- 降 jiàng: 降 jiang4: to drop; to fall; to come down; to descend降 xiáng: 降 xiang2: to surrender; to capitulate; to subdue; to conquer; to tame
- daughter's daughter; granddaughter
- 俞 yú: 俞 yu2: yes (used by Emperor or ruler); OK; to accede; to assent俞 Yú: 俞 Yu2: surname Yu
- fine and dense
- to pass on (stories); to relate
- mother; elderly female relative; origin; source; (of animals) female
- coral
- 证 zhèng: 证 zheng4: to admonish证 zhèng: 证 zheng4: certificate; proof; to prove; to demonstrate; to confirm
- 卷 juàn: 卷 juan4: scroll; book; volume; chapter; examination paper; classifier for books, paintings: volume, scroll卷 juǎn: 卷 juan3: to roll up; (fig.) to sweep up; to engulf; to drag into (a situation); (slang) to compete to an unhealthy degree; hypercompetitive; a roll; classifier for small rolled-up things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc)卷 juǎn: 卷 juan3: to roll up; to sweep up; to carry along; a roll; classifier for rolls, spools etc
- to do textual research; to make textual criticism; to verify by means of research (esp. historical details); to take an exam to get a certificate (abbr. for 考取證件|考取证件[kao3 qu3 zheng4 jian4])
- the former (i.e. the one mentioned first)
- abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China; abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province
- native soil; one's native land; one's hometown; local (to an area)
- vulgar; philistine
- ignorant; ignorance
- 随 Súi: 随 Sui2: surname Sui随 súi: 随 sui2: to follow; to comply with; varying according to...; to allow; subsequently
- hut; small temple; nunnery
- pick up; to select
- to recollect; to remember; memory
- to declare oneself emperor; to win the best actor award
- evidence; proof; testimony
- the latter
- family member; (old) servant
- passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
- (idiom) unspoken implication; the actual meaning of what was said
- ambition; wild schemes; careerism
- to go abroad; to leave the country
- conclusion; verdict; CL:個|个[ge4]; to conclude; to reach a verdict
- cavalier; offhand; reckless
- so far; to date; until now
- I; me; myself; oneself; yourself; himself; herself; the person concerned
- to loosen; to open
- to spread; to circulate; to hand down
- 故事 gù shi: 故事 gu4 shi5: narrative; story; tale故事 gù shì: 故事 gu4 shi4: old practice
- independent; self-reliant; self-sustaining; to stand on one's own feet; to support oneself
- finger; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
- to dip in (ink, sauce etc)
- tea prepared in large quantity using inexpensive tea leaves
- small side table; coffee table; teapoy (ornamental tripod with caddies for tea)
- to leave; to walk away; to beat it; to move aside
- to see; to catch sight of
- disappointed and frustrated