- to ascend; to rise; to promote; to elevate; liter; unit of dry measure for grain (= one liter or one-tenth dou 斗[dou3])
- name of a famous Tang dynasty wine; same as 白酒[bai2 jiu3]
- to bribe; a bribe
- bully; local ruffian
- to discredit; to defame; to smear sb's name; to bring shame upon (oneself or one's family etc); to blacken (e.g. commando's face for camouflage); to black out or obliterate (e.g. censored words)
- to misjudge; error of judgment; incorrect ruling; miscarriage of justice
- one full year (e.g. on child's first birthday)
- to wander about destitute; to be stranded
- brothel; whorehouse
- 大王 dà wáng: 大王 da4 wang2: king; magnate; person having expert skill in something大王 dài wang: 大王 dai4 wang5: robber baron (in opera, old stories); magnate
- worldwide; entire world
- to search; to look for
- to part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart; difference; distinction; in different ways; differently; separately; individually; respectively
- Canada
- Australia
- to arrest
- 切 qiē: 切 qie1: to cut; to slice; to carve; (math.) tangential切 qiè: 切 qie4: definitely; absolutely (not); (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut!; to grind; (bound form) close to; (bound form) eager; to correspond to; (used to indicate that the fanqie 反切[fan3 qie4] system should be applied to the previous two characters)
- reproductive organ; genitals
- 刺 cī: 刺 ci1: (onom.) whoosh刺 cì: 刺 ci4: thorn; sting; thrust; to prick; to pierce; to stab; to assassinate; to murder
- blind; groundlessly; foolishly; to no purpose
- high salary
- to employ; to hire
- (old) butler; steward; manager; administrator; housekeeper; to manage a household
- nickname; diminutive; term of endearment; to nickname
- 公道 gōng dào: 公道 gong1 dao4: justice; fairness; public highway公道 gōng dao: 公道 gong1 dao5: fair; equitable
- by the end of the year; at the end of the year; shortly before New Year
- 嘛 ma: 嘛 ma5: modal particle indicating that sth is obvious; particle indicating a pause for emphasis嘛 má: 嘛 ma2: used in 唵嘛呢叭咪吽[an3 ma2 ni2 ba1 mi1 hong1]; (Tw) (coll.) what?
- mayor
- evil or wicked conduct
- sufferings
- silk banner (as an award or gift)
- blinded by greed (idiom)
- to trap; to frame
- to apologize; to express regret
- numbed; insensitive; apathetic; thick-skinned
- hateful
- apology; regret
- to repent; repentance
- circumstance
- to wave (one's hand)
- to forget
- to bother about; to haggle; to bicker; to argue; plan; stratagem