- sound; noise; note (of musical scale); tone; news; syllable; reading (phonetic value of a character)
- 盖 Gě: 盖 Ge3: surname Ge盖 gài: 盖 gai4: lid; top; cover; canopy; to cover; to conceal; to build
- nobleman; person of noble character
- (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it
- without any sense of shame; unembarrassed; shameless
- 也 yě: 也 ye3: also; too; as well; (not ...) either; (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X); (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a5]也 Yě: 也 Ye3: surname Ye
- 若 rě: 若 re3: used in 般若[bo1 re3]; used in 蘭若|兰若[lan2 re3]若 rùo: 若 ruo4: to seem; like; as; if
- (classical particle similar to 於|于[yu2]) in; at; from; because; than; (classical final particle similar to 嗎|吗[ma5], 吧[ba5], 呢[ne5], expressing question, doubt or astonishment)
- Yan Yuan (521-481 BC), disciple of Confucius 孔夫子[Kong3 fu1 zi3], also known as 顏回|颜回[Yan2 Hui2]
- right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to suit; to answer; to reply; to add; to pour in (a fluid); to check; to compare; classifier: couple; pair
- 以 Yǐ: 以 Yi3: abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]以 yǐ: 以 yi3: to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date or place)
- (bound form) to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue
- unperturbed; nonchalant
- to push; to cut; to refuse; to reject; to decline; to shirk (responsibility); to put off; to delay; to push forward; to nominate; to elect; massage
- guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] (a type of zither); musical instrument in general
- to follow; from; because of; due to; by; via; through; (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
- 与 yù: 与 yu4: to take part in与 yǔ: 与 yu3: (formal) and; together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases); (formal) with; from (marking the other participant in an interaction, comparison, or contrast, e.g. 與他握手|与他握手[yu3 ta1 wo4 shou3] "shake hands with him", 與去年不同|与去年不同[yu3 qu4 nian2 bu4 tong2] "different from last year"); (literary) to give; to grant; to bestow
- (bound form) to confer; to bestow; to grant; (literary) gift; favor; Taiwan pr. [si4]
- person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nasty person; vile character
- 召 zhào: 召 zhao4: to call together; to summon; to convene; temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia)召 Shào: 召 Shao4: surname Shao; name of an ancient state that existed in what is now Shaanxi Province
- 吾 Wú: 吾 Wu2: surname Wu吾 wú: 吾 wu2: (old) I; my
- 语 yǔ: 语 yu3: dialect; language; speech语 yù: 语 yu4: (literary) to tell; to let (sb) know
- to enter; to go into; to join; to become a member of; (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時|入时[ru4 shi2]); abbr. for 入聲|入声[ru4 sheng1]; (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri")
- like this; so; such
- it could even be said
- poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly
- classical final particle, similar to modern 了[le5]
- to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)
- 何 hé: 何 he2: what; how; why; which; carry何 Hé: 何 He2: surname He
- 通 tōng: 通 tong1: to go through; to know well; (suffix) expert; to connect; to communicate; open; to clear; classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc通 tòng: 通 tong4: classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)
- road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]); (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization; (Daoism) the Way; the Dao; to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel); (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words); classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; (old) circuit (administrative division)
- 谓 Wèi: 谓 Wei4: surname Wei谓 wèi: 谓 wei4: to speak; to say; to name; to designate; meaning; sense
- 丘 Qīu: 丘 Qiu1: surname Qiu丘 qīu: 丘 qiu1: mound; hillock; grave; classifier for fields
- to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely
- 仁义 rén yì: 仁义 ren2 yi4: benevolence and righteousness仁义 rén yi: 仁义 ren2 yi5: affable and even-tempered
- to meet by chance (usually with misfortune); classifier for events: time, turn, incident
- the world in chaos; troubled times; (in Buddhism) the mortal world
- to suffer (from illness); to contract (a disease); misfortune; trouble; danger; worry
- his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)
- 为 wèi: 为 wei4: because of; for; to为 wéi: 为 wei2: as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice)
- happening; instance; reason; cause; intentional; former; old; friend; therefore; hence; (of people) to die, dead
- to reflect upon oneself; introspection
- chronic disease; guilt; remorse
- in peril; facing disaster
- still possesses; yet retains (some positive attribute that contrasts with another of its attributes)
- 德 dé: 德 de2: virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favor; character; kind德 Dé: 德 De2: Germany; German; abbr. for 德國|德国[De2 guo2]
- Great Cold, 24th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 20th January-3rd February
- already; since; both... (and...)