| 主席台 | zhu3 xi2 tai2 | platform |
| 义演 | yi4 yan3 | charity show |
| 争利 | zheng1 li4 | struggle for profit |
| 从良 | cong2 liang2 | to make a turn for the better |
| 企望 | qi3 wang4 | to look forward to |
| 先行者 | xian1 xing2 zhe3 | forerunner |
| 再拜 | zai4 bai4 | to bow again |
| 凿 | zao3 | certain |
| 原先 | yuan2 xian1 | former |
| 发愤 | fa1 fen4 | to make a determined effort |
| 因小失大 | yin1 xiao3 shi1 da4 | to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom) |
| 基坑 | ji1 keng1 | foundation groove |
| 妾 | qie4 | concubine |