- in the final analysis; in the end
- beneath the surface; fundamentally; at the deepest level
- end of the century
- see 石門縣|石门县[Shi2 men2 Xian4]; see 石門鄉|石门乡[Shi2 men2 Xiang1]
- to write personally; personal letter
- rhyming couplet; pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway; CL:副[fu4],幅[fu2]
- shop sign; (literary) window curtain
- simple; uncomplicated; letter; to choose; to select; bamboo strips used for writing (old)
- moist; wet
- 墨 Mò: 墨 Mo4: surname Mo; abbr. for 墨西哥[Mo4 xi1 ge1], Mexico墨 mò: 墨 mo4: ink stick; China ink; CL:塊|块[kuai4]; corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead
- moist; glossy; sleek; to moisten; to lubricate; to embellish; to enhance; profit; remuneration; (neologism c. 2021) (slang) (loanword from "run") to emigrate (in order to flee adverse conditions)
- circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (yuan); tactful; to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)
- 足 zú: 足 zu2: (bound form) foot; leg; sufficient; ample; as much as; fully足 jù: 足 ju4: excessive
- 本色 běn shǎi: 本色 ben3 shai3: natural color本色 běn sè: 本色 ben3 se4: inherent qualities; natural qualities; distinctive character; true qualities
- completely
- rigid; inflexible
- to drift with the waves and go with the flow (idiom); to follow the crowd blindly
- to agree blindly
- 世 Shì: 世 Shi4: surname Shi世 shì: 世 shi4: life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime; epoch; descendant; noble
- to distinguish oneself through one's writing (one the three imperishables 三不朽[san1 bu4 xiu3]); to expound one's theory
- to render meritorious service (one the three imperishables 三不朽[san1 bu4 xiu3]); to make worthy contributions; to distinguish oneself
- 舍 shě: 舍 she3: to give up; to abandon; to give alms舍 Shè: 舍 She4: surname She舍 shè: 舍 she4: (bound form) residence; house; (bound form) my (in speaking of relatives younger than oneself, as in 舍妹[she4 mei4]); (archaic) unit of distance equal to 30 li 里[li3]
- quiet and contented; indifferent to fame or gain
- to take things philosophically
- to advance or retreat; knowing when to come and when to leave; a sense of propriety
- 清明 qīng míng: 清明 qing1 ming2: clear and bright; sober and calm; (of a government or administration) well ordered清明 Qīng míng: 清明 Qing1 ming2: Qingming or Pure Brightness, 5th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气[er4 shi2 si4 jie2 qi5] 5th-19th April; Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day (in early April)
- active; energetic; vigorous; positive (outlook); proactive
- to engage with secular society; to involve oneself in human affairs; to join the WTO (abbr. for 加入世界貿易組織|加入世界贸易组织[jia1 ru4 Shi4 jie4 Mao4 yi4 Zu3 zhi1])
- to be reluctant to give up a post
- official career (formal)
- bilateral; both shores; both sides; both coasts; Taiwan and mainland
- unlimited; unbounded
- scenery; landscape
- before this; before then; previously
- to leave (a message etc); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve
- 京 jīng: 京 jing1: capital city of a country; big; algebraic term for a large number (old); artificial mound (old)京 Jīng: 京 Jing1: surname Jing; short name for Beijing 北京[Bei3 jing1]; Gin or Jing, ethnic minority of China, descendants of ethnic Vietnamese people living mainly in Guangxi; Kinh, the ethnic majority in Vietnam
- pragmatic; flexible; to act differently in different situations; to accommodate to circumstances
- to deal with concrete matters; pragmatic
- (historical) affairs of state at the imperial court
- confused; chaotic; disorderly
- to judge the hour and size up the situation; to take stock
- can't
- to resign a government post
- (literary) to return to one's native place
- who; also pr. [shui2]