(literary) to be admitted to a government school in ancient China; specifically, the ceremony where a student becomes a licensed candidate for the civil service exams during the Ming and Qing dynasties

lorazepam; a benzodiazepine medication used to treat anxiety and insomnia

diazepam; Valium

(literary) an ancient palace used by emperors or feudal lords for banquets or archery rituals

(literary) A semicircular pool located at an ancient Confucian academy or institution of higher learning.

vast and expansive; specifically describing the flow of flooding waters

to dissolve or break apart like melting ice floes; to disperse

Literally "tiling coming apart and ice melting"; used to describe a total collapse, splitting apart, or failure of an organization or situation.