Vocabulary

Spathiphyllum patinii (species of peace lily)

function follows form; the outside shapes the inside; belief comes from solemnity (i.e. from seeing an ornate temple)

empty vessels make the most noise; the silent firefly burns with more passion than the crying cicada

a wholesome household can not be disturbed from the outside; a house divided against itself cannot stand; a firm fence keeps the dogs out

grind your inkstick gently but move your brush vigorously; let the hungry ghost grind your inkstick, let the ogre hold your brush

reading but not responding to a text message (in a chat application); leaving (someone) on read

brat; kid; urchin; little devil

minor imprisonment; imprisonment without hard labor (hard labour)

Kobe beef

to try and reach above one's station and fail; to try and accomplish something beyond one's abilities and fail; a monkey tries to catch the moon (and drowns)

life has its ups and downs; he who falls today may rise tomorrow

slow but steady wins the race; constant effort will result in success; constant dripping wears away a stone

sham marriage; fake marriage

to be conspicuous; to stand out

to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)

writing characters in the air with one's behind (by moving one's hips)

farting into one's hand; cupping a fart

terminal station

terminal station

you

it's hard to cut one's ties to close relatives even if they are wicked; you don't cut your finger off just because it's dirty

out-of-school learning; off-campus learning

missed-program webcast; webcast of a serialized TV show (after the TV broadcast); catch-up TV

feng shui; fengshui; feng shui tradition

fengshui practitioner; fengshui master

city built according to the principles of fengshui

bagua mirror (mirror used in divination in fengshui); pa kua mirror

octagonal mirror

smartphone app malware; Trojan horse app

smartphone app malware; Trojan horse app

sideloaded app; unverified app; smartphone application not distributed via an official app store

mobile phone application installed without carrier approval (esp. on feature phones); unofficial app

non-store app; smartphone app not distributed through the official smartphone stores

non-store app; smartphone app not distributed through the official smartphone stores

how; in what way; I wonder

chubby; slightly overweight

aileron

gala

principle of virtuous government; virtue as the principle of good government

virtuous government; government founded on good morals