- literary circles
- 名家 Míng jiā: 名家 Ming2 jia1: School of Logicians of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), also called the School of Names名家 míng jiā: 名家 ming2 jia1: renowned expert; master (of an art or craft)
- 礼 Lǐ: 礼 Li3: surname Li; abbr. for 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Classic of Rites礼 lǐ: 礼 li3: gift; rite; ceremony; CL:份[fen4]; propriety; etiquette; courtesy
- novel; fiction; CL:本[ben3],部[bu4]
- translator (of writings)
- Lin Shu (1852-1924), writer and influential translator and adaptor of vast swathes of Western literature into Classical Chinese
- to establish; to found
- 倾倒 qīng dǎo: 倾倒 qing1 dao3: to topple over; to fall over; to greatly admire; to prostrate oneself before倾倒 qīng dào: 倾倒 qing1 dao4: to dump; to pour out; to empty out
- emperor; god; Hong Xiuquan's self-proclaimed title; see also 洪秀全[Hong2 Xiu4 quan2]
- to regard it as an honor (idiom)
- Saturday
- to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)
- to ask sb to leave; to show sb the door; to give a tenant notice to leave
- regular meeting
- Saturday
- Tuesday
- blind; groundlessly; foolishly; to no purpose
- successful candidate in the highest imperial civil service examination; palace graduate
- refers to academics employed as imperial secretaries from the Tang onwards, forming the Hanlin Imperial Academy 翰林院
- to recite poetry
- to write an essay; composition (student essay); CL:篇[pian1]
- to think of oneself as high and pure (idiom); smug and self-righteous; holier-than-thou
- apathetic; indifferent; unsympathetic
- position and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune
- toadying for personal gain; to curry favor; to study in great depth
- (literary) to seek; to find
- 缝 féng: 缝 feng2: to sew; to stitch缝 fèng: 缝 feng4: seam; crack; narrow slit; CL:道[dao4]
- 鞠 Jū: 鞠 Ju1: surname Ju鞠 jū: 鞠 ju1: to incline (one's torso); to bow; leather ball used in ancient times; (literary) to bring up; to rear; Taiwan pr. [ju2]
- store; shop; CL:家[jia1]
- 柜 jǔ: 柜 ju3: Salix multinervis柜 gùi: 柜 gui4: cupboard; cabinet; wardrobe
- shopkeeper
- to spend; to pay out; expenses; expenditure
- to audit and determine; to check and ratify; to appraise and decide; determination; on a deemed basis (taxation); to deem