| 甲申政变 | jia3 shen1 zheng4 bian4 | unsuccessful and bloody Korean palace coup in 1884 by westernisers against conservatives, crushed by Qing troops |
| 防木马 | fang2 mu4 ma3 | to protect against trojan horses |
| 欲加之罪，何患无词 | yu4 jia1 zhi1 zui4 he2 huan4 wu2 ci2 | also written æ…¾åŠ ä¹‹ç½ª,何患無è¾æ¬²åŠ 之罪,ä½•æ‚£æ— è¾ž |
| 无可无不可 | wu2 ke3 wu2 bu4 ke3 | indifferent |
| 来而不往非礼也 | lai2 er2 bu4 wang3 fei1 li3 ye3 | to respond in kind |
| 背倚 | bei4 yi3 | to lean against |
| 跑票 | pao3 piao4 | to vote against the party line |