- in any case; no matter what
- to persuade; to convince; to talk sb over; Taiwan pr. [shui4 fu2]
- no more; no longer
- to sell off
- to set foot on; to step on or into
- to act independently; to be autonomous; to be in control of one's own affairs
- to begin an undertaking; to start an enterprise; entrepreneurship
- 路 Lù: 路 Lu4: surname Lu路 lù: 路 lu4: road (CL:條|条[tiao2]); journey; route; line (bus etc); sort; kind
- stature; height; size (of a person or object); (agriculture) bundle of cereal stalks tied together
- raised high; (of a person) slender; tall and thin (Taiwan pr. [gao1tiao1])
- 颇 Pō: 颇 Po1: surname Po; Taiwan pr. [Po3]颇 pō: 颇 po1: rather; quite; considerably; oblique; inclined; slanting; Taiwan pr. [po3]
- deeply worried and sick at heart (idiom)
- 望 wàng: 望 wang4: full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards望 wàng: 望 wang4: 15th day of month (lunar calendar)
- 夫 fú: 夫 fu2: (classical) this, that; he, she, they; (exclamatory final particle); (initial particle, introduces an opinion)夫 fū: 夫 fu1: husband; man; manual worker; conscripted laborer (old)
- 成龙 Chéng Lóng: 成龙 Cheng2 Long2: Jackie Chan (1954-), kungfu film and Cantopop star成龙 chéng lóng: 成龙 cheng2 long2: to succeed in life; to become somebody
- lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom); fig. to long for one' s child to succeed in life; to have great hopes for one's offspring; to give one's child the best education as a career investment
- heart; mind; intention; center; core; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
- (idiom) (of an illness) incurable; (of a person, behavior etc) incorrigible; beyond any possibility of correction
- to suffer a crushing defeat
- the end; an ending; to wind down; to conclude
- to hire; to rent; to charter; to rent out; to lease out; rent; land tax
- ten; 10
- acre
- barren; infertile; poor
- rocks; stones; rubble; riprap
- 离 chī: 离 chi1: mythical beast (archaic)离 Lí: 离 Li2: surname Li离 lí: 离 li2: to leave; to part from; to be away from; (in giving distances) from; without (sth); independent of; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing fire; ☲
- eight
- mile (unit of length equal to 1.609 km)
- childhood
- to pass; to spend (time); to survive; to get through
- first; primary; initial; original; at first; initially; originally
- impression (sth that stays in one's mind); a memory
- 全 Quán: 全 Quan2: surname Quan全 quán: 全 quan2: all; whole; entire; every; complete
- misfortune; adversity; unfortunate; sad; unfortunately; CL:個|个[ge4]
- pessimistic
- usually; in many cases; more often than not
- to get; to obtain; to receive
- comparatively; relatively; fairly
- dim; dark; overcast; darkness; shadow; (fig.) dismal; gloomy; somber; murky; shadowy (side)
- one side; one aspect; simultaneously... (and...); one's whole face
- (idiom) carefree; without worries
- time; era; period of time