Kamus Bahasa Mandarin

(bird species of China) dusky warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus)

long lance

wink; twinkle; very short time

member country

anti-Qing revolutionary party set up in 1904 under Cai Yuanpei 蔡元培[Cai4 Yuan2 pei2]; aka 復古會|复古会[Fu4 gu3 hui4]

Shan County or Shanxian, a county in Heze City 菏澤市|菏泽市[He2 ze2 Shi4], Shandong

Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274), Italian Catholic priest in the Dominican Order, philosopher and theologian in the scholastic tradition

woods; grove; forest

see 草菅人命[cao3 jian1 ren2 ming4]

pouch hung from belt

minister of ceremonies in imperial China

sincere (in friendship); cordial

Luonan, a county in Shangluo City 商洛市[Shang1 luo4 Shi4], Shaanxi

to grab; to snatch up; variant of 焯[chao1]

rose acacia (Robinia hispida, a false acacia)

Jiangcheng Hani and Yi autonomous county in Pu'er 普洱[Pu3 er3], Yunnan

to play tricks; to deceive

Examination Yuan, the qualification and appointment board under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan; exam board

refurbishment; renovation

sky

to sway; to shake; to wander about

to split sth into two (idiom)

friendly affection; fraternal love

wisps of blood; visible veins; (of eyes) bloodshot