- to shock; to astonish
- to take the life of a living creature
- to cut some meat; to cut off a piece of flesh; (fig.) (coll.) to sell at a loss
- in principle; generally
- Buddhism; Buddhist
- all living things
- to recite or chant Buddhist scripture
- to speak without thinking; to blurt sth out
- critical circumstances; risky conditions; danger zone
- crime; evil; sin
- top of the head
- to dominate; to rule; to dictate; master
- to set (the tone, a target etc); to lay down (the beat)
- to help; to assist; to aid
- illegal; to break the law
- to esteem; to respect; to honor; to value; eminent; serious; proper
- Buddhism
- silhouette; figure
- context
- to write
- Han Yu (768-824), Tang dynasty essayist and poet, advocate of the classical writing 古文運動|古文运动[gu3 wen2 yun4 dong4] and neoclassical 復古|复古[fu4 gu3] movements
- rich and powerful person
- especially
- dispirited; depressed
- to level the ground (with a hoe, shovel etc); to raze (a building, forest etc)
- nationalized; public; government owned; state-owned
- physical labor
- mood; mental state; frame of mind
- maker
- Buddha's teachings; aura (around the head of Buddha)
- (of sunlight) to bathe all things; to shine gloriously
- on the other hand...; conversely...
- void; hollow; empty
- to call it...; known as...
- only; merely; nothing but; no more than; it's just that ...
- to strike a pose (Chinese opera); (fig.) to make a public appearance; to come out in public (revealing one's true personality, opinions etc); (of a product) to appear on the market or at a trade show etc
- prologue