| 嫌肥挑瘦 | xian2 fei2 tiao1 shou4 | to choose sth over another to suit one's own convenience |
| 审谛 | shen3 di4 | to examine |
| 寄顿 | ji4 dun4 | to leave sth with sb |
| 尊尚 | zun1 shang4 | to value highly |
| 少成多 | shao3 cheng2 duo1 | many a mickle makes a muckle |
| 巴前算后 | ba1 qian2 suan4 hou4 | to consider repeatedly |
| 幸事 | xing4 shi4 | sth fortunate |
| 庙号 | miao4 hao4 | temple name of a deceased Chinese emperor |
| 康生 | kang1 sheng1 | Kang Sheng (1896-1975), Chinese communist leader, a politburo member during the Cultural Revolution and posthumously blamed for some of its excesses |
| 延颈企踵 | yan2 jing3 qi3 zhong3 | fig. to yearn for sth |
| 异焉 | yi4 yan1 | feeling surprised at sth |
| 张志新 | zhang1 zhi4 xin1 | Truncated - click through for definition |
| 得意扬扬 | de2 yi4 yang2 yang2 | proudly |