- Lin Shu (1852-1924), writer and influential translator and adaptor of vast swathes of Western literature into Classical Chinese
- to read intensively
- (old) a person of literary talent; a celebrity (esp. a distinguished literary person having no official post)
- guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] (a type of zither); musical instrument in general
- to fear
- 庐 lú: 庐 lu2: hut庐 Lú: 庐 Lu2: surname Lu; Luzhou or Lu Prefecture 廬州|庐州[Lu2 Zhou1], a prefecture between the 6th and 13th centuries in present-day Anhui; Mount Lu 廬山|庐山[Lu2 Shan1] in Jiangxi Province
- office; bureau; (Taiwan pr. [shu4]) to sign; to arrange
- 冷 Lěng: 冷 Leng3: surname Leng冷 lěng: 冷 leng3: cold
- graduate; successful candidate in the imperial provincial examination
- to win; to gain
- reputation; declaration
- people (in general); people around the world; everyone
- road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]); (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization; (Daoism) the Way; the Dao; to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel); (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words); classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; (old) circuit (administrative division)
- enthralled; fascinated
- Paris, capital of France
- 派 pā: 派 pa1: used in 派司[pa1 si5]派 pài: 派 pai4: (literary) tributary; branch of a river; clique; school; group; faction; (bound form) style; manner; to send (a person or resource); to dispatch; to allocate (a resource or task); to appoint (sb); classifier for factions, groups etc; (preceded by 一[yi1]) classifier used in characterizing a scene, atmosphere, demeanor, sound, remark etc; (loanword) pi (Greek letter Π, π); the circular ratio 𝜋 = 3.14159...; (loanword) pie
- 昌 Chāng: 昌 Chang1: surname Chang昌 chāng: 昌 chang1: (bound form) prosperous; flourishing
- a sage; wise and holy man; virtuous ruler; Buddhist lama; wine
- and then; and thereby; and in turn
- to have no alternative; frustrated; exasperated; helpless; (conjunction) but unfortunately
- reality; actuality; real; actual; realistic; pragmatic; materialistic; self-interested
- unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to; indeed
- repeatedly; time and again
- to hit a wall; (fig.) to hit a brick wall; to hit a snag; to have the door slammed in one's face
- lit. twice then three times (idiom); fig. repeatedly; over and over again
- 宦 Huàn: 宦 Huan4: surname Huan宦 huàn: 宦 huan4: imperial official; court eunuch
- to sweep the floor; (fig.) (of one's reputation etc) to reach rock bottom; to be at an all-time low
- to arrive; to come
- to take office; to assume a post
- 山水 Shān shǔi: 山水 Shan1 shui3: Sansui, Japanese company山水 shān shǔi: 山水 shan1 shui3: water from a mountain; mountains and rivers; scenery; landscape
- 致 zhì: 致 zhi4: (bound form) fine; delicate; exquisite致 zhì: 致 zhi4: (literary) to send; to transmit; to convey; (bound form) to cause; to lead to; consequently
- heartfelt wish; inner voice; aspiration
- to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to harness (a river); to treat (a disease); to wipe out (a pest); to punish; to research
- 制 zhì: 制 zhi4: system; to control; to regulate制 zhì: 制 zhi4: to manufacture; to make
- to lift; to hold up; to cite; to enumerate; to act; to raise; to choose; to elect; act; move; deed
- 鹄 gǔ: 鹄 gu3: center or bull's eye of an archery target (old); goal; target鹄 hú: 鹄 hu2: swan
- Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄; Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897; Korea, esp. South Korea 大韓民國|大韩民国; surname Han
- 柳 lǐu: 柳 liu3: willow柳 Lǐu: 柳 Liu3: surname Liu