- to care for; to show concern for; to think longingly (of one's country)
- lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom); fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines; to try and find sth with the help of a clue
- happy and excited (idiom); in high spirits; in great delight
- to take an exam; exam; CL:次[ci4]
- satisfying; satisfactory
- while in high spirits; feeling upbeat; on an impulse
- to encourage
- uneven; injustice; unfairness; wrong; grievance; indignant; dissatisfied
- (double-edged) sword (esp. a valuable or famous one); CL:把[ba3]
- (literary) brothel; pleasure quarters
- good karma; opportune connection with marriage partner
- see 新豐縣|新丰县[Xin1 feng1 Xian4]; see 新豐鄉|新丰乡[Xin1 feng1 Xiang1]
- wine (esp. rice wine); liquor; spirits; alcoholic beverage; CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1]
- to melt (metal); to cancel; to annul; to sell; to expend; to spend; pin; bolt; to fasten with a pin or bolt
- several thousand
- to have talent but no opportunity (idiom); to be an unrecognized talent
- down on one's luck; in straitened circumstances; disappointed; frustrated
- indignant; anger; resentment
- (idiom) to make far-fetched claims; to offer outlandish explanations
- Tang dynasty (618-907)
- popular; hot; in vogue
- out-of-the-way; deserted; unfamiliar; obscure
- Princess Taiping (c. 665-713), Tang Dynasty princess, politically powerful and known for her beauty
- in the newspaper
- to reply
- to complain; to sue; to tell
- ready-made; readily available
- to say what everyone says (idiom); to conform to what one perceives to be the majority view; to follow the herd
- to dislike; to loathe; disagreeable; troublesome; annoying