Vocabulary: 父亲南怀瑾
- dukes or princes who rule a part of the country under the emperor; local rulers
- absolutely safe; surefire; thorough
- great wide world; marvelously diverse world; (Buddhism) cosmos (abbr. for 三千大千世界[san1 qian1 da4 qian1 shi4 jie4])
- to draw up; to draft; to formulate
- hardworking; assiduous
- reason; cause
- to share the same interests (idiom); to be closely related; to be in the same boat
- to have a preference for; to fancy; to choose after consideration; to settle on
- forty-eighth year H12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1971 or 2031; cf 辛亥革命[Xin1 hai4 Ge2 ming4], Xinhai Revolution of 1911
- activity center; CL:處|处[chu4]
- to crane one's neck; to await eagerly; to lead; to show the way
- effect; result
- surname Yan
- seal (of office); seal script (a calligraphic style); the small seal 小篆 and great seal 大篆; writing in seal script
- truth, goodness and beauty
- (coll.) sb new to a particular subject; rookie; beginner; newbie
- Zhanghua or Changhua County in west Taiwan
- to recommend (for admission to school)
- booking; reservation; to book; to make an appointment
- privilege; favorable (terms); preferential (treatment); discount (price)
- (manufacturing, production etc) costs
- to cut the price; to drive down the price; to get cheaper
- to be puzzled; hard to understand; unintelligible; incomprehensible
- to appreciate (in value); to increase in price
- to sell poorly; unmarketable; slow-moving (product, inventory etc)
- to draw; to derive; to absorb
- to offer respectfully; to consecrate; to dedicate; to devote
- to benefit (from sth)
- (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
- nutrition; nourishment; CL:種|种[zhong3]
- class meeting (in schools)
- to occupy