- absent-minded; to lose spirit; despondent
- clear; limpid
- in (sb's) eyes
- absent-minded; distracted; dazzled; vaguely; dimly
- to start off before the others; to precede; to proceed in advance
- (literary) ancient sage
- to infer; to judge; inference; judgment; conclusion
- (idiom) to say one thing and do another
- to demand perfection (idiom)
- to be in vogue; to be popular; to be prevalent
- objective idealism (in Hegel's philosophy)
- eternal; everlasting; fig. to pass into eternity (i.e. to die)
- entity; substance; thing that has a material existence (as opposed to a conceptual, virtual or online existence); the real thing (as opposed to an image or model of it)
- to produce (from sth else); to derive (from raw material); derivative
- philosophy of idealism, the doctrine that external reality is a product of consciousness
- irrational; unreasonable
- gist; main idea; general tenor; one's judgment
- narrative history; comprehensive history; a history covering an extended period
- Five Dynasties, period of history between the fall of the Tang dynasty (907) and the founding of the Song dynasty (960), when five would-be dynasties were established in quick succession in North China
- Later Zhou of the Five Dynasties (951-960), centered on Shandong and Hebei, with capital at Kaifeng 開封|开封[Kai1 feng1]
- to cover; to comprise; to include
- arteries and veins; network of blood vessels; vascular system (of a plant or animal); (fig.) fabric (i.e. underlying structure, as in "social fabric"); overall context
- net for fishing or bird catching; (fig.) fetters; to snare (a valuable new team member etc); to bring together under the one umbrella
- rich; full; substantial; to enrich; to augment; to substantiate (an argument)
- complicated and simple; traditional and simplified form of Chinese characters
- proper; appropriate; suitable
- to impel; to carry forward; to push on; to advance; to drive forward
- perfect and without blemish; flawless; to leave nothing to be desired
- to criticize; to find fault with; to denounce
- fact; CL:個|个[ge4]
- (idiom) to say one thing and do another