- the Qin (221-207 BC) and Han (206 BC-220 AD) dynasties
- (personal) accomplishment; attainment in self-cultivation
- to punt; to pole a boat
- broad-minded; open-minded
- Han Fei, also known as Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子[Han2 Fei1 zi3] (c. 280-233 BC), Legalist philosopher of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
- learning; science; academic; CL:個|个[ge4]
- educational background; academic qualifications
- cruel; merciless; ruthless
- unkind; harsh; cutting; mean; acrimony; to embezzle by making illegal deductions
- breasts
- office of punishment; torture chamber (esp. unofficial)
- to cause death; to be lethal; to be deadly
- lapel of jacket; heart; aspiration; vision
- to hint; to indicate (an idea to sb)
- from the cradle to the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water; brave; willing to risk life and limb
- dead end; blind alley
- to block (a road); to plug (a hole); to stop up
- self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
- to reprimand; to rebuke; to berate; stern criticism
- unwilling to concede; defiant; indignant; to find it galling
- panting with rage
- belly
- deflated; shriveled; sunken; empty
- within one's area of responsibility
- to be suffused with white; faded; bleached; to blanch
- nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)
- heart; mind; ambition; aspiration
- to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action; a law unto oneself
- lit. heart untroubled, spirit pleased (idiom); carefree and relaxed
- harmonious; to mediate; to reconcile; mediation; to compromise; to mix; to blend; blended; to season; seasoning; to placate