| 失盗 | shi1 dao4 | robbed |
| 宋太祖 | song4 tai4 zu3 | Emperor Taizu of Song, posthumous title of the founding Song emperor Zhao Kuangyin 趙匡胤赵匡胤 (927-976), reigned from 960 |
| 定作 | ding4 zuo4 | to have sth made to order |
| 心心相印 | xin1 xin1 xiang1 yin4 | a kindred spirit |
| 折变 | zhe2 bian4 | to sell off sth |
| 拾芥 | shi2 jie4 | a piece of cake |
| 故弄玄虚 | gu4 nong4 xuan2 xu1 | deliberately mystifying |
| 材质 | cai2 zhi4 | texture of timber |
| 死心塌地 | si3 xin1 ta1 di4 | unswerving |
| 爆料 | bao4 liao4 | to tip off |
| 留待 | liu2 dai4 | to leave sth for later |
| 试金石 | shi4 jin1 shi2 | touchstone |
| 遗诏 | yi2 zhao4 | posthumous edict (of former emperor) |