- to take the lead; to be first to (do sth); to pioneer
- gentle and refined
- infatuated; obsessed
- 保 Bǎo: 保 Bao3: Bulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4])保 bǎo: 保 bao3: to defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure; (old) civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system
- danger; dangerous; rugged
- to have good luck; to be in luck
- old wifeless man; bachelor; widower
- (of lifestyle, clothing, writing etc) simple; plain
- to parade one's wealth; to be ostentatious and extravagant
- ostentation; a show of extravagance; grand style; red tape
- to covet; envious; jealous; green with envy; infuriated; furious
- a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties); age; era; period; CL:個|个[ge4]
- see 驢唇不對馬嘴|驴唇不对马嘴[lu : 2 chun2 bu4 dui4 ma3 zui3]
- to mock; to be ridiculed; to incur ridicule through one's poor performance (humble)
- family tradition; family principles
- eyes brimming with tears of excitement (idiom); extremely moved
- to sob loudly; to bawl
- without guilt
- first love
- to harbor (thoughts); to cherish; to entertain (illusions)
- tear stains
- satin
- to be well matched; to suit
- to differ
- to pair up; to match; to arrange in pairs; to add sth into a group
- material
- (music) bass voice
- tenor (singing voice); a tenor
- to conform (with); to echo; to correlate well; (linguistics) agreement
- refined; elegant
- (Christianity) hymn; psalm
- red carpet
- engagement; wedding contract