cān jù tableware; dinner service

shú liàn practiced; proficient; skilled; skillful

mǐ lì grains of rice

líng qiǎo handy

zhǐ chū to indicate; to point out

cháng qī long term; long time; long range (of a forecast)

tóu nǎo brains; mind; skull; (fig.) gist (of a matter); leader; boss

mǐn jié nimble; quick; shrewd

zhī qián before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand

chuán shuō legend; folklore; tradition; it is said; they say that...

dà yǔ Yu the Great (c. 21st century BC) mythical leader who tamed the floods

huáng hé Yellow River or Huang He

hé dào river way; course of a river

dǔ sè to block; to stop; blockage

yǐn fā to lead to; to trigger; to initiate; to cause; to evoke (emotions)

shuǐ zāi flood; flood damage

zhì lǐ to govern; to administer; to manage; to control; governance

yòng cān to eat a meal

rè tāng hot soup

lǎo bǎi xìng ordinary people; the person in the street

mó fǎng to imitate; to copy; to emulate; to mimic; model

lì rú for example; for instance; such as

yù shí precious stones; jade and stone

jù shuō it is said that; reportedly

hǎo chu benefit; advantage; gain; profit; also pr. [hao3 chu4]

jiǎn yàn to inspect; to examine; to test

yǒu dú poisonous

guān yú pertaining to; concerning; with regard to; about; a matter of

cái zhǔ rich man; moneybags

zhēng duó to fight over; to contest; to vie over

cái chǎn property; assets; estate

bù fèi chuī huī zhī lì as easy as blowing off dust; effortless; with ease

chuī huī zhī lì as easy as pie

shǐ jìn to exert all one's strength

xī fāng the West; the Occident; Western countries

qiāo jī to pound; to rap

zhǐ xiàng to point towards; aimed at; facing; the direction indicated

tā rén another; sb else; other people

wǔ huā bā mén myriad; all kinds of; all sorts of

shōu cáng to hoard; to collect; collection; to bookmark (internet)

yì shù pǐn art piece; work of art

qīn péng hǎo yǒu friends and family; kith and kin

hǎo yǒu close friend; pal; (social networking website) friend

yī bèi zi (for) a lifetime

bèi zi all one's life; lifetime

hǎo shì good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, a fine thing indeed); charity; happy occasion; Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead

hào shì to be meddlesome

wěi dà great; mighty; large

tǐ xiàn to embody; to reflect; to incarnate

zhì huì wisdom; knowledge; intelligent; intelligence