| 追本穷源 | zhui1 ben3 qiong2 yuan2 | to trace sth back to its origin |
| 追赠 | zhui1 zeng4 | to give to the departed |
| 遗男 | yi2 nan2 | orphan |
| 遗腹子 | yi2 fu4 zi3 | posthumous child |
| 遭逢 | zao1 feng2 | to encounter (sth unpleasant) |
| 钻空子 | zuan1 kong4 zi5 | to look for loopholes |
| 闻悉 | wen2 xi1 | to hear (about sth) |
| 隐衷 | yin3 zhong1 | a secret |
| 难言之隐 | nan2 yan2 zhi1 yin3 | difficult topic |
| 集腋成裘 | ji2 ye4 cheng2 qiu2 | many a mickle makes a muckle |
| 静一静 | jing4 yi1 jing4 | calm down a bit |
| 靡不有初，鲜克有终 | mi3 bu4 you3 chu1 xian3 ke4 you3 zhong1 | don't start sth you can't handle |
| 顺导 | shun4 dao3 | to guide sth on its proper course |