- not to the point; wide of the mark; neither here nor there; irrelevant
- headquarters; command post
- to keep silent
- (idiom) to escape unscathed; to get through in one piece
- furthest; most distant; at maximum distance
- to fritter away (one's time)
- lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time; making every second count
- to hand it (i.e. the aforementioned item) to (sb)
- since the beginning of history
- thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive
- to look into the distance
- country; nation
- desolate
- as if; (just) like; just as; still; yet
- (not) even; yet; still
- out-and-out; thoroughly
- extreme sorrow turns to joy (idiom)
- thwarted; obstructed; setback
- see 都昌縣|都昌县[Du1 chang1 Xian4]
- to turn right
- (of gait) unhurried; leisurely
- brat; bastard
- hurriedly
- temperamental; moody
- sacrificial victim; sb who is expendable; item sold at a loss
- indescribable; beyond description
- back end of a ship; aft
- clear (as of water)
- wake (of ship); flight path
- to count on one's fingers
- thick fog
- lit. seeing clearly the downy feathers of autumn (idiom, from Mencius); fig. perceptive of even the finest detail
- characteristic; diagnostic property; distinctive feature; trait
- to be well acquainted with
- 臣 chén: 臣 chen2: state official or subject in dynastic China; I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign); Kangxi radical 131臣 Chén: 臣 Chen2: surname Chen