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Qing -> The Scholars -> In which a monk invited to say masses is involved in a lawsuit, and a country gentleman out to raise money runs into trouble -> 7

fàn ㄈㄢˋ
surname; bee-like insect
ㄐㄩˇ
raise, lift up; recommend
rén ㄖㄣˊ
Man, person. / Others, other people. / The people, ordinary men. / Talent, material. / [A man's] character. / Affairs of men, world of man. / Benevolence.
yīn ㄧㄣ
cause, reason; by; because (of)
ㄇㄨˇ ㄇㄨˊ ㄨˇ ㄨˊ
mother; female elders; female
qīn ㄑㄧㄣ
Parents. / Relatives. / Love, favour. / Close, intimate. / Contact, touch. / Personally. / Do oneself.
zuò ㄗㄨㄛˋ
work, make; act
ㄈㄛˊ ㄈㄨˊ
Buddha; of Buddhism; merciful person; Buddhist image; the dead (Jap.)
shì ㄕˋ
Office, duty. / Job, career. / Things, affairs. / Accident, incident. / Engage (in), pursue. / Serve.
huò huó ㄏㄜˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄜˋ
harmony, peace; peaceful, calm
shàng cháng ㄕㄤˋ ㄔㄤˊ
still, yet; even; fairly, rather
bèi ㄅㄟˋ ㄆㄧ ㄅㄧˋ ㄆㄧˋ
passive indicator 'by'; bedding
rén ㄖㄣˊ
Man, person. / Others, other people. / The people, ordinary men. / Talent, material. / [A man's] character. / Affairs of men, world of man. / Benevolence.
shuān ㄕㄨㄢ
bind with rope, fasten
le liǎo ㄌㄜ· ㄌㄧㄠˇ
to finish; particle of completed action
rěn ㄖㄣˇ
endure, bear, suffer; forbear
nài néng ㄋㄞˋ ㄋㄥˊ
endure, bear; resist; patient
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...?
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.
ㄈㄨ
Sepal of a flower.
ㄆㄧ
Same as 「丕(1) ㄆㄧ: Large.
ㄅㄧˇ
Show disdain for.
ㄉㄜˊ
Get, obtain. / Plunder. / Covet. / Success. / Fitting, appropriate. / Compatible. / Satisfied, pleased. / Possible, can. / Same as 「德(1) ㄉㄜˊ: Morals, morality. / Same as 「德(3) ㄉㄜˊ: Reward kindness, thank.
suí ㄙㄨㄟˊ
follow, listen to, submit; to accompany; subsequently, then
ㄐㄧˊ
promptly, quickly, immediately
ㄋㄚˊ
take, hold, grasp; bring; with
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.
xiàng ㄒㄧㄤˋ
toward, direction, trend
zhī
Know, understand. / Perception. / Recognize. / Knowledge. / Know about, make sense of. / Be friendly with. / Control, get on top of.
zhì ㄓˋ
Wisdom.
xiàn xuán ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ
county, district, subdivision
shuō ㄕㄨㄛ
Explain. / Tell. / Advocate. / Oath. / A type of writing expounding upon a canon.
shuì ㄕㄨㄟˋ
Recommend, persuade. / Stop.
yuè ㄩㄝˋ
Same as 「悅(1)yuè ㄩㄝˋ: Happy, pleased, like. / To please.
le liǎo ㄌㄜ· ㄌㄧㄠˇ
to finish; particle of completed action
Because the abbot was to say masses for his mother, Fan Jin was impatient of any delay.
zhī
Know, understand. / Perception. / Recognize. / Knowledge. / Know about, make sense of. / Be friendly with. / Control, get on top of.
zhì ㄓˋ
Wisdom.
xiàn xuán ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ
county, district, subdivision
chà chāi ㄔㄚˋ ㄔㄞ
to differ; different, wrong; nearly, almost; an officer
bān ㄅㄢ
class, group, grade; squad; job
tóu tou ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄡ·
head; top; chief, first; boss
jiāng ㄐㄧㄤ
Take. / Use. / Push forward. / Drive. / Help, support. / Help financially. / Advance, go forward. / Carry out, execute. / Follow. / Comply, submit. / Do, carry out. / Accompany, see off. / Transmit. / Express. / Offer (as a sacrifice). / Look after, raise. / Protect. / Strong, robust. / Long time. / Carry, lead. / Side, beside. / Will, about to. / Close to, almost. / How? / Preposition: with. / Connective: and, with. / Connective: or, otherwise. / Connective: if, supposing. / Particle used after a verb. / A kind of insect.
jiàng ㄐㄧㄤˋ
Command troops. / Military commander. / Appoint as military commander.
qiāng ㄑㄧㄤ
Please, humbly request. / [Onomatopoeia]
zāng ㄗㄤ
Female sheep.
huò huó ㄏㄜˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄜˋ
harmony, peace; peaceful, calm
shàng cháng ㄕㄤˋ ㄔㄤˊ
still, yet; even; fairly, rather
jiě jiè xiè ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋ
loosen, unfasten, untie; explain
fàng fǎng ㄈㄤˋ ㄈㄤˇ
put, release, free, liberate
ㄋㄩˇ
Woman, female. / Unmarried woman. / Weak and small.
ㄋㄩˋ
Marry off.
ㄖㄨˇ
Same as 「汝(2) ㄖㄨˇ: Second person pronoun: you.
rén ㄖㄣˊ
Man, person. / Others, other people. / The people, ordinary men. / Talent, material. / [A man's] character. / Affairs of men, world of man. / Benevolence.
jiāo ㄐㄧㄠ
mix; intersect; exchange, communicate; deliver
měi ㄇㄟˇ
beautiful, pretty; pleasing
zhī
Towards; go to. / Demonstrative pronoun: this, these. / Third person pronoun: him, her, it. / Auxiliary word: of. / Auxiliary word: used between subject and predicate, cancels independence of a clause. / Auxiliary word: used in a sentence for aesthetic purpose only, no meaning.
lǐng ㄌㄧㄥˇ
neck; collar; lead, guide
le liǎo ㄌㄜ· ㄌㄧㄠˇ
to finish; particle of completed action
jiā jie ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄝ· ㄍㄨ
house, home, residence; family
ㄑㄩˋ
Leave, go away from. / Send away. / Remove, get rid of. / Banish, discard. / Lose, cease to possess. / Distance, separation. / Previous, past. / Later, after.
ㄐㄩˇ
Collect, keep.
ㄑㄩ
Expel.

one; a, an; alone
bān ㄅㄢ
class, group, grade; squad; job
guāng ㄍㄨㄤ
light, brilliant, shine; only
dài ㄉㄞˋ
belt, girdle, band, strap, zone
míng ㄇㄧㄥˊ
Bright, brilliant. / Daytime. / Clear, obvious. / Clarify, make clear. / Understand. / Straightforwardly, clearly. / Clear, clean. / Wise. / Make wise. / Spirit, god. / Respect. / Eyesight. / Good eyesight. / See clearly. / The following (day, month, year, etc.).
ㄖˋ ㄇㄧˋ
sun; day; daytime
zǎo ㄗㄠˇ
early; soon; morning
táng ㄊㄤˊ
hall; government office
ㄈㄚ ㄈㄚˋ ㄅㄛ
issue, dispatch, send out, emit
luò lào luō ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄚˋ ㄌㄠˋ ㄌㄨㄛ
fall, drop; net income, surplus
zhòng ㄓㄨㄥˋ
masses, people, multitude, crowd
rén ㄖㄣˊ
Man, person. / Others, other people. / The people, ordinary men. / Talent, material. / [A man's] character. / Affairs of men, world of man. / Benevolence.
huāng huǎng ㄏㄨㄤ ㄏㄨㄤˇ
nervous, panicky, frantic
le liǎo ㄌㄜ· ㄌㄧㄠˇ
to finish; particle of completed action
qiú ㄑㄧㄡˊ
seek; demand, request; beseech
zhāng zhàng ㄓㄤ ㄓㄤˋ
stretch, extend, expand; sheet
shēn ㄕㄣ
girdle; tie, bind; gentry
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.
zài ㄗㄞˋ
Exist, be alive. / Be in a certain place. / Inquire after, pay one's respects to. / Preposition: due to, being that. / Preposition: specifies location or time of an action - in, at.
zhī
Know, understand. / Perception. / Recognize. / Knowledge. / Know about, make sense of. / Be friendly with. / Control, get on top of.
zhì ㄓˋ
Wisdom.
xiàn xuán ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ
county, district, subdivision
chǔ ㄔㄨˇ
Stay, reside. / Settle. / Be in, located in. / Retire. / Appoint, serve in office. / Stop, rest. / Remain, stay. / Implement, carry out. / Handle, process. / Judge, form a judgement. / Decide, fix. / Distinguish, separate. / Standard, rule.
chù ㄔㄨˋ
Place, location. / Position, role.
shuō ㄕㄨㄛ
Explain. / Tell. / Advocate. / Oath. / A type of writing expounding upon a canon.
shuì ㄕㄨㄟˋ
Recommend, persuade. / Stop.
yuè ㄩㄝˋ
Same as 「悅(1)yuè ㄩㄝˋ: Happy, pleased, like. / To please.
qíng ㄑㄧㄥˊ
feeling, sentiment, emotion
zhī
Know, understand. / Perception. / Recognize. / Knowledge. / Know about, make sense of. / Be friendly with. / Control, get on top of.
zhì ㄓˋ
Wisdom.
xiàn xuán ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ
county, district, subdivision
zhǔn ㄓㄨㄣˇ
approve, allow, permit; in accord
le liǎo ㄌㄜ· ㄌㄧㄠˇ
to finish; particle of completed action
zǎo ㄗㄠˇ
early; soon; morning
táng ㄊㄤˊ
hall; government office
dài ㄉㄞˋ
belt, girdle, band, strap, zone
jìn ㄐㄧㄣˋ
advance, make progress, enter
ㄇㄚˋ
accuse, blame, curse, scold
le liǎo ㄌㄜ· ㄌㄧㄠˇ
to finish; particle of completed action
ㄐㄧˇ ㄐㄧ
how many? how much?; a few, some
chě ㄔㄜˇ
rip up, tear down; raise; haul

one; a, an; alone
ㄍㄜˋ ㄍㄜˇ
numerary adjunct, piece; single
dàn tán yǎn yàn ㄉㄢˋ ㄊㄢˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄢˋ
weak, watery; insipid, tasteless
gǎn ㄍㄢˇ
pursue, follow; expel, drive away
le liǎo ㄌㄜ· ㄌㄧㄠˇ
to finish; particle of completed action
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.
ㄑㄩˋ
Leave, go away from. / Send away. / Remove, get rid of. / Banish, discard. / Lose, cease to possess. / Distance, separation. / Previous, past. / Later, after.
ㄐㄩˇ
Collect, keep.
ㄑㄩ
Expel.
huò huó ㄏㄜˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄜˋ
harmony, peace; peaceful, calm
shàng cháng ㄕㄤˋ ㄔㄤˊ
still, yet; even; fairly, rather
tóng tòng ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄨㄥˋ
same, similar; together with
zhòng ㄓㄨㄥˋ
masses, people, multitude, crowd
rén ㄖㄣˊ
Man, person. / Others, other people. / The people, ordinary men. / Talent, material. / [A man's] character. / Affairs of men, world of man. / Benevolence.
dǎo dào ㄉㄠˇ ㄉㄠˋ
fall over; lie down; take turns
zài ㄗㄞˋ
Exist, be alive. / Be in a certain place. / Inquire after, pay one's respects to. / Preposition: due to, being that. / Preposition: specifies location or time of an action - in, at.
ㄧㄚˊ ㄩˊ ㄩˇ ㄩˋ
public office; official residence
mén ㄇㄣˊ
gate, door, entrance, opening
kǒu ㄎㄡˇ
mouth; open end; entrance, gate
yòng ㄩㄥˋ
use, employ, apply, operate; use
le liǎo ㄌㄜ· ㄌㄧㄠˇ
to finish; particle of completed action
ㄐㄧˇ ㄐㄧ
how many? how much?; a few, some
shí ㄕˊ
ten, tenth; complete; perfect
liǎng liàng ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ
two, both, pair, couple; ounce
yín ㄧㄣˊ
silver; cash, money, wealth
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.
He immediately wrote a letter to the magistrate, who sent a runner to release the abbot, let He Mei-zhi take his wife home, and order the men who had accused them to appear in court the next day. These men took fright, and asked Mr. Zhang to put in a word for them with the magistrate. Accordingly, the next morning when their case came up, the magistrate simply gave them a brief warning and drove them out. The upshot of the whole matter was that both the abbot and Mr. Zhang's tenants had to bribe the yamen officials with several dozen taels of silver.


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