- to hinge on; to be decided by; to depend on
- to demonstrate; to show how to do sth; demonstration; a model example
- to supervise; to manage; to administer; management; administration; CL:個|个[ge4]
- rigid; inflexible
- artificial; man-made; having human cause or origin; human attempt or effort
- illegal
- union of religious and political rule; theocracy; Caesaropapism
- 题 tí: 题 ti2: topic; problem for discussion; exam question; subject; to inscribe; to mention; CL:個|个[ge4],道[dao4]题 Tí: 题 Ti2: surname Ti
- to deserve (attention, respect etc); should have (freedoms, rights etc)
- 礼 Lǐ: 礼 Li3: surname Li; abbr. for 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Classic of Rites礼 lǐ: 礼 li3: gift; rite; ceremony; CL:份[fen4]; propriety; etiquette; courtesy
- false; phony; sham
- crust; hard shell
- lit. like a sheet of loose sand; fig. unable to cooperate (idiom)
- to construct (sth abstract)
- to push; to cut; to refuse; to reject; to decline; to shirk (responsibility); to put off; to delay; to push forward; to nominate; to elect; massage
- to fall into enemy hands; to be occupied; to degenerate; to submerge
- alone; by oneself
- perilous; touch-and-go; nerve-racking; suspenseful
- anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious
- with great difficulty; very difficult
- to change color; to discolor; to change countenance; to become angry
- see 桂林市[Gui4 lin2 Shi4]
- disobedient; unfilial
- ravings; delirious utterances; kyōgen (a form of traditional Japanese comic theater)
- (idiom) no need to tell others; let's keep this between ourselves; also pr. [bu4zu2 wei2 wai4ren2 dao4]
- to think too much of oneself; self-important; arrogant
- modest; self-effacing; to make modest remarks
- 美德 měi dé: 美德 mei3 de2: virtue美德 Měi Dé: 美德 Mei3 De2: USA and Germany
- country; nation
- the mundane world; the world of mortals
- disgraceful (of behavior that is unfilial, rebellious or otherwise in grave breach of the norms of society)
- abbr. for 中國銀行|中国银行[Zhong1 guo2 Yin2 hang2]
- 狷 juàn: 狷 juan4: impetuous; rash; upright (character)狷 juàn: 狷 juan4: nimble; impetuous; rash
- to show initiative; to be a go-getter; to push forward with one's agenda
- to combine; to have both
- good aspects; strong points
- to take; to get; to choose; to fetch
- to settle for second best; the next best thing
- greatly; enormously; (dialect) dad; uncle