- one's later years
- rich; plentiful
- to be in (some state, position, or condition)
- to promote to a higher job; to select for promotion
- lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom); fig. beloved person (esp. daughter)
- brocade garments, jade meals (idiom); a life of luxury; extravagance
- tidal bore of the Qiantang River 錢塘江|钱塘江[Qian2 tang2 Jiang1] in Zhejiang
- delicate; fine; exquisite; refined
- pagoda (abbr. for 塔婆[ta3 po2], a loanword from Sanskrit stūpa); tower; pylon (CL:座[zuo4]); (loanword) (pastry) tart
- to hate; to regret
- 上头 shàng tóu: 上头 shang4 tou2: (of alcohol, love etc) to go to one's head; (of an idea, a song etc) to get into one's head; to capture one's attention; (old) (of a girl on her wedding day) to start wearing one's hair in a bun (rather than a plait)上头 shàng tou: 上头 shang4 tou5: the top; the upper part; (its) surface; the authorities; those in charge; the higher-ups
- related; brought together by fate
- to lean against; to rely on; on the basis of; no matter (how, what etc); proof
- to lean on; to rely upon
- railing; banister
- setting sun
- Qiantang River, the principal river of Zhejiang Province, eastern China, flowing through Hangzhou and into Hangzhou Bay, noted for its spectacular tidal bore 錢塘潮|钱塘潮[Qian2 tang2 chao2]
- boundless; vast; hazy (distant horizon)
- 奔腾 bēn téng: 奔腾 ben1 teng2: (of waves) to surge forward; to roll on in waves; to gallop奔腾 Bēn téng: 奔腾 Ben1 teng2: Pentium (microprocessor by Intel)
- to tie up one's hair; (literary) (of a boy) to be in one's adolescence (in ancient China, boys tied up their hair)
- hair rolled up in a bun, topknot
- to get married (of woman)
- 剪 jiǎn: 剪 jian3: (bound form) scissors or similar tool; to cut as with scissors; (bound form) to wipe out; to exterminate; to edit (video, audio etc)剪 Jiǎn: 剪 Jian3: surname Jian
- plait; braid; pigtail; a mistake or shortcoming that may be exploited by an opponent; handle; CL:根[gen1],條|条[tiao2]
- bound feet (traditional)
- to fall behind; to lag (in technology etc); backward; to retrogress
- (onom.) breaking or snapping
- scissors; to cut (with scissors)
- to be worried; to be distressed; worries
- deformed; malformed; lopsided; unbalanced
- calligraphic flourish with many twists; fig. many twists and turns
- intermittent; off and on; discontinuous; stop-go; stammering; disjointed; inarticulate
- resistance; drag
- have no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to; can't help it; can't avoid
- to bear; to endure
- after all; in the final analysis; ultimately
- to try to please