Vocabulary: 大清相国
- guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] (a type of zither); musical instrument in general
- 离 chī: 离 chi1: mythical beast (archaic)离 lí: 离 li2: to leave; to part from; to be away from; (in giving distances) from; without (sth); independent of; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing fire; ☲离 Lí: 离 Li2: surname Li
- hand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work; person skilled in certain types of work; personal(ly); convenient; classifier for skill; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
- 的 de: 的 de5: of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的[pi2 ge2 de5] "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的|跑堂儿的[pao3 tang2 r5 de5] "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的[xin1 de5] "new one"); also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs的 dī: 的 di1: a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士[di1 shi4])的 dí: 的 di2: really and truly的 dì: 的 di4: (bound form) bull's-eye; target
- classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc
- 古 gǔ: 古 gu3: ancient; old; paleo-古 Gǔ: 古 Gu3: surname Gu
- Chinese scholar tree (Sophora japonica); Japanese pagoda tree
- tree; CL:棵[ke1]; to cultivate; to set up
- high cadre; top party member
- 云 yún: 云 yun2: (classical) to say云 Yún: 云 Yun2: surname Yun; short name for Yunnan 雲南|云南[Yun2 nan2]云 yún: 云 yun2: cloud; CL:朵[duo3]
- daily; (soup etc) of the day
- early morning
- 佣 yòng: 佣 yong4: commission (for middleman); brokerage fee佣 yōng: 佣 yong1: to hire; to employ; servant; hired laborer; domestic help
- not to be concerned; regardless of; no matter
- else; other
- to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield; to go beyond; to exceed; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
- down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action
- 石 shí: 石 shi2: rock; stone; stone inscription; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]石 Shí: 石 Shi2: surname Shi; abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1], the capital of Hebei石 dàn: 石 dan4: dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3]; one hundred liters; ancient pr. [shi2]
- but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though
- already; to stop; then; afterwards
- to make oneself presentable; to freshen up
- settled; accomplished; ready; Taiwan pr. [ting2 dang4]
- to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing
- main hall; front courtyard; law court
- 中 Zhōng: 中 Zhong1: (bound form) China; Chinese; surname Zhong中 zhōng: 中 zhong1: within; among; in; middle; center; while (doing sth); during; (dialect) OK; all right中 zhòng: 中 zhong4: to hit (a target); to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc); to win (a prize or lottery)
- to rise; to raise; to get up; to set out; to start; to appear; to launch; to initiate (action); to draft; to establish; to get (from a depot or counter); verb suffix, to start; starting from (a time, place, price etc); classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance; classifier for groups: batch, group
- 得 dé: 得 de2: to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished得 dè: 得 de4: used in 得瑟[de4 se5]得 de: 得 de5: structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc得 děi: 得 dei3: to have to; must; ought to; to need to
- early; morning; Good morning!; long ago; prematurely
- 听 yǐn: 听 yin3: smile (archaic)听 tīng: 听 ting1: to listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey; a can (loanword from English "tin"); classifier for canned beverages; to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]); (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4])
- 会 hùi: 会 hui4: can; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to; to meet; to get together; meeting; gathering; (suffix) union; group; association; (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [hui3])会 kuài: 会 kuai4: (bound form) to reckon accounts
- to hear
- (dialect) very; quite; properly; well; thoroughly
- inquisitive; curious; inquisitiveness; curiosity
- other people; others; other person
- autumn exam (triennial provincial exam during Ming and Qing)
- to be just like; can be compared to
- donkey; ass
- to unload; to unhitch; to remove or strip; to get rid of
- 磨 mò: 磨 mo4: grindstone; to grind; to turn round磨 mó: 磨 mo2: to rub; to grind; to polish; to sharpen; to wear down; to die out; to waste time; to pester; to insist
- all over the place; everywhere and all directions
- to roll about
- outside; outdoors