| 前沿 | qian2 yan2 | outpost |
| 剪切 | jian3 qie1 | to shear |
| 参议 | can1 yi4 | consultant |
| 常住 | chang2 zhu4 | long term resident |
| 抽查 | chou1 cha2 | random inspection |
| 演戏 | yan3 xi4 | to feign |
| 王莽 | wang2 mang3 | Wang Mang (45 BC-23 AD), usurped power and reigned 9-23 between the former and later Han |
| 景德镇 | jing3 de2 zhen4 | Jing De Zhen (a Chinese city in Jiang Xi 江西 province) |
| 炮台 | pao4 tai2 bao1 tai2 | fort |
| 蜕变 | tui4 bian4 | decay |
| 逃生 | tao2 sheng1 | to flee for one's life |
| 争霸 | zheng1 ba4 | a power struggle |
| 厚 | hou4 | kind |