- bold, visionary words
- to defend oneself; self-defense; self-preservation
- lit. dark sky and black earth (idiom); fig. pitch dark; to black out; disorderly; troubled times
- difficult; hard; arduous
- to survive; to keep on living
- to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence
- contempt; contemptuous; to despise; to scorn; scornful
- brother's daughter; niece
- intoxicated
- tipsy
- 宓 Mì: 宓 Mi4: surname Mi宓 mì: 宓 mi4: still; silent
- 夸 kuā: 夸 kua1: used in transliteration夸 kuā: 夸 kua1: to boast; to exaggerate; to praise
- rather; quite
- contented; pleased with one's position
- to lead by the hand; to guide; to support
- (idiom) to achieve sth worthwhile; to make a positive contribution
- to respect deeply; to revere; to esteem
- thou
- to objectify; (literary) to die
- accountant
- bolt (male component of nut and bolt)
- to finish work; to get off work; next service (train, bus etc)
- musician
- (ball sports) game; match; CL:場|场[chang3]
- to liken to; to compare to
- household utensils
- dazzling; brilliant
- precious
- ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs; pot (dialect); to enter upon a period of (classical); Kangxi radical 206; one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes
- Yuan Longping (1930–2021), Chinese agronomist known as the "father of hybrid rice"
- to make fun of
- harsh; severe; demanding
- to beat sb; to beat (a drum)
- diversification; pluralism; to diversify
- to throw into
- without eloquence; untalented; I, me (humble)
- time and again; repeatedly; frequently
- to detest
- ancient book; old book
- down to; up to; to the extent that...
- to mention; to raise (a subject); to bring to sb's attention