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Qing -> The Scholars -> Examiner Zhou picks out true talent. Butcher Hu cuts up rough after good news -> 27

眾人大眼望小眼，一齊道：「原來新貴人歡喜瘋了。」	They all looked at each other in consternation, and said, 「The new honour has sent him off his head!」 His mother wailed, 「Aren't we out of luck!
老太太哭道：「怎生這樣苦命的事！	Why should passing an examination do this to him?
中了一個甚麼舉人，就得了這個拙病！這一瘋了，幾時纔得好？」娘子胡氏道：「早上好好出去，怎的就得了這樣的病！	Now he's mad, goodness knows when he'll get better.」「He was all right this morning when he went out,」 said his wife. 「What could have brought on this attack?
卻是如何是好？	What shall we do?
」眾鄰居勸道：「老太太不要心慌。我們而今且派兩個人跟定了范老爺。這裏眾人家裏拿些雞、蛋、酒、米，且管待了報子上的老爹們，再為商酌。」	」 The neighbours consoled them. 「Don't be upset,」 they said. 「We will send a couple of men to keep an eye on Mr. Fan. And we'll all bring wine and eggs and rice for these heralds. Then we can discuss what's to be done.」

Character	Composition	Variants	Reading	Meaning	Hanyu	Kangxi	Cihai
眾	目+6	衆𠂝𥅫𠱧众	zhòng ㄓㄨㄥˋ	masses, people, multitude, crowd	v4,p2917#04	p.807#15	p.951r1c02
人	人+0	𠔽亻	rén ㄖㄣˊ	Man, person. / Others, other people. / The people, ordinary men. / Talent, material. / [A man's] character. / Affairs of men, world of man. / Benevolence.	v1,p0101#10	p.91#01	p.80r2c01
大	大+0	𠘲	dà ㄉㄚˋ	Large, great. / Exceed, be greater than. / Venerate, treat as being great. / Many. / Thick, coarse. / Elder. / Respectful term of address. / Adverb expressing high level or broad range.	v1,p0520#01	p.248#01	p.342r3c03
			tài ㄊㄞˋ	Most (superlative). / Too much. / Peaceful, tranquil.
眼	目+6	𥃩	yǎn wěn ㄧㄢˇ ㄨㄣˇ	eye; eyelet, hole, opening	v4,p2488#04	p.807#11	p.950r4c03
望	月+7	朢𦣠	wàng ㄨㄤˋ	to look at, look forward; to hope, expect	v3,p2080#02	p.505#29	p.659r6c02
小	小+0		xiǎo ㄒㄧㄠˇ	Small. / Make small. / View as small. / Thin. / Insufficient. / Short (time), fleeting. / Young. / Slightly, somewhat. / Low level. / A person of low rank. / A person of bad moral character. / Humble term for oneself.	v1,p0560#12	p.296#18	p.438r2c01
一	一+0	弌壹	yī ㄧ	one; a, an; alone	v1,p0001#01	p.75#01	p.1r1c01
齊	齊+0	亝斉斋齋齐	qí ㄑㄧˊ	Orderly, uniform. / Together, along with. / Equal, the same. / Level, of equal height. / Regulate, put in order. / Order, command. / Complete, entire. / Very fast, nimble. / Limit, boundary. / To limit, to impose a boundary on. / Distinguish, separate. / Navel, bellybutton. / Central. / Swirl, vortex. / The pre-Qin state of Qi.	v7,p4783#01	p.1531#06	p.1569r4c01
			jī ㄐㄧ	Rise up, climb. / Preserved vegetables.
			jì ㄐㄧˋ	Blend, mix together, prepare (medicine). / Condiments. / Medicine. / Portion, dose. / Proportion of metal in an alloy.
			jiǎn ㄐㄧㄢˇ	Cut off.
			zhāi ㄓㄞ	Fast, abstain from meat, wine, etc. / Solemnity. / Dignified, respectful.
			zī ㄗ	Lower hem of an item of clothing. / Raise the lower part of the funeral dress.
道	辵+9	𨕥衟𡬹	dào ㄉㄠˋ	Road, path. / Journey. / Method. / Law, reason. / Doctrine, claim. / Skill, technique. / Principle, right way. / The Dao, the origin of all things in Daoism. / Speak, talk. / Take a course of action. / Take a course of action. / Rites paid to the spirit of roads. / Ancient administrative unit. / Daoism.	v6,p3864#01	p.1262#06	p.1326r3c02
			dǎo ㄉㄠˇ	Lead. / Flow smoothly.
原	厂+8	𠪥𨘡𠪰亰	yuán yuàn ㄩㄢˊ ㄩㄢˋ	source, origin, beginning	v1,p0074#09	p.162#03	p.229r4c03
來	人+6	來来徠耒	lái ㄌㄞˊ	Wheat. / Come, approach, draw near. / Return. / Incur, lead to. / Will, in the future. / Since, from some time until now. / Approximate number. / Particle: used when the object of a sentence is moved forward to emphasize the object. / Particle used to alter tempo. / Modal particle expressing suggestion or encouragement.	v1,p0141#08	p.101#16	p.102r1c01
			lài ㄌㄞˋ	See 勞來.
新	斤+9	𢀝	xīn ㄒㄧㄣ	new, recent, fresh, modern	v3,p2026#21	p.480#10	p.615r6c01
貴	貝+5	𡭙𧸋贵	guì ㄍㄨㄟˋ	expensive, costly, valuable	v6,p3632#09	p.1206#15	p.1271r6c01
歡	欠+18	驩𧆒懽欢	huān ㄏㄨㄢ	happy, pleased, glad; joy; to enjoy	v3,p2153#17	p.573#12	p.732r3c01
喜	口+9	憙憘𢐭歖	xǐ ㄒㄧˇ	like, love, enjoy; joyful thing	v1,p0649#02	p.199#05	p.283r6c03
瘋	疒+9	疯	fēng ㄈㄥ	crazy, insane, mentally ill	v4,p2686#01	p.776#20	p.922r3c03
了	亅+1	了	le liǎo ㄌㄜ· ㄌㄧㄠˇ	to finish; particle of completed action	v1,p0048#06	p.85#11	p.58r1c02
老	老+0	耂𠄰	lǎo ㄌㄠˇ	old, aged; experienced	v4,p2778#01	p.960#25	p.1077r3c03
太	大+1		tài ㄊㄞˋ	very, too, much; big; extreme	v1,p0524#01	p.248#10	p.354r5c01
哭	口+7		kū ㄎㄨ	weep, cry, wail	v1,p0629#02	p.190#25	p.276r1c03
怎	心+5		zěn ㄗㄣˇ	what? why? how?	v4,p2280#10	p.379#17	p.528r3c05
生	生+0	𤯓	shēng ㄕㄥ	life, living, lifetime; birth	v4,p2575#01	p.754#26	p.906r5c03
這	辵+7	这	zhè zhèi yàn ㄓㄜˋ ㄓㄟˋ ㄧㄢˋ	this, the, here	v6,p3844#05	p.1258#01	p.1317r2c01
樣	木+11	様样	yàng xiàng ㄧㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ	shape, form, pattern, style	v2,p1284#07	p.551#05	p.719r1c02
苦	艸+5		kǔ gǔ ㄎㄨˇ ㄍㄨˇ	bitter; hardship, suffering	v5,p3186#02	p.1023#16	p.1130r4c01
命	口+5		mìng ㄇㄧㄥˋ	Order, command. / Written order, commandment. / Send (on a mission), dispatch. / A (diplomatic) mission. / Force, make do. / Instruct, tell. / Gift given by a ruler to his ministers by rank. / Will of heaven. / Fate. / Life, lifespan. / Call, name, assign a name to. / Know for certain.	v1,p0604#11	p.183#18	p.266r6c01
的	白+3		de dí dì ㄉㄜ· ㄉㄧˊ ㄉㄧˋ	possessive, adjectival suffix	v4,p2644#16	p.786#07	p.735r3c04
事	亅+7	亊叓𠭏	shì ㄕˋ	Office, duty. / Job, career. / Things, affairs. / Accident, incident. / Engage (in), pursue. / Serve.	v1,p0023#03	p.85#24	p.58r3c02
中	丨+3	𠁧𠁩塚	zhōng zhòng ㄓㄨㄥㄓㄨㄥˋ	central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain	v1,p0028#10	p.79#03	p.37r4c02
個	人+8	个箇	gè gě ㄍㄜˋ ㄍㄜˇ	numerary adjunct, piece; single	v1,p0178#03	p.107#17	p.113r1c02
甚	甘+4	什𠯕𥱅	shén shí shèn ㄕㄣˊ ㄕˊ ㄕㄣˋ	great extent; considerably	v1,p0025#05	p.754#06	p.906r4c01
麼	麻+3	麽尛庅么	me mo mǒ ma ㄇㄜ· ㄇㄛ· ㄇㄛˇ ㄇㄚ·	interrogative final particle; insignificant, small, tiny	v7,p4724#03	p.1515#05	p.1553r2c01
舉	臼+10	擧㪯举	jǔ ㄐㄩˇ	raise, lift up; recommend	v5,p3041#08	p.1005#15	p.1114r3c01
就	尢+9		jiù ㄐㄧㄡˋ	just, simply; to come, go to; to approach, near	v1,p0555#11	p.299#05	p.445r1c05
得	彳+8	𢔶䙷𢔨	dé ㄉㄜˊ	Get, obtain. / Plunder. / Covet. / Success. / Fitting, appropriate. / Compatible. / Satisfied, pleased. / Possible, can. / Same as 「德(1)」 dé ㄉㄜˊ: Morals, morality. / Same as 「德(3)」 dé ㄉㄜˊ: Reward kindness, thank.	v2,p0828#03	p.367#31	p.513r6c02
拙	手+5	䂐	zhuó zhuō ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄓㄨㄛ	stupid, clumsy, crude; convention	v3,p1860#03	p.426#07	p.571r1c02
病	疒+5		bìng ㄅㄧㄥˋ	illness, sickness, disease	v4,p2664#13	p.772#06	p.920r5c02
幾	幺+9	𢆻𢆼几	jǐ jī ㄐㄧˇ ㄐㄧ	how many? how much?; a few, some	v2,p1095#08	p.342#14	p.486r2c02
時	日+6	旹时	shí ㄕˊ	Season. / Unit of time equal to two hours. / [The passage of] time. / Time, times. / Age, period, epoch. / Occasion, opportune moment. / On time. / Then, at that time. / Always, constantly. / Same as 「伺(1)」 sì ㄙˋ: Wait until, wait for (a chance).	v2,p1505#05	p.494#22	p.639r3c04
纔	糸+17	才	cái ㄘㄞˊ	talent, ability; just, only	v5,p3469#05	p.943#27	p.1063r1c04
好	女+3	𡥆𡚽𩐔	hǎo ㄏㄠˇ	Attractive appearance. / Wonderful, beautiful. / Healthy, fit. / Excellent. / Harmonious. / Complete. / In order to. / Adverb: very. / Adverb: many or long.	v2,p1028#01	p.255#11	p.378r1c03
			hào ㄏㄠˋ	Like, find pleasing. / Hole in a piece of jade or a coin..
娘	女+7	孃	niáng ㄋㄧㄤˊ	mother; young girl; woman; wife	v2,p1054#05	p.262#16	p.386r4c05
子	子+0	㜽𢀈𢀉𡐫𣕓只	zǐ ㄗˇ	Child, heir. Refers to both sons and daughters. / Love, charity. / Respectful term for a man. / People in general. / Fourth of the five levels of nobility. / First of the twelve earthly branches of the zodiac.	v2,p1006#06	p.277#01	p.395r1c01
胡	肉+5	楜衚鬍	hú ㄏㄨˊ	(Of animals) Tissue drooping down under the chin. / Neck. / Part of a weapon which hangs down. / Longevity. / Far, large. / Bearded. / What, why. / Arbitrary, unjustified. / The state of Hu. / Outsiders, foreigners. / Type of sacrificial vessel.	v3,p2056#08	p.979#12	p.1093r2c01
氏	氏+0	厥	shì zhī jīng ㄕˋ ㄓㄐㄧㄥ	clan, family; mister	v3,p2130#01	p.597#18	p.750r2c01
早	日+2		zǎo ㄗㄠˇ	early; soon; morning	v2,p1483#06	p.489#12	p.629r1c01
上	一+2	丄𠄞	shàng ㄕㄤˋ	top; superior, highest; go up, send up	v1,p0005#04	p.76#07	p.24r2c01
出	凵+3	岀	chū ㄔㄨ	Go out, exit. / Outside, without. / Take up a post. / Exile, banish. / Abandon (one's wife). / Free, release. / Give out, hand over. / Give, offer. / Send out, distribute. / Exceed. / Appear, emerge. / Create, make. / Produce, cause to grow. / Bear, give birth. / Origin, place of birth. / Part of an object which extends outwards. / Measure word: times, occurrences. / Measure word: section.	v1,p0307#08	p.135#11	p.172r1c01
去	厶+3		qù ㄑㄩˋ	Leave, go away from. / Send away. / Remove, get rid of. / Banish, discard. / Lose, cease to possess. / Distance, separation. / Previous, past. / Later, after.	v1,p0384#08	p.164#10	p.232r1c04
			jǔ ㄐㄩˇ	Collect, keep.
			qū ㄑㄩ	Expel.
卻	卩+7	却	què ㄑㄩㄝˋ	still, but; decline; retreat	v1,p0317#02	p.159#28	p.227r5c01
是	日+5	昰𣆞	shì ㄕˋ	Straight. / Right, correct. / Believe accurate, affirm. / Demonstrative pronoun: this. / Be (copula). / Auxiliary word, used after moving forward the object.	v2,p1497#05	p.493#26	p.639r1c01
如	女+3		rú ㄖㄨˊ	Go to. / According to, in accordance with. / Like, similar to. / As good as, comparable to. / Should. / Or, alternatively. / If, should it be the case. / As for, as regards. / Adjectival suffix.	v2,p1025#09	p.255#21	p.378r5c02
何	人+5		hé ㄏㄜˊ	Ask, enquire. / What. / Who, which one. / How, in what way. / Why, for what reason. / Where, in what place. / How much, to what extent.	v1,p0130#04	p.98#15	p.97r2c04
			hē ㄏㄜ	Criticize, condemn.
			hè ㄏㄜˋ	Carry on one's back. / Bear, carry a burden.
鄰	邑+12	隣厸邻	lín lìn ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄣˋ	neighbor; neighborhood	v6,p3797#11	p.1278#08	p.1347r5c02
居	尸+5	㞐㝒	jū ㄐㄩ	Sit down. / Wait. / Live, dwell. / Dwelling, residence. / Tomb. / Rank, position occupied. / Person occupying the rank of ruler. / Live peacefully. / Usually, normally. / Located in. / Defend (a post), guard (a region). / Remain behind to handle matters. / Have, possess. / Employ, implement. / Stop, rest, remain. / Store, stockpile. / Raise, rear (livestock). / Used before times expressing time elapsed: after.	v2,p0968#04	p.300#30	p.448r1c02
			jǔ ㄐㄩˇ	Movement, action.
			jù ㄐㄩˋ	Arrogant. / Straight. / Saw.
			jī ㄐㄧ	Modal particle expressing exclamation or questioning.
勸	力+18	勧劝	quàn ㄑㄩㄢˋ	recommend, advise, urge	v1,p0382#18	p.150#12	p.200r1c04
不	一+3	不𠀚𠙐	bù ㄅㄨˋ	Not have. / To not be. / Negational adverb, used before verbs, adjectives, etc. to indicate negation. / Negational adverb expressing prohibition: do not. / Negational adverb expressing rhetorical question: is not...?	v1,p0011#06	p.76#15	p.30r1c01
			fǒu ㄈㄡˇ	Same as 「否(1.2)」 fǒu ㄈㄡˇ: Adverb used together with an affirmative word, expressing its negative or opposite. / Same as 「否(1.3)」 fǒu ㄈㄡˇ: Adverb used at the end of a question to form a yes-no question.
			fū ㄈㄨ	Sepal of a flower.
			pī ㄆㄧ	Same as 「丕(1)」 pī ㄆㄧ: Large.
			bǐ ㄅㄧˇ	Show disdain for.
要	襾+3	𡢗𦥼𠾅	yāo ㄧㄠ	Waist. / Wear around the waist. / Restrict, constrain. / Intercept. / Invite, call upon. / Coerce, threaten. / Seek. / Seek to gain trust and favour. / End, put a stop to. / Confirm, verify.	v4,p2805#08	p.1128#16	p.1226r2c01
			yào ㄧㄠˋ	The key, the main point. / The important. / Summarize. / Ultimately, in the end. / Need, require. / Will, shall. / Desire, wish.
			yǎo ㄧㄠˇ	Same as 「騕」 yǎo ㄧㄠˇ: See "騕褭".
心	心+0	㣺忄	xīn ㄒㄧㄣ	heart; mind, intelligence; soul	v4,p2267#01	p.375#01	p.521r1c01
慌	心+10		huāng huǎng ㄏㄨㄤㄏㄨㄤˇ	nervous, panicky, frantic	v4,p2326#07	p.398#09	p.541r3c05
我	戈+3	𠨂𢦓𢦠	wǒ ㄨㄛˇ	First-person pronoun: I. / One's own side in general. / Expresses closeness. / Egoism, self-involvement.	v2,p1401#02	p.412#01	p.552r1c01
們	人+8	们	men ㄇㄣ·	adjunct pronoun indicate plural	v1,p0185#02	p.107#26	p.115r4c09
而	而+0		ér ㄦˊ	Whiskers. / Like, similar to. / Pronoun: you. / Pronoun: this, like this. / Connective: and, with. / Connective: and, then. / Connective: if, supposing. / Connective: yet, however. / Connective: therefore, hence. / Connective: expresses method or state. / Particle: of. / Expressive particle.	v4,p2810#01	p.961#18	p.1080r2c03
			néng ㄋㄥˊ	Same as 「能(3)」 néng ㄋㄥˊ: Able to, competent. / Same as 「能(2.1)」 néng ㄋㄥˊ: Ability, talent.
今	人+2		jīn ㄐㄧㄣ	now, today, modern era	v1,p0105#05	p.91#18	p.83r5c02
且	一+4	𠀇𠀃	qiě ㄑㄧㄝˇ	This. / Connective: both, also. / Connective: and. / Connective: not only that, furthermore. / Connective: or. / Connective: not only, even. / Connective: if. / Adverb: will. / Adverb: briefly. / Adverb: almost. / Particle used at the start of a sentence.	v1,p0015#05	p.77#07	p.34r6c02
			jū ㄐㄩ	Appearance of a great many. / Exclamation. / Alternative name for the sixth month.
			cú ㄘㄨˊ	Go.
派	水+6		pài mài bài pā ㄆㄞˋ ㄇㄞˋ ㄅㄞˋ ㄆㄚ	school of thought, sect, branch	v3,p1611#06	p.623#01	p.790r6c03
兩	入+6	両㒳两	liǎng liàng ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ	two, both, pair, couple; ounce	v1,p0024#02	p.126#13	p.145r6c02
跟	足+6		gēn ㄍㄣ	heel; to follow, accompany; with	v6,p3706#14	p.1224#14	p.1289r4c07
定	宀+5	㱏	dìng ㄉㄧㄥˋ	decide, settle, fix	v2,p0918#02	p.283#18	p.414r5c01
范	艸+5	範	fàn ㄈㄢˋ	surname; bee-like insect	v5,p3196#03	p.1026#01	p.1133r2c01
爺	父+9	𤕓爷	yé ㄧㄝˊ	father, grandfather	v3,p2040#07	p.690#11	p.864r3c04
裏	衣+7	里裏裡里	lǐ ㄌㄧˇ	inside, interior, within	v5,p3091#06	p.1117#04	p.1213r5c02
家	宀+7	傢宊𠖔𡩅𡧚	jiā jie gū ㄐㄧㄚㄐㄧㄝ· ㄍㄨ	house, home, residence; family	v2,p0930#15	p.286#17	p.420r1c02
拿	手+6	拏拏挐	ná ㄋㄚˊ	take, hold, grasp; bring; with	v3,p1864#03	p.429#01	p.575r3c07
些	二+5		xiē suò sā ㄒㄧㄝㄙㄨㄛˋ ㄙㄚ	little, few; rather, somewhat	v2,p1441#08	p.87#10	p.73r1c03
雞	隹+10	鷄鳮鸡	jī ㄐㄧ	chickens; domestic fowl	v6,p4105#02	p.1369#02	p.1443r6c01
蛋	虫+5	旦蜑	dàn ㄉㄢˋ	eggs; term of abuse	v4,p2845#18	p.1081#11	p.1188r4c03
酒	酉+3		jiǔ ㄐㄧㄡˇ	wine, spirits, liquor, alcoholic beverage	v6,p3574#02	p.1281#03	p.1349r6c03
米	米+0		mǐ ㄇㄧˇ	hulled or husked uncooked rice	v5,p3141#01	p.906#31	p.1024r4c01
管	竹+8	筦	guǎn ㄍㄨㄢˇ	pipe, tube, duct; woodwind music	v5,p2986#05	p.889#06	p.1016r3c02
待	彳+6		dài dāi ㄉㄞˋ ㄉㄞ	treat, entertain, receive; wait	v2,p0818#07	p.366#05	p.510r3c04
報	土+9	报	bào ㄅㄠˋ	report, tell, announce	v1,p0466#04	p.234#05	p.324r4c01
爹	父+6		diē ㄉㄧㄝ	father, daddy	v3,p2040#03	p.690#04	p.864r3c02
再	冂+4		zài ㄗㄞˋ	again, twice, re-	v1,p0018#01	p.129#08	p.164r5c05
為	火+5	爲为	wéi ㄨㄟˊ	Create, make. / Build, construct. / Do. / Plant, grow. / Govern. / Research, study. / Serve as. / Change into, become. / As, in the role of. / Count as, be considered as. / Called, named. / Expresses judgement: is. / Make, cause (to). / Have. / Take part in. / Write, author. / Connective: if. / Particle used in the middle of a sentence to move forward the object. / Modal particle used at the end of a sentence to express a rhetorical question.	v3,p2198#11	p.669#10	p.844r4c03
			wèi ㄨㄟˋ	Help, assist. / Preposition: for, on behalf of. / Preposition: by (passive). / Preposition: because of, due to. / Preposition: with, together with. / Connective: because. / Say. / False, fake.
商	口+8	𡅟𠾃𡂦𠿧𡃬𡄚𠹧𧶜	shāng ㄕㄤ	commerce, business, trade	v1,p0288#06	p.194#32	p.278r1c03
酌	酉+3		zhuó ㄓㄨㄛˊ	serve wine; feast; deliberate	v6,p3573#09	p.1280#07	p.1349r2c02

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