- to choose
- Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
- 农 Nóng: 农 Nong2: surname Nong农 nóng: 农 nong2: (bound form) agriculture
- 商 shāng: 商 shang1: commerce; merchant; dealer; to consult; 2nd note in pentatonic scale; quotient (as in 智商[zhi4 shang1], intelligence quotient)商 Shāng: 商 Shang1: Shang Dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC); surname Shang
- mold; mildew; to become moldy
- poor; impoverished
- to press into service; to impress; to commandeer
- poor people; the poor
- see 宛城區|宛城区[Wan3 cheng2 Qu1]
- to offer; to give (as tribute); to devote (one's life); to sacrifice (oneself)
- to waste; to spend; to consume; to squander
- song (CL:首[shou3],支[zhi1]); (bound form) to sing
- 贡 gòng: 贡 gong4: to offer tribute; tribute; gifts贡 Gòng: 贡 Gong4: surname Gong
- (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊)
- foam; suds
- ocher
- now; the present time; current; contemporary; this (day, year etc)
- good horse; valiant
- not very; not particularly
- to seep; to ooze; to horrify
- to discuss; to have a chat
- noodles
- not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected; not batting an eyelid
- sparse; scattered; rare; uncommon; diluted; thin; watery; (bound form) sth liquid or of thin consistency (as in 綠豆稀|绿豆稀[lu : 4 dou4 xi1] "sweet mung bean soup"); (bound form) totally; extremely (used with negative attributes, as in 稀糟[xi1 zao1] "utterly ruined")
- 哩 li: 哩 li5: (modal final particle similar to 呢[ne5] or 啦[la5])哩 lǐ: 哩 li3: mile
- (onom.) sound of snoring, wheezing or (cat's) purring
- 参 shēn: 参 shen1: ginseng; one of the 28 constellations参 cēn: 参 cen1: used in 參差|参差[cen1 ci1]参 cān: 参 can1: to take part in; to participate; to join; to attend; to counsel; unequal; varied; irregular; uneven; not uniform; abbr. for 參議院|参议院 Senate, Upper House
- 密宗 mì zōng: 密宗 mi4 zong1: tantra密宗 Mì zōng: 密宗 Mi4 zong1: Vajrayana; Tantric Buddhism
- famous
- southwest
- dark road; unlawful activities (contrasted with 白道[bai2 dao4]); the underworld; criminal gangs
- see 山西省[Shan1 xi1 Sheng3]
- brutal bandit; ferocious criminal
- rank and file member of an outlaw gang; (fig.) underling; minion; small fry
- lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom); fig. to kill people like flies
- boss; gang leader