- poetry and literature
- to amuse oneself
- Chinese chess; CL:副[fu4]
- to imprison; to lock up (in jail)
- convict; prisoner; criminal
- to deprive; to expropriate; to strip (sb of his property)
- to be released from prison
- expert; past master; dab hand
- to obstruct; to hinder; to block; obstruction; hindrance
- all; each and every; in all cases
- (bound form) to prepare; to equip; (literary) fully; completely
- to help sb accomplish his aim; to help sb succeed; to complete; to make whole; to round off
- favorable circumstances
- adversity; predicament
- bright; smart; quick-witted; heart; thoughts; spirit
- 修 Xīu: 修 Xiu1: surname Xiu修 xīu: 修 xiu1: to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to write; to cultivate; to study; to take (a class)
- see 高郵市|高邮市[Gao1 you2 Shi4]
- see 泰州市[Tai4 zhou1 Shi4]
- colt
- see 大豐區|大丰区[Da4 feng1 Qu1]
- to grip forcefully; to clutch at; to guard; to control; to hold
- throat
- since ancient times
- economy; economic
- saltpan; saltbed
- the whole country in rebellion
- to squander money; extravagant; prodigal; free and easy; agile
- national treasury
- to collect money; to raise funds (for charity)
- taxation
- unlikely to go so far as to; not as bad as
- lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom); strapped for cash; unable to make ends meet
- anyway; in any case; to come over from the enemy's side
- life's necessities
- to monopolize
- to have the final say; to be the one in charge