- to dismiss an employee; to sack
- to die for one's country
- to sacrifice oneself in a just cause; a victim of a disaster
- person; personal; human body
- to lose one's job
- to put in place; to put into practice; to take effect
- pleasure; thrill; delight; joy; pleasurable sensation; a high
- ancient text; antique books
- poor people
- from now on; in the future; time to come
- to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
- (historical) imperial examination essay; eight-legged essay 八股文[ba1 gu3 wen2]; current-affairs article; topical commentary (esp. as reading material in educational contexts)
- to speak one's mind
- no harm (in doing it); One might as well.; It won't hurt.; no matter; it's no bother
- representative work (of an author or artist)
- called; named
- Ming Taizu, temple name of first Ming emperor Hongwu 洪武[Hong2 wu3]
- lit. to point at the mulberry tree and curse the locust tree; fig. to scold sb indirectly; to make oblique accusations (idiom)
- details; particulars
- peasant uprising; peasant revolt
- decree; order; will; intent
- manuscript of a book
- draft of a document; script; manuscript; mental plan; precedent
- to dazzle; to brighten up (a room etc)
- stiff; inflexible; also pr. [ai2 ban3]
- malpractice; long-running abuse
- far-reaching; profound and long-lasting
- to tie; bind or fasten together; to kidnap
- war chariot; tank
- cannot help; to be beyond control of
- 贵 gùi: 贵 gui4: expensive; (bound form) highly valued; precious; (bound form) noble; of high rank; (prefix) (honorific) your贵 Gùi: 贵 Gui4: short name for Guizhou 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1]