- a member (of an organization)
- Imperial Hanlin Academy, lasting from Tang dynasty until 1911
- aptitude; natural endowments
- Dongting Lake in northeast Hunan province
- to suffer unspeakable misery; indescribably painful; hellish
- (idiom) not saying anything further; not raising any objection; without demur
- military expenditure
- three, set five remove two (abacus rule); efficiently; quickly and easily
- to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant
- report of success; report of a victory
- to go out of control
- clever; quick-witted
- not bad; pretty good; fortunately; luckily
- late stage; later period
- veteran
- next; secondly
- Jiangxi Province, capital Nanchang 南昌市[Nan2 chang1 Shi4] (short name 灨|赣[Gan4])
- the name does not reflect the reality (idiom); more in name than in fact; Reality does not live up to the name.; Excellent theory, but the practice does not bear it out.
- to renounce the dark and seek the light; to give up one's wrong way of life and turn to a better one
- see 興城市|兴城市[Xing1 cheng2 Shi4]
- unconditional
- order of feudal nobility, namely: Duke 公[gong1], Marquis 侯[hou2], Count 伯[bo2], Viscount 子[zi3], Baron 男[nan2]
- to break up (a marriage, family etc)
- to act arbitrarily regardless of the rules; to mess with sth; to make a hash of things; to cause trouble
- 笼 lǒng: 笼 long3: to envelop; to cover; (used in 籠子|笼子[long3 zi5]) large box; Taiwan pr. [long2]笼 lóng: 笼 long2: enclosing frame made of bamboo, wire etc; cage; basket; steamer basket
- to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread; to move or drift; to degenerate; to banish or send into exile; stream of water or sth resembling one; class, rate or grade
- saliva
- thanks to; luckily
- refreshed; rejuvenated; frank and straightforward
- to pass on a story; to communicate a message
- to write on behalf of sb; to ghostwrite
- tone of voice; connotation in intonation; accent (regional etc); snout; muzzle; lips; protruding portion of an animal's face
- reasonable; of good judgment
- empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything
- foresight
- matter; substance; material; materialistic; CL:個|个[ge4]
- rank and emolument of nobility
- to be well-informed
- (literary) to give; to accord; to render
- thick; heavy; thickset (body); massive; generous; extravagant; profound; dignified
- (of relations) joyous and harmonious