- to go against; to be contrary to; to violate
- to use force; to come to blows
- to warn; to admonish
- to misjudge; error of judgment; incorrect ruling; miscarriage of justice
- circumstances; situation; terrain; CL:個|个[ge4]
- (idiom) unspoken implication; the actual meaning of what was said
- early years
- Zhao Kuangyin, personal name of founding Song emperor Song Taizu 宋太祖 (927-976)
- a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
- local magistrate
- assistant
- to supervise; to oversee; to inspect
- working hand; member of a work team; participant; the boss (short form of 第一把手[di4 yi1 ba3 shou3])
- to match one's strength with; to compete; more competitive; to set oneself against sb; disobliging; to make a special effort
- to burn incense and worship Buddha
- to bless and protect; blessing
- daring; bold; audacious
- blessings; to wish sb well
- seems as if; rather like; Taiwan pr. [si4 de5]
- to look for trouble
- clear-headed; sober; awake
- system; organization
- lousy; rotten
- fable; allegory; parable; CL:則|则[ze2]
- law; rule; code
- to sneer at; to ridicule; to taunt
- some; a certain; sb or sth indefinite; such-and-such
- Bole (a man who lived during Spring and Autumn Period, reputed to be able to spot a good horse); a person who is good at spotting talent
- 匹 pǐ: 匹 pi3: (bound form) matching; comparable to; (bound form) alone; single; one of a pair; classifier for horses, mules etc (Taiwan pr. [pi1]); classifier for cloth: bolt; horsepower匹 pǐ: 匹 pi3: classifier for cloth: bolt
- lit. ten thousand mile horse; fine steed
- 好处 hǎo chǔ: 好处 hao3 chu3: easy to get along with好处 hǎo chu: 好处 hao3 chu5: benefit; advantage; merit; gain; profit; also pr. [hao3chu4]
- fart; flatulence; nonsense; (usu. in the negative) what; (not) a damn thing
- top (of the head); apex; to fall forwards; inverted; to jolt
- to lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether); (bound form) to involve; to draw in
- hour; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to bestow a reward; a reward
- square meter
- population (counted as number of households for census or taxation); registered residence; residence permit; (in Hong Kong and Macau) bank account
- 冀 jì: 冀 ji4: (literary) to hope for冀 Jì: 冀 Ji4: short name for Hebei 河北[He2 bei3]; surname Ji
- to mean; to imply
- imperial palace