- Kunqu opera, influential musical theater originating in Kunshan, Jiangsu province in Yuan times
- work (of art); opus; CL:部[bu4],篇[pian1]
- The Peony Pavilion (1598), play by Tang Xianzu 湯顯祖|汤显祖[Tang1 Xian3 zu3]
- apart from this; in addition to this
- Yuan Hongdao (1568-1610), Ming dynasty poet and travel writer
- best-seller; best-selling book; blockbuster
- author; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- Feng Menglong (1574-1646), late Ming dynasty novelist writing in colloquial (baihua), author of Stories Old and New 古今小說|古今小说[Gu3 jin1 Xiao3 shuo1]
- grass roots (lit. and fig.)
- person who writes articles - newspapers, magazines, blogs (informal); scribe; copyist; a talented writer of articles or of calligraphy
- one after another; in succession; one by one; continuously; diverse; in profusion; numerous and confused; pell-mell
- to strike a pose (Chinese opera); (fig.) to make a public appearance; to come out in public (revealing one's true personality, opinions etc); (of a product) to appear on the market or at a trade show etc
- to initiate; to start; to found
- brand new
- literature
- to be good at; to be adept at
- to plunder; to plagiarize
- to pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation); to pass (a test); by means of; through; via
- hut; small temple; nunnery
- 桂 Gùi: 桂 Gui4: surname Gui; abbr. for Guangxi Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guang3 xi1 Zhuang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]桂 gùi: 桂 gui4: cassia; laurel
- to comprehend; to apprehend; to become aware
- Buddhist monk
- to recommend; to introduce (from outside)
- for a moment; momentarily
- door; to close; whole
- island; CL:個|个[ge4],座[zuo4]
- to cause a sensation; to create a stir in (a place); commotion; controversy
- generally speaking
- 东西 dōng xī: 东西 dong1 xi1: east and west东西 dōng xi: 东西 dong1 xi5: thing; stuff; person; CL:個|个[ge4],件[jian4]
- short-term
- effect (scientific phenomenon)
- 比如 Bǐ rú: 比如 Bi3 ru2: see 比如縣|比如县[Bi3 ru2 Xian4]比如 bǐ rú: 比如 bi3 ru2: for example; for instance; such as
- rapid; quick; speed; rate; soon; almost; to make haste; clever; sharp (of knives or wits); forthright; plainspoken; gratified; pleased; pleasant
- (bound form) male; baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]
- South China Tiger
- 史 Shǐ: 史 Shi3: surname Shi史 shǐ: 史 shi3: history; annals; title of an official historian in ancient China
- 牛 níu: 牛 niu2: ox; cow; bull; CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2]; newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niu2 dun4]); (slang) awesome牛 Níu: 牛 Niu2: surname Niu
- householder who refuses to vacate his home despite pressure from property developers
- basically; on the whole
- 可 kě: 可 ke3: (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very; but; however可 kè: 可 ke4: used in 可汗[ke4 han2]
- 人家 rén jia: 人家 ren2 jia5: other people; sb else; he, she or they; I, me (referring to oneself as "one" or "people")人家 rén jiā: 人家 ren2 jia1: household; dwelling; family; sb else's house; household business; house of woman's husband-to-be; CL:戶|户[hu4],家[jia1]
- sensational effect; wild reaction
- to continue; to persist; to last; sustainable; preservation