill
- power struggle
- 青 Qīng: 青 Qing1: short name for Qinghai 青海[Qing1 hai3]青 qīng: 青 qing1: green; blue; black; youth; young (of people)
- excessive; over-; excess; going too far; extravagant; intemperate; overdue
- greed; avarice; rapacious; avid
- intentionally; deliberately; purposely; painstakingly; meticulously
- (literary) dirty; filthy; (literary) dirt; filth
- to misunderstand; to mistake; misunderstanding; CL:個|个[ge4]
- in a pique; sulky; cross
- to avoid a problem by walking away from it; to quit
- lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom); fig. to be principled and incorruptible