| 尔来 | er3 lai2 | lately |
| 终南山 | zhong1 nan2 shan1 | also known as Taiyi Mountain |
| 上都 | shang4 du1 | Shangdu, also known as Xanadu, summer capital of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368) |
| 且休 | qie3 xiu1 | rest for now |
| 作辍 | zuo4 chuo4 | now working, now stopping |
| 全罗道 | quan2 luo2 dao4 | Truncated - click through for definition |
| 刀郎 | dao1 lang2 | Dolan, a people of the Tarim Basin, Xinjiang, also known as 多郎 |
| 包龙图 | bao1 long2 tu2 | Bao Longtu, Bao of the Dragon Image, fictional name used for Bao Zheng 包拯[Bao1 Zheng3] (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty |
| 却才 | que4 cai2 | just now |
| 反坫 | fan3 dian4 | earthern goblet stand also known as åž¿[xu4] (old) |
| 名重识暗 | ming2 zhong4 shi2 an4 | of great reputation but shallow in knowledge (idiom) |
| 啼笑皆非 | ti2 xiao4 jie1 fei1 | in a desperate state |
| 噶霏 | ga2 fei1 | old transliteration of coffee, now å’–å•¡ |