- (idiom) (of enemies) cannot live under the same sky; absolutely irreconcilable
- soldier; servant; to finish; to die; finally; at last; pawn in Chinese chess
- 公道 gōng dao: 公道 gong1 dao5: fair; equitable公道 gōng dào: 公道 gong1 dao4: justice; fairness; public highway
- perhaps; maybe
- to arrive late
- to play truant; to cut classes
- lit. not an inch of steel (idiom); unarmed and defenseless
- to impeach
- ripple; tearful
- to flash through (one's mind); to dodge (away from pursuers)
- to exist; to survive
- lit. chickens flying and dogs jumping (idiom); fig. in chaos; in disarray
- not to see; not to meet; to have disappeared; to be missing
- then (as in "the then chairman")
- conspicuous; eye-catching; glamorous
- big shot (leading some field or group); godfather (in an organization)
- middle-ranking
- to do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it
- in full swing (idiom); (in a) frenzy; buzzing with activity
- lit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries; two parties cannot coexist
- smooth and evasive; slick and sly
- individuality; personality
- (literary) to urge sb (to eat or drink)
- clear; conspicuous; manifest
- hour; CL:個|个[ge4]
- Guwen Guanzhi, an anthology of essays written in Literary Chinese, compiled and edited by Wu Chucai and Wu Diaohou of Qing dynasty
- abundant; plentiful
- Su Xun (1009-1066), Song essayist, one of the Three Su's 三蘇|三苏[San1 Su1] and also one of Eight Giants 唐宋八大家[Tang2 Song4 ba1 da4 jia1]
- 倾倒 qīng dào: 倾倒 qing1 dao4: to dump; to pour out; to empty out倾倒 qīng dǎo: 倾倒 qing1 dao3: to topple over; to fall over; to greatly admire; to prostrate oneself before
- to understand; to know; to comprehend
- surface; face; outside; appearance
- gentle and reserved; soft; feminine
- (voice, music) suave; mellow; (speech) indirect; tactful
- actually; in fact
- remarkable or peculiar piece of writing
- choice of words; wording; phraseology; term
- tactful; euphemistic; (of voice etc) suave; soft
- words; expression; what one says
- harmonious; harmony; (euphemism) to censor
- (idiom) to avoid mentioning