| 有两下子 | you3 liang3 xia4 zi5 | to have real skill |
| 望而兴叹 | wang4 er2 xing1 tan4 | to look and sigh |
| 汉沽区 | han4 gu1 qu1 | (N) Hangu (area in Tianjin) |
| 生物伦琴当量 | sheng1 wu4 lun2 qin2 dang1 liang4 | Mammal) |
| 窍门儿 | qiao4 men2 er2 | a trick |
| 籓 | | big winnow basket |
| 这阵子 | zhe4 zhen4 zi5 | now |
| 鋍 | bo2 | variant of 鈸钹[bo2], cymbals |
| 雪中送炭 | xue3 zhong1 song4 tan4 | fig. timely help |
| 雪压 | xue3 ya1 | weight of snow |
| 包青天 | bao1 qing1 tian1 | Bao Qingtian, fictional nickname of Bao Zheng 包拯[Bao1 Zheng3] (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty |
| 后日 | hou4 ri4 | henceforth |
| 唐明皇 | tang2 ming2 huang2 | Emperor Ming of Tang (685-762), also known as Emperor Xuanzong of Tang å”玄宗[Tang2 Xuan2 zong1], reigned 712-756 |