- if only (sth were possible); I wish (that)
- (coll.) father; dad; CL:位[wei4]
- paternal love
- lit. seeing clearly the downy feathers of autumn (idiom, from Mencius); fig. perceptive of even the finest detail
- kindly; benevolent (often of older person)
- to kiss; kiss
- old woman
- gem
- grand; magnificent; stately; majestic appearance
- 树林 shù lín: 树林 shu4 lin2: woods; grove; forest树林 Shù lín: 树林 Shu4 lin2: Shulin city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
- early morning; CL:個|个[ge4]
- cold day
- confused; rattled; flustered
- criminal
- drum; CL:通[tong4],面[mian4]; to drum; to strike; to rouse; to bulge; to swell
- 哇 wa: 哇 wa5: replaces 啊[a5] when following the vowel "u" or "ao"哇 wā: 哇 wa1: Wow!; sound of a child's crying; sound of vomiting
- to blame; to rebuke
- long-winded; garrulous; to talk endlessly without getting to the point
- to enumerate sb's shortcomings; to criticize; to scold; to talk on and on
- to blame; to criticize; condemnation; reproach
- law; CL:條|条[tiao2], 套[tao4], 個|个[ge4]
- (idiom) shameless; despicable; devoid of integrity
- 逼 bī: 逼 bi1: to compel; to pressure逼 bī: 逼 bi1: to force (sb to do sth); to compel; to press for; to extort; to press on towards; to press up to; to close in on
- if it were not for; but for
- to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to harness (a river); to treat (a disease); to wipe out (a pest); to punish; to research
- echo; sound; noise; to make a sound; to sound; to ring; loud; classifier for noises
- at worst; if worst comes to worst; (usu. in the negative) serious; alarming
- housewife
- experience; to go through; to experience
- to accept; to take; next; following
- to take off; to remove (one's hat, a door from its hinges etc); to pick (a piece of fruit from a tree etc); (sports) to pick off (a rebound etc)
- to set about (a task); to raise a hand to hit sb; to touch; to handle (typically used in cautioning sb *not* to touch sth)
- to prevent; to block
- to lose one's temper; to fly into a rage; to throw a tantrum
- eager to excel; eager to get ahead in life; strong-minded
- (idiom) to become enraged over a perceived humiliation
- (idiom) to act on one's own; to decide for oneself
- to block sb's path; to obstruct; to flag down (a taxi)
- pink
- hue; tone
- 摆设 bǎi she: 摆设 bai3 she5: ornament; decorative item; (fig.) sth that is merely for show摆设 bǎi shè: 摆设 bai3 she4: to set out; to display; to furnish (a room or house)