- boy
- girl; lass
- to mark out; to tag; to put a sign on sth explaining or calling attention to; to annotate (e.g. a character with its pinyin)
- indeed; really; reliable; real; true
- favor; liking; love; jubilation; joy
- mission; assignment; task; duty; role; CL:項|项[xiang4]
- to assist (usually a ruler)
- husband
- housekeeping
- (old) perfect wife; you, my beloved wife
- 严 yán: 严 yan2: tight (closely sealed); stern; strict; rigorous; severe; father严 Yán: 严 Yan2: surname Yan
- to show filial respect; to give presents (to one's elders or superiors); to support one's aged parents
- husband's parents; parents-in-law; (dialect) a couple; husband and wife
- need not
- to play the role of; to act
- daughter-in-law
- to enjoy (rights, privileges etc)
- (political, economic etc) affairs; work; transaction (as in a computer database)
- to meddle; to intervene; intervention
- to look after; to provide for
- household duties; housework
- to listen and obey; to comply with; to heed; to hearken
- idea; opinion; suggestion; objection; complaint; CL:點|点[dian3],條|条[tiao2]
- thorny (problem); intractable
- to appear personally; to step in; to step forth; to show up
- to solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem); to eliminate; to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc)
- due to; to stem from
- reason; cause
- to fear; to dread; foreboding
- exception; to be an exception
- pretty; beautiful
- one after another; in succession; one by one; continuously; diverse; in profusion; numerous and confused; pell-mell
- texture; grain (of wood); inner essence; intrinsic order; reason; logic; truth; science; natural science (esp. physics); to manage; to pay attention to; to run (affairs); to handle; to put in order; to tidy up
- moreover; besides; in addition; furthermore
- skill; ability; capability; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]
- the objects indicated; as pointed out
- A Dream of Red Mansions (first completed edition 1791) by Cao Xueqin 曹雪芹[Cao2 Xue3 qin2], one of the four great novels
- to keep in the mouth; to contain
- good looks (of a woman)
- 传 chuán: 传 chuan2: to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity)传 zhuàn: 传 zhuan4: biography; historical narrative; commentaries; relay station
- head of grain; husk; tip; point; clever; gifted; outstanding
- (bound form) quick; nimble; agile; (bound form) quick-witted; smart
- 欢 huān: 欢 huan1: joyous; happy; pleased欢 huān: 欢 huan1: hubbub; clamor欢 huān: 欢 huan1: a breed of horse
- good looks; good figure; graceful bearing; charm
- fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe