遐荒 | xia2 huang1 | out-of-the-way places |
道德经 | dao4 de2 jing1 | the Book of Dao by Laozi or Lao-Tze, the sacred text of Daoism |
遥观 | yao2 guan1 | to look into the distance |
那您能 | na4 nin2 neng2 | then can you |
那我告儿你 | na4 gao4 er5 ni3 | then I'll tell you |
邹衍 | zou1 yan3 | Zou Yan (305-240 BC), founder of the School of Yin-Yang of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) |
郡治 | jun4 zhi4 | seat of the principal county magistrate in Imperial China |
酌收 | zhuo2 shou1 | to collect (items) as appropriate |
酌满 | zhuo2 man3 | to fill up (a wine glass) to the brim |
酒到杯干 | jiu3 dao4 bei1 gan1 | as soon as the wine is poured the glass is dry |
酒言酒语 | jiu3 yan2 jiu3 yu3 | words spoken under the influence of alcohol (idiom) |
释厄传 | shi4 e4 chuan2 | a story about liberation from the hardships of mortal existence |
重蹈覆辙 | chong2 dao3 fu4 zhe2 | to repeat a disastrous policy |