- name; title; good reputation
- to explain; to release; Buddha (abbr. for 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2]); Buddhism
- prevalent custom of the time
- suspicion; to have suspicions
- although; even though
- no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- later generations
- descendant; progeny; posterity; later ages; later generations
- even if; even though
- to ridicule
- pure; simple; unmixed; genuine
- maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or
- to believe; to think; to consider; to feel
- to do textual research; to make textual criticism; to verify by means of research (esp. historical details); to take an exam to get a certificate (abbr. for 考取證件|考取证件[kao3 qu3 zheng4 jian4])
- various notes or records; a miscellany; scattered jottings
- won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be?
- words; speech; to say; to talk
- 咸 xián: 咸 xian2: all; everyone; each; widespread; harmonious咸 Xián: 咸 Xian2: surname Xian咸 xián: 咸 xian2: salted; salty; stingy; miserly
- mid-day glare; heat
- second-hand book; old book; ancient book
- but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though
- 大都 dà dōu: 大都 da4 dou1: for the most part; on the whole; also pr. [da4 du1]大都 dà dū: 大都 da4 du1: for the most part; on the whole; metropolitan大都 Dà dū: 大都 Da4 du1: Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing
- to approve of; to endorse; to acknowledge; to recognize; to identify oneself with
- History of the Jin Dynasty, fifth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Fang Xuanling 房玄齡|房玄龄[Fang2 Xuan2 ling2] in 648 during Tang Dynasty 唐朝[Tang2 chao2], 130 scrolls
- 纳 nà: 纳 na4: to receive; to accept; to enjoy; to bring into; to pay (tax etc); nano- (one billionth); to reinforce sole of shoes or stockings by close sewing纳 Nà: 纳 Na4: surname Na
- 传 chuán: 传 chuan2: to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity)传 zhuàn: 传 zhuan4: biography; historical narrative; commentaries; relay station
- 隐 yǐn: 隐 yin3: (bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-隐 yìn: 隐 yin4: to lean upon
- to speak; to say
- 仲 Zhòng: 仲 Zhong4: surname Zhong仲 zhòng: 仲 zhong4: second month of a season; middle; intermediate; second amongst brothers
- 远 yuàn: 远 yuan4: to distance oneself from (classical)远 yuǎn: 远 yuan3: far; distant; remote; (intensifier in a comparison) by far; much (lower etc)
- 作 zūo: 作 zuo1: (bound form) worker; (bound form) workshop; (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person)作 zùo: 作 zuo4: to do; to engage in; to write; to compose; to pretend; to feign; to regard as; to consider to be; to be; to act the part of; to feel (itchy, nauseous etc); writings; works
- 崔 Cūi: 崔 Cui1: surname Cui崔 cūi: 崔 cui1: (literary) (of mountains) lofty
- really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine
- political commentary
- as if; (just) like; just as; still; yet
- all; each and every; in all cases
- 行 xíng: 行 xing2: (bound form) to walk; to go; to travel; (literary) trip; journey; visit; (bound form) temporary; makeshift; (bound form) current; in circulation; (bound form) to do; to perform; capable; competent; all right; OK!; will do; behavior; conduct (Taiwan pr. [xing4]); (literary) about to; soon行 héng: 行 heng2: used in 道行[dao4 heng2]行 háng: 行 hang2: (bound form) row; line; (bound form) line of business; trade; profession; (bound form) commercial firm; (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age); (in data tables) row; (Tw) column; classifier for rows or lines
- 世 shì: 世 shi4: life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime; epoch; descendant; noble世 Shì: 世 Shi4: surname Shi
- 便 biàn: 便 bian4: plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards便 pián: 便 pian2: used in 便宜[pian2 yi5]; used in 便便[pian2 pian2]; used in 便嬛[pian2 xuan1]
- 成 chéng: 成 cheng2: to succeed; to finish; to complete; to accomplish; to become; to turn into; to be all right; OK!; one tenth成 Chéng: 成 Cheng2: surname Cheng; short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]
- 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
- other; (sth or sb) else; the rest