| 三顾茅庐 | san1 gu4 mao2 lu2 | lit. three humble visits to a thatched cottage |
| 不用客气 | bu4 yong4 ke4 qi5 | There is no need to stand on ceremonies. |
| 不能承受之重 | bu4 neng2 cheng2 shou4 zhi1 zhong4 | weight that cannot be borne |
| 东拉西扯 | dong1 la1 xi1 che3 | to ramble incoherently |
| 东茅草盖 | dong1 mao2 cao3 gai4 | thatched roof |
| 五七干校 | wu3 qi1 gan4 xiao4 | May 7 Cadre School (forcing educated people into re-education and peasant labor during Cultural Revolution) |
| 五七干部学校 | wu3 qi1 gan4 bu4 xue2 xiao4 | abbr. äº”ä¸ƒå¹¹æ ¡äº”ä¸ƒå¹²æ ¡ |
| 五口通商 | wu3 kou3 tong1 shang1 | Truncated - click through for definition |
| 五四爱国运动 | wu3 si4 ai4 guo2 yun4 dong4 | May Fourth Movement |
| 仅此而已 | jin3 ci3 er2 yi3 | that's all |
| 从那天起 | cong1 na4 tian1 qi3 | from that day on |
| 传播得那么远 | chuan2 bo1 de2 na4 me5 yuan3 | to spread that far |
| 但未必 | dan4 wei4 bi4 | but it is not the case that |