- master (i.e. employer); landlord; boss
- cannot help; unable to bear
- to get up; to leave; to set forth
- (of an atmosphere etc) solemn; grave; serious; (of a manner etc) earnest; severe; exacting; to strictly enforce
- (after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間|弹指之间[tan2 zhi3 zhi1 jian1])
- contradiction; CL:個|个[ge4]; conflicting views; contradictory
- (bound form) to clasp under the arm; (bound form) to coerce; (bound form) to harbor (resentment etc); Taiwan pr. [xia2]
- see 可不是[ke3 bu5 shi4]
- 老板 Lǎo bǎn: 老板 Lao3 ban3: Robam (brand)老板 lǎo bǎn: 老板 lao3 ban3: boss; business proprietor; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to conduct oneself with dignity; to be dignified; deadweight
- troops under one's command; subordinate
- for the most part; many; most; the greater part; mostly
- camp; barracks; battalion; to build; to operate; to manage; to strive for
- to sb's face; in sb's presence
- 得罪 dé zùi: 得罪 de2 zui4: to commit an offense; to violate the law; excuse me! (formal); see also 得罪[de2 zui5]得罪 dé zui: 得罪 de2 zui5: to offend sb; to make a faux pas; a faux pas; see also 得罪[de2 zui4]
- false; untrue to one's convictions; against one's will; disloyal
- disparaging remarks; unkind things said about sb
- situation; occasion; context; setting; location; venue
- to resist (with great difficulty)
- 恶心 è xīn: 恶心 e4 xin1: bad habit; vicious habit; vice恶心 ě xīn: 恶心 e3 xin1: nausea; to feel sick; disgust; nauseating; to embarrass (deliberately)
- to read silently; to mouth (the words of a prayer etc); to say to oneself; to contemplate inwardly
- unhappy; in low spirits; (of a knife) not sharp
- 斯 sī: 斯 si1: (phonetic); this斯 Sī: 斯 Si1: Slovakia; Slovak; abbr. for 斯洛伐克[Si1 luo4 fa2 ke4]
- (literary) we; us
- noisy prattle; to chatter loudly
- a benefactor; a person who has significantly helped sb else
- (reddish jade); precious; rare
- work-related matters; documents
- perverse; unreasonable; absurd
- endlessly; ceaselessly
- can't
- socket (for an electric plug); to interrupt (sb speaking); to butt in
- with great difficulty; very difficult
- to show off one's accomplishments (often derog.)
- to wave; to brandish; to command; to conduct; to scatter; to disperse
- to age; to deteriorate with age; old and weak
- aide-de-camp
- teacup; tea-glass; cup; mug; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
- to see a visitor out
- mood; frame of mind
- wine (esp. rice wine); liquor; spirits; alcoholic beverage; CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1]
- 喝 hē: 喝 he1: to drink喝 hè: 喝 he4: to shout