Vocabulary: 大清相国
- (idiom) to thank profusely; to express deep gratitude
- 徐 xú: 徐 xu2: slowly; gently徐 Xú: 徐 Xu2: surname Xu
- lit. to turn to any doctor one can find when critically ill (idiom); fig. to try anyone or anything in a crisis
- uncle (affectionate name for a friend older than one's father); old friend
- (idiom) to show concern about sb's well-being
- lit. lips; fig. glib talk
- (Tw) Bern, capital of Switzerland
- (idiom) as if nothing had happened; calm and composed; nonchalant
- able to be saved; there's still a chance; remediable
- lit. when a wall is about to collapse, everybody gives it a shove (idiom); fig. everybody hits a man who is down
- 圜 huán: 圜 huan2: circle; encircle圜 yuán: 圜 yuan2: circle; round
- 章 Zhāng: 章 Zhang1: surname Zhang章 zhāng: 章 zhang1: chapter; section; clause; movement (of symphony); seal; badge; regulation; order
- to take a lot of trouble (idiom); painstaking; at the cost of a lot of effort
- a wooden word-by-word reading
- to transmit to lower levels; to issue (a command, decree etc)
- (of a ghost) to make strange things happen; to act up; to act behind the scenes; to make mischief; odd; to misbehave (euphemism for having sex)
- to accomplish one's ambition; a dream come true; to enjoy success
- to flatter
- lit. a vile character flourishes (idiom); fig. an inferior person gets into a position of power, becoming conceited and arrogant
- usually; in many cases; more often than not
- sinister; insidious
- countless; innumerable
- to guard against; to be vigilant; watch you don't (slip); Taiwan pr. [ti2 fang2]
- eyelid
- to tickle; to itch
- open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
- to pretend to be (asleep etc); to disguise oneself as; pretense; disguise; (military) to camouflage; camouflage
- error; fault; (law) negligence; delinquency
- lit. not one drop of water can leak out; watertight; rigorous (argument)
- long-time; long-term; lasting; enduring; permanent; for a long time
- roly-poly toy
- receptive as an echoing canyon (idiom); modest and open-minded
- the correct path; the right way (Buddhism)
- to go straight; straight forward; fig. to do right
- mortal enemy; arch-enemy
- (idiom) in public; in front of everyone; openly (typically preceded by 在[zai4] and followed by 之下[zhi1 xia4])
- to discuss in whispered tones; whispered conversation