- to agree; to consent; to be willing to
- to use as an excuse; excuse; pretext
- to have; to possess
- countless; numberless; innumerable
- to complete; to accomplish
- sage; wise man; clever and knowledgeable person
- contrary; opposite; backwards; to go against; to oppose; to betray; to rebel
- (bound form) to raid; to attack; (bound form) to continue the pattern; to perpetuate; (literary) classifier for suits of clothing or sets of bedding
- only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that; unless
- to have; to possess; to own
- persistently; stubbornly; blindly
- to work; to handle matters; to have a job
- now; this moment
- lit. with only four bare walls for a home (idiom); fig. very poor; wretched
- a relative (i.e. family relation); CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- to gather together, pool or collect; to happen by chance; to move close to; to exploit an opportunity
- 吊 diào: 吊 diao4: to suspend; to hang up; to hang a person吊 diào: 吊 diao4: a string of 100 cash (arch.); to lament; to condole with
- along the way; the whole way; (fig.) the whole time
- saving; to save; to use sparingly; to cut down on
- to win top marks in the imperial examinations
- original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course
- to go forward; to advance; to go in; to enter; to put in; to submit; to take in; to admit; (math.) base of a number system; classifier for sections in a building or residential compound
- Imperial Hanlin Academy, lasting from Tang dynasty until 1911
- imperial censor (formal title of a dynastic official)
- 劳 Láo: 劳 Lao2: surname Lao劳 láo: 劳 lao2: (bound form) to toil; labor; (bound form) laborer; (bound form) meritorious deed; (bound form) fatigue; to put sb to the trouble (of doing sth); (bound form) to express appreciation for sb's efforts (Taiwan pr. [lao4])
- honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom); duty-bound not to turn back; no surrender; to pursue justice with no second thoughts
- reign name of Qing emperor (1821-1850)
- emperor; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 面子 miàn zi: 面子 mian4 zi5: outer surface; the outside of sth; social prestige; face面子 miàn zi: 面子 mian4 zi5: (medicinal) powder
- (in) the past; ahead; forward; in the future
- to shift; to move
- Daoguang Emperor
- to follow admonition as natural flow (idiom); to accept criticism or correction (even from one's inferiors)
- to sneak into
- (bound form) ordinary; numerous; (bound form) pertaining to a concubine (contrasted with 嫡[di2])
- cheese (loanword); custard powder; (literary) man (laudatory); person of virtue
- to arrange; to line up; file; series; (in data tables) column; (Tw) row
- to attend graduate school
- first round or stage (of a match, election, talks, planned policy etc)
- bad; no good; below average; disappointing
- extroverted; outgoing; to play audio through speakers (rather than through earphones); (old) to appoint to a post outside the capital
- district magistrate; county magistrate