Vocabulary: 邯郸记
- power; authority
- (idiom) to act as accomplice to a villain; to assist in wrongdoing
- in a row; in succession; running
- natural instincts; nature; inherent quality
- to mistreat; to maltreat; to abuse; mistreatment; maltreatment
- pleased; elated
- to be afraid; to be scared
- lit. to settle accounts after autumn (idiom); fig. to settle scores at an opportune time
- unstable; erratic; changeable; fickle
- features, face (esp. derogatorily); look; appearance; countenance
- to switch from arrogance to deference (idiom)
- to contain; including
- lit. four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom); fig. to achieve much with little effort
- lit. a vile character flourishes (idiom); fig. an inferior person gets into a position of power, becoming conceited and arrogant
- concrete; specific; detailed
- to tell; to instruct; to command
- good and honest; kindhearted
- adorable; cute; lovely
- Ministry of Works (in imperial China)
- residence of a noble; top candidate in the imperial examinations
- memorial arch
- Lu Ban, legendary master craftsman, called the father of Chinese carpentry
- inked line; carpenter's straight line marker (an inked cord stretched tight then lowered onto timber)
- tall building; high shelf
- gold and jade; precious
- longevity; venerable age; your venerable age?
- drinking party with female entertainers
- lit. their number cannot be counted (idiom); fig. countless; innumerable
- stable; barn
- perimeter; range; (within) a radius of ...
- delicate; graceful
- dragon in flight; (fig.) (literary) person at the height of success
- upstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread
- everybody; all (guests, colleagues etc); all of you
- son of an official; son of nobility; your son (honorific)
- steelyard balance; Roman balance; CL:臺|台[tai2]