| 书案 | shu1 an4 | writing desk |
| 兰谱 | lan2 pu3 | lit. directory of orchids |
| 册府元龟 | ce4 fu3 yuan2 gui1 | Truncated - click through for definition |
| 史臣 | shi3 chen2 | official in charge of public records |
| 唱碟 | chang4 die2 | LP |
| 地脉 | di4 mai4 | ley lines |
| 埋线 | mai2 xian4 | sunken cord (used in bookbinding) |
| 宋慈 | song4 ci2 | Song Ci (1186-1249), Southern Song lawyer, editor of Record of Washed Grievances 洗冤集錄洗冤集录 (1247), said to be the world's first legal forensic text |
| 按季 | an4 ji4 | quarterly |
| 挑三窝四 | tiao3 san1 wo1 si4 | to sow discord everywhere |
| 挑嘴 | tiao3 zui3 | picky about food |
| 据料 | ju4 liao4 | it is expected that... |
| 政审 | zheng4 shen3 | political investigation |