- to redress (an injustice); to rehabilitate (sb whose reputation was unjustly sullied)
- to burn incense
- to pray; to say a prayer
- to fall; to drop
- last phase (of an age)
- to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom); fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis
- lit. able to support both heaven and earth; of indomitable spirit (idiom)
- deformity; handicapped
- scholar officials
- top-notch; first-rate
- to become hot; temperature rise; (fig.) to intensify; to hot up; to escalate; to get a boost
- to rot; to putrefy; (fig.) corrupt
- (idiom) beauty of helping others succeed; act of helping sb fulfill their wish
- to take pity on; to feel tenderness toward
- lit. a dog who catches mice; to be meddlesome (idiom)
- to remain unmoved
- the whole story
- intention; regard; kindly feelings
- friend
- court official (in former times)
- to say, without careful consideration
- good fortune; official salary
- 理学 Lǐ xué: 理学 Li3 xue2: School of Principle; Neo-Confucian Rationalistic School (from Song to mid-Qing times, c. 1000-1750, typified by the teachings of Cheng Hao 程顥|程颢[Cheng2 Hao4], Cheng Yi 程頤|程颐[Cheng2 Yi2] and Zhu Xi 朱熹[Zhu1 xi1])理学 lǐ xué: 理学 li3 xue2: science
- to make a living
- (anatomy) nerve center
- quiet; calm; tranquil; peaceful
- to take an alternate route (idiom); to find an alternative; to take a different approach; to blaze a new trail
- to push oneself forward; to seek fame; to be in the limelight; same as 出鋒頭|出锋头[chu1 feng1 tou5]
- abuse of authority; tyrannical abuse
- to have the final say; to be the one in charge
- what business?
- to repair; to fix; to prune; to trim; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb
- imperial edict
- vast; broad; generous; to develop; to enhance
- to brand (cattle etc); brand; (fig.) to leave a lasting mark; to stigmatize; mark; stamp; stigma
- bigmouth; blabbermouth
- to calm down; to stop; to pause; calmly; peaceful; restful
- to fail; to fail to materialize; not to get one's way