Vocabulary: 大清相国
- to detest; to loathe; to abhor
- rampant; unbridled; arrogant; aggressive
- domineering; bossy
- sandpit; battleground; battlefield
- meritorious official; person who renders exceptional service; hero; (fig.) sth that plays a vital role
- plethora of things to tackle; multitude of loose ends; very complicated; chaotic
- an unforeseen event; accident; misfortune
- in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; white
- rather than... (used in expressions of the form 與其|与其[yu3 qi2] + {verb1} + 不如[bu4 ru2] + {verb2} "rather than {verb1}, better to {verb2}")
- to spare sb's life
- to throw caution to the wind; to press one's luck; to go for broke
- the whole world at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
- to kill
- (idiom) so that's how it is; I see
- lit. seeing clearly the downy feathers of autumn (idiom, from Mencius); fig. perceptive of even the finest detail
- errant
- thin or slender; finely particulate; thin and soft; fine; delicate; trifling; (of a sound) quiet; frugal
- to approve of; to agree with (an opinion, action etc); to endorse
- 平安 píng ān: 平安 ping2 an1: safe and sound; well; without mishap; quiet and safe; at peace平安 Píng ān: 平安 Ping2 an1: see 平安區|平安区[Ping2 an1 Qu1]
- calamity
- Su Dongpo, another name for Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼 (1037-1101), northern Song writer and calligrapher
- anecdote; tales (esp. about a historical figure)
- empress dowager
- desperately serious; disastrous; extremely; exceedingly
- prime minister (in feudal China)
- 苏 sū: 苏 su1: used in 嚕囌|噜苏[lu1 su1]苏 sū: 苏 su1: to revive苏 Sū: 苏 Su1: surname Su; abbr. for Soviet Union 蘇維埃|苏维埃[Su1 wei2 ai1] or 蘇聯|苏联[Su1 lian2]; abbr. for Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏[Jiang1 su1]; abbr. for Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[Su1 zhou1]苏 sū: 苏 su1: Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil); place name; to revive; used as phonetic in transliteration
- 氏 zhī: 氏 zhi1: used in 月氏[Yue4 zhi1]; used in 閼氏|阏氏[yan1 zhi1]氏 shì: 氏 shi4: (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏[Wang2 shi4] "the Wang clan"); (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏[Li3 Wang2 shi4] "Mrs. Li, née Wang"); (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures
- see 東坡區|东坡区[Dong1 po1 Qu1]
- lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom); the butt of public criticism; attacked on all sides
- to banish; to deport; to send into exile; to be marooned
- (for) a lifetime
- to lean on; to rely upon
- courage and insight
- stratagem; strategy; resourcefulness
- hidden anguish; secret suffering; (medicine) dull pain
- time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!