Vocabulary: 父亲南怀瑾
- barren or uninhabited island; CL:個|个[ge4],座[zuo4]
- to return to the capital
- just before parting
- (idiom) to spare no effort; to do one's utmost
- commune; private discussion
- trivial matter; a piece of cake
- (idiom) a short time; a little while
- to inform by telegraph, telephone etc
- to negotiate; negotiation; talks; conference; CL:個|个[ge4]
- urgent; pressing
- to inspire; to incite
- to discuss matters of vital importance
- to return to
- to attend (a banquet etc) to keep a chief guest company
- lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. to turn from passive to active behavior
- (sign hung in a shop) prices fixed – no bargaining (old); having things decided by the will of a single individual; autocratic rule; (contrasted with 群言堂[qun2 yan2 tang2])
- internal affairs (of a country)
- president (of a country); CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2],屆|届[jie4]
- official residence
- to restart (a machine etc); to reactivate (a postponed project etc)
- to seize power; to conquer the world; to establish and expand a business; to carve out a career for oneself
- to brag about; to flaunt
- opponent; rival; competitor; (well-matched) adversary; match
- to step across; to stride over; to straddle; to span
- Mainland Affairs Council (Taiwan), abbr. for 大陸委員會|大陆委员会
- Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF), semi-official organization established by the ROC government in Taiwan
- unilateral
- hostile; enemy (factions); combative
- to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work
- to meet; to run into (sb); to get together (with sb)
- politics and the economy (from 政治[zheng4 zhi4] and 經濟|经济[jing1 ji4]); political and economic