Vocabulary
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| 有何 有何 | what is there | |
| 凶险 兇險 | dangerous; ruthless; treacherous | |
| 苍茫 蒼茫 | boundless; vast; hazy (distant horizon) | |
| 前途未卜 前途未卜 | hanging in the balance; the future is hard to forecast; ¿Qué serà?; who knows what the future holds? | |
| 护佑 護佑 | to bless and protect; to protect | |
| 冤屈 冤屈 | to treat unjustly; an injustice | |
| 作答 作答 | to answer; to respond | |
| 听命 聽命 | to obey an order; to take orders; to accept a state of affairs | |
| 无名之辈 無名之輩 | unknown person; nobody | |
| 惨烈 慘烈 | bitter; desperate | |
| 依稀 依稀 | vaguely; dimly; probably; very likely | |
| 狼烟 狼煙 | smoke signal indicating the presence of hostile forces | |
| 鸿雁 鴻雁 | (bird species of China) swan goose (Anser cygnoides) | |
| 郁结 鬱結 | to suffer from pent-up frustrations; mental knot; emotional issue | |
| 休沐 休沐 | (literary) a regular day off granted to officials in ancient times, for "rest and bathing" | |
| 清点 清點 | to check; to make inventory | |
| 丹砂 丹砂 | cinnabar | |
| 麒麟 麒麟 | (Chinese mythology) qilin; (old) giraffe | |
| 官制 官制 | the civil service system; the bureaucratic system | |
| 岂不 豈不 | how couldn't...?; wouldn't it...? | |
| 禀告 稟告 | to report (to one's superior) | |
| 祭典 祭典 | sacrificial ceremony; religious festival | |
| 诸事 諸事 | everything; every matter | |
| 繁杂 繁雜 | many; diverse | |
| 陛下 陛下 | Your Majesty | |
| 风寒 風寒 | cold (TCM) | |
| 身外之物 身外之物 | mere worldly possessions | |
| 传讯 傳訊 | to summon (a witness); to subpoena | |
| 进宫 進宮 | to enter the emperor's palace; (slang) to go to jail | |
| 暴涨 暴漲 | to increase sharply; to rise dramatically | |
| 户部尚书 戶部尚書 | Minister of Revenue (from the Han dynasty onwards) | |
| 菜园 菜園 | vegetable garden | |
| 贩子 販子 | trafficker; dealer; monger; peddler | |
| 打探 打探 | to make discreet inquiries; to scout out | |
| 警觉 警覺 | to be on guard; alert; vigilance; alertness | |
| 祭礼 祭禮 | sacrificial offerings; worship; religious rite | |
| 红姑娘 紅姑娘 | Chinese lantern plant; winter cherry; strawberry ground-cherry; Physalis alkekengi | |
| 素日 素日 | usually | |
| 往年 往年 | in former years; in previous years | |
| 时节 時節 | season; time | |
| 一行 一行 | party; delegation | |
| 大批 大批 | large quantities of | |
| 多半 多半 | most; mostly; most likely | |
| 谦虚 謙虛 | modest; self-effacing; to make modest remarks | |
| 不至于 不至於 | unlikely to go so far as to; not as bad as | |
| 处处 處處 | everywhere; in all respects | |
| 寺 寺 | Buddhist temple; mosque; government office (old) | |
| 墓 墓 | grave; tomb; mausoleum | |
| 杂 雜 | variant of 杂 | |
| 渡 渡 | to cross; to pass through; to ferry |