| 杨戴译本 | 蓝译本 |
茴香豆 | peas | aniseed beans |
满门抄斩 | his family would have been executed, and their property confiscated | have gone for the whole family-root and branch |
火克金 | the element of fire overpowers that of metal | his fire is vanquishing his metal |
纸钱 | paper coins | paper money |
子曰诗云 | classics | Confucian primers |
求神签 | made a vow to the gods | beseeched the gods |
窃书 | taking a book | stealing book |