- pointed; tapering; sharp; (of a sound) shrill; piercing; (of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp; acute; keen; to make (one's voice) shrill; sharp point; tip; the best of sth; the cream of the crop
- 扬 Yáng: 扬 Yang2: abbr. for Yangzhou 揚州|扬州[Yang2 zhou1] in Jiangsu; surname Yang扬 yáng: 扬 yang2: to raise; to hoist; the action of tossing or winnowing; scattering (in the wind); to flutter; to propagate
- compass; a rule; regulation; to admonish; to plan; to scheme
- (literary) similar; almost; (literary) if only; it is to be hoped that; (literary) maybe; perhaps
- not without
- dazzling; to show off; to flaunt
- foreign affairs (in Qing times); foreign learning
- there is no harm in; might as well
- to relax; to slacken; to loosen
- incomparable
- frank and outspoken (idiom); straight speaking; to say what one thinks
- canine tooth; fang; tusk
- entanglement; dispute
- interpersonal relationship
- of the utmost importance; of highest priority
- drop in elevation; (fig.) gap (in wages, expectations etc); disparity
- weak point; fault; shortcoming; disadvantage; CL:個|个[ge4]
- excessive; undue; unduly; overly
- domineering; haughty
- disparity; gap
- to fade out (cinema); to withdraw from (politics, acting etc); to fade from (memory)
- senior; highly experienced; veteran
- strange; unfamiliar
- desolate; unfrequented; to treat sb coldly; to snub; to cold shoulder
- really; indeed
- lit. single spear and horse (idiom); fig. single-handed; unaccompanied
- to charge forward
- to dispatch sb to do sth; to make sb leave; to pass (the time); (old) to make arrangements; (old) to bestow (alms etc)
- spotlight
- be honored with
- oily; greasy; unctuous; slippery (character)
- assistant; helper
- one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
- adequate; sufficient; enough
- meritorious service; distinguished contribution; achievement of great merit
- short name for Shanghai