- (idiom) matchless; without equal; there is nothing better
- Westerner; Occidental
- final; ultimate
- far in the indefinite future (idiom); so far away it seems forever
- stage; degree (to which a situation has evolved); a (usu. bad) situation; leeway
- lush green; verdant
- wind and rain; the elements; (fig.) trials and hardships
- universally shocking; to offend the whole of society
- pure; clean; unmixed
- to flit across; to sweep past; to glance (strike at an angle)
- to receive sb; to grant an interview
- Yu the Great (c. 21st century BC) mythical leader who tamed the floods
- dukes or princes who rule a part of the country under the emperor; local rulers
- to abdicate
- time; era; period of time
- aquiline nose; Roman nose
- stench
- lit. to sleep on brushwood and taste gall (like King Goujian of Yue 勾踐|勾践[Gou1 jian4], in order to recall one's humiliations) (idiom); fig. to maintain one's resolve for revenge
- Yue state; generic term for states in south China or southeast Asia at different historical periods
- King Gou Jian of Yue (c. 470 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
- to have a taste of; to sample
- to defecate; excrement; feces
- bad smell; foul odor
- please take off your coat (honorific); loose-fitting garment
- sleeve; to tuck inside one's sleeve
- to chat
- to be published; to come out
- Wei (220-265) and Jin (265-420) dynasties
- distinguished and accomplished; outstanding; talented in letters and unconventional in lifestyle; romantic; dissolute; loose
- person; figure; public figure
- to tremble with fear (idiom); scared witless
- to take refuge; to seek asylum
- 绍 Shào: 绍 Shao4: surname Shao绍 shào: 绍 shao4: to continue; to carry on
- blessing; the throne
- resurgence; recovery; restoration
- to ruminate; to chew the cud