- to go into a huff
- (idiom) to embarrass oneself
- pitiful; pathetic; to have pity on
- to give sb a dirty look; to cast a supercilious glance; a disdainful look
- a two-man saw; fig. to-and-fro between two sides
- to anticipate; to expect; expectations
- 吉列 Jí liè: 吉列 Ji2 lie4: Gillette (brand)吉列 jí liè: 吉列 ji2 lie4: breaded and fried cutlet (loanword via Cantonese)
- (banking) to overdraw; to take out an overdraft; an overdraft; to overspend (i.e. expenditure in excess of revenue); (old) to draw one's wage in advance; (fig.) to exhaust (one's enthusiasm, energy etc); to damage a natural resource through overuse
- to defer; to put off (until later); to postpone
- we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to); (dialect) I or me; (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you; also pr. [za2 men5]
- sooner or later
- classifier for affairs, events etc
- one's employment; business; matter that needs to be settled; (northern dialect) (of a person) demanding; trying; troublesome; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]
- to extend
- assistance; a helping hand; to lend a hand
- to disburse (money)
- capital; principal
- to forecast; to predict; to estimate
- annual income
- (idiom) to put on an act; to show affectation; to indulge in histrionics
- cash flow; financial balance; income and expenditure
- public finance; government finance
- outspoken and straightforward; forthright; expansive
- to earn (income); to make (money)
- author's remuneration; CL:筆|笔[bi3]
- 赚 zhuàn: 赚 zhuan4: to earn; to make a profit赚 zuàn: 赚 zuan4: to cheat; to swindle
- to write (an article for publication)
- nationals; citizens; people of a nation
- weekly publication; weekly
- on top of; above-mentioned; also pr. [shang4 mian5]
- the Times (newspaper); River Thames, through London
- home; residence; to stay at home (unemployed)
- leisure; relaxation; not working; idle; to enjoy leisure; to lie fallow
- well-off; wealthy
- 行 xíng: 行 xing2: (bound form) to walk; to go; to travel; (literary) trip; journey; visit; (bound form) temporary; makeshift; (bound form) current; in circulation; (bound form) to do; to perform; capable; competent; all right; OK!; will do; behavior; conduct (Taiwan pr. [xing4]); (literary) about to; soon行 háng: 行 hang2: (bound form) row; line; (bound form) line of business; trade; profession; (bound form) commercial firm; (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age); (in data tables) row; (Tw) column; classifier for rows or lines行 héng: 行 heng2: used in 道行[dao4 heng2]
- inflation
- bright; clear; obvious; forthright; open-minded; bright and cheerful
- imminent; just around the corner (idiom)
- to appoint
- a post; a job