- cannot do without; to be unavoidable; are bound to be many
- thirteenth day of a month
- Rehe, Qing dynasty province abolished in 1955 and divided among Hebei, Liaoning and Inner Mongolia; refers to the Qing imperial resort at Chengde; see also 避暑山莊|避暑山庄[bi4 shu3 shan1 zhuang1] (history)
- mountain resort; Qing imperial summer residence at Chengde, a world heritage site
- 穆 Mù: 穆 Mu4: surname Mu穆 mù: 穆 mu4: solemn; reverent; calm; burial position in an ancestral tomb (old)
- en route
- full powers; total authority; plenipotentiary powers
- to negotiate peace
- to force entrance into; to score a goal (sport)
- to set fire to; to burn down; burning hot; baked cake
- 百 Bǎi: 百 Bai3: surname Bai百 bǎi: 百 bai3: hundred; numerous; all kinds of
- to perish; to ruin; to destroy
- a rare treasure; sth priceless and unique
- to loot; looting
- Yan Hui (521-481 BC), disciple of Confucius, also known as Yan Yuan 顏淵|颜渊[Yan2 Yuan1]
- satisfied just to get through (idiom); to muddle through; without high ambitions, but getting by
- 毁 hǔi: 毁 hui3: to destroy; to ruin; to defame; to slander毁 hǔi: 毁 hui3: to destroy by fire毁 hǔi: 毁 hui3: to defame; to slander
- to reverse a desperate situation
- without hope; hopeless; without prospects
- good looks; pretty (e.g. young woman)
- see 仿傚|仿效[fang3 xiao4]
- (of a ruler) to order sb to commit suicide (in lieu of execution)
- natural mother; birth mother
- to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
- 策 Cè: 策 Ce4: surname Ce策 cè: 策 ce4: policy; plan; scheme; bamboo slip for writing (old); to whip (a horse); to encourage; riding crop with sharp spines (old); essay written for the imperial examinations (old); upward horizontal stroke in calligraphy
- to bear grudges
- to incite trouble; to stir up havoc
- to attract attention; eye-catching; conspicuous
- to shun; to avoid (sb); to skirt; to evade (an issue); to step back; to withdraw; to recuse (a judge etc)
- to talk (with sb); dialogue; conversation
- roughly; probably; rough; approximate; about; general idea
- to understand (on hearing); to catch (what is spoken)
- 暗 àn: 暗 an4: dark; to turn dark; secret; hidden; (literary) confused; ignorant暗 àn: 暗 an4: (literary) to close (a door); to eclipse
- (coll.) to be eager for; to long for; to look forward to
- to send away; to dismiss (servants etc); to retire from public life
- oppose; to attack
- chronic disease
- subject (of a kingdom, ruler etc)
- with all of one's heart
- secret; classified; classified information; secret
- inside source; mole; insider; inside information; insider connections; (military) interior lines; internal telephone line
- alone; by oneself; on one's own
- to be startled; to be shocked; to be amazed
- disparaging remarks; unkind things said about sb
- to (carry) on one's person; to (take) with one