Vocabulary: 历史的尘埃
- exquisite; fine and delicate (usu. of works of art)
- territory
- (idiom) inevitable; unavoidable
- lit. defeated, the ground blanketed with bodies (idiom); fig. to suffer a crushing defeat
- all levels of society; the imperial court and the ordinary people
- to look upon as; to regard as
- war situation
- condition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification; situation; state; condition; CL:個|个[ge4]
- dying (from illness); facing death; on one's deathbed
- not so good; not too well
- cannon fodder
- to be deadlocked
- foreshadowing (literary device); foretaste of material to come (in an essay or story)
- to change shape in a single shake; fig. to take on a new lease of life
- to promote (an idea or cause); to advance; boost
- masterly; subtle and clever (or artwork, writing etc)
- 皆大欢喜 Jiē dà huān xǐ: 皆大欢喜 Jie1 da4 huan1 xi3: As You Like It, comedy by Shakespeare皆大欢喜 jiē dà huān xǐ: 皆大欢喜 jie1 da4 huan1 xi3: to everyone's delight and satisfaction
- dissident; alien; outsider; non-self; others
- to eliminate; to remove; to exclude; to rule out
- foreground; vista; (future) prospects; perspective
- to investigate; to survey; to collate
- 称 chèn: 称 chen4: to fit; to match; to suit; (coll.) to have; to possess; Taiwan pr. [cheng4]称 chēng: 称 cheng1: to weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to praise
- stratagem; strategy; resourcefulness
- many and complicated; mired in minor details
- large and small; of all sizes
- around; from beginning to end; all around; front and rear
- to survey; to view broadly
- a sage; wise and holy man; virtuous ruler; Buddhist lama; wine
- to leak secrets
- suitable; appropriate
- see 一著不慎，滿盤皆輸|一着不慎，满盘皆输[yi1 zhao1 bu4 shen4 , man3 pan2 jie1 shu1]
- 居 Jū: 居 Ju1: surname Ju居 jū: 居 ju1: to reside; to be (in a certain position); to store up; to be at a standstill; residence; house; restaurant; classifier for bedrooms居 jī: 居 ji1: (archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting attitude
- to rotate; to circulate (cash, stock etc); turnover; circulation; cash flow
- lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom); fig. extremely cautious
- to guard against; to be vigilant; watch you don't (slip); Taiwan pr. [ti2 fang2]
- (idiom) stupid; muddle-headed
- army deserter
- to rise; to spring up; to burgeon; to be aroused; to come into vogue
- overall situation; the big picture