Vocabulary
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| 等闲之辈 等閒之輩 | (in the negative) (not) to be trifled with | |
| 千叮万嘱 千叮萬囑 | repeatedly urging; imploring over and over again | |
| 滴水 滴水 | water drop; dripping water | |
| 有心无力 有心無力 | willing but unable; the spirit is willing but the strength is lacking (idiom) | |
| 可敬 可敬 | venerable | |
| 徒劳 徒勞 | futile | |
| 奉天承运 奉天承運 | in accordance with the will of Heaven (idiom); opening phrase of imperial edicts | |
| 更名改姓 更名改姓 | to change one's name and surname (idiom); to take on a new identity | |
| 欲绝 欲絕 | heartbroken; inconsolable | |
| 事到临头 事到臨頭 | when things come to a head (idiom) | |
| 死讯 死訊 | news of sb's death | |
| 见招拆招 見招拆招 | to counter every move; to be full of tricks | |
| 颠倒是非 顛倒是非 | (idiom) to distort right and wrong; to deliberately mislead | |
| 拨弄 撥弄 | to move to and fro (with hand, foot, stick etc); to fiddle with; to stir up | |
| 不情愿 不情願 | unwilling | |
| 株连 株連 | to involve others (in a crime); guilt by association | |
| 患难见真情 患難見真情 | true sentiments are seen in hard times (idiom); you see who your true friends are when you go through tough times together; you see who your true friends are when you are in difficulties | |
| 受制于人 受制於人 | to be controlled by others (idiom); to be at someone's mercy | |
| 平心静气 平心靜氣 | calm and composed; even-tempered; to keep cool and collected (idiom) | |
| 不偏不倚 不偏不倚 | (idiom) even-handed; impartial; unbiased | |
| 人精 人精 | sophisticate; man with extensive experience; child prodigy; Wunderkind (i.e. brilliant child); spirit within a person (i.e. blood and essential breath 血氣|血气 of TCM) | |
| 诛灭 誅滅 | to wipe out; to exterminate | |
| 尊师重道 尊師重道 | to respect the teacher and value the teaching (idiom); to honor learning and one's mentors | |
| 钦赐 欽賜 | (of an emperor) to bestow | |
| 置气 置氣 | to get angry; to take offense | |
| 狂妄 狂妄 | egotistical; arrogant; brassy | |
| 顽疾 頑疾 | stubborn illness; chronic disease; fig. deep-seated problem; systemic issue | |
| 可欺 可欺 | gullible; easily bullied; weak | |
| 唇舌 唇舌 | argument; words; lips and tongue | |
| 恬不知耻 恬不知恥 | to have no sense of shame | |
| 情急之下 情急之下 | in a moment of desperation | |
| 依仗 依仗 | to count on; to rely on | |
| 銮驾 鑾駕 | imperial chariot | |
| 暴晒 暴曬 | (of the sun) to scorch; to expose to a scorching sun | |
| 寝食不安 寢食不安 | unable to eat or sleep in peace (idiom); deeply worried and restless | |
| 告老还乡 告老還鄉 | to retire on grounds of age and return to one's hometown (idiom) | |
| 惊惧 驚懼 | to be alarmed; to be terrified | |
| 夸赞 誇贊 | to praise; to speak highly of; to commend | |
| 隔绝 隔絕 | to cut off; to isolate; isolated (from the world) | |
| 悬而未决 懸而未決 | (idiom) pending a decision; hanging in the balance | |
| 辞世 辭世 | to die; to depart this life (euphemism); same as 去世 | |
| 柱石 柱石 | pillar | |
| 归附 歸附 | to realign one's allegiance (to another religion, ruler etc); to submit | |
| 始料未及 始料未及 | not expected at the outset (idiom); unforeseen; to be surprised by the turn of events | |
| 奉召 奉召 | to receive orders | |
| 祭酒 祭酒 | to offer a libation; person who performs the libation before a banquet; senior member of a profession; important government post in imperial China | |
| 谋面 謀面 | to meet | |
| 委以重任 委以重任 | (literary) to entrust (sb) with an important task | |
| 幕后黑手 幕後黑手 | malign agent who manipulates from behind the scenes; hidden hand | |
| 无功而返 無功而返 | to return without any achievement (idiom); to go home with one's tail between one's legs |