- Zhuge Liang (181–234), military leader and prime minister of Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4] during the Three Kingdoms period; the main hero of the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], where he is portrayed as a sage and military genius; (fig.) a mastermind
- see 蘭溪市|兰溪市[Lan2 xi1 Shi4]
- Great Leap Forward (1958-1960), Mao's attempt to modernize China's economy, which resulted in economic devastation, and millions of deaths from famine caused by misguided policies
- plain; simple; guileless; down-to-earth; sincere and honest
- wedding reception
- to congratulate
- blessings; to wish sb well
- stair; staircase; CL:個|个[ge4]
- two sides; both sides
- cart driver; coachman
- crop failure; famine; debt; difficulty
- public holiday
- restaurant; CL:家[jia1]
- village of blossoming apricot trees where one can find a wineshop (reference to the famous poem 清明 by 杜牧[Du4 Mu4])
- famous dishes; specialty dishes
- fine food; delicacies; delicious food
- wool; woolen thread
- this place; here (literary)
- to braise in soy sauce until reddish-brown
- Moscow, capital of Russia
- Chongwenmen gate in Beijing
- emigrant; to reside abroad
- generous; ample
- entirely different; different as black and white
- situation; occasion; context; setting; location; venue
- as much as one likes
- affected; artificial
- hard times
- to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means; to try this, that and the other
- to make better; to improve
- the two poles; the north and south poles; both ends of sth; electric or magnetic poles