- to be precisely the same; to be no different
- reserved (personality); introverted; (economics etc) domestic-oriented
- lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious; nitpick
- 榨 zhà: 榨 zha4: to press; to extract (juice)榨 zhà: 榨 zha4: to press; to extract (juice); device for extracting juice, oils etc
- lit. as numerous as the hairs of an ox (idiom); fig. innumerable; countless
- common; general; to share; together; total; altogether; abbr. for 共產黨|共产党[Gong4 chan3 dang3], Communist party
- let alone; to say nothing of; besides; what's more
- gangster; hoodlum; bachelor; single man; (dialect) wise person; astute person
- in my opinion
- outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense); surface; exterior; external appearance
- it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind; think nothing of it; it's my pleasure; you're welcome
- lacking in confidence; diffident; to have a guilty conscience
- merchant; businessman
- taboo; to avoid as taboo; to abstain from
- cotton cloth
- metal hardware (nuts and bolts); the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron, tin 金銀銅鐵錫|金银铜铁锡[jin1 yin2 tong2 tie3 xi1]
- implement; utensil; equipment
- to be afraid; to be scared
- not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than
- (literary) why; how
- 混 hùn: 混 hun4: to mix; to mingle; muddled; to drift along; to muddle along; to pass for; to get along with sb; thoughtless; reckless混 hún: 混 hun2: Taiwan pr. [hun4]
- 琢磨 zúo mo: 琢磨 zuo2 mo5: to ponder; to mull over; to think through; Taiwan pr. [zhuo2 mo2]琢磨 zhúo mó: 琢磨 zhuo2 mo2: to carve and polish (jade); to polish and refine a literary work
- at least; minimum; lowest (amount); minimal
- strength; energy; vigor; talent
- to get away with it; to slip through; to bluff one's way out; Taiwan pr. [meng1 hun4 guo4 guan1]
- unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to
- heavy drinking; to get drunk; to drink to excess
- general mood; atmosphere; common practice
- to reply; to write back; letter written in reply; CL:封[feng1]
- (idiom) inharmonious; incompatible
- 食 shí: 食 shi2: to eat; food; animal feed; eclipse食 sì: 食 si4: to feed (a person or animal)
- decent; honorable; proper; serious; according to standards
- gradually
- to change; to transform; shift; transformation; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to harvest; to reap; to gain; crop; harvest; profit; gain; bonus; reward
- to raise; to increase; to improve
- carat (mass) (loanword)
- 分量 fèn liàng: 分量 fen4 liang4: (food) portion size分量 fèn liang: 分量 fen4 liang5: quantity; weight; measure; (fig.) weight (importance, prestige, authority etc); (of written material) density分量 fēn liàng: 分量 fen1 liang4: (vector) component
- happy and excited (idiom); in high spirits; in great delight
- because of; on the basis of; in view of; on account of