- to concern; on (some topic); about; concerning; to have importance for
- bit (of a bridle); to hold in the mouth; to harbor (feelings); to link; to accept; rank; title
- to follow; following; along
- open; overt; public; to make public; to release
- in order to avoid; so as not to
- to lift; to raise (a lid etc); (of a storm) to surge; to stir up (waves etc); (fig.) to trigger; set off (a wave of popularity, a controversy etc)
- billows; great waves (fig. of a story with great momentum)
- enough (sufficient); enough (too much); (coll.) (before adj.) really; (coll.) to reach by stretching out
- to follow the rules; to do as instructed; to play by the book; to comply with a request
- younger sister's husband
- biological father
- alcohol; wine with high alcohol content; rich; pure; good wine; sterols
- prince
- to beg to differ (idiom)
- angry; indignant; wrath; ire
- to discuss sth on its own merits; to judge the matter as it stands
- excuse; pretext
- absurd; ridiculous
- to empathize with; to show solicitude for; (loanword) T-shirt
- to show; to reveal
- to shake; to sway
- to trust; to have confidence in
- in the future; future; the future; CL:個|个[ge4]
- fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe
- clear; well-defined; limpid
- to misunderstand; to mistake; misunderstanding; CL:個|个[ge4]
- malpractice; long-running abuse
- to grow; to nourish; to increase; to cause; juice; taste; (dialect) to spout; to spurt
- wantonly; recklessly; willfully
- to drive a wedge between (allies, partners etc)
- a ruler and his ministers (old)
- (idiom) to warn against following bad examples; as a warning to others
- headache
- Manchu ethnic group
- rare; infrequent
- Empress Dowager Ci'an (1837-1881) of Qing
- to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)
- more than one would wish; somewhat; a bit too (old, contrived, distracting etc)
- as for; when it comes to