Vocabulary: 邯郸记
- to put in an important position
- Chinese olive; olive
- tenfold; ten times (sth)
- (literary) pen; fold (for livestock); prison; jail; firm; secure; fast
- sin; offense
- scalp
- shank (the leg from knee to ankle); leg (from hip to ankle); (horse anatomy) pastern
- shuffle
- refugee
- a piece; a chunk; (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as 這|这[zhe4]) aspect; area; dimension (Example: 情感這一塊|情感这一块[qing2 gan3 zhe4 yi1 kuai4] "the emotional aspect (of it)"); (coll.) one yuan; a dollar; together; in the same place; in company
- gall bladder; courage; guts; gall; inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos)
- flesh lacerated from corporal punishment (idiom)
- 烙 lùo: 烙 luo4: used in 炮烙[pao2 luo4]烙 lào: 烙 lao4: to brand; to iron; to bake (in a pan)
- a unit of length; inch; thumb
- 嵌 kǎn: 嵌 kan3: see 赤嵌樓|赤嵌楼[Chi4 kan3 lou2]嵌 qiàn: 嵌 qian4: to inlay; to embed; Taiwan pr. [qian1]
- family matters; domestic affairs; housework
- 缄 jiān: 缄 jian1: (wooden) box; cup; letter缄 jiān: 缄 jian1: letters; to close; to seal
- exceedingly; hundred percent; everything and more
- sharp instrument for digging
- pincers; pliers; tongs; claw (of animal); to grasp with pincers; to pinch; to clamp; to restrain; to restrict; to gag
- to heat; to scorch
- latch of door; seal
- court dress in former times
- rain and dew; (fig.) favor; grace
- sea breeze
- grand; magnificent; stately; majestic appearance
- angel
- outside horses of a team of 4
- to report to one's superiors; to appear in the news; to reply to a letter
- see 老頭子|老头子[lao3 tou2 zi5]
- to worship; to make customary deferences to; a pilgrimage
- 咨 zī: 咨 zi1: used in 咨文[zi1 wen2]; used in 咨嗟[zi1 jie1]咨 zī: 咨 zi1: (bound form) to consult; to seek advice; to take counsel
- marquis
- military leadership; military power
- lit. execute sb first, then report to the emperor (idiom); fig. to act first and report later; to take action without prior approval
- Chinese peony (Paeonia lactiflora); common herbaceous peony; peony used in TCM
- 沾 zhān: 沾 zhan1: to moisten; to be infected by; to receive benefit or advantage through a contact; to touch沾 zhān: 沾 zhan1: to moisten