- renown; prestige
- to declare one's position; to say where one stands
- lit. burn your hand, feel the heat (idiom); fig. arrogance of the powerful; a mighty figure no-one dares approach; hot (exciting or in favor)
- to admit; to concede; to recognize; recognition (diplomatic, artistic etc); to acknowledge
- captive
- the right to speak; the right to express one's views
- only; just (i.e. it is only that...); all except; unique
- to be absent
- to get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate; to wipe out; to divide; except; not including
- extracurricular
- to test; to put to the test; trial; ordeal
- destruction; damage; to wreck; to break; to destroy
- to lock; to lock up; a lock (CL:把[ba3])
- to prevent; to avoid; to excuse; to exempt; to relieve; (of a debt) to remit
- "Redology", academic field devoted to the study of A Dream of Red Mansions
- to analyze; to try to figure out; to try to fathom
- 搂 lǒu: 搂 lou3: to hug; to embrace; to hold in one's arms搂 lōu: 搂 lou1: to draw towards oneself; to gather; to gather up (one's gown, sleeves etc); to grab (money); to extort
- Cao Xueqin (c. 1715-c. 1764), accepted author of A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦[Hong2 lou2 Meng4]
- one (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
- The Story of the Stone, another name for A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦[Hong2 lou2 Meng4]
- apricot; (bound form) almond
- to fall; to drop; to weigh down
- 水 shǔi: 水 shui3: water; (after a name) ... River; to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[hui4 shui3] and 水性[shui3 xing4]); (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy; (bound form) additional cost; extra income; classifier for washings of a garment水 Shǔi: 水 Shui3: surname Shui; Shui ethnic group
- see 固原市[Gu4 yuan2 Shi4]
- 适 kùo: 适 kuo4: see 李适[Li3 Kuo4]适 Shì: 适 Shi4: surname Shi适 shì: 适 shi4: to fit; suitable; proper; just (now); comfortable; well; to go; to follow or pursue
- Lin Daiyu, female character in The Dream of Red Mansions, cousin and thwarted lover of Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉|贾宝玉
- unexpectedly; to one's surprise
- indirect
- to personally experience
- entirely different; quite separate
- glimpse (of something hidden)
- accuracy; exact; precise; refined
- The Scholars, satirical Qing dynasty novel by Wu Jingzi 吳敬梓|吴敬梓[Wu2 Jing4 zi3]
- contempt; contemptuous; to despise; to scorn; scornful
- victory; success; to beat; to defeat; to surpass; victorious; superior to; to get the better of; better than; surpassing; superb (of vista); beautiful (scenery); wonderful (view); (Taiwan pr. [sheng1]) able to bear; equal to (a task)
- for the time being; tentatively
- do not
- equitable; fair
- to organize; to put together; to edit