- or; either one or the other
- cave; cavity; hole; acupuncture point; Taiwan pr. [xue4]
- change of string, move out of rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction; to dance to a different tune
- high-end
- atmosphere (surrounding the earth); imposing; impressive; stylish
- low pitch; quiet (voice); subdued; low-key; low-profile
- luxurious; sumptuous; lavish
- rank; grade; quality; (aesthetic) taste
- to play fast and loose with the law; to game the system; (leisure) rules of the game; way of doing an activity; (tourism) way of experiencing a place
- everywhere; in all respects
- 法 Fǎ: 法 Fa3: France; French; abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2]; Taiwan pr. [Fa4]法 fǎ: 法 fa3: law; method; way; to emulate; (Buddhism) dharma; (abbr. for 法家[Fa3 jia1]) the Legalists; (physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉[fa3 la1])法 fǎ: 法 fa3: law
- main; principal; major; primary
- special; unique; distinguished; especially; unusual; very; abbr. for 特克斯[te4 ke4 si1], tex
- to love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)
- chicken meat
- to lean; to slant; oblique; prejudiced; to deviate from average; to stray from the intended line; stubbornly; contrary to expectations
- unusual; special; very; especially; particularly; expressly; for a specific purpose; (often followed by 是[shi4]) in particular
- chicken feather; CL:根[gen1]; trivial
- 清 Qīng: 清 Qing1: Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911); surname Qing清 qīng: 清 qing1: (of water etc) clear; clean; quiet; still; pure; uncorrupted; clear; distinct; to clear; to settle (accounts)
- gifted scholar
- Yuan Mei (1716–1797), Qing poet, essayist and gastronome, one of the Three Great Masters of the Qianlong-Jiaqing period 乾嘉三大家[Qian2 Jia1 San1 Da4 jia1]
- 随 súi: 随 sui2: to follow; to comply with; varying according to...; to allow; subsequently随 Súi: 随 Sui2: surname Sui
- 园 Yuán: 园 Yuan2: surname Yuan园 yuán: 园 yuan2: land used for growing plants; site used for public recreation; abbr. for a place ending in 園|园, such as a botanical garden 植物園|植物园, kindergarten 幼兒園|幼儿园 etc
- essay
- to burn
- 修 Xīu: 修 Xiu1: surname Xiu修 xīu: 修 xiu1: to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to write; to cultivate; to study; to take (a class)
- very large; huge; tremendous; gigantic; (coll.) very; extremely
- 虺 hūi: 虺 hui1: sick; with no ambition虺 hǔi: 虺 hui3: mythical venomous snake
- gas; air; smell; weather; to make angry; to annoy; to get angry; vital energy; qi
- namely; that is; i.e.; prompt; at once; at present; even if; prompted (by the occasion); to approach; to come into contact; to assume (office); to draw near
- a legendary dragon with the ability to control rain and floods; see also 蛟龍|蛟龙[jiao1 long2]
- giant clam; (mythology) clam-monster said to breathe out a vapor that forms a mirage of buildings
- and so on; and such
- to fear
- is or is not (used to form yes-no questions)
- science; scientific knowledge; scientific; rational; CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3]
- 逮 dǎi: 逮 dai3: (coll.) to catch; to seize; to capture逮 dài: 逮 dai4: (literary) to reach; used in 逮捕[dai4 bu3] (Taiwan pr. [dai3])
- to pile up; to heap up; a mass; pile; heap; stack; large amount
- literati; scholar
- to learn; to study; to imitate; science; -ology
- it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind; think nothing of it; it's my pleasure; you're welcome
- 精神 jīng shen: 精神 jing1 shen5: vigor; vitality; spirited; good-looking精神 jīng shén: 精神 jing1 shen2: spirit; mind; consciousness; thought; mental; psychological; essence; gist; CL:個|个[ge4]
- thoroughgoing; authentic; 100%; to the core
- domestically produced
- blueprint; source material on which later works (books, movies etc) are based
- to forge (metal); (fig.) to create; to build; to develop