Vocabulary: 大清相国
- happy; glad; willing (to do sth); in a cheerful mood
- not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210°
- an exit; CL:個|个[ge4]; to speak; to export; (of a ship) to leave port
- just (in time); just right; just enough; to happen to; to chance to; by chance; it just so happens that
- to support; frame; rack; framework; classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc
- to drag; to tow; to trail; to hang down; to mop (the floor); to delay; to drag on
- soon; in a moment; to look on as sth happens
- to sit around; to sit idly
- reception pavilion (generally part of a large residence, and often built in a garden)
- to have a few (alcoholic) drinks (often implying a small party)
- to welcome; to meet; to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face
- 几 jī: 几 ji1: small table几 jī: 几 ji1: (literary) almost几 jǐ: 几 ji3: how many; how much; several; a few
- handleless cup; goblet
- common; joint; jointly; together; collaborative
- to examine; to investigate; carefully; to try (in court)
- to offer a bribe
- in total there are ...; to own jointly
- nine; 9
- to go onto the streets; to go shopping
- pardonable (of interruption, misunderstanding etc)
- 严 yán: 严 yan2: tight (closely sealed); stern; strict; rigorous; severe; father严 Yán: 严 Yan2: surname Yan
- imperial decree; purport; aim; purpose
- to toast sb (with wine etc); to drink a toast
- to return a compliment; to give sth in return
- to bribe; a bribe
- 当年 dàng nián: 当年 dang4 nian2: that very same year当年 dāng nián: 当年 dang1 nian2: in those days; back then; in those years; to be in the prime of life
- to throw away one's life
- chest; heart; mind
- (idiom) calm; unhurried; composed
- mouth; in the mouth; on one's lips; speech; words
- to worry; to feel anxious; to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry; Taiwan pr. [zhao1ji2]
- to rush over
- to draw; to paint; picture; painting (CL:幅[fu2],張|张[zhang1])
- (idiom) astounded; flabbergasted; taken aback
- ought to; should; must
- hard to (predict, imagine etc)
- to transfer (duties to sb else); to give instructions; to tell (sb to do sth); to explain; to give an account; to brief; to confess; to account for oneself; (jocular) to come to a bad end
- wine cup
- in hand; (a situation is) in sb's hands
- to revolve; to rotate; to turn around; to turn back; to go back; to return; (skiing) slalom
- to mutter to oneself irresolutely
- half of the day; a long time; quite a while