- debt; CL:筆|笔[bi3]
- to go around; to roam; to tour
- to publicly expose
- to imitate; to follow the example of
- Sima Guang (1019-1086), politician and historian of Northern Song, author of Comprehensive Mirror for aid in Government 資治通鑒|资治通鉴
- net for fishing or bird catching; (fig.) fetters; to snare (a valuable new team member etc); to bring together under the one umbrella
- to recruit surrendered enemy and deserters (idiom); to gather together a gang of villains
- to preserve the accomplishments of previous generations; to carry on the good work of one's predecessors
- battlefield
- same; identical; uniformly; all; without exception
- to climb a hill; to go to the mountains; (of silkworms) to go up bundles of straw (to spin cocoons); to pass away; (of the sun or moon) to rise
- subject (of a kingdom, ruler etc)
- to emphasize (a statement); to stress
- Confucian code of ethics
- to seek; to strive for; to obtain; see also 牟取[mou2 qu3]
- sudden huge profits
- 结 jiē: 结 jie1: (of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds); Taiwan pr. [jie2]结 jié: 结 jie2: knot; sturdy; bond; to tie; to bind; to check out (of a hotel)
- benevolence; favor
- to treat
- to deter
- to humiliate; to shame; humiliation; indignity
- variation
- honest; frank; candid
- It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.; Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23)
- long-term; long-range
- concept; idea; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to promulgate; to send out; to issue; to grant or confer
- 农家 Nóng jiā: 农家 Nong2 jia1: School of Agriculture, school of thought of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)农家 nóng jiā: 农家 nong2 jia1: peasant family
- fifty-seventh year G9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1980 or 2040
- licentious
- the whole world; throughout the land; everything under the sun
- docile subject (of new dynasty); toady
- see 元氏縣|元氏县[Yuan2 shi4 Xian4]
- to swarm; to rise in masses
- tune; melody; tuning; cadence; intonation; (speech) tone
- autopsy; postmortem examination
- ground meat
- serious; meticulous; nitpicky; to take sth (or sb) seriously
- ruthless
- (literary) reckless; unbridled; self-indulgent; conceited; overly pleased with oneself