民眾黨 mín zhòng dǎng - Taiwan People's Party

主席 zhǔ xí - chairman

柯文哲 kē wén zhé - Ko Wen-je

政黨 zhèng dǎng - political party

國民黨 guó mín dǎng - Kuomintang (KMT)

民進黨 mín jìn dǎng - Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)

理念 lǐ niàn - philosophy, belief

第三方 dì sān fāng - third party

創黨人 chuàng dǎng rén - founder of a political party

身陷 shēn xiàn - be deeply involved in

爭議 zhēng yì - controversy

競選 jìng xuǎn - to run for (an election)

經費 jīng fèi - funding

黨務 dǎng wù - party affairs

支出 zhī chū - expenditure

被外界質疑 bèi wài jiè zhì yí - be questioned by the public

總統大選 zǒng tǒng dà xuǎn - presidential election

期間 qí jiān - period

募款 mù kuǎn - fundraising

經費 jīng fèi - funds

流向 liú xiàng - flow direction

公關 gōng guān - public relations

造勢活動 zào shì huó dòng - campaign events

款項 kuǎn xiàng - funds, money

申報 shēn bào - to declare, report

高層 gāo céng - senior-level, high-ranking

交情匪淺 jiāo qíng fěi qiǎn - close relations

引發外界...質疑 yǐn fā wài jiè...zhì yí - arouse public suspicion

假帳 jiǎ zhàng - fraudulent accounts

政府官員 zhèng fǔ guān yuán - government official

候選人 hòu xuǎn rén - candidate

透明 tòu míng - transparent

違法 wéi fǎ - illegal

漏報 lòu bào - underreport

金額 jīn é - amount of money

會計師 kuài jì shī - accountant

總而言之 zǒng ér yán zhī - in summary

爭議 zhēng yì - controversy

清廉 qīng lián - incorrupt, clean

貪污腐敗 tān wū fǔ bài - corruption

為人民的利益著想 wèi rén mín de lì yì zháo xiǎng - consider the people's interests

指控 zhǐ kòng - to accuse

政治獻金 zhèng zhì xiàn jīn - political donations

筆 bǐ - measure word for sums of money

指使 zhǐ shǐ - to instruct, instigate

豪宅 háo zhái - luxury house

爭議 zhēng yì - dispute, controversy

檢察官 jiǎn chá guān - prosecutor

羈押 jī yā - detain

京華城 jīng huá chéng - Living Mall (a shopping mall in Taipei)

地標 dì biāo - landmark

經營不善 jīng yíng bù shàn - poor management

走入歷史 zǒu rù lì shǐ - fade into history

拆除 chāi chú - demolish

涉嫌 shè xián - to be suspected of

收賄圖利 shōu huì tú lì - accept bribes for profit

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