| 买帐 | mai3 zhang4 | to show respect for sb |
| 五帝 | wu3 di4 | the five kings |
| 仇外 | chou2 wai4 | xenophobia |
| 冒进 | mao4 jin4 | to advance prematurely |
| 出列 | chu1 lie4 | to step out of the ranks |
| 坚忍不拔 | jian1 ren3 bu4 ba2 | fortitude |
| 大有可为 | da4 you3 ke3 wei2 | with great prospects for the future (idiom) |
| 奏乐 | zou4 yue4 | to play a tune |
| 寄卖 | ji4 mai4 | to consign for sale |
| 寿礼 | shou4 li3 | birthday present for an old person |
| 巴不得 | ba1 bu4 de2 | avid |
| 幢 | chuang2 chuang2 | carriage curtain (old) |
| 张学良 | zhang1 xue2 liang2 | Zhang Xueliang (1901-2001) son of Fengtian clique warlord, then senior general for the Nationalists and subsequently for the People's Liberation Army |