dà shā mò
great desert (e.g. the Taklamakan 塔克拉瑪干|塔克拉玛干[Tǎ kè lā mǎ gàn] or Sahara 撒哈拉[Sā hā lā])
rén jiān xǐ jù
La comédie humaine, series of novels by 19th century French novelist Honoré de Balzac 巴爾扎克|巴尔扎克[Bā ěr zhā kè]
lā kè
to solicit (guests, clients, passengers etc)
to importune