Vocabulary: 永夜君王
- to ask a price; to charge; (fig.) to attach conditions (in negotiations)
- lit. to destroy the bridge after crossing the river (idiom); fig. to abandon one's benefactor upon achieving one's goal
- family property; patrimony
- rear court; back garden; backyard (also fig.)
- to do tai chi; to practice kung-fu (or other martial art); to train (for dancing, acrobatics etc)
- excellent; superlative
- 削 xiāo: 削 xiao1: to peel with a knife; to pare; to cut (a ball at tennis etc)削 xuē: 削 xue1: to pare; to reduce; to remove; Taiwan pr. [xue4]
- (medicine) to puncture; to do a needle biopsy
- squeak
- 十一 Shí Yī: 十一 Shi2 Yi1: PRC National Day (October 1st)十一 shí yī: 十一 shi2 yi1: eleven; 11
- books; works
- fencing; sword-play
- repeatedly; time and time again
- simple; uncomplicated; letter; to choose; to select; bamboo strips used for writing (old)
- birthday (of an old person)
- full of joy (idiom); jubilation
- 寿 Shòu: 寿 Shou4: surname Shou寿 shòu: 寿 shou4: long life; old age; age; life; birthday; funerary
- senior ranking officer in Chinese army; senior colonel
- to take one's seat
- majestic presence; awe-inspiring manner
- to be at home; (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差[chu1 chai1]); (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 出家[chu1 jia1])
- to rise to power (in politics); to go on stage (in the theater)
- talent and learning; scholarship
- to attract people's affection; charming; delightful
- 绷 bēng: 绷 beng1: to draw tight; to stretch taut; to tack (with thread or pin); (bound form) embroidery hoop; (bound form) woven bed mat绷 běng: 绷 beng3: to have a taut face