- face; CL:張|张[zhang1],個|个[ge4]
- wrinkle; CL:道[dao4]
- to cover densely
- expression; look
- gloomy
- slow in one's reactions; sluggish (in movement or thought)
- indecisive; irresolute
- to acquire; to get; to obtain
- to praise; to speak highly of; compliment; praise
- flattering words
- apparel; clothing and personal adornment
- old-fashioned; out of date; obsolete; antiquated
- full of stains or spots
- lit. two armies have equivalent banners and drums (idiom); fig. evenly matched; roughly comparable (opponents)
- affairs of the nation; politics
- tragedy; CL:齣|出[chu1]
- breaking faith and abandoning right (idiom); to betray; treachery; perfidy
- to rupture; to burst open; to break; to break off relations with; a rupture
- to kill with one's own hand
- to score a point (in a competition, test etc); score; rating; grade
- graduate; successful candidate in the imperial provincial examination
- proud of oneself; pleased with oneself; complacent
- metropolitan examination (imperial civil service examination)
- 逮 dài: 逮 dai4: (literary) to reach; used in 逮捕[dai4 bu3] (Taiwan pr. [dai3])逮 dǎi: 逮 dai3: (coll.) to catch; to seize; to capture
- 呗 bei: 呗 bei5: modal particle indicating lack of enthusiasm; modal particle indicating that things should only or can only be done a certain way呗 bài: 呗 bai4: (bound form) to chant (from Sanskrit "pāṭhaka")
- 冬 dōng: 冬 dong1: winter冬 dōng: 冬 dong1: (onom.) beating a drum; rat-a-tat冬 Dōng: 冬 Dong1: surname Dong
- 调 tiáo: 调 tiao2: to harmonize; to reconcile; to blend; to suit well; to adjust; to regulate; to season (food); to provoke; to incite调 diào: 调 diao4: to transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate; to enquire into; accent; view; argument; key (in music); mode (music); tune; tone; melody
- Shaanxi and Gansu provinces
- see 德化縣|德化县[De2 hua4 Xian4]
- same tone; in agreement with
- government sub-prefect (old)
- earl; count; earldom or countship (old)
- courtesy; deferential treatment; polite reception
- trick; drama; play; show; CL:齣|出[chu1],場|场[chang3],臺|台[tai2]
- to pretend; to feign
- amazed; astonished; to surprise; amazing; astonishment; awe
- diligent; industrious (in one's studies); to study hard; to make great effort
- ministry; department; section; part; division; troops; board; classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc