(literary) a bribe; money or goods given to someone to influence their actions; refers to an ancient practice of wrapping such items in straw or reeds to hide them

(literary) to fill a gap; to supply what is missing; to patch up a leak or deficiency; often used in the phrase [[补苴罅漏|補苴罅漏|bu3 ju1 xia4 lou4]]

to patch up cracks and stop up leaks; used to describe making up for shortcomings or fixing defects in a system or piece of work

Sima Rangju (fl. late 6th century BC), also known as Tian Rangju, a famous military strategist of the State of [[齐|齊|qi2]] during the Spring and Autumn Period who served as the Grand Marshal (Da Sima) and is credited with the military classic [[司马法|司馬法|si1 ma3 fa3]]

lees or sediment of little value; worthless things or dregs

(literary variant) plantain or Japanese fiber banana plant

to engage in bribery openly and without restraint; literally means that gifts for bribery are circulating in public

coarse fabric made from hemp; historically used for clothing and mourning garments

(literary) bamboo staff carried by a mourner during the deepest period of mourning [[斩衰|斬衰|zhan3 cui1]]

A mat woven from straw or the stems of grain plants with the husks removed

(literary) hemp belt worn during the deepest period of mourning for a parent

The female plant of the common hemp species (Cannabis sativa), which produces seeds after flowering; also known as [[种麻|種麻|zhong3 ma2]] or [[秋麻|秋麻|qiu1 ma2]]

(literary) a perennial herb with a spicy rhizome and pale yellow flowers, the buds and sprouts of which are edible and the root used in medicine