- to hinder; to block; to obstruct
- the earliest ancestor; originator (of a tradition, school of thought etc)
- at any time; at all times; at the right time; whenever necessary
- to change according to the situation (idiom); pragmatic
- aides and advisors of top officials
- Southeast Asia; South seas
- to take a wife; to marry (a woman)
- Japan (old); East Asian countries
- to serve as an official; an official; the two chess pieces in Chinese chess guarding the "general" or "king" 將|将[jiang4]
- the Qing Dynasty name for the coastal provinces of Liaoning, Hebei, and Shandong
- strange person; eccentric
- Ku Hung-ming or Gu Hongming (1857–1928), Malaysian writer known for his English-language works and defense of Qing dynasty monarchy
- person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nasty person; vile character
- 见 xiàn: 见 xian4: to appear; also written 現|现[xian4]见 jiàn: 见 jian4: to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth); to interview; opinion; view
- warship
- 欲 yù: 欲 yu4: desire; appetite; passion; lust; greed欲 yù: 欲 yu4: to wish for; to desire
- 舍 shě: 舍 she3: to give up; to abandon; to give alms舍 Shè: 舍 She4: surname She舍 shè: 舍 she4: (bound form) residence; house; (bound form) my (in speaking of relatives younger than oneself, as in 舍妹[she4 mei4]); (archaic) unit of distance equal to 30 li 里[li3]
- to worry about personal gains and losses
- (idiom) moral standards are much lower now than in former times
- enormously proud of one's success (idiom); smug; complacent
- to satisfy both sides; to accommodate both (demands)
- Europe (abbr. for 歐羅巴洲|欧罗巴洲[Ou1 luo2 ba1 Zhou1])
- wouldn't it be ... ?
- Jesus
- churchman; clergy
- 吗 ma: 吗 ma5: (question particle for "yes-no" questions)吗 má: 吗 ma2: (coll.) what?吗 mǎ: 吗 ma3: used in 嗎啡|吗啡[ma3 fei1]
- to release; to issue; to announce; to distribute
- bilateral
- to applaud; to cheer
- to advocate; to stand for; view; position; stand; proposition; viewpoint; assertion; CL:個|个[ge4]
- the Qing dynasty equivalent of the Foreign Office
- typesetting and printing
- ministry; department; section; part; division; troops; board; classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc
- to authorize; to designate; (old) to be compiled and published by imperial command
- textbook; CL:本[ben3]
- rebels and traitors (idiom); general term for scoundrel
- to show one's colors; to have a clear-cut stand (idiom)
- to feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease
- excellent; superlative
- skill; technique
- accurate; exact; precise; precision
- to reckon; to calculate; to plan; to expect; to scheme
- balance; equilibrium
- lit. to strike water right and left (idiom); fig. to turn everything into gold; to have everything going one's way; to benefit from both sides
- either side; both sides