- rather than... (used in expressions of the form 與其|与其[yu3 qi2] + {verb1} + 不如[bu4 ru2] + {verb2} "rather than {verb1}, better to {verb2}")
- to administer; to have jurisdiction (over)
- rebel army
- equal to; having the same social class or status
- please help achieve something (formal)
- to visit in person; to personally attend
- to wash; to cleanse of evil
- 港 Gǎng: 港 Gang3: Hong Kong (abbr. for 香港[Xiang1 gang3]); surname Gang港 gǎng: 港 gang3: harbor; port; CL:個|个[ge4]
- kingdom; realm
- to defeat; to smash; to rout
- (man a post and) defend
- infantry; foot; infantryman; foot soldier
- to embark on a journey
- Heineken (Dutch brewing company); see also 海尼根[Hai3 ni2 gen1]
- 斗 Dǒu: 斗 Dou3: abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1]斗 dǒu: 斗 dou3: dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[sheng1] or one-tenth of a 石[dan4]; decaliter; peck; cup or dipper shaped object斗 dòu: 斗 dou4: to fight; to struggle; to condemn; to censure; to contend; to put together; coming together
- tenfold; ten times (sth)
- to pursue relentlessly
- 腊 xī: 腊 xi1: dried meat; also pr. [xi2]腊 là: 腊 la4: ancient practice of offering sacrifices to the gods in the 12th lunar month; the 12th lunar month; (bound form) (of meat, fish etc) cured in winter, esp. in the 12th lunar month
- 迤 yǐ: 迤 yi3: extending to迤 yí: 迤 yi2: used in 逶迤[wei1 yi2]
- prolonged war; war of attrition
- to drag down; to bring down
- without support; helpless
- lasting; enduring; persistent; permanent; protracted; endurance; persistence; to last long
- to sally; to attack
- to challenge; to take on a challenge; a challenge
- just before the contest; on the eve of war
- the eve; the night before
- to drink a toast
- to decide; to determine; to execute (sb); (of a dam etc) to breach or burst; definitely; certainly
- to take the big picture into consideration (idiom); to work for the benefits of all
- to be buried with the dead; to die for a cause
- to dedicate oneself to the service of one's country
- (literary) very fortunate
- goblet
- to work together
- to come from