- county head magistrate (old)
- exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even; even if
- to continue in one's own way (idiom)
- way of handling sth; means; measure; (practical) solution to a problem; CL:條|条[tiao2]
- 曾 zēng: 曾 zeng1: great- (grandfather, grandchild etc)曾 Zēng: 曾 Zeng1: surname Zeng曾 céng: 曾 ceng2: once; already; ever (in the past); former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
- bookworm; pedant; bookish fool
- eight-part essay one had to master to pass the imperial exams in Ming and Qing dynasties
- lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head); I don't understand a word (idiom); it's all Greek to me
- to pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation); to pass (a test); by means of; through; via
- 官 guān: 官 guan1: government official; governmental; official; public; organ of the body; CL:個|个[ge4]官 Guān: 官 Guan1: surname Guan
- noisy; cacophonous; to make noise; to disturb; to vent (feelings); to fall ill; to have an attack (of sickness); to go in (for some activity); to joke
- disturbance; trouble
- to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to
- food; meals
- generous, liberal (pay, compensation)
- salary; wage
- treatment; pay; salary; status; rank
- one's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement; to act as; as (in the capacity of); qua; to view as; to look upon (sth as); to take sth to be
- to compensate; to make up
- to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid; extremely; damned
- to return to
- hometown; native place; CL:個|个[ge4]
- once; already; former; previously; ever; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
- 诗 shī: 诗 shi1: poem; CL:首[shou3]; poetry; verse诗 Shī: 诗 Shi1: abbr. for Shijing 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], the Book of Songs
- to sigh (with feeling); to lament
- fate; destiny
- (coll.) no good; of no use
- 贵 gùi: 贵 gui4: expensive; (bound form) highly valued; precious; (bound form) noble; of high rank; (prefix) (honorific) your贵 Gùi: 贵 Gui4: short name for Guizhou 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1]
- 门 Mén: 门 Men2: surname Men门 mén: 门 men2: gate; door; doorway; gateway; opening (CL:扇[shan4]); valve; switch; other door-like or gate-like structure; way to do sth; knack; method; approach; family; household; lineage; (bound form) sect; school; faction (religious or academic); (bound form) class; category; division; phylum; classifier for courses, fields of study, branches of technology, relatives by marriage, guns etc; (suffix) -gate (scandal)
- teacher; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to revere; to admire; to honor; to venerate
- 蹇 jiǎn: 蹇 jian3: lame; cripple; unfortunate; slow; difficult; nag (inferior horse); donkey; lame horse蹇 Jiǎn: 蹇 Jian3: surname Jian
- 时 Shí: 时 Shi2: surname Shi时 shí: 时 shi2: o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period
- (bound form) to decay; to decline; to wane
- to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate
- to be obstructed; to be blocked up; to be impassable; to make no sense; to be illogical
- (since) ancient times; (from) time immemorial
- 黄 Huáng: 黄 Huang2: surname Huang or Hwang黄 huáng: 黄 huang2: yellow; pornographic; to fall through
- 钟 Zhōng: 钟 Zhong1: surname Zhong钟 zhōng: 钟 zhong1: handleless cup; goblet; (bound form) to concentrate (one's affection etc)钟 zhōng: 钟 zhong1: a (large) bell (CL:架[jia4]); clock (CL:座[zuo4]); amount of time; o'clock (CL:點|点[dian3],分[fen1],秒[miao3]) (as in 三點鐘|三点钟[san1 dian3 zhong1] "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘|五分钟[wu3 fen1 zhong1] "five minutes" etc)
- to follow; from; because of; due to; by; via; through; (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
- roof tile; abbr. for 瓦特[wa3 te4]
- kettle; cauldron
- accustomed to; used to; indulge; to spoil (a child)
- thunder rolls
- 从 Cóng: 从 Cong2: surname Cong从 cóng: 从 cong2: from; through; via; (bound form) to follow; (bound form) to obey; (bound form) to engage in (an activity); (used before a negative) ever; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer; attendant; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor