- to make sth difficult; to create obstacles
- to be studying (at a school or research institute)
- Confucius (551-479 BC), Chinese thinker and social philosopher, also known as 孔子[Kong3 zi3]
- to muddle through; to fob sb off; to beat around the bush; to dodge
- 吾 Wú: 吾 Wu2: surname Wu吾 wú: 吾 wu2: (old) I; my
- 倘 cháng: 倘 chang2: used in 倘佯[chang2 yang2]倘 tǎng: 倘 tang3: if; supposing; in case
- 中式 Zhōng shì: 中式 Zhong1 shi4: Chinese style中式 zhòng shì: 中式 zhong4 shi4: to pass the imperial examinations
- to answer a riddle; to guess (i.e. form an opinion without much evidence)
- Six Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], Book of History 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], Book of Rites 儀禮|仪礼[Yi2 li3], the lost Book of Music 樂經|乐经[Yue4 jing1], Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chun1 qiu1]
- to accumulate; to hold in store; to contain; to gather together; to collect; depth; inner strength; profundity
- all; to have; to possess; to own
- to wait until; until
- (idiom) true colors; true features; original appearance
- 否 fǒu: 否 fou3: to negate; to deny; not否 pǐ: 否 pi3: clogged; evil
- 辛 Xīn: 辛 Xin1: surname Xin辛 xīn: 辛 xin1: (of taste) hot or pungent; hard; laborious; suffering; eighth in order; eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; letter "H" or Roman "VIII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; ancient Chinese compass point: 285°; octa
- bed; couch (furniture that one can lie down on) (CL:張|张[zhang1]); bed; bottom (of rivers, oceans, gardens etc); frame; chassis; classifier for blankets, quilts etc
- eight year H8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1991 or 2051
- top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system); see 榜眼[bang3 yan3] and 探花[tan4 hua1]; top scorer in college entrance examination 高考[gao1 kao3]; (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field; leading light
- branch of study; administrative section; division; field; branch; stage directions; family (taxonomy); rules; laws; to mete out (punishment); to levy (taxes etc); to fine sb; CL:個|个[ge4]
- letter puzzle
- morning
- see 不假思索[bu4 jia3 si1 suo3]
- palm tree
- tree leaves
- to supply the answering phrase
- without authority; to usurp; to arrogate to oneself; to monopolize; expert in; to be good at
- 场 cháng: 场 chang2: threshing floor; classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout场 chǎng: 场 chang3: large place used for a specific purpose; stage; scene (of a play); classifier for sporting or recreational activities; classifier for number of exams
- cloister; temple; monastery; CL:座[zuo4]
- see 荷塘區|荷塘区[He2 tang2 Qu1]