- distinctive flavor; distinctive style
- foodstuff; food; provisions
- to point out; to indicate; to give directions; to show how (to do sth); to censure; to pick at
- which ones?; who?; what?
- light refreshments; pastry; dim sum (in Cantonese cooking); dessert
- food preserved in sugar or honey
- to fail to live up (to expectations); unworthy (of trust); to let down; to betray (hopes); to disappoint
- crack; gap; split
- to face; to turn towards; geared towards; catering for; -oriented; (Tw) aspect; facet
- to say everything (that is on one's mind)
- utterly sincere; wholly devoted
- to maintain (that sth is true); to determine (a fact); determination (of an amount); of the firm opinion; to believe firmly; to set one's mind on; to identify with
- to attract attention; eye-catching; conspicuous
- direction; orientation
- correct; sound; right; proper
- Emperor Taizong of Tang, reign name of second Tang emperor Li Shimin 李世民[Li3 Shi4 min2] (599-649), reigned 626-649
- last years of the Sui dynasty; early 7th century AD
- (in) the past; ahead; forward; in the future
- to go upstream; to trace the source
- 克 kè: 克 ke4: to be able to; to subdue; to restrain; to overcome; gram; Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares克 Kè: 克 Ke4: abbr. for 克羅地亞|克罗地亚[Ke4 luo2 di4 ya4], Croatia; (Tw) abbr. for 克羅埃西亞|克罗埃西亚[Ke4 luo2 ai1 xi1 ya4], Croatia克 Kè: 克 Ke4: Ke (c. 2000 BC), seventh of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God克 kè: 克 ke4: to subdue; to overthrow; to restrain
- surname Yao; Yao or Tang Yao (c. 2200 BC), one of the Five legendary Emperors 五帝[Wu3 Di4], second son of Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4]
- (bound form) meritorious accomplishment
- lump; chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc; (coll.) classifier for money and currency units
- blessed land; a place rich in beauty or natural resources etc; (term of respect) your place
- accustomed to; used to
- the real meaning; the true essence
- to shine; to glow; to irradiate; to flash
- road; path; way; CL:條|条[tiao2]
- marrow; pith; quintessence; essence
- to write; to compose; writing; written works
- vestigial residue; a throwback (to a former age)
- and even; to go so far as to
- to benefit from; profit
- to resemble nature itself; of the highest quality (idiom)
- writing style; (used with 鼎盛[ding3 sheng4]) cultural activity
- lit. new bud; fig. new and original
- a pleasant change; a breath of fresh air; refreshing
- to break new ground (for agriculture); to open up (a new seam); to develop (border regions); fig. to open up (new horizons)
- to know from experience; to learn through experience; to realize; understanding; experience