- criminal; lawbreaker; outlaw
- lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease; to give in
- corruption and abuse of the law (idiom); to take bribes and bend the law
- to impeach (an official)
- reputation; declaration
- to vanish gradually; to disappear; to fade out
- hometown; native place; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to enlist; to draft; to conscript; to appoint to an official position
- to hold a governmental office or post; to assume office of; to take charge of; to serve as
- cautious; careful; solemnly; sincerely (formal)
- to press; to push; to leave aside or shelve; to control; to restrain; to keep one's hand on; to check or refer to; according to; in the light of; (of an editor or author) to make a comment
- -ism; only
- old; opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age)
- 诗 shī: 诗 shi1: poem; CL:首[shou3]; poetry; verse诗 Shī: 诗 Shi1: abbr. for Shijing 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], the Book of Songs
- 云 yún: 云 yun2: (classical) to say云 Yún: 云 Yun2: surname Yun; short name for Yunnan 雲南|云南[Yun2 nan2]云 yún: 云 yun2: cloud; CL:朵[duo3]
- although; even though
- brothers; younger brother; CL:個|个[ge4]; I, me (humble term used by men in public speech); brotherly; fraternal
- not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to
- all one's life
- the Rites of Zhou (in Confucianism)
- nine; 9
- two; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)
- friend
- 任 rèn: 任 ren4: to assign; to appoint; to take up a post; office; responsibility; to let; to allow; to give free rein to; no matter (how, what etc); classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友)任 Rén: 任 Ren2: surname Ren
- 民 Mín: 民 Min2: surname Min民 mín: 民 min2: (bound form) the people; inhabitants of a country
- the Sui dynasty (581–617 AD); surname Sui
- diagram; picture; drawing; chart; map; CL:張|张[zhang1]; to plan; to scheme; to attempt; to pursue; to seek
- (bound form) to leave behind
- 鲍 Bào: 鲍 Bao4: surname Bao鲍 bào: 鲍 bao4: abalone
- uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2]
- 度 dù: 度 du4: to pass; to spend (time); measure; limit; extent; degree of intensity; degree (angles, temperature etc); kilowatt-hour; classifier for events and occurrences度 dúo: 度 duo2: to estimate; Taiwan pr. [duo4]
- 德 Dé: 德 De2: Germany; German; abbr. for 德國|德国[De2 guo2]德 dé: 德 de2: virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favor; character; kind
- hard; strong; solid; sure; assuredly; undoubtedly; of course; indeed; admittedly
- 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
- 管子 guǎn zi: 管子 guan3 zi5: tube; pipe; drinking straw; CL:根[gen1]管子 Guǎn zǐ: 管子 Guan3 zi3: Guanzi or Guan Zhong 管仲 (-645 BC), famous politician of Qi 齊國|齐国 of Spring and Autumn period; Guanzi, classical book containing writings of Guan Zhong and his school
- to faint; to lose consciousness; his; her; its; their
- 弥 mí: 弥 mi2: full; to fill; completely; more弥 mí: 弥 mi2: brimming or overflowing
- already; to stop; then; afterwards
- withered
- 玩 wán: 玩 wan2: to play; to have fun; to trifle with; toy; sth used for amusement; curio or antique (Taiwan pr. [wan4]); to keep sth for entertainment玩 wán: 玩 wan2: Taiwan pr. [wan4]
- to cut wood; tree-felling; lumbering
- birdsong; warbling
- 刺 cì: 刺 ci4: thorn; sting; thrust; to prick; to pierce; to stab; to assassinate; to murder刺 cī: 刺 ci1: (onom.) whoosh
- 谷 gǔ: 谷 gu3: grain; corn谷 gǔ: 谷 gu3: valley谷 Gǔ: 谷 Gu3: surname Gu
- wind; news; style; custom; manner; CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1]
- to abandon; to relinquish; to discard; to throw away