Vocabulary: 第一章 不许孝
from 帝王师：张居正
- 上面x1 | Chapter Rank #2302on top of; above-mentioned; also pr. [shang4 mian5]
- 天下事x2 | Chapter Rank #933
- 往往x1 | Chapter Rank #2303usually; in many cases; more often than not
- 不遂x1 | Chapter Rank #2304to fail; to fail to materialize; not to get one's way
- 南京x3 | Chapter Rank #557see 南京市[Nan2 jing1 Shi4]; Nanjing, capital of the Ming dynasty (1368–1421) and of the Republic of China (1927–1937 and 1946–1949)
- 吴仕期x13 | Chapter Rank #106
- 案x3 | Chapter Rank #558(legal) case; incident; record; file; table
- 主角x1 | Chapter Rank #2305leading role; lead; protagonist
- 宁国府x1 | Chapter Rank #2306
- 生员x1 | Chapter Rank #2307scholar preparing for imperial examinations (in former times)
- 由于x1 | Chapter Rank #2308due to; as a result of; thanks to; owing to; since; because
- 南北x1 | Chapter Rank #2309north and south; north to south
- 路途遥远x1 | Chapter Rank #2310it's a very long journey to get there
- 交流x1 | Chapter Rank #2311to exchange; exchange; communication; interaction; to have social contact (with sb)
- 畅x1 | Chapter Rank #2312free; unimpeded; smooth; at ease; free from worry; fluent
- 中旬x1 | Chapter Rank #2313middle third of a month
- 南方x3 | Chapter Rank #559south; southern direction; (in China) southern regions, often referring to areas south of the Yangtze River
- 全部x1 | Chapter Rank #2314whole; all
- 灵光x1 | Chapter Rank #2315divine light (around the Buddha); a halo; a miraculous column of light; (slang) jolly good!
- 意识x1 | Chapter Rank #2316consciousness; awareness; (usu. followed by 到[dao4]) to be aware of; to realize
- 世道x1 | Chapter Rank #2317the ways of the world; the morals of the time
- 霉运当头x1 | Chapter Rank #2318
- 收回x1 | Chapter Rank #2319to regain; to retake; to take back; to withdraw; to revoke
- 知府x1 | Chapter Rank #2320prefectural magistrate (during Tang to Qing times)
- 同知x1 | Chapter Rank #2321government sub-prefect (old)
- 龙宗武x9 | Chapter Rank #161
- 火上浇油x1 | Chapter Rank #2322to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation; to enrage people and make matters worse
- 捉x1 | Chapter Rank #2323to clutch; to grab; to capture
- 大牢x2 | Chapter Rank #934prison
- 随后x1 | Chapter Rank #2324afterward; later; subsequently; following that
- 好友x1 | Chapter Rank #2325close friend; pal; (social networking website) friend; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 操x2 | Chapter Rank #935to grasp; to hold; to operate; to manage; to control; to steer; to exercise; to drill (practice); to play; to speak (a language)
- 江御史x2 | Chapter Rank #936
- 胡x9 | Chapter Rank #162surname Hunon-Han people, esp. from central Asia; reckless; outrageous; what?; why?; to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和[hu2])used in 衚衕|胡同[hu2 tong4]beard; mustache; whiskers
- 槚x9 | Chapter Rank #163Catalpa, a genus of mostly deciduous trees; old term for Camellia sinensis, the tea plant 茶; also called Thea sinensis; small evergreen shrub (Mallotus japonicus)
- 通气x1 | Chapter Rank #2326ventilation; aeration; to keep each other informed; to release information
- 连忙x1 | Chapter Rank #2327promptly; at once
- 同时x1 | Chapter Rank #2328at the same time; simultaneously
- 有关x1 | Chapter Rank #2329to have sth to do with; to relate to; related to; to concern; concerning
- 流传x1 | Chapter Rank #2330to spread; to circulate; to hand down
- 劾x2 | Chapter Rank #937to impeach
- 据x1 | Chapter Rank #2331used in 拮据[jie2 ju1]according to; to act in accordance with; to depend on; to seize; to occupy
- 流言x4 | Chapter Rank #390rumor; gossip; to spread rumors
- 作者x6 | Chapter Rank #249author; writer
- 鼎鼎大名x1 | Chapter Rank #2332famous; celebrated
- 海瑞x6 | Chapter Rank #250Hai Rui (1514-1587), Ming politician, famous for honesty and integrity
- 稍作x1 | Chapter Rank #2333
- 分析x1 | Chapter Rank #2334to analyze; analysis; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 得出x1 | Chapter Rank #2335to obtain (a result); to arrive at (a conclusion)
- 正确x1 | Chapter Rank #2336correct; sound; right; proper