- rigid; deadlock; stiff (corpse)
- to burn; to blaze; splendid; illustrious
- (coll.) but on the contrary; but instead
- (literary) to be a good match
- especially; particularly; even more than usual; extra; additional
- (old) dowager; old lady (title for the mother of a noble or an official)
- to pass away; to die
- to return to one's home town
- to hasten home for the funeral of a parent or grandparent
- afterward; later; subsequently; following that
- filled with; preoccupied with
- tool; device; utensil; equipment; instrument; talent; ability; to possess; to have; to provide; to furnish; to state; classifier for devices, coffins, dead bodies
- 丧 sāng: 丧 sang1: mourning; funeral; (old) corpse丧 sàng: 丧 sang4: to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc); to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc); to die; disappointed; discouraged
- hotel; CL:家[jia1]
- to rent
- 皇 Huáng: 皇 Huang2: surname Huang皇 huáng: 皇 huang2: emperor
- complete; finish
- 煞 shā: 煞 sha1: to terminate; to cut short; to bring to a stop; to squeeze; to tighten; to damage煞 shà: 煞 sha4: fiend; demon; very; (Tw) SARS (loanword)
- 供 gòng: 供 gong4: to lay (sacrificial offerings); (bound form) offerings; to confess (Taiwan pr. [gong1]); confession; statement (Taiwan pr. [gong1])供 gōng: 供 gong1: to provide; to supply; to be for (the use or convenience of)
- 冀 jì: 冀 ji4: (literary) to hope for冀 Jì: 冀 Ji4: short name for Hebei 河北[He2 bei3]; surname Ji
- to annotate; annotation; comment; interpretation; to explain with notes; explanatory note
- unknown; unable to find out
- gentle feelings; tender sentiments
- to show; to reveal (one's feelings etc)
- at the same time; meanwhile
- 妻子 qī zi: 妻子 qi1 zi5: wife妻子 qī zǐ: 妻子 qi1 zi3: wife and children
- darling; baby
- queen; empress; imperial concubine; Goddess, esp. Xi Wangmu 王母娘娘 or 西王母, Queen Mother of the West; mother; aunt
- doctor; medical practitioner
- intestines
- 顾 Gù: 顾 Gu4: surname Gu顾 gù: 顾 gu4: to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to
- detailed; comprehensive
- unit of area equal to 100 畝|亩[mu3] or 6.67 hectares; a short while; a little while ago; circa. (for approximate dates)
- to ask about; to inquire about
- 俟 sì: 俟 si4: (literary) to wait for俟 qí: 俟 qi2: used in 万俟[Mo4 qi2]
- 苟 gǒu: 苟 gou3: (literary) if indeed; (bound form) careless; negligent; (bound form) temporarily苟 Gǒu: 苟 Gou3: surname Gou
- to deliberate; to talk over; to plan
- when the time comes; at the scheduled time
- appointment; engagement; date; CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4]; to arrange to meet