- for a long time; long since; (dialect) in the past
- to lose one's head through material greed (idiom)
- obstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)
- unusual; abnormal; extremely; exceptionally
- calm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet
- 常 Cháng: 常 Chang2: surname Chang常 cháng: 常 chang2: always; ever; often; frequently; common; general; constant
- to withdraw from the fray and live in seclusion; to retire
- see 家信[jia1 xin4]
- to take an official post; to become a government employee
- (idiom) to retire from official service due to old age and return to one's hometown
- to be both a farmer and a scholar; to work the land and also undertake academic studies
- aspiration; wish (for); desire
- regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to
- offspring; posterity
- son
- ordinary person; mortal; earthling
- 余 Yú: 余 Yu2: surname Yu余 yú: 余 yu2: (literary) I; me余 yú: 余 yu2: extra; surplus; remaining; remainder after division; (following numerical value) or more; in excess of (some number); residue (math.); after; I; me
- 愿 yuàn: 愿 yuan4: honest and prudent愿 yuàn: 愿 yuan4: (bound form) wish; hope; desire; to be willing; to wish (that sth may happen); may ...; vow; pledge
- if only (sth were possible); I wish (that)
- sensible; reasonable; an obvious reason, truth or fact; to understand the reason or reasoning
- deep in one's heart
- to change; to alter; to transform
- 本色 běn shǎi: 本色 ben3 shai3: natural color本色 běn sè: 本色 ben3 se4: inherent qualities; natural qualities; distinctive character; true qualities
- to arrogate power
- to have a voracious desire for; to covet; greedy; corrupt
- to be on the throne; to reign; to hold a particular leadership position
- to feel attached to; to long for; to love
- position; location; place; seat; classifier for people (honorific); classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes); (physics) potential
- to benefit from; thanks to
- (literary) to instruct; to admonish; to counsel; teachings; instruction; guidance
- to absorb; to draw (a lesson, insight etc); to assimilate
- the real meaning; the true essence
- to make progress; progress
- compared with
- to emerge (from a comparison); to come out as; to be competent or equal to
- lit. not a common chord (idiom); outstanding; brilliant; out of the common run
- Laozi and Zhuangzi (or Lao-tze and Chuang-tze), the founders of Daoism
- time; juncture; moment; period of time; CL:個|个[ge4],段[duan4]; constantly; always
- official career (formal)
- lit. burn your hand, feel the heat (idiom); fig. arrogance of the powerful; a mighty figure no-one dares approach; hot (exciting or in favor)
- to experience; to realize; to comprehend
- rather; quite