- firstly, ...
- to dodge
- a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom); to put one's own safety before matters of principle
- risk; hazard
- earnings; profit
- (lit. and fig.) to grasp; to control; (dialect) affecting shyness; coy; (dialect) to deliberately create difficulties; to threaten
- to decide; to determine; to execute (sb); (of a dam etc) to breach or burst; definitely; certainly
- not overstepping the prescribed limits; to remain within bounds
- title of respect for the queen mother or the emperor's father; nickname for Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后[Ci2 xi3 tai4 hou4]
- to make life difficult for; to embarrass; unable to make it through
- frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily
- jointly (signed, declared, sponsored)
- memorial to the emperor (folded in accordion form)
- 洞 tóng: 洞 tong2: used in 洪洞[Hong2 tong2] (the name of a place in Shanxi)洞 dòng: 洞 dong4: cave; hole; zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers); CL:個|个[ge4]
- trifle; trivial matter; CL:點|点[dian3]
- brave
- timid; cowardly; rustic; Taiwan pr. [que4]
- the character 8 or 八; birthdate characters used in fortune-telling
- comment; evaluation
- living spirit, living image (idiom); true to life; vivid and realistic
- to stand out clearly; to make prominent
- 传 zhuàn: 传 zhuan4: biography; historical narrative; commentaries; relay station传 chuán: 传 chuan2: to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity)
- to comment; a point by point commentary
- (pron) everyone; Ladies and Gentlemen; Sirs
- the most
- ten; 10
- shoulder; to shoulder (responsibilities etc)
- 背 bēi: 背 bei1: to carry on one's back; (fig.) to bear; to shoulder (a burden, blame etc)背 bèi: 背 bei4: the back of a body or object; to turn one's back; to hide something from; to learn by heart; to recite from memory; (slang) unlucky; hard of hearing
- ostentatious; pretentious; showy
- no good
- happening; instance; reason; cause; intentional; former; old; friend; therefore; hence; (of people) to die, dead
- to blame; (bound form) resentment; hatred; grudge
- opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely
- (of a path etc) narrow; (of a living space etc) cramped; (of a way of thinking, a definition etc) narrow; limited
- severe; exacting
- 察 Chá: 察 Cha2: short name for Chahar Province 察哈爾|察哈尔[Cha2 ha1 er3]察 chá: 察 cha2: to examine; to inquire; to observe; to inspect; to look into; obvious; clearly evident
- common sense; general knowledge
- far more than; not just
- 云霄 Yún xiāo: 云霄 Yun2 xiao1: see 雲霄縣|云霄县[Yun2 xiao1 Xian4]云霄 yún xiāo: 云霄 yun2 xiao1: (the) skies
- to fall out with sb; to become hostile
- somewhat; a bit