- to half rise out of one's chair (a polite gesture)
- too polite; overcourteous
- 裘 Qíu: 裘 Qiu2: surname Qiu裘 qíu: 裘 qiu2: fur; fur coat
- unit of length used in ancient times, equal to 7 or 8 Chinese feet 尺[chi3]
- memory (ability to retain information)
- see 湖南省[Hu2 nan2 Sheng3]
- Hubei and Hunan provinces (a Ming dynasty province)
- what for?; what's the reason?
- younger generation
- to be able to use; useable; to have a use for; (in a question) to be necessary to
- to serve (in some capacity); to work for
- beard; mustache or whiskers; facial hair; CL:撮[zuo3],根[gen1]; (coll.) bandit
- at worst; if worst comes to worst; (usu. in the negative) serious; alarming
- quiet; peaceful; calm
- evening; night
- malice; evil intention
- evil spirit; devil
- to show up; present (at the scene)
- to keep an appointment
- to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)
- to invite; invitation; CL:個|个[ge4]
- even if; even though
- also
- ordinary person
- providential good luck; a narrow escape
- bedroom; CL:間|间[jian1]
- bustling with noise and excitement; lively
- 照应 zhào yìng: 照应 zhao4 ying4: to correlate with; to correspond to照应 zhào ying: 照应 zhao4 ying5: to look after; to take care of; to attend to
- a scoundrel; a bad chap
- 担 dàn: 担 dan4: picul (100 catties, 50 kg); two buckets full; carrying pole and its load; classifier for loads carried on a shoulder pole担 dān: 担 dan1: to undertake; to carry; to shoulder; to take responsibility
- one's employment; business; matter that needs to be settled; (northern dialect) (of a person) demanding; trying; troublesome; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]
- Wang Xizhi (303-361), famous calligrapher of Eastern Jin, known as the sage of calligraphy 書聖|书圣
- Zhong Yao (151-230), minister of Cao Wei 曹魏[Cao2 Wei4] and noted calligrapher, said to have developed the regular script 楷書|楷书[kai3 shu1]
- connoisseur; expert; veteran