- to comment; a point by point commentary
- Shilin or Shihlin District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 Shi4], Taiwan
- to summarize; to generalize; briefly; in broad outline
- (typically preceded by 就…[jiu4 xx5] or 對…|对…[dui4 xx5] etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ...
- to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start; to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run; to boil; to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc); (directional complement) away; off; carat (gold); abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1 er3 wen2]; abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1 ben3], book format
- source; precursor; forerunner
- 省 xǐng: 省 xing3: (bound form) to scrutinize; (bound form) to reflect (on one's conduct); (bound form) to come to realize; (bound form) to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders)省 shěng: 省 sheng3: to save; to economize; to be frugal; to omit; to delete; to leave out; province; provincial capital; a ministry (of the Japanese government)
- clean; completely; only; net (income, exports etc); (Chinese opera) painted face male role
- terse; succinct
- pen and ink; words; writing
- words and actions; what one says and what one does
- to include (in a collection); to put together (stories, poems etc); to record; to employ; to recruit
- some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
- (literary) comic performance; jesting
- 承 Chéng: 承 Cheng2: surname Cheng; Cheng (c. 2000 BC), third of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God承 chéng: 承 cheng2: to bear; to carry; to hold; to continue; to undertake; to take charge; owing to; due to; to receive
- another name for Han Fei 韓非|韩非[Han2 Fei1], Legalist philosopher (c. 280-233 BC); Han Feizi, book of Legalist Philosophy authored by Han Fei 韓非|韩非[Han2 Fei1] during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
- inside and outside; domestic and foreign; approximately; about
- 储 Chǔ: 储 Chu3: surname Chu; Taiwan pr. [Chu2]储 chǔ: 储 chu3: (bound form) to store up; to keep in reserve; heir to the throne; Taiwan pr. [chu2]
- 启 Qǐ: 启 Qi3: Qi son of Yu the Great 禹[Yu3], reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝[Xia4 Chao2] (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)启 qǐ: 启 qi3: to open; to start; to initiate; to enlighten or awaken; to state; to inform
- see 邯鄲市|邯郸市[Han2 dan1 Shi4]
- genuine; pure; honest
- Jokes (title of an ancient collection of jokes, often used in the title of modern collections of jokes)
- to introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation; to present (sb for a job etc); introduction
- due to; as a result of; thanks to; owing to; since; because
- to transfer (duties to sb else); to give instructions; to tell (sb to do sth); to explain; to give an account; to brief; to confess; to account for oneself; (jocular) to come to a bad end
- concrete; specific; detailed
- 多少 dūo shǎo: 多少 duo1 shao3: number; amount; somewhat多少 dūo shao: 多少 duo1 shao5: how much?; how many?; (phone number, student ID etc) what number?
- to leave behind; to stay behind; to remain; to keep; not to let (sb) go
- suspense in a movie, play etc; concern for sb's welfare
- beautiful; bright; splendid; smilingly
- 华 Huá: 华 Hua2: abbr. for China华 huá: 华 hua2: magnificent; splendid; flowery华 huā: 华 hua1: flower华 Huà: 华 Hua4: Mount Hua 華山|华山[Hua4 Shan1] in Shaanxi; surname Hua
- highest peak
- to compose (a piece of writing); to write; (written) work; writer
- ordinary; commonplace; mundane; temporal; of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels); every; all; whatever; altogether; gist; outline; note of Chinese musical scale
- general; broad; sweeping; lacking in detail; vague
- accurate; exact; precise
- History of the Early Tang Dynasty, sixteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Liu Xu 劉昫|刘昫[Liu2 Xu4] in 945 during Later Jin 後晉|后晋[Hou4 Jin4] of the Five Dynasties, 200 scrolls
- History of the Later Tang Dynasty, seventeenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修[Ou1 yang2 Xiu1] and Song Qi 宋祁[Song4 Qi2] in 1060 during Northern Song 北宋[Bei3 Song4], 225 scrolls
- however; but; yet
- north; (classical) to be defeated