1. old and respected family2. family whose members have been officials from generation to generation
1. one's old self2. one's original self3. what one has always been
1. old estate2. former empire3. former occupation
... hence the name (used at the end of a sentence)
old teaching (e.g. religious instruction)
1. rut (made by vehicles)2. (fig.) conventional ways
1. therefore2. so3. consequently
1. unworldly2. unsophisticated
historical or literary anecdote that gives rise to a saying
1. technical breakdown2. malfunction
to play the profound thinker
1. artificial show of seriousness2. to pretend to be solemn
descended from an old family
Mukden Palace, aka Shenyang Imperial Palace, the main imperial palace during the early years of the Qing dynasty (1625-1644), a secondary palace in subsequent years, now a museum
The Canterbury Tales, collection of stories by Geoffrey Chaucer 乔叟[qiáo sǒu]
毛泽东：鲜为人知的故事 毛澤東：鮮為人知的故事 máo zé dōng : xiān wéi rén zhī de gù shi Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang 张戎[zhāng róng] and Jon Halliday
(literary) former subordinate