Vocabulary: 历史的尘埃
- the world; this world; the world of the living
- to clear a wild area for cultivation; to put under the plow
- farmland; cultivated land
- to mine; to open a seam
- to accumulate; to collect; to build up
- to add; to increase
- 掖 yè: 掖 ye4: to support by the arm; to help; to promote; at the side; also pr. [yi4]掖 yē: 掖 ye1: to tuck (into a pocket); to hide; to conceal
- to subside; subsidence
- 煞 shā: 煞 sha1: to terminate; to cut short; to bring to a stop; to squeeze; to tighten; to damage煞 shà: 煞 sha4: fiend; demon; very; (Tw) SARS (loanword)
- (literary) soul; mortal soul (i.e. attached to the body)
- frightened; terrified
- dirty; small-minded
- used in 齟齬|龃龉[ju3 yu3]
- to lecture on doctrine; to expound the wisdom of ancient sages; to preach; a sermon
- sudden; unexpected; abrupt; suddenly; Taiwan pr. [zou4]
- decree; ordinance
- wooden stick
- rhinoceros
- very few
- great scholar respected for learning and integrity
- to plate (with gold, silver etc); (prefix) -plated
- to die of old age; to die in one's bed at a ripe old age; (fig.) (of a structure or machine etc) to come to the end of its life
- to comfort; to console; to stroke; to caress; an old term for province or provincial governor
- great changes
- fried dough twist (crisp snack food made by deep-frying plaited dough); worn out or worn smooth (of clothes)
- to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while
- to worry helplessly
- tornado; hurricane; twister; cyclone
- 武 wǔ: 武 wu3: martial; military武 Wǔ: 武 Wu3: surname Wu
- head ornament (in former times); (literary) head; face; looks
- (idiom) to sweep everything before one; to be invincible
- continuous; unbroken; uninterrupted; extending forever into the distance (of mountain range, river etc)
- clear and bright; unclouded; clear and sonorous (voice); clear and lively (narrative)
- summit; apex; pinnacle (of one's career etc); peak (of a civilization etc)